Yoga with Viresh

A glimpse into last Sunday’s Mudgar Yoga practice 🔥🕉️

Combining traditional Indian strength training with yoga, mobility, breathwork and functional movement, Mudgar Yoga is a powerful way to build strength, coordination and healthier, more mobile shoulders 💪

We explored the mudgar, gada, Indian clubs and shenā — bringing some of India’s ancient training traditions into our yoga practice 🇮🇳

✨ Want to try it?

📅 Every Thursday at 9:00 AM with
🔥 Plus selected Sunday special classes with .viresh

📍 Yogic Spirits, Vevey
🇫🇷🇬🇧 Classes in French & English

Come discover a different side of yoga — rooted in tradition, movement and strength. 🕉️💜

🧘‍♂️ The biggest misconception about yoga?

That it’s about becoming flexible or mastering impressive poses. 🤸‍♀️

Handstands, splits, and advanced postures can be a part of someone’s practice, but they are not the goal of yoga. 🙏

🕉️ Traditional yoga is a path of self-transformation. It includes movement, but also breath (prāṇāyāma) 🌬️, meditation 🧘, philosophy 📖, ethical living 🤍, self-inquiry ✨, and learning to be fully present.

If you’ve ever said, « I’m not flexible enough to do yoga, » know that this idea comes from seeing yoga primarily through a modern fitness lens. 👀 In the traditional practice, flexibility is not a requirement—it may simply become a beautiful by-product of regular practice. 🌱

You don’t start yoga because you’re flexible.

You start yoga to connect more deeply with yourself. 💛

✨ The real practice isn’t about touching your toes.
It’s about what happens within you along the way.

🏔️ Antaryātrā – A Journey Within 🕉️

Imagine four days surrounded by the beauty of the Swiss Alps, where the only thing you need to do is slow down, breathe, and reconnect.

This traditional yoga retreat is an invitation to step away from everyday life and immerse yourself in practices that nourish body, mind, and spirit.

✨ Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga & Yin Yoga
🧘 Meditation & Pranayama
📖 Yoga Philosophy & Ayurveda
🎶 Mantra Chanting, Bhajans, Kirtan & Sound Bath
🥗 Organic Vegetarian Meals
🏔️ Time in Nature & Meaningful Connections

Whether you choose a private room, share your stay with others, or arrive in your own camper van, there’s an option for every style and budget.

📍 Brienz, Switzerland
🗓️ 29 October – 1 November 2026

🌿 Early Bird offer available until 31 July.

If your heart has been longing for a pause, perhaps this is your sign.

🔗 Find all the details and reserve your place through the link in our bio or at www.yogicspirits.com/retreats

🌀 A healthy spine doesn’t only bend… it rotates.

This gentle supine spinal twist helps maintain spinal mobility while encouraging controlled movement through the thoracic and lumbar spine. By moving with the breath rather than forcing the stretch, you also engage the deep core muscles that support and stabilize the lower back.

✨ Benefits
• Maintains spinal mobility
• Activates the deep core
• May help reduce lower back stiffness
• Improves rotational flexibility

Remember: this isn’t about going as far as possible. It’s about moving slowly, breathing deeply, and allowing each vertebra to participate in the movement.

🌬️ Inhale to lengthen. Exhale to rotate.

If you’d like to learn how to practice movements like this safely and understand why they work, join us at .spirits in Vevey. Our classes combine traditional yoga with modern anatomical understanding to help you move with greater awareness, confidence, and ease.

📍Vevey, Switzerland
🔗 Book your class via the link in the bio.

Meet Viresh, a dedicated yoga teacher from Karnataka, India, whose teaching is deeply rooted in the traditions and wisdom of classical Indian yoga. Having grown up immersed in the culture from which yoga emerged, he brings an authentic and heartfelt approach to every class he shares.

Viresh is the co-founder of .spirits in Vevey, Switzerland, a traditional yoga studio with the intention of making yoga accessible while honoring its rich philosophical and cultural heritage. He also serves as the President of .association in Blonay & St-Légier, an organization dedicated to sharing yoga within the local community.

Since moving to Switzerland in 2022, Viresh has been sharing a wide range of practices including Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa, Yogalates, Hip Mobility, with Pranayama and Yoga Nidra. His classes blend strength, breath awareness, mindfulness, and relaxation, offering students a balanced and holistic experience both on and off the mat.

Committed to lifelong learning, Viresh is currently pursuing advanced studies in Yoga, continually deepening his understanding of yogic philosophy, traditional practices, and teaching methodology.

Beyond the physical practice, Viresh is passionate about sharing the broader culture of yoga. Through yoga philosophy talks, stories behind the postures, immersion days exploring traditional Hatha Yoga, Yoga Brunch events, and Indian cooking classes, he invites students to discover yoga as a complete way of life.

At the Yogaloupe Anzère Festival 2026, Viresh will guide Traditional Hatha Yoga classes inspired by the classical teachings of India. Expect a balanced practice combining mindful movement, breath awareness, and moments of stillness, offering an opportunity to reconnect with the essence of yoga beyond physical exercise. Whether you are new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, this class will invite you to slow down, cultivate inner balance, and experience the depth of a traditional approach to the practice.

You can book your spot at festival.yogaloupe.com and meet Viresh at the Yogaloupe Anzère Festival 2026. 🕉️✨

🕉️ Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra 🙏

oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān
mṛtyor mukṣīya mā’mṛtāt

✨ Translation:

“We worship the Three-Eyed One (Shiva), who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. May He liberate us from bo***ge to death, just as a ripe cucumber is released from its vine, but not from immortality.”

🌿 Known as the “Great Death-Conquering Mantra,” this ancient Vedic prayer is dedicated to Shiva, the Three-Eyed One (Tryambaka).

💫 Contrary to a common misconception, the mantra is not primarily about avoiding physical death. It is a prayer for liberation from fear, attachment, and the limitations that prevent us from experiencing our true nature.

🥒 The imagery is beautiful: just as a ripe cucumber naturally separates from its vine, we pray to be released from suffering and bo***ge, while remaining connected to the immortal essence within.

🕯️ Traditionally chanted for healing, protection, inner strength, and spiritual growth, this mantra reminds us that true freedom comes not from controlling life, but from awakening to what lies beyond fear.

🕉️ Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ 🙏

Utkata Konasana — Goddess Pose 🕉️

Often seen as a “simple” posture… but it can become a very powerful practice when you explore it with awareness.

By adding small variations — lifting the heels, introducing twists, or deepening into the hips — the posture asks for:
• strength
• stability
• focus
• and breath control

It becomes less about how it looks, and more about how you stay present inside the effort.

In traditional yoga, we don’t just “do” the posture: we refine it, observe it, and evolve within it.

Try these variations slowly, and stay connected to your breath.

Which one felt the most challenging for you?

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Oh, and if you’d like to explore the deeper meaning behind these practices…

We’re hosting an immersion day on Goddesses & Yoga on May 10 at .spirits 🕉️
All the info: yogicspirits.com

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