Find inner peace
and the best version of yourself.
Experience the true essence of living a good and stress-free life.
With me, you can discover the depths of your mind and soul along with strengthening your body.
Always curious
On and off the mat
I found healing through yoga and want to share that with others. It has been a great stress-reliever in my own life, and I want to help people with busy lives find calm. Showing up daily on the mat helped me become less rigid and structured with myself off the mat.
Frequently smiling
Everyone can enjoy and experience
I want to make yoga more accessible, so everyone gets to enjoy and experience the benefits of yoga and thereby contributing to positive change in people’s lives.
Forever learning
Balance
I love yoga because it brings you in to the now while you develop a better relationship and understanding of your body, mind, and spirit. It’s all about finding balance on and off the mat.
I simply love practicing and sharing yoga
I believe that any yoga practice leaves room for a lot of modifications, so it can be adapted to the person coming to it. I make an effort to make all asanas (postures) accessible to everyone through modifications and the use of props.
I am very passionate about proper alignment and adjustment for a healthy and safe practice, so students can enjoy the full benefits of yoga.
There is something for everyone for wherever they are right now. Yoga meets you exactly where you are. I bring a positive demeanour, lots of energy and relaxation to classes.
Ashtanga Primary
Yoga Chikitsa, meaning yoga therapy
On a mental level, through regular practice focus, willpower, mind-body awareness and confidence are improved as we overcome the mental obstacles to our practice. On a subtle level the Primary series works therapeutically to clear obstacles in the energy channels in the body (known as Nadis).
Ashtanga Secondary Series
Nadi Shodhana
A sequence of poses designed to clear the nervous system and the energy channels of the subtle body known as the nadhis.
It fires up the sympathetic nervous system with the goal of creating stress on the nerves in a safe space to learn to cope with it in a non-stressful space. The deep backbends and the hip openers activate the sympathetic nervous system, and once the practitioners arrives in the finishing poses the focus shifts onto the parasympathetic system, enabling the practitioner to experience a deep state of relaxation at the end of the practice.
Traditional Hatha
Maintain balance
Including pranayama, mudras and pratyahara/dhyana
Yin yoga
Slow down
A quiet contemplative practice and works deeply into our body with passive, longer-held poses. It targets the deepest tissues of the body, our connective tissues – ligaments, joints, bones, the deep fascia networks of the body and the meridians. This is contrast to a Yang yoga practice such as Vinyasa yoga which targets the muscles.
The breath slows down significantly, drawing you deeper and deeper into this parasympathetic, or relaxation, mode. This is where the internal organs get a chance to catch up on their own to-do list such as digest, eliminate toxins, heal and repair.
Guided meditation
Let go
Curiosity towards the Self begins to develop naturally in the mind. The mind is more prone to sit comfortably in stillness. As the nervous system—and therefore the senses—are being calmed, it becomes easier to observe the quality of the chitta, or mind.
Professionalism, passion and attention to detail – a perfect combination
I attended several classes by Judith, in a larger and in a small group, and I will certainly come again when in Goa. I extremely enjoyed Judith’s yoga classes. The classes are well-structured, the flow of poses is highly natural yet challenging enough for my level. During the practice I received plenty of personal attention and my physical capacities were taken into account. It was so fulfilling to complete the practice and feel that I learned a lot, as a yoga journey never ends. Judith’s warm personality and high professionalism made a lasting impression. Many thanks to Judith for this wonderful experience!
Trusted and highly experienced Yoga teacher
I have had the pleasure of being guided by Judith both in class environments and within a private lesson. I found her to be not only highly skilled and knowledgeable, but also kind and patient. I achieved my first headstand with her because I trusted her. I can highly recommend her.
A beautiful teacher, a beautiful person
My husband and I had the privilege of attending several of Judith’s classes over 2 weeks at the Bamboo Yoga retreat in Goa. Her authenticity and depth of knowledge was revealed in her calm clear and precise teaching. We felt fully supported when encouraged to find a deeper breath or movement. She held the class attention and taught in such a way that honoured this ancient practice. Off the mat Judith is a beautiful and friendly person.
Classic and authentic teacher
Truly loved Judith’s guidance in both hatha and yin yoga. She is dedicated to teaching you each asana the way it is suppose to be and feel and is able to push you gently into a new, deeper level of stretching and lengthening your muscles. A classic, authentic and very good teacher!!
Holiday Yoga!
Thank you for a fabulous session! We really enjoyed having a yoga session during our holiday to Goa and you were a great teacher! Super friendly and knowledgable, you put us all at ease 🙂
Lovely to meet you…
Best teacher
You will be a very good teacher, I liked your experience, your behavior and your way of learning.
Thank you Judith !! 🙏🏽
It has been a pleasure and an honor to have Judith as a guide, supporter and teacher during our YTT last year in Varkala. She has been an essential part of our path , making it an unforgettable experience. Thank you for sharing with us your love for yoga and for accompanying us with such warmth. I hope we can practice together again soon.
Great Yoga Teacher
Dear Judith
You whetted my appetite for Ashtanga last November and I look forward to seeing you again this year! Best wishes from Germany
Simply the best…
Dear Judith
You whetted my appetite for Ashtanga last November and I look forward to seeing you again this year! Best wishes from Germany
Inspiration
My wife and I had the privilege of meeting Judith and attending her classes she was taking at bamboo yoga retreat.
This requires having experts to beginners in the same class Judith does this with ease, being kind to people is in her D N A .
If you need assistance she is always there and knows if you need a push or more comfortable position .
Judith even recommended the best DJs to go and see !
I got inspired by Judith to improve my handstands and I wish she could run classes closer to my home.
Judith is fantastic at giving the joy of yoga
Thank you so much
Namaste 🙏
I have very consciously chosen to do my yoga teacher training courses in India, the birthplace of yoga. I wanted to immerse myself fully in the yogic lifestyle and to dive deep into the ancient teachings of India.
My teachers are all Indian and they are the embodiment of yoga. It is very important to me to follow and pass on ancient and authentic yoga practices.
I had been practicing yoga for 15 years under the guidance of very diverse teachers, when I reached the point where I wanted to deepen my practice and broaden my understanding of yoga practices beyond physical poses.
My Indian teacher Dipu introduced me to a different type of yoga than I was used to: Sivananda Hatha yoga. For the first time I experienced the real calming effects on my mind and found peace in my mind. This inspired me to go deeper and find learning possibilities in India.
Dipu recommended me to go to Sivananda Ashram in Kerala for a yoga holiday to immerse myself in genuine yogic lifestyle with proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet and positive thinking & meditation. I learnt how discipline and a simple lifestyle can bring a wealth of insights. Most importantly I found that everything I need is already in me.
200 hours Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga teacher training course. This was a real journey of the Self through the Self into the Self. It took blood, sweat and tears, it was a transformational experience. The yogi in me was awakened.
Teaching drop-in classes Hatha & Ashtanga
Teaching drop- in classes Hatha & Ashtanga Vinyasa.
300 hours Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga teacher training course. Deepening the journey into my Self, it is the biggest gift I have given myself.
200 hours assistant teacher for Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Course. Honing and evolving my teaching skills by assisting my teachers during a Teacher Training Course.
Teaching online drop-in classes Hatha & Ashtanga to advanced practitioners from all over the world.
Teaching private classes
Teaching Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin Yoga and Guided Meditation.
My gift of time to myself. Focusing on and practicing yoga, sharing and learning, improving and teaching, reconnecting with old friends, meeting new friends.
Teaching Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Guided Meditation.
Connect with me
Contact me to enquire about my availability and costs for private or small group yoga lessons, a series of classes, to teach at your yoga school or for bespoke online classes or specific programs.
Email namaste@joyousjudyyoga.com
WhatsApp +91928434283
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Canacona, Goa, India
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“Yoga is the practice of tolerating the consequences of being yourself.”
The Bhagavad Gita