Naya Ruiz
Ever since I was a child, I’ve watched my mother practise Ashtanga every day. She would often ask me to help her with certain difficult poses, and I would try to copy her when the asanas seemed particularly impressive to me.
I’ve always been very active, having practised gymnastics, trapeze and dance. So it felt natural for me to take up Ashtanga in 2014.
During my first class, a Mysore class in a small shala in Aarhus, Denmark, I was very surprised: the silence, discipline and repetition came neither naturally nor easily to me. Yet yoga has since become an essential part of my daily life.
It was in 2024 that I discovered Ashtanga Yoga Paris and their teacher training course with Linda Munro and Gérald Disse, which I signed up for immediately. Having completed my training in 2025, I now have the pleasure of teaching at AYP since the start of 2026.
I’ve always been very active, having practised gymnastics, trapeze and dance. So it felt natural for me to take up Ashtanga in 2014.
During my first class, a Mysore class in a small shala in Aarhus, Denmark, I was very surprised: the silence, discipline and repetition came neither naturally nor easily to me. Yet yoga has since become an essential part of my daily life.
It was in 2024 that I discovered Ashtanga Yoga Paris and their teacher training course with Linda Munro and Gérald Disse, which I signed up for immediately. Having completed my training in 2025, I now have the pleasure of teaching at AYP since the start of 2026.