+ YOGA NA MARÉ

Edna Patrícia, produtora de moda, 54 anos

“A prática da yoga foi fundamental para mim nesse momento de luto. Por muitas e muitas  vezes acordava durante a madrugada e eram os exercícios respiratórios que  me acalmavam. Reconheci que tinha que viver esse processo, mas que eu podia torná-lo menos doloroso”

Rafaela Feitosa, Produtora de moda periférica e sustentável, 43 anos

"Quando eu comecei a participar do Yoga na Maré, bem no início (2015), o yoga me ajudou a reencontrar a fé ( em mim mesma), cuidando do meu corpo físico e espiritual.

Isso foi muito importante quando sofri um acidente, em dezembro de 2021. Sofri uma fratura na tíbia da perna esquerda e, durante o tratamento, praticava yoga ainda na cama. Me recuperei e fiz parte da 1ª formação de professoras do Yoga na Maré!"


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Here are some testimonials from students of Yoga na Maré, which has been operating for 8 years in Complexo da Maré, Rio de Janeiro:

Mirian de Lima Fonseca, 25, psychologist

"I have been a student of Yoga na Maré since 2017. I joined their Yoga classes as an attempt to ease the anxiety caused by starting my university studies. However, when accessing the yoga space - which goes far beyond a physical space, but of affection - I found welcome, friendship and passion. With Yoga na Maré I found myself as mind-body-soul - not as a miracle solution to my anxiety problems - but as an important tool for managing emotions. Today I am a trained psychologist and the practice of yoga, even in the ups and downs of life, was a great ally in achieving this dream."

Giselle Rodrigues, Yoga teacher and administrator, 30 years old

"Yoga practice was a turning point in my life and it came to me at the moment of greatest vulnerability. I was sad, unmotivated, without perspective and without courage to live. Yoga rescued me from the bottom of the pit and brought me more tranquility to deal with the problems I was facing at that time and also with the traumas of the violence experienced daily in Complexo da Maré. From then on, I started to see life from a more positive and optimistic perspective, my health improved (physical and psychological), my self-esteem increased and several other benefits that I could spend hours describing. It is not for nothing that the desire to become a yoga teacher was born within me."

Edna Patrício, fashion producer, 54 years old

"The practice of yoga was fundamental for me in this time of mourning. Many, many times I woke up at dawn and it was the breathing exercises that calmed me down. I recognized that I had to live this process, but that I could make it less painful."

Rafaela Feitosa, Peripheral and sustainable fashion producer, 43 years old

"When I started participating in Yoga na Maré, at the very beginning (2015), yoga helped me to rediscover faith (in myself), taking care of my physical and spiritual body.

This was very important when I suffered an accident in December 2021. I suffered a fracture in the tibia of my left leg and, during the treatment, I practiced yoga still in bed. I recovered and was part of the 1st Yoga teacher training in Maré!"

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The YOGA INSTITUTE enters a new chapter!

In 2023, we want more!

We rented this land to build our new headquarters. A more spacious and suitable place for us to have more activities, more health, more classes, more training, more people, more social impact,

We need to grow!

The new headquarters will be bigger and more equipped! We are raising the necessary funds from people, companies and organizations for the construction and adaptation of this new space! Donate now and be part of this story!

We count on your collaboration to continue transforming more lives through Yoga and Ayurveda!

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Ana Olívia | Fundadora, Professora de yoga e Terapeuta Ayurveda

Ana Olívia Cardoso é professora de yoga, educadora social, terapeuta Ayurveda especializada em saúde da mulher e fundadora do Instituto Yoga na Maré.

Nasceu e cresceu em Portugal, mas vive longe da sua terra natal há quase 20 anos e por isso, mais do que simplesmente se fechar numa identidade portuguesa, se sente uma grande miscelânea de culturas. Viveu na Alemanha e na Espanha, onde trabalhou em várias organizações não governamentais na área de prevenção da delinquência e dos direitos humanos.

Em 2012, aterrissou no Rio de Janeiro para fazer voluntariado numa favela da Zona Norte, encontrando o seu lugar. Iniciou a sua trajetória no yoga e, pouco depois, sentiu que deveria compartilhar os benefícios sentidos e unir o trabalho social a essa prática milenar. Como resultado, criou o Instituto Yoga na Maré, começando a dar aulas semanalmente e a coordenar todas as atividades e demandas do projeto.

A sua principal motivação foi acreditar no potencial transformador do yoga e o desejo de tornar a prática acessível a todas as pessoas, principalmente em áreas caracterizadas pela violência e pela ausência de iniciativas e atividades de bem-estar.

Edna Marcia | Professora associada Yoga na Maré

Formada em Hatha Yoga pelo curso de formação oferecido pelo Yoga na Maré e a Escola Svadhyaya (turma 2021-2023) e professora especializada em Yoga Restaurativa. Produtora de moda, técnica de produção de vestuário, costureira, empreendedora, mãe e avó.

Vanessa Gama | Professora associada Yoga na Maré

Professora de Hatha Yoga formada pelo curso de Formação em yoga oferecido pelo Yoga na Maré e a Escola Svadhyaya (turma 2021-2023), é também instrutora de yoga restaurativa, facilitadora de yoga para crianças, terapeuta ayurveda em formação, doula, astróloga e bibliotecária.

Giselle Rodrigues | Professora associada Yoga na Maré

Professora de Yoga desde 2019 (com especialização em Yoga Restaurativa, Hatha Vinyasa Yoga e Hatha Yoga - formada pelo primeiro curso de Formação oferecido pelo Yoga na Maré e a Escola Svadhyaya), terapeuta em Ginecologia Natural, terapeuta Ayurveda e bacharel em Administração (UFRJ).

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Ana Olívia | Founder, Yoga Teacher and Ayurvedic Therapist

Ana Olívia Cardoso is a yoga teacher, social educator, Ayurvedic therapist specialized in women's health and founder of Instituto Yoga na Maré.

She was born and raised in Portugal, but has lived away from her homeland for almost 20 years and therefore, more than simply locking herself into a Portuguese identity, she feels like a great mishmash of cultures. She has lived in Germany and Spain, where she worked in several non-governmental organizations in the field of crime prevention and human rights.

In 2012, she landed in Rio de Janeiro to volunteer in a favela in the North Zone, finding her place. She began her journey in yoga and, shortly after, felt she should share the benefits felt and unite social work with this ancient practice. As a result, she created the Yoga Institute in Maré, starting to teach weekly classes and coordinating all the activities and demands of the project.

Her main motivation was to believe in the transformative potential of yoga and the desire to make the practice accessible to all people, especially in places characterized by violence and the absence of wellness initiatives and activities.

Edna Marcia | Associate teacher Yoga na Maré

Graduated in Hatha Yoga from the training course offered by Yoga na Maré and the Svadhyaya School (class 2021-2023) and teacher specialized in Restorative Yoga. Fashion producer, clothing production technician, seamstress, entrepreneur, mother and grandmother.

Vanessa Gama | Associate teacher Yoga at Maré

Hatha Yoga teacher graduated from the yoga training course offered by Yoga na Maré and the Svadhyaya School (class 2021-2023), she is also a restorative yoga instructor, yoga facilitator for children, ayurvedic therapist in training, doula, astrologer and librarian.

Giselle Rodrigues | Associate teacher Yoga na Maré

Yoga teacher since 2019 (with specialization in Restorative Yoga, Hatha Vinyasa Yoga and Hatha Yoga - graduated from the first training course offered by Yoga na Maré and the Svadhyaya School), therapist in Natural Gynecology, Ayurvedic therapist and Bachelor in Administration (UFRJ).