Heidi R Yoga

20/01/2026

Do you find yourself stumbling in vinyasas?

Does hearing the word bhujapidasana during the led class make you want to go to the toilet?

Wonder where to put those legs and how to get them moving in that small amount of time that’s there in the count? Ugh!

In our next Saturday online event, we’ll be going through the vinyasas of Bhujapidasana, Kurmasana and Suptakurmasana step by step.

And before that, we’ll do the half primary series. Yes, half “only”.

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​Time: Saturday February 7th 8.45 AM to 12 PM (EEST)​
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Program:

Silent sitting (10 minutes)
Led Half Primary Series
Step-by-step guidance from Bhujapidasana to Supta Kurmasana

Snack breack
Talk on primary series
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Fee: 40 euros. EARLY BIRD FEE: 30 euros (register and pay by January 29th.
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Register: heidi@heidiryoga@com or PM.
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Wanna join and perhaps make Bhujapidasana a word you enjoy hearing in a led class? Send me a message!​

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13/01/2026

Not perfect, but ok.

Many of us have a critical inner voice that’s constantly pointing at where we didn’t succeed, or didn’t perform as we thought would be ideal.

Focusing on the faults and blaming oneself for being imperfect rarely leads to positive outcomes. More so, it’s harming.

And who knows what’s ideal, anyway.

On Saturday’s class, we talked about non-harming, and specifically how to not harm oneself.

We left the meeting with a challenge to find five things to be happy and content about oneself each day.

Re-programming the mind is a practice.
Being aware of one’s thought patterns is a constant practice. To practice ahimsa towards oneself and the others, awareness needs to be there.

What are the five things you could genuinely appreciate about yourself, the life and the actions you have been able to take today?

It’s a simple practice but the simple ones are often the best ones. ✨

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17/12/2025

Most of us get into yoga by practicing postures. However, ahimsa (nonviolence) is the first principle of the purification process called Ashtanga yoga.

Not harming any beings is the root from which all the other Yamas grow, and a principle to which any decisions, actions and thoughts can be mirrored to.

How do we relate to the world around us?
How do we relate to ourselves?
To other beings, animals and the planet?

What does ahimsa mean in practical life and how are we still harming ourselves and others without being conscious about it?

How could we see our actions even clearer and act more consciously? And therefore, remove the ignorance?

On Saturday January 10th, I will be offering and online event with the theme Ahimsa - non-violence.

Here’s the program:
8.45 AM (EEST): silent sitting
9 AM led primary series
snack break
10.35 AM - 12 PM Ahimsa - non-violence

Fee: 40 euros, EARLY BIRD FEE 30 euros (register and pay by December 31st)

PM me or email to heidi@heidiryoga.com to join.

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05/12/2025

If only life was as clear and structured like the series of postures that we do on the mat!

Oh well. We don’t really want life to be too predictable, do we.

The well structured practice offers a point of reference for recognising the ever-changing nature of the inner currents.

The practice brings stability and inner strength, and for many of us, creates a feeling of being at home inside our bodies, no matter what’s happening in life and in the world around.

But what happens when we step out of the mat and leave the safety of deep breathing?

How to create stillness of mind in the chaos of everyday life and how to love a yogic life without leaving the family and the office space?

On Saturday December 13th, I’ll be offering an online event “Everyday life and stilling the mind: How to love a yogic life?”

Program:
8.45 AM silent sitting
9 AM Led primary series
Snack break
10.35 AM - 12 PM “ Everyday life and stilling the mind: Hoe to live a yogic life?”

Fee: 40 euros
Register by dropping me a message or email to heidi@heidiryoga.com


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03/12/2025

Astangajoogan intensiivikurssi Seinäjoella kanssani 23.-25.1.2026 💛

Viikonloppu sisältää mysoreharjoituksia (aloittelijoille oma ohjattu tunti), teematunteja (la asanaklinikka, su keskustelu aiheena Sthira Sukham asanam- vakaa ja miellyttävä jooga-asento), chantingia, jooganidran ja meditaatiota (silent sitting) sekä lauantaina Anneli Kuparin ohjaaman äänimaljarentoutuksen.

Kurssi hinta: 170€/159€ (opiskelijat, työttömät ja eläkeläiset). Osallistua voi myös osalle tunneista (tarkista tällöin hinnat www.sattvajoogaseinajoki -sivulta).

Majoittua voit esim. hostel Bjorkenheimissä muutaman minuutin kävelymatkan päässä kurssipaikassa. Hostellista saat pienen alennuksen koodilla ASTANGA.

Ensimmäinen kuva viime vuoden kurssiltamme ja seuraavat kuvat .

Viime vuoden kurssiviikonloppu oli aivan ihana ja tunnelma mitä lämpimin.

Tervetuloa mukaan harjoittelemaan yhdessä ! 💛

Ilmoittautumiset Annelille:

Lisätietoja:
https://www.sattvajoogaseinajoki.fi/tuntikalenteri/astangajoogan-intensiivikurssi-ohjaajana-heidi-ruokoniemi-23-25-1-2026/


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19/11/2025

Over the years, yoga becomes less and less about me and my practice and more about engaging with life and about finding space and grounding within in order to act in the world skilfully.

So, what to do after the yoga bliss fades away?

On Saturday December 13th, I’ll be hosting an online event “Everyday life and stilling the mind: How to live a yogic life?”

Here’s the program:

8.45 AM (EEST) Silent sitting
9 AM Led primary series
snack break
10.35 AM to 12 PM: Everyday life and stilling the mind: how to live a yogic life?

Fee: 40 euros. EARLY BIRD FEE: 30 euros (register and pay by November 27th).

Let’s practice together and then take the teachings to the life off the mat! ❤️

Register by email to heidi@heidiryoga.com or simply PM.


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27/10/2025

Ekam inhale, dve exhale...

There’s something deeply calming about listening to the count in a led class.

Returning to the rhythm of deep breathing.
Simply following the count.
And doing the practice at the same time with others.

Less decisions to make, less thoughts to contemplate during the practice. It’s grounding.

I’ll be teaching a led Primary series online on Saturday November 8th:

8.45 AM (EEST) Silent sitting
9 AM Led Primary series
9.30 AM sharing

Fee: 20 euros. Early bird fee: 15 euros (Register and pay by Tuesday Oct 28th).

So, PM or email heidi@heidiryoga.com to register today!

(Photo from our Kadermo summer retreat 2021 💛)

24/10/2025

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21/10/2025

And how was that vinyasa again…?

Maybe you’re pulling your pants a bit too many times or thinking about your shopping list or your son’s football match during the practice?

The medicine = led class.

Date: Saturday November 8th 2025
Schedule: 8.45 Silent sitting
9 AM Led Primary Series
10.30 AM Sharing

Fee: 20 euros, EARLY BIRD FEE: 15 euros (register and pay by Oct 28th)

PM or email me (heidi@heidiryoga.com) to register! 💌

20/10/2025

Astangajoogan intensiivikurssi Kullaalla 22.-23.11.2025💛

Ohjelma:
Lauantai 22.11.

Klo 8.30 – 8.55 Silent sitting

Klo 9.00 – 11.00 Mysore

Klo 11.30 – 12.15 Välipala / kevyt lounas (omakustanteinen)

Klo 12.15 – 14.00 Teematunti: Sthira Sukham asanam, kuinka asento on vakaa ja miellyttävä, lyhyt chanting

Klo 14.00 – 14.30 Kundaliinimeditaatio

Sunnuntai 23.11.2025

Klo 8.30 – 8.55 Silent sitting

Klo 9.00 – 11.00 Mysore

Klo 11.15 – 12.00 Loppukeskustelu ja omakustanteinen välipala

Kurssin hinta: 80€

Ilmoittautuminen: Sitovat ilmoittautumiset sähköpostitse yogahippioy@gmail.com

Yöpyminen: Jos tulet kauempaa, kysy yöpymis- ja/tai saunamahdollisuudesta retriittitalolla.

13/10/2025

Mysore Online with me and Laddu today from 6.30 PM to 8.10 PM (EEST).

❔Who can attend?
- If you are familiar with the basic techniques of Ashtanga Yoga and know how to do suryanamaskaras with the right breathing, you can join.

A beginners course or some experience of Mysore classes would be ideal before joining the online Mysore classes.

Contact me if you want more guidance 💖
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07/10/2025

Miten olisi saapuminen tai palaaminen joogaharjoituksen pariin tässä tunnelmallisessa tilassa kolmena marraskuisena sunnuntaina? 🪔

Pidän Astangajoogan aloituskurssin Jooga Somassa, Vallilan kirjaston naapurissa su-iltapäivisin 2.-16.11.

Kurssilla opit/kertaat Astangajoogan periaatteita, tutustut omaan tahtiin tehtävään Mysore-harjoitukseen ja saat eväitä ihka omaan joogaharjoitukseesi.

Aika: 2.11. klo 14-15.15, 9.11. klo 16-17.15, 16.11. klo 16-17.15

Hinta: 85 euroa

Lisätietoja ja ilmoittautumiset: heidi@heidiryoga.com
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