Elka Haeckel.
A worldwide life-coach, yoga & meditation teacher who’s developed a
unique style for over 17 years of experience.
Elka Yoga is a former owner of Elka Yoga & Wellness Center and Namaste Yoga Center in San Diego and she has been teaching yoga since 2003. She is a worldwide yoga instructor who has developed a unique yoga practice like none other in which today Elka Yoga has become a brand in the US. She is a certified Yoga Alliance (international registered yoga teacher), with additional certifications in Ayurveda, Hatha, Vinyasa, Prana Flow, Tantra Meditation Radiance Sutra Meditation, Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, SUP Yoga (Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga), happy-back yoga (yoga therapy for back pain). She is a master teacher who leads a 200 hours Yoga teacher training in the US and in Brazil. She has trained over 300 people since 2011. She is also a licensed Life Coach through the school Accomplishment Coaching, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a health holistic practitioner specialized in Thai Medical Massage.
Elka’s exuberance and passion for teaching, extensive knowledge of yoga philosophy, holistic health, and coaching combined with her experience of owning two successful San Diego yoga studios, leading international trainings, workshops, organizing retreats in many countries make her a positive force to be reckoned with.
Elka’s friendly approach to students, friends, and business partners inspire an inner transformation within everyone she meets. As she likes to remind everyone, “We are just getting started on this journey, so open your heart and your mind to see your true possibilities!”
Services.
Life-coaching, Private Yoga Class, Yoga Assessment, Ayurveda Assessment and Guidelines, Yoga Therapy, and Tantra Meditation/Instinctive Meditation.
The first question Elka will ask you is, “What is your intention today?” For almost two decades, Elka has been teaching yoga. Her extensive knowledge helps her understand what her students need. Elka’s ability and sensitivity to read her students’ energy allows her to design classes for them to experience something beyond the physical body. She teaches more than just asana (postures); you’ll gain a whole new sense of body awareness by tailoring an ideal yoga practice for you with the foundation of Ayurveda (the science of life), and by finding out about your Dosha (your constitution), as well as what would be a proper diet for you as well what kind of yoga practice will fit better for your needs.
Everyone is different; what is your nectar today can be your poison tomorrow. Ayurveda teaches us “like increases like, the opposite heals”. Elka is a certified Ayur-Yoga teacher trained by the Ayurveda Institute in New Mexico. Yoga sessions with Elka will transform not only your body but also your entire sense of well-being. She will guide you on how to breathe (an essential tool in yoga) and how to feel your body in a way you never felt before. Through these sessions, you will awaken dormant parts of yourself, and find life-altering transformation. Elka has helped many people become more mindful about their breath, body sensations, and understand the importance of self-care. Elka’s private yoga is unique and exclusive. She will teach you exactly what you need.