Marina Polischuk
Yoga Instructor
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Birthday: February 23
Training/education:
Yoga Alliance Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training 200HR Rishikesh by Kamal Sing
Ken Harakuma’s Ashtanga Yoga Full Primary Teacher Training 32HR
Joe Meiller’s 4-day Yoga Physiology Course
谷戸康洋 Yoga Kinesiology Therapy 3-day Course
Completed two online courses “Safety of Asana practice” and “Anatomy of Yoga Asana” by Ksenia Shatskaya
Online Teacher Training Course 280HR Moscow Prana Yoga.
Favorite prop? Yoga wheel
Primary practice? Yoga is a lifestyle, so 24/7
Teaching style? Active and a bit challenging Hatha Yoga. In my classes I like to build sequence the way that students become more aware of their real abilities, limitations and mental borders, so then we can work towards balancing and mobilization of these areas in body and mind.
What poses do you always teach? Chaturanga dandasana, plank
Favorite pose? Pincha majurasana (forearm stand)
Least favorite pose? Hanumanasana (splits)
Favorite Tokyo neighborhood? Yanaka Ginza, Yoyogi
Favorite fruit? Russian apples
Favorite tunes for yoga? Ujai Breathing
What do you always do when you ride the train? Watching outside the window or reading book
Most embarrassing yoga moment? Falling down from pincha to the teacher while he was trying to support me…
Interests outside of yoga? Tea culture, Painting, traveling, cooking and eating!
Special talent? Can survive only on sweets
Hunter or gatherer? Hunter…
What word do you always say or spell wrong? Procrastination
Anything else you want to add? Practice first think later
Social media/website: IG: @marupoli.yoga.tokyo