Silvia Michielon
Silvia was born on summer solstice in 1977; originally from Italy, she moved to England in 1997. The manifested world provides her with continuous inspiration to explore reality, both in the material sense and in the most refined perceptions of Self. She is driven by a deep connection with nature, an unwavering enthusiasm and unquenching thirst for knowledge.
While living in London Silvia began to attend various yoga classes, meditation retreats, Buddhist teachings and contless lectures by many different spiritual teachers. Finally the search for the fundamental truths of life drew her to Agama, where she found the perfect ground for spiritual growth.
Silvia's deepening yoga practice triggered a profound shift in her way of relating to the world. So many questions relating to the nature of the universe, her own existence, and an intuition of a greater wisdom could finally be made sense of through integral yoga.
Her commitment to a yogic way of life and the desire to share knowledge and experiences with others, lead to becoming a yoga teacher in 2006. Ever since, spiritual growth has found full expression through this most beautiful and fulfilling path.
Passion:
The one common goal of humanity is to have peace of mind and true happiness. We all look for it in different ways and through many paths but the goal is the same for all; yoga is a holistically balanced and harmonious path to finding and maintaining such joy.
Living a yogic lifestyle in the West is not always easy; it requires strenght and determination. Silvia teaches yoga knowing that it is possible to integrate this lifestyle into the fast paced rhythm of modern living. Applying yoga to everything we do in everyday life means to bring consciousness in each and every action we engage in, allowing a greater awareness to be the foundation of our existence.
Experience
Since completing the Agama Teacher Training Course in 2006 Silvia has been teaching in north London, Thailand (at the Agama headquarters) and in 2008 she opened the Agama Bristol branch to continue teaching and sharing her own yogic experience with the world.
Ania Paradowska
Born in Poland, Ania, who has a Master’s degree in Methodology of Teaching, began her Yoga studies from books in 1998, first with the Sivananda and Iyengar models.
She did not easily find competent instructors in her homeland, and later left for India to seek genuine teachings. After exploring various Yoga ashrams, she met Swami Vivekananda in Rishikesh in 2001, where she was touched by the spiritual depths of Yoga and amazed by the coherence and practicality of the Agama teachings. Over the next year, through devoted practice, she gained deep understanding of the foundations of Yoga and experience with its techniques. In 2002, she began teaching in Rishikesh. In 2005 she joined the staff in Thailand teaching Yoga and later taking part in training new teachers during Agama TCC, which gave her a wider perspective on working with Yoga. Currently she is teaching in Agama Branch in Bristol.
Experience
During her studies in Agama she has accomplished the program in basics of Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and the discipline for the seven chakras of Agama course curriculum (Curriculum Overview). She appreciates Agama Yoga system most for the tools and techniques it gives the student for advancement at every level of their being. She is also delighted to see so many people transforming and awakening to spirituality through it.
Preferred Practices
Along with Hatha, Kundalini and Laya Yoga, she particularly values silent meditation retreats. She has an enormous gratitude to have had a chance to participate in several Self Revelation retreats with Claudiu Trandafir. Constantly meditating on the essential question “Who am I?” gave her the deepest spiritual insights in her so far experience.
