1. What style of yoga do you teach? And, where are you located?

I teach vinyasa, hatha, yin and power yoga but my classes are usually a mix of different styles. I never really prepare classes upfront as I need to feel the atmosphere in the class to decide what is best for my students at that time. At the moment, I only teach online.

I live on the Gold Coast, Australia, but I am originally from the Czech Republic.

2. What is your intention behind teaching?

My intention is to pass on something that my students can bring home with them after the class. To share what I love with others. I decided to become a yoga teacher because this beautiful practice helped me to overcome the darkest days of my life and I believe it can help others too. I also love connecting people to each other and give them space to meet likeminded individuals in my classes. And of course, another intention is to connect people to themselves and to their inner purpose.

3. Who are your mentors in yoga?

Every teacher that has ever taught me, gave me something unique for my own practice and growth. That is true not only for my yoga teachers. I believe that the biggest impact on me and the way I teach was my Swedish teacher at the university that is forever my inspiration in every aspect of life.

As I travel a lot, I don’t have teachers for longer periods of time so I am trying to take as much as I can from every individual I meet on my journey. I wouldn’t say that I have ever had someone that I call a mentor though.

4. What have they taught you?

The greatest teachers in my life taught me how to be a better person.

5. Please mention a book that you have read about yoga that has had a positive impact on you?

Bhagavad Gita, Eastern Body, Western Mind, Yoga In Daily Life, The Language of Yin. I also love the book about yoga written by Czech authors Eduard Tomas and his wife Mila Tomasova.

6. What lesson are you currently learning in your Asana practice?

Listen to my body. I had an injury in December last year that is still healing, and I am not able to do many asanas as I was before. I am learning to take things easy, do not push myself too hard and be kind to myself.

7. How often do you practice?

For me, yoga is a way of life so in that sense I practice every day. I practice asanas and pranayama every day but some days when I don’t feel like it, I just skip. I practice meditation a few times a week, I love guided meditation. My favourite form of meditation is definitely ecstatic dance.

8. How do you implement the other 7 limbs of yoga into your life other than Asana?

I am trying to implement all the aspects of yoga into my daily life by the way that I live, how I take care of myself and how I interact with others.

9. Why is being present so important to you?

Every moment is special and unrepeatable. If we don’t fully enjoy it, we may never experience the same thing again and that would be really sad.

10. How can we keep up with you on social media? What is your IG handle and/ FB name?

IG: yoginitale

FB: Yogini Tale