Mika de Brito

He began with Ashtanga under Baptiste Marceau, then spent years in the Himalayas with a Hindu swami, including time in a cave in Gangotri where meditation took centre stage. Later, he was invited by Sharon Gannon to study Jivamukti in New York. These threads, plus decades of travel and practice, shape how he teaches today.

His classes ask you to work with focus and also to enjoy yourself. Mika encourages a kind practice that softens old habits and builds a better relationship with yourself, with others and with the world. When he is not teaching, he is making music or writing, and that creative energy comes into the room as soon as class begins.

Vinyasa Krama with Mika Dynamic and open to all levels. You will move through the elements as a simple ritual:

• Air: breathing practices set to a steady beat to clear the mind and wake the body
• Fire: sun salutations to build heat
• Water: sweat to release what you do not need
• Earth: grounding asana to steady and stabilise
• Ether: quiet arrives and meditation closes the practice

Expect clear rhythm, thoughtful sequencing and space to explore at your own pace.

What you will experience with Mika:

• Breath led flow with musical timing
• Strong yet playful sequences with options for everybody
• Practical philosophy you can use off the mat

More about Mika

Traditionally trained, ie in following a master yogi, Mika was first initiated by Baptiste Marceau (son of the famous French mime artist) to the art of Ashtanga (a dynamic form of yoga originally called Korunta). This led him to follow the path of a Hindu Swami yogi for several years in the Himalayas, even dwelling in a cave in Gangotree in order to gain insight into a more traditional and meditative style. Later on he was invited by Sharon Gannon to follow the Jivamukti teachings in New York. These teachings and many yogic travels and study led him to develop his own very particular style.

Vinyasa Krama with Mika de Brito (Dynamic practice open to all levels)

We begin with breathing exercises on a metronomic sound in order to bring AIR into the body, then we slowly light the FIRE with sun salutations and the fire purifies the body by eliminating toxins through the WATER of sweat. These three éléments stabilise with contact to the EARTH, the asanas, the ground. Once all of these elements are united, then the fifth element ETHER can make its appearance through Meditation.

Connected to the present, open to the world around him and highly creative, Mika has brought this ancient tradition to his many students around the world. His demanding and yet playful approach has brought new life into the yogic discipline. He wants students to rid their minds of modern conditioning and adopt a liberating and compassionate practice, what he calls "being spiritual", the fundamentals of which are to cultivate a good relationship with oneself, others and the world about us.

He lives in France and shares his time between performing music, writing and teaching yoga in retreats and workshops around the world.