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International Yoga Day With Sofia, Karuna Yoga Teacher

April 5, 2019 / Interesting Reads
International Yoga Day With Sofia, Karuna Yoga Teacher

For anyone feeling an inclination to, passion for, or connection with Yoga, a day such as this, that arrives once a year, is a very special occasion.

Today is a day to remember and think of Yoga, our love, our purpose in life, our senses…

Yoga has a dual nature of bringing us closer to our essence as individuals, and also making us part of a community. Perhaps everyone feels the experience of Yoga in a different way, but I am quite sure that each and every of us, whether we are yogis, yoginis, teachers, instructors, gurus, advanced practitioners, or beginners venturing for the first time into the world of Yoga, all of us must have felt some bliss at different levels through our practice.

When we practice Yoga, whether it is in our favorite personal spot, or in a room full of people, at some point many of us must have felt this bliss in different forms too. If some of us have not felt it yet, it might take a little longer along the path but, from my own experience, it will eventually happen.

These forms come from a strong link to one’s own senses, wanting to become a better person, namely more compassionate with all other living beings in nature; more mindful, since every action can have an impact on one’s own life and the lives of others; more devoted to whatever it is you believe in; more intuitive, trusting your instinct more often; more inspired to create, to grow, to love…

A unique magic then occurs when you get to that point, where you are sharing all of the above mentioned with your Yoga community and this very moment is when the Yoga – the yoke – the union – really materializes. For all of this and more,

Happy International Day of Yoga!

Sofia Tabita Echeverria.

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Benny started out practicing Hatha and Iyengar yoga from the age of 15, but only discovered Yin Yoga in 2015, finally becoming a teacher in 2017. Since then she has never looked back and continues training in and teaching this wonderful practice wherever and whenever she can. Based in Kenya, she teaches studio classes in Nairobi.

Despite her strong alignment background her classes and trainings take on a very functional approach allowing the variations is our body the freedom to move at their own pace. She believes that it is important to cultivate a sense of self-awareness with regards to our body and mind so that we may be truly in harmony with ourselves and our environment. One of her primary disciplines is the study of human anatomy as she sees it as a fundamental part of any yoga training.

As a certified yin yoga teacher, Benny’s Yin Yoga background is extensive, having trained with some of the Yin heavyweights like Paul and Suzee Grilley, Sarah Powers as well as Jo Phee and Joe Barnett which she also assists around the globe.

Jordan has been practicing yoga for over 10 years in the US, Europe and Kenya. She received certification in Baptiste Power Yoga with the Africa Yoga Project in Kenya, completed the Karuna YTT in 2018 and recently completed a course in yoga for 12-step recovery.

She teaches a range of classes in Nairobi including classes at wellness centers, classes accompanied by live musicians, private classes, charitable classes at a school for street kids and charitable trauma-informed classes at a girls’ school in the slum Kibera.

Jordan is an active volunteer in a number of yoga-based initiatives including the Africa Yoga Project, Mental 360 (NGO creating awareness of mental health issues offering counselling and yoga) and New Leaf Rehabilitation Center in Lamu (development of a yoga program for recovering addicts). She is also certified in Reiki Level I and is a beginner student of Qigong.



Since 2001, Sophie has been evolving her spiritual, emotional and physical relationship with yoga — a practice which has emerged as her primary source of grounding, connection and healing. Her training includes a 200 hour YTT in Costa Rica with Sonic Yoga (2014), a 200 hour YTT in France with Liquid Flow Yoga (2017), and trauma-sensitive yoga trainings with The Minded Institute, Off the Mat (Hala Kouri) and OMPowerment. In 2016, Sophie developed Healing and Resilience Through Yoga (Hart Yoga), a yoga-based psycho-social treatment approach currently being implemented with survivors of human trafficking across Africa and USA. https://movewithhart.org/

Sophie is grateful to the core teachers who shaped the contours of her practice and, most importantly, showed her the boundless generosity of spirit, especially Dana Flynn (her first teacher – what a gift), Simon Park, Gopi Kinnicutt, Jodi Boone and Barbara Verrochi. For inspiration, acceptance and support she is forever indebted to her sister-teachers in Uganda: Leyla Ahmet Meredith, Payal Gori, and Angela Inglish-Gill. Sophie’s teaching style uses fluid movement, consistent breath, and creative sequencing to gently challenge practitioners of all levels