Iwona Kratochwil
Certified PhysioTherapist, Meditation & Yoga Instructor
Meet Iwona, a highly experienced and deeply compassionate Meditation and Yoga instructor with over 20 years of dedicated practice. Although she began caring for others through Physiotherapy, Iwona looked further to Eastern Traditions, expanding her knowledge and practices beyond the western discipline. Iwona exudes a serene and calming energy that effortlessly envelops those around her. With her gentle demeanor and nurturing presence, she has the remarkable ability to create a sacred space where students can experience true transcendence and self-discovery.
Having devoted her awakening to the path of mindfulness and self-awareness, Iwona has honed her skills as a guide, offering wisdom and techniques that have the power to ignite a profound transformation within her students. Through her extensive knowledge and intuitive understanding of the human psyche, she effortlessly taps into the needs of others, providing them with the tools to heal, grow, and find inner peace.
Recognized for her empathic nature, Iwona possesses an innate ability to connect deeply with others, allowing her to understand and address their unique struggles and aspirations. Her teachings go beyond the physical practice, as she weaves in heartfelt messages of self-love, acceptance, and gratitude. Through her enlightening and powerful sessions, Iwona helps her students not only develop a strong foundation in meditation and yoga but also instills in them a lasting sense of purpose and a renewed zest for life. Those fortunate enough to encounter Iwona on their journey are forever touched by her transformative presence, finding solace, inspiration, and a renewed connection to their true selves.
ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
“I close my mouth and speak to you in one hundred different ways.”
I provide deeply personalized one-on-one sessions designed to support your current physical, emotional, and energetic needs. Each session begins with an initial conversation and assessment, during which I listen to your intentions, challenges, lifestyle and the state of your body-mind system. Based on this interview, I create a fully tailored practice to guide your personal process of healing, growth and inner alignment.
My method is a unique approach developed through years of working with the body and studying multiple therapeutic and yogic traditions. Your individual program may include elements of:
- Hatha & Yin Yoga
- Kundalini Yoga
- Fascial and Somatic Work
- Energetic Body Techniques
- Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Five Elements Philosophy
- Mindfulness, Breathwork and Subtle Body Practices
Every session is tailored to meet you exactly where you are. One-on-One sessions will be done in the confort of your home.
The practice supports balance, grounding, emotional release, nervous system regulation and a deeper connection with your natural rhythm. These sessions are ideal for anyone seeking a safe and guided space for transformation, recovery or cultivating inner harmony.
POSTNATAL YOGA PROGRAM
(Re)Balance your Mind & Body; A Gentle Discipline to Focus on the New Life.
The Balance of The Mind -through Meditation- and The Balance of The Body -through Yoga- become key aspects to generating a gentle and healthy discipline in your recovery from pregnancy and to establish the right focus for your new-born.
My PostNatal One-on-One Yoga Program offers a safe and nurturing space for new mothers to rebuild strength, release tension and reconnect with themselves and their changing bodies; through gentle movement, appropriate breath-work and grounding practices. You will support your core and pelvic floor, ease shoulder and back discomfort and restore your natural balance of feminine and masculine energy, perfect for mothers seeking the necessary calmness, reassuring mindset and the so-needed moment for themselves. A smooth path towards a regular new daily life where you need to feel stable and solid ahead of the exciting journey of caring for the one.
These practices should begin on the 6th week after giving birth, with the express written permission from your doctor.
YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
The Mysterious Stillness of Yin Yoga; The Anatomy of Energy.
A comprehensive 50-hour (12 weeks) Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course designed to deepen your understanding of functional anatomy, energetic pathways and the meditative essence of Yin Practice. This course blends Taoist Philosophy, the structure of The Five Elements and Practical Teaching Skills to help you guide safe, intentional and transformative clases.
My Teacher Training Yin Yoga Course is dedicated to certified yoga teachers who want to go deeper into the world of yoga and are ready to develop their own courses; specifically for those who have already achieved the basic 200 hour Internationally recognised Yoga Instructor Course. The program can be done entirely online (through Zoom), yet if we’re close enough, I encourage a 25% face-to-face meeting schedule.
This course integrates both Theory and Practical Methodologies, including the History and Philosophy of Yoga, the differences between Hatha and Yin Yoga, the origin of Yin Yoga and a comprehensive Base Knowledge of Daoism. We will also dive deeper into Facia System, Meridian Channels, the Five Element Cycles, Breathwork Function and Dynamics and Yin-Yang Theory.
Practical Methods include Posture or Asanas, how to build your own sessions as an instructor and most importantly, a variety of Breathwork techniques. I like to emphasize the importance of developing your own individual character as a guide and for that purpose I highly encourage integrating other bodies of knowledge as well as your own intuition and your connection with your higher-self.
Thanks to my solid background and experience imparting Kundalini Yoga, which is a strong energetic and advanced practice that can generate deep changes, I can both nurture novel teachers as well as advanced adepts into the life-long path of self-awareness, discipline and understanding, which allows us to tailor our curricula to each student’s weaknesses and skills.
PRICES & CONTACT
I always require and include a first conversation, online and free of charge, to hear from you and assess your current circumstances and needs; to prepare your first individual session with my utmost attention and focus, tailoring my skills to your current moment.
One-on-One Session
90 Minutes
PostNatal Yoga
60 Minutes
YinYoga Teacher Training
50 Hours
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TESTIMONIALS
What people say
about their experiences with me:
“Jag hade lรคnge tรคnkt pรฅ att bรถrja med yoga fรถr att fรถrbรคttra min balans, rรถrlighet och andning innan det slutligen blev av i hรถstas. Jag upplevde en snar fรถrbรคttring sรฅsom jag hoppats och gruppen jag trรคnat i har varit trevlig och tillรฅtande med mรฅnga skratt. Man lรคmnar varje trรคning med ett skรถnt lugn i bรฅde kropp och sjรคl. Jag hoppas kunna fortsรคtta med yoga รคven nรคsta termin!”
“I had been thinking about taking up yoga for a long time to improve my balance, mobility and breathing before it finally happened last fall. I experienced a quick improvement as I had hoped and the group I trained in has been nice and permissive with lots of laughs. You leave each training with a pleasant calm in both body and soul. I hope to continue with yoga next semester as well!”
Malin Hylleblad
Hatha & Yin Yoga ParticipantใปSweden
“Jag har varit mycket glad fรถr den yoga som Ivona har undervisat oss i. En form fรถr medicinsk yoga. Hon har varit mycket uppmรคrksam. Har visat olika sรคtt att gรถra รถvningarna pรฅ, sittande pรฅ stol eller pรฅ mattan fรถr dom som vill det. Jag har lรคrt mig mycket om andning, det har gjort att jag kรคnner mig nรคrmare mig sjรคlv. Jag fรฅr kontakt med jorden nรคr jag hรฅller pรฅ att tabbe fotfรคstet. Kommer gรคrna att fortsรคtta kurser med Ivona till hรถsten. Trevlig sommar.”
“I have been very happy for the yoga that Iwona has taught us. A form of medical yoga. She has been very attentive. Has shown different ways to do the exercises, sitting on a chair or on the carpet for those who want it. I have learned a lot about breathing, it has made me feel closer to myself. I make contact with the earth when I’m about to lose my footing. Will be happy to continue courses with Iwona in the autumn. Pleasant summer.”
Eva Larson
Hatha & Yin Yoga ParticipantใปSweden
โDecyzjฤ na udziaล w warsztatach podjฤลam spontanicznie. Z jogฤ kundalini zetknฤลam siฤ pierwszy raz. Piฤkne doลwiadczenie w lekkoลci i piฤkny przekaz Iwony. Czekam na kolejny termin. Polecam z caลego serca❤️.”
“I made the decision to participate in the workshop spontaneously. It was the first time I encountered kundalini yoga. A beautiful experience of lightness and a beautiful message from Iwona. I’m waiting for the next date. I recommend it with all my heart ❤️.”
Ewa Ciepielowska
Kundalini Yoga ParticipantใปPoland
“sรฅ โฆโฆ.vill jag tala om att jag รคlskar din energi du sprider! Hade det inte varit fรถr dig sรฅ hade jag nog inte fortsatt!”
“soโฆโฆ.want to say I love the energy you spread! If it hadn’t been for you, I probably wouldn’t have continued!”
ร sa Svahn
Hatha & Yin Yoga ParticipantใปSweden