CORPORATE YOGA CLASSES
Why should you introduce Yoga in your company?
"Whatever kind of business you are into, ultimately there is only one business, that is human wellbeing." ~Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
How can your company benefit?
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Teacher Profile
Fabian Merkle
Yoga Teacher & Founder of Soul of Yoga
Hi, my name is Fabian and I am super excited to have you visiting me on my website! The fact that you are here means that you are thinking about offering some kind of Yoga class or workshop in your company, is that right? Maybe you are already an avid Yoga practitioner yourself or you simply have heard about the benefits of Yoga from a friend or colleague of yours. Maybe you are an HR representative, a business owner, or simply an undercover Yogi enthusiast who is trying to offer something good to your colleagues. That is great!
I want you to know that I not only share your enthusiasm for Yoga, but I also feel your desire to bring some kind of oasis of peace and calm into the hectic and challenging corporate environment. After graduating with an Economics degree from the University of Munich I spent a few years as an Investment Analyst working for some of the top Investment Management firms in the world. In 2010 I took my first Yoga program at an Ashram in India and ever since it remained a close companion of mine. I remember how I had to sneak out of the office during the lunch time to meditate for some time since back then it was not yet so common and highly regarded like today.
A year later I decided to explore Yoga in its full depth and I didn’t see any better place to do that, then right at its very source at the home land of Yoga in India. I subsequently spent three years there totally, immersing myself fully in the ancient Yogic science. At the Isha Hatha Yoga School I also completed one of the most intense and demanding Yoga teacher trainings in the world. I then decided that I wanted to make this purest form of Yoga accessible to more people in the German speaking region.
Apart from offering Yoga programs I currently also pursue Master studies at the University of Konstanz. This is where I completed a seminar on human resources development in which I wrote a term paper about Corporate Health Management. I then realised how much potential Yoga has to offer as one of the tools for a wholistic approach to Corporate Health Management. Over the past years so many studies have been conducted on the effects of Yoga and meditation and companies like Google, Apple, McKinsey, Deutsche Bank and many more have started to offer such classes to their employees having realised that these not only help their employees to stay healthy, happy and more satisfied at their work, but also to be more productive and thereby ultimately improving the company’s bottom line, too, creating a win-win situation for all.
Would you like to explore ways to make Yoga a part in your office? I will be happy to help you with that! Please feel to get in touch and let me know what you have in mind and we will work something out!
Clients
What others say
I first met Fabian at the Isha Yoga Centre in India 6 years ago. I am extremely impressed with Fabian. He is very patient and kind and thorough with everything. He is very professional with his work and at the same time really puts his heart into it. I would highly recommend that you do a yoga course with him.
~ Rizvan Baig, Managing Director at Deutsche Bank
Wow!!! I feel alive with new energy & focus after the practices that Fabian teaches. In my experience Isha Hatha Yoga practices have a very powerful impact and enliven the whole system. I love how much care and precision goes into the process to internalize and master them. And I can do them on my own without having to go to a yoga studio every time. If you want to learn powerful yoga practices and look for a competent teacher who is willing to go the extra mile to make sure that you get it right, then Fabian is a great choice!
~ Erik Paulson, CEO & Founder of Vendisys Inc.
After a decade of practicing Isha Hatha Yoga, I can sincerely say that I have more strength, stamina and mental clarity than I ever had before! I would highly recommended it for anyone who wants to learn classical yoga the way it was meant to be taught and practiced and wishes to harvest all its benefits. After knowing Fabian for the last two years, I have come to the conclusion that he has the right level of approachability, positivity and patience to be a wonderful hatha yoga teacher. And he has honed his knowledge at the most rigorous yoga teachers’ training school that I know of, Isha Yoga Center in India. A winning combination!
~ Dr. Moushumi Sen Sarma, Housewife and former Research Scientist
Ich habe Surya Kriya vor 2 Jahren in einem Kurs bei Fabian gelernt, seitdem praktiziere ich die Übungen jeden Tag. Das Einfühlen in den Körper, die Verbesserung der Beweglichkeit und die Stärkung der Rückenmuskulatur fühlt sich phänomenal an. Aber das passiert eher nebenbei; durch den großen meditativen Anteil in Isha Yoga beginnt eine Reise ins Innere , die mein Leben um eine nicht geahnte Dimension bereichert. Fabian ist mit seiner menschenliebenden, ruhigen Art ein Türöffner, der mir als Yoga-Anfänger gelehrt hat, dass Yoga Gelassenheit bedeutet und die Reise da beginnt, wo man gerade ist.
~ Dr. Richard Andrew Heym, Forscher und Dozent für Zahnmedizin
Ich habe Fabian meine erste Erfahrung mit Yoga zu verdanken und mein Leben hat sich dadurch zum Positiven verändert. Ich habe in seinem Kurs Surya Kriya gelernt und Yoga inzwischen in meinen Alltag integriert. Seitdem bereichert Yoga mein Leben. Den Zugang dazu hätte ich ohne Fabian sicherlich nicht gefunden und ich bin ihm dafür sehr dankbar!
~ Dr. Barbara Pirner, Rechtsanwältin
Interested? Please get in touch!
SOUL OF YOGA
Fabian Merkle
Rheingutstraße 34,
78462 Konstanz