Sylvie Terrée
Sylvie Terrée is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor with over twenty years of teaching experience. She holds a Junior Intermediate III Iyengar teaching certificate from Pune (India).

She started teaching Iyengar yoga in St Barts in 1989. She taught at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles from 1994 to 2003. She is now residing full time in St Barts where she has built a home/yoga studio

Sylvie Terrée has studied yoga with BKS Iyengar , his daughter Geeta and with some of the finest Senior Iyengar yoga teachers in The United States and Europe including Manouso Manos, Patricia Walden, John Schumacher, Karin O'Bannon and Gabriella Giubilaro. She travels to India regularly to continue studying with Yoga Master BKS Iyengar and his daughter Geeta Iyengar.

Yoga is her passion, her art, her life. To practise, teach and inspire others are the goals of her life.

“Sylvie’s instruction is verbally clear, her demonstration inspiring. Her sense of humor changes the rhythm of intense moments and allows the breath to flow and renew. From the beginning, Sylvie introduced me not only to the precision of Iyengar yoga poses but also to the life expanding truthfulness of yoga. She introduced me to the need to open myself to patience and to allow my ego to be still. The practice was intense and demanding, and at the same time thrilling. She was, herself, an admirable role model. Her eye for detail often felt close to being an x-ray which could see all the way through the skin, to the muscle, and the bone – and at times the heart. My body grew in discipline and strength, but because of the way Sylvie instructed me and the rest of the class, I also found myself becoming emotionally simpler – less agitated over trivia, more focused on essence. I continue to practice yoga today, not because I feel proud of my poses, but rather because I believe I am finding ways to be a better university teacher, administrator, and human being through the process”
Judith Scalin Garretson
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles

What is Iyengar Yoga?

Customized retreats

Yoga Vidya StBarth is devoted to teaching yoga in the tradition of yoga Master BKS Iyengar

Located on the island of St Barts in the French Caribbean our studio provides you with a unique opportunity to discover or deepen your practise of Iyengar yoga while enjoying your dream vacation
Different level classes are offered to allow everyone to learn and progress according to their own abilities
The yoga studio is fully equipped with mats, blocks, blankets, wall ropes and all other useful props
A maximum of 10 students per class ensures that everyone gets optimum attention
Various workshops are offered throughout the year
We especially recommend our customized Personal Retreat formula
Private and semi private lessons can also be scheduled at the studio or at your location

Winter 2011/2012 Class Schedule


Monday

8.15 am Intermediate
6 pm Beginners and Intermediate

Tuesday

8am Advanced

Thursday

8.15 am Intermediate
6 pm Intermediate

Friday 

8am Advanced


Classes are 1h15 minutes, advanced is 1h25 minutes.
Prior enrollment is required to attend
No group classes Dec 21 to Jan 8

Pranayama
Pranayama is the regulation of energy by the lengthening and control of the breath.
Pranayama is taught in ongoing classes. Intensive courses are also offered yearly to intermediate students who have acquired a firm foundation in asanas . Students must have an established regular practice of Iyengar yoga for at least two years to attend (permission required)

Introductory Course
Introduction to yoga in the Iyengar tradition
It is highly recommended that students new to yoga or to the Iyengar method attend this class. Basic postures are introduced as well as the underlying philosophy and simple relaxation techniques
Next introductory series will be starting in January 20011. Please call or e-mail to pre-register

Fees
Single class: 25 Euros
* 5 classes : 90 Euros
*10 classes: 160 Euros
*valid 2 months


Private Lessons
If your schedule does not permit a timetabled class or you have special needs or want personal yoga instruction, please call the studio for bookings. Or perhaps you want to optimize the benefits of the regular class by taking one or more private yoga lessons. You can do this in the convenience of your own home, hotel or villa or at our studio. We will bring mats , blocks and belts to you if necessary. Please contact us well in advance during the high season (winter) for booking. Fee will depend on number of students and number of classes

Personalized Yoga Retreats
Sylvie is inviting you to her StBarts home for a genuine tropical yoga immersion. A retreat is an opportunity to connect with your essential nature and stimulate the life force in you. Sylvie's clear understanding of the subtlety and depth of yoga will help you develop a new and deeper practice yoga retreat

“I arrived at my first yoga class with Sylvie full of enthusiasm but with no knowledge of yoga.
I was 49 years old and looking for a new form of exercise - little did I know that the very first class was the beginning of a life enhancement journey. I can now picture myself practicing Iyengar yoga for the rest of my life.
Sylvie is probably the best teacher of anything I have ever had. Her knowledge and skill of Iyengar Yoga combined with her firm patience gave me the confidence to try the different asanas. Then she has that ability to challenge me to want to improve my poses. She has taught me to look honestly inside and outside of myself to find where I can improve and to do it even if it is just a tiny thing. I find that I am using more and more of the things I've learned in class outside of class in my daily life.
Each class with Sylvie is unique. I find them fun, a workout physically and mentally. I leave each class feeling rejuvenated, looking forward to the rest of my day and feeling lucky that I found Sylvie and Iyengar yoga"
Marsha Shepherd
Vieques, San Juan, US Virgin Islands


Telephone

From the US:
011-59-059-051-1174

From French phone:
0590-51-1174