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Minerva Yoga

Jivamukti Yoga Teacher & Yoga Mentor. I’m Minerva, a francovenezuelan woman feeling mostly like a world citizen. The yoga practice gave me so much ! Namasté

I was born near to the Amazon forest in Venezuela. I spend my childhood surrounded by nature and wild animals. Spirituality, yoga and vegetarianism were transmitted to me by my mom when I was a child. I moved to France when I was 18yo and now I’m living in the magic Island of Koh Phangan. My yoga journey as a practitioner started in 2015 in Barcelona at the Jivamukti Yoga School. A safe space, und

erstanding, compassion, clarity, ease and so much more. It became evident for me that I wanted to share this magic, these tools and gifts with others. I became a 300h Jivamukti yoga teacher in 2017 in Costa Rica and my journey as a teacher started in Marseille later on that year. In 2021 I finished my Jivamukti Teacher Apprenticeship Program in Barcelona and obtained the 800h advanced certificate. In 2021 I got my certificated as a Informed Trauma Yoga teacher with Radika foundation and school based in Barcelona. Jivamukti Yoga is a path to liberation through compassion for all beings. A spiritual and physical practice which find its roots in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. The Jivamukti Yoga method is grounded in the original meaning of the sanskrit word Asana as “seat, connection”. The relationship to the earth and Earth implies all of life. I will be happy to accompany you through the journey of the yoga practices and healing. Sharing with you all I have to offer, listening to your story and your needs and goals.

01/05/2026

Sunday 17 May 🌞 Yoga & Brunch!

We meet at Jardin Public at 11am for a Jivamukti yoga practice to move, breathe, and recharge.
 Then we walk together to Pink Elephant Café , newly opened in Bordeaux, to enjoy a fresh and nourishing brunch.

For expats and Frenchies who want to spend a morning in nature, in the sun, with movement and new connections.

Bring your mat and your friends, we take care of the rest !
 45€ all included.

Limited spots.

Book now through the link in my bio or comment “brunch” and I’ll send you the link.

31/03/2026

As yoga teachers, one of the most powerful lessons we can teach is detachment from the outcome.

Progress in yoga isn’t about achieving the ‘perfect’ pose it’s about connecting to one’s own body and honoring its needs.

Our role is to create a space where students feel empowered to explore, adapt, and choose what serves them best on any given day. Here’s how:

1️⃣ OPTIONS : During your class introduction, use the word “options” to describe the variations you’ll offer. This language is key it helps students understand that there is no “better” or “worse” expression of a pose. Every variation is valid, and the best choice is the one that feels good for their body that day.

2️⃣ CUE PROGRESSIVELY : Teach each pose step by step, offering variations before guiding students to the final expression. This allows them to stop where they feel stable, strong, and connected to their breath.

3️⃣ BREATH AWARENESS : Remind your students to check in with their breath and body sensations. If their breath becomes strained or they feel pain, that’s their cue to back off or adjust.

Progress doesn’t come from forcing the body into a shape; it comes from cultivating awareness, patience, and self-compassion.

Let’s empower our student by helping them to stay present and honor their unique needs.

How do you help your students connect to their own needs ? 💬👇🏽

25/03/2026

Do you feel nervous about giving hands-on assists in your yoga classes?

You’re not alone. Many yoga teachers hesitate because they don’t feel confident or clear about how to assist their students effectively. But the truth is that hands-on assist can be easy to do yet effective and support when done with the right intention.

Here are 4 key tips to guide you:

👁️Observe: Understand what your student needs before stepping in. Drop your own preferences and “go to” assists.

🤲🏽Choose: Decide on the type of assist you’ll provide before engaging with the action. This will eliminate hesitation and will provide a better support as well as increase trust.

✨Be Present: Be present with your actions, tune in to your student’s breath and stay with the same student for the whole duration of the pose.

🍃Exit Gently: Help your student to get out of the pose and remove your hands softly.

Hands-on assists aren’t about “fixing” your students—they’re about guiding them with care, providing a better support and enhancing their body awareness.

💡If you wanna dive deeper into hands on assist drop “hands” in the comments and I’ll send you my free mini course.

23/03/2026

Inner Sovereignty 🔱 Yoga Retreat 4-7 June 26´

I have created this retreat to invite you to deepen the connection to yourself, to your personal and unique needs, to your desires and dreams, and to learn how to support yourself through intentional daily actions.

Have you reflected on what your expressions of love are? What are those things that tell you they come from love?

It is sometimes easy to expect expressions of love from those who love us. But do we give ourselves what we are asking for?

Am I keeping the promises I’ve made to myself? Am I taking actions that support my physical, mental and emotional wellbeing? Am I choosing what is best for me, or taking the easy path again? Am I supporting myself, my dreams and my evolution?

This retreat is a space to explore all of this, from a place of curiosity and compassion, with the desire to see ourselves more clearly and understand our needs and desires more deeply, but most of all, to learn how to support ourselves with intention, love and consistency 🙌🏽

Join us for four days to reset, recharge, explore, move, breathe, inquire, write, chant, meditate, share, exchange ideas and visions, dream and create✨

This retreat is something I feel deeply excited about, because it holds what I believe in most: 
simple practices, done with consistency and intention, that change the way we live.

June 4–7 Hossegor, France
 Limited spots Early bird price until April 20th

Reserve through the link in my bio or comment “retreat” to receive all the information via DM.

Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions 😊

With love, Minerva

13/03/2026

Yoga philosophy is, for me, the richest part of this practice.

I fell in love with yoga because of the profound impact the teacher’s words had on me. I was navigating a challenging time in my life — as we all do, at some point. The physical release through the sweaty asana practice and mantra chanting contributed to the awe of discovering this practice in a deeper way… “So, this is yoga!” I remember thinking to myself.

Yoga philosophy becomes easy to share and relate to for both you and your students when you can connect a concept to real, everyday life situations. These are the most powerful sharings, because taking yoga off the mat means applying it to life from a place of harmony, or at the very least, from a place of self-awareness.

This is personally my favorite yoga sutra. It offers a powerful teaching on acceptance, compassion, understanding, and detachment.

Do you teach yoga philosophy? How do you approach it in your classes? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! 😊

10/03/2026

💬 Comment “Hands” below to receive my free hands-on assist mini course 🙌🏽

Let’s do this !

Hands-on assists can feel intimidating at first, but let me tell you, they can completely transform the way you connect with your students and how they experience your class.

Incorporating hands-on assists into our teaching is for me one of the most impactful ways to build confidence, for both you and your students. The more you practice, the more natural it will feel, and the more you’ll witness the transformation in your students.

02/09/2025

Thrilled to be in Paris and teach at from Sep 3rd to Sep 10th 🤍🐍

✨ The schedule

Wed 3rd - 5:00 - 6:15pm Open Medium
Thu 4th - 12:30 - 1:45pm Open 75’
Sat 6th - 3:00 - 5:35pm Open 95’
Sun 7th - 5:00 - 18:35pm Open 95’
Mon 8th - 6:30 - 8:00pm Basics
Tue 9th - 12:30 - 1:45pm Open 75’
Wed 10th - 5:00 - 6:14 Open Medium 75’

I would love to see you there and share the practice with you 🫶🏽

09/05/2025

⭐️ Immersion Jivamukti Yoga au Bivouac ⭐️

🗓 Samedi 7 juin | ⏰ 14h00–16h00

Viens découvrir pour la première fois au Bivouac une méthode de yoga holistique et vibrante : le Jivamukti Yoga!

Cette pratique allie un vinyasa traditionnel et dynamique, le pranayama, la philosophie du yoga, la méditation et le chant de mantras, tout en intégrant des ajustements précis pour affiner l’alignement et approfondir la conscience du corps.

Durant cette immersion de 2h30, Minerva La Rosa, professeure internationale et enseignante certifiée en Jivamukti Yoga, t’invitera à explorer les piliers et l’essence de cette méthode née à New York et aujourd’hui reconnue dans le monde entier, qui allie tradition et modernité.

Ouvert à toutes et tousImmersion Jivamukti Yoga avec Minerva La Rosa

🗓 Samedi 7 juin | ⏰ 14h00–16h00

Viens découvrir pour la première fois au Bivouac une méthode de yoga holistique, vibrante et profondément transformatrice : le Jivamukti Yoga.

Cette pratique allie un vinyasa traditionnel et dynamique, le pranayama, la philosophie du yoga, la méditation et le chant de mantras, tout en intégrant des ajustements précis pour affiner l’alignement et approfondir la conscience du corps.
Plus qu’une simple pratique physique, le Jivamukti Yoga est un chemin de transformation intérieure qui relie le mouvement, la musique et la conscience dans une expérience unique.

Durant cette immersion de 2h30, Minerva La Rosa, professeure internationale et enseignante certifiée en Jivamukti Yoga, t’invitera à explorer les piliers et l’essence de cette méthode née à New York et aujourd’hui reconnue dans le monde entier, qui allie tradition et modernité, force et spiritualité.

Cette immersion est pour toi, si tu es curieux de découvrir une approche du yoga plus holistique et profonde ✨

Inscription via le lien dans le profil de .yoga

21/04/2025

Try these cues instead 👇🏽🔥

I love alignment, I really see the potential in it to understand our bodies and the practice of asana BUT only when the focus is not on the “shape”

Too often, yoga teachers are taught to cue what a pose should look like, as if there’s one correct way to express an asana.

But bodies are different. Proportions, mobility, strength, past injuries, all of these affect how a pose will feel and function for each person.

When we teach alignment through sensation instead of shape, we shift the student’s focus from performing to experiencing.

For example:
❌ Instead of: “Straighten your leg”
✅ Try: “Press down through your heel and feel your thigh engage”

❌ Instead of: “Square your hips”
✅ Try: “Can you feel more space if you gently draw the left hip back?”

❌ Instead of: “Flatten your back”
✅ Try: “Notice the length from your tailbone to the crown of your head”

❌ Instead of: “Tuck your tailbone”
✅Try: “Can you feel your lower belly lift when you root through your feet?”

This kind of cueing builds awareness, not dependence. It empowers students to take ownership of their practice.

I usually use these kind of cues once the students are on the pose to invite that exploration.

Alignment is not visual perfection, it’s functional clarity, stability, and a felt sense of connection.

Let’s stop molding bodies into idealized postures. Let’s start guiding students toward alignment that supports their growth from the inside out.