Trained in dance, Hatha Yoga, Nada Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga, Louise Babar transmits a practice attentive to movement, breath and self-listening, nourished by a path blending art, travel and inquiry.
A path of practice and transmission
Trained from childhood in classical and contemporary dance, Louise developed a sensitive relationship with movement, rhythm and bodily expression very early on.
It was during a stay in Venezuela, at the age of eighteen, that she discovered yoga for the first time. This encounter opened a path that would never stop deepening over the years.
Back in Belgium, she pursued her exploration through Hatha Yoga and Nada Yoga, a traditional approach that gives a special place to sound, vibration and inner listening.
Alongside her path as a yogini, Louise pursued university studies in human geography and developed a marked interest in territories, cultures and the different ways of inhabiting the world.
In 2010, she discovered Ashtanga Yoga with Jean-Claude Garnier. The rigour of this method, combined with the richness of the tradition transmitted, led her to undertake the Institute’s teacher training between 2012 and 2016.
Since then, she has continued her practice and her transmission in the continuity of this teaching.
A way of teaching
Louise’s teaching is deeply marked by her artistic background.
Her attention focuses as much on the precision of the posture as on the quality of the movement that leads to it.
Breath, rhythm, fluidity and listening hold an important place in the way she accompanies students.
She sees the practice as a space of exploration where everyone can gradually develop a better perception of their body, their breath and their presence.
In her classes, the rigour of the traditional method is accompanied by particular attention to the needs and possibilities of each practitioner.
What yoga has taught her
Over the years, yoga has allowed Louise to deepen an already old relationship with movement and bodily expression.
The practice has taught her that behind each posture lies a more subtle quality of attention.
Yoga is then no longer only physical work but a way of fully inhabiting the body, the breath and the present moment.
This experience still nourishes her teaching and her personal practice today.
The link between movement, breath and listening
The experience of dance, Nada Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga meet in a single quest: to develop a quality of presence through movement and attention.
For Louise, the breath is a common thread between these different disciplines.
It connects the gesture, the listening and the concentration, allowing the practice to gradually become a space of observation and inner transformation.
This approach deeply influences the way she accompanies students today.
Words that inspire
« The breath gives life to movement, and movement reveals presence. »
