Casa del Angel was born in 1998 in Oaxaca, Mexico. It started as a yoga studio, but we have been growing and now we offer many other activities. Silent meditation, movement meditation classes, tai chi, sacred dance, different types of therapies and massages.
Continually we organize events and workshops with teachers and specialists in different themes from Mexico and abroad to help make their programs and knowledge available to the public in Oaxaca
We kindly invite you to visit us and be informed of our activities.
Our staff will help you with any doubt and can provide with all the information you need.
Our center is very well located in downtown Oaxaca, between two parks, the Llano and the Conzatti Park. You can access easily from any point of the city.
After years of working behind the gaming tables all over the world as a croupier, Alosja knew a change had to come. That change came with yoga. For more than 14 years she has been practising and studying yoga. On her travels to India she practised Asthanga Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga. It was in 1997 that she started studying and practising yoga and yoga therapy, with Gert van Leeuwen (author of the books Stop RSI and Yoga in movement) at the Bharata Yoga Institute where in 2003 she completed the teachers training course. In Mexico she has studied with Brigitte Longueville of Solstice - Yoga & Vacations in Zipolite and in Mexico City with Oscar Velazques of Mukta Yoga and Jñanadakini of Yoga Espacio. For more then 10 years Alosja has been teaching and giving workshops in the Netherlands and Mexico, currently she is teaching in Oaxaca, Mexico. Yoga style: Traditional South Indian Hatha yoga with the emphasis on the correct alignment. Correct alignment enables us to move our body freely without tension. Using certain props (like a strip, arch, headstand bench) in passive postures together with conscious breathing you will be able to release deep layers of tension. In the dynamic postures you'll learn to realign the body, thus strengthening the right parts. When relaxation is the beginning of every movement you'll be able to work deeply, building up strength from the inside out, keeping your mind focused and relaxed. As a result your body will feel firm but light, your mind alert but relaxed! Classes are suitable for all levels, especially for people with RSI, or back problems. www.alosjayoga.com
Virginia Filip teaches yoga since 1995. Her first experiences were in kundalini yoga, she learned with Sat Nam Kaur in Cuernavaca Morelos, after she began to learn Hatha with different teachers: Sama Fabian, Cindy Winter, Brigitte Longueville and with different hindu teachers in the Shivananda tradition in Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh. She likes to change her classes, some times to warm up she begins with dancing or free movements. Throughout her asana class she puts the emphasis on the breath and total awareness. To coordinate movements with breathing and while moving to expand from the center, feeling the energy lines. Virginia also teaches moving meditation. Her classes are based in the Osho techniques of Active meditations with emphasis in the free expression of the body, to learn to let go tensions through movements and voice exercises, and with a quiet and relaxed mind, to experiment the silence and peace of the present moment. She has been in the Osho Commune in Puna, where she learned different techniques to help the body to move freely from the heart, to loose and let go tensions through music, painting and voice exercises. She assisted to different courses to reconnect with the life energy, to meet the inner child, to open the heart, to open to life. She also learned with Mark Taylor of Body Mind Centering on anatomy and ontology of movement in Mexico DF and a workshop with Moti Zimmerman in contact improvisation. She is always interested in deepening in the intimate relation between the body and mind.
Virginia is also a painter
Lauren empezó con su interés en la salud reproductiva durante los embarazos y los nacimientos de sus dos hijos. Embarazada con su primer hijo y enferma al mismo tiempo, hace 13 años, entró a clases de yoga prenatal y se curó de mente y cuerpo, desde allí se enamoró del yoga. Siguió en este camino y llegó a convertirse en partera tradicional, educadora perinatal, asesora de lactancia y maestra de yoga pre-natal. Lauren pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo compartiendo y enseñando a madres y familias todo lo relativo al parto natural y derechos reproductivos de las mujeres. De particular interés es la crisis de cesáreas, especialmente en Latinoamérica, que alcanza ya del 50 al 90% de los nacimientos. Hizo su certificación de yoga para embarazadas en Santa Cruz, California y se certificó como maestra de yoga de Nacimiento Holistico (Whole Birth Yoga). Sus clases son una combinación, de una platica del tema del embarazo, parto y posparto, meditación, yoga para embarazadas y relajación.
Jerónimo has been practicing Sufi whirling and Osho meditation for several years. He has been in Turkey, deepening his practice of Sufi whirling and the Zikr. Sessions last 45 minutes, whirling with music specially devoted to this practice.
LINDA WILSON, a student and practitioner of Vipassana meditation since 1994, has been trained as a Community Dharma Leader by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sylvia Boorstein, Sharda Rogell and other well-loved teachers. Vipassana, or Insight Meditation, is based on the Theravada Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom. These practices help develop awareness and compassion, giving rise to greater peace and happiness in the world. Linda teaches introductory meditation classes in Oaxaca, where she lives, and is available for individual consultation and support for those with regular meditation practices.
Celia has been practicing Tai-Chi for over 5 years and she is very dedicated to this Chinese martial art. She learned with Germán Hernández Santiago in Oaxaca and teaches contemporary Tai-Chi.
Zayra is a Clinical psychologist, graduated from the University of Veracruz, trained as Gestalt therapist, specialized in teenagers therapy and in Thanatology.
She has pacticed Silence Meditation with D Allen and Jerónimo Fierro and Osho Meditation with Virginia Filip.
At present she works in an televised junior highschool and as a therapist with teenagers and adults
Catalina Calvo facilitates the Curse in Miracle group. She has received inmense benefits from this spirtual work and is her blessing to share and teach it to other students.
Franco is a certified acunturist from Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina Tradicional China from Chile.
He studied Taichi Chuan and Qigong, with Alberto Catalán y Raúl Toutin, for more then 5 years. Lately he had been practicing the Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu style which is mastered by the teacher Chen Yong Fa. In 2010 he went to China where he participated in the Choy Lee Fut international seminary and deepened his studies of acupunture in the Guangzhou University.
In Casa del Angel we offer Hatha yoga classes
The classes may vary depending of the teacher, but during the sessions we give special emphasis on being aware of the breathing and the present moment.
We teach our students to pay attention to the body and to be aware of the subtle energetic changes, emotions and thoughts that take place when we move through different body postures or asanas, when we contract parts of the body and when we relax.
With difficult postures, we always offer alternatives for beginners and anyone with physical challenges.
We include pranayama exercises
We also offer Pregnancy Yoga and Yoga for mothers and their babies
Finally there is also Yoga for kids.
"Yoga is not only physical exercises. The goal of Yoga is Yoga itself, union itself, of the little self and the True Self, a process of awakening to your divine nature"
Swami Chidananda
Movement Meditation
In these classes, we emphasize the free expression of the body through dancing and spontaneous movement.
We also learn to express ourselves by using our voice, sometimes laughing and crying, within a safe group environment.
By practicing the moving meditation proposed by the Hindu master Osho, we learn to leave aside our thinking mind so we can tap more effectively into our creative potential, from which we can live our experiences in a fresher and more vivid way
Sufis Meditation is an ancient meditation technique that originated in Persia and later spread around the world. The aim is to whirl with open arms while staying centered and conscious
Doing this meditation, we can realize inner peace while everything is moving around us, like being in the eye of a storm danza sufi
We also offer weekly an hour of Laughter meditation
Silent Meditation
This is natural meditation, without techniques, traditions, or anything extra
It is simply being here, present. It is sitting in silence, listening, being in touch the 'outer' and the 'inner'. It is allowing everything to be as it is. It is silently, meditatively, asking our deepest questions, asking them into the silence of not-knowing
It is waking up to who we really are. It is the singing of the birds, the pain of illness and dying and loss, the simplicity of breathing in and out, the stars shining in the night sky, the light in the eyes of a friend
Are we truly here for all this?
Tai Chi
Also known as meditation in movement, Tai-Chi originated in China and is a martial art that is practiced standing, making very smooth and harmonious movements with attention to body energy.
Regular practice helps to harmonize body, mind and spirit, reducing stress and improving the functioning of joints and internal organs.
Events
In Casa del Angel we organize different courses and workshops, specially in the weekends.
Every two month we offer a Family Constellation Therapy Course held by Marta Cecilia Ornelas
We also organize massage workshops with different teachers, personal growth courses, creativity workshops and silent retreats.
When yoga teachers form abroad visit us, we also like to organize some yoga workshop with them.
For more information about all these activities, please write us or call 951 518 7167.
Meditation Retreat
February 2 to 5, 2012
with D. Allen
In Tierra del Sol
Tlacochauaya Oax
http://tierradelsol.com.mx
More information please write
D.Allen lindobird@gmail.com
Schedule
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
07:15-08:15
Yoga Orlando Méndez
Yoga Orlando Méndez
Yoga Orlando Méndez
7.30-8.30
Meditación en silencio
movimiento y conciencia corporal Virginia Filip
Meditación en silencio
8:20-9:40
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
8.30-9.30
Yoga Virginia Filip
Yoga Virginia Filip
Yoga Virginia Filip
9.00-10.20
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
10:00-11:30
Yoga Teena Sheridan
Yoga Teena Sheridan
10:00-12:00
Reconociendo mi voz (trabajo terapeutico con la voz) Luis Cervantes
11:00-12:30
Tai Chi Celia Perez
Yoga para mamas y bebes Laureen French
Tai Chi Celia Perez
13.00-14.00
16:00-17:30
Meditación vipassana Linda Wilson *
17:00-18:00
Yoga para niños Violeta Cervantes y Nils Roessner
Yoga para niños Violeta Cervantes y Nils Roessner
17:00-18:30
Juego/Terapia para niños de 1 a 2 años Estefania Cassaza
17.30-19.30
Yoga para embarazadas L. French
18.00-19.20
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
Meditación en silencio Gerónimo Fierro *
Yoga alineación restaurativa Alosja V.L
19:01-20:00
19.40-20.40
Yoga Virginia Filip
Yoga Virginia Filip
danza libre con tambores
Yoga Virginia Filip
Meditación en movimiento Osho Virginia Filip
Annual registration fee $100 pesos.
One hour class $60 (prepaid card for 10 classes $500)
One hour and 20 minutes class $70 (prepaid card for 10 classes $600)
Monthly cost for 3 classes a week (1hour) $450
Monthly cost for 3 classes a week (1hour and 20 minutes) $500
Yoga for children $240 a month
Pregnancy Yoga $300 a month
Tai Chi (2 classes a week) $380
Arab Dance (one class a week) $240
the activities with aterisk (**) are on donation
For more information you can call: (+52) 951 5187167.
More Activities in Casa del Ángel
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
12.00-14.00
Grupo de apoyo para adolescentes con Zayra Castillejos
17.00-19.00
Grupo de apoyo para mujeres Virginia Filip
18.00-20.00
Curso de Milagros Katy Calvo
17.30-19.30
Grupo de apoyo para adolescentes Zayra Castillejos Grupo de apoyo para adicciones Violeta Cervantes
Massages and therapies
There are 3 massage therapists at Casa del Angel. You can make an appointment with any of them at cafeteria o directly call to their cell phones
Margarita Enriquez 951 1095549 she gives differtent kind of massages and energy cleansing therapies
Nils Roessner 951 2226868 healing massages
Violeta Cervantes 951 2229678 healing massages
Support groups
In Casa del we have organized different support groups with the intention of helping people in the community to improve their life situations and to heal their personal relations.
The purpose of these groups is to share with other persons our life experiences.
This is a place where we can give ourselves the opportunity to express, explore and discover aspects of ourselves that confuse us, that are repressed, that trap us, or anything that we want to share with others.
In an atmosphere of confidentiality and through expressive forms like drawing, painting, writing and speaking, we can learn together to clarify and understand who we are and what we want.
Only as we begin to love and respect ourselves are we able to love and respect others.
Support group for women:
Virginia Filip
Support group for teenagers:
Zayra Castillejos
Massage
Massages and therapies
There are 3 massage therapists at Casa del Angel. You can make an appointment with any of them at cafeteria o directly call to their cell phones
Margarita Enriquez 951 1095549 she gives differtent kind of massages and energy cleansing therapies
Nils Roessner 951 2226868 healing massages
Violeta Cervantes 951 2229678 healing massages
A Course in Miracles
A Course in Miracles is a profound spiritual teaching that allows us to see life in a different way. It helps us to forgive, to find a space of peace beyond our fears, to understand that past and future only exist in our minds. It teaches us to remain in the joy of the present moment.
Sessions: monday y wednesday from 6 to 8 pm.
More information: www.acim.org
Family Constellations
In Casa del Angel we offer therapies of family constellations every two or three months with the therapist Marta Cecilia Ornelas.
Check our schedule of events for more information about the dates.
Casa del Angel coffee shop offers natural products, many of them elaborated by us, such as whole wheat bread, jams and granola. Every day we have vegetarian meals, consisting of a soup, a main dish and a natural fruit drink.
We also bake very yummy cakes... We sell whole wheat bread, oatmeal cookies, jams, granola and other natural products. We are open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm
