Marjolein Filizer
My name is Marjolein, 38 years old, from the Netherlands & moved for love to Switzerland in 2023. Before moving to Switzerland I was the owner & founder of Studio YAMA in Rotterdam. Here we provided daily yoga classes, workshops, training & ceremonies. It was a beautiful & serene space that stood for practice, knowledge, growth, joy & community.
At the start of my twenties I started with the practice of yoga during my travels in South East Asia and Australia. It was a way to move my body and connect to myself. Once back home from travelling 2,5 yrs I had difficulty finding my course of direction and was looking for some guidance. I found a 2 year yoga TTC in Rotterdam that suited perfectly for what I was looking for. Answers to who I am and what I am supposed to be doing here. Becoming a teacher of any kind in this field was never something I could have imagined.
From this moment on yoga became my life and I fully dove into all that had to do with it. I became the manager of the studio where I did my training, taught in the TTC’s & for about 4 years straight did specializations in Ayurveda, chakras, vedanta & Sanskrit studies, followed many deepening courses & had a daily yoga and meditation practice. In 2019 I felt it was time to step back into the ‘real’ world again and took some time off as I was close to a burn-out. It was in this year, 2019, that I started to write & create my vision for the future, all I could offer and opened Studio YAMA.
Over the years I worked a lot with women dealing with trauma of different kinds, so I got naturally drawn to develop myself more into this direction. Today, next to my weekly yoga classes, I provide somatic sessions for women. Read more about these sessions here.
Currently
Providing 1:1 sessions, classes, 8 week Mindfulness Training & workshops online and on location around Uster, Zürich.
Being a Schoolassistent at primary school Krämeracker in Uster. Here I’m specifically supporting a child with ADHD and dyslexia.
Schooling & Certification
Myofascial Magic in Action by Joanne Avision and Paul Thornly who are leaders in the field of fascia and movement. Joanne focuses on biotensegrity (how the body distributes tension structurally) and Paul has in depth knowledge of functional fascia and movement. | currently attending
Teachings of Vedanta & Sanskrit with various teachers like Swamini Atmaprakashananda, James Swartz and a Dutch teacher Rommert to name a few. | 2015 - ongoing
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Coach
Stresswise Academy | certified | 2022 - 2023Prenatal Yoga
Postnatal Yoga
Mum & Baby Yoga
Arhanta 2021 - 2025 | certifiedMindfulnesstrainer MBSR part 2
Centrum voor Mindfulness | certified | January - June 2020
* Additionally followed workshops from David Treleaven & Mila de Koning about Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM)Mindfulnesstrainer MBSR part 1
Centrum voor Mindfulness | certified | March - April 2019Massage / Marma training
Dr. Lita Dash | Shankara Europe / Sri Sri Ayurveda | certified | 2018 - 2019Ayurveda Basictraining
Dr. Devendra Prasad Mishra | Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg | certified | 2017Chakra Healing
Yogesh | Yoga Vidya Rotterdam |20172-year Yoga Teacher Training | 500h
Yoga Vidya Rotterdam | certified | 2015 - 2016
* Next to these trainings I’ve been to many workshops, deepening courses, ceremonies, retreats, Vipassana’s etc. I’ve organized retreats in The Netherlands, Germany & France. For me the most important thing has always been the consistency of the practices in our day to day life. Staying for a longer time with the same teachings & guides is what matters most (for me personally) to gain insights and wisdom. Which can only evolve over time with consistent repetition, discipline, sincere efforts & the integration into our daily lives.
