About
Indian Classic Yoga
Indian Classic Yoga by Heart of India
"A yogic lifestyle is the best way to clear the cloudiness of your mind. A clear path will emerge."
Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra
Our Aim
Connecting those in search of health & happiness to the wisdom of Indian Classic Yoga
Team
Pinky More
Pinky More was born in India. Here she has completed an advanced teachers training Program at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, the Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World. After a few years of working and traveling over the world she has settled down in the Netherlands to introduce Indian Classic Yoga, the traditional style of Yoga. In Kerala, India, Pinky has studied Ayurvedic massage and Pancha Karma Therapy. In accordance with The World Yoga Organisation, Pinky is a certified Prenatal, Postnatal and Garbhsanskar Guide.
Since 2012 Pinky organizes Yoga retreats at Centre Lothlorien in France. In 2019 she started the affiliation between Centre Lothlorien and ‘The Yoga Institute’. Currently, besides leading her own Teacher Training Courses in France she teaches in several other European countries and participates to Yoga programs in Dubai, Ghana and India.
Team
Richard Slager
Richard Slager was born in the Netherlands. For years he has worked in the Hotel and Tourism Industry in different countries. In Kerala, India, Richard has studied the basis of Ayurveda and Herbology. Richard has completed the Yoga Teacher Training Course at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai. Now Richard teaches at The Yoga Teacher Training Course at Centre Lotlorien, organises courses in the practical use of local herbs and prepares oils and other herbal preparations.
Team
Frans van Dongen
Frans lives in the Netherlands. In 1974 he came to The Yoga Institute in Mumbai for the first time and he has been associated with the Institute ever since. In 1980 he has completed the Advanced seven-month yoga teachers’ training course internally at The Yoga Institute. The Yoga Sutras in particular fascinate Frans to this day. He has translated and studied the sutras from Sanskrit. At the insistence of other sadhakas, a dictionary has been made with all Sanskrit words translated into English.
Team
Sylviane van Dongen
Sylviane was born in France and later moved to the Netherlands. She went to The Yoga Institute in Mumbai in 1974 and in 1980 she has completed the Advanced seven-month yoga teachers’ training course. She has been taught Yoga by different generations of gurus from The Yoga Institute and still gives advice to today’s date. Now in the Netherlands she teaches healthy balanced food to householders.
Team
Lucas Slager
After having worked in the business world for almost 30 years, Lucas became the initiator and driving force behind Centre Lothlorien in France. His aim in doing this is to contribute to a more people-oriented world in which peace, harmony and respect are self-evident and economy and money are only derivatives. He gives personal guidance & coaching to people who are in search of their direction in life. He writes books – now 9 titles – and gives lectures and workshops.
Yoga from the Source
The Yoga Institute
Pinky More and a team of experienced teachers organise a Yoga Teacher Training Course in affiliation with The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, India, the oldest organised yoga center in the world. The Yoga Institute was founded in 1918 by Shri Yogendra, who learned yoga from a Saddhu. Shri Yogendra was the first householder Yogi and the first to bring the knowledge to the public. The teachings are based on Indian Classic Yoga, which has an holistic approach.
The director of the Yoga Institute, Hansaji Yogendra has visited our beautiful location in France in 2019, together with her son Hrishi Yogendra.
Location
Centre Lothlorien
The retreats and Yoga Teacher Training Courses take place at Centre Lothlorien. Centre Lothlorien is an international guesthouse and course center in the North-east of France at a center point of western Europe. It is situated in the rural areas of the Champagne-Ardenne region in a unique natural location surrounded by forests. The center itself lies in a valley and covers approximately 14 hectares with hills, forest, gardens, fields and lakes. This energetic and relaxing place is an ideal base to find peace and tranquility within yourself. Centre Lothlorien is a Dutch initiative. At the center vegetarian meals are being prepared.