Welcome to Respirart

A holistic perspective on yoga, meditation, arts and ecology.

Yoga Breathing Workshops

Yoga breathing (pranayama) is a safe and natural way to positively affect our autonomic nervous system. Learn how to use the power of your breath to boost energy, balance your mood, relieve stress and anxiety, and fall asleep quickly.

Pranayama has been practiced for thousands of years, and this modern approach makes the practice accessible to everyone.

Interested in attending or hosting a yoga breathing workshop? We teach a 1-hour weekly workshop for four consecutive weeks to yoga studios, organizations, and corporate. Private clients: 1 on 1 session (30 min). We also offer a 1-hour single workshop for conferences and special events.

Feel free to scroll down to view our yoga programs and to contact us for more details!!

Our Yoga Programs We develop, plan and customize online and in-person yoga classes and workshops to organizations, as well as coordinate private classes to groups at their locations. Our areas of specializations are:

Corporate Yoga

Regular and constant practice of yoga and meditation improves the quality of life of people and boost satisfaction and happiness at the workplace, creating a more pleasant work atmosphere, therefore resulting in better productivity and overall satisfaction. All we need to run a tailored yoga program to your organization is a relatively quiet room and […]

Yoga Breathing

Yoga Breathing (pranayama) is a safe and natural way to positively affect our autonomic nervous system. Learn how to use the power of your breath to unlock the tools you need to boost energy, balance your mood, relieve stress and anxiety, and fall asleep quickly. Pranayama has been practiced for thousands of years, and this […]

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga consists of asana sequences practiced with the use of a chair. Whether the person is sitting or standing, simply using the chair as support, it is perfect for all levels and ages. The regular practice of chair yoga in the work environment brings the same benefits of regular Hatha Yoga such as: anxiety […]

Meditation

Meditation is the practice of being right here and right know, simply being present. Achieving calmness of the mind and clearing consciousness, it leads you to a lighter and more balanced sense of being, helping you to find your inner self.

Yoga for Kids

Yoga for Kids offers a gentle form of yoga and mindfulness classes, where children will be involved in physical activities providing personal discovery and an increasing sense of respect for themselves and the others. Some of its benefits are: body awareness, physical resiliency, social skills improvement, calmness increase, and stress reduction.

Hatha Yoga

The word “hatha” can be translated as “sun” (ha) and “moon” (tha), the yoga of balance. This practice is designed to align and calm your body, mind, and spirit in preparation for meditation. By combining asanas (yoga postures) and pranayama practices (yoga breathing), it helps you develop body awareness, flexibility, balance, and better conditioning and […]

Yin Yoga

Unlike other forms of yoga which require strength and stability, Yin Yoga requires stillness and softness. This practice consists of long-held, passive stresses of the deeper connective tissues, bringing physical, psychological and energetic benefits. Holding poses in stillness may help improve the range of motion and flexibility; increase collagen production; keep the skin younger; prevent […]

We also develop special yoga programs to retirement homes and community organizations.

About

We at Respirart are aimed at creating that special inviting atmosphere for people to live fully the present moment, be happy and live in good health.

Led by Giovana Bervian, yoga instructor, PhD biologist and musician, Respirart is about developing a healthy, meaningful and creative life to people. It is about making a difference by simple and profound details expressed by life in and around us, constantly reminding us to live here and now fully.

Feel free to contact us to learn more about our customized yoga classes, yoga breathing workshops (pranayama), and special holistic programs. We will be happy to help you through your yoga journey!

Giovana Bervian

Giovana Bervian

Giovana Bervian is a certified Yoga Alliance teacher (RYT200) and PhD biologist. As a yoga teacher she dedicates her time to offer a meaningful and creative learning atmosphere in her classes, aiming to bring an effective collaboration to enrich the quality of life of her students.

Giovana has been teaching yoga since 2016 for young adults, mature and senior students in the areas of Hatha, Yin and Chair Yoga. She is also a specialized Yoga Breathing coach, applying her knowledge to help people positively affect their nervous system, balancing stress and anxiety through specific breathing techniques (Pranayama).

She studied Tranquil Abiding Meditation with monk Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe, and Chant, Mantra and Bhajan at the Indian Music Academy in Edmonton. Giovana directs Respirart, a yoga studio with a holistic perspective on yoga, meditation, arts and ecology.

Julio Munhoz

Julio Munhoz

Julio Munhoz, our strategic communications specialist, combines a unique background in arts – communications, film and music, and sciences – physics and geography. In wellness and wellbeing his areas of interest include healing processes through music, holistic and integrative approaches aimed at stimulating self-realization, and awakening of creativity through yoga and meditation practices.

Blog

March 1, 2022

Pranayama e o ar que eu respiro

September 3, 2020

Yoga is more than just body postures

November 5, 2019

Stay in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) like a penguin!

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Yoga and Music

For us, music is an art form with a strong connection to the very essence of all human beings, thus projecting a correlation to the transcendental purpose of yoga. Music has an immaterial expressive component that permeates and connects people all over the world, regardless of regionalisms and national borders. And so does yoga.
We at Respirart dedicate special attention to music in its vast manifestations. Natural rhythms, silence, sounds, mantras, chords and melodies are integral part of our yoga studies and practice.

To learn more about the work of Giovana Bervian and Julio Munhoz in music, please visit:
www.giovanabervian.com
www.juliomunhoz.com

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