Rikke Brodin

A former ballet dancer from Norway, Rikke moved to London to pursue her passion for theatre and filmmaking, and to involve herself fully in the promised land of the urban art scene. This journey led her from drama school to shamans in the jungle of Peru to eventually exploring yoga, meditation and tantrik philosophy; a world where she found a strong creative stimulus whilst working a deeply transformational and spirit-igniting edge. 

Rikke offers teachings that are rooted from her soul, with deep focus on bridging the gap between our yoga practice and the ‘real’ world; she has through her own personal experience become very skilled in helping her students to return home in their own body, to get anchored in the root of their heart and to amplify their creative field through breath, awareness and movement.

Her classes are artful journeys into the student’s own interior; full of soul power and the high of opening channels and breaking through barriers.

What does Yoga mean to you?

For me yoga is the practice of distillment. Through the alchemical heat of the practice we can boil away the surface murk that obscure our clarity of being. Shedding the layers of what is no longer alive within all the different layers of our consciousness, and working our way closer and closer to the most raw and potent and alive essence of our being.

Favourite yoga position?

That changes every day. Whatever makes me feel free and empowered in that moment.

Favourite meal or snack?

Very dark raw chocolate.

Favourite Inspirational quote or saying?

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better"  - Samuel Beckett

Who is your greatest influence?

Leila Sadeghee, Sianna Sherman, Tara Judelle and Hareesh Wallis. Oh and Pina Bausch of course!

If you were stuck on a desert island which three items would you take?

A notebook, pencils and a fishing rod.