The Looking Glass Basel

🧘🏽‍♀️ September Happenings 🧘🏽‍♀️

Saturday, September 12th
🤲 Group Reiki Session : A 90-minute Reiki experience
with Valentina and Luka. Reset for fall.
17.30-19.00
Contribution: Donation-based (minimum CHF 30)
Valentina Millarte Luka (Chandini 🌙)

September 17th-20th
🤸🏾‍♀️ Ashtanga Workshops + Mysore
with Inger (Norway)
mysore, backbending / arm balance workshops, led class and philosophy.
Inger Yoga - Ashtanga Yoga

Saturday, September 26th
👯‍♀️ Connected Movement: Unlearning Through Moving
with Michael Guralnik
18.00-20.00
20 chf / 10 chf Unlimited Looking Glass Members
Mike The Connector Connected Movement

New Class Alert :
with Manuela Bucher
Saturday’s Slow Flow 12.00-13.00

Bio :

For me, yoga is a way to reconnect with the earth beneath my feet.
Through mindful movement and breath, we cultivate presence, connection
and belonging.

I completed my 200h Vinyasa teacher training with YogaWeeks in Barcelona. Since then, I’ve been constantly deepening my practice. Attended a 30h Katonah Yoga training course with Abbie Galvin in Frankfurt and most recently I’m enrolled in the 100h yoga and functional anatomy training with Hugo Abecassis at TLG.

🧘🏽‍♀️Live Music Class
with Kristen and Aite (Harp and Voice)
Saturday, October 10th
10.00-11.30
- class rate plus suggested donations 10-20 chf

🪉Live Concert : Into The Green
with Aite Ursa Tinga
Thursday, October 15th
from 20.00…

tickets : https://eventfrog.ch/selvaadentrobs

Dear Heart!

This autumn, Aite is presenting her new songs INTO THE GREEN in Switzerland. Enchanting harp melodies, deep relaxation, and a safe space for heart and soul await you, along with songs in Spanish, English, and Swiss German.
Created over the past two years in the Upper Amazon, these songs carry the stillness of the Andes, the green of the forest, and the wild nature that resides within us all. INTO THE GREEN seeks to remind you of this - gently, firmly, and with love.

We would be delighted if you joined us for this magical event!

Bio:

AITE, Aite Ursa Tinga born 1985 in Basel is a singer and a harpist. She writes her own songs and is currently producing her album “INTO THE GREEN” . After “SILENT REVOLUTION” (2024), and “LULLABY LIES” (2012), this is her third album, blending the sounds of nature and her home in the Andes with a background in celtic music and tradition. Aite has lived in Ireland, and spent many years busking around the world with her beloved instrument. She holds CONCERTS, SINGING CIRCLES and CACAO CEREMONIES in Switzerland, France and Southamerica, she holds a MA in philosophy and literature and teaches harp as well as creative writing. In 2022 she founded Tierra Jucumari, Reserva del Oso - a nature reserve in the Upper Amazon, Ecuador, where she lives with her family of five.

www.aitetinga.com

Kristen Watson Geering + Aite Ursa Tinga

2 Workshops with Inger Yoga - Ashtanga Yoga in addition to her Mysore Program september 17-20th : open to all students/levels

Saturday, September 19th :
13.30 - 15.30
Workshop : Backbends

Find surrender through the backbends of the ashtanga yoga series. From simple, to more complex asanas. Backbends are about more than just flexibility, these asanas teach us about surrender and vulnerability. An inspiring workshop for all levels.

Sunday, September 20th
12.30 - 14.30
Workshop : Arm Balances- Strength & Balance

Explore your strength in this workshop. From basic excersises, from transitions and arm balances where you learn how to ‘fly’. This is a fun and energetic workshop for all levels.

🤸🏾‍♀️
register : email Kristen : [email protected]

Individual workshops 60 chf / 50 chf student

SomaChandra Yin Workshops with Persia Juliet

Saturday, October 31st 12.00-14.00
Sunday, November 1st 12.30-14.30

• pricing: 55 chf / 40 chf student
registration : email Kristen [email protected]

Saturday, October 31st : THE GENERATING CYCLE

• Join Persia Juliet in this Yin Workshop exploring The Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The generating cycle is also known as the nourishing cycle, this is a welcoming practice for all levels and all ages. We will journey through the elemental wheel using Yin Asana to stimulate certain meridians. What makes this experience unique is you’ll receive a print out to design your own home practice for each element. Our journey will also include body tapping, organ sounds, guided color meditation and more. This workshop is a taster of SOMA CHANDRA, a 50hr Yin YTT.

Sunday, November 1st : DIGESTING LIFE

• Join Persia Juliet on a specialised workshop focused on Digesting Life. This workshop ventures into the realm of Earth Element and how it manifests inside of you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Through various techniques of stimulating the Stomach and Spleen Meridians with tapping, yin poses and breath work. This is a beautiful experience to pause, reflect and take a moment to digest your life’s experience. Including Mythic stories and somatic inquiry, this is a journey not to miss.

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘁 Yin Yoga Teacher Training

New Class Alert: Monday’s
19.45-20.45 Pilates
with Katerina Katerina 👣

✨ Katerina is a Greek performing artist and certified Pilates instructor, with a degree in Dance – Performing Arts from The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and certifications in Matwork and Equipment Pilates from Michael King Pilates.

With teaching experience across Greece, England, and Switzerland, Katerina brings her background in dance and physical performance into every class. Her approach combines flow, precision, strength, and mindful movement, creating a practice that is both challenging and accessible.

🙏 Katerina’s aim is to create a welcoming space where you can connect with your body, build strength and confidence, and discover the joy of moving with greater freedom and awareness.

She is excited to join the team at Looking Glass and looks forward to moving, learning, and growing together with the community.

New Class Alert: Monday’s 12.15-13.15
Slow Flow w Pascal Pascal Rutz

✨ Pascal began his yoga journey over ten years ago while looking for balance alongside the physical demands and long hours of working as a baker. He completed his first yoga teacher training in 2022 and began teaching soon after. In 2025, he deepened his studies through a 300-hour advanced training with Kinga Toth and Geoff Brooks, an experience that brought him even closer to the depth of yogic philosophy.

For Pascal, yoga is a way of reconnecting with what is already within us. He believes that when we learn to cultivate peace, compassion, and love inside ourselves, they naturally begin to extend into the world around us. Inspired by the mantra Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu—May all beings everywhere be happy and free—he sees every practice as an opportunity to contribute, in a small but meaningful way, to a kinder and more connected world.

His classes invite students to slow down, breathe consciously, and meet themselves with curiosity and kindness. Rather than striving to become someone else, the practice offers space to rediscover who we already are.

🙏 About his class:
Atha yoga anushasanam – Now, the practice of yoga begins.

Slow Flow is an invitation to arrive exactly as you are. Rooted in yogic philosophy, this class offers a conscious and unhurried practice that helps you reconnect with yourself before returning to the rest of your day. Through mindful, breath-led movement and fluid, intentional transitions, we create space to slow down, listen, and move with awareness rather than rushing from one posture to the next. Depending on the focus of the practice, classes may also include meditation, pranayama, or moments of stillness, cultivating clarity, balance, and presence. Every practice honors the present moment, meeting you where you are and inviting you to simply let the practice unfold naturally.

Newsletter is out! A new schedule begins August 10th, there's lots of events coming up from Women's Circles to Arm Balancing, and a very special offer... read all about it.
https://mailchi.mp/57f8b6e9c2db/august-and-events-at-the-looking-glass-basel

🙏 NEW SCHEDULE from August 10th 🧘🏽‍♀️

Sunday:
8.00-10.00 MYSORE (ashtanga) -rotating tchrs
10.30-12.00 Vinyasa with Mahela
16.00-17.00 Vinyasa 60’ with Sara
17.30-18.45 Yin Yoga with Julia

Monday:
9.00-10.15 Vinyasa with Margherita
12.15-13.15 Slow Flow with Pascal - NEW
18.15-19.30 Open with Kristen
19.45-20.45 Pilates with Katerina - NEW

Tuesday:
9.00-10.15 Vinyasa with Nora
12.15-13.15 Vinyasa 60’ with Marie
18.15-19.45 Open with Kristen
20.00-21.15 Yin Yoga with Rinny

Wednesday:
9.00-10.15 Open with Kristen
12.15-13.15 Vinyasa 60’ w Nora
18.15-19.30 Aligned with Yuma
19.45-20.45 Pilates with Ines

Thursday:
9.00-10.15 Vinyasa with Sara
12.15-13.15 Yin 60’ with Kristen
18.15-19.30 Vinyasa with Margherita
19.45-20.45 Kaiut Yoga (yin+mobility) with Monica

Friday:
10.00-11.30 Open with Kristen
12.15-13.15 Pilates with Ines
18.00-19.15 Vinyasa with Martina

Saturday:
10.00-11.30 Open with Kristen
12.00-13.00 Slow Flow with Juliana (From September with Manuela)
16.00-17.00 By Donation - Vinyasa with rotating teachers

Greece Retreat : An Island Affair - Endless Summer 3.0
September 18th-25th, 2027

with Kristen Watson Geering (Basel,CH) Kristen Watson Geering and Kenna Crouch (USA) Kenna Crouch 🌺🐱

Kea Island : Villa Naos Villa Nāos Kea

Villa Nāos follows the natural slope of the hill in a sequence of terraces and pathways that feel intentional and effortless. Architecture and land move together: spaces are oriented toward light, wind, and sea, allowing the landscape to define how the villa is experienced. Materials are rooted in place, dry stone, wood, sand, and natural lime. The house blends into the hillside as if it had always belonged here, shaped more by the elements than by design decisions. And with Western facing skies, watch sunsets over the sea every night at dinner.

What you will Practice:

2 daily practices Sunday-Friday plus one on arrival, Saturday night, in our 100 sqm sea-view wellness shala, fully equipped with mats, blocks, bolsters, blankets, eye pillows, and a sound system.

Classes will be taught by either Kristen or Kenna bringing their 40 plus years of combined experience together for one week.

Morning practices to start and energize our days focuses on yang energies. Expect aligned vinyasa, barre, pilates, and prop work elements as well as pranayama, chanting, philosophy, and meditations throughout the week.

Evening practices to integrate our days, let go, and relax into dinner during sunset focuses on yin energies with restorative yin, pranayama, and meditation elements.

All classes are optional and all levels, with modifications/progressions shared for individuals, and hands on assists given with consent.

more info https://thelookingglassbasel.com/greece-retreat