STAMBHA YOGA SCHOOL

YOGA is the central pillar of our path of STAMBHA aiming to inspire you, guide you and empower you to seek, find, and live your true authentic self. More info on our vision.

STAMBHA YOGA honors and embraces many dimensions of yoga and various gateways within the path of yoga, aiming to serve each individual for their unique growth. We integrate these various gateways; each complementing one another in a magical web of connection to the Self.

We believe in a holistic approach in our school. We combine various tools that we have gathered over many years of experience and knowledge, serving individuals in the best way possible to learn a complete yoga practice with our school.

In each gateway, we have different affiliations and historical connections with various other schools and methodologies of yoga which we honor tremendously.

STAMBHA Yoga has its own unique holistic methodology and framework.

Please see below for the more on our complete method of yoga.

STAMBHA YOGA

Our Methodology and Framework

STAMBHA Yoga School is a holistic yoga school that honors all the various dimensions of yoga and also combines various other tools for one's self growth journey.

  • STAMBHA Yoga brings a breakthrough approach to the modern yoga world in the understanding of the physical body and in the combination of various gateways of yoga. It is based on tapping into the innate wisdom within us through various different bodies. 

  • It starts with the concept of “Come As You Are” and welcoming yourself just as you are with pure ‘Unconditional Love’ and taking ‘Active Participation’ in life.

  • STAMBHA Yoga further defines ‘Awareness Actions’ which ignite the innate wisdom of the physical body for wholesomeness and health.

  • It welcomes the understanding of ‘Universal Web’ that connects everything both in life and also in the integration and awareness of the physical body.

  • It clearly defines the ‘Seed Center’ for the physical body for planting the seed of unconditional love (and active participation) and defines the nourishing actions for the seed. As the seed grows the innate wisdom of the physical body is ignited and the body re-organizes itself.

  • In addition to its Main 3 Awareness Actions essential for activating the innate wisdom of the physical body, it also introduces the concept of ‘Trimming the Tree’ with its additional Awareness Actions for detailed re-alignment when necessary to encourage the healthiest choices in the organization of the physical body.

  • It builds its own vocabulary and terminology for the understanding of these concepts. And suggests various unique poses and sequences that best explore the understanding and implementation of Awareness Actions.

  • SY Awareness Actions support the deeper integration of various bodies of the individual, various aspects of life and all layers of existence.

  • STAMBHA Yoga also brings a new approach to the modern yoga world by honoring the tradition of yoga through Hindu Shakta-Shaiva Tantra lineage and teaching from the depth of true academic and scholarly knowledge from this tradition.

  • SY also makes space for all dimensions of yoga honoring the yoga tradition deeply. It integrates these magical gateways: Hindu Shaiva Tantra Philosophy, Meditation, Mantras, Personal Growth Tools, Physical Body (with its awareness actions and also through pranayama and mudras), Tribe/Community/Circle.

  • Integrating all gateways of STAMBHA Yoga is crucial for the understanding of this yoga methodology.


STAMBHA YOGA

GATEWAYS

Philosophy - Universal and Individual - Sacred Texts

Hindu Shakta Shaiva Tantra Philosophy

Our philosophy teachings are rooted in Hindu-Shaiva Tantra, mainly Kashmir Shaivism, Trika Tantra Shaivism. Study of sacred texts is very crucial on the path of discovery of the Self. Ezgi has studied with various scholars over the years. Her main philosophy teacher is Prof. Paul Muller Ortega, founder of Blue Throat Yoga, a school of deep meditation practice and advanced studies of Hindu Shaiva Tantra. Ezgi is an authorized teacher of that school. Our central philosophy teachings are mainly coming from this lineage. Rooted in our central lineage, we honor various other lineages of yoga philosophy and teach them in our school as well.

Meditation - Divine Love Affair

Neelakantha Meditation

Meditation is a crucial part of our path. Ezgi’s main meditation teacher is Prof. Paul Muller Ortega, founder of Blue Throat Yoga, a school of deep meditation practice and advanced studies of Hindu Shaiva Tantra. Ezgi has been dedicatedly studying on this lifelong path and has been a regular daily meditation practitioner for many years. She is an Authorized teacher of Neelakantha Meditation as taught in Blue Throat Yoga. She actively offers formal initiations to this practice, Neelakantha Meditation comes from the ancient Tantric teachings of Svatantra, the true freedom of Consciousness; our meditation path is based on the teachings of Hindu Shakta Shaiva Tantra, coming from the highest scriptures of this tradition.

Mantra - Sacred Words

Mantras are an important part of our yoga path. They help us to connect to deeper layers of existence and be supported and guided and protected. Our mantras are mostly transmitted by Ezgi’s main teacher Prof. Paul Muller-Ortega from the lineage of Hindu Shakta Shaiva Tantra and beyond; from the vast yoga tradition.

Asana - Physical Practice

Physical Body - Sacred Temple

  • Physical Practice of Yoga: A complete yoga method based on igniting the innate wisdom of the physical body. 

  • SY is an integrated way combining various different perspectives for the physical body.

  • Integrated Body Awareness

  • STAMBHA Yoga Awareness Actions (3 Main + 2)

  • Balance of:

    • [Feminine & Masculine Qualities]

    • [Freedom & Stability] [Stability & Space] [Structure & Freedom] [Structure & Flow]

  • Integrating

    • Organization & Mapping: strength elements, exercises / movement sequences to develop awareness of the body chains to be able to do the M3 Awareness Actions better

    • Integration & Freedom of dynamic movement: feeling elements, feminine elements, music, mantras, chanting, healing music, elements from Feminine free-flowing practices, keeping the M3 Awareness Actions

  • Pranayama - Sacred Breath / Breathing Practices / Breathwork

    • Pranayama practices is an important way of connecting with our essence. Through the breathing exercises we connect to out breath/energy body and beyond. Our pranayama practices are through a combination of various yoga teachings.

  • Mudras - Sacred Gestures

    • Mudras are powerful ways of optimizing the energy flow in the body. Our mudra’s are from various yoga sources mainly through transmission by Ezgi Fisher.

Historical context: Ezgi Fisher after having taught ten 200-Hour Yoga Immersions and Teacher Trainings in Anusara Yoga through STAMBHA Yoga School and FSY, founded STAMBHA Yoga’s unique holistic way and approach to Yoga, and Self-growth. Our teachings on the physical practice of yoga, hatha yoga, were Alignment-based Flow. We focused highly on the alignment that best serves the body and beyond. We gave a high focus on the therapeutically healthy alignment of the physical body. And then we invited the nectarful flow to tap into the optimal flow of the energy in the body. STAMBHA Yoga’s previous inspirations and affiliations for the asana teachings are with Anusara School of Hatha Yoga and Rasa Yoga. Ezgi is a Certified Advanced Teacher Trainer (CATT) authorized to teach in both schools and the founder of our holistic yoga methodology of STAMBHA Yoga. We also embrace various other techniques of movement practices under our school, coming from Ezgi’s years of experience of studies and teaching, including Acrobatics, Foundation Training, AcroYoga, Fitness certifications, Thai Yoga bodywork and we also involve other great teachers who share skillful movement practices beyond yoga.

Currently, we teach STAMBHA Yoga’s unique holistic way and approach to Yoga and Self-growth. And in Physical Practice we have our own methodology and framework based on ‘Seed Awareness’ developed by Ezgi Taslidere Fisher and Brian King. Ezgi has taught more than twenty teacher trainings so far and now dedicated to train teacher trainers as well as teachers.

We believe in the balance of structure and freedom, stability and movement. We teach a healthy balance of these opposites in the best way that serves the physical body. Our practice is a combination of fire and nectar practices. Our framework helps to ignite the innate wisdom of the physical body.

Personal Growth Tools

We integrate various personal growth tools coming from various other related disciplines in our Life Academy into our holistic yoga teachings. They are to support your personal development journey and then further into trusting your own teaching abilities. 

 

Community - Family/Circle

A Circle that you are welcome as you are

Community support is an important catalyzer in one’s personal growth journey. We all need teachers and we are all teachers to eachother at given time. We grow through the support of the people who are on the same path with similar intentions of connection. We hold space for beautiful souls coming together in our community. We consider our community as family. Our STAMBHA family is growing every single day.

Come as you are!

We welcome you with utmost respect and love to be a part of our beautiful family.

Please check the links under the category of STAMBHA Yoga for our offerings of these various gateways via: public classes, private sessions, workshops, retreats, immersions, teacher trainings, and more.