The power of yoga

After a sabbatical with a trip around the world and her training in Bali and Miami, the Dornbirn native quit her previous managerial job in the fashion industry and followed her great passion for yoga and movement. She focused on Budokon Yoga - a combination of athletic yoga and martial arts elements - and set up her own business with the help of friends in the middle of the pandemic.

Budokon comes from the USA and was founded by Cameron and Melayne Shayne. This new style of yoga pushes people to their physical and mental limits in order to strengthen them. "In Budokon, you go in search of your inner warrior, who lets go of everything in the past and lives only in the moment. This type of yoga shows you that you are often only fighting against yourself. Because no one else is responsible for your happiness but yourself. With martial arts such as mixed martial arts, you learn to look forward even when you have setbacks, to focus and to trust in your abilities," explains Bohle.

By founding her own club, Warriors Nation, the yoga teacher has created a place in Munich that conveys this philosophy. "Nation because it's not about me, it's about uniting people. To have a community where everyone feels comfortable and you can be who you want to be. Yoga is not just for women or men who can switch from a standing position to a handstand or tuck their legs behind their ears. No one has to be able to do this to be a good yogi. It's much more important that you feel good after yoga and that it has helped you personally," says Bohle.

From beginner to master - yoga can be practiced into old age thanks to the different types and teaching methods. Yoga adapts to the body just as the body adapts to yoga. Whether meditating, working out, strengthening your stamina or becoming more flexible - yoga can do everything and doesn't have to do anything. "Personally, yoga has shown me that the right things usually happen when you let go. By not clinging to everything so tightly, whether it's material things, people or circumstances. Everything can change from one day to the next and we have to deal with it. Nothing happens without a reason and you never know what it will be good for in the end," says Bohle, who is also referring to letting go of the famous ego. "For some, yoga is a religion. But you can also just take a relaxed view. Don't take yourself so seriously and focus on the fact that it gives you more energy than it takes away," says the martial artist.

After all, that's what yoga is all about. The balance between tension and relaxation. The balance between strength and flexibility. Finding a place outside, be it in nature or in the studio, and within yourself to recharge your batteries. In Budokon yoga, movement is a way of examining the mind and growing personally as a result. "I found out on my journey to becoming a yoga teacher that I want to help other people and make them feel good. If they feel good and happy after a yoga class with me, I've fulfilled my purpose in life," says Bohle, emphasizing: "Giving energy and getting it back - that's the special power of yoga!"