Our team members have all gone through their own training path to become who they are today, but the goal has always been a healthy balance between body, mind and spirit.
They continue to pursue this goal for themselves and for the people who entrust themselves to them.
Susan founded Serrat(u)s studio in 2002, expanding into one of Zurich’s hottest tips for yoga and bodywork. She realised her dream of creating an oasis for body and mind with charisma, dedication and discipline. After studying modern dance, Susan trained as a Gyrotonic® instructor in the 90s, while also studying dynamic yoga and Esalen massage. Susan’s urban-shamanic wisdom is shared with love in rituals such as sweat lodges in the
Eleonora studied contemporary dance, before her training as a yoga teacher and Swiss-certified instructor in 2008. She also competed a yoga course for pregnant and postnatal women, while also studying Thai-yoga massage. She has been joyfully She has been teaching her unique Hatha Yoga flow with great joy for over 17 years. Ongoing further training in meditation, Ayurveda, Tantra, Nada Yoga, Chi Gong, Yoga Nidra, pregnancy and postnatal yoga as
Brett Porzio was a student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath Jois and Eddie Stern from 2000 and learned Ashtanga Yoga in New York. After years of dedicated practice and teaching, including long stays in Mysore, South India, Brett received permission to teach from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in 2006. He spent the following years in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, settling in Zurich in 2019. Brett travels
As I move, I live my love for colours and shapes. I began practising yoga in 2000 and am looking forward to sharing my skills with you joyfully, carefully and steadily throughout your journey. My classes are inspired by many forms of yoga, including Astanga and Kundalini. I love to play with discoveries such as Face Yoga (Fumiko Takatsu), Energy Medicine (Donna Eden) and Taoistic yoga (Mantak Chia), which I
Asanas and the breath are the gateway and the key to our mind. Calming the breath allows us to get in touch with our consciousness and energy system. In my classes, which are accessible to beginners, I support you on your path to find clarity, strengthen your system and release physical or mental blockages. Finally, meditation exercises lead us into silence. Through the constant practice of yoga, an ever finer
Elem is passionate about creating playful and sensual spaces in which a diversity of emotions and needs can unfold. She sees exchange and play as a way to learn new things and strengthen the community. These principles are intertwined with her expertise in various forms of aerial acrobatics that she has been combining in the weekly Flyground format since the summer of 2022. Once a month, it transitions from the
Matís d’Arc discovered his passion for the Japanese rope bondage Shibari 2011 at Schwelle 7 in Berlin. He took lessons and inspiration from Akira Naka, Dasnyia Sommer, Felix Ruckert, Hajime Kinoko, Nicolas Yoroï, Pilar Aldea, Ren Yagami and Tifereth Kinbaku, among others. With the label luhmen d’arc, he dedicates himself with his team and guests in workshops, performances, jams and sessions as well as lectures, talks and texts to experimental
Vanessa’s focus lays on harmonizing through sound, cacao ceremonies as well as intuitive oil massages. Vanessa learned how to use the pervasive power of sound in India and regularly applies her experience in workshops, festivals, retreats and private sessions. The multifaceted effect of Nada Yoga (Nada = sound) is refined by her own voice, as well as other instruments with shamanistic origins. At Serratus, her well-attended sound meditations are always
Manuela Schoepfer is a healing artist and intuitive teacher of breathwork journeys. Her curiosity brought her to various eastern and western healing modalities. She is also certified in Yoga, Meditation, Reiki, Herbalism and Crystal Healing. With her graceful and grounded energy, Manuela creates a safe and calm space. She inspires people across the globe to connect with their true authentic self and to create a life where body, mind and
Mahara McKay has been dedicated to healing and self-healing since 2004, using skills and tools from the tantric and shamanic arts. Mahara has acquired her broad knowledge of meditation, pranayama, breathwork, mindfulness, tantra, dance and shamanic arts through extensive travels in New Zealand, India and New York. She regularly teaches at international festivals and offers Tantric meditations and private classes.
Devon, a certified Ashtanga teacher, has been transforming her personal teaching style since 2006 to mix styles and adapt to the needs of every class. Her practice builds a dialogue to the body in order to approach edges and find strength through softness.
The Serratus Bodywork Zurich Studio is located between Helvetiaplatz and Europaallee. Easily accessible by bus 31/32 to the corner of Militärstrasse and Langstrasse or about 10 minutes on foot from Zurich main station.