Testimonials

I started yoga a year ago and I have enjoyed every class with Gabriel. He has the capacity to instruct his students in a very gentle but at the same time firm way. Step by step, one learns to practice more efficiently and joyfully. I used to have serious problems with my back some years ago. Safe, truly professional teaching is extremely important for me. I adore the restorative classes as well. Sometimes I think Gabriel can read my mind, bringing up reflections on a particular spiritual aspect of life. It is more than once that the topic had puzzled me all day. Astonishingly, other students say the same thing! Often I feel I am able to value life so much more after I started yoga classes with Gabriel. What could be more meaningful?

- Marita Aho.

When I first started taking yoga classes some years ago it was because of my reoccurring back pain and because I was feeling stressed and strained due to different circumstances in my life. I liked it and also found some relief to my ailments but it was only when I started going to Gabriel’s yoga classes that everything clicked. Through Gabriel’s radiant personality and dedicated instruction on, on the one hand, the asanas and breathing, and, on the other, kindness and gratitude, I soon realized that yoga could be so much more than mere physical practice. I could say it has changed everything or at least that it triggered a bigger change in my life but in Gabriel’s teaching of yoga I have found a completely new way of looking at myself and life in general: a sense of peace with it all.

- Kirsi-Marja Kokkonen-Lozano, language teacher and author of learning materials

I have only great things to say about Gabriel as a yoga teacher. He is extremely competent and dedicated to the holistic message of yoga. But that is not the only or most important reason so many of us want to attend his classes. Gabriel is exceptionally respectful, caring and kind towards his students. He seems to have eyes in his back and his personal assistance during classes is highly appreciated. I feel safe even during more complex asanas. Gabriel never compromises our health and safety.

 When I started attending Gabriel’s classes, my hips were giving me a lot of trouble. Only after a few classes they felt looser and less painful. Now, after attending his classes for a few years, a lot of my health challenges are just a memory. It is with utmost pleasure that I recommend Gabriel Monaldo as a great yoga teacher for students of all levels

- Marika Borg

"A good yoga instructor is a real treasure. And that's what I consider Gabriel to be: real treasure. His way of seeing the world with the wisdom of the heart, humour, gratitude and curiosity spreads around him. As a teacher Gabriel is meticulous, professional, accepting, human and he absolutely conquers with his personality. In his classes you don't just do asana with a serious face, but you see yoga as an element in your everyday life, which brings you joy and you do it for the respect for your body, mind and soul. I am grateful that I have the privilege of following my yoga path with the help of Gabriel."

- Sanna Välitalo