TESTIMONIALS

I love Trishna’s approach to yoga. It’s an immersive experience. She starts out the first hour with very gentle meditation and movement, working up to an active Vinyasa that really warms up the body. The second hour is dedicated to deep Asana practice, which develops inner strength. She often ends the two-hour session with a meaningful Sanskrit chant. Trishna’s voice is soothing and encouraging. Her guidance helps me get stronger – while never feeling the need to push myself into places of discomfort. The pace of each class is just right. Trishna clearly thinks about muscle groups that she will focus on in any given session and makes absolutely sure that we warm up properly before doing the deep stretches. It’s a pleasure to participate in yoga practice with Trishna.

Trishna offered vast insight to a yoga practitioner of any level. Trishna’s knowledge and grasp of yoga is deep and profound. The culmination of years of inquiry. If Trishna was my daughter I would be very proud of her. It’s was an honor to revel in all the jewels that she has integrated. Trishna shares her extensive and eclectic teachings with grace and skill.

I love how Trishna turns reclaiming my yoga practice into a discovery of not only of myself and my edges, but also I discovering of a way of life and a living culture. There were just the right amount of tours in which we never felt like tourists: herb walk with lunch from a working farm, olive oil tasting at another working farm, Greek dance lessons, hiking, swimming in the buoyant coastal waters. Beautiful lodging. I can not over state the sense of rarity the opportunity held. Both my daughter and I want to do it again.

As a dedicated practitioner of the Dharma of eastern language and method, Trishna brings a wealth of experience into her teaching that makes access available to the immediate fruits of practice. She has the wisdom to allow for the limitations of the body while encouraging that her students explore their own thresholds and tendencies. Practicing with Trishna is always a whole body, speech, and mind reflection that reveals the inner yoga and source of strength and wisdom in the body. She is highly qualified to teach to a beginner and an advanced student with the humility to reveal how yoga belongs to the participant and is not about competition or endurance – but ones inner relationship with who and how they are in life. I always highly recommend her and would not trust the depth of my practice with anyone who lacked her uncommon dedication to her students.

Trishna is an excellent teacher. She explains complex poses and philosophy in a simple and inspiring way. I have been able to get into poses I previously thought were out of my ability from her instruction alone. She is patient, sweet yet challenging and has a deep knowledge of the practice. I would 100% recommend her.

Yoga with Trishna has helped me find compassion for myself and those around me by creating flexibility in my mind, body, and heart.

I have attended retreats in the Healing arts, Yoga, and Taijiwuqiguan around the world with master teachers. Trishna is a very unique teacher. Her passion for the science of yoga and her dedication to knowing her Self grant her an outstanding opportunity to lead students to the inner yoga. She has always invited me to witness my own process and to neither go further nor fall short of where I am in the very moment. I have attended two of her retreats and left a far stronger woman than when I arrived… I cannot say enough about her ability to work with people of varying levels of practice and meet each fully. I feel she has a living practice that she is able to impart as well as other master teachers I have worked with and she offers it with a grace and humility that is very refreshing. I look forward to my next retreat with her.

I have practiced with Trishna for over seven years. Her practice is unified with her life and she teaches yoga as a way of life, not an aspect of life. She is skilled in the art of describing an asana as she demonstrates it, and makes it clear that the guidance is hers, but the practice is yours. She does not often make adjustments, but when she does, they are subtle yet powerful. She is very safety oriented, constantly urging her students to modify the poses to the limits of their abilities, rather than pushing their bodies to the limits of the poses. ‘Energy without tension, activity without stress’ is her watch word. Finally, her practice is taken directly from sanskrit sutras and as such is a meditative, spiritual practice. Her shavasana, in particular, is a very moving experience. If you are seeking traditional sutra based hatha yoga asanas and vigorous vinyasa, you will find it in Trishna’s practice.

Trishna is an incredible yoga instructor who is patient, knowledgeable, and inspired. She exudes a love for yoga that makes coming to her classes a treat. In fact, I look forward to her classes all week. She is incredibly observant and makes excellent suggestions to get you deeper into a pose or modify it based on the unique physiology of each body. I love Trishna’s classes!

YOGA RETREAT ON CRETE!!! (2018 Retreat)

I’m gonna be honest.  I initially chose this retreat because Greece was on my bucket list and I wanted a break from my husband and kids.  I had no idea what I was getting myself into, because I was not prepared to fall so deeply in love: with the culture in Kato Zakros, the people, the food, the dance, Stella (the hostess of the apartments where the retreat is held), Trishna‘s yoga style!  All of it.  It was way more than a yoga retreat where we just go do yoga in a pretty location.  I fell in love with this place and this retreat so hard, I am going back as often as I can.

Basically, I want to tell you all about this yoga adventure, but it is one of those once-in-a-lifetime types of experiences in a land not very sullied by too much tourism that I actually DON’T want to tell you all about it.  It was that magical.  But I will, because it is not nice to hoard experiences like this for those of you who want it. Trishna created a perfect blend of yoga practice and cultural exchange.  It was a full-on cultural experience.  We had daily practice, sometimes twice daily.  In addition, we did an educational walk in a local herb garden followed by the most amazing home cooked local cuisine, then followed by a total surprise walk to some ancient local ruins…a village with a 4/500 year old well and castles that you could walk through and touch.  We had dancing lessons. (Optional if you are not a dancer, but be prepared to get sucked in because Greek dance is very simple and soooo fun).  We attended a local street festival and partied the Greek way.  We learned all about the local olive oil farms and the farmers’ fight to create more sustainable practices from their ancient family business that go back generations (not to mention, the olive oil AND the honey from these places…oralgasmic!)  All of this happened in the dramatic backdrop of one of the most ancient civilizations, the Minoans, an ancient matriarchal society who once inhabited Crete.

Another true confession:  I have historically pretty much done yoga mostly for a workout and not a spiritual practice because that has just worked for me.  But, Trishna‘s teaching style blew me away, she is so knowledgeable. The way Trishna teaches is so simple yet so deeply refreshing, I could not help but connect with a deeper part of the practice, because, simply put, Trishna‘s way of being combined with her vast wealth of knowledge naturally invited me in that way and I was drawn.  All against the backdrop and energy of an island that is so connected to their ancient, Goddess worshiping roots.  We strolled through ruins of ancient cities and Queens’ palaces, hiked through a gorge with caves where the Minoans buried their dead (and baby goats jumped in our path!!!).  Pure heaven.

The apartments where the retreat is held look like King’s Landing (for you Game of Thrones fans), and the town that it is in feels like it is set back about 10-15 years. Dramatic mountains and cerulean beaches. Slower pace, super friendly locals, the most amazing meals you will eat that were caught or harvested that day, locals singing and playing music in the tavernas by the sea at night.  Oh yeah, and the Mediterranean on this side of the island, so gorgeous. Opening your eyes underwater feels like opening your eyes in a swimming pool.  The Greeks are one of those people who just treat you like family.

So yeah, like I said, I am reluctant to tell you all this because when an experience is this magical, part of me wants to be selfish and keep it all to myself.  If you want a true “inner adventure”, this is the retreat that offers that all and more.  Don’t go, I want to keep it all to myself …but really, will I see you there next year?  Because I am going back.

I started practicing yoga with Trishna about a year ago and I couldn’t be happier with her as a teacher.  I have been to other classes with different teachers where I have thought “Why am I paying for this I could get the same experience watching youtube.”  This thought has NEVER happened in Trishna’s classes.

Trishna’s classes are small and intimate so she is able to give each individual personal attention.  She explains all the nuances of muscle movement that help me to achieve poses correctly and get the most out of my yoga practice. She keeps her classes quite varied so I always feel challenged.  When I started going to her classes, I quickly realized that I was inflexible, weak, and had terrible balance, but all three of these aspects have quickly improved through her guidance and encouragement.  I would strongly recommend her class!

What makes Trishna Horvath such a good yoga teacher?

Knowledge is part of it. Trishna’s is considerable, and comes from a desire to learn. She’s steeped herself in the traditions of yoga for decades, yet every time I’ve visited her house I’ve noticed a heavily bookmarked encyclopedia of yoga, or been given an impromptu lesson in Sanskrit etymology, or otherwise seen evidence of fresh research.

Trishna has an extraordinary teaching voice. You feel, strongly, her comfort and strength, and that she is in her element. She doesn’t falter or explain things unclearly.

She has the ideal teacher’s attitude toward her students. She doesn’t judge mistakes but only pushes the student to step past the limit of their learning. Although her classes are active, the focus is not on physical exertion but on finding something new to do and consider. The individual’s needs are considered, and those with specific disabilities – for example, a weak knee – receive tailored instruction.

To me, the most important element is that she imparts you with her enthusiasm for yoga. She is passionate about her craft and wants every student to gain the most they can out of their sessions with her. Her spirit, heart and mind are all fully invested in this process of learning. It’s extraordinary.

I bought a Groupon about 6 months ago for 10 yoga classes with Trishna and can’t believe how lucky I was to stumble upon her classes!  The studio on Parsons is beautiful – bright, intimate, with gorgeous wood floors.  Classes are typically about 2-5 students.  If you’re tired of classes with 40 other people looking around trying to figure out how to do the pose, Trishna is for you!  She always explains carefully and watches us to make sure people are doing the poses safely and correctly.  She is also welcoming and accommodating of all levels.

She has a gentle flow class on Thursdays, but I prefer her regular Monday and Wednesday hatha flow classes.  She typically starts with gentle stretching and some chanting.  After warm-ups, she typically goes through a series of sun salutations for about half an hour so that you’re sweating by the end.  Then, on to some longer held poses and stretches until Shavasana.

Her prices are reasonable; her classes intimate, friendly, and challenging; and the space is lovely.  I can’t recommend her classes enough!

I’m so happy to have encountered Trishna, If you are looking for a yoga teacher in the true sense of the word, she is one such person. Her knowledge, experience and ongoing relationship with the ways of yoga is manifest in her classes.

She teaches twice a week in the Richmond district of SF, as well as in Marin. The classes are small and intimate. If word gets out about Trishna, I feel she’ll need to relocate to a bigger venue. So I don’t know if I want to advertise her too much, then again, good things are best shared.

Her classes are physically and mentally invigorating and relaxing at the same time, it often feels like serious soul cleansing.

Random addendum: I’ve never been able to ride my bike ‘no hands’ before, but after taking her class just one time, I was able to ride my bike with no hands all the way back to the house!