Teachers

Studies:

Yoga

Malla studied Satyananda yoga from 1978, first in India, Bihar School of Yoga and later in other European schools: Skandinaviska yoga- och meditation skola in Sweden, Mandala Yoga Ashram in South Wales.

Currently following the path set out by Vanda Scaravelli. A student of Sandra Sabatini for over 15 years.

Malla has written four books on yoga (all in Finnish) DVD Yoga, Pregnancy and Birth, 2015

Anthropology

MA from the University of Helsinki.

Malla Rautaparta

Founder of Manipura Yogastudio

Yoga teacher
physiotherapist
MA (anthropology)

Languages: English, Swedish, Spanish

malla@manipura.fi

040 518 2390

Physiotherapy

Studies of physiotherapy in neurology, Helsinki

Specialized studies of neurological problems with children and babies, London Birth preparation

Studies with Janet Balaskas, Active Birth Centre, London Studies with Blandine Calais Germain, anatomy and physiology of the pelvis, Helsinki Training in Birth Preparation `Parto y Movimiento` (Birth and Movement) by Nuria Vives Pares, Girona, Spain

Experience

Malla worked for many years as a physiotherapist for children with special needs. She has been a yoga instructor for 35 years and started developing yoga as preparation for labour and birth some two decades ago.

Malla trained yoga teachers according to the philosophy of Vanda Scaravelli (two-year course) in 2010-2011 and in 2013-2014.