Testimonials
Inger Johannessen
I met Vivian and Viggo 8 years ago and would trust the people I love most in the world to them. This Yoga teacher training goes deep and has awoken the Witness behind it all, in a way that I had not believed was possible…..I am so much closer to Life, all that is living, the heart that beats, the breath that flows, flowers, rain, people, food, tears, joy, fullness, vulnerability, the beautiful and the ugly, Existence itself.
Forever grateful from the depths of my heart.
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Camilla Finckenhagen
Life Changing!
It is really hard to describe in words since this journey must be experienced. Authentic to their fingertips, Vivian and Viggo fill each other out in this teacher training. She with her devotion and love, he with his knowledge and stoic view to Life. I have never felt so much and learnt so much about myself, to see and experience now what joy it is to live Yoga. There is no place for doubt – recommended!
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Jon Levi Pedersen
I could probably write a book about this year, but will try with a few sentences. Vivian and Viggo feel like a unique combination, they both convey yoga from the heart. They also really fill each other out. They teach with a balance between humor and seriousness, which made me feel relaxed and also kept me sharp. You are invited in this training to go into the depth that an instructor should have, and feeling the responsibility and joy that comes with it. I found the direction that I must go in, I found my voice. It definitely needs to be polished, but time will do that on its own. I had no ambitions to become an instructor, but now I don't know if I can let it go. It was a long year that suddenly ended. And now I'm sitting here with experiences and friends I wouldn't be without. I highly recommend this for those considering a yoga instructor education.
Julie Nørbech
I was thrilled when I found out that V&V was starting a yoga education. I had been waiting for the right training for me for years. And I have to say I could not be more happy for waiting. More genuine, inspiring, skilled and loving people is very hard to find. I feel so blessed to be part of the beginning of what I feel is a tribe: of loving, authentic and aware people. Not only doing physical yoga, but living yoga. Thank you Viggo and Vivian for being a great inspiration. And for all the love you put out into the world.
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Anna Loug Grastveit
My experience of this teacher training
It is not often that you meet people you can share your whole self with and for it to feel completely natural to do so. Vivian and Viggo create a safe and beautiful framework for the training and I can only give a heartfelt recommendation for it, even if you have no wish to become a yoga teacher. This year has given me more than I could have dreamed of, an understanding of what it is to live Yoga, unique friendships and last, but certainly not least, a better life.
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Nina Barlund
I was once asked to describe myself and I started by describing myself as a person living in a cocoon. I had trouble letting any one in and trouble letting myself out. This teacher training has changed me in many ways, because Viggo’s and Vivian’s focus is not only on the practical part of yoga - they go deep. And with such authenticity that they made it really hard for me to stay in my cocoon. So I started to break free, under their guidance and the work that I did on my own, I can say that the combination of mindfulness and yoga practice has made me a more open person who feels good and proud, even about who I am as a person.
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Marianne Leirvåg
When you combine being professional with warm hearts, the way Vivian and Viggo do, something totally unique is created; a unique teacher training! 2 real and talented instructors who are professional to their fingertips. Warmly recommended.
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Anne Mari Flatin
My intention for attending this teacher training was to have a better understanding of yoga, especially meditation and yoga philosophy. I feel absolutely that what I received this year with you both has given me an inspiration that will last for the rest of my life. You both did everything with a love and a realness that no-one else could do in quite the same way. Totally unique…..and I feel unbelievably grateful and lucky to have shared this journey with you both and the others in this group.
Marlene Borgstrøm
It has been so unbelievably more than I had anticipated. I started without too many expectations, I just wanted to do a training to learn a bit more about yoga (asana). My body has been problematic these last 15 years: pain in the back, neck, hips and stomach and chronic headaches. I kind of knew what this pain was about (I thought). But it was not something I could do anything about, so it was just what it was.
But already, after the first gathering, I understood that this was MUCH more than just asanas. I used a lot of time to read and reflect in order to gain an understanding of what you both talked about.
I have slowly but surely begun to appreciate meditation. I can now actually sit down to meditate, not because I can write in my practice journal that I have done it, but because I feel that it does me good. I have also had the feeling in my body that the breath can calm me down or ground me in a situation where I feel I have lost control. It has become natural for me to focus on the breath whenever I feel agitated.
The second to last gathering, I told Camilla that my physiotherapist of the last 10 years has stopped my treatments because she felt that I didn’t need it any more. Then it suddenly came to me that I had not experienced any pain any where in my body for a while. Talk about being aware…!!! It was very strange that I had not thought about it at all until that conversation…..but so crazy amazing for me when it came up like that and I understood how much has actually happened to me this year.
I don’t remember everything that Vivian said to me during graduation, but something has impacted me whether I remember or not. For now, I have the feeling that I am still here, I had just forgotten who I am for so many years. I understand that it is not done in a flash, to find myself again and to become who I know I am. But I know for sure that I am here and I will continue to work to find the way back to myself.
Thank you so much for a fantastic, enriching journey together with you both. You guys are unique.
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