Sattva Yoga Chamonix’s classes are given in french and/or in english according to the students needs.
Hubert de Tourris (Hamsa)
Hubert de Tourris (Hamsa)
Sattva Yoga Chamonix founder.
To learn Yoga and Ayurveda Hamsa traveled to India, Europe and America.
At a young age he was interested in Bagwan Shree Rajnesh Dynamic Meditation, and also Zen meditation. He was also practicing Do-in, Japanese postures and self-massage.
His first Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher was Gustav Björkman, whom he met in Chamonix. Then he studied with Mark Darby for more than 12 years, as well as numerous courses with Matthew Sweeney, and Sheshadri (Mysore India). During thoses years he studied Ayurveda and massage.
After deepening his practice of Ashtanga Yoga, he became interested in Yin Yoga and Dharma Mittra Hatha Raja Vinyasa Yoga. Then he was initiated in Kriya Yoga of Babaji by Marshall Govindan who gave him his spiritual name, Hamsa. Since 2015 he follows the teachings of Shailendra Sharma Kriya Yoga guru.
– 500h “Ayurveda Massage” with Kiran Vyas with Tapovan, France
– 500h RYT Vinyasa “Ecole des Ailes du Yoga” with Caroline Boulinguez à Paris, France
– 500h RYT Ashtanga “Sattva Yoga Shala” with Mark and Joanne Darby in Montreal, Canada
– 100h RYT Yin Yoga with Biff Mitheofer, US
– Certified in Ashtanga “PAVY” Mysore with Sheshadri & Harish in Mysore, India
– 500h RYT Hatha “Dharma Yoga Center” with Dharma Mittra in New York City, US
– Babaji’s Kriya Yoga initiation with Marchall Govindan, Canada
– Babaji’s Kriya Yoga initiation with Shailendra Sharma in Govardhan, India
His vision allows him a comprehensive understanding in accordance with the fundamental principles of Yoga and Ayurveda. Simultaneous vision of the one and the many, it is in this unity that the spirit leaves the dichotomy pleasure/pain to enter inner peace. The yoga is the method to achieve the state of Yoga, the ultimate freedom in unity.
It is with passion and enthusiasm that he shares his knowledge and accompanies his students, with a mix of humor and discipline, on the path to Self-realization.
Some Hamsa postures : Yoga Asana
© Pascal Tournaire & Hubert de Tourris
Romain Castel
Romain Castel
Attracted to healing techniques and of holistic care, Romain approached fasciatherapy for himself in 2009, then at the same time, he began to practice the “5 Tibetan rites” for several years before discover Yoga. He practiced for 2 years in Normandy with a yoga teacher “Charline Blas” who teaches Hatha yoga and Yin. Liking to practice yoga and helping him in his daily life, he decided to deepen his practice and met Hamsa at Chamonix at the beginning of 2022. There he finds a certain framework and rigor that it was looking for. Then discovering the Ashtanga-Vinyasa, he decides to train in this practice and register for YTT. At the same time, he went to India, Rishikesh, at the Rishi Yoga Shala, for study ancient texts and Hatha yoga with “Pierre Bonnasse” and “Karine Barucha”. Since then, he has continued to practice and study in Chamonix at the shala of Hamsa.
– 200H YTT « Ashtanga Intensive » with Hamsa (Hubert De Tourris) and Shankara Darby, Chamonix, France.
– 200H YTT « Yoga Intégral » with Pierre Bonnasse and Karina Barucha, Rishikesh, Inde.
Rosie Kelly
Rosie Kelly
Rosie was then introduced to Sarah Harlow and Christopher Gladwell at Yogasara Bristol, and began her 250hr training in the Yogasara Method.
In 2019, Rosie moved to Chamonix to live a life closer to nature. She has a thriving mobile-massage practice in the valley; continues her yoga learning with Hubert at Sattva Yoga, along with maintaining a strong self-practice so she may reap the rewards of living a life more in-flow and teach from an embodied perspective.
Mélanie Amrouche
Mélanie Amrouche
Mélanie arrived in Chamonix in 2016 to join an international non-profit organization as a biomedical engineer. Beside her missions with the NGO and other mountains activities, She practiced yoga with Blanche de Marion. Later, she opened the doors of the Sattva Yoga Shala and connected right away to the knowledge, the experiences, the depth and the way of teaching of Hamsa, who she considers today as a guide.
In 2022, she finished a Teacher Training in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at Sattva Yoga Shala and after quitting her job and life in Chamonix, she started her own transformative journey and followed her explorative intuitions.
Her path led her for example in India in Mysore where she practiced Ashtanga with Sheshadri et Harish for 2 months and in Thaïland where she joined a professional traditional thaï yoga massage training.
In 2024, she settled for 3 months in Mysore where she practiced with Chidananda, gave thaï massages and joined a TTC in Yin Yoga at Yoga with Shrinatha Shala.