I want to believe that people choose to study with me because I don’t treat them like a number, because of the different ambiance or attention I offer, or perhaps it’s the years of experience and time doing my craft, or maybe even because they like the idea of understanding how to train the body. We all need to take care of ourselves – our emotions, nutrition, breathing and posture. This is really different to the ‘gym culture’ we have today and is better achieved in a community.
Monika Stepak
Welcome to our community, our DNA is one of togetherness, nourishment and positivity. The Movement Academy, Youth Circus and Life for Life projects are more than a movement school — we pride ourselves on being a community.
This goes beyond circus culture or movement skills and training. We also like to create the right supportive atmosphere, and help tackle whatever else is going on in people’s lives. We embrace diversity of movement, and promote a healthy culture of self-discovery. It allows us all to support, learn from, and grow alongside each other. While everyone is part of our OT301 community, in classes people are treated as individuals according to ability, capacity, and their motivation on that day.
Inspiring a healthy motivation for weekly community-based training brings structure and routine to people, as well as the satisfying fluidity of the movement and skill development in itself.
Our community evolves with the needs of our students. We embrace a mix of different generations (with no age limit or health limits), backgrounds, and nationalities. Most people who join classes then become an active part of the community for many years. Students will grow and their lives change, and in the end many bring their own kids to train and participate with them. In this way we are able to enrich everyone and keep things varied, interesting and dynamic — evolving with the needs of our students.
Community focus and goals
- Support
- Living better
- Joyful living
- Awareness of the global situation and our place in it
I was fortunate enough to discover Okido Yoga through Monika. Having practiced and taught Karate for over 40 years myself, I found this experience particularly fascinating. I discovered many parallels with Karate, while at the same time gaining a new perspective on familiar movements and principles.
Monika has a special gift for captivating her students and inspiring them with her enthusiasm for Okido Yoga. I especially enjoy the interesting partner exercises, which bring variety to the practice and make every class engaging and enjoyable.
For me, practicing Okido Yoga with Monika has been a truly enriching experience and has given me new inspiration for my own practice. Highly recommended!
モニカ先生、いりあい村での、情熱と愛情に溢れたリトリートに感謝いたします。おかげさまで、私のTAISETSUなDAICHOUも快調です⤴︎これからも、素晴らしいご活動を通じて、多くの人たちに幸せを届けていただくことを願っております。勿論、モニカさんの益々のご活躍、そして幸せを祈らせいただきます🙏arigatougozaimasu😊