Bhavika - Cheerful Expression is a combination of two souls Catarina and Susana, sharing one vision, same passion and purpose.
Bhavika was born in Rishikesk, India, where we did our YTTC - Yoga Teacher Training Course of 500h.
With the will to bring back our teachings, from the Ashram, to our hometowns of Lisboa and Porto, we wanted to keep the essence of yoga in its core.
Bhavika is a Sanskrit name for girls meaning sentimental but also honest, righteous, well-meaning and cheerful expression.
Given to us at our arrival at the training center, Bhavika couldn’t be a better name to define what we are and what we want to bring to our community.
As if, the universe saw through us even before knowing us.
Catarina is our calm force. Like the moon, she is the mind, the thinker of Bhavika.
Down to earth with an extreme will of providing
a better place for everyone, she thinks that one can make a difference. “Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something” would be her motto in life.
Susana is the embodied fierceness. Like this luminous celestial body that is the sun, she is a ball of fire
and joy. With a heart of gold, she thinks that it is in our darkest moments that we may find "the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves, that can never, ever be dimmed".