#62 Interview: Marta Sokołowska how she became independent as a Yoga teacher and rock climber

Checking in mit Marta Sokolowska






I’m Polish rock climber, BASE jumper and wingsuit flier;
yoga teacher and practitioner (I’ve been teaching yoga
for 9 years now and practicing for over 15 years);
exponent of yoga practice as a supplement activity in
climbing training. I’ve been climbing for over 12 years,
mostly in High Tatar Mountains in Poland and Slovakia,
and Italian Dolomites; for some years also in winter (I’m
co-author of a new winter route- along with Andrzej
Machnik- through the middle of the east face of
Pośrednia Soliskowa Kopa in Slovakian High Tatras in
2011).


I’ve been a member of Mountaineering Club in Gliwice
since 2009 and sent numerous routes both in the mountains
and various climbing areas in Europe. Among all of my
climbing partners, for some years I had been climbing
with Andrzej Machnik - alpinist and Himalayan climber
(the leader of the first in the world successful winter
expedition to the third highest peak of the world
-Kangchenjunga, and also co-author of the new route on
the west face of Makalu in Himalaya).


I’ve started BASE jumping in 2017 and Wingsuit BASE
jumping a year later.


 


Subject in this Mental Power Podcast
Episode:


how Marta left her regular work and became
independent as a yoga teacher

Yoga helped her to be able to go that independent way

her history in rock climbing and how she sees
differences to BASE jumping

What change means to her and how to overcome
obstacles

how you can find your own way of "fine living
art" 



Marta's background






I have a masterk’s degree in philosophy
(University of Lodz, Poland). I was working as a
pharmaceutical representative in one of
international pharma companies for some years.
Later on I’ve started to teach yoga and lead yoga
workshops on my own.


I’ve been speaking on some climbing related
festivals:
2013 National Meeting of Adventurers, Sailors and
Alpinists “Kolosy” in Gdynia
2018 Ladek Mountain Festival (the fesEval hosted
the Award Ceremony of Piolets d’Or - the most
prestigious award of alpine climbing).
I was writing and had interviews for some outdoor
magazines (“Taternik”, Crag Magazine, Outdoor
Magazyn, N.P.M. Magazyn Górski).
I keep writing my own blog and also mountains’
and climbing related articles for some outdoor
companies.


Services Marta offers:
Weekend yoga workshops in Poland; one week Yoga
(& climbing) Retreats in Sicily and in Sara
Valley (Trento, Italy)


Ressourcen:
Martas Webside
Marta on Facebook
Marta on Instagram


 


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