Paris. October. The city is golden and the air has that particular quality it only gets in autumn — crisp, alive, full of possibility. What better place, and what better moment, to remember what your practice is really for.
Joie de Vivre is a four-day yoga immersion at the beautiful Shala 33 in Montreuil — a space held by artist and teacher Helen Eastwood, where devotion and joy live side by side. Together, Julia and Helen will guide you through Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Sanskrit chanting, sound meditation, and talks on self-realization — all woven together with a distinctly Parisian spirit: deep, alive, a little playful, and utterly beautiful.
Here is what we know about Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga: it is one of the most powerful, precise, and transformative practices in the world.
And here is what we sometimes forget: it is also meant to be joyful.
This immersion is an invitation to hold your practice as the most sacred thing — and at the same time, to hold it lightly. To bring full devotion without rigidity. Full structure without losing the breath of life inside it.
To practice with the kind of ease that only comes when you stop trying to be perfect and start allowing yourself to be present.
Through yoga, mantra, sound, and conversation, we will explore what it means to truly live your practice — to let it work on you from the inside out. To make it yours. To make it alive.
Structure. Devotion. Joy. In Paris. What else could you need?
Over four days at Shala 33, you'll receive:
Julia Grant-Scott is a sound and embodiment artist, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga teacher, and guide in self-realization. Originally from Kazakhstan, her journey weaves together yoga, breathwork, sound, and the wisdom of Vedanta — each one deepening her relationship with life and with practice.
She teaches not to instruct, but to remind — that the practice is always a path back to the Self. Julia is lovingly called Brahmama, inspired by Nāda Brahma — "Sound is God, and God is Sound."
Julia's work is for those who are ready to listen — not just with their ears, but with their whole being.
Helen Eastwood is a Paris-based yoga teacher, artist, and the warm-hearted keeper of Shala 33 in Montreuil. Rooted in the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition and deeply influenced by teachers who showed her how uplifting it is to practice with music and presence, Helen's teaching is flowing, devotional, and full of life.
Her classes weave together pranayama, chanting, and movement — guided always by the Sanskrit invitation she places at the heart of her shala: svāgatam — welcome, all.
"The little space within the heart is as great as the vast universe." — Chandogya Upaniṣad
Joie de Vivre is for those who love their practice deeply — and are ready to love it a little more lightly too. For those who want to go deeper into the philosophy, the sound, and the self.
For those who know that Paris in October is never a bad idea.
Investment: €250 – €300 sliding scale. Pay what feels aligned with where you are. Click below to reserve your place.