About Your Teacher
“There are powerful techniques that help us to awaken to our true power as human beings, and remember who we are beneath the noise, the habits, and the distractions.
It is my mission to make these techniques available for everyone.”
Michaël Bijker - Founder of yogalap
yogalap founder Michaël Bijker has been improving the mental and physical well-being of tens of thousands of people around the world from all genders, backgrounds, and walks of life.
Michaēl is one of the world’s leading voices in Pranayama and Breathwork and over 150.000 students from 191 countries have enrolled in his online courses, which has been life-changing for many of them. By designing and offering transformational courses and inspiring retreats to everyone, Michaël has been able to share wonderful techniques that awaken the full potential that is inside all of us.
Everyone has a great power within to observe, heal and manifest. Michaël has felt a connection with that source since he started his spiritual journey at the age of 14. Four years later he was able to heal and recover from a devastating car crash due to the powerful methods of QiGong and Yoga, and the Grace of God. Medical professionals considered this recovery almost impossible. Since then, Michaël has dedicated his life to helping others learn those powerful techniques.
Why I share this
As a teenager I suffered from eczema. Meditation, qigong and yoga helped me heal it, and taught me the discipline to look after my body. After my accident at 18, with my right arm paralysed, these same practices helped me heal again.
I have always been drawn to spirituality. I found that religions can stay in the head as theory. Through breath, movement and meditation you can feel the truth directly, with your heart. For me that is a living connection with God, the source of all life. I see Jesus as an expression of that source: love, acceptance, forgiveness and peace.
Everywhere I travelled, I saw people suffering from stress, unable to calm their minds or their emotions. I knew these practices could help them as they helped me. That is why I started Yogalap.
At first I gave my courses away for free. Then I noticed that people rarely followed through on something free. So I chose pay what you can: an amount that means something to you, and never a reason to be left out.
When I teach, I feel something greater flowing through me. That is my purpose. Thank you for being part of it. May we all be blessed with peace, love and wisdom.
Michaël is one of the world’s leading Pranayama and Breathwork teachers. He is a certified 800hr (Yoga Alliance 500 E-RYT) teacher with a Yoga Therapy Certification from Paramanand Institute of Yoga Sciences & Research, Indore, where he studied under the loving and wise guidance of Dr. Omanand-Guruji. He has been teaching Breathwork, Meditation, QiGong, and Yoga since 2009.
It is Michaël’s strong belief that knowledge is to be shared and should not be about money. Therefore, he offers the courses on a ‘pay what you can’ basis and for free to those who cannot afford them.
Living a Life in Service
Michaël traveled the world for over a decade to deepen his study and practice in the power of mind and body focusing on Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork, Pranayama, QiGong, and other ancient methods. He developed a set of integrated techniques to cultivate that ‘Light Within’, to awaken your inner wisdom and realize your full potential. Michaël’s teachings are inspired by the masters he studied with, by Life, and by the wisdom that flows from being connected with one’s true source.
Since 2010 he has settled in Sagres, Portugal, to share his wisdom. He wakes up every day to help others realize one’s true essence and live a more healthy, purposeful, and empowered life.
Michaël's Courses to Awaken Your Full Potential as a Human Being
Improve Your Mental & Physical Health With Meditation, QiGong & Breathwork
Everyone has a wonderful power within. A power to observe, heal and manifest. When one has truly felt this source within, one will live one’s life in the service of others, because that is the true purpose of our life. We are all one and connected in spirit.
Life Awareness Project Philosophy
"Learn the importance of manifesting your life. You have a great power to manifest, heal and create in life. Many of us are not aware of this and life for them has become a purposeless struggle. A bit like a boat that is floating on the ocean without a captain, without a destination.
Life is like a great ocean of potential that we are sailing on. You are the captain of your own ship sailing through this ocean and being able to set your own destination and create your life. To reach your destination, you have to prepare and understand your ship..
Mastering your State of Mind
You are a conscious, sensitive, and creative being who experiences life with body and mind. If you don’t understand their workings, you become a victim of the negative states that your thoughts and actions create. But when you learn to ‘correctly tune’ body and mind, a harmonious life unfolds in and around you, and you become the true architect of your Life.
To do this there are some very powerful, yet simple techniques that I would like to share with you.
May all be blessed with peace, love, and wisdom”
Michaël Bijker