Practice実践
Morning hatha朝のハタヨガ
Slow movement, steadied breath — the day begins quietly.ゆっくりとした動きと整えられた呼吸で、一日を静かに始めます。
心と音の調和 · TokyoPractising since活動開始 2012
Aoi Sakurai
桜井 葵
A Tokyo-based hatha yoga instructor and jazz vocalist exploring the meeting place of breath, body, and sound.
Minato-ku, Tokyo
Two practices · one approach
Choose the room you would like to enter.
ヨガ · Yoga
Slow Hatha & Breath
Group mornings, restorative evenings, private sessions, and seasonal retreats in Hakone and Karuizawa.
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ジャズ · Jazz
Standards & Originals
Live performances, club residencies, private events, and original compositions. Currently recording a debut EP.
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Aoi began her journey in classical voice at the age of nine and discovered hatha yoga while studying jazz composition in New York. Today she teaches and performs across Tokyo, weaving breathwork into her vocal phrasing and a musical sensitivity into every class she leads.
Both practices are, for her, the same question asked in different rooms: how do we listen well, and how do we respond with care?
Breath
Pranayama as the foundation — for the asana, for the song, for the day ahead.
Presence
Slow, intentional movement and phrasing. Nothing rushed, nothing decorative.
Lineage
Trained in classical Hatha (Sivananda) and the Great American Songbook. Both traditions, carried lightly.
Training & lineage
A long apprenticeship, quietly held.
- RYT-500 Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor
- 1,750 hours of training, Sivananda lineage
- BA Jazz Performance — Conservatory program
- 12 years performing across Tokyo, NYC, and Seoul
- Featured artist, Blue Note Tokyo (placeholder)
Visual moments風景
A small atlas of the practice.この実践の、小さな地図。
Six glimpses into the rooms, the rituals, and the breath.六つの風景に、ヨガと音楽、そして呼吸の世界を。
Performanceステージ
Live in Tokyo東京のステージで
Standards and originals, performed with a Tokyo trio.東京のトリオと共に、スタンダードとオリジナルを。
Retreatリトリート
Hakone weekends箱根の週末
Three nights of practice and forest walks, twice a year.三泊の実践と森の散歩を、年に二度。
Ensemble編成
Trio · quartet · duoトリオ・カルテット・デュオ
Flexible formats for clubs, festivals, and private rooms.クラブ・フェス・プライベートに応じた柔軟な編成。
Breath呼吸
Pranayamaプラーナーヤーマ
Classical breath techniques as a seated, quiet practice.古典的な呼吸法を、座って静かに行います。
Lineage系譜
Sivananda Hathaシヴァナンダ・ハタ
1,750 hours of training, carried lightly.1,750時間の修練を、軽やかに受け継いで。
Newsお知らせ
Recent updates最新のお知らせ
Signature eventシグネチャー・イベント
An afternoon shaped around breath and song.呼吸と歌でつくる、特別な午後。
Once a season, Aoi gathers a small audience for a complete afternoon — yoga, lunch, live jazz, and a quiet networking moment.シーズンに一度、ヨガ、ランチ、ジャズライブ、ネットワーキングを通して、心と身体を整える特別な午後を少人数限定でお届けします。
A Special Afternoon with Yoga & Jazzヨガとジャズの特別な午後
Special Afternoon特別な午後- 10:00 — 11:00Yoga sessionヨガセッション
- 11:00 — 12:00Lunchランチ
- 13:00 — 15:30Jazz vocal liveジャズ・ヴォーカル・ライブ
- 15:30 — 16:00Networkingネットワーキング
Sat · June 27, 20262026年6月27日(土)
Press
“A rare voice — quiet, deliberate, and arresting. She makes the room lean forward.”
“Her classes feel less like a workout and more like coming home to your own breath.”
Newsletter · once a seasonニュースレター · 季節に一度
A short letter, four times a year.季節ごとの、短い手紙を。
Upcoming retreats, new performances, and the occasional small essay. Sent quietly, never sold, never shared.リトリート、ライブのご案内、小さなエッセイ。静かにお届けし、第三者と共有することはございません。
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