If you ask Clara Fischer about her level of satisfaction, she doesn't have to think twice.
“The most satisfying moment was when I put my resignation on the table,” she says.
There was only a part-time position in a company, from August she will be completely self-employed.
“And that feels good.
At the moment it is exactly the right thing for me. ”Fischer, 27 years old, has taken a seat on a ball in front of her desk;
the motif connects, if you will, her two business ideas, one of which, yoga, is now developing in the direction of a hobby, while the other, management consultancy, is picking up speed.
None of this was planned, but it happened that way - and the Corona crisis, of all things, acted like a catalyst.
Stefan Locke
Correspondent for Saxony and Thuringia based in Dresden.
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Fischer moved to Leipzig four years ago to do an internship in the communications department of the BMW plant located here.
She had studied business administration in Bamberg and also looked after companies in matters of public relations.
At first she didn't want to stay long in Leipzig, but then she quickly made friends in the city.
"As a native of Franconia, it was new to me at first that so many people here are so open and curious," she says and laughs.
Training as a yoga teacher in India
The internship was followed by a full-time position in a company, which soon merged with another. Then the youngest employees had to leave, but Fischer did not find this as dramatic as she is one of those people who do not quickly upset difficulties. Freshly quit, she extended an already planned vacation in New Zealand to three months and wondered what she could do with her life in the future.
In the midst of this thought-provoking process, a call from a friend broke out, who told me about her plan to train to be a yoga teacher in India.
Both had already taken yoga lessons together in Leipzig, so Fischer quickly joined and flew to India, more precisely to Goa, the epicenter of the yoga disciples.
They spent 25 days in a village with people from all over the world who also wanted to become yoga instructors.
The program was quite ambitious, she says: many hours of theory and practice every day, with food and meditation in between and finally a final exam.
“The practical part of the exam came first,” says Fischer.
"If you don't pass it, you can skip the theory test right away."
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Fischer passed with flying colors, she has specialized in Vinyasa, a more sporty and dance-like yoga variant, which is still reflected in her home to this day. There is a wall bars in the hallway, in front of which there is a racing bike, and a pull-up bar hangs over the living room door. She was still in India when her cell phone rang again. A yoga trainer in Leipzig was urgently looking for specialists who could take courses in fitness studios as soon as possible. “That was very practical to get started,” says Fischer. "I didn't have to pay any room rent and was paid by the hour."
In addition, and because it was summer, she gave outdoor yoga classes and met with students in Clara Zetkin Park in the city center. “Initially on a donation basis and without pressure,” she says. “That went pretty well.” During this time, she decided to work independently in the future - as a yoga teacher. She rented studios and perpetuated the courses in the park, which word got around quickly. She rarely had to advertise. “There were a couple of guys from the gym who started a Whatsapp group called 'Yoga with Clara'. It was like a sure-fire success. ”She even offered classes between Christmas and New Years - which, to her surprise, were fully booked.
The year 2020 got off to a great start, until Fischer heard the increasing news about a virus called Corona in February and, unlike many others, took it seriously. “I have a very good gut feeling,” she says. To be on the safe side, she already stopped renting her studio, and when the first lockdown came in mid-March, she was at home for the time being, but once again hardly had time to be bored.