Teachers & StaffBianca Brummelkamp
Bianca is co-owner of a sports club, a flight attendant with KLM and a sports- and yoga instructor. While studying French at a teacher training college she also started training as an aerobics instructor, adding street dance, pilates and yoga as she went along.Yoga has become a very important part of her busy life. It gives her energy, but also inner peace, more love for self and others. 'The path of yoga is endless and I am still learning. After breaking both wrists in a fall in 2010 I learned that yoga can help me get more out of life. Every practice becomes a journey of discovery. Everything becomes easy once mind and body are aligned.' Besides trainings and workshops with Tonnie Goes, Charles de Hond, Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers, Bianca regularly attends yoga classes in Amsterdam, New York, Thailand and Singapore. Jose De Groot
position: Medewerker, Teacher view schedule of Jose De Groot Ever since her childhood, classical and modern ballet have been José's passion. In her teenage years she became interested in psychology and philosophy and since then has become more engaged in self-development, increasing her awareness and enjoying the magic of the present moment. After studying Journalism and, in part Social Therapy, José worked for a few years as a therapist in various institutions in Holland. Unsatisfied with that line and method of work, she decided to look for a different and more holistic way of working with people. José started practicing yoga seriously in 2006, in Barcelona, and was greatly inspired by its potential for healing at a physical, emotional and spiritual level. She saw the possibilities of combining her interests, therapeutic and dance experiences with yoga classes. After a Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) of 200 hours Yoga Alliance (YA) in August 2006, she started teaching a mix of Hatha, Vinyasa and Vini Yoga (Yang Yoga) in Barcelona. At the end of 2006 she discovered Yin Yoga and since then, this has been her primary passion and specialization. José started teaching Yin Yoga classes in 2007. José's classes are guided in a warm, clear and hopefully humorous way, with compassion by adapting the practice where necessary to the student’s specific needs. She encourages you to experience, observe and become aware of your bodily sensations, emotions, quality of breath, intuition, thoughts and habitual patterns. Her goal is to stimulate you to discover, to strengthen and connect with your true self. José teaches mainly Yin Yoga classes, but also more dynamic styles (Hatha/Vinyasa/Vini/Power Yoga) in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Barcelona. She also offers several workshops, retreats and Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings all over Europe. José has completed several anatomy workshops and a Yin Yoga YTT (200hYA) with Paul Grilley, several workshops with Sarah Powers, a Vini Yoga training with T.K.V Desikachar (India) and a couple of Anusara Yoga immersions. José has also studied other styles of Yoga including Yoga Dinamico, Iyengar and Kriya Vajra Yoga. She is a regular practitioner of Vipassana and Shamatha Vipaysana meditation. Leanne Dix
After gaining a degree at Goldsmiths University, London Lilly has been teaching children for ten years. She is constantly inspired and refreshed by the compassion, creativity and playfulness of young children together with their motivation to be in the present moment. Lilly has observed that yoga practice can bring us back to these human qualities so present in children. In 2011 Lilly became a certified Vinyassa Yoga Teacher(200RYA). Studying under inspirational teachers she became exposed to an array of yoga styles and thought provoking philosophical ideas. She regularly attends workshops and further training experiences including studies with; Orit Sen-Gupta, Clé Souren Clayton Horton, James Higgins and David Lurey. Lilly strives to provide open and fun class where students are encouraged to explore within, in a challenging and non competitive environment. She has a clear focus on alignment, building towards flow and rhythm in movements connected by the breath. She views learning in a spiral structure where students revisit previous experiences each time exploring and refining further, and applies this to her teaching method. Lilly strives to share her understandings with her students and looks forward to being life long students of Yoga toget Kirsten Drooger
position: Teacher view schedule of Kirsten Drooger 'Yoga is the magic of the moment' Having spent most of her childhood years on horseback in nature, Kirsten has found in yoga a new way to connect with nature now that she lives in Amsterdam. Kirsten studied Prana Yoga at the Prana Yoga College in Vancouver, and is currently studying Centered Yoga with Dona Holleman. She is also a certified Ayurvedic nutrition and lifestyle consultant and studying to be an Ayurvedic therapist. Kirsten has been teaching yoga in both groups and private sessions for four years now. She invites her students to become aware of repetitive and habitual patterns that cause pain and unbalance. She guides them through the physical body with a creative flow of classical yoga poses while engaging the breath. With the flow, breath and emphasis on mindfulness Kirsten turns yoga into a moving meditation, encouraging students to open up and let go of restrictive habits. Marlene Henny
position: Teacher Marlene leads inspirational yoga classes and has a unique ability to naturally inspire a deeper understanding of the flow of breath, movement and the mindful connections of yoga. Her teaching emphasizes on energetic alignment, creating space in the body and synchronizing movement and breath. In her classes she creates a creative flow of movements on the rythm of the breath. She teaches with a clear eye on body alignment and gives precise guidance on how to work intelligently with yoga, but also incorporates the influence of her dance training where she lets students move the body through its entire range of motion on the wave of breath. Marlene is known for her skill in sequencing and she allows everybody to join the ride. Three years ago she develloped a new class called Coreflow and she is the only teacher who introduced Core Strength Vinyasa yoga in the Netherlands. For the last two years now she has been teaching this new form of yoga which she calls Coreflow. Marlene currently lives in Amsterdam but spends her winters teaching in India/Goa where she has organized a number of yoga retreats and taught at the Brahmani yoga center in Anjuna. She thoroughly enjoys teaching yoga, connecting with her students and helping them to find their body's grace, power and essence. Sanna Holdert
Bodywork is Sanna's passion. Life experiences brought this to her awareness. In 1998 she started practising yoga to learn how to breathe properly, and in 2007 she took the yoga teacher training at Svaha.Teaching yoga, she found that different people benefit from different forms of yoga. She started incorporating her intuition, which brought more awareness to her classes. Sanna has practised Vinyasa, Acro, Iyengar, Anusara, Centered and Yin yoga, all of which styles have inspired her. In the last 4 years the 5 Rhythms Dance Meditation has started playing a major role in her life and yoga. Other forms of bodywork also influence her 'dance of life', such as Movement medicine, Voice Movement, Contact improvisation and massage. In her yoga classes she likes working and playing with awareness through Yin Yang yoga, slow flow, bodywork, body/mind awareness and breath. Martyn Hoogstra
position: Teacher After a career in photography and design Martyn Hoogstra found his 'Path of the Heart' 26 years ago in the practice of Hatha Yoga. Martyn is a very experienced teacher in the ancient tantric tradition of Hatha Yoga, skilled in the practice of the Eight Limbs with a profound proficiency in the Asanas, Pranayamas, Bandhas and Mudras, Kriyas and Dhauties and a deep understanding of the philosophy of yoga. For many years he studied with prominent teachers in India and Europe. Twenty years ago Martyn started teaching yoga, carrying forth the good teachings of his mentors. He has worked with people from all walks of life: professional dancers and athletes, elderly people, yoga teachers of all styles and martial artists.In the last ten years Martyn has been a regular guest teacher at various international yoga teacher training courses, workshops, retreats and seminars. Eva Kroes
position: Teacher Eva has found her home in many places all over the planet, though mostly inside her heart. She currently lives in Amsterdam. Eva's teaching developed naturally over 10 years of yoga practice, 2 years of teaching and a lifetime of living. As she travelled for two years through Central and South America, she was continually asked to share her practice. From sharing her practice with individuals and small groups of people, she came to guide full 2,5 hour classes in professional studios in a number of countries. In Guatemala, where she lived for a year, she was part of the Yoga Teachers Cooperative where teachers trained each other in exchange of styles, skills and knowledge. At the moment Eva follows the Raja Yoga training in Amsterdam. Eva teaches a meditative deep stretching style of Yoga. In her classes there is much emphasis on moving in slow motion with attention and alignment of the body, on synchronizing the body and the breath, and allowing space to take place in one's own pace. She blends traditional postures (asanas) with breathing techniques (pranayama), meditation, deep relaxation, and body awareness. George Langenberg
position: Teacher George Langenberg is a professional mindfulness trainer. He has practiced meditation and yoga for many years, recently specializing in the MBSR training (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). At Delight Yoga George teaches Mindful Yoga. A strong yoga work-out with focus on the mind, posture and breath. George's background is very diverse. He has worked as an Art and Design teacher and as a trainer and family coach for Dutch youth care. Currently his focus is on yoga and meditation. Besides being a mindfulness trainer and teacher he is involved in the MindfulKids school project in Amsterdam. Daphne Luttger
position: Teacher view schedule of Daphne Luttger Daphne has participated in workshops and trainings with David Swenson, Anthony "prem" Carlisi, Ross Rayburn, Mark Holzman and Martin Kirk. Besides Modified Ashtanga she also teaches Freestyle Vinyasa, Restorative and Intensive Yoga. In her yoga classes, Daphne hopes to inspire you to go inward, to let go of the mind and get in touch with your body, to embrace dualities and discover that love of self automatically leads to love of others. Merel Martens
Through teaching yoga, Merel creates a space for people to experience peace of mind in an increasingly hectic society. She teaches a dynamic form of yoga and her classes are inspired by different yoga styles such as Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Virya Yoga. While giving much attention to correct alignment of the body in the postures her classes allow space for ‘going inside’. For Merel yoga is awakening consciousness, both on and off the mat. Travelling around the world Merel has been teaching at various places and to people with different backgrounds. At the moment she is teaching in Amsterdam and organizes retreats. Merel holds a degree in Medicine and International Public Health. After an ambitious but demanding career in international development she indulged and committed herself to the practice and philosophy of y Arno Nistal Ten Veen
position: Medewerker, Teacher view schedule of Arno Nistal Ten Veen Arno holds teaching certificates in Power Yoga and in Ashtanga VInyasa Yoga (by Yoga Moves), and has followed 2 years of teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Amsterdam, where he could deepen his experience and understanding of asana technique (yoga poses) and its therapeutic applications. “My lessons are the natural results of what I’ve learnt in my own life. We learn to bring balance and correct attitude into body and mind. We learn to move from the centre (core) of the body, not just on the mat, but also in our daily lives. Flow on the mat, creates a flow in life as well! In my classes I mix the meditative flow and breath awareness of Vinyasa Yoga, with the detailed asana technique and body awareness of the Iyengar method. Together with a lot of Core postures, I can bring the best out of myself and of my students.” Anoshe Overington
position: Medewerker, Teacher After meeting her Indian guru in 1995 Anoshe spent the following twelve years on numerous silent sitting retreats with him. Living in Byron Bay, Australia since 1991, she is a fully certified yoga teacher, trained directly by Louisa Sears. Anoshe teaches in Bali and Europe a dynamic fluid Vinyasa which is also meditative. Claudia Pradella
position: Medewerker, Teacher Firstly initiated in Hatha yoga according to the Bihar School tradition, she subsequently invested in several years of personal practice and various studies with teachers from all over the world, mainly in Europe and Asia. Claudia is a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 200) and continues to regularly travel abroad to study with great teachers and masters, like Sri K Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois, Lino Miele and TKV Desikachar. Claudia is a fully committed student in the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition, with a deep passion for the psychology of the yoga of Patanjali and with a strong belief in the benefits of an individual approach to yoga. Since 2004 she's been teaching regular yoga classes, workshops, retreats and teacher training programs in the Netherlands and abroad, and since 2010 she runs Astanga Yoga School Amsterdam. Katiza Satya
Katiza Satya is a committed yogini and yoga teacher with an in-depth background in Vipassana and Mindfulness meditation, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, Iyengar yoga, Vinyasa style, Yin yoga and the living yogi lifestyle in general. Her pleasant nature, contagious enthusiasm and warm heart inspire students to do their very best. Katiza Satya has studied with many great teachers and masters in Europe, America and India since 1983. The great influences in her life have been the Tibetan master namkhai Norbu Rimpoche, Sri Ramana Maharshi, her guru H. W. I. Poonja (Papaji), Dalai Lama, B. K. S Iyengar, Guruji Pattabi Jois, Vipassana teacher S. N Goenka, Parahamsa Nithyananda, Richard Freeman, Clive Sheridan, Sarah Powers ,Tsultrim Allione, Dona Holleman and Orit Sen Gupta. She has travelled regularly to Mysore, India, to study with Pattabhi Jois, the founder of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga method. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, co-founder of the Yoga Moves Teacher Training in the Netherlands and the Gaiatree-yoga International Teacher Training. She recently finished a years work as a Yoga and Meditation Instructor for Como Shambhala Estate in Ubud, Bali. Katiza Satya gives retreats, workshops and courses throughout Europe, Asia and South America. Chantal Soeters
position: Teacher view schedule of Chantal Soeters Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. Thich Nhat Hanh Chantal Soeters is an Anusara-inspired® yoga teacher from Amsterdam. Anusara® yoga is a powerful Hatha yoga system, developed by John Friend, that weaves a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness with intelligent biomechanical principles of alignment and a strong sense of community. Chantal fully embraces the playful , creative and uplifting nature of this form of yoga and sees yoga as a way to experience freedom in the body, mind, and heart, both on and off the mat. As Anusara yoga® helped her heal from a serious neck injury where other treatments failed, she acquired a special interest in the therapeutic benefits of yoga and the innate healing capacity of the body. In her classes, she emphasizes safety through alignment and encourages a mindful practice, while, at the same time, encouraging you to expand your boundaries and to embrace new challenges. Chantal is known for her enthusiasm, her dedication and her compassion. Her teaching style is precise, accessible and uplifting, always looking for possibility first, seeing your potential. Her classes are challenging but relaxed, serious but light-hearted, mindful but expressive. Each class will focus on empowering you by exploring a deeper connection to your heart and by learning more about the workings of your own body, helping you to transform and deepen your practice, to feel good in your body and to gain a more expansive view of life. Marieke Timmermans
view schedule of Marieke Timmermans In the course of time Marieke has specialized in treating addictions, particularly eating disorders. Through study and her own experience in dealing with this persistent disbalance she has developed her own philosophy and treatment, consisting of coaching, yoga, mindfulness and nutrition. Marieke offers: 'Soul Food' Coaching 'Live your life' Coaching 'Happy couple' Coaching 'I am a bit lost' Coaching 'Love your body' Coaching Private yogaclasses Jurre Twijnstra
position: Teacher Eva Ugolini
Eva's passion for Yoga and Ayurveda started almost ten years ago whilst taking a course in Ayurveda-Yoga massage in Rome, her hometown. After experimenting with traditional Hatha Yoga and Pranayama, she went to Southern India on a few trips to deepen her yoga practice and Ayurvedic studies. Once back in Rome, she completed a two year Master in Ayurveda Massage at the Atharva Veda Center ( in cooperation with the Center for Study and Research of Naturopathy and Ayurveda of New Delhi, India). Here she met Denis Sciannimanica, who introduced her to Ashtanga Yoga. It was love at first sight and since then Ashtanga Yoga is part of her daily life. She has participated in workshops with Manju Jois, Clayton Horton and Gabriele Severini. In 2009 she moved to Amsterdam and started working with Ayurveda in massage centers and yoga schools. As she continued to deepen her yoga practice, she decided to join the 200hrs Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training given by Claudia Pradella and Janneke Verburg. Since then she has very happily started teaching Ashtanga Yoga, as a way to share her love, joy and devotion to this powerful style of yoga, which can enrich our lives with extraordinary vitality and creativity on all levels. Skadi Van Paasschen
position: Teacher A talented and successful gymnast herself, Skadi taught gymnastics to young children when she was only 14. At that time she suffered wrist injury and as a result of medical errors ended up in a long process of multiple operations. Though she kept on doing gymnastics with one arm she was unable to continue participating in competitions. The locomotor system thus became a point of special interest in her life. For her secondary school finals Skadi wrote a paper on ‘movement’, which she presented to an audience of some 100 people. Aged 18, she succeeded in engaging the entire audience in Chinese Tai Chi exercises. She continued studying Mensendieck-therapy and became a successful therapist. After working for several years Skadi grew dissatisfied with her work: it’s lack of creativity and depth. Getting involved with Yoga, she then found a method of movement, a way of life and a career that suits her perfectly. Martine Willems
After specializing in dance and choreography for some time, Martine started yoga in 2010 with a basic training. In 2011 she took the Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Johan Noorloos, Marcel van de Vis Heil and Anat Geiger. She regularly attends workshops, master classes and teacher trainings with well known yoga teachers such as Simon Park, Max Strom, Govinda Kai and David Swenson, and travels to India to deepen her studies.Martine enjoys sharing the benefits of yoga with everyone: young and old, flexible and not so flexible, healthy, weak and sick. Besides regular Hatha and Vinyasa yoga she also teaches children and young adults, in-house classes for businesses and events, yoga retreats in Ibiza and is involved with the Belle and Balance Foundation where she teaches women who are recovering from cancer. Besides, she teaches yoga to physically and mentally handicapped people in a residential care home. Martine teaches from the principle of 'relaxation through effort'. Hers is a vigorous class with focus on the alignment of body, mind and spirit. |
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