International Yoga Festival

David Lurey (USA) Teaches yogaworkshops in various countries around the world.He is the founder of his own international teachertraining, he is an international highly rated yogateacher.With his knowledge and expierence he builds up his class with a combination of breathing and lifemusic, which creates a flow and makes each workshop a unique expierence in which power and flexibility grow through the magic of breathing, silence and pure consciousness are activated. For more information go to: www.findbalance.net.

Gösta, founder of Svaha yoga school, an international and leading yoga school in the Netherlands with their own teacher training programs in Amsterdam. Dynamic Hatha yoga in a flowing movement to the rhythm of the breath and  music. Their classes are challenging for everybody and  characterize themselves by sublime instructions, humour, philosophic insights and inspiring life music. For more information go to: www.svahayoga.com.

Martyn Hoogstra is a yoga teacher professional for more than 15 years and a dedicated practitioner of Hatha yoga. For a wide range of yoga teacher trainings he frequently appears as a guest trainer. He leads intensive yoga trainings and master classes nationally and internationally. He is extremely competent in Asanas, Pranayamas, Mudras & Bandhas and has a broad working knowledge of  yoga and meditation. For more information go to: www.yogadlite.com

Jayendra Hanley is THE teacher trainer for Anusara Yoga in Europe. Having more than 30 years experience in Hatha yoga and meditation we are very happy to welcome him to the festival this year. Anusara yoga is a heart oriented form of Hatha yoga with universal principles of 'alignment' in combination with the non dualistic tantric philosophy. 'Students enjoy the clarity and depth of his understanding and his light-hearted style.' For more information check out his website at www.jayendrahanley.com

Eva de Haan (1967) is a certified Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher who has had the blessing of studying and training in India. She has her own vibrant and dynamic yoga studio in the heart of Leiden, Holland. Each week her studio offers more than 25 varied forms of yoga lessons ranging from Ashtanga yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Power yoga, Hatha yoga and Partner yoga. For more information check out her website at: www.yoga-spirit.com

Iris Martinez and Dieke Bikker, both certified teachers of Acro-yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. They will give together four Acro-yoga workshops during the festival. This is a fusion of three disciplines, namely the spiritual practice of yoga, the loving touch of Thai massage and the power of acrobatics. They will let the participant get acquainted with Acro-yoga through the workshops Partner flow, Therapeutic flying and Thai massage. For more information see respectively their individual websites: www.v-up.nl and www.salonphysique.nl .

Kyra de Vreeze is a graduate of natural medicine and a certified Asthanga Vinyasa yoga instructor. She gives dynamic yoga lessons, as well as workshops in Ayurvedic nutrition and also leads juice fasting programs and cleansing diets. During the festival she will be giving workshops in Ayurvedic nutrition whereby you can get find out which foods, according to this ancient traditional Indian health science, best match your own individual body/mind constitution. For more information see: www.kyradevreeze.nl

Michael van Maasdijk, a certified Kundalini yoga teacher, musician and owner of the Golden Temple Restaurant on the Utrechtsestraat 126 in Amsterdam. At the festival his restaurant is providing the delicious vegetarian food. From early in the morning till late in the evening he along with other musicians will be playing inspiring life music, with movement, passion, and warmth in and around the tipi where the fire burns. For more information see: www.restaurantgoldentemple.com

Marlies de Kort (1975), a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in Amsterdam, has given yoga lessons at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Amsterdam and elsewhere. She has studied yoga for many years at different yoga ashrams in India where under also 3 months by Iyengar himself. Since 1997 she intensively practices yoga under the supervision of the founder of Anusara yoga, John Friend, amongst others.

Siridharma has his own yoga studio in the heart of Amsterdam called Yoga Lifestyle Studio. A studio that offers their own teacher training for Kundalini yoga, children’s yoga classes and yoga therapy as well as group and individual yoga classes. They offer a wide range of massage therapies and also give yoga on location for businesses and companies. For more information go to: www.lifestylestudio.nl

Tom van Huijstee has his own “Transformational Breathing” practice in Amsterdam. This is a powerful method to assist in getting the body’s life energy flowing again through using the connected breath that results in increased awareness, relaxation and connection between the body and mind. Furthermore is Tom a musician and poet. One can enjoy his many talents by participating in one of his many workshops from a breathing session to the making of poetic life music. For more information go to: www.levensadem.nu

Myrna and Duncan run together their own yoga studio, Yoga Dreams, in Zaandam. At the festival Myrna will give dynamic power yoga and a relaxing stress-relief. Duncan gives Ashtanga yoga and Slow Yoga Fat Burn based upon the technique of Rodney Yee, a popular American yogi, and also Thai yoga massage. They will also have various yoga items for sale during the festival such as yoga clothing, mats, bags and cd’s. For more information see their website: www.yogadreams.nl

Christine Hariang Michon (1948) is owner of her own yoga center in Enschede and for more than 30 years she has been giving yoga lessons. She instructs Hatha yoga and Kundalini yoga. She is also the head of the KRI Kundalini yoga teacher training school in Enschede. She is author of various books and publications about yoga and nutrition including The Green Diet. For more information check out her website at: www.michon.org

Nicolet Montanius gives Shadow yoga. This is a form of Hatha yoga and is made up of four series, that are a combination of various warrior and sun-salutation poses. The postures of each series are connected together in a dynamic and organic manner. Each series is a composition that gives attention to the breath, power, flexibility, condition, and concentration. For more information check out her websites at www.shadowyoga.com en www.yoga-shala-houten.nl.

Roy Groeneveld is a professional musician and yogi. He performs with theaterschools, international artists and DJ's. During the Yoga Festival he will play as percussionist in the trancedance and he will also accompany a drum journey. A trip through the world of percussion: expierence the essence of rhythm and movement, find how vibrations all flow together to express what comes up naturally and celebrate the joy of live!

Nathalie Peters gives yoga, Shakti dance and walking meditation. During the festival she will give special workshops in Shakti dance, the yoga of the dance. A harmonious combination of yoga, energy work, breathing techniques, movement mechanics and worldwide dance styles. Yoga and dance, exertion and relaxation, surrender and freedom, flowing and graceful, health and energetic. For more information check out her website at www. bodymindsoul.nl

Coco Bliss gives Hatha yoga lessons in the tradition of Sivananda yoga together with Chakra yoga, a still form van Hatha yoga with special attention for the consciousness. Yoga is her passion and moreover she will be giving a special yoga workshop for women and yoga & dance. For more information check out her website at www.cocobliss.nl

Saskia van der Wal (1973) gives Kundalini yoga, leads meditation and gives Ayurvedic massage. At the festival she will be giving a special workshop celestial communications, being a dynamic meditation with music. She has her own Kundalini yoga school in Leeuwarden and she also provides yoga for business professionals by many different  organisations in Friesland. For more information check out her website at www.kundaliniyogafriesland.nl

Roel Aerts (38), a certified Kundalini yoga teacher. He practices this complete form of yoga, where movement, breathing, awareness, meditation and mantra are tightly woven together for more than 12 years.  He gives yoga classes in Maastricht and the surrounding area. Kijk voor meer informatie op: www.yoga-maastricht.nl

Ronald van Blijswijk teaches the yoga of being, in an intuitive and creative way filled with dedication and passion. Practice mainly consists of asana's from hatha yoga and movements from dru yoga, all in a loose and playfull manner, with attention for pure conciousness. In his workshops, simplicity, invitation to join and practice is the central element..More on Ronald and his practice: www.yoga-praktijk.nl

Mirelle van den Anker is an enterprising yogini. She established the venture Invest In Yoga. Weekly her company provides diverse meditation- and yoga sessions by the ING bank in Amsterdam. Under professional guidance the participants experience in no time the powerful impact of yoga and meditation. For more information check out her website at www.investinyoga.nl

Olav Aarts Works as a religion sociologist at the University of Nijmegen and gives classic Hatha yoga at the universities sport center. He has a broad scientific knowledge in the fields of philosophy and the history of yoga. During the festival he will give classic yoga lessons and give a lively philosophy lesson over the origin of yoga paying special attention to the sutras of Patanjali.
For more information go to: www.yogadipa.nl

Tineke van Dieren is a Dru yoga instructer and will be giving relaxing workshops in Dru yoga and meditations for balance, relaxation, and vitality. For more information check out her website at www.dru-nl.org

Andries Berghuis is one of the initiators of the yogafestival. Together with a broad team of yoga teachers, workshop leaders, cooks, technicians and volunteers he is working together to make this festival possible. More information about the team and the festival can be found soon on the volunteer and coworkers page, that will be added soon!

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