Helen
Helen is a yoga facilitator trained in Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga & Yoga Nidra which have provided the tools and wisdom of traditional yogic practice that craft her classes.
Immersing in yogic life at Anahata Yoga Retreat, for many years, Helen is devoted to daily Sadhana (spiritual practice) and holds purpose in bringing the medicine of yoga to the world to reconnect, remember and find space for the Self. Her work explores all layers of the being from the physical and breath to the subtle and energetic.
Off the mat, Helen is a body/energy worker, somatic dance facilitator and has a keen interest in plants and the natural world drawing inspiration from the elements and entities of Papatuanuku.
Kirsten
Kirsten completed her 200hr Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2018 Rishikesh, India. This was her start to the dedication of a lifelong learning of the ancient tradition. After that she studied Tantric Hatha Yoga and Myofascia Release.
She focuses more on the subtle energetic shifts in the body in order to still the fluctuations of the mind, rather than the physical fitness aspect of yoga. Expect deep practises intertwined with philosophy, intelligent manipulation of the breath, moments for self reflection and the greatest gift, meditation.
Lou
Lou is a Raglan based mama of 3 who started yoga 14 years ago when pregnant with her first child. Drawn to dive deeper into the philosophy, science and ancient teachings of yoga, Lou completed her first teacher training (200Hr RYT) in 2013 with Ashram Yoga and went on to complete aerial teacher training in 2017, through a scholarship with the School of Aerial Yoga. Lou has also trained with Ashram Yoga as a Pregnancy Yoga teacher.
She is passionate about the connection and integration of yoga into daily life and likes to explores this within her classes. Since 2016 Lou has been teaching regular classes at Solscape in a variety of styles, often with a focus on slowing down and connecting deeply with the body through conscious unity of breath and movement, pranayama and meditation. She offer’s an explorative and playful element to her classes while staying firmly anchored in a traditional experience of yoga.
