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Our Yoga Teachers
Think of a beautiful place you would like to have a holiday anyway!
Then imagine that we fly in the best teachers directly to you in that place of beauty so that you don,t have to travel to far flung corners of the globe to become more inspired and grow physically and emotionally each day.
We are proud to invite and host some very respected teachers in a variety of disciplines to offer variety. All teachers invited fit in with our specially laid back and shanty vibe here in Formentera.
Tension is not invited. Space and flow is encouraged.
Jax Yasmin May (United Kingdom)
To contact the teacher click here Dates teaching: ‘Voted one of the top 10 yoga teachers
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Warning & Disclaimer
Jax is author of several best selling Yoga and Pilates books and is a freelance health & fitness writer, physical education teacher and a European NIKE yoga presenter. Her primary objective besides inspiring others to lead healthier lifestyles and become more physically attuned is to help people to more peaceful within themselves and to provide a platform through breath and movement to challenge people to grow.
Jax has studied with some of the worlds best teachers (Anna Forest, Pattabi Jois, Godfrey Devereux, Edward Clark, John Scott and Paul Grilley). Her style follows no set of rules in isolation of the extensive 17 years training that she has undertaken (ashtanga yoga, vinyasa flow yoga, dynamic yoga and Yin Yoga) and instead she prefers to work with her groups & students on what they feel the body needs rather than what the mind thinks the body needs!
A strong yet compassionate teacher who will teach you to become less concerned with the physical asanas and shapes and more attuned to healing and regeneration through the dynamic practice. Sensitivity to your true self and relaxation are key factors.
James Giuseppe (United Kingdom)
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James has been running and teaching yoga holidays in fabulous locations in Ibiza and India since 2003. He's a firm believer that the practice of yoga can not only improve overall health and fitness, but can also assist in creating balance and gaining perspective in today's modern world and, most importantly, teach us how to RELAX!
James was working as a trader in the City in '95 when he discovered that yoga could relieve chronic back pain and assist in calming a restless mind. He had completed one teacher training course with Sivananda in 2002 when he was thankfully made redundant and began teaching full-time. The decade of City life gave him an invaluable understanding of the challenges of working in high-pressure environments. During the following five years he also gained Yoga Alliance certification and taught in yoga centres and health clubs across London as well as organising his own classes and yoga holidays. In 2006 he went to India for six months' intensive study of Astanga in Mysore and trained with Sri K Pattabhi Jois.
Krista and Brock teach 'Bala'nce Yoga
Teaching the 'Bala' nce Retreat May 23-29 2010 Beach Spa Formentera
(bala) nce yoga* is Brock & Krista’s blend of inversional vinyasa flow; bala is a Sanskrit word meaning strength. Therefore, in this practice, we use our strength to create balance.
What a wonderful way to use your power to cultivate harmony, clarity, grace, and peace.
In this style of practice expect to spend a good deal of your time upside down, or in an arm balance, challenging gravity and using your roots to find wings.
About Krista
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Krista fell in love with the practice of yoga in 1999 when she took her first Ashtanga class with Tim Miller. Since that day she has devoted her time and energy to exploring the numerous dimensions of yoga, both as teacher and student. "I look forward each day to the possibility that my practice both on and off the mat can promote a greater awareness in our immediate need for global peace and unification. ALL is ONE." Krista teaches workshops and retreats around the world and has regular classes based in Los Angeles. Krista teaches a vigorous Vinyasa Flow class filled with challenging armbalances and inversions. She believes that our obstacles are our greatest blessings. Krista and her husband Brock Cahill live their Yoga together in Venice Beach, California.
About Brock
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Brock began his training at yogaworks, in santa monica, where the style is heavily based in the classical ashtanga and iyengar methods. he was lucky enough to have been mentored by some of the finest teachers on the planet including; annie carpenter, chuck miller & maty ezraty, heath house, and seane corn. these fine people taught brock the roots of yoga, how the roots of the asanas directly correspond to gravity, and how the body interacts with earth. it was from here that he developed the strength and the confidence to take flight. brock continually tells his students, "gravity is strong. you are stronger." practice with him for awhile and you most certainly will be. as soon as YOU believe it... anything is possible. gravity is, of course, a law: a rule. after we have learned the rule, we can break it, we can bend it, we can ride on it.
Sundara
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Sundara is teaching the Balearic High Energy Yoga Holiday
September 13-17 2010
"We loved the place, the Yoga and we loved you!"
Fiona and her mum, Sept 2009
Sundara is one of London,s leading Yoga teachers and is dedicated to the path of Joy and Freedom through the practice. Her goal with each practitioner is to uplift them to their utmost potential, on and off the mat and her energy is infectious. Sundara holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Dance is a recognized Facilitator of the Yoga Alliance in America and is one of the few Senior Yogic Arts instructor world wide.
She has been fortunate enough to study Yoga in India, New York and California with masters; Richard Freeman, David Life, Duncan Wong, Sharron Gannon, Uma Saraswati, Shiva Rea, Anna Forrest to name a few.
Shamanism, breath techniques, guided meditation and participation in ritual healings have fueled her innate ability to tap into individuals and inspire them accordingly. She incorporates full body contact adjustments, Thai Yoga assists, meditation, chanting, and chakra cleansing into the practice, aligning and inspiring practioners into an uplifted and purified state.
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Now 41, Bryan Kest has been practicing yoga for more than 26 years. He initially studied in Hawaii with David Williams, the first person to bring Ashtanga yoga to America. He then studied in India with K. Pattabhi Jois, the main proponent of Ashtanga yoga. Kest has been teaching yoga for 21 years. "My primary objective", says Kest, "besides turning more and more people on to a healthier, more peaceful lifestyle that continually challenges them to grow, is to teach a system of exercise that fully integrates the body, mind, and spirit.
The new trend towards yoga is not surprising, given that the body is limited and the mind is limitless. The combination of body and mind creates an incredibly broad range of fulfillment, including top physical condition and a calm, peaceful, clear mind."
Liz Lark
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Teaching and practising since 1995 and 1990,Liz arts background informs her creative astanga vinyasa style approach to teaching Hatha Yoga. She is inspired by nature, travel, culture and philosophy, and brings these concepts into her teaching, in an open-minded, explorative way. Her Performing Arts background led to a strong collaboration with Jean Hall, both performing and running retreats together. Currently Liz is Board member for teachers Training with The Life Centre in London. She has written 7 books and releases her first DVD 'Yogalibre' this year.
Jean has been practicing yoga for over 19 years and has been teaching yoga for 12 years. She teaches open yoga classes in London, mentors yoga teachers in training & leads yoga retreats in the U.K & throughout the world.
After working as a professional dancer she qualified as a Iyengar yoga teacher in 1995 & since has continued to study different forms of yoga, namely Sivananda Yoga in Trivanadran & Astanga Yoga in Mysore with Sri K Pattahbi Jois.
Her teaching focuses on developing healthy body mechanics, awareness & flow of breath, energy & alignment to balance & strengthen the body, while deep stretching & relaxation helps to release tension from within.
