The Teachers
Carlotta Castangia
Carlotta Castangia is an ERYT-500 in Hatha and Vinyasa Flow style yoga. She was a dancer for 20 years then finally found her essence through yoga. She began her journey in India embracing all aspects of yoga and she deeply believes in the origins and the roots of the yoga tradition. She also believes that today a modern approach is needed and therefore she combines her knowledge in anatomy and alignment skills in her teaching method. Her classes have constantly evolved over the past 5 years because of her deep devotion to the practice, and she firmly believes that in addition to being a teacher she will remain an eternal student.
www.carlottacastangiayoga.teachable.com
Lucas Galliot
Alongside a traditional university education, I started practicing more than 20 years ago, at the age of 13. European Kung-Fu Champion 2006 European Tai Chi Chuan Champion and Best Stylist 2009 Internal Champion of the Chinese Martial Arts Tournament 2006 French Tai Chi Chuan Champion 2008 French Champion of Yi Quan 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Black belt and State Kung Fu and QI Qong instructor; I trained under Master Ilias Calimintzos in Paris. I continued my studies in China under the direction of Grand Master Cui Rui Bin at the Beijing Wushu Institute Yi Quan And Qi Qong Training Center.
www.taofitcoaching.com
Fey
When I first started practicing yoga in my 20’s, I was looking for a good workout and something that would be great cross-training for running, which was my physical activity of choice at the time. I certainly found that, but I also found a whole lot more that I couldn’t have told you I needed…self-acceptance, coping skills for anxiety, a more powerful voice, and a general attitude of mindfulness. Unexpected nature of life feel rhythmic and even exciting.
I have received so much from yoga that I decided to take the teacher training in 2007. I am so grateful for that decision and all the that it led for me. It helped turn my life in the right direction. The journey as yoga teacher has been the most rewarding thing in my life.
I seek to approach my life as my greatest teacher, and regard myself as a student of my direct experiences. There is always something to learn from each interaction I find myself in. Life will continue to present both great challenges and enormous beauty, this is given. I am inspired to pay forward what was given to me and take nothing for granted.
Daphna GuruWant Kaur
It is with energetic passion, love and joy that Daphna (GuruWant Kaur) has been sharing the healing technology of Kundalini Yoga over the last 17 years through classes, immersions and retreats in New York, Bali, and internationally. She was the coordinator and producer of the first KRI approved Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in Bali at Desa Seni in 2014, assisting lead trainer Guru Dass.
Not long after discovering her love for, and commitment to the practice of hatha yoga while traveling in India in the early 1990’s, she came across a studio in New York offering kundalini yoga classes. She immediately felt a great sense of ‘coming home’ through the practice of kundalini yoga, which organically led to her deep commitment to the path, and she became a certified Kundalini teacher in 1995. Daphna has had the privelage of studying under Yogi Bhajan, the late master of the yoga.
Zeenea Latifa
Zee was born in Jakarta (Indonesia), where she has been practicing Yoga since 2012, and teaching since 2015. During that time, Zee explored many different styles of Yoga ranging from Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga Yoga, Power Yoga, Hatha, Yin Yoga, Kundalini, Acro-Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. Her research and study took place in Indonesia as well as in India. She also developed a deep interest in meditation. Zee is a certified Yoga teacher: RYS 200 yoga alliance with Dini Maharani Sukardi (Dini Yoga in Jakarta-Indonesia). Her relationship with yoga and with life is all about curiosity, exploration and discovery. Yoga brings her peace of mind, while being a positive energy booster. Yoga helps Zee enormously in her own life, and her primary motivation for teaching is to share her passion and experience with open and curious people. She considers herself first and foremost a student of Yoga, who will continue to learn from her teachers and her students. In her classes you can expect a fast pace with core and arms strengthening. Zee believes that with a healthier and stronger body, the mind become stronger. Students will feel happier, stronger and energised.
www.zeenealatifa.webstarts.com
Eka Septifana
Breath, expand , and challenge yourself, discover something new and have fun!
I discovered yoga in 2013 while I was working at Banking Sectors. Through a mindful yoga practice, I have learned to stay centred and be present, which allows me to embrace life more fully with love, compassion and gratitude. To me, the practice of yoga asana and pranayama has the power to strengthen our physic and the mind, cultivating positive mental attitudes.
I have taken many inspiring teacher trainings in Anusara, Hatha, Iyengar, Asthanga, Vinyasa and Restorative, enabling me to experience yoga teaching and its applications. I like to challenge students to do asana focusing on alignment. I give my students time to feel through their experience feel the rewards.
Discipline , consistency and perseverance are my Mantra.