Our Teachers

Since beginning Ashtanga Yoga in 2015 with renowned yogi Sanna Kokkonen, Ade has deepened his practice through regular visits to Mysore, India, studying under the guidance of Paramaguru Sharath Jois. Passionate about Ashtanga Yoga, Ade is committed to his personal journey and sharing its magic with others, viewing it as a lifelong path to peace. With his Level 2 Authorization from the Sharath Yoga Centre, he teaches Ashtanga-inspired classes three times a week at our studio. His teaching style is direct and simple, emphasizing the importance of breath. Ade believes yoga is for everyone, regardless of age, language, or gender.

Originally from Japan, Akari Tamura is a Bhakti Yoga teacher, kirtan leader, multi-instrumentalist, and vocal coach who has been sharing yoga since 2013. Deeply rooted in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, she draws on nearly 20 years of study and practice in yoga, mantra, and devotional living. Inspired by transformative years spent in India,

Akari offers kirtan and teachings that make the wisdom of Bhakti Yoga accessible to modern life. Through music, storytelling, and sacred chanting, she creates uplifting spaces where students can open their hearts, discover their spiritual nature, and cultivate a deeper connection with the Divine.

Alexandra began practicing yoga as a teenager while growing up in Canada. She quickly fell in love with how her asana practice supported her mental health and wellbeing, and completed her first 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Vinyasa Yoga in Mexico in 2014.

Since then Alexandra has taught yoga around the world: in Canada, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and now Bali. She completed her 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Hatha, Restorative Yoga and Meditation in Bali in 2017.

She teaches many styles including vinyasa, gentle flow, meditation, and yin, and has been facilitating Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2021. Alexandra is particularly passionate about the wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and specializes in teaching philosophy and humanities of yoga. 

Alyona Skvortsova began her professional journey in medicine, training as a medical doctor with a specialization in physical rehabilitation and physiotherapy, and later earning a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation. This background allows her to combine modern anatomy and movement science with the wisdom of traditional yoga.

She has been practicing yoga since 2006 and teaching since 2008. Over the course of more than 15 years, she has led yoga workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings for yoga teachers around the world, including in Europe, India, Bali, and Thailand.

Anna is a vinyasa yoga teacher based in Bali, where her journey as both student and teacher began at Radiantly Alive. After more than a decade of practice across hatha, anusara, ashtanga and vinyasa, she completed her 200hr YTT in 2023, followed by an in-depth mentorship with Kimberley Utama, a 100hr Bhakti Yoga training, and ongoing deepening through assisting YTTs at RA.

Her vinyasa style is strong yet warm, as she loves welcoming each student as they are, offering options and adapting the practice to individual needs.

For Anna, the mat is a place to feel unjudged, where movement becomes meditation and practice becomes a journey of the heart.

Chris Fox is a movement educator and teacher trainer with over 10 years of experience, specializing on mobility, movement, and Yintelligence, all emphasizing on sustainability, inclusivity, and creativity. As a certified FRC Mobility Specialist, Chris brings progressive knowledge from physical therapy into his teacher training methods and classes.

Chris began his yoga journey with hot yoga, ashtanga vinyasa, and blossomed into movement, dance, and resistance training which is a key component of his methods.

His passions are mobility based movement, functional and fluid flow, and Yintelligence, a somatic and dynamic method of slow and soft movement. Kinetic anatomy, joint health, and the invitation to feel our inner world are all important parts of his teaching approach.

Constanza is a Biomagnetism Practitioner, Sound therapist, Yoga Teacher, and holistic wellness guide with over ten years of experience helping people reconnect with balance, vitality, and inner harmony. 

Certified in Biomagnetism and Thetahealing in Mexico, Sound Healing and Vinyasa & Yin trained in Bali, her work bridges science and ancient healing practices to support the body's innate capacity to restore itself. Her signature approach combines Biomagnetism, Thetahealing, and sound therapy into deeply restorative sessions designed to regulate the nervous system, balance the body's energy, and create space for profound physical and emotional healing. Every experience is intentionally crafted to meet each individual exactly where they are, honouring their unique process with presence, compassion, and care. Believing that healing extends beyond the physical body.

Denise is a Vinyasa Yoga and Inside Flow teacher, certified Health Coach, and educator passionate about creative sequencing, intelligent transitions, and the art of teaching.

Since beginning her teaching journey in 2017, she has guided students through dynamic practices that blend alignment, movement, music, and self-exploration. Teaching internationally in Bali since 2021 and leading Yoga Teacher Trainings in Peru and Bali since 2023,

Denise creates classes that invite students to challenge themselves, move with control and grace, and enter a state of flow. Her teaching is rooted in creativity, joy, and a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

Dominika Kerekesova is a 200-hour certified Vinyasa Yoga Teacher, Yin Yoga Teacher, and Gold Level Inside Flow Teacher based in Bali, with over 400 hours of professional yoga training. Passionate about Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, and Inside Flow, she is deeply inspired by the connection between anatomy, movement, and mindful awareness.

Through her classes, Dominika creates a supportive space where students can explore their practice with curiosity, presence, and authenticity. Teaching from the heart, she encourages students to reconnect with themselves, cultivate inner calm and strength, and experience a deeper sense of connection both on and off the mat. She believes that yoga has the power to bring people together, fostering community, personal growth, and meaningful connection.

Eric Leto is a passionate yoga teacher with thousands of hours of teaching experience, dedicated to preserving the authenticity of the yogic tradition while supporting personal growth. Certified in Ashtanga, Hatha, Kundalini Yoga, and Sound & Energy Healing, he offers grounding yet challenging classes that cultivate strength, awareness, and inner balance.

Believing yoga extends far beyond physical postures, Eric integrates breath, mindfulness, and traditional yogic principles into every practice. His intention is to create a welcoming space where students can deepen their connection to themselves and experience the transformative power of yoga both on and off the mat

Joëlle Sleebos is an intuitive yoga teacher, retreat facilitator and yoga training lead with a focus on Vinyasa, Yin, meditation, and nervous system–aware practices. With years of teaching experience and extensive training in traditional yoga and embodied movement, her approach is rooted in emotional safety, integrity, and quiet strength both bold and tender. 

Her classes invite students into an inner journey, to slow down, reconnect, and cultivate trust in their own inner guidance through grounded, intuitive teaching. Yoga entered her life as a path of self-discovery and personal transformation, inspiring her to hold spaces that nurture growth. Outside the studio, she is passionate about living life fully, gathering people, nature, and intentional living.

Laila El Idrissi is a yoga teacher and hypnotherapist with over a decade of personal practice and six years of teaching experience. Teaching Vinyasa Krama, she combines intelligent sequencing, alignment, breath, and subtle energetics to create classes that are both challenging and meditative.

Influenced by studies with Talia Sutra and Ty Landrum, and shaped through extensive study internationally, Laila approaches yoga as more than movement alone. Her classes invite students into focused attention, self-inquiry, and embodied awareness, encouraging them to transform the asana practice into a moving meditation and reconnect with the intelligence and wisdom that already exist within.

Laura discovered yoga in 2014, where profound inner transformation inspired lifelong devotion as a student and teacher. 

With years of embodied personal practice and advanced training, she combines precise cueing, intelligent sequencing and curated playlists. Her teaching reflects depth, playfulness, and authenticity with grounded presence.

Laura's background in holistic bodywork since age 16, brings decades of experience in wellness and human connection with a passion to support others thrive.

Following a 14-year global career managing luxury spas and teaching yoga aboard super-yachts, she now lives in Bali, sharing classes, retreats, and teacher trainings where's students get to explore transformation that expands beyond the mat.

Lucinda discovered yoga in 2015 to help cope with burnout and mental health challenges. She connected to the philosophical learnings and embodied way of living, studying under her teacher Janet Stone.

With over 9 years yoga teaching experience and 10 years as an Exercise Physiologist, Lucinda furthered her studies in Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Kids Yoga, and Fascial Bodywork while facilitating teacher trainings, retreats and immersions. Lucinda loves creating space for students to embrace a ‘soft but strong’ approach to their practice and daily life, encouraging the way we move on and off our mat to come from an intentional place.

Malika (E-RYT 500) has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. Her curiosity and passion for well-being have led her to study Eastern medicine, lightwork, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Her Yin yoga method is based on the Functional Yin Yoga approach taught by Paul Grilley, and she has been trained by his senior lead assistant, Jo Phee, and Joe Barnett. MALIKA combines and integrates what she has learned from all her teachers and tools with wisdom from life itself. She guides practitioners into a quiet practice where they can deeply listen to their bodies, fostering self-discovery and healing with students worldwide over the past decades.

Originally from England and raised in New Mexico, Marc blends athletic insight with yogic wisdom. A former professional footballer, he discovered yoga as a tool for injury prevention and recovery, later deepening his path through sports therapy and a transformative return to the mat. His classes combine precise alignment, mindful awareness, and emotional intelligence. With reverence for yoga as a spiritual science, Marc guides students toward self-connection, resilience, and inner freedom—whether in London’s top studios or Bali’s serene shalas.

Marlen Apolonia Beckmann is an E-RYT yoga teacher, anatomy educator, movement specialist and personal trainer with nearly a decade of teaching experience. She teaches dynamic, strength-based Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Myofascial Release and anatomy in 200hr and 300hr Yoga Teacher Trainings, integrating functional anatomy, biomechanics, fascia research, nervous system regulation, and breathwork into her classes.

A lifelong student, she continuously studies the latest movement science while honoring yoga’s traditional roots. Her teaching bridges scientific understanding with embodied experience, creating practices that are both intelligent and deeply felt. Marlen’s intention is to help students move with greater freedom, cultivate resilience, and develop a lasting relationship with their bodies.

Maximilien’s path to yoga began with a breakdown. A triple ankle fracture left him immobile for months, creating the space to confront a deeper truth: after two decades in corporate leadership, he was profoundly burnt out. In 2022, he traded corporate life for Bali, embarking on an "Eat, Pray, Love" inspired adventure. What began as a quest to heal his body led him to his first yoga class and a life-changing breakthrough during savasana. 

Maximilien discovered a practice that transformed far more than the injury. It reshaped how he related to himself and the present moment. That experience inspired him to immerse himself in yoga in Bali, and continue studying Power Yoga, Hatha, Yin, Empowerment, and Sound Healing.

Michael received his Bachelor's Degree from Florida State University and is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner from Southern California University of Health Sciences. He completed his meditation teacher training at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), and is a certified mindfulness teacher through the International Mindfulness Teacher's Association (IMTA). Meditation changed Michael's life when he accidentally stumbled into his first 10-day Goenka Vipassana in India and 2007, and continues to change his perspective on a daily basis. 

After 20 years between New York City and Los Angeles, Michael is now based in Ubud, Bali where he teaches and writes when he's not too busy staring at the rice fields. 

Nalya is a level 1 & 2 instructor of Kundalini Yoga certified by Kundalini Research Institute Asia, Golden Bridge Yoga (US) and Children Yoga Radiant Child (US). She is also a Gong healing sound therapy practitioner. Collectively Nalya has 1000+ training hours as International Yoga Teacher and over ten years of teaching experience.

Being a PhD degree holder in biomedical sciences, Nalya implements her knowledge of physiological and anatomical principles into her yoga teachings and sound healing sessions. As an enthusiastic advocate of bringing yoga, yogic healthy and an uplifting lifestyles into everyday life, Nalya focuses on family yoga and the ways in which yoga can balance and help to navigate through a busy life environment without disturbing the inner peace.

Dr. Naomi Galinski brings an unusual mix to somatic work: a PhD in astrophysics, training as a psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing® practitioner and CranioSacral therapist, and nearly a decade of personal recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. That experience taught her that the body is not a problem to be solved, but a system to be understood. In this class, she offers a curious, trauma-informed exploration of nervous system regulation, helping you build a felt relationship with how your body communicates and the subtle somatic intelligence that runs beneath conscious thought.

Nicoletta has spent years teaching at the Buddhist University of Northern Thailand, where she studied Theravada texts and learned from renowned scholars. She met Thich Nhat Hanh in 2010 and the Dalai Lama in 2016. Immersed in Thai monastic life, she deepened her mindfulness through daily practice. When not in Thailand, she guides walking and seated meditations in Europe and Bali. A dedicated yogini, Nicoletta integrates Buddhist teachings into her yoga, supporting healing, balance, and joyful transformation.

Niken found deep joy and transformation through yoga, inspiring her to become a teacher and share this life-changing practice. Certified in Ashtanga Vinyasa, Prenatal, and Postnatal Yoga, she creates a supportive space for all, believing yoga is for everyone, regardless of background. For Niken, yoga is more than physical postures—it’s a path to self-connection, personal growth, and navigating life with mindfulness and resilience. A passionate traveler, she has shared yoga across Indonesia and abroad, enriching her understanding of its universal appeal.

Niko Kisic is a Peruvian yoga teacher with over 10 years of experience, specializing in Vinyasa and Inside Flow. His training includes 200 hours in Power Yoga, 200 hours in Krama Vinyasa, 200 hours in Hatha Yoga, 100 hours in Universal Yoga, 200 hours in Inside Flow, plus roughly 200 additional hours across complementary courses. His classes are playful and challenging, this is how he helps his students connect to their inner strength and wisdom.

Nirmoha’s 35-year legacy as an eternal student fuels her intuitive, individualized approach to healing. Rejecting the rigid one-size-fits-all method, she addresses people individually whether in a one-on-one connection, or in a group setting, to ignite profound healing.

Specializing in craniosacral-biodynamics, breathwork and body-oriented therapies, Nirmoha helps individuals dissolve the physical armour holding cellular trauma. Through deep patient listening, she teaches you to ride the waves of sensations, freeing your stored lifeforce, to experience more joy and living fully. The essence of her work guides you to deepen your connection to yourself and discover the mystery of who you are.

Dr. Ravinjay Kuckreja teaches the philosophical foundations of yoga, drawing on the Hindu and Buddhist traditions he has studied since childhood. His grounding is academic, with a doctoral degree earned through research on ancient Balinese and Indian scriptures. His personal orientation is toward Advaita Vedānta and Mahāyāna, and he approaches philosophy as a discipline to be examined and lived rather than merely memorised. Indonesian of Punjabi heritage and a resident of Bali for over a decade, Ravinjay also writes and produces educational content on practical dharma for audiences worldwide.

Ricardo's journey from endurance athlete to yoga teacher gives him a unique understanding of strength, discipline, and the beauty of slowing down. With over six years of teaching and 1400 hours of training across vinyasa yoga and traditional hatha yoga presented by Sri Vidya Tantra lineage, he offers a grounded, healing practices that bridges ancient wisdom with modern needs. His classes are a sanctuary, a place to breathe, to move, and to return home to yourself.

Samten Kriya (YA E-RYT 500 and Continuing Education Provider) has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and training yoga teachers with Yoga Alliance (Hatha Yoga and Meditation) since 2009. She was named the lineage holder for Himalayan Kriya Yoga by her Guru, whom she met in 2012. This sacred science has unlocked her abilities as an intuitive healer, using both touch and her voice for private and group healing sessions. Her deep knowledge and ability to channel Kundalini Shakti guide those seeking support in this transformative practice. Since the global pandemic, she has been sharing the practice of Himalayan Kriya Yoga with the world through retreats, workshops, online courses, and teacher trainings.

Sanna has been dedicated to the path of yoga for over 35 years. A longtime student of the legendary Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, she combines a strong foundation in Ashtanga Yoga with a deep love for Bhakti Yoga, philosophy, mantra, and chanting.

Having taught throughout Europe, Singapore, South Korea, India, and Bali, Sanna brings warmth, wisdom, and authenticity to every class. Her teaching reflects her belief that yoga is far more than physical practice—it is a powerful path of healing, self-discovery, and connection to the heart.

Born 1975 and raised in a family of Balinese dancers. Movement coordination, body awareness and breath regulation has always become part of Dewi’s dance performing life and she finds the same required in Yoga. Since her first class in 2014 she has been deepening her practice with an Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Sanna Kokkonen from 2015 and the study continues under guidance of Paramaguru Sharath Jois in SYC Mysore India in 2019 & 2023.

With 300H RYT certification from Radiantly Alive she teaches foundational type classes in a fun but serious way so students can gain the nourishing energy from a meditative yoga practice.

Sera has had a deep passion for dance since her teenage years, performing at events and eventually becoming a K-Pop dance instructor in Korea and Australia. After suffering an injury, she began practicing yoga and pursued an academic study in Yoga & Meditation at Won-Gwang University, Korea. Sera primarily teaches Hatha with props, Alignment, Therapy Yoga, and Vinyasa Flow. With her love for dance, Sera discovered Inside Flow in 2018 and was amazed by how powerfully it allows emotions and energy to be expressed through music. In Inside Flow, we sing a song with our bodies!

Zara is a senior accredited yoga teacher with over 12 years of experience teaching in London and internationally. Her classes blend strong foundations with intuitive, embodied movement, creating a space where students are encouraged to honour their bodies, energy, and experience in each moment.

Originally trained in India in Ashtanga and later Vinyasa, Zara weaves the discipline, awareness, and intelligence of these practices with meditation, somatic awareness, Yin, and healing modalities to support deeper awareness and self-connection.

Her lived experience of transformation and healing informs the way she holds space, bringing compassion, presence, humour, and thoughtful reflection into her classes. Beyond the mat, Zara offers ceremonies, guided meditations, and one-to-one healing sessions.