Our 300h Online Teacher Training Graduates

Inês is a portuguese civil engineer and yoga teacher. She started practicing yoga 3 years ago in a small studio when she moved back into her hometown, as a way of improving her physical condition and to try to manage the mental stress and pressure her job put her at - she then discovered this was the only place the cellphone was not around ringing. As time went by, she dived in a more profound way on the practice and got really fascinated, because she began to experience huge changes in her body and mind.

In 2021, she completed her 300H YTT with Pranaluz, and is starting to take the first steps with her classes, having always in mind the values of kindness, presence, truth, and above all, love. If you want to take a peak you can follow her on @minesmadeira and soon on @moonsheeyoga, that is being thought and created with all her heart.

George is a musician, writer, and performer from New England. He first discovered Yoga while living in NYC over ten years ago and fell in love with the discipline. He became interested in Eastern philosophy early on with the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda and J. Krishnamurti, eventually leading him to explore the Buddhist teachings and participate in Vipassana meditation courses. While on the road traveling and performing, Yoga has been a crucial practice to maintain physical and mental balance within an ever changing landscape. In the future, he hopes to find opportunities to share this wisdom with others.

I clearly remember my first yoga class when I was 22. I think this memory persists because I was both nervous and intrigued. Initially, for me yoga was a physical outlet at a time when I was injured from competitive running. After eight months of physical recovery, ensuring I was able to run again, I realised I didn’t want to compete anymore! But something kept drawing me back to these yoga classes; which, in hindsight was definitely the emotional side of my recovery. That ‘something’ lead me overseas to study yoga in Bali in 2016 (where I first met Analu!), and later to India. The philosophy and sacredness of the practice continues to fascinate me and inspire the way I live my life. As a practicing exercise physiologist, yoga has changed the way I treat my own clients- integrating a mindful approach to physical and mental health, and the deeper aspects of healing. I am passionate about sharing through asana classes, meditation and self enquiry workshops, therapy consultations and teacher trainings in Australia and Indonesia. You are welcome to contact me at: ellakosick@gmail.com

Delia is 28 years old, she lives in Zurich and also a yoga teacher now. She got to know Yoga when she was 9 years old. Her mother brought her to a yoga teacher, who really inspired here She was 60 years old and could still do the split. Since then she has been going to yoga regularly with some interruptions. She visited power yoga, hatha yoga, vinyasa yoga, bikram yoga and kundalini yoga in my little town, where she grew up and also in St. Gallen, New York and Zurich. She decided to do a yoga teacher training and a really nice person recommended her to do it with Pranaluz. The course was awesome she says!

NATURE is my Healer. LOVE is my Voice. BREATH is my Teacher. And EARTH is my Strength.

Alexis adds a poetic speak to her yoga and meditation classes. She focuses on bringing her love of nature’s elements and the mindful breath to each class. Becoming mindful to one’s breath initiates the awakening of the senses, connecting breath with body, with heart, with mind, with soul.

Alexis moved to Costa Rica in 2015, and is a permanent resident of Costa Rica, living in Ojochal de Osa. She currently teaches yoga and meditation at Akka Institute in Ojochal and offers private meditation workshops. Alexis is registered with the Yoga Alliance Registry as a RYT 500. She completed her 300-hour yoga teacher training with PRĀNĀLUZ in Costa Rica. She completed a 230-hour yoga teacher training program with Radiant Life Yoga in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is a Certified Meditation Instructor (C.MI.TM) and earned her certification from the University of Holistic Theology. She also has her MBA from the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA where she focused on business administration and nonprofit management.

Prior to moving to Costa Rica, Alexis practiced as a Certified Financial Planner and business adviser, helping others reach their personal, financial, and business goals.

Fitness has always been an important part of Alexis’ life for over 30 years. She started out as a fitness and personal trainer, then competed in marathons and triathlons, while adding yoga to increase her focus, strength, and her mind-body connection. She is a seeker of yogi philosophy and continues to deepen her spiritual practice.

When not practicing yoga, she is going on long hikes with her husband and dogs, writing poetry, and working in their fruit orchard. She also volunteers her time and skills with the cat and dog animal shelter El Refugio Costa Ballena (she is the Vice President and social media writer). Her favorite place is anywhere in nature where the breath and senses thrive.

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