Our Teachers

ELISA BRUNI

ELISA BRUNI was born in 1962 in Perth, Western Australia. Began with Iyengar Yoga in 1986 whilst living in London. After moving to Munich in 1990 she studied further with Cle Souren, Amsterdam and many other Iyengar teachers till today. Spent many years working with Dona Holleman, Quantum Yoga (Italy) and currently also inspired by Orit Sen Gupta, Vijnana Yoga (Israel). She`s been teaching in different studios in Munich since 1993.
She adapts her teaching to the level and needs of her students

Yogacharya Shri Jayakumar Swamysree was born in 1964, in a middle class family in Srirangapatnam, near Mysore. He started his yogic practices along with his friends at the age of 16, under the able guidance of Shri Naadananda Swameeji who was imprisoned many times during the freedom movements of India. He is very happy to tell that he did not start yoga for any kind of illness but for the overall personality development.

After practicing yoga for three years with Swameeji, he moved to Yogaacharya Professor K. Keshavamurthy to continue his practices as Swameeji went abroad.

He started his career as a yoga cum physical education teacher in a public school at Ananthapur, Andra Pradesh, and served as a yoga coach at Thriveni Academy, Chennai for three years and joined SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences, Ujire, Karnataka, as a Lecturer in Yogic Sciences, and he was soon promoted to H.O.D of Yogic Sciences.

Meanwhile he underwent courses like Vipasanna Meditation, Sudharshana Kriya, Kundalini Meditation, Transcendental Meditation, Cyclic Meditation, and other useful, special and advanced yogic techniques like Yoganidra in Vipasanna way and Shavasana in various methods.

During this period he was called for an all India level interview from Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, and was selected as the best among many and was deputized to Moscow, to work with the JNCC, Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia.

During his stay in Moscow, he visited different parts of Russia officially, to conduct seminars, workshops, and yoga therapy and practical classes of yoga. In about four years he taught yoga to, more than 1000 students. He had students not only from Russia but also students belonging to other countries such as France, Germany, USA, Guyana, Chile, Peru, Italy and South Asian Countries (from the various embassies in Moscow).

Florian Palzinsky (Austria)

He is teaching beginners and intermediate students of all traditions. His style is profound, dynamic and based on yoga-training with Yogarcharya Venkatesh (Mysore, India), many workshops with Paddy McGrath (Australia), yoga teacher training (foundation and intermediate) with Nicky Knoff and intensive self-practice.

Having lived 12 years as a Buddhist monk in Thailand and Sri Lanka he has also a deep understanding of meditation. Presently he is conducting Yoga & Meditation workshops in Australia, Europe and Sri Lanka.

Janaka (Sri Lanka)

Janaka from Sri Lanka is a committed advanced practitioner and a dedicated teacher
Has studied with many international yoga teachers, including Louise Grim (London), Nicky Knoff (Cairns, Australia), V. Venkatesh (Mysore) Paddy McGrath (Sri Lanka)

He has developed his own style and approach. The essence of this links with his deep roots in Buddhism, the concept of "everything is ever changing and is in constant flux"

Flannery

Flannery Foster was born in Colorado, spent 6 years of her childhood in the German Alps and grew up in Vermont.  She forgot to learn to ski. She has spent the past decade in New York City singing, dancing, acting, working in Music PR and practicing Yoga. She took her first Yoga class 12 years ago. She loves doing yoga in the heat and did the Bikram sequence everyday for 3 months (With some alignment modifications. She would never lock her knees. Ever.)

She received her 500 Hour teaching certification with ISHTA Yogi Raj, Alan Finger at YogaWorks. She studied with Alison West,  Charles Maitkin, Jean Koerner, Jenny Arthur, Jodie Rufty and Rama Patella, who trained daily and directly with BKS Iyengar over an extended period. She is continually impressed by Yoga's healing benefits She is certified to teach Pre-Natal Yoga and students recovering from Breast Cancer treatment. She looks forward to becoming a Doula and expanding her knowledge and application of Yoga as an intricate science. She loves teaching beginners and wants everyone to feel as good as she does after practice. She owns a private practice for Yoga instruction in Brooklyn called HOM.

Our Therapists

Dr. Sunil Kulasekera

Ayurvedic doctor and aroma therapists.
Holds a Bachelors degree (B.A.M.S. - Bachelor of Ayurevdic Medicine & Surgery) from university of Colombo. Obtained a Diploma in Aromatherapy, Reflexology and acupuncture From the Open International University of Sri Lanka.

Had a special training in sports massage and physiotherapy under the sports medicine unit of the Ministry of Sports, Sri Lanka. Five years practice as an Ayurevdic doctor, and currently is a visiting doctor to two clinics in Colombo. Has a proven record of treating foreign visitors with excellent results.

Dr. K.G.S. Priyantha

Ayurvedic doctor. B.A.M.S, University of Colombo.
Deep tissue massages therapists and is one of the best at it. Is very good in locating stress points and relieving with deep penetrative massage.

N. S. Jayasena

Young Female therapists had her training under renowned international therapists and is our specialists beauty culturists.
Does excellent facials and foot massages simultaneously, with her female colleague. She is also our pedicurists and manicurists.

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