Teachers of Yoga, Dance, Pilates on BaliSpirit.com

Pradnya begin her yogic journey at the age of six when she began her life-long study of classic Balinese dance. Her passion for dance has since expanded to modern Javanese & Balinese styles as well as contemporary Western. Dance led Pradnya to yoga, and she has since immersed herself in trainings throughout Bali and India. She is Yoga Alliance 200+ hours certified, and can teach Astanga, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Pranayama & Meditation. Pradnya also loves teaching children’s yoga.

Pradnya teaches at The Yoga Barn, Ubud - Bali, email : pradnya@theyogabarn.com

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I Wayan Marcus Wistika is Balinese, born in Tabanan in 1972.

His yogic journey started 12 years ago when he worked at a Yoga and Meditation retreat in Tabanan. Wayan was in charge of all guest activities at the retreat. He met several yoga teachers who inspired him to do more Yoga. Wayan taught at the retreat for about 3 years.

In 2001, was given the chance to join a raw food yoga seminar for two weeks in the Northern part of Bali. From then on, he kept teaching at the retreat until The GHM Management hired him in 2003 to teach their guests daily until today. GHM operates contemporary luxury hotels in Kuta and Ubud.

In 2006 Wayan attended the Vibrant Living Yoga Teacher Training in Ubud, where he was instructed by several International yoga teachers in different styles, and certified both from Vibrant Living Yoga and International Yoga Alliance.

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A native Californian, I escaped the corporate world after 16 years in 2004 by embarking on a year-long solo bicycle journey through Southeast Asia.
En route to Cambodia via Australia, I stopped in Bali for what was supposed to have been two weeks. Lucky for me, I stumbled upon Bob Smith & Ki McGraw, two of Bali’s most genuine and dedicated yoga teachers (www.hathayogacenter.com). Four years later, I’m still in Bali, and as a beginner teacher with ever-tight bicyclist hamstrings, LOVE teaching beginner students the benefits of gentle hatha yoga. Namaste!

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Widya fell in love with yoga from the first time she step on the mat in 2003. Since then, she has explored various styles from many great teachers, including Classical Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Yogic Arts, and most recently, Anusara. Widya teaches Vinyasa Flow which is highly influenced by the principles of Anusara Yoga. Her classes are known to be fun, uplifting and challenging, encouraging students to explore and listen to their own bodies. She incorporates adjustments, using techniques adapted from Thai massage to help enhance class experience. She treats her yoga practice as a form of offering to Self, others and universe, a practice which will give each individual a sense of happiness, fulfillment and purpose.

“Life is a never ending learning experience. As student of life, I find teachers in everything that crosses my path, every day, every hour, every second”

Widya will be teaching at the Balispirit Yoga Barn starting June 1, 2009. Widya also teaches private yoga classes in all of the disciplines mentioned above.

Email : widya@theyogabarn.com

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Troy McFadden, Co-founder of the School of Sacred Arts, is a licensed health care professional, massage therapist, and Yoga Alliance-certified yoga instructor who attended the University of Florida before graduating with honors from Ashmead College in the United States. Based in SE Asia for over 12 years, he established The Sanctuary Resort’s Spa and Wellness Centre in Southern Thailand in 1998 and a Bikram’s Yoga College of India in the US in 2002.

After training in Vipassana meditation during several intensive retreats in Buddhist monasteries, Troy became a registered counselor, facilitating groups and individuals through fasting, cleansing, and detox programs. Currently employed as a consultant for wellness centres in Bali and Costa Rica and a writer for such publications as Yoga Journal, Troy teaches at yoga teacher trainings, retreats, and workshops in Japan, Bali, and throughout the world with The School of Sacred Arts.

www.schoolofsacredarts.net

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Iyan is one of a few Indonesians certified yoga teacher and Ayurvedic massage therapist. Beside, Iyan is a co-founder and holistic director for PT. Zen Jiwa Raga. His true passion is teaching while his mission is to make a difference in people's life. Iyan's "joie de vivre" and distinctive laughter makes his students relax and comfortable.

Please email or visit www.zenbali.com/iyan.asp

Merta Ada is the primary teacher at the Bali Usada Meditation Center. He has been practicing Balinese meditation and now dedicates his life towards healing. Merta Ada teaches the principle and techniques of Meditasi Usada to the people who seek his help. His reputation grows as a healer and as a man able to detect the causes of sickness and deliver healing solutions.

His work involves encouraging people to become an active participant in their process of healing and recovery. The techniques taught in Bali Usada Meditation Foundation work to heal the sickness in the physical body, meridians, chakras, mind, and memory by combining Usada Meditation with certain exercises. To participate in a Bali Usada workshop with Merta Ada, see www.balimeditation.com

Tantra Yoga is a practical science introduced in India some 7000 years ago by Sadashiva, a great yogi who lived in The Himalayan Mountains. Shrii Shrii Anandamurti introduced once again a complete Tantric system for the all-round physical, mental and spiritual development of an individual. Tantra Yoga poses balance the glandular secretions and the functions of the various organs in the body. They help to alleviate physical and emotional disturbances. Typical of Tantra yoga involves posture to increase flexibility, strength and balance. During yoga class one move from pose to pose while coordinating the breath with the body's movement. Focusing on the breath in this way can built great focus and quiet the mind.

Join yoga with Agus in the Jimbaran, Uluwatu & Nusa Dua areas of South Bali. Private classes in your hotel & villas are welcome.

Private class in your hotel & villas are welcome.

Please visit Agus's Blog: www.aguswirayasa.blogspot.com

For more information about Agus , please email him

Ann Barros is our senior Iyengar yoga instructor with over 30 years teaching experience, including 5 years at UCSC, and over 40 successful Yoga In Bali tours. She leads workshops internationally in Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand and China, as well as her beloved Bali. Ann first studied with BKS Iyengar in India in 1976 who personally guided her into curing her own scoliosis. She is certified by the Iyengar Yoga Institute of S.F. since 1980, and that year first came to Bali.

Ann's teaching approach is compassionate, yet challenging, with emphasis on precise and careful alignment of the joints for the greatest freedom: strength and flexibility, balance in the body, quieting of the mind, and a soaring of the spirit. Come and participate in her special yoga retreats and workshops to develop a solid foundation and understanding of the poses.

Ann gratefully acknowledges her teacher, Shri BKS Iyengar. Ann has led successful Yoga in Bali tours continuously since 1985.

Email or visit www.baliyoga.com

Daniel Aaron directs the Vibrant Living Yoga School and Teacher Training in Bali. He is passionate about yoga, for sharing it and using as a potent tool to evoke our highest potential for health and happiness. He guides students to accept themselves fully and challenge their limitations. Mixing a diverse yogic education with dozens of modern masters (JivaMukti, Astanga, Iyengar, etc), his own experience of ‘the teachings,’ creativity and spontaneity, Daniel creates classes that are eclectic, fun and inspiring.

Daniel is a certified Yoga Teacher and leads yoga workshops and yoga teacher trainings in Ubud, Bali.

For more information, please visit www.radiantlyalive.com or email

Since she started the first Iyengar Yoga group in Bali in 1991, many thousands of people have benefited from Patricia’s encouraging, gentle and expert teaching. The English-born founder of the Bali Yoga Shala, a beautiful, serene and tranquil haven on the northern boundary of Seminyak, Patricia returned over and over again to Pune, India, to study with the Iyengar family, receiving her certificate from the hands of B.K.S. Iyengar himself in 1997. She continues to return to Pune as often as she can.

The Bali Yoga Shala, www.bali-yogashala.com opposite Pertamina gas station on Jl Raya Kerobokan, near the Petitienget traffic lights, offers classes Monday to Saturday in the morning, and Monday to Friday at 5.15pm. Regular meditation classes are also held.

Patricia often holds workshops, teaches at retreats, and takes private classes by appointment.

I Practice Yoga for 25 years now. Coming from Hartha Yoga, I enjoyed 3 years of Astanga Yoga and found myself at home in the Iyengar style of Yoga. I recently learned for one month at the Iyengar Institut in Pune, India. Since 7 years I teach this profound way of Yoga in Bali, Seminyak and Nusa Dua.

I give retreats at our beautiful Prana Dewi Mountain Resort, at the foot of Mt Batukaru. Being a student of Pak Mertha Ada since 9 years I also teach Health Meditation during my retreats. Yoga and Meditation have always been tools to experience the spiritual path of my life. To pass and share the knowledge, practice and bliss of Yoga in a safe and inspiring way has been a dream since I started Yoga on my own. Fullfilling this dream makes my very happy and I hope my students too.

Join Franziska Rapp's retreat at Prana Dewi Mountain Resort or her class at The Westin Hotel every Wednesday or www.balipranaresort.com and www.villapranabali.com

Linda Madani is a Spiritual Healer and Senior Yoga Teacher who was the apprentice of well-known and respected Balinese shaman Tjokorda Rai for 10 years. She is a registered yoga teacher (R.Y.T. 500) with the internationally recognized Yoga Alliance and was twice certified as a Yoga Therapist in India and the USA. She teaches a powerful combination of vinyasa flow and mudra pranala (energy flow/Balinese qi gong) to achieve strength, mental clarity, relaxation, total presence and harmony.

She believes prana and energy movements are essential for healing mind, body and spirit. In Balinese lontars, pra means first, prana power, nala inner fire and pranala circulation. During Linda Madani's yoga class you will focus on breathing while you connect to the energy of the earth and to the energy of the universe. Learn not only how to unite the two poles to give you the power which manifests inside your body as prana but consequently to also activate your life force energy.

Linda is the director of Intuitive Flow, Sanctuary for Healing and Yoga in Penestanan, Ubud where she teaches daily classes.

For more information about her, please email her or visit her website: www.intuitiveflow.com

International Spa Project Development and Training keep Susan busy and when in Bali they focus on the newly opened knowledge transfer training center located within Jari Menari (Dancing Fingers) Massage Center located in Seminyak, Bali.
Knowledge Transfer workshops are offered on a 3-day, 5-day and 12-day basis for both novices curious about massage and Professional Practitioners wanting to enhance their skills and flow of delivery.

Classes are offered on a monthly basis with Susan and the all-male Jari Menari Massage Practitioner Team. Visit the web site at www.jarimenari.com or contact them via email for further information on Balinese Massage for practitioners, individuals and couples.