PAST TEACHERS

We have had the pleasure to work with so may interesting and passionate teachers from all over the world. They have all greatly contributed to the studio’s evolution. Please click on their profiles to see what they are up to now!

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Natsuko Koike
Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

Natsuko Koike

Baseworks Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT200 | RYT200

Having worked in the Japanese advertising industry…

Chie Yoshida
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Chie Yoshida

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

As a vocal trainer, Chie realised the importance of mind-body-diet balance…

Anthony Scott
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Anthony Scott

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

From a childhood Anthony was interested in zazen meditation and bushido…

Yukiko Ota

Yukiko Ota

自らの経験をふまえ、ヨガを通してストレスに囚われている人々に「意識の変革」を起こすお手伝いをするとともに…

Yukiko Matsui

Yukiko Matsui

From 1991 Yukiko was a competitive gymnast. She was coached by Japanese and Russian trainers, practicing…

Yukiko Shingu

Yukiko Shingu

By the time Yuki was 13, she was already getting interested in yogic philosophy and meditation…

Yasue Yonezawa

Yasue Yonezawa

Yasue’s interest in the movement of human body began through drawing exercises when studying art at university…

Tomoko Nakanishi

Tomoko Nakanishi

Gravitating toward her own interests, Tomoko began to devote herself to aerobics, jazz dance, marathon running…

Stephanie Hanamura

Stephanie Hanamura

Stephanie’s journey through Yoga began one afternoon when her friend suggested that she go and take a…

Sachiyo Munechika

Sachiyo Munechika

Sachiyo Munechica has studied different types of hatha yoga including Ashtanga and Iyenger…

Ryuta Nagasawa

Ryuta Nagasawa

Starting with baseball in elementary school and then basketball in junior high school, Ryuta evolved…

Phoebe Sellaroli

Phoebe Sellaroli

Phoebe has been practicing various forms of yoga over the past 13 years and is deeply interested…

Nao Saeki

Nao Saeki

Nao studied classical ballet from an early age. Blessed with supportive and understanding parents…

Nami Kimura Kumagai

Nami Kimura Kumagai

Nami was born and grew up in Ome-shi, Tokyo. From an early age, she loved moving her body…

Michiko Yamanaka

Michiko Yamanaka

Michiko had spent many years involved in sports. She began skiing straight out of college…

Masae Shimizu

Masae Shimizu

Masae came in contact with yoga while traveling in California, where she attended a yoga class…

Mao Nakamura Frank

Mao Nakamura Frank

Mao started traveling widely overseas from her teen years. Upon entering university, she moved …

Mami Nakada

Mami Nakada

From a young age Mami had spent extended of periods of time in the United States and Japan…

Maki Nagayama

Maki Nagayama

Maki was born and grew up in the countryside of Yamaguchi Prefecture surrounded by rivers and rice …

Lucy Roberts

Lucy Roberts

Since childhood Lucy was always fascinated by the beauty of the moving body, exploring the marriage…

Luandi Nienaber

Luandi Nienaber

Luandi was born and raised in South Africa. She studied to become a journalist, but ended up working…

Kimi Imazu

Kimi Imazu

In 2000 Kimi began studying traditional hatha yoga, kriya’s, pranayama and meditation with …

Junko Saito

Junko Saito

Junko has worked as a flight attendant for 7 years, but the stress from overloading schedule led …

Keizo Shono

Keizo Shono

Originally from Oita Japan, Keizo began his study of Sivananda yoga in Chicago, where he has spent …

Junko Saegusa

Junko Saegusa

もともと純子は若い学生の頃から人の心に興味があり、心理カウンセラーになるために大学で心理学を専攻しました…

Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee

Joseph was first introduced to Hatha yoga in 2002 in Singapore. He is blessed to have received …

Jane Ishii

Jane Ishii

Jane has been actively practicing yoga for the past 20 years . She first began Iyengar yoga while she was…

Hiroshi Kusuhara

Hiroshi Kusuhara

Hiroshi began practicing yoga 10 years ago, after leaving a job as an editor at a magazine…

Erika Arakawa

Erika Arakawa

Erika’s profound experiences with yoga originated from her travels abroad in Boston and Costa Rica…

Elana Katz

Elana Katz

Elana Katz was first introduced to yoga at the age of 11, while training as a classical dancer…

Stewert Cameron Harris

Stewert Cameron Harris

In 1998, Cameron met a clairvoyant in Glasgow, Scotland, who had pinpointed details of his life …

Aoba Iida

Aoba Iida

Born to a Japanese artist father and a sensitive Austrian mother, Aoba was raised as the youngest…

Gwen Bell

Gwen Bell

Gwen began studying yoga when she was a teenager in America. Her interest in yoga developed as part of a rehabilitation…

Amber Spear

Amber Spear

Born and raised in Australia Amber’s main passion since her very first steps has been movement and the exploration of human…

Akiko Miyahara

Akiko Miyahara

Akiko was born in the city of Yokosuka, in Kanagawa Prefecture, but spent her childhood in Saudi Arabia…

Francois Chaillou

Francois Chaillou

Francois Chaillou began his journey with Raja yoga in 1980. He began his asana practice with Bernadette Pajot…

Michihiro Sotomura

Michihiro Sotomura

Through his daily practice at YogaJaya, Michihiro found that practicing yoga brought him sensations very similar to those he experienced while DJ-ing and dancing…

Asako Ota

Asako Ota

Asako spent her younger years in a city by the sea in Chiba, growing up highly sensitive and cheerful…

Hanae Kakegawa

Hanae Kakegawa

Born in Tokyo, Hanae remembers playing in her neighborhood. She has a lasting connection to her community…

Gweon Jung Eun

Gweon Jung Eun

Jung’s journey into yoga is a critical part in a continuing process of personal growth and self-discovery…

Demian McKinley

Demian McKinley

Having spent a good part of his youth in the outdoors and mountains of the Pacific…

Adi Carter

Adi Carter

A student of movement from an early age, Adi was introduced to yoga in 1995…

Dali (Dale-Sandwith)

Dali (Dale-Sandwith)

Born in Australia on Victoria’s coastline , Dali is a passionate surfer/snowboarder and has…

Lea Sölter

Lea Sölter

The teachings of Yoga came to Lea quite naturally, validating many ideas she had come to appreciate during her studies…

Tsugumi Yamaguchi

Tsugumi Yamaguchi

Today Tsugumi plays multiple roles as a yoga instructor, outdoor goods salesperson, and a model…

Jen Peters

Jen Peters

In the fifth year of her Ph.D. research, Jen accepted the invitation of a friend named Nick to attend an Ashtanga yoga class…

Julie Tran

Julie Tran

Julie has a background of ten years in the study and performance of classical ballet and modern dance…

Satoru Koguchi (Satori)

Satoru Koguchi (Satori)

Satori loves sports ranging from tennis to snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. He began surfing at 15…

Noriyuki Tomiyama

Noriyuki Tomiyama

Noriyuki Tomiyama is a teacher of Ashtanga Yoga as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois….

Asami Koike

Asami Koike

Asami was raised in Melbourne, Australia since she was four years old. During her high…

Jacqueline Hargreaves
BE (Hons) / E-RYT
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Jacqueline Hargreaves

BE (Hons) / E-RYT

Jacqueline researches the contemporary meeting place between historical practices and their application in a modern (mainly therapeutic) environment….

Yumiko Terasaki

Yumiko Terasaki

Yumiko integrates her yoga experience with her musical passion, and presently pursues study in Jazz-fusion…

Yuki Nishioka

Yuki Nishioka

Yuki currently teaches yoga at the same time continues her creative activities in the field of design and illustration…

Lisa Lawton

Lisa Lawton

Lisa Lawton is a passionate Yogini who aspires to fully enjoy the art of living, to see the magic within every moment…

Michael Grubb

Michael Grubb

As a child Michael practiced gymnastics. His love for tumbling and flipping led him to competitive freestyle diving…

Kengo Nomura

Kengo Nomura

His experience with yoga, music, and travel have inspired him to bridge the gap between his different interests…

Kranti

Kranti

Kranti has studied under the guidance Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy in Mysore India…

Hikaru Tanaka
Ayurveda Consultant | Certified Sivananda Instructor | UTL Tokyo: Senior Teacher / Teacher Trainer | Author

Hikaru Tanaka

Ayurveda Consultant | Certified Sivananda Instructor | UTL Tokyo: Senior Teacher / Teacher Trainer | Author

Hikaru began seriously studying Yoga in 2001 after having her mountain bike stolen from her. At that point, mountain biking…

Iva Drtina-Hall
Physiology Major: McGill University | ERYT500

Iva Drtina-Hall

Physiology Major: McGill University | ERYT500

Iva’s aim as a yoga teacher is to be able to help initiate the process of transformation within every student…

Lisa Booth-Bozek
Certified Sivananda Instructor | Certified Yoga Therapist

Lisa Booth-Bozek

Certified Sivananda Instructor | Certified Yoga Therapist

Empowered by the inspiring words of Swami Vishnudevananda, “Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, yoga shows the way”…

Dr. Jason Birch
PhD in Oriental Studies: Oxford University | ERYT500
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Dr. Jason Birch

PhD in Oriental Studies: Oxford University | ERYT500

Jason Birch received a doctorate in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford in 2013. His area of research is the medieval yoga traditions of India, in particular, those called Haṭha- and Rājayoga.

Marina da Luz Herbert
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Marina da Luz Herbert

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Marina is fully committed daily practice and sharing as a teacher…

Kuri Takeshita
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Kuri Takeshita

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT2 | YJAT700 | RYT500

Kuri’s interest in health and wellness led her to further pursue the link of the development….

Ryuji Kashiwa
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Ryuji Kashiwa

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT1 | YJAT300 | RYT200

Ryujii discovered YogaJaya after attaining acupuncture and moxibustion certifications…

Tomomi Yoshikawa

Tomomi Yoshikawa

The more Tomomi practiced, the gap between the connection of her experience on the mat and her daily life…

Junko Shimada
BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT700 | ERYT200 | YACEP

Junko Shimada

BASEWORKS Certified Teacher | BT3 | YJAT700 | ERYT200 | YACEP

For Junko, her path into yoga has been a result achieved through cumulative practice…

Yuko Yamazaki

Yuko Yamazaki

Yuko began yoga in order to regain balance for the body and mind and completed the BASEWORKS teacher …

Shino Horikoshi

Shino Horikoshi

Shino discovered YogaJaya in the process of exploring various body movement exercises, and becomes stunned…

Naoko Ito

Naoko Ito

After her experience in outdoor sports exercise and overseas education in the field of ballet, Naoko discovered YogaJaya. She immediately realizes the sensation different…

Maurizio Picicco

Maurizio Picicco

Maurizio’s interest for Yoga started while seeking a way to better his health and well-being. After relocating to Tokyo, he discovered YogaJaya …

Kevin Frazier

Kevin Frazier

Kevin has had a long time interest in health and fitness. After a career in the corporate environment …

Asako Kuroki

Asako Kuroki

Born in Kagoshima, Asako has been practicing Ashtanga vinyasa yoga from 2010. Focusing primarily on self-practice, she has attended numerous….