YOGA
I am a certified yoga instructor with 8+ years of solid experience in teaching yoga in different settings and have practiced yoga for more than 15 years. Having started with traditional ashtanga yoga, my approach has through the years become much softer, intuitive, somatic and holistic in its nature, as I have instead of following a fixed mindset or a dogma, learned to allow the deep wisdom of the body lead the way. Having always been a curious seeker, studying different approaches of spirituality & mysticism alongside with different somatic practices and healing, my understanding of the human body/mind/spirit keeps on growing, which has a direct effect on how I practice and teach yoga. Next to the yoga teacher trainings and seminars that I have completed, my long professional experience and education as a contemporary dancer and dance teacher also directly influence and enrich my yoga teaching. I don't stand for strict rules in my practice, teaching, or life in general, but strive for authenticity and listening, flowing with the tides of life and nature, with the intention of cultivating unconditional presence for ourselves and for life. I hold space for my students to connect deeply with themselves and to practice in a safe, self-compassionate, sustainable way.
I have been continuosly teaching yoga since 2014 (privately, in workplaces and in several renowned studios in Berlin: Yogibar, Yoga am Park, Lotos Yoga, Enso Yoga) and have completed the following trainings:
Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor 200h - Yoga Europe, Berlin 2015
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training - Parvati Yoga, BDY, Leipzig 2017
Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher Training - Yogibar, Berlin 2016
Usui Reiki Energy Healing Levels 1 & 2 - Spiri-T, Tilburg, NL 2012
Continuing regular study of somatic movement:
Feldenkrais - Method with several teachers since 2011 -
Body Mind Centering with several teachers since 2019 -
21-day Nervous System Tune-Up / Trauma & Nervous System Health - Irene Lyon 2021
Somatic Experiencing sessions with Lara Dunkel since spring 2021 -
Courses in Archetypal Astrology & Mysticism
with Robert Ohotto, Rick Levine, Caroline Myss since 2020 -
"Your human-understanding, open and honest approach as a yoga teacher who is real to herself, helps and encourages us participants to be more real to ourselves, practise self-acceptance, mercy and so many things under the word goodness." Noora Hakkarainen
"Annukka is a very personable, motivating and professional teacher who creates a lovely and accepting atmosphere. I can warmly recommend her courses to anyone." Minna Holi