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Our Team
Our passionate international team of ocean-loving yoga, breathwork, and meditation teachers and therapists are Yoga Alliance certified and have been working with us in Portugal for many years. Providing expert guidance during classes and workshops, we let you experience that yoga brings peace, health, and happiness. We are dedicated to bringing the wisdom of yoga into our students’ lives and following our yoga paths with determination and enthusiasm. Complemented by our amazing (mostly) vegan chefs, host, and talented massage therapists, we are ready to make your experience unforgettable!
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Giulia, originally from Italy, studied at the Paramanand Institute of Yoga Research and Science in Indore, India. She moved from Italy to Portugal where she conceives Yoga as a way of living. Practicing daily helps her to understand her body and energy, to increase confidence, creativity and joy in life. With her bright, calm, and focused enthusiasm, she shares this wonderful journey with her students.
Giulia is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist, as well as a certified Life Awareness™ Breathwork Instructor. Her focus is on Hatha Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork. She also offers Tibetan Sound Healing.
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Jana, our host and originally from Germany, is ready to welcome you with a big smile on her face and to take care of all your needs and wishes during your wonderful retreat week. She loves getting to know new people, engaging in meaningful conversations, and sharing laughs and good energy along the way. Jana has always an open ear for concerns and problems and does her best to find immediate solutions. She has been living in the Algarve for a couple of years already and therefore she is all set to provide you with great tips to get the best experience and explore the most beautiful places around.
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Marilina is passionate about the wild Algarvian nature, she sees life as a never-ending cycle, and yoga and surfing help her to find the connection with herself, her body, and her mind again and again.
Her goal is to bring the ancient wisdom of Yoga into a modern tangible language that everyone can access and embody within their lives to gain a better state of mind & body well-being.
Marilina is 200h Yoga Alliance Certified teacher focusing on Hatha, Yin and Flow, Pranayama and Meditation.
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Meka Yoga was born out of Harmke’s passion for bringing joy, health, and happiness back into people’s lives. She founded Meka Yoga in 2016 after she finished her second yoga teacher training studies at the Paramanand Institute for Yoga Sciences in India where she also obtained her Yoga Therapy Certification. She shares her spiritual journey of self-expression and increasing peace of mind with an enthusiastic, focused energy.
Harmke founded Mekayoga to provide a much-needed place for transformation, reconnection, healing, teaching, and inspiration to guide others toward living a healthy, happy, and authentic life.
Harmke is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance Certified with Yoga Therapy Certification who currently looks after her children and will be back teaching when the time is ready. Founder of Mekayoga.
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Hi! I am Charlotte, from the Netherlands but here in raised in Portugal. I love surfing and do everything to live a healthy lifestyle, which makes me feel good in my skin! I have a passion for healthy food and love to spend time in the kitchen, the place where I let the creativity flow into mixing tastes, consistencies, and colors! Can't wait for a beautiful week of delicious vegetarian cooking to nourish your body during your stay! 🤗