Our teachers

ISABELLE THILL

My yoga journey started long before I decided to become a teacher. During the time I spent in China and India, Yoga became a more and more important part of my life.

I was lucky to meet people who lightened my way and inspired me in my choices to simply give up everything that didn't make me happy.

Ashtanga yoga and power yoga are my favorite personal practice styles which explains my very dynamic classes. I try to challenge and stimulate my students but also encourage them to follow their pace without pressure.

Before creating YOGAROOM, I have been working as an independent yoga teacher. It is a real fulfillment to share the enthusiasm for yoga with my students.

I love to be a student myself and explore the infinity of yogic experience. Whenever there is time I travel, mainly to yoga workshops or retreats.

My yoga experience

teacher training course at Sivananda Ashram à Neyyar Dam, Kerala, India
course at Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute Sri K. Patthabi Jois à Mysore, India
ashtanga yoga workshops in Beijing and Shanghai, China
power vinyasa yoga foundation course in Utrecht, Holland
workshop Manju Jois in Luxembourg
workshop David Swenson in Francfurt, Germany
workshop Bryan Kest in Francfurt, Germany
retreat with Michael Hamilton in Tanzania
workshop Kino Mc Gregor in Francfurt
mysore classes with Rolf and Marci Naujokat in Goa, India
retreat with Duncan Wong, Italy
jivamukti workshops New-York, London, Berlin, Munich, Francfort

ROMAREI HARTWICH

Movement has accompanied me all my life, starting with classical ballet to gymnastics, track and fields, windsurfing, skydiving, riding and always again dance in all its forms of expression. Being a physical therapist with 30 years of working and teaching experience in Germany and Singapore, I have worked in the area of gynaecology and birth. For over 20 years, I have especially been working as a Vojtatherapist in the paediatrics. The pre-condition of this form of therapy is the exact knowledge of development of the baby's movements.

Some years back I have started my yoga practice. Here I find a natural connexion between the knowledge of early infantile movement, my background and the natural love towards movement. Inspired by various teachers from Mauritius, Sri Lanka, California, Germany and Luxembourg, I am constantly deepening my yoga practice in an ongoing learning process: how does it feel to me? Through my lessons, I would like to discover elements of awareness, peace, presence, devotion, aesthetics, still mind, curiosity, happiness, bravery, challenge and gratitude. I teach pre- and postnatal yoga after Patricia Thielemann-Kapell, founder of Spirit Yoga in Berlin. As of September 2010, I will also teach Yin Yoga after Paul Grilley.

CAROLE KETTMANN

I took my first yoga class in 1995. I have practiced ever since and started teaching in 2007. I follow teacher trainings with my teacher Manju Jois on a regular basis. I qualified as a Vinyasa teacher in Cologne and am about to start an Anusara training. Over time I get more and more fascinated about how your yoga practice brings balance into your body & mind.

AXINJA GRANIER

Yoga has been an integral part of my life since 2001, when I started my yoga journey with Ashtanga and Babtiste Power Vinayasa Flow, exploring various other styles along the way. I received my Teacher Certification in the USA, where I learned a number of various styles including Kripalu, Iyengar, Amrit and Ashtanga. I am continuously learning and expanding my knowledge with yoga workshops and taking classes from other qualified teachers.

In my daily practice and teaching, I focus on centering and calming the self, and incorporating the mind-body connection throughout all the practice. One of the central aspects of my teaching is integrating with the present moment and listening to what the body is telling you. When you do that, yoga becomes accessible to everyone and an incredible tool of transformation.

CLAUDINE MÜLLER

I discovered my passion for yoga in 1998.
My journey started with a Teacher Training at the SivanandaVedanta Yoga Center in Rishikesh, India, followed by another TTC in Vinyasa Flow with Jacqueline Heisel in Bali.

I have always stayed opened to all styles of yoga, and had the chance to do workshops in Ashtanga, Power Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Anusara Yoga (Immersion) with great teachers. I started teaching in 2004 in several Yogastudios in Berlin, until I joined Yogaroom in 2011. In my own yoga practice I unite the meditative power of Hatha Yoga, the elegance and fluidity of Vinyasa with the precision of Anusara Yoga. It is very important for me to pass on the original spirit of yoga how I was taught on my path. Yoga is much more than physical wellbeing. Yoga is an art of living, a gift for which I am endlessly thankful.

MAUD HANSEN

I discovered Yoga over 4 years ago whilst living in London and I was hooked straight away. With lots of styles to choose from, Vinyasa ended up being my favourite. To me Yoga is more than just a physical exercice. It truly is a way of life and Yoga as a whole can be incorporated in everyday activities. And what I like most : Yoga is for everyone !

In July 2009 I attended a 200 hours teacher training in Vancouver, Canada with Yoga Works. My teaching style is Vinyasa-based with both Ashtanga and Iyengar influences. I started teaching almost immediately after returning from Canada. I do so at my local community centre and I substitute at Yogaroom whenever I have the opportunity to.

Being a student of Yoga, I attend classes, workshops and trainings whenever I can. In March 2010 I took a restorative Yoga training as well as an anatomy course with Judith Lasater in London. I also have a deep interest in the philosophy of Yoga and the teachings behind the Yoga tradition.