Our 300h Bali Teacher Training Graduates

https://www.sofiamano.com @sofiamano

Sofia is a +500hrs certified yoga teacher specialized in yoga therapy, and the voice of the podcast “Magia é Respirar”. Her academic background in clinical psychology inevitably brings a psychotherapeutic approach to all she does. Her biggest wish is to create a safe and warm space, through yoga, where everyone is freely allowed to dive deep in a journey of self discovery.

Caro was born in Costa Rica; At the age of 15, she finds the practice of Hatha yoga and begins a long journey that will lead her to the discovery of a new way of facing life. After completing a couple of years at the University of Costa Rica in education studies, she realizes that her path is not that and that yoga is the only practice that brings well-being and meaning to her life. She did the Thai Massage training in 2013 and in 2014 she did the 300h training for yoga teachers, both at the Mandir Yoga School in Costa Rica. With the conviction that learning is a continuous process throughout the years, he remains in constant training by taking courses in Ashtanga yoga, Yoga Nidra, Raja Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and even his most recent advanced training of 300h carried out at the Pranaluz school , in Bali. Thanks to her teachers and the path of experimentation, she manages to find a different path in yoga, which led her to raise awareness about the true benefits of it, both on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. She is currently about to finish her Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Design at the Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The union of her personal, academic and professional life and her interests for social action, caring for the environment and design, has generated that her motivations as a teacher are to be able to make accessible the benefits of yoga, the connection with nature and the change in being, to the whole society; making yoga a practice that fits each of the people and not that people have to engage with it.

I'm more and more in the music. Become a DJ also wanna produce the special healing music. But in the same time give yoga and all that practices to ppl but in a private way. Not many clients here because of the lockdown and this situation pushing me to expand my gifts to online. Which is definitely out of my comfort zone and I find it challenging for myself

I'm a researcher in life trying different roles... experimenting. I lived the experience of a lawyer in a large company in Moscow (for over 10 years), I was the owner of a health bar, and the director of a vegetarian cafe... during this time yoga and meditation were supporting me, clearing and calming my mind, bringing me back to center... cleansing, increasing willpower, stamina and keeping me strong, more flexible and healthy. After five years of practice, I came to the realization that I am ready to share my experience of yoga and meditation and the state that it gives me with others in order to give this gift that has been given to me.

In 2016, I left Russia and started the adventure that I am currently on.

I have had the amazing opportunity to live in some of the most beautiful and transformative places in the world: Koh Phangan Thailand, many places in India and Bali, Indonesia for the past four years.

I'm constantly learning and expanding my consciousness, from the people I meet from life, from nature and from plant medicine... helping me and others around me to wake up and restore the connection with their body, heart, higher self, to become creators of this reality, and to live their dreams.

After my first ceremony with sacred medicine (3 years ago), I found healing channels were opened, and a strong connection with Mother Earth and my higher self was possible. Since that time, I've started to explore the transmission of these higher energies, through physical movement, energy and sound healing.

At the moment, I'm working with sound and frequencies as an energy and sound healer, sound producer, and DJ, and finding new ways everyday in which sound has incredible healing powers. Also share my experiences and knowledge in yoga, meditation and breath practices.

Currently I live in Bali.