TEACHER AND FACILITATOR
Karina is a registered yoga teacher (E-RYT® 200), CMA certified sound practitioner and international AFAA Group Fitness Instructor with experience teaching 1000+ classes in studio, private clients, corporate clients, international schools, hotels and luxury events throughout South East Asia since 2020
Her teaching supports overall wellbeing through the applied tools of yogic principles, mindful meditation and accessible movement
In parallel to teaching, Karina has a professional background in performing arts having worked with Tai Kwun JC Contemporary Museum (This Variation by Tino Sehgal, Echo, Moss and Spill by Pan Dai Jing, On Kawara: One Million Years), West Kowloon Freespace (Accelerating Dimension directed by Zelia Tan - City Contemporary Dance Company), The Peninsula HK (BPM Productions) and La Mer Skincare. She has also featured in campaigns for Hong Kong Tourism Board and Cathay Pacific (AWS)
In studio settings, Karina teaches yoga and sound meditation classes at Ikigai Wellness Studio HK
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
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200 hours Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training
Lead Teacher / Studio Co-founder Jessica Sinclair — The Yoga Mandala Singapore30 hours Myofascial Release and Myo Yin Teacher Training — Lead Trainer Nicky Hadjithoma — Pure Yoga Hong Kong (CEU accredited)
15 hours Yoga Wheel Teacher Training —
Lead Teacher Ranjit Nekhar — IKIGAI Studio Hong Kong (CEU accredited)35 hours Accessible Prenatal and Postnatal Trauma Informed Online Yoga Teacher Training — Hersha Yoga School of Teacher Training (CEU accredited)
Restorative Yoga For Stress and Anxiety Women’s Specialised Training — Lead Teacher Bex Tyrer, Yoga Barn Bali
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75 hours Meditation Practitioner Teacher Training — Lead Teacher Amanda Lawson - Inspire Movement Coaching (CEU accredited)
CMA Sound Practitioner Crystal Tones™ (Level 1) — Complementary Medical Association Certification UK
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International Certified Group Fitness Instructor (ICGFI) —NASM / AFFA Athletics and Fitness Association of America
CLIENTS
CORPORATE
Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, W Hotel, Eaton Hotel, Kerry Hotel, Linklaters, Lululemon, Soho House, Hong Kong Land Properties
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LIFESTYLE
Hermés Fit, Decathlon, Ocean Park (HSBC Wellness), AIA Vitality Hub
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NGO
‘Empower U’ - migrant domestic workers education programme at Hong Kong University