Karin Eklund

Instructor

Satyam Yoga & Wellbeing Centre (Chesterton)

Karin Eklund, of Swedish origin, moved to the UK in 2000 to take up a job in an Arts organisation in London. At the same time an increasing interest in Yoga took her to Mysore, India where she studied Ashtanga Yoga with BNS Iyengar. Upon her return to London she started her teacher training with Lara Baumann, founder of Quantum Yoga, who inspired her to be creative with her practice.Always looking to broaden her perspective and experience of yoga, Karin has studied with a number of well respected teachers including Clive Sheridan, David Swenson, Danny Paradise, and Andrew Eppler. During her first pregnancy Karin also trained as a Pregnancy Yoga Teacher with Dr. Francoise Freedman, founder of Birthlight, who has been a great inspiration and mentor.She started teaching in London before setting up her own yoga classes on the Isle of Mull on West Coast Scotland. She moved to Cambridge in 2010 to do an MA in Illustration at Cambridge school of art. She now works full time as an illustrator and artist as well as yoga teacher. Karin now favours a powerful flowing style of yoga with special attention to the breath and alignment to help strengthen and energize the body. She enjoys a strong practice with a creative approach to sequencing.