OUR TEAM

Gaelen Hanson

As a former professional dancer and critically acclaimed choreographer, Gaelen brings  a wealth of kinesthetic experience to her yoga teaching. Gaelen’s unique style also combines aspects of Vini Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and Iyengar Yoga, and her thoughtfully choreographed classes emphasize the flow of breath as a tool to bring us into a state of dynamic presence.

Gaelen’s Yoga & Mindful Movement classes are designed to strengthen and revitalize the physical body, quiet and focus the mind and rejuvenate the spirit. As a teacher she is known for her calm clarity, supportive encouragement and graceful practice. Gaelen inspires students to challenge themselves in a mindful way. She believes that the essence of Yoga is not the pose, but the state within the pose; encouraging students to let go of the reactionary mind and open up to present moment without judgment.

Neil Jefferson

Originally from the UK, Neil has been living in Asia since 1997. He has been practicing yoga for 17 years and has been teaching in Thailand since 2011. He brings to his classes a unique fusion of the many teaching styles (Anusara, Iyengar, Sivananda) and teachers he has studied with. Neil’s students enjoy his calm presence in the class, and his clear and concise alignment instructions. He invites students to utilize the flow of the breath as a primary focus to still the mind while moving the body.

Neil’s yoga journey continues first and foremost as a student; he travels to India every year to spend time with his teachers, looking deeper into the non-physical elements of this ancient wisdom. He has a passion for inquiry into the true nature of reality (which he believes can be accessed in our present experience) and sharing this understanding with his students and friends.
           

D Ritterman

D e e teaches yoga asana with an alignment and breath focus. Her classes are a combination of Hatha Slow Flow, Vinyasa, Yoga Nidra and Restorative. She honours the principles and teachings of her Precision Alignment Yoga Teacher Training and her knowledge of Anatomy, Kinesiology and Physiology from her BA (Sci) Human Movement University Degree.

D e e's diverse work history, varied volunteering endeavours and extensive world travels have imprinted upon her a sense of global awareness. She is committed to creating and maintaining conscious connections in international Yoga communities.

D e e continues to expand her experience of new movement modalities and deepen her knowledge of the sacred practices of Yoga in order to grow as a person, a student and a teacher.