Name: Denise

Birthday: 21.06.1982          Nationality: German

Education: 600 hours Yoga Alliance certified: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, Mindfulness and Embodiment Coach, Women’s & Empowerment Work with TN Yoga Therapeutics, Transformational Hatha & Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, Certified Health Coach, Certified Hiking & Nature Guide, Thai Yoga Massage Trainings in Thailand, Qi Gong Long Life Teacher Training with Peter Caughey, Acro Yoga Trainings, Tantra Women Trainings, Guiding Horse Riding Tours, Mom, Baby & Childrens Yoga Teacher, Master of Business Administration & Economics.

globeseekers Responsibilities & Projects: Founder & Facilitator of the different Courses & Outdoor activities, globeseekers Giving Back Sustainability Projects, Building globeseekers Community, Marketing & Sales Manager, Website: Texting & Design, Development of Teacher Trainings, Establishing Cooperations & Partner Projects.

Name: Christian

Birthday: 02.10.1980          Nationality: Austria

Education: Ashtanga Vinyasa and Yin Yoga Teacher Training (400h Yoga Alliance Certified), Yoga Nidra, Meditation & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, Thai Yoga Massage Trainings in Thailand & Germany, Qi Gong Teacher Trainings with Peter Caughey, Bodywork Trainings with Robert Henderson, Vipassana Meditation, Dynamic Advanced Thai Massage Training with Krishnataki in Greece, Background as a Technical Engineer & Master of Atmospheric Science.

globeseekers Responsibilities & Projects: Facilitator of the different Courses & Outdoor activities, Finance Manager, Website: Development & Design, Graphic Design, Photo & Video Creation.

Before globeseekers & mission: Mechanical Engineer Swarovski, Headshaper Burtonpark Mayrhofen, Souschef Bergrestaurant Schlegeis, Glaciologist at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountainresearch at Austrian Academy of Science. After working in these different fields, Chris has traveled the world and spent the last 8 years studying & practicing different disciplines for the body & mind, developing & bringing these practices into the globeseekers journeys.

Inspiring people to a healthier lifestyle while cooking together, during Yoga Classes, Qi Gong, Thai Massage or Meditation and being in nature is a motivation for him. He loves getting powder in his face just as much as surfing the waves and enjoys nature & outdoor sports. Being creative with photo- and video material is another passion of his. With Denise he has traveled, studied & worked in Asia, Central & South America. In his teachings he wants to pass on what he has learned and support people on their journey to more joy, vitality & living to their full potential.

Name: Wendy

Birthday: 18.12.1982          Nationality: British

Education: Environmental Geoscience BSc. PGCE in Secondary Education (Geography).

Globeseekers Responsibilities: Communications & Guest Manager for globeseekers, Wendy has been our Yoga student & Outdoor buddy for years and supports us and the participants hugely with an open heart, patience & reliability.

Before globeseekers & mission: Geography teache Burnham Grammar School, Chalet Host Ski Olympic, La Rosiere, France.

Wendy loves being outdoors and life in the mountains. She enjoys riding the snowpark in winter and exploring the mountains on foot from spring to autumn. Moving to Austria has meant lots more time for creativity and new passions like craftwork, cooking, yoga and other courses!

At globeseekers she wants to share the joy of being in the mountains, hopes to get the participants excited for their globeseekers journey and as someone who has moved to the valley some years ago has a good feeling for organizational questions and useful tips.

Name: Laura Ink

Nationality: German

Birthday: 01/10/1992

Education: 200 HR Yoga Alliance Certified Vinyasa Yoga Teacher, Adjustment Training with Karla Stanek, Nutritional Science MSc.

Before Globeseekers and Mission: Laura joined one of our first globeseekers Mountain Retreat over 4 years ago where she actually decided to become a yoga teacher herself. She was first introduced to Ashtanga Yoga whilst studying in Bonn searching for a practice to move her body and play around. She says the globeseekers retreat inspired her to make the yoga practice a part of her daily life. As she started to notice all the positive side effects of her physical and mental practice she feld the need to share the passion for yoga with as many people as possible. She now teaches regular classes and workshops in Germany.

Laura loves to explore new places, people and play around in the nature. Hobbies include hiking, swimming, meditation, journaling, cooking and of course yoga. She truly believes that nature, moving the body and good conversations are the most powerful tools for healing. Being a lover of movement, shapes and flows, her classes combine creative sequencing with fundamental techniques in order to create space in the body and deepen the inner connection. Her mission is to connect people to their full power within.

Name: Sarah Jane White
Nationality: British
Birthday: 10/07/1992

Education: 200 HR Yoga Alliance Certified Hatha Flow Instructor, 40 HR Meditation Teacher training with Swami Mahavanam, Active IQ REPS Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer, Certified WCO Calisthenics Coach, Mobility Instructor, Intelligent Sequencing with Julie Martin.

Before globeseekers & mission: Sarah joined the first globeseekers Mountain Retreat more than 4 years ago, then came back to join our Ocean Retreat & again last summer in the mountains. When we met she was a flight attendant for 5 years before leaving the industry to teach yoga full time. She now teaches regular classes and workshops in Dubai which includes her own signature “Find your Flow” course and “Inverted” workshop. She also has established an online presence with classes available on youtube and the playbook app, as well as releasing two ebooks and guiding people with building their online presence

Sarah loves being outdoors in nature and believes it is vital to a healthy life. She’s an avid reader and writing which always translate in her teaching as her sessions will always come with a theme. Her classes are about moving out of a shape based practice and putting more emphasis on sensations of the body and the movements within the practice. Her mission: To guide and empower people into living more simply and in tune with their true selves

Name: Kerstin Busse Blunt
Nationality: German living in Hawaii
Birthday: 21.09.1969

Education: 200 Yoga Alliance certified Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga teacher. Certified Buddhi Yoga instructor (USA). Owner of Blunt Yoga
Fitness. Certified group fitness Instructor for Gymnastics & Jazz dance (Germany), Degree in Dance at University of Hawaii at Manoa, Training as a Massage Therapist: Lomi Lomi and Medical Massages.

Before globeseekers & mission: Classically trained in ballet and dance, Kerstin pursued her love for dance and movement by teaching jazz, gymnastics and group fitness classes in Germany before moving to Hawaii. While studying business management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kerstin received her degree in Dance, with emphasis on Modern dance, Asian dance and Kinesiology. Inspired by the athletic community in Kona, Kerstin picked up long distance running and completed 15 marathons including 3 Boston Marathons.

Kerstin started practicing Yoga to regain flexibility from running competitively and to relieve stress from her corporate job. After 20 years as a sales and marketing manager, Kerstin felt a calling to exchange high-pressure sales at a desk with teaching Yoga full-time to help others to relieve stress and to increase their range of motion, strength, confidence, joy and flexibility. Her goal is to introduce the path of Yoga to people as a mindset and as way of living your life to the fullest. Creating playful sequences and seeing the smiles on the faces of her students after class makes her heart sing with excitement and gratitude. In her classes Kerstin incorporates basic Hawaiian healing principles based on teachings of the rich cultural resources of Hawaii.

She joined as a guest teacher during two recent globeseekers Ocean Retreats in Hawaii and loves being part of the globeseekers community. Expanding on her mission to make others feel better, Kerstin is currently completing her studies at the Medical Massage Center of Hawaii to become a licensed massage therapist and is actively teaching Hatha, Vinyasa, Hot Yoga, Restorative, Meditation, Buddhi (an energetic yoga fusion workout) in Kona, Hawaii.

Name: Mat Bendik

Nationality: Slovakian

Birthday: 21.12.1989

Education: 200 HR Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified WCO Calisthenics Coach.

Before Globeseekers & mission: Mat worked in the airline industry for 4,5 years, then left and started teaching Yoga in Dubai, together with doing freelance photography and videography.

Mat is very passionate about photography, taking photos of yogis all around Dubai and he’s also enjoying filming videos for his YouTube channel.

He grew up in the nature of a beautiful national park in Slovakia, so he’s always fulfilled to spend time in the mountains and woods.

Name: Sophie

Birthday: 30/08/1996          Nationality: German

Education: 200+ HR Yoga Alliance Vinyasa Flow Yogateacher, Chemical lab scientist

Before Globeseekers and mission: Sophie joined us for the first time in our „Top of the mountain“ retreat in May 2019. Her first contact to yoga was in 2013. After the retreat yoga played a bigger part in her life from time to time until she decided to sign up for a Vinyasa Flow teachertraining. As a yogateacher she wants to inspire other people and give them the enrichments she experienced through her practise.

Sophie loves traveling, exploring new and cultures and traditions and to get to know new people,. Next to yoga, dancing, martial arts,reading and diving are her hobbies. Spending time with her family and friends is an important part of her life. 
Just like enjoying the small things and laughing a lot ☺

Name: Nick Humphries

Birthday: 15.04.1973

Nationality: Australian

Education: 200 HR Yoga Alliance Certified Ashtanga & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher. AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety. Bachelor of Commerce (Deakin University) – Double Major in Economics and Marketing

Before Globeseekers & mission: Nick first met us in Bali, where he supported us during a plastic clean-up project that we organized, teaching school kids about the harmful environmental issues of plastics. You can find a little article about it here: https://globeseekers.com/en/give-back-to-bali-project-2018-plasticfreeuluwatu/

Nick divides his time between Bali, Indonesia, Rishikesh, India and Europe. He is currently living in Rishikesh, to further his Yoga career, gaining experience and knowledge. During the European Summer he also works as a professional road cycling guide in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Nick is passionate about travel, surfing, yoga, cycling, healthy food, coffee, lines, shapes, landscapes and adventurous conversation with interesting people. And he used to be a hand model…..so checkout his hands when you meet him! 🙂

Name: Douglas

Birthday: 16.04.1978

Nationality: Scottish

Education: BA in Recording Arts, Licensed Drone Pilot and Summer Mountain Leader Trainee.

globeseekers Responsibilities & Projects: Film maker, StoryTeller and future Running retreat collaborator with globeseekers.

Before globeseekers & mission: Douglas has been a participant in our globeseekers Retreats and in other years he supported us as a volunteer and with film creation. He currently runs an independent film company based in Scotland with the primary mission of promoting healthy living and exploration in the outdoors.

Douglas loves to explore new places while meeting inspiring people. To tell meaningful stories and to be creative in nature. Hobbies include trail running, meditation, singer songwriting and is a wannabe yogi (his words ;)). To Douglas life is about engaging fully with the present moment. To be grateful and honest with every interaction.

Find out more about Douglas at : https://fullcoursetrails.com/

Name: Sheila

Birthday: 20.11.1977          Nationality: Spanish

Education: Nursing & Midwifery Degrees (Cardiff University), Midwife since 2003 with a Master in Women’s Health (King’s College University, London). Consultant Midwife specialised in normal physiological birth, with an interest in mind-body-spirit connection for pregnancy and birth, Hypnobirthing Practitioner and Reflexologist.

globeseekers Responsibilities & Projects: Facilitator of the Hypnobirthing courses & being there for the moms.

Before globeseekers & mission: Currently leads a Birth Centre within a hospital located in central London.

Sheila loves dinner gatherings with friends and family and spending time in nature. Hobbies include running, swimming, yoga and occidental meditation. Exploring new concepts and all sorts of possibilities in life. Sheila mission in life is to be truthful to herself and to others.