I am an experienced yoga teacher and breathwork coach coming originally from Finland. Living in Trondheim, I teach yoga in which a human being is seen as whole, mind and body being like two sides of a coin.
I have lived and worked in various yoga ashrams and centers in India, USA and Canada for altogether 2 years. During those years as senior staff in the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta organization I studied and taught traditional Hatha Yoga and Advaita Vedanta and assisted in yoga teacher training courses. Since 2017 I have immersed myself in traditional non-dual Shaiva-Shakta tantra with teachers such as Miska Käppi (close student of Acarya Bhagavan Shri Shanmukha Anantha Natha) and tantra scholar-practitioner Christopher Hareesh Wallis.
I teach mainly Kaula Tantra Yoga and Hatha Yoga. I also offer breath coach training program as a contuinuing education for yoga teachers.
I am especially passionate about yogic and tantric philosophy, nature, forest, folklore and mythologies. Therefore, I have created Skogsyoga that draws inspiration from Norse mythology, folklore and archetypes as well as from Forestmind techniques (designed to utilize and intensify the natural healing effects of forests).
Training:
- 500h RYT International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, India (2014-2017)
- YTT Shakta Yoga School, Finland (2018)
- 20h RYT Chair Yoga, Michael Hutkins Yoga, USA (2017)
- Several Vipassana meditation courses & retreats
Connect:
- ENG IG: @mindgritno / Facebook @mindgritno
- FIN IG: @sanniparkkinen / Facebook @manasteyoga
- Websites:
- https://mindgrit.no
- https://www.manaste.fi