Devi Asmarani was first drawn to yoga to try to heal her chronic migraine and digestive problems. She was instantly hooked after her very first practice, and never turned back. Since then, she has studied a variety of yoga styles, but she considers Ashtanga Vinyasa her main practice. Her spiritual journey has led her to quit 13 years of journalism and her last job of eight years as Indonesia Correspondent for Singapore daily, The Straits Times, in 2008 to do freelance writing and teach yoga. She is now a regular columnist for The Jakarta Post and The Weekender, and writes articles, essays and works of fictions that have been published by other local and foreign publications. Devi has continued her yoga journey by studying with teachers who inspire her, all the way to India. She is drawn to all aspects of yoga practice – the physical, the mental and the intellectual. She is passionate about learning and sharing knowledge with others, and she aspires to combine yoga’s powerful inner experience with its range of physical benefits. With over 500 credit hours of teacher trainings, she is certified to teach Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Prenatal and Kids Yoga.
Class Description:
- Prenatal Yoga Class – Mixed level Second to third trimester in the pregnancy
Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or totally new to yoga, you’ll benefit from some poses and breathing exercises in this practice for moms to be. We’ll go through some sequences to open the hips, release tensions along the spine, strengthen the back and the legs, and improve your stamina to keep you healthy during the pregnancy and to prepare you for labor. The breathing practice is an excellent way to cultivate awareness to your breath and to strengthen your lungs, one of the most important tools in giving birth. Finally, you’ll also learn to allow your body and mind to surrender in ultimate relaxation. Yoga is the best gift for mothers to be and their babies.
Fezia is Radiant Child Program Facilitator. She is trained Kundalini Yoga teacher under SKY (UK), Radiant Child & Sun Yoga Kids, a licensed practitioner in the Yoga for The Special Child and Yoga Therapy (RYT500hr) course. As a therapist, Fezia’s Yoga sessions naturally lean towards the therapeutic benefits, but her playful nature ensures classes are fun and light hearted. She is also a trained Cranio Sacral Therapist and specializes in working with adults and children with special needs. She value adds her treatment by incorporating her other areas of specialization such as Sport Therapy Massage, Samonas Sound & Therapeutic Listening, Watsu Level 1 & 2. She runs a private practice in KL, and regularly travels to Hong Kong, Beijing, Zheng Zhou in China; Jakarta & Singapore where she treats children with special needs and runs yoga workshop. Fezia is a regular international speaker for conferences on Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome and Autism where she speaks on Yoga pograms.
Class Description:
- Open Discussion about benefit of Yoga for Special Child
How Yoga Can Help Children: -
Competition at schools, constant activities, constant testing, problems at home are make them stress. Yoga is well known as for being one of the few things that can effectively reduce stress. By offering yoga to children, we are providing them with a tool that they can use for the rest of their lives. -
Kids are increasingly suffering from poor diets, polluted environment and lack of physical activity.Yoga is a holistic approach for health problems. -
Some of the children suffer from learning disorder, such as ADD, ADHD, dyslexia or combination of these problems. Yoga class is a perfect way to integrate therapy in a fun way.
- Kundalini Yoga for Family
Kundalini Yoga was taught in a simple form so that it could be easily applied to our daily living. It is the yoga for the householders, for those who have to cope with the daily challenges and stresses of holding jobs, raising families, managing businesses and suitable for all ages. The practice of Kundalini Yoga balances the glandular system, strengthens the nervous system and enables us to harness the energy of the mind and the emotions, so we can be in control of ourselves.
Koko got his 200RYT of International Yoga Alliance 3 years a go after 2 years of practice yoga. Recently he just gather and teach over 300 people in a CF Yoga in the Park event in Jakarta. His constant yoga practice sources are through Teacher Trainings, Workshops or Classes, for him even just few hours of yoga class can bring a lot of improvement to his yoga practice so who ever they are he honour them as his yoga guru. His Indonesia Yoga Gurus are Uci Wijayanto, Slamet Riyanto, Jane Kono, Pujiastuti Sindhu, Yudhi Widyantoro, Riana Singgih, Desmond Polii, Siok Ah, and all CF and FF teachers. His Gurus list of World Masters are BKS Iyengar, John Friend, Sharath Rangaswamy (Patabis Jois Lineage), David Swenson, Ana Forrest, Bo Srey, Desiree Rumbaugh, Noah Maze, Martin Kirk, Andrey Lappa, David life, Twee Merigan, Shiva Rea, Dharma Mitra, Absolute Thailand, Patrick Creelman, Carlos Pomeda and so many elses .
Living in Jakarta, he is now in depth study of Anusara yoga, and work as part timer yoga Instructor at Celebrity Fitness Jakarta. He is by Mas Yudhi Widyantoro as Guest Teacher or Partner Teacher for yoga workshops in some cities of Indonesia, and also teaching Master Class at Mb Uci TT dan Mas Slamet TT.
Acquintance to yoga by chance on one day he got bore of weights, combats and pumps, and moodily enter yoga class of Jane Kono at CF, this first yoga class become one AHA moment that bringing his life into yoga passion today. He learns various yoga discipline as there is no limitation knowledge in the journey of yoga life and finding the great benefits of yoga for the wellness of the body, mind and spirit and so please to share them to others.
Class Description:
- Building Total Wellness Through Various Dogs (all levels)
Adho Mukha Svanasana or Downward Facing Dog become the theme of this Hatha Vinyasa class. The Down Dog is one of the most famous posture in yoga, a very simple asana, but bring so many benefit to the whole body wellness, strengthening, flexibility, rejuvenating, vigour, opening, circulation, stimulating, calming, and resting point between asanas. It also can be the beginning or ending of one asana. In this class Koko will take you to the wonder of Down Dog by modifying and criss-cross this famous asana with so many other asanas so it become very playful and enjoyable yet challenging vinyasa class. All levels of student can join and enjoy this class beginners, middle, advance all with options pose.
- Swing Warrior (all levels)
Hatha Vinyasa class. Virabadrasana become the warrior in this class, being a Yoga Warrior needs discipline, stamina, strategy, smart, power, persistent training so he become a good strong warrior that can swings his swords precisely in his hands and move his body in all position. Those all the philosophy behind this warrior and other poses will be brought in this Swing Warrior Class. Moving bravely, tactically, powerful, smooth, swing and swang in each asana. As his trade mark in teaching this class will also will be taught by Koko in fun yet focus on the goal for total body health with hearts oriented class. So after class the student will leave the yoga class with grace and feeling good about themselves.
The name Maya Safira Muchtar represents the true color of Indonesia. An amalgam of culture startingfrom the Sanskrit to Arabic language. Born in West Java – Indonesia but grew up in India and spentsome of her adult life in Geneva –Switzerland. That is also where she has obtained her degree in hotelmanagement. Besides having Bahasa Indonesia as her mother tongue, she also speaks French andEnglish. Her life totally changed after she met her spiritual Master, Anand Krishna. He introduced her tothe world of Eternal Happiness. As an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor, healer and a hypnotherapistinstructor; she dedicates her life in healing, meditation and yoga. She is also involved in humanitarianservices, interfaith movement and has great concern for education. She is the founder of Forum for Educators, Doctors and Psychologist for Indonesia and Islamic Movement for Non Violence.
Class Description:
- Baby Massage Class
Who said that only adults need massage? Even babies do too! Massaging your baby is the most enjoyable moment in one’s life. Massaging not only helps in improving your baby’s health but also helps in the mother-child bonding and helping your baby settle in to a positive routine. Ayurvedic Baby Massage has a long tradition in India. Just after birth, a cleansing massage is given to babies. Learn to massage your baby or child and help to give them a better start in life. Ayurvedic Baby Massage will help your baby to grow healthier, stronger and happier and to sleep better. Come and see an introduction to Ayurvedic Baby Massage with Maya Safira Muchtar!
Mitha very active in various organizational activities, especially organizations engaged in the development of children, among others are: members of educational discussion of the Sampoerna Foundation Teacher Institute, certified yoga instructors to the level of regular kids and special needs, for adult beginners yoga therapy as well as the back bone injury, story reader for Story Reading teacher with Read Aloud and Fun Story Mapping, special events coordinator for Taman Bacaan Anak Melati Depok.
She is also founder of Hioe Management and director of Hioe Homeschooling for children with special needs with the IB program, Cambridge, montesorri and thematic IEP. Members of the community Read Aloud Reading Bugs Indonesia. Parenting support facilitator and workshops teacher in some inclusion schools such as Sekolah Bintang Bangsaku, Schema Psikologi, Sekolah Jari Kecil and komunitas Homeschooling Berkemas, board advisors of Parents Guide Magazine, chairwoman for parent support group committee Amardhika Kits4Kids School.
Class Description:
- Story Reading
For age 4 till 12yr old, the story reader read the story book with read aloud methods and make the children interest with the story book. Duration: 25 minute.
- Fun Story Mapping
For age 6 till 14yr old, The Children make a mapping from the story book and after finished doing a mapping from story book each children will do a presentation in front of the class. Duration: 45 minute.
Kecintaan pada ‘read aloud’ setelah membaca buku The Read Aloud handbook yang dikarang oleh Jim Trelease telah menghantarkan ibu dari dua orang anak ini untuk memprakarsai buku tersebut dalam bahasa Indonesia dan bersama Nandha & Ariyo mendirikan Reading Bugs, Komunitas Read Aloud Indonesia agar Read Aloud ini dapat lebih memasyarakat.
Class Description:
- Read Aloud Bayi
Para ahli perkembangan anak menekankan pentingnya membacakan cerita pada anak, sejak ia lahir ke dunia sampai usia Taman Kanak-Kanak dalam hubungannya dengan kesuksesan akademis di masa depan. Secara alami, usia yang sempurna untuk memulai Read Aloud adalah di masa bayi. Jika Anda sedang berada di posisi menantikan sang buah hati, berbahagialah karena gerbang Read Aloud terbuka lebar menyambut Anda.
Anak-anak, jika diperkenalkan dengan Read Aloud, akan mendapatkan ilmu berkualitas tinggi dalam hal berbicara dan mendengarkan. Mereka akan melihat buku dengan pandangan positif karena berhubungan dengan meluangkan waktu bersama Anda. Dengan cepat buku akan menjadi benda visual yang memberi tanda bahwa mereka akan segera mendapat perhatian penuh Anda. Jika berada dalam posisi ini sebagai orang tua baru, Anda memiliki kesempatan untuk mempersiapkan anak dengan fasilitas yang dapat membawa kenyamanan, kesuksesan dan kebahagiaan baginya selama menjalani masa-masa sekolahnya nanti.
* Kelas akan disampaikan dalam bahasa Indonesia – Durasi: 30 Menit
He is well known as a very experienced Senior Healer in many healing methods with his expertise as a Lightarian Reiki Master and from various traditions, Divine Healing and Pranic Healing, Psychotherapy, Crystal Healing, Metaphysic, Feng Shui and many more. He is a Psycho-Spritual Consultant and Holistic Therapist who devoted his life to share his knowledge for mankind to be able to transform him/herself into an enlightened human being, who travels along his/her life paths and lives in harmony with nature. His articles on herbal medicine have received great responses from many social groups.
Class Description:
- Meditation
You will learn how to meditate in a simple and easy way
Irma, passionate about Yoga, has travelled the world to study the various yoga styles, such as Hatha ,Yin and Universal. She continues to learn and improve her yoga skills to better understand how yoga can heals and strengthens both the physical and mental health of all yoga practitioners. By combining breathing with movement, stability in motion, and strength with flexibility she promotes transformational growth and healing to all her pupils. Her approach to teaching is fun and gentle, accepting each individual different levels and skills and encouraging them to achieve optimal physical and mental health through yoga movement.
Sinta took her first yoga class when she almost finished her University but it was a few years after her first experience with yoga that she began to be inspired and since then started her love affair with yoga. As a certified English teacher for children, she wanted to combine her passion for yoga and children so in 2005 she took her certification to teach kids yoga with Dr. Jacqueline Koay, Founder of Sunyoga based in UK. Since then Sinta branched out to many types of yoga, including Prenatal and Ashtanga Yoga . Sinta continues her practice and life long learning of yoga.
Class Description:
- Kids Yoga Class
Children are natural yogis. When they play, they sometimes spontaneously strike poses that happen to be traditional yoga asanas such as downward facing dog, the child’s pose and the plow. Yoga helps children to increase self awareness, build self-esteem and strengthen the bodies. In this class, the children will be introduced to yoga through yoga postures, breathing exercise, games and stories, making it a fun and healthy learning experience for them.
