Guest Faculty and True North Vinyasa Team
Nazareno Grisolia
Nazareno is a Uruguayan vinyasa teacher, surfer and movement wizard. Naza has a background in Ashtanga, a strong acrobatic practice and a playful yet deep teaching style. You'll meet him in most of our trainings as a class teacher and inversion workshop expert.
"Since I was 19 years old, as I decided to leave my home country to explore the world, my life has been - and still is today - an adventure. My curiosity has brought me to places, to experiences and people which altogether have shaped the way I live my life today. As I travelled Asia in 2004 I discovered the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa, a physically demanding yoga style which requires strong discipline, dedication and body awareness. I got hooked.
A couple of years later I got introduced to the creative style Vinyasa Flow. This practice, also very dynamic and strong, allowed me to explore what I somehow had been been missing in Ashtanga - playfulness, a chance to express my creativity and try out new postures. In 2011 I completed my first training - 200hrs Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training in India. The combination of two was the perfect foundation for me to start teaching yoga. Little did I know that training would be the stepping stone for me and my career as a yoga teacher."
"Since I was 19 years old, as I decided to leave my home country to explore the world, my life has been - and still is today - an adventure. My curiosity has brought me to places, to experiences and people which altogether have shaped the way I live my life today. As I travelled Asia in 2004 I discovered the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa, a physically demanding yoga style which requires strong discipline, dedication and body awareness. I got hooked.
A couple of years later I got introduced to the creative style Vinyasa Flow. This practice, also very dynamic and strong, allowed me to explore what I somehow had been been missing in Ashtanga - playfulness, a chance to express my creativity and try out new postures. In 2011 I completed my first training - 200hrs Ashtanga and Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training in India. The combination of two was the perfect foundation for me to start teaching yoga. Little did I know that training would be the stepping stone for me and my career as a yoga teacher."
Willemijn Noordhoff
Willemijn Noordhoff (Netherlands) is our anatomy teacher. She's a 500 RYT yoga teacher and yoga therapist who has always been interested in the mind-body connection. She taught and followed many trainings in yoga and meditation all over the globe. In her teachings you will find a lot of personal attention, humor and safety.
“Working as a medical doctor in psychiatry, I’m really enthusiastic about what yoga can do for the medical world an vice versa. With yoga, people have a wonderful tool with which they can heal themselves. That is really empowering.”
“Working as a medical doctor in psychiatry, I’m really enthusiastic about what yoga can do for the medical world an vice versa. With yoga, people have a wonderful tool with which they can heal themselves. That is really empowering.”
Isla Grossi
Isla is our talented, laid-back Brasilian in-house photographer, documenting a couple of days of training each time we are in Portugal. With Isla, we also offer trainees an optional private photo shoot, sending them off into the teaching world with a set of professional yoga photographs. Check out her Instagram to see her style – and lots of pictures from our trainings ››
Joana Cadete
Joana is Portuguese and lives nearby our venue. She has deep knowledge about Yoga Philosophy, which she shares in our trainings in a light, accessible way. Joana also runs Ericeira Yoga Studio and teaches Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga in addition to Philosophy.