Mina is a C-IAYT yoga therapist, yoga teacher (RYT 500) and a counselling psychologists (HP Psych) based in Berlin.
She grew up in Japan and studied fashion design in Berlin before working as a bellydancer and yoga teacher in Dakar, Senegal. There she opened her own studio which she ran for 3 years before returning to Berlin as a mother.
During the pandemic she started the certification to become a yoga therapist as well as a Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie to be broaden her knowledge.
Currently she is a full-time yoga teacher who splits her time between, studio classes, yoga therapy sessions, teacher trainings and various workshops.
EDUCATION/TRAININGS
800h C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Yoga Therapy Institute 2023
Cacao Ceremony Training, Cacao Mama 2023
Psychological Counsellor, German Heilpraktiker Law 2021
300h Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, My Vinyasa Yoga 2020
150h Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training, School of Positive Transformation 2020
200h Flow Mindful Yoga Teacher Training, Dream Haus 2019
Diplom Fashion Designer, University of Arts Berlin 2012
Other Trainings: The Role of Yoga in Eating Disorder Recovery 2023, Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy Workshop 2021, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Immersion 2021, Total Yoga Nidra Immersion Experience 2021, Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training 2021, Yin Yoga Teacher Training 2019
Yoga Workshops with: Meghan Currie, Ana Forrest, Gregor Maehle, Eddie Stern, Patrick Beach, Elena Brower, Cyndi Lee, Rocky Heron, Kali Ray & more