All Shala Assistant Teachers are Devoted practitioners to the Traditional teaching and lineage of the methodology / parampara of Ashtanga Yoga Therapy. Teacher Assistants are all Experienced, Qualified and Certified and Authorized Yoga Teachers with continued guidance and support from Christina Martini. All teachers of the Shala are required to have a regular practice and continued annual studies, training and growth to teach at the Shala as assistant, to assist in Mysore and Led Guided Classes or offer their individual teachings , classes and sessions
Ivane Bakari
Ivane , 10+ years practitioner, forever student, certified and registered yoga teacher, Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Primary and Intermediate level of the Lineage and Traditional practices. She is a direct student of Christina Martini and Manju P. Jois. She is a teacher assistant for Shala Santosha Ashtanga Online Mysore Classes, residing in Tennessee.
Ivane assists in the Shala Virtual Zoom Mysore Room hybrid to live Shala on Maui Hawaii, Monday thru Friday except moon days. 5am - 830am HST, 10am - 130pm CST , 11 am - 230pm EST, 8am- 1130am PST
Ivane offers private one one session online and in person in Chattanooga Tennessee and under the guidance and ongoing studies with Christina Martini and Manju Jois she is our online Mysore teacher assistant for daily practice.
Caio Amaral
Caio, 10+ years practitioner, certified and registered yoga teacher of the Traditional System of Astanga Yoga. Caio is a direct student of Christina Martini and Manju P. Jois. Under their guidance, he studies the Traditional System of Astanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Previously, Caio studied with Jessica Lynne Trese and Sharath Jois. Caio is a teacher assistant at the Shala For Mysore.
Caio assists in the Shala Mysore Room Thursday / Friday 8am - 930am except moon days
Caio’s first encounter with āsana practice was in 2014 when he was looking to enhance his performance as a Soccer player at The University of Tampa. Because of the great impact yoga has had in his life’s vitality, Caio offers this practice with intention to pass down this ancient knowledge and share the benefits of daily, consistent practice.
Caio’s further studies include Sanskrit, Vedic Mantras, Ancient Spiritual Texts and Ayurveda. When Caio is not practicing āsana or studying, he is surfing the waves of Maui, singing his heart out at the Hanuman Maui Temple and nourishing his body with Ayurvedic plant based meals.