Born and raised in America, Lori Sjollema began her career 28 years ago in the fitness and dance industry in Chicago U.S.A. Her talent and adventurous spirit led her to Europe where she travelled extensively as a professional dancer and taught fitness side by side. Tired of the rat race, she knew when she walked into her first dynamic Yoga class eight years ago that her search was over.

Her style of teaching is perhaps that of a ‘rebel’ integrating elements from various Yoga traditions. Certified as a Jivamukti Yoga Instructor, she is also trained in the methods of Ashtanga, Iyengar and Raja Yoga especially in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Foremost Lori teaches from her own experience and intuition as a practitioner of Yoga in it’s entirety. Yet her teaching is highly influenced by her travels to America and India working with renowned teachers such as David Life & Sharon Gannon, David Swenson, Rodney Yee and Shiva Rea. Her teaching is also very much influenced by her studies with Jose Maria Vigar and Rajiv/Swati Chanchani, India of the Iyengar lineage.

Lori is continuously expanding her self-understanding through the Enneagram system and deepening her meditation and silence practices according to the Yossum concept www.yossum.com.

Her style of teaching integrates the profound discipline of the Iyengar method together with sequencing the Yoga movements with the breath called ‘Vinyasa’. The result is improved strength, flexibility, circulation and a calm mind. Her training and experience in Massage therapy and Thai Yoga Massage enables her to assist her students to overcome pains and fears and create more flexibility and freedom of movement within their bodies. She holds regular classes in Marbella, Spain and teaches retreats and workshops throughout Europe and India.

Her greatest challenge and desire is to be a dedicated mother to her child, to serve Yoga and to share with everyone…