About

E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher
& Founder

Carolina

Carolina, originally from Colombia, lived for several years in Southeast Asia and India where she trained as a Certified Holistic Therapist.

She is Yoga Alliance certified (E-RYT 500h) her specialities included Himalayan Kriya Yoga, advanced pranayama practices, sacred rituals and ancestral ceremonies.

She delved into different ancestral techniques for the expansion and evolution of being. She has also trained as an energy healer, meditation initiator, and conscious event organizer.

Carolina is the founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy, a space where she could deepen into the beautiful and vast universe of yoga and thus continue to live her dharma, serving in favour of the world, and helping to raise consciousness and vibration globally.

E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher, philosopher & Founder

Marco

He is a graduate philosopher, passionate musician, and experienced German journalist. After completing his first Yoga Teacher Training in India, he immediately began teaching at the Berlin-based school “Yoga on the Move.” Marco is the Co-founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy.

As a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher (E-RYT 500) specializing in Hatha Kundalini and Vinyasa yoga, he has completed four training programs in India, Italy, and Colombia, accumulating over 1,000 hours of training. In his yoga classes, every movement is synchronized with the breath, guiding students into a deep-flow meditation or helping them find steadiness and ease in each posture. His teaching aims to motivate beginners, challenge advanced practitioners with postures and powerful breathing techniques, and enrich every session with the timeless wisdom of yoga.

With a passion for philosophy, he designs his courses as holistic journeys for the body, mind, and soul. As an experienced musician, he enhances the experience by sharing mantras and medicine music through vocals, guitar, and harmonium.

2020: 200 hrs Vinyasa YTT, Diya School Goa, Indien; 2021: 200 hrs Hatha Kundalini YTT, Matsya Academy, Italien; 2022: 300 hrs; Hatha YTT, Om & Flow Yoga, Colombia; 2024: 30 hrs Hand-on and assist course, Arhanta Yoga, Netherlands & 50 hrs Advanced Sequencing course with Travis Elliot; 2024: 300 hrs Samyak Advanced Hatha & Vinyasa YTT in India, Mysore. Yoga Education: 1,080 hours total

RYT500 Yoga Teacher
& Webdesigner

Irem

Irem has been pursuing her expansion by following her heart’s callings. This has leaded her to different countries like Colombia, India, Turkey etc. to submerge herself fully into the unique magic that each place holds. This has not only given her substantial tools but more-so reminded her of the power, knowledge and wisdom that not only she but each of us already carry within us.

Naturally, she started dedicating herself to support people back to their own powerful source. Her tools involve Asanas, Pranayamas, Kriyas, Meditation, the Power of Sound and “Shakti Attunement”.

Alongside, she is working as a Web & Graphic Designer, giving an online expression to people or projects who are speaking the language of the soul.

RYT200 Yoga Teacher,

Consultant & Entrepreneur

Steffi

Steffi is an entrepreneur and creator from Germany. Inspired by human creativity, she launched her career in Berlin’s vibrant startup ecosystem. With a keen interest in innovation, leading to influential roles in startup consulting and fundraising, areas in which she remains actively involved up till today.

Discovering a deep passion for mindfulness and spirituality, she adeptly blends these realms with business. Steffi is now the driving force behind “SpiritBabes,” a brand that embodies sustainability and versatility, showcasing her unique fusion of entrepreneurial spirit and mindful living.

Within Ancestral Retreats, she serves as the ambassador for the Portuguese market, having chosen this beautiful country as both her home & business hub.

She continued her Yoga Education with Sound Healing Certification in 2023 in Nepal and dedicated this year to dive into Indias rich Ayurvedic Wisdoms.

Yogini, Visual Artist, photographer & illustrator

Maria Paula

María Paula is a Yogini from Colombia. She has employed communicative, artistic, and audiovisual languages to create spaces for exploration, reflection, and collective self-knowledge.

FOTOCURANDERA, her personal project, is a work methodology that uses photography and drawing to re-signify life and support healing processes through creativity.

María Paula is a teacher and a student of yoga and Ayurveda. At Ancestral, she is dedicated to documenting what we build as a community in each retreat, gathering, and training.

E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher & Physiotherapist

Trish

Trish is a US licensed doctor of physical therapy (physiotherapist), an anatomy professor, and a highly skilled power vinyasa yoga teacher now based in Lisbon, PT. She has a unique way of making anatomy fun, easy to learn, and applicable to yoga practice.

She is the founder of the Yoga Anatomy School which offers online yoga anatomy courses. She is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher (E-RTY 500) and did her first YTT in 2011 in Houston, TX. After discovering that her most inspiring teachers studied power yoga with Baron Baptiste, she started training with him in 2013. She’s completed over 1000 hours of training with the Baptiste Institute and has had the honor of assisting their trainings. Trish has also studied Hatha Yoga, Hot Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Forest Yoga, and Rocket Yoga.

Her classes offer a combination of skillful alignment cues, empowering philosophy, and a meditative state of flow.

E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher & Anatomy Specialist

Anesu

Anesu is an adventurous and driven medical doctor with 10 years of yoga teaching experience and 800hr Yoga Alliance accreditations in various yoga disciplines including vinyasa, yin, restorative, hatha, breath-work, meditation, sound healing, Ayurveda and yoga therapy.

She is the founder and co-owner of an inclusive wellness center – The Nest Space, based in South Africa which focuses on providing yoga and healing modalities to all, regardless of race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability.

As a lecturer on numerous teacher trainings, she enjoys drawing upon her medical background to teach Anatomy & Physiology while also highlighting the importance of inclusive yoga and celebrating African Indigenous Knowledge and its fusion with the yoga practice.She also provides key note talks around the issues of integrative medicine, women’s health, mental health advocacy and holistic wellbeing.

Yoga Teacher & Physiotherapist

Anabel

Anabel’s journey with yoga began as a path to self-discovery and inner balance. Over time her practice deepened, shaping her unique approach to movement, breath, and embodied awareness.

Her background in physiotherapy made her realize that we often treat symptoms rather than addressing the human being as a whole. More importantly, she saw how many people unconsciously give away their power, expecting others to “fix” them, rather than stepping into their own capacity for self-restoration. This insight led her to develop an integrative practice that helps people reclaim responsibility for their well-being.

Anabel shares tools that allow her students to reconnect with their innate wisdom and potential for transformation. Such as yoga asana, pranayama, meditation, kriya, hands-on adjustments, massage techniques and different rituals. Her classes are not just about movement they are invitations to step back into self-trust, awareness and empowerment.

Through her classes she holds space for you to return to your inner wisdom, guiding you gently back to your own radiant essence.

Certified Healing Practitioner & Systemic Therapist

Alessandro

Alessandro is a certified healing practitioner specializing in human psychology and an experienced life coach. His diverse education and extensive experience form the foundation of his unique approach. He has completed a 500-hour Tantra Teacher Training, a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, and a certification in systemic therapy.

His approach integrates spiritual practices with scientifically grounded knowledge from systemic therapy and human psychology based on the ICD-10. By combining these disciplines, he helps individuals achieve holistic well-being. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and therapeutic techniques, he guides others in regulating the nervous system, processing emotions, and creating space for personal growth and transformation.