Teacher

Kerstin Linnartz (Karuna)

Founder and Owner of be better, Senior Teacher Acharya, Training Director

Kerstin has been practicing yoga for 25 years. She spent many years living in India, where she deepened her own practice and taught students from all over the world.

Her book "All about Yoga"  is a bestseller in Germany and has also been published internationally. In 2015, her book "BUSINESS YOGA"  was released, followed by "My Yoga Essentials"  in 2016.

As an entrepreneur, media professional, and mother, she understands the demands of a busy daily life and is able to provide her students with exactly what they need—whether they are beginners or advanced practitioners, business professionals or those seeking relaxation, attending a wellness retreat or a corporate seminar. Her warmth, passion, and enthusiasm for yoga are contagious, and she teaches the “complete yoga package”, which not only helps to relax and de-stress but also greatly enriches life with better health, inner peace, and true happiness that radiates from the inside out.

Qualifications

Kerstin is certified as an Advanced Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) by the Yoga Alliance and was initiated by Swami Kailasananda (Yoga Acharya of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashrams in Europe). She received the Advanced Yoga Acharya diploma from the Yoga Vedanta Academy in Rishikesh.

Additionally, she completed:

• Hatha Yoga anatomy training with Yoga Acharya Swami Sivadasananda
• Ashtanga Yoga training with Dr. Ron Steiner
• Studies in breathing techniques, Bandhas, the human chakra system, Vedanta philosophy, Ayurveda, and various meditation techniques
• One year of training in Kriya Yoga following Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings (Self-Realization Fellowship)

For decades, she has drawn inspiration from various teachers in yoga ashrams and centers across the USA, Europe, and India. After experiencing her own burnout, she also extensively studied modern stress research, burnout therapy, and neuroscience.

Teaching

Kerstin integrates various elements of the yoga system into her teaching, combining them with modern insights. She places great importance on going beyond the physical aspect and mere “form”.

Her two decades of experience as a TV and stage presenter are incorporated into the be better YOGA Teacher Trainings, where she serves as Training Director for future yoga teachers. Beyond the International Yoga Alliance curriculum, Kerstin also teaches presence, body language, and personality development. The consistently positive feedback on the teaching quality of be better YOGA graduates speaks for itself.

In addition to her books, the DVD "Chakra Yoga"  is available, as well as an enhanced e-book version of "All about Yoga"  featuring instructional videos.

“Yoga allows me to reconnect with my inner source of strength, stay centered in challenging situations, experience deep happiness, and maintain my physical and mental health in a sustainable way.
Yoga teaches us to treat ourselves better. I want to share this experience.”

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