The Island Experience | Adventure Spa

Yoga instructors

Our yoga instructors are highly experienced in various styles
of Yoga


	Julyana Julyana is passionate about Yoga. She left her advertising career to fully dedicate her life to studying and teaching Yoga. Both her body and soul reflect the benefits of her choice. At the Island Experience she teaches Sivananda Yoga.

	Fernando Fernando decided to devote his life to Yoga. He left his life as a musician and entrepreneur in busy Sao Paulo and moved to the island seeking calmness and inner peace. He loves meditating and he is constantly reading yoga books. Not to forget his constant great sense of humor.

Biography
Julyana was born and raised in Minas Gerais, age 25. She studied advertising in São Paulo, but left her career to study Yoga. She attended the Sivananda Teacher Training Course in Garopaba, South of Brazil, and has also studied Ashtanga, Hatha, Yoga Therapy and Integral Yoga.Julyana teaches challenging yoga classes, mostly in the mornings. She also goes on the hikes and kayaks, as she believes that both are great exercises of self-knowledge.

Hobbies
Reading, traveling, dancing, movies.

Favorite Musicians
Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jobim, Djavan.

Favorite Films
Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, Schindler’s List, The Better the Best.

Favorite Authors
James Clavel, Alexandre Dumas, Khalil Gibrian, Victor Hugo, Julio Verne.

Favorite Artists
Leonardo Da Vinci, Gaudi, Aleijadinho (a Sculptor that made sculptures with his mouth).

Favorite Places
Anywhere green with clear waters.

Biography
Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Fernando is both a trainer and a Yoga instructor. A former English teacher, Fernando is a musician and owns a recording studio. He is a certified Yoga instructor and has been teaching Yoga for over one year. You will join Fernando in his Yoga classes mostly in the evenings, where you will enjoy his intense and relaxing meditation practice. He will also be with you on the trails almost every day.

Hobbies
Origami, saxophone, singing.

Favorite Musicians
Jack Johnson, Gilberto Gil, Joe Satriani, Ben Harper, Dave Kaz, Thelonius Monk, Acoustic Alchemy, Jorge Vercilo, Djavan, Paula Toller, Phil Collins.

Favorite Films
What Dreams May Come, What the bleep do we know?, The Fifth Element, Star Wars.

Favorite Authors
Fernando Pessoa, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Dan Brown.

Favorite Artists
Salvador Dali, Michelangelo, Sumitra.

Favorite Places
Ilha Grande, São Paulo, Búzios, Extrema.