Tsubaki

Yoga Instructor

Hometown: Ibaraki, Japan

Language: Japanese

Birthday:  September 5

Training/education:  

  • UTL (Under The Light Yoga School) Teacher Training

  • Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training RYT 200HR (Yoga Alliance Certified)

  • UTL (Under The Light Yoga School) Restorative Yoga

  • Sun and Moon Maternity Yoga Instructor Training Program

  • Cyndi Lee Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training

Mentor:  Mayumi Suzuki

Favorite prop? Blocks

Primary practice? Asana

Teaching Style? Basic Hatha Yoga. The class focuses on breathing while carefully yet energetically taking asanas. Where is your axis? What muscles in your body need to be improved? Let’s spend time together listening to your body.

What poses do you always teach?  Down dog and Warrior II (Virabhadrasana Ⅱ)

Favorite pose? Everything

Least favorite pose? Backbends are still a work in progress

Favorite Tokyo neighborhood? Koenji

Favorite fruit? Strawberry

Favorite tunes for yoga? Daphne Tse’s “Saraswati Mahalo”

What do you always do when you ride the train? Check my emails

Interests outside of yoga? Making handmade Christmas wreath

Special talent? I can fall asleep really fast

Hunter or gatherer? Mix

What word do you always say or spell wrong? I have no idea. Let me know if you recognize anything I say wrong.

Anything else you want to add? Under a lot of stress, I was exploring ways to improve happiness, health, and to reach a better lifestyle. In my journey, I found yoga. As I became passionate about the effects of yoga both on the body and soul, I decided to deepen my understanding through studying at UTL. I began to provide my own yoga training as an instructor to help people discover an overall sense of well-being.

Social media/website: IG: akitsubaki