Biljana (Billy) Köse
Let’s start in the present, THE NOW, as that is her reality! Starting at Delight yoga brings her smiles and sparkles. These are some of her characteristics that she loves sharing with other yogis and yoginis – a smile for any situation.
Clara Benecia
Clara was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She found her passion for yoga, spirituality, and self-improvement after graduating from her Bachelor’s programme. Her interest in communications and how contemporary society functions led her to her studies today; she is currently doing a graduate programme in Media & Creative Industry at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Filip Pleti
Born in Romania, Filip came to the Netherlands to study International Media and Entertainment Management at the Breda University of Applied Sciences. Over the years, he got attached to the Netherlands and found a home here.
Isabell Johansson
Isabell was born in the countryside of Sweden and later moved to Stockholm. She now works as the Financial Administrator at Delight Yoga. As a child, she was very spiritual and had a strong feeling of connection. This sense of awareness faded over the years, but Yoga has brought her closer to this little girl again and her way of looking at life. And for that, she’s truly grateful.
Jasper Brandsen
De studie Industrieel Ontwerp die Jasper in 2008 naar Delft had gebracht, bleek hem toch niet de voldoening te geven waar hij naar op zoek was. In 2013 kwam hij via Zen meditatie op het spoor van wat hem veel dichter bij zichzelf zou brengen. Door de kennismaking met Yoga niet lang daarna viel alles op z’n plaats.
Joo Hee Lee
Born in South-Korea, raised in Amsterdam. From a young age she felt a sense of wonder about the human experience in this curious place called “earth”. She studied social sciences and travelled the globe, but it was wisdom in yoga that helped her to make sense of life.
Joost Leeflang
As humans, we inherently look for a sense of belonging in our lives; we want to feel connected to each other and ourselves. The pursuit of this connection is a fundamental part of our human experience and reveals itself in the formation of communities. Through my experience, I learned that people thrive with other people and collectively they hold the power to transform any vision into reality.
Judith Manshanden
"I believe it is time for the next step in our human consciousness, where connection and trust are the starting point. I also believe that organizations play an important role in this transition. I believe Delight is a wonderful example of an organization where our employees as well as our students can learn how to grow their consciousness and expand their inner peace."
Katka Jacz
Katka discovered yoga quite unexpectedly. While taking time off and traveling after her studies she found herself on a Caribbean beach in an impromptu yoga class, and immediately knew that something had shifted in her life forever.
Maarten van Huijstee
Maarten is first and foremost a human being and proud father to Philip and Alexander and dedicated husband to Anna. Despite his diverse career in marketing and advertising, founding a few companies, and an extensive list of chairs on numerous boards and committees, there has always been one thing Maarten’s heart has consistently been trying to tell him..
Malu de Valcke
Malu, who once moved to Amsterdam for a study in All Round Styling, in the end decided to step out of the world of styling (fashion), as life taught her the hard way, it was time to go more inwards, rather than being focused on the outside.
Manda Oleary
Manda's relationship with movement begin at the age of three... She used ballet and modern dance as a way to experiment and express herself as she traveled through her youth.
Marlot van Laren
Marlot was born as youngest of three in Den Bosch in 1990. Ever since she can remember she followed her intuition. This made her quit her job as a production manager in Fashion, and led her to exploring the world of the Veda and Yoga in India.
Mateo Hamann
Mateo Hamann was born in 1997 in New York. From early on, he was experimenting with photo and video cameras, growing up in a world of images and sounds, a lot of travelling, and three languages.
Moesje Berry
I’m Moesje, but you can call me Micky! I’m from a tiny island in the Caribbean, called Sint Maarten. I came to the Netherlands to study International Business and Management. As an Online Marketing intern at Delight Yoga, my tasks focus on Search Engine Optimization, and by the end, I aspire to be a well-rounded digital marketing professional.
Myrna Captijn
To live is to dance. Intuitively moving, truthfully expressing, curiously exploring, spontaneously connecting. Seriously - is there any difference? The search for truth, authenticity and reality as we are all familiar with, started for Myrna at a very young age, mainly coming to expression in her love for music and dance.
Patty Louise Smit
Patty is a passionate yogini with a creative and analytical mind. She studied arts & cultural marketing and now works as a marketeer for Delight Yoga. For Patty, yoga is about cultivating love, compassion and awareness for yourself, for others and the world around you. Her yoga practice reminds her to trust and let go, to embrace the beauty of change and that it is okay to just be.
Ratna Adam
Deadlines halen, lange dagen maken en steeds weer met nieuwe ideeën komen – hoe blij Ratna ook was met haar uitdagende baan als marketing manager, ze realiseerde zich ook dat ze er uiteindelijk niet gelukkig van zou worden. Om haar energie een boost te geven en rust te vinden begon ze met het beoefenen van yoga.
Royce Benda
Who am I? At a young age Royce knew his heart wish was to serve all beings. Struggling with how to implement this in every day life, he found that to truly help others, he first needed to listen to his own heart. Through experience Royce learned how easy it is to outrun yourself and ended up in a burnout in 2010.
Sandra (Sunny) Hipeli
Sandra (Sunny) Hipeli was born in Amsterdam but grew up in Germany, returning to her birth country in 2006. She had been practicing yoga in Amsterdam already for a while when she found Delight Yoga in 2011. And she hasn’t left us since!
Sarah Mead
Sarah was born in Haarlem on a tropical summer day in late August. She’s finishing her 'navigating death' master thesis Spiritual Care at the VU faculty Theology & Religious Studies to become a spiritual caretaker.
Satya Katiza
Katiza Satya is yogini met hart en ziel. Katiza is een zeer ervaren Registered Yoga Teacher bij de Yoga Alliance (ERYT500-RYT 500) en is bevoegd om leraren op te leiden op de 200- en 500-uur niveau’s.
Sophia Hengelbrok
“We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.” - Ram Dass Born in Switzerland to a German mother and an American father, Sophia's childhood was spent in constant motion.
Sophie Peeters
After working in the creative field for some years, Sophie felt it was time for something else. She booked a ticket to Portugal to learn more about ‘living with less’. After one year spending most of her time watching the process of nature, practising yoga and meditation, she realised this was something to hold on to. Delight Yoga could not cross her path at a better time when she returned back to the city. ‘Everything we are looking for is already there or coming our way, we just need to trust and keep our eyes open’.
Wessel Paternotte
Wessel is oprichter en mede-eigenaar van Delight Yoga. Al van jongs af aan is Wessel sterk geïnteresseerd in spiritualiteit en martial arts. Hij heeft verschillende vormen van meditatie bestudeerd en verkreeg in 2006 de titel van Reiki Master.