Norika
Profile:
Originally from Taiwan. After studying TV Production in Canada, she returned to Taiwan as assistant director and director to television drama productions. While doing so, she suffered from artistic perfectionism where her ability of acceptance vs. rejections became extreme. In order to escape the extremely discriminating personality that emerged as a result of her media career, she changes her career to work in the area of international trade/business in China.
While traveling through Asia, she has a fateful encounter with Yoga. Completed Ishta Yoga 200 hour Teacher Training, Certified by Yoga Alliance USA. Certified in Maternity/Kids Yoga; Completed Sara Power’s Yin Yoga teacher training. Completed Tibet Heart Yoga 300 hour Teacher Training. Norika has traveled to India on numerous occasions to deepen her training in yoga. Attended pranayama and yoga philosophy retreat taught by Emil Wendel & Rachel Zinman in Bali where she was moved deeply by Yoga’s transformative power in midst of Bali’s natural beauty. In appreciation of how Yoga had changed her life, she is impassioned to spread the benefits of yoga to others. With that passion, she opened her Studio Shakti in Kamisu city, Ibaragi prefecture, with the ambiance of Bali. She participated as this Festival’s instructor, both in year 2009 and 2010. A graduate of KIJ Macrobiotic Academy’s Extension Program, she is a firm believer that you are what you eat. Therefore, she promotes organic, natural, seasonal and wholesome foods, embracing macrobiotic cuisine. Norika leads a positive and peaceful life where she listens to her heart and tunes into her honest true self. Every day she lives with gratitude for the gift of life.
Originally from Taiwan. After studying TV Production in Canada, she returned to Taiwan as assistant director and director to television drama productions. While doing so, she suffered from artistic perfectionism where her ability of acceptance vs. rejections became extreme. In order to escape the extremely discriminating personality that emerged as a result of her media career, she changes her career to work in the area of international trade/business in China.
While traveling through Asia, she has a fateful encounter with Yoga. Completed Ishta Yoga 200 hour Teacher Training, Certified by Yoga Alliance USA. Certified in Maternity/Kids Yoga; Completed Sara Power’s Yin Yoga teacher training. Completed Tibet Heart Yoga 300 hour Teacher Training. Norika has traveled to India on numerous occasions to deepen her training in yoga. Attended pranayama and yoga philosophy retreat taught by Emil Wendel & Rachel Zinman in Bali where she was moved deeply by Yoga’s transformative power in midst of Bali’s natural beauty. In appreciation of how Yoga had changed her life, she is impassioned to spread the benefits of yoga to others. With that passion, she opened her Studio Shakti in Kamisu city, Ibaragi prefecture, with the ambiance of Bali. She participated as this Festival’s instructor, both in year 2009 and 2010. A graduate of KIJ Macrobiotic Academy’s Extension Program, she is a firm believer that you are what you eat. Therefore, she promotes organic, natural, seasonal and wholesome foods, embracing macrobiotic cuisine. Norika leads a positive and peaceful life where she listens to her heart and tunes into her honest true self. Every day she lives with gratitude for the gift of life.
Translated by Tsuyama Kay
