Nami

After working as a graphic designer in Tokyo, She went to NY to study computer art. 
Then her professor took her to power yoga. After finishing her Masters degree, she was looking for the way to combine fine art and computer technology.

Returned from NY in 2009, then moved to Okinawa in 2010. Studied under Akira Watamoto, she opened yoga studio Okishanti. 

She offers variety of classes including power yoga, yin yoga, pelvic adjusting, yoga bar exercise, and advise each student based on their condition based on yoga to meet holistic happiness both body and mind. She enjoys cooking and she interested in combining Macrobiotic, Raw food with yoga and offers “food meditation” workshops. 

  • Founder of Yoga Studio Okishanti 
  • RYT200 level teacher
  • Japan Yoga Meditation Association certified 
  • Rainbow Kids Yoga
  • Yoga Niketan YIC
  • Restrative Yoga Teacher Training 20 hours by Liza Lowitz
  • Vinyasa Sequence & Adjustment, Advanced hands on adjustment by Cathy Louise
  • Yoga Bar exercise Certified instructor
  • Ken Harakuma Basic Ashtanga teacher training
  • Yin Yoga Training by Joe Barnett 
  • Macrobiotic cooking Basic, Intermediate at Lima cooking school
  • Learned Indian food under Poonam Balani

Website: http://okishanti.wixsite.com/okishanti