Visiting Faculty

Sonja Rzepski

Sonja is accredited by the International Yoga Alliance to lead teacher training in the specializations of pre/postnatal yoga and anatomy for yoga. She is certified as a yoga teacher by Centered Yoga Institute since 2000 and as a prenatal teacher through OM Yoga, New York. As a physical trainer the American Council on Exercise accredits Sonja in the specializations of pre/postnatal exercise, nutrition, nutrition for elite athletes, women's health, Foundations of Flexibility and Alignment, and Functional Anatomy.

She has lead wellness retreats internationally on yoga and holistic nutrition and Ashtanga yoga, in Brazil, Croatia, Thailand and the United States. She has worked with world-class athletes and Olympians on mindfulness training, and she has designed corporate wellness programs for such companies as TCOM, HBO, I.S. Corporation, In Fitness and In Health, and Crunch Fitness. Sonja has taught yoga in the university setting at her alma mater New York University and currently works in New York City with Namaste New York. Sonja is eternally grateful to her teachers and mentors in the yoga and exercise physiology worlds. Sonja believes we can all live in grace, physically and energetically if we move forward with patience and positive attitude. For more please see her full bio.

Sara Granström-Thorsson

Sara completed her Centered Yoga Training in June 2005. She is a dedicated and focused student of yoga, which is evident in her teaching and sharing of the practices. Sara has studied both Pranayama and Asana intensively and is a senior graduate of Centered Yoga Institute. She teaches yoga regularly in Stockholm, Sweden, and is developing her own center on Gotland, Sweden. In addition, Sara is a student of and practitioner of ayurveda and nutrition. Sara spends about four months a year teaching at Yoga Thailand. For more please see her full bio.

Jessica Blanchard

Jessica has been involved with Yoga Thailand since the foundation in 2003. She came as a dedicated student to then move on from her corporate professional career to commit full time to Yoga and Ayurveda. She lived and taught on site for many years. She now runs her own studio in New Orleans and returns to Yoga Thailand for specific programs. For more please see her full bio.

Cecilie Kjølleberg

Cecilie is a committed yoga practitioner and teacher, a student of asana, pranayama, meditation and also acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She has been dedicatedly practicing at Yoga Thailand for many years, completing training in 2007 and teaching with us since 2008. Cecilie is originally from Norway where she also taught high school. For more please see her full bio.

Stephen Thomas

Stephen completed his Centered Yoga Training in 2003 and has been a regular dedicated student and friend since. He has been teaching retreats, workshops and trainings throughout Asia in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Sri Lanka. We are happy to have him be part of our regular teaching staff in 2010 onward. For more please see his full bio.

Sean Kirke

Sean completed his Centered Yoga Training in November 2004. Since 2003 he has spent most of his time in Asia for both yoga and chiropractic, until recently relocating back to Australia with his family where he now teaches and is in the process of opening a shala. Sean's passion for holistic health not only resulted in him becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic but also led him to the path of yoga. His chiropractic studies gave him a deep understanding of anatomy which he is able to apply when teaching yoga and also when treating yogis as a chiropractor. This has proven to be of great benefit in helping people advance their practices and recovery from injury. For more please see his full bio.