
Pernille Bønkan
"The body is my tool for opening up to life - and gaining deeper insight and peace."
Facts
Speciality: Ashtanga Vinyasa, Pregnancy Yoga, Ashtanga mum, Barselyoga (Mother-child Yoga) and Yoga for special needs.
Location: Oslo
Website: puroyoga.no
Pernille is part owner and founder of PuroYoga in Oslo. She first came into contact with yoga in 1997 through her profession as a professional dancer. She is educated at Opera Ballet School in Oslo, Royal Ballet School in London and Rotterdam Dancacaemie in the Netherlands. Pernille has several years of experience from the international dance scene. Since 2001 she has lived in Norway and taught both in dance and other types of bodywork. She is among other things a Certified Gyrotonic Instructor and has long experience with the Pilates method. It is yoga that has been close to heart since 2000 and she has on several occasions had longer studies in India. She has also practiced among many of the leading yoga practitioners in the West. Pernille has been teaching since 2002.
Education: College Dance, Yoga Alliance TTC with Alexander Medin, Certified Gyrotonic Instructor.