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WELCOME TO YOGA

HOLISTIC YOGA
TEACHER BIOGRAPHY

My name is Katarzyna Hasnik

UPCOMING

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023 - present

Mentor

Children Yoga Teacher

Volunteer

2023 - present

Yoga Teacher

2020- 2023

Break

2015 - 2020

Yoga Teacher

Holistic Massage Reiki Therapist

Healing by Art Therapist

Art and Design Teacher

2015 - 2019

Social company and charity events Co-Organiser

Yoga Teacher

2011 - 2015

Founder, Manager, Organizer

Yoga Teacher

Holistic Massage Reiki Therapist

2014 - 2016

Children Yoga Teacher

 

2014 - 2015

Yoga Teacher

Senior Digital Graphic Web Designer

2010 - 2014

Yoga Teacher

Holistic Massage Reiki Therapist

2010 - 2013

Yoga Teacher

Co-Founder, Manager 

Social Media Digital Marketing

Graphic and Digital Designer

2010 - 2014

Yoga Teacher

Holistic Massage Reiki Therapist

CoderDojo, Dogpatch Labs, CHQ, Dublin 1, Ireland

CoderDojo is a part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, it is a global volunteer-led community of free programming workshops for young people

Children's (7-17 years old) Yoga, relaxation and fun exercises

Back to teaching yoga in various national and international yoga studios mainly in Dublin, Ireland in addition to a full-time career in research and design, as prior to 2020

Focus on full-time master's degree studies, a full-time career, freelance and business in research and design

Remote working, studying and travelling in 2022 including e.g. Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

Community Well, Yoga Studio and Holistic Therapy Centre, Donabate, County Dublin, Ireland

Facilitating yoga classes, wellness workshops, art classes for up to 15-20 people and 1:1 consultation and therapy

Helping with the organisation and improvements of space, schedule, facilities, advertisement on social media, and design of website (more on LinkedIn)

Perigord, Life Science Solutions, Dublin, Ireland

Occasional yoga workshops during social company events, well-being days etc. in addition to a full-time career as a Senior Designer at Perigord

Healing Yoga Zone at Life Festival, Music and Art Festival in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Organising with Festival Founders, DJs and Technical and Security Staff Healing Yoga Zone hub Organising and leading yoga teachers, holistic therapists, staff and volunteers
Facilitating yoga, health and wellness workshops to large groups of people on stage accompanied by music and art
Providing holistic massage Reiki therapy on 1:1 and yoga and wellness consultation on 1:1, and in smaller groups
Bringing Awareness of Drug-Free, Fun and Fantastic Life

The Blossom Ireland Charity, Dublin, Ireland

to children and young adults with learning difficulties and special needs, e.g. physical and mental as Autism, ADHD, and Down Syndrome

Occasional yoga teaching on the yoga teacher's maternity leave

The Elbowroom, Yoga and Pilates Studio and Holistic Therapy Centre, Dublin 7, Ireland

Teaching Yoga to Adults and Children including learning difficulties and special needs, e.g. physical and mental as Autism, ADHD, and Down Syndrome

Children's Art Workshop Facilitator

Boom and Utopia Festival, Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

Other music and arts festivals in Ireland and Europe

Govinda Yoga Studio, Dublin 1, Ireland

Boom and Utopia Festival, Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

Other music and arts festivals in Ireland and Europe

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

2023 - present

Member of the National Library of Ireland

2021 - 2023

Master of Arts, Design for Change, Institute of Art, Design and Technology

2017 - present

Learning Never Ends

2016 - 2017

Certified Seichem and Reiki Level 3 Master, Practitioner and Teacher

2016 - 2017

Certified Reiki Practitioner

2014 - 2015

RPYS Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

2014 - 2015

RPYS Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

2014 - 2015

ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy

2014

Certified Reebok Fitness Pilates Training

2013 - 2014

RCYS Certified Children Yoga Teacher Training

2010 - 2013
RYS 200 + 100 Certified Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training

 

2010    

Thai Yoga Massage Practice

2009 - 2010​

Certificate Pilates for All 

Certificate Yoga for All 

2009 - 2010​

Certificate in Dementia Awareness 

Alzheimer's Society, Certificate Training in Dementia

2008
Power and Hatha Yoga Training

2007 - 2008
Professional ID and Diploma of Physical Recreation Instructor Fitness Modern Forms of Gymnastics with Yoga and Pilates 
 

2005 - 2008
Bachelor Honours in Computer Graphics, Fine Arts and Visual Communication Design

2005 - 2008
Intense Self-Practice and Certified Teaching Practice
 

Jan - Mar 2005
Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Qualifications and Certification
 

2003 - 2004
Intense Self-Practice and Teaching Practice
 

2003
Master in Psychology, exam preparation
 

1995 - 2003
Beginning of dedication to Yoga
 

Re-study the anatomy of human body and mind, history of religions, ancient and modern philosophies, and old and modern schools of psychology, including manuscripts of the Bible in various editions of Judaism and Christianity, the Old and New Testament in Greek, Latin, Hebrew and English, re-reading the Hebrew and Christian Bible, Koran, parts of Sastra, Puranas, Upanishads, the four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda, The Tripitaka of Buddism, Taoism etc. in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Full-time studies, Master of Arts, Design for Change at IADT, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Ireland with several projects focused on the human anatomy of the physical body, and functions of the brain and mind, including research and design projects in the area of topics: human senses, what it means to be human, augmented body and mind through technology, nanochips, bionic limbs, robotics, posthumanism, transhumanism, and, with the final thesis focused on the research What are the awareness, attitudes and acceptance levels amongst the general public to vision augmentation technologies? 

Ongoing teaching practice and self-practice, attending international and national events, and group workshops in person and online, consultations through various techniques, methods and schools, repeating the study of ancient Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, the constant development of history, theology, religion, dogma and spiritual growth through study scripts of ancient religious beliefs, paganism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and reconnecting with paths of Tai-Chi, Qi-Gong, Martial Arts, Capoeira and Krav-Maga

Certified Tera-Mai Seichem Level 1, 2 and 3 Master, Practitioner and Teacher, Energy to Sakara 1 Fire, Sophi-EL 1 Water, Reiki Level 3 Earth and the First Initiation into Angeliclight (Air and Spirit), in Tera-Mai Lineage to Dr Usi supervised by Reiki Master and Teacher Patricia Loughlin in Holistic Centre in Dublin, Ireland

Certified Reiki Level 1 Initiation, the first of Three Degrees into The Golden Element Earth Healing Energy;  Level 2 Practice, Attunements and Theory; The Reiki Practitioner Level Practice, Theory and Case Studies, in Tera-Mai Lineage to Dr Usi supervised by Reiki Master and Teacher Patricia Loughlin in Holistic Centre in Dublin, Ireland

Gaining knowledge and practice of Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training, RPYS, under
the supervision of international prenatal Yoga teachers, doulas, midwives, homebirth nurse facilitators, nutritionists, dieticians, and doctors in the Elbowroom, Dublin, Ireland

Gaining knowledge and practice of Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, RPYS - Register Prenatal Yoga School under the supervision of international prenatal Yoga teachers, doulas, midwives, homebirth nurse facilitators, nutritionists, and doctors in the Elbowroom, Dublin, Ireland

ITEC International Diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy, Human Body Anatomy and Psychology, Holistic Massage and a variety of types including Swedish, Sports, Indjury, Limpathic, Aromatherapy, Head Massage, Feet Massage, Trigger Points, Professional Conduct and Business Awareness gained in Crumlin College, Dublin, Ireland

Certified Reebok Fitness Pilates Training with Sheila O’Sullivan Reebok Fitness Pilates Instructor in Waterford, Ireland

Certified Children Yoga Teacher Training, RCYT - Register Children's Yoga School in the Elbowroom under the supervision of international Yoga teachers, children educators, and teachers assisting special needs children and adults in Dublin, Ireland

Certified Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training, RYS 200 - register Yoga School, with an additional 100 hours of intense practice under the restrictive supervision of David Curtis and Ruth Walshe in Dublin Yoga Studio and Ennis, County Carlow, and Belfast, Northern Ireland

Short first visit to India on the way to Thailand for more than a month to gain knowledge and practice Thai Yoga Massage

Certified Pilates for All and Yoga for All Training gained during an intense academic year in Oakland's College, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 

Intense Yoga practice under the supervision of international Yoga teachers mainly in Saint Albans, Watford, Brighton and London, in the United Kingdom

Certificate in Dementia Awareness recognised by NCFE - Northern Council for Further Education, Ofqual Welsh Assembly Government, CEA Rewarding Learning, awarded including by Positive About Disabled People, gained in Otley College, Suffolk, the United Kingdom

Certificate of Achievement Training in Dementia Care gained in Alzheimer's Society, York, the United Kindom

Power and Hatha Yoga Training gained in the Elite Poland Fitness School, the International Fitness Centre in Kraków, Poland

Professional qualifications in Aerobic Fitness Dance Forms, Gym, Sports, and Recreation including Nutrition, Diatery, Sports Massage, Wellness, Sports Injuries and Care, Anatomy of the Human Body, Yoga, Pilates, Sports and Business Management, etc. gained at the sports' dedicated university, the Academy of Physical Education Jerzy Kukuczka in Katowice, Poland

Multiply subjects and projects with a focus on the human anatomy of the body from the perspective of Fine Arts, History Fien Arts, Practical Drawings, Paintings, Analog and Digital Photography, Computer Graphic Animations, 3D Characters, Websites, Research, Psychology of Advertisement, Physiology of the human brain and senses, with a focus on movement and vision, physical and mental disabilities, and Visual Communication Design with the final Bachelor Honours project for a client non-profit charity and exhibitions in the subject of anatomy of the human eye, public awareness, attitudes and acceptance to blindness, vision impaired, elderly and loneliness

Practice under the supervision of international teachers mainly in Łódź, Warszawa, Katowice, and Kraków in Poland, during full-time studies, as in other countries in Europe

Certification in Hatha Yoga gained during intense 3 months of full-time Yoga Teacher training in Petite Somme, Durbuy, Liège, Belgium 

Practice under the supervision of international Fitness and Yoga teachers in The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Oudewater in Holland and as well as Antwerp, Brussels, Liège in Belgium, and Paris and Luçay-le-Mâle in France

Preparation for full-time studies of psychology at the University of Gdańsk, Poland. Exams passed, and the final decision was to move and live abroad first and then return to study Computer Graphics, Fine Arts and Visual Communication Design with the initial thought of studying Geography to become a teacher and lecturer as a continuation of Tourism and Hospitality Management Secondary School, Zakopane, Poland

The beginning of my interest in studying West and East medicine, philosophy, all religions, the psychology of the human mind, and anatomy of the physical body and brain, through studies, sports, volunteering in events such as Special Olympics, drawing, painting, scrupulous, photography and the yoga itself in the early childhood with a daily dedication to self-practice from the age of 12 years followed by practice under certified international Yoga teachers in various locations in countries such as Germany, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland

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