The story behind Impact Yoga
Impact Yoga was founded in 2017 by Kirsten van den Akker. Kirsten is a (z)entrepreneur who specializes in YIN. She is a certified 500h yoga instructor, retreat specialist, yin expert & holistic health coach based in IBIZA. She has organized 14 international yin yoga retreats, mindful leadership workshops, and other events that help others to work together with the wisdom of their body from a holistic, mindful perspective.
Yin yoga in particular has had an immense impact on Kirsten’s life. For years she struggled with chronic Lyme disease. Yin taught her to soften back into a deeper connection with herself and rebuild the trust that was lost when she became ill by working together with the wisdom of the body from a holistic approach. Yin was the true turning point that completely changed her life from a future in a wheelchair to a full recovery.
Having experienced the impact of yoga firsthand she felt passionate to share this gift with others.
Hence: Impact Yoga was born.
‘Yin yoga is a very passive, nourishing form of yoga. Practicing Yin not only helps me on many physical levels but has also shown me to be very therapeutic. It has given me the tools to trust and listen to my body with sincerity and compassion, to trust, to get to know myself on a whole new level, and most of all to reconnect with what makes me me.’
– Kirsten
She is know for her heartfelt attention, deep knowledge of the embodiment of Yin and professional retreats that create deep impact in peoples lives. Aside from studying the meridian energy theories of Chinese Medicine, she has also immersed herself in other styles of yoga, mindfulness and meditation techniques, deep-tissue stress release, yoga therapeutics, and working with people who have been impacted by trauma with the knowledge she acquired through the Prison Yoga Project.
Kirsten is also a professional Public Speaking Coach and the founder of Impact Speaking.