 | • NAME: NATHANIEL SIMHA • JOB: YOGA, MEDITATION AND MOVEMENT TEACHER • BIRTHPLACE: AUSTRALIA • AGE: 31 • WORKPLACE: IN BANGKOK TEACHING PRIVATE, SMALL GROUP AND CORPORATE CLASSES; IN KHAO YAI AT DIGITAL DETOX ASIA • WHEN DID YOU START PRACTISING YOGA: 2011 IN VANCOUVER WHILE WORKING AS THE SHIFT SUPERVISOR AT THE LARGEST YOGA STUDIO IN CANADA • TRAINING: TEACHER TRAINING AT BLOOMING LOTUS ON KOH PHANGAN IN 2012 • HOW MANY CLASSES DO YOU TEACH PER DAY: 1-3 • CHALLENGES AS A YOGA TEACHER: FINDING COMMITTED STUDENTS • WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB: HELPING PEOPLE TO BECOME HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, STRONGER, MORE FOCUSED AND PEACEFUL • HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU PREFER: I ENJOY TEACHING ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP SESSIONS BECAUSE IT’S GOOD BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AND SHARING THEIR ENJOYMENT AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR PRACTICE |
| • TYPE OF YOGA YOU HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE INSTRUCTING: I LEARNED ASHTANGA FOR THREE YEARS, AND I HAVE EXPLORED ALL MODERN STYLES OF YOGA, AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER MOVEMENT PRACTICES • THE MOST REWARDING ASPECT OF YOUR JOB: SEEING THE JOY PEOPLE GET FROM MOVING AND BREATHING • WHAT HAS HELPED YOU IMPROVE YOUR CLASSES: TEACHING EXPERIENCED AND COMMITTED STUDENTS, GOING TO WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES AND ON A RETREAT EACH YEAR AS WELL AS FOLLOWING THE LIVES OF SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS ONLINE • GREATEST WEAKNESS: A FEW YEARS AGO I NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE TOO DRAWN TO PARTYING, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE UNDER CONTROL NOW • GREATEST STRENGTH: MY GREATEST STRENGTH IS COMMITMENT TO EVOLVING RELATIONSHIPS. PEOPLE FEEL SAFE KNOWING I’M HERE FOR THEM, AND I’M FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO GROW MYSELF TOO • YOUR JOB IN A FEW WORDS: FUN, REWARDING AND UPLIFTING • EVER LIVED ABROAD BEFORE: AUSTRALIA, CANADA, LAOS AND THAILAND. I’VE TRAVELLED IN 35 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES • TIME IN THAILAND: SINCE 2012 |  |
 | • WHAT MADE YOU COME TO THAILAND: I CAME BACKPACKING HERE FOR THREE WEEKS IN 2010 AND LOVED IT. I CAME BACK TO MEET MY FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS IN 2011 AND DECIDED TO STAY HERE • WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT LIVING IN BANGKOK: ENDLESS OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AN AWESOME COMMUNITY OF EXPATS AND THAI FRIENDS, AMAZING FOOD AND GREAT WEATHER • HARDEST PART ABOUT BEING AN EXPAT: I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES • PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: GROW MY NEW BUSINESS, DIGITAL DETOX ASIA. TRAVEL, CONTINUE GROWING AS A YOGA PRACTITIONER AND START TEACHING MORE INTERNATIONALLY • BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED: “WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT YOU LEARN AFTER YOU KNOW IT ALL” • MOST IMPORTANT SKILL A YOGA INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE: SELF-DISCIPLINE • ADVICE FOR ANYONE WANTING TO BE A YOGA INSTRUCTOR: GO FOR IT |
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