Janka is based in Mazunte and has been teaching in both Spanish and English since completing the Hridaya Teacher Training Course (HTTC) in December 2020.

Originally from Germany, she discovered yoga at the age of 17 while seeking somatic healing from chronic health challenges she had faced since childhood. Since then, a deep inner longing and intuition have guided her further along the yogic path, leading her through two foundational yoga teacher trainings.

Her first Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat in 2017 profoundly deepened her spiritual journey and opened the space for an ongoing exploration of the Heart.

Reconnecting with the Heart has been her greatest source of inspiration and transformation, and the body has been her greatest teacher in surrender and trust. She loves sharing with the community just as much as being immersed in silence and nature.

Her sincere wish to support others on their path to freedom and fulfillment through sharing her own experience has inspired her to teach Hridaya Hatha Yoga. This same calling also led her to complete an Ayurvedic training and begin offering workshops and one-on-one consultations.