Welcome

Photo credit Fred Klemetsen BT

Photo credit Fred Klemetsen BT

Hello, I’m Dionne, a 200H RYT yoga teacher, DJ and writer currently based in Bergen, Norway.

I hold a twice-weekly residency in Norway´s oldest Kindergaten, Herosalen, Bergen Barneasyl, and lead a weekly art and yoga event in collaboration with KODE the art galleries of Bergen. I also host Norway’s first Yoga Disco concept, as well as hosting events for festivals, workshops and retreats.

Photo credit: Jean Cena http://flavors.me/jeanchristine

I have drawn inspiration and experience from a range of places, and seek to combine my passion for creativity and music with the art of yoga. Studying a variety of yoga styles for a number of years, i´ve been lucky enough to have met many great teachers along the way on and off the mat. This site is a collation of ongoing study of yoga through the blog, tracking my (somewhat excruciating)

progress, mishaps and “adventures” as a teacher and student during my transition abroad, hopefully learning something in the process. There is a collection of playlists curated for classes or listening pleasure, information about yoga events curated in galleries and landmarks, a current and past projects calendar including DJ work and writing, and more. Please feel free to have a look around and ask me anything, keep in touch and many thanks for stopping by.

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About Dionne

photo credit: Ida Andersen

photo credit: Ida Andersen

Dionne Elizabeth is a yoga teacher, DJ and writer from the UK who has previously lived in Brighton, London, Barcelona, Côte d’Azur and the Caribbean.  She holds a twice-weekly residency in Norway´s oldest Kindergaten, Herosalen, Bergen Barneasyl, and leads a weekly art and yoga event in collaboration with KODE the art galleries of Bergen. She also hosts Norway’s first Yoga Disco concept, as well as hosting events for festivals, workshops and retreats.

During her career she has worked primarily in the creative industries, including music, photography, publishing, film, television, new media, arts empowerment and PR. Whilst in Brighton she worked in radio, and presented TotallyWired on Brighton’s 107.2fm station in the UK, worked for an online specialist music radio station, and undertook production projects including specialist shows for The Independent, Music Week and a sound installation for White Night-Nuit Blanche, an annual all night arts festival exchange between Brighton, UK and Amiens, France.

Since moving to Bergen, she has played at various events alone, and with her partner Ketil (Brød & Smør DJs) and locations including: Bergen Kjott, Landmark, Finken (Klubb Kannibal), Logen (17 Mai celebrations), Vamoose, Kvarteret, Studio Bergen, Knipsu,  Folk & Røvere, Krystal,  Chagalle, was the sound designer, DJ and actress in a production for Den National Scene, the national theatre in Bergen as well as putting on popular dance concept events (Shake your Pants).
She currently teaches yoga in Bergen, holding regular classes and workshops in and around the city, as well as creating events in galleries, museums and cultural landmarks with a soundtrack curated for each class. As well as the project at the art museums of Bergen, she hosts weekly art-yoga-music classes in the community collaborating with local artists to combine yoga with other mediums including dance and sound meditation. In 2012 she was sound designer, DJ and actress for a production at the National Theatre in Bergen. She is also editing her first novel.

4 thoughts on “Welcome

  1. Hi there,
    Iam a journalist by proffession moved to bergen last year. Iam from India and teach yoga. Iam writing my first novel which is expected to be completed within a month. I would like to get in touch with you. Advise me please.

  2. Hey Dionne =)

    I used to take your yoga classes at SIB, and I loved them! I have learned so much about yoga and life. I used to study something I did not enjoy, because I thought that was what I “needed” to do. During that year of school, I look forward to your yoga classes; Thought of them as my time to recharge my positive energy. So, I want to thank you for……being you! =)

    For bringing your lively, positive and open spirit to your yoga classes. For shearing your experiences in life and your knowledge. For telling your class that we are perfect just the way we are =D” I always went out of your class feeling perfect =) happy about myself… ~ in peace with myself.

    I am now chasing my dreams~I don’t know if I will reach them, but I feel happy anyway =) Because I am listening to my body~ my heart and mind; Im listening to what I want! and that feels great… Thank you for teaching me how to listen”

    I wish you all the luck on your new projects =)
    May your life be filled with love and happiness”~

    Thankful regards form a person you have inspired and encouraged;

    Sandra”

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