{"id":1000,"date":"2025-02-24T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tantra-yoga-integral.com\/teacher\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T04:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T03:40:50","slug":"teacher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/en\/teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8bp1f84-17a06966f0dbe4a78136b8445f14fc9b\">\n.avia-section.av-m8bp1f84-17a06966f0dbe4a78136b8445f14fc9b{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m8bp1f84-17a06966f0dbe4a78136b8445f14fc9b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1000'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5qcn-af23b8f0a2ba44a1d6c430ba2730eac4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7cfncpx-f97bbaa981d308e8f8fd18224882b001\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m7cfncpx-f97bbaa981d308e8f8fd18224882b001{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m7cfncpx-f97bbaa981d308e8f8fd18224882b001 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m7cfncpx-f97bbaa981d308e8f8fd18224882b001 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m7cfncpx-f97bbaa981d308e8f8fd18224882b001 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Teacher<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8boxwh5-f4195aadeba72af0527b2b615533d39d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m8boxwh5-f4195aadeba72af0527b2b615533d39d{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m8boxwh5-f4195aadeba72af0527b2b615533d39d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7cfon4o-c3d8e62b509887db0d16151f7f5c2c94 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1464 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-1030x1021.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-1536x1522.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-2048x2029.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-1500x1486.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hatha-yoga-integral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Profilbild-705x699.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Raka M. Hirning has been teaching original Hatha Yoga for 17 years, mainly in yoga teacher training and further education courses. He incorporates his in-depth anatomical knowledge as an experienced osteopath and his insights from many years of traditional yoga practice into his teaching. Raka&#8217;s multifaceted expertise makes him an exceptional figure in the world of yoga.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intensive sadhana during several extended stays in India.<\/li>\n<li>Postgraduate course: The spine in osteopathy &#8211; minimal levers; Daryl Herbert D.O. (UK), M\u00fclheim a. d. R.<\/li>\n<li>Full-time study of osteopathy (4 years, B.Sc.); Osteopathie Schule Deutschland, Berlin<\/li>\n<li>Thesis: Local, regional and global effects of the suboccipital muscle inhibition technique<\/li>\n<li>Yoga therapy M1; Dr. med. 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