Our Teachers

A founding team with over twenty years’ experience in teaching yoga, bodywork and connecting with nature.

Behind Holistic EcoYoga are people who have spent two decades integrating physical practice, scientific knowledge and direct experience of nature. It is this track record that underpins the system and sets the school apart from those offering one-off classes.

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Javier Muriel

Yoga Teacher Trainer specialising in mindful breathing. Nature guide and environmental educator

  • Co-director of Holística Nature, its training schools and ongoing projects.
  • Yoga teacher and trainer (E-RYT500) Since 2008, practising since 1998. Trained in various styles — Hatha-Vinyasa, Rocket, Hasya and Acro — in Spain, India and Indonesia.
  • Certification in Professional Yoga Instruction (official in Spain).
  • OSHO Guide to Active Meditations.
  • Pranayama expert and other breathing techniques
  • Former International Instructor at the Apnea Academy and Former AIDA International Judge.
  • Tea Ceremony Facilitator.
  • Environmental Educator and Interpreter.
  • Nature and Green Trails Guide (in training).
  • Permaculture Practitioner.
  • Train-the-Trainer Course.
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Helena Chacón

Yoga Teacher Trainer, specialising in natural health systems and processes for connecting with the environment

  • Co-director of Holística Nature, its training schools and ongoing projects.
  • Yoga Teacher and Trainer (E-RYT500) Since 2006, practising since 1999. Trained in various styles — including Yin, Hatha-Vinyasa and Nidra — in Spain, India and Bali.
  • Creator of integrative yoga methodologies within the Holistic EcoYoga system
  • Certification in Professional Yoga Instruction (official in Spain).
  • Holistic Therapies Specialist based on an observation of the principles of Nature: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Bach Flower Remedies and Aromatherapy.
  • TMT Guide to Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku) and Natural Mindfulness, as well as ecotherapy specialist.
  • Creator of Umanagea, School and 'Living Nature' system
  • PhD in Geology (Petrology and Geochemistry) with a European specialisation from the University of Huelva.
  • Master’s Degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences.
  • Teaching Aptitude Course (CAP).

Together, they have developed the training programmes and methods specific to the Holistic EcoYoga System, which they now teach to Spanish-speaking teachers and practitioners.