Hi there.
I am Maike, the creator of Maike’s Yoga Journey. Thanks for visiting. Thanks for practicing with me.

About Maike’s Yoga Journey

I’m a +750 hr movement teacher offering Vinyasa Yoga, Rocket-Inspired Yoga, and Pilates.

Maike’s Yoga Journey comes straight from my heart. I’m grateful you’re here and that I get to do what I love every day: moving, breathing, and teaching.

For me, yoga is a journey — a path towards feeling at home in my body, understanding myself more deeply, and living with presence. Like many, I started purely with the physical practice, but I quickly realised how much it supported me mentally and emotionally too.

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self .“

– Bhagavad Gita

My first encounter with yoga was during my studies in Italy. I was completely lost in the first classes (and learned lots of Italian along the way!), but I fell in love with how yoga made me feel. Returning to Germany, life got busy and I lost the connection to my practice until I reached a point where I knew I needed change. Prioritising my health brought me back to the mat — and everything shifted from there.

Yoga taught me to reconnect with my body, to appreciate it for what it can do rather than how it looks. As someone who struggled with body image in the past, this has been life-changing. Movement became a way to feel grounded, strong, and at home within myself.

When the pandemic hit in 2020, yoga became my anchor. With time to practice daily, I deepened my understanding and realised I wanted to learn more. I completed my 200 hr training with Wellness Connection in Cape Town, followed by my 300 hr advanced training. These experiences challenged, humbled, and transformed me — and made me fall in love with yoga even more.

In 2024, I expanded my journey by diving into Rocket Yoga and completing a 50 hr training with David C. Kyle. I also began teaching Pilates, which beautifully complements my yoga practice with strength, control, and body awareness.

Today, I’ve taught over 850 classes (online & in person), and I still learn something every time I step on the mat. I’m here to share movement that feels good, builds strength, and helps you reconnect with yourself — one breath and one practice at a time

About Maike

  • Sagres is my happy place. I am happiest by the sea and really love surfing (still such a beginner though).

  • I studied literary & cultural studies, journalism & economics.

  • Matcha lover for life.

  • I am never not listening to music. 70s rock, brit pop, folk & indie rock are my favorites.

  • Almost better than any meditation: concerts & festivals, losing yourself in music - and forgetting everything around you.

  • I am obsessed with anything Pistacchio.

  • I am probably the biggest Caravaggio fan ever. No matter where, I need to visit every gallery, museum or church in which you can see a Caravaggio.

Qualifications

100 Hour Mat Pilates Teacher Training Course with Pilates at Wellness in collaboration with Wellness Connection Yoga

October 2024

– Pilates-relevant, applied anatomy
– Pilates principles and history
– Beginner to intermediate mat repertoire
– Modifications and adjustments
– Class sequencing
– Teaching skills and practice
– Pre/Post natal Pilates
– Additional equipment and props (swiss ball, overball, theraband etc.)

200 hour yoga teacher training with Wellness Connection Yoga

July 2020 - August 2020

- anatomy

- peak pose Vinyasa yoga flow/ peak pose sequencing

- yoga philosophy

- mindfulness & meditation

- teaching skills

Teachers: Catherine Wilkinson, Laura Norton, Tarryn James Thomson and others

10 hour mindfulness & meditation course with Monique Rodgers

June 2021

- mindfulness theory & philosophy

- (creative) mindfulness practices

- meditation theory

- meditation practice & breathwork

- teaching skills

50 hr Rocket Yoga teacher training with David C. Kyle

May 2024

- History & Lineage of The Rocket

- Introduction to Tristana: 3 Point Concentration

- Rocket and Ashtanga Vinyasa Nervous System Stimulation

- Rocket Philosophy Fundamentals

- Classical Rocket series & hybrids

300 hour advanced internationally recognized yoga teacher training with Wellness Connection Yoga

September 2022– November 2022

- (pose) anatomy & movement science

- pose practice, strength & flexibility training

- philosophy and history

- mindfulness, meditation & breathwork

- business of Yoga

- intelligent sequencing for Vinyasa (peak pose) flows

- teaching skills (beginners, workshops, courses, retreats, adjustments etc.)

- other yoga styles like Yin, Hot 26, Iyengar style prop use, Hatha for Seniors

Teachers: Catherine Wilkinson, Laura Norton, Tarryn James Thomson and others