Karen has been a student of yoga for the last 14 years. She has been sharing her love for yoga for more than a decade through teaching, organizing retreats and facilitating guest teachers and trainings at the shala she owned when she and her family lived in beautiful Malawi.

In her classes, the practitioner has the opportunity to explore and embody, to become stronger and softer, to journey inward and to find presence.

A lot of care is brought into each class. Attention to the alignment of the physical postures will enable each student to practice in a safe and balanced way. A supportive space is held to try new things and to be challenged at one's own pace.

The classes welcome the raw beginner as well as the more experienced student. Karen is currently located in Wassenaar, The Netherlands.

weekly classes at Tribes Wassenaar + Tribes Leiden

https://yourtribes.nl/classes/schedule/

weekly classes at

The Yoga Alley, The Hague

https://theyogaalley.nl/

weekly online classes

Friday group session at 7.15 am

10 euros pp

private classes online + in person

there are still a few slots available

playbook app

https://my.playbookapp.io/karen-van-buitenen

contact details

e-ryt 500, yacep

Karen has studied extensively in India, South Africa, Europe, Bali and online.

She loves the yoga synergy method that she learned from her teachers Jim Harrington, Bianca Machliss and Simon Borg Olivier. She continues studying with them.

In Bali she studied with Louisa Sear and Rose Baudin where she cultivated a conistent mediation practice and deepened her interest in ayurveda and yoga therapy + philosophy.

Karen is a certified trauma informed teacher and she is currently under mentorship of Tamsin Sheehy, her teacher in South Africa.

She also holds a masters in English literature .

Karen has lived in southern Africa for the last 17 years with her three children and husband. Recently they moved to Europe where she is continuing teaching.

Karen is an amazing yoga teacher! I find her classes inspiring, deep and versatile. Practising with Karen – online and in person - has become an essential part of my life and has helped me to overcome various challenges and to grow. Her way of teaching made all aspects of yoga accessible to me. I’m very grateful to have met her! - Lucia Wolfgang, Malawi

I love Karen’s yoga classes! Her teaching style fosters awareness and connection whether practicing a strong energy-building flow or a slower-paced one. Clear cues. Plenty of modification options. - Shelley Sams, US

Karen is an amazing teacher versed in many styles of yoga that allows her to teach diverse groups of yoga students and individuals. She teaches from the heart and experience and guides you with the most incredible voice, encouragement and attention to detail. I have always felt safe, inspired and loved in her yoga classes (in person and online) thank you for your teaching Karen. - Laura Lecluse, Mauritius

Karen teaches with integrity and intuition. Her deep background in the study of yoga underpins every class as she gently guides her students to work with their breath and from a place of acceptance and kindness. I’ve studied under many yogi’s through the past years but practicing with Karen always feels like coming home. - Emily Bailey, UK

Karen is a very soulful and well trained teacher. I find her classes comprising a great balance between a slow and restful practice while still achieving strength, stretch and alignment. Her classes always leave me with a sense of deep gratitude. - Franco Enrico, South Africa

Karen is an absolute brilliant instructor and beautiful person. She teaches with so much compassion and all her classes are well detailed and planned out. She is one of the best teachers I have been to and can recommend her to any level of yogi. I highly recommend any of the classes. - Lazane De Vries, SA