Meet the Teachers
Aomori
Glenn Farley
Aomori
Glenn is a Level 2 AcroYoga Montréal certified teacher from the United States. His passion is to share the joy of acroyoga with others..
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Nagano
Kosuke Mizuno
Nagano
In 2019, Kosuke became certified in acroyoga in Thailand and immersed himself in the world of handstands. He formed AcroYoga Nagano in 2022. He enjoys performing and teaching.
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Tokyo / Kanto
Akiko Nakamura
Tokyo
Acroaki has been the leader of Acroyoga Freedom for eight years. She is a handstand specialist, likes beautiful flows, and is a certified Acroyoga International level 1 teacher.
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Ayuko
Tokyo
Ayuko is a nature-traveling nurse who became Japan’s first Yoga Slackers teacher in 2023. She carefully teaches slackline yoga and acroyoga. Her favorite words are “Consistency is Key!
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Ayumi
Ibaraki
Ayumi is a Thai traditional massage therapist who loves acroyoga. She has eight years of experience in acroyoga, and especially enhoys pops, whips, icarian, and H2H (hand-to-hand).
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Daniel Norris
Tokyo
Daniel has been involved in the Tokyo acro community for many years and loves many styles of acro. He leads SOGO Acroyoga and is the creator of AcroShift.
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Kanami
Kanagawa / Tokyo
Kanami co-leads ‘Acroyoga for Women’ with Mika. Starting from zero experience in sports herself, she is especially skilled at teaching acroyoga to beginners.
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Mika Saito
Tokyo
Mika aims to create acroyoga focusing on caring, cooperation, and communication connected to our daily lives. She leads Lady Bases Tokyo and a regular class at Studio GOD in Yoyogi Uehara.
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Yuko Kinjo
Tokyo
Yuko, a certified Partner Acrobatics teacher with over 8 years’ experience in various acroyoga modalities, co-founded Acroyoyogis. She teaches dynamic, fun, and safe acroyoga, reflecting Partner Acrobatics’ style.
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Nagoya
Kanako Kinoshita
Nagoya
Kanako is an Acroyoga International Level 1 teacher based in Nagoya/Tamba. She believes acroyoga is for everyone to feel they can do it, not only athletes.
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Osaka
Saori Kawata
Osaka
Sao quit her job to share acroyoga with as many people as possible. She has been a yoga instructor for seven years and is a certified Acroyoga International Level 1 teacher.
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Yuri Yokose
Osaka
Yuri is fired up about making everyone passionate about acroyoga and helping people feel, “I did it!” She is a certified with Acroyoga International and Acroyoga Montreal.
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Okinawa
Risa Nishiura
Okinawa
Risa is the official leader of AcroYoga Japan, which she founded in 2013. She says, “playing acroyoga makes me laugh so hard my stomach hurts!”
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Ryo Haino
Okinawa
Ryo held acroyoga workshops in all 47 prefectures by car with Risa Nishiura. He is also the vice president of AcroYoga Japan.
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TAKA
Okinawa
Taka started acroyoga with his wife and runs a community of about 80 people in Okinawa. He also does animal flow and Thai massage; he is Acroyoga International certified and involved in Oriental Acroyoga.
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