Teacher

Raka Manuel Hirning teaches traditional tantric practices that go back in a continuum to Matsyendranath, the founder of Kaula Tantra and Hatha Yoga. He is constantly developing his in-depth academic knowledge of functional anatomy, neurobiology and holistic therapeutic approaches. Raka’s multifaceted expertise makes him an exceptional figure in the world of yoga and integral tantra.

Qualifications

  • Intensive sadhana during several extended stays in India
  • Postgraduate course: The spine in osteopathy – minimal levers; Daryl Herbert D.O. (UK), Mülheim a. d. R.
  • Full-time study of osteopathy (4 years, B.Sc.); Osteopathie Schule Deutschland, Berlin
  • Thesis: Local, regional and global effects of the suboccipital muscle inhibition technique
  • Yoga therapy M1; Dr. med. Günter Niessen, Berlin
  • Trauma-sensitive body therapy; Holistic Bodywork, Clenze
  • Yoga teacher training 300 units; Shri Kali Kaula Tantra Yoga, India
  • Yoga teacher training 400 units; Yoga Vidya, Germany
  • Various further training courses, including in Marma therapy
  • Biology studies (M.Sc.); Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg

E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher

Teacher

A photo of Manuel Hirning teaching Tantra Yoga

Raka Manuel Hirning teaches traditional tantric practices that go back in a continuum to Matsyendranath, the founder of Kaula Tantra and Hatha Yoga. He is constantly developing his in-depth academic knowledge of functional anatomy, neurobiology and holistic therapeutic approaches. Raka’s multifaceted expertise makes him an exceptional figure in the world of yoga and integral tantra.

Qualifications

  • Intensive sadhana during several extended stays in India
  • Postgraduate course: The spine in osteopathy – minimal levers; Daryl Herbert D.O. (UK), Mülheim a. d. R.
  • Full-time study of osteopathy (4 years, B.Sc.); Osteopathie Schule Deutschland, Berlin
  • Thesis: Local, regional and global effects of the suboccipital muscle inhibition technique
  • Yoga therapy M1; Dr. med. Günter Niessen, Berlin
  • Trauma-sensitive body therapy; Holistic Bodywork, Clenze
  • Yoga teacher training 300 units; Shri Kali Kaula Tantra Yoga, India
  • Yoga teacher training 400 units; Yoga Vidya, Germany
  • Various further training courses, including in Marma therapy
  • Biology studies (M.Sc.); Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
E-RYT 500 Yoga Alliance, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher

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