pauline dams

BIO PAULINE DAMS From working 20 years in health care in The Netherlands , studying with spiritual teachers and studying Tera Mai Reiki for 3 years Pauline started doing yoga on a daily basis when she moved to California in 2001. Pauline moved to Chicago in 2003 and earned her 500-hour Teacher’s certification from the Temple of Kriya Yoga Chicago. Pauline is originally from the Netherlands (bilangual Dutch-English, but also speaks German and French), holds a bachelor degree in nursing and a masters in preventive health care education and casemanagement, worked in hospitals and the health care system in The Netherlands eg as a nurse, health educator, policy maker and writing studybooks for nurses. The first yoga teacher training she did was yoga for kids with Pamela Hollander in California. In her classes Pauline encourages her students to explore their edges and at the same time finding ease. Alignment ,anatomy, inner body length, tricks and tools to deepen the practice and opening the body are key factors in her classes. Pauline is passionate about improving the quality of life through yoga.