Raisa Punkki was introduced to Yoga in her native country of Finland in 1990.  Through various schools and styles of yoga and after years of practicing and wandering on the quest of deeper knowledge, she found her spiritual home at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco in 2019. Classes with excellent teachers at IYI SF inspired her to do the Basic Yoga Teacher Training in 2020. She has also been certified to teach in Intermediate and Advanced level Integral Hatha, Raja Yoga and Stress Management. Currently she is a staff member at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco and Integral Yoga Institute New York.

Raisa wishes to share the beauty of Integral Hatha Yoga’s mindful, centering and collective consciousness empowering teachings with others in the journey to their inner being. Raisa has over 30 years experience of teaching movement. She holds a BA in Dance Pedagogy and MA in Dance and is a Certified Pilates Teacher for over 15 years of teaching experience in private practice with various age groups and populations. She is also a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP®).