OVER MIJ
Aloha, welkom.
Ik ben Laha – geboren in Seoul, Zuid-Korea (1976).
Ik ben een rondzwervende Yogini en kunstenaar.
In aanbidding van Shakti, de Grote Moeder.
De kracht achter alle fenomenen.
De degene die leven geeft en neemt.
Vandaag de dag verdeel ik mijn tijd tussen Nederland en Hawai’i.
Panta Rhei
Everything Changes
From the very beginning, sudden and profound changes have shaped my life and personality. Life has shown me that nothing stays the same — it is always in motion, always transforming. And so are we, as human becomings.
What existence revealed — and continues to invite me — is to embrace the unknown, the seamless mystery. To accept groundlessness, and the little agency we truly have in life.
Tragedies and blessings arrive without moral order and beyond our control, until we reach our common fate: oblivion.
Life is chaos. We are her children. Lets dance and fall in love with life!
I have searched for beauty in dark places — through personal loss and in my work as an artist for UNICEF. That took me to conflict and crisis areas around the world. From my lived gnosis, I created two unique methods:
Future Me – an innovative educational art and culture program for personal flourishing, resilience, and futures visioning. Grounded in positive psychology and political science, Future Me has been taught in Dutch schools for over seven years. We work mainly with children with special needs (ages 7–21) and in juvenile prisons. Deprivation of Futures awareness, not being able to see a life and future that is meaningful and empowering, is an aspect of complex trauma. Our team of trained artists, musicians, and athletes guide the program, with expertise in futures awareness, complex trauma, pedagogy and non-verbal learning.
Learn more: www.futureme.nl
Hatha Sueño Yoga (HSY) – Cultivating Mind, Body, Spirit and Gardens
HSY is a traditional Yoga practice devoted to the flow of Shakti.
It is an invitation to re-connect with ourselves and follow our bliss — our human birthright.
HSY is a method I have developed from my lived loved human experiences.
Rooted in traditional Yoga and viewed through a Tantric lens, the practice helps to digest stagnant energies and unresolved emotions with the support of Shakti — also known as Prana or Chi in the body.
Pranayama, the art of guiding life force through rhythmic breathing, plays a central role. Combined with yogic postures (asana), ritual, imagination, and self-reflection, it has proven to be a powerful catalyst for transformation.
For a deep intimicy with what life is: Love, innocent and amoral.
This has been my lived reality and the shared experience of many students I have guided over the past decade.
IK, MENS — WHAT I OFFER IS WHAT I LIVE
curriculum vitae
✧ Formal Yoga Training
200-Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training
Over 10 years of private Traditional Hatha Yoga sessions with Martyn Hoogstra – my main teacher on the yogic path. Martyn lives and teaches within a traditional lineage of Tantric Yoga from India. His main teachers include Clive Sheridan, Dattatreya, and Norman. This lineage honors the Great Mother as the source of the unfolding Grace we receive. A path of LOVE and COURAGE.
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Instructor Training
✧ Meditation & Philosophy
Training in Zen Buddhism, through temple retreats in the Netherlands and Korea
✧ Embodied Movement & Improvisation
Deep passion for improvisational and ritual movement
JINEN Butoh – a ritual and prayer-based form from Japan, developed by Atsushi Takenouchi, who is also my teacher
Contact Improvisation – a spontaneous dance form based on physical contact, shared weight, and deep listening between partners, exploring movement through trust, balance, and connection.
Systema – a Russian martial art focused on breath, relaxation, and intuitive movement
2025
Founder Hatha Sueño Yoga & Retreats
2019 – present
Founder of Future Me, a project by Stichting Het Binnenstebuiten
2019 – present
Creatrix of cacao ritual and ceremony for individuals and groups
2014 – 2016
Irbid Exchange, an educational Art project by Stichting Het Binnenstebuiten. Commisioned by UNHCR and UNICEF Amman, Jordan
2013 – present
Teaching Yoga in Netherlands and Hawai’i
2009 – present
Founder and director of Stichting Het Binnenstebuiten
2009 – 2018
Film maker for unicef and the oneminutes foundation
2006 – 2019
Art shows and artist in residences in europe, us and asia
Expertises
Art, Play &
Wonder
Yoga, Trauma &
Healing
Futures, Teaching &
Non-verbal learning
Alchemy, Ritual &
Medicine
