Bonaire, a Caribbean island municipality of the Netherlands, lies off Venezuela’s coast in the southern Caribbean. Its reef-lined coast is protected by Bonaire National Marine Park. Beyond its rich marine life, the island shelters lizards, donkeys and birds within its immense Washington Slagbaai National Park, marked by beaches, lagoons, caverns and desert-like hills.

Your retreat home is less than 900 meters from the aqua blue waters and white sandy beaches. Enjoy a private pool, in a nice neighborhood in Belnem, air conditioning in all the rooms, private ensuite bathrooms and lush tropical gardens. 

It was not until later in life, 39, that she discovered yoga asana, physical yoga practice. After practicing Bikram yoga intensively for five years, including participation in the Dutch national championships in 2015 and 2016, she was drawn more to her roots. Ashtanga yoga brought together all the aspects she had been exposed to from early on in life. She attended an intensive yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India with Yogi Kamal Singh, and followed this up with a Pranayama Teacher Training (50hrs) with Sunil Sharma.

She continues to practice with world renown Ashtanga teachers like Kristina Karitinou, Heather Serna and Laruga Glaser. But follows Petri Räisanen as her main teacher and has the privilege of assisting him during his retreats with, what his wife Wambui Njuguna-Räisanen calls, her healing hands.

Tara has a special gift of bringing community together and built a Mysore community in Arnhem, the Netherlands and Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, where she currently lives.