Pedro Stürken grew up in Cascais, Portugal. A place that fueled his love for sports from an early age, engaging in football, martial arts, fitness, movement, surfing, extreme sports, and nature. 
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During his teenage years, Pedro was a top-level athlete, playing for S.L.Benfica and Estoril-Praia football clubs, and practicing muay-thai and boxing since the age of 14. 
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He attended university in Lisbon, Portugal, where he studied Sports Management. 
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Throughout his degree, he developed a keen interest for human psychology, starting his pursuit for knowledge about the mind and the body. 
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Pedro started a journey of self-determined study on human behaviour, neuroscience and psychoanalysis. 
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He is an Expert in Body Language and Facial Micro Expressions by The International Institute of Body Language and he became a certified Paramedic by The National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM). Furthermore, he is a certified Fitness Trainer and Sports Technical Director by the IPDJ (Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth). 
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Pedro was first introduced to yoga in 2017 as part of his martial arts training. A year later, he made yoga practice a part of his daily life and started understanding more about this physical, mental, and spiritual practice. 
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In 2019, he got certified as Yoga Teacher, after completing a 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training in the magical rice fields of Ubud, Bali, focusing on self growth, and getting a deeper experience and inner connection through yoga practice.
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Since 2020, Pedro has been teaching yoga and mindful movement. He continues expand his knowledge and experience in other areas, having attended a workshop on breathing techniques — The Wim Hof Method in Bali — and the Animal Flow workshop in Lisbon. He has taught online and in-person private and group classes, having accumulated more than 1000 teaching hours. 
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He is passionate about spreading his love for movement & the mind, and helping others in their journeys by sharing his own.
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200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher @yogaalliance
Certified Fitness Trainer (TEF) - IPDJ
Sports Management - ULL
Certified Sports Technical Director - IPDJ