We are your Asahi Instructors Around the World
Are you curious about Asahi Nordic, the health practice originating from the happiest country in the world - Finland? It is meant for everyone, so if you are interested in trying out this wonderful practice, find your local instructor here.
Or, if you are interested in becoming an Asahi Instructor yourself, we have Asahi Trainers in the USA, who can teach you how to become an instructor and new teacher trainers are coming soon in Italy and New Zealand, as well!
Our Teacher Trainers in the United States
A 1 Trainers´ level
There are three A1 trainers in the USA to date, and more are in training.
Contact them to find out about upcoming trainings so you can become an Asahi instructor!
Debra Wahlberg
A1 Trainer, Ironwood, MI, debwahlberg@yahoo.com
Sue Schaefer
A 1 Trainer Milwaukee, WI asahi.mke@gmail.com
Carol Curtis
A 1 Trainer Savoy, IL agneslynn@me.com
Donald Bode
A Level Instructor
Negaunee Township, MI dlbode149@gmail.com
United States Asahi instructors
Are you interested in joining Beginners' classes for Asahi? Wondering how to practice Asahi and what health benefits it offers? Many of our C-level teachers hold weekly classes, so contact them directly for more information. B-license instructors can organize Asahi events such as Intro to Asahi or Asahi for Beginners' workshops, so contact them to arrange an introductory Asahi event in your area! If there are no teachers in your area, do remember that the beginning teacher's course is available online, as well.
For more information, you can reach out to Margaret Vainio, Head Trainer for the US. Margaret is fluent in Finnish, English, and German and can be contacted at margaret@asahinordicinstitute.com. Start your Asahi journey today and experience the amazing health benefits it brings! C-level instructors teach weekly classes
ALASKA
- Linda Chamberlain, PhD, B-licence, Homer, AL, drlindachamberlain@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA
- Beverly Harju, PhD, B-license, San Diego, CA, harjubeverly@gmail.com
- Robin Stice C-license, Pacifica, CA, drstice9@hotmail.com
COLORADO
- Emily Heikkinen C-license, Vail, CO, eaheikkinen@hotmail.com
ILLINOIS
- Nancy Carter C-license, Champaign, IL, nancycarter93@sbcglobal.net
- Loba Chudak B-license, Champaign, IL, lobasart@gmail.com
- Gina Consolino-Barsotti, B-license, Riverside, IL, gconsobarsotti@gmail.com
- Carol Curtis A1-license, Savoy, IL, agneslynn@me.com
- Michelle Johlas, C-license, Ogden, IL, InSpiralMoves@yahoo.com
- Lisa Renee Kemplin, C-license, Champaign, IL, klisarenee@gmail.com
- Pat Nolan, C-license, Champaign, IL, pnolan96@aol.com
- Robert Rasmus, C-license, Urbana, IL, urbanabob@gmail.com
INDIANA
- Emily Cramer Hancock, PharmD, B-license, Indianapolis, IN, missmichigan1953@gmail.com
MARYLAND
- Margaret Hilton B-license, Bethesda, MD, mhilton8@gmail.com
LOWER MICHIGAN
- Deb Cox C-license, Mecosta, MI (winters: Garden City Beach, SC) debwebmanor@yahoo.com
- Tammy Tambellini Umlor B-license, Petoskey, MI. umlorm2@gmail.com
- Jill Stanley C-license, Davison, MI, codycat2420@gmail.com
UPPER MICHIGAN, Marquette area
- Fatimat Adebiyi, PhD, C-license, Marquette, MI fadebiyi@nmu.edu
- Linnea Bemis, C-license, Baraga, MI, lbemis@nmu.edu
- Rachel Berglund B-license, Marquette, MI, rberglund@ymcamqt.org
- Paul Blemberg C-license, Marquette, MI (Virginia) paul.blemberg@gmail.com
- Donald Bode A-license, Negaunee Township, MI, dlbode149@gmail.com
- Maureen Bodenbach, C-level license, Marquette, MI, mbodenbach@bcmh.org
- Ann Constance, B-level, Marquette, MI, alohakauai99@gmail.com
- Judith Digneit, C-level, Marquette, MI, judithdigneit@gmail.com
- Lisa Helstein B-license, Negaunee, MI, helsteinlkh@aol.com
- Shelly Johnson C-license, Marquette, MI, johnsonshelly438@gmail.com
- Cathy Jordan, C-license, Marquette, MI, cathyjordan14@gmail.com
- Evan Loukusa MD, C-level, Marquette, MI, eloukusa@bcmh.org
- Brenda Mattson, C-license, Republic, MI, raymatt@pasty.net
- Nick Obradovich, C-license, Marquette, MI, nicko@upsail.org
- Allan Olson DO, C-license, Marquette, MI, aothedo@gmail.com
- Emily Paavola B-license, Ishpeming, MI, emilypaavolarn@gmail.com
- Deb Pearce B-license, Marquette, MI, dpearce@nmu.edu
- Krystyna Rickauer B-license, Marquette, MI, rickauer@yahoo.com
- Diane Tschirgi B-license, Marquette, MI, dianetschirgi@gmail.com
- Jill Vanatta B-license, Big Bay, MI, jillmvanatta@gmail.com
- Tia Webber C-license, Marquette, MI, tnoellewebber@gmail.com
THE REST OF THE UPPER MICHIGAN
- Julie Beck C-license, Houghton, MI jbeck@up.net
- Lois Blau, B-license, Calumet, MI lablau@mtu.edu
- Tisha DeFoy, C-license, Ontonagon, MI, tisha@ontonagonartistcollective.org
- Britney Estela C-license, Ironwood, MI, bsmestola@gmail.com
- Amber Hollenbeck C-license, Ironwood, MI, amberdawn100@gmail.com
- Naomi Kauppi, B-license, Bessemer, MI, njkauppi2@gmail.com
- Tammy Tambellini Umlor, B-license, Houghton, MI, umlorm2@gmail.com
- Debra Wahlberg A1-license, Ironwood, MI, debwahlberg@yahoo.com
- Kristen Waurio C-license, Ironwood, MI, VeganUPCook@gmail.com
MINNESOTA
- Gail Brecht, C-license, Pillager, MN, gbrecht94@gmail.com
- Jaclyn Cook C-license, Duluth, MN, jabru48@msn.com
- Dawn Greenwald C-license, Oak Grove, MN, degreenwald@comcast.net
- Susan Halvorson C-license, Duluth, MN, susansusanrn@gmail.com
- Meredith Henderson C-level, North Branch, MN (Yuma, Arizona) mlhenderson55@gmail.com
- Rachelle Johnson B-level, Duluth, MN, bajraf71@gmail.com
- Sherri Johnson C-license, Proctor, MN, sherriluj@gmail.com
- Julie Juntti C-license, Barnum, MN, jbjuntti@outlook.com
- Mary Jurisson C-license MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, mjurisson@mayo.edu
- Linda Kimble C-license, Madison Lake, MN Linda.Kimble1@outlook.com
- David McDonald C-license, International Falls, MN 218DMcD@gmail.com
- Daniel Lambert McKinley B-license, New Ulm, MN, danielmckinleylmt@gmail.com
- Deb Larson B-license, Duluth, MN, deborahlarson@hotmail.com
- Jan Luoto C-license, Sartell, MN, jaluoto@gmail.com
- Patricia Lyall C-license, Minneapolis, MN, pattija1019@comcast.net
- Sierra Michaelson C-license, Esko, MN, michaelsonsierra@gmail.com
- Cynthia Piirto B-license, Duluth, MN, cpiirto@yahoo.com
- Deborah Plechner, PhD, B-license, Duluth, MN, debmarpl@gmail.com
- Jeff Sartain C-license, Minneapolis, MN, jeffsartain@me.com
- Mark Sedio C-license, Minneapolis, MN marksedio@me.com
- Jeanne Tonkin B-license, Duluth, MN, niknot@usfamily.net
- Kelly Ulrick Blackledge C-license, Park Rapids, MN, ulrick.kelly@gmail.com
OHIO
- Linda Elonen-Wright C-license, Cleveland Heights, OH, jlsgwright@gmail.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Nancy Bunt, C-license, Indian Land, SC, nbunt@yahoo.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Fran O. Gylling C-license, Sioux Falls, SD, FranGylling@outlook.com
- VIRGINIA
- Catharine Cashner C-license, Falls Church, VA, ccashner@yahoo.com
- Randy Wanttaja C-license, Norfolk, VA, misterspeech@gmail.com
ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS OUTSIDE THE US AND EUROPE:
CANADA
- Liisa Kovala, C-license, Sudbury, Ontario, kovalaliisa@gmail.com
- Margaret Vainio, A2-head trainer, Orivesi, Finland, margaret@asahinordicinstitute.com
- Other Finnish instructors can be found listed by city at www.asahinordic.com/ohjaajat
NEW ZEALAND
- Alison Booth, PhD, B-license, Auckland, New Zealand, dralisonbooth@gmail.com
WISCONSIN
- Deb Bada C-license, Green Bay, WI, dbada@yahoo.com
- Sharon Bertler C-license, Kronenwetter, WI, srbertler@gmail.com
- Catheryn Brue C-license, Milwaukee, WI, bruecatheryn@gmail.com
- Peggy Bull C-license, Waukesha, WI, peggbull@gmail.com
- Deanna Ellestad C-license, Ashland, WI, deannaellestad@gmail.com
- Jody Forsythe C-license, Iron River, WI, forsythe.jody@gmail.com
- Kris Froemming C-license, Scandinavia, WI, krisfroemming@yahoo.com
- Courtney Anne Holcomb, B-license, Sheboygan, WI, courtney.anne.holcomb@gmail.com
- Mary Langlie B-license, Madison, WI, marylanglie@yahoo.com
- Sarah Maki C-license, Washburn, WI, sarah.maki44@gmail.com
- Jean Manki C-license, Manitowish, WI, jmanki62@gmail.com
- Sherry Oakes, B-license, Wausau, WI dsoakes1995@yahoo.com
- Linda Olson C-license, Gordon, WI, olson.linda28@yahoo.com
- Mike Rayala, C-license, Mercer, WI, OutdoorFinn, mike.rayala@yahoo.com
- Sue Schaefer A1-license, Milwaukee, WI, asahi.mke@gmail.com
- Sandra Siira, C-license, Waterford, WI, sandra.siira@gmail.com
- Mary Strautmann, C-license, Milwaukee, WI mary.strautmann@gmail.com
- Lorraine Vasser, C-license, Milwaukee, WI (413)347 3598
- Jennifer Watson, C-license, Mellen, WI, jwatson27@centurytel.net
- Karla Westcott, C-license, Wausau, WI, kkwestcott@aol.com
- Mikko Boris Zuchner, C-license, Wausau, WI, mbzdoctor@gmail.com
European Asahi Instructors
ESTONIA
AUSTRIA
- Renate Lissy-Honegger, C-licence, Rust am Neusiedlersee, (German, English), lissy-honegger@kabelplus.at
- Marion Opitz-Leopold, C-licence, Hartberg, (German, English), marion.opitz-leopold@gmx.at
DENMARK
- Majbritt Jensen, C-licence, majbritt@taiki.dk, Aalborg area
- Julie Thoft, C-licence, contact@juliethoft.com, Aalborg area
- Nadia Slavkova, C-licence, nadezhda.slavkova@gmail.com, Aalborg area
- Palle Thoft, C-licence, palle@karate-aalborg.dk, Aalborg area
- Rein Paluoja, B-licence, Tallinna (Finnish,English,Estonian), rein.paluoja@gmail.com
- Sven Raba, B-licence, Tallinna (Finnish,English,Estonian), sven_raba@yahoo.com
- Jüri Undusk B-licence Vosu (Finnish,Estonian), jyriundusk@gmail.com
- Ülle Heiskanen, A-licence, Tallinna, (Finnish,Estonian), ulle.heiskanen@gmail.com
- Mart Soomre, C-licence, Estonia, mart@soomre.com
- Kyllike Ormus, C-licence, Tallinna, Harjumaa, kyllikeormus@gmail.com
- Natalia Cherneyko, C-licence, Tallinna, cherneykonatalia@gmail.com
- Tiina Aasman, C-licence, Tallinna, taasmann@gmail.com
- Imbi Paju, C-licence, Tallinna, imbipaju@gmail.com
- Merike Spiegel, B-licence, Tallinna, merikespiegel@gmail.com
- Lemmi Reiland, C-licence, Pärnu, lemmireiland@gmail.com
- linn Katrin Allin, C-licence, Tallinn, alling.katrin@gmail.com, Viimsi
- Helerin Körvemaa, C-licence, helerin.korvemaa@gmail.com, Tallinn Haljala vald
- Jane Reiljan-Rajasaar, C-licence, jane.reiljanrajasaar@gmail.com, Türi
- Helen Tabur, C-licence, taburhelen@gmail.com, Tallinn
GERMANY
SWEDEN
QATAR
- Angelika Krull, C-licence, Hamburg, paed.prax.krull@web.de
- Barbara Langos, C-licence, Altena, German, b.langos@partnerschule.eu
- Matts Andersson C-licence Stockholm, (Swedish,English), info@asahinordic.se
- Leif Hermansson, C-licence, Stockholm, (Finnish, Swedish, English), info@kaizenkai.se
- Lena Nyholm, B-licence, Algarve, lenalinkon@gmail.com
- Elina Marttinen, B-licence, elima.marttinen@gmail.com
SLOVENIA
GREECE
SPAIN
- Jerneja Lešnik Cotza, B-licence, Maribor,(Slovenia, English, German), jerneja.lesnik@aol.com
- Jasna Markuš, B-licence, (Slovenia, English), Maribor, jasnam@ outlook.com
- Mihaela Skrlj Brglez C-licence, Maribor,(Slovenia, English), mihaela.skrlj@gmail.com
Athens
- Mari Hilonen B-licence (Finnish, English, Swedish, Greek), mari.hilonen@gmail.com
- Reetta Karvinen C-licence, (English, Finnish, Swedish, Greek) karvanitaki68@hotmail.com
Crete
- Armi Arabatzis C-licence, Rethymnon, arhelea@gmail.com
- Minna Pirilä C-licence, Chaniá, minna.pirilakoutsaki@gmail.com
- Marianne Batakis C-licence, Chaniá, b.marianne@hotmail.com
Rhodes
- Ulla Roth Margaritis B-licence, (English, Finnish, Greek), kumulla@outlook.com
- Tasia Kritikou C-licence, (English, Finnish, Greek), tasiakritikoy@gmail.com
- Jaana Forman Mihailou C-licence, (English, Finnish, Greek), jaanafoge@gmail.com
- Maria Arka C-licence, (English, Greek), maria_ar62@hotmail.com
- Nikolaos Papavasiliou, C-licence, (English, Greek), nikolaos.papavasiliou@gmail.com
- Beverley Wright C-licence (English, Greek), beverleywright13@gmail.com
- Liisa Hahneiser, C-licence, Fuengirola (Finnish, German, English) liisa.hahneiser@berlin.de
- Pia Lönnqvist, B-licence, Fuengirola lonnqvist.pia@me.com (Finnish, Swedish, Spanish, English, German, French)
- Riitta Pulkki, B-licence, Fuengirola riitta.pulkki@gmail.com
- Seppo Moilanen, B-licence, Fuengirola seppo.moilanen.52@gmail.com
- Taina Mansikkamäki, C-licence, Fuengirola, taina@saharogya.es
- Ursula Nystedt, C-licence, Fuengirola, nystedu@gmail.com
- Sari Penttilä, C-licence, Fuengirola, saripenttila@hotmail.com
- Liisa Törnwall, C-licence, Fuengirola liisa.tornwall@gmail.com
Current classes and upcoming teacher trainings in the US:
OUR ASAHI NORDIC INSTRUCTORS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD!
Are you interested in learning more? Do you want information on how you can start Asahi activities? Contact our head trainer Margaret Vainio, who is responsible for operations in the USA.
NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ASAHI NORDIC?
If you need more information about Asahi, Asahi Nordic, instructors or our courses and classes, our Head Trainer Margaret Vainio, margaret@asahinordicinstitute.com, is the person to contact for our US operations.
The headquarters of Asahi Nordic Institute is in Finland. For further details, please visit our Contact Page
Asahi Nordic Institute Ltd
Asahi Nordic Institute Ltd. is a company that owns the Asahi Nordic system and all the trademarks. The partners are Ilpo Jalamo, Dr. Yrjö Mähönen, Risto Lehto, Margaret Vainio and Maarit Lintukorpi , who are also Asahi Nordic's Head Instructors.
Top Rated Courses
Join our team of health exercise instructors! Asahi is a systematic health practice from the Nordic country, Finland, which is easy to do and has a lot of health benefits.
Become an Asahi instructor
Our system has two levels. The C-level license is for new instructors. You can start this course with or without previous experience in Asahi.
Classes for everyone
Join our classes and learn how to be healthy and happy like us Finns, the happiest people in the world.
