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Work experience

Andrea-Hudson-Yoga

August 2013present

Yoga Teacher

Teaching Hatha Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Meditation to small groups, retreats and private classes

Prana Veda Sanctuary Bali

June 2019Juli 2019

Yoga Instructor and Tour Guide

Teach twice daily yoga classes at Ayurveda and Yoga Retreat 

Yoga Instructor and Tour Guide

Teach 3-4 weekly yoga classes, guiding guests on half day hiking excursions and orientation of the local area, guiding full day excursions to Dubrovnik, guest relations, liaison with hotel management and tourism operators

SKR-Reisen, Lesbos, Greece

June 2017Sept 2017

Yoga Instructor and Tour Guide

Guest relation, tour guiding and teaching yoga courses to their German guests 

during their fortnightly stay at a 500 year old monastery retreat in Efthalou

Tour Guide/Driver Guide

Driver-guiding small German and French group tours

and individual VIP tours throughout New Zealand

Tour Manager

Responsibilities:

Organization and leading of 15-18 day coach tours throughout New Zealand (North and South Island)

Integration of up 48 customers on each tour

Interpretation of leading attractions, historical sites, features and cultures of the country (full commentary)

Liaison with tourism and transport operators, such as airlines, helicopter/floatplane, ferry, cruise boat, train co. hotels, restaurants, throughout the country

Re-confirmation of all excursions, flights, transfers, hotel, dinner and event reservations

Escorting and assisting guests to chosen activities and events

Collecting feedback from customers

International Ambassador

Responsibilities on board 'GTV Brilliance of the Seas':

Translation of daily cruise programme into German and French

Service desk hours for all non-English speaking guests on board

All shipboard announcements in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish

Participation in hosting Captain's dinners and other onboard events

Air New Zealand

Feb 1995Jun 2006

Passenger Service Agent

Responsibilities:

Check-in procedures for up to 12 Airlines and their Customers

Liaison with Customer Airlines Representatives

Visa and passport checks and customs clearance

Liaison with Catering, Flight Deck, Cabin Crew, Customs Immigrations

Gate control and ensure on time departure of flights

Supervisor Singapore Airlines check-in (10 staff members)

Interpreting and public announcements in French, Italian, German and Spanish

Active member Occupational Health and Safety committee

Flight Attendant

  • based in Germany (Berlin, Munich and Stuttgart)
  • trained on B737, Airbus 310/320/319

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Feb 1989Mar 1992

Sales Secretary

Responsibilities: Assisted in Sales and Marketing Incentives

Participated in company promotions

Liaised with Travel Agents

Fares and Ticketing, Reservations, General secretarial duties

Education

HOSPRA Ecole Hoteliere de Langues et de Secretariat

Apr 1975Sep 1975

Dilpoma in Hotel Management

Certifications

ATTTO

Jan 2011Jun 2012

Certificate in Tourism (Tour Leadership Level4)

Unitec Auckland

Jan 2000Nov 2000

Certificate in Supervisory Management

AUT, Auckland Institute of Technology

Jan 1998Sep 1998

Certificate in Liaison Interpreting

Byron Yoga Centre

May 2019June2019

300 hour Teacher Training

Asana, Anatomy and Physiology, Sequencing, Adjustment and Corrections, use of Yoga Props, Pranayama, Meditation, Business Administration

Ashram Yoga

20162018

Yoga Nidra Teacher Certificate

Purna Yoga Australia

Jun 2013Jul 2013

200h Yoga Teacher Certificate

28 day Intensive, level 1 teacher training

Asana, Sequencing, Meditation, Mindfulness, Yoga Philosphy, Anatomy

Qualifications and skills

Yoga Alliance RYT500 Registered Yoga Teacher (2013-current)

Yoga Nidra Teacher (2016-current)

Comprehensive First Aid (current)

Microsoft Office

PADI Scuba Divemaster (since 1986)

STCW-95 Crowd Management Training (RCCL 2007)

Full drivers license (Class 1 and 2) with P-endorsement (since 1995)

ProGuidesNZ full membership (since 2007))

NZ Tourism Board

  • Kiwi Host (1995)

Air New Zealand

  • Occupational Health and Safety Training (2004-2006)
  • Dangerous Goods Certificate (2006)

Lufthansa

  • Training Certificate Passenger Services (1977)
  • Sales in Traffic (1981)
  • Flight Attendant Training Certificate (2003)

Languages

Fluent English, German, French

Conversational Italian, Spanish

References

Lena Muench, SKR Reisen, Cologne, Germany

lena.muench@skr.de

Travel experience

  • Lived in New Zealand since 1987, travelled throughout New Zealand and Australia working as and tour manager
  • Yoga Instructor since 2013
  • Lived and worked in Australia (Sydney and Ayers Rock 1986)
  • Travelled extensively throughout Australia, Pacific Islands (Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia

ASIA

  • Lived and worked in the Republic of Maldives (1981 -1986 Airline Rep, Tour Guide)
  • Returned in 2012 to work as divemaster May-July 2012
  • Countries visited: Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan

MIDDLE EAST

  • Countries visited: Oman, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Israel

EUROPE

  • Born and raised in Germany, educated in Switzerland
  • Countries visited: Austria, France, UK, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Italy, Spain incl Baleares and Canary Islands, Portugal incl Azores, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands
  • Yoga teacher at Club Hotel Stella Maris in Ibiza, Spain July/August 2014
  • Tour Guide and Yoga Teacher for SKR Reisen on Lesbos, Greece, June-September 2017
  • Tour Guide and Yoga Teacher for Frosch Sport Reisen, Orebic, Croatia, July/August 2018

AFRICA

  • Countries visited: Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Djibouti

UNITED STATES

  • Lived in Juneau, Alaska and Los Angeles, CA. Travelled throughout California, and Alaska. Visited New York, Boston, Cape Cod, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Omaha, Dallas, Seattle, Phoenix, Lake Tahoe, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Hawaii

CARIBBEAN/SOUTH AMERICA

  • Countries visited: French Antilles (Guadeloupe/Martinique), Dutch Antilles (Aruba), Grand Cayman, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Brazil