David Sharpe • Founder
Before Island Yoga, David was a green card holder in the mountains of New Mexico, working as a rock climbing instructor and yoga teacher. The spontaneous call to make a home and Yoga Retreat Center sang a beautiful tune to David in 2009 when Island Yoga was born. His down-to-earth style makes seemingly complex subjects simple and entertaining.
David hosts our popular sunrise Tai Chi sessions every day free of charge for the community. Though a dedicated student of numerous spiritual disciplines, he is never guilty of taking life too seriously!
Marina Duran • Head Teacher
Integral Yoga (500h), Vinyasa Krama (200h), Ashtanga Yoga (300h). Background in alternative teaching methodologies and athletic sports.
At the age of 21, Marina had a car accident that shifted her life and mindset completely. It was through meditation, exercise and yoga that she recovered both physically and mentally.
Marina's passion for movement, teaching, and human connection led her to pursue studies in physical conditioning and yoga. She worked as a Personal Trainer and managed a gym in Madrid, for several years, while hosting wellness retreats across Spain.
Since 2022, she has been living in Southeast Asia immersing herself in diverse cultures, deepening her exploration of spiritual practices, while teaching Yoga and Meditation.
Her teaching style is intuitive and versatile, rooted in her multifaceted experiences across movement disciplines and global influences.
Whether guiding dynamic flows, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha Yoga or grounding Restorative sessions, Marina emphasizes intention, breath, quality of movement, and embodied awareness.
Ken "Anand" Von Roenn • Yoga Teacher
ERYT 500
Anand embarked on his yoga journey in 1995 initially drawn to Iyengar yoga to enhance his rock climbing prowess. Following injuries and three surgeries resulting from climbing, he turned to yoga as a means of physical and mental rehabilitation.
Over the next decade, Anand delved into various yoga styles, instructing in Hatha, Ashtanga Vinyasa, and Anusara Yoga.
Upon his relocation to Miami in 2005, his practices and teachings evolved into the distinctive style of Skanda Yoga (RYS), earning recognition from the Yoga Alliance as an independent yoga style. He is the accomplished author of three books: "The Practice of Skanda Yoga," "Classes of Enchantment," and "ADHO MUKHA VRKSASANA."
Anand advocates a nuanced approach to asana encouraging individuals to discover the alignment method that suits their specific physique.
He is also a proficient instructor in the intricate practices of Tibetan Dream Yoga and Kundalini Yoga, providing insightful sessions on the philosophy and practices of Bhakti Yoga.
Molly Rose • Yoga Teacher
Molly Rose is a yoga and breathwork teacher devoted to guiding students on a journey of self-discovery through movement, breath, and embodied awareness. With over a decade of experience and 1000+ hours of training across Bali, Thailand, and the U.S., she has developed an intuitive, soulful, and spacious style. In this space students can truly slow down, tune in, and explore the depths of their body with curiosity and intention.
Rooted in vinyasa and yin yoga, Molly’s classes weave together breath, creative sequencing, and meditative awareness, offering a space for both playful challenge and deep surrender. She believes transformation unfolds when we attune to the body's innate intelligence, and she empowers students to cultivate presence, fluidity, and self-connection.
A lifelong traveler, Molly has spent the last decade living nomadically, immersing herself in different cultures and wisdom traditions. Now based between Mallorca and Thailand, she teaches and leads retreats worldwide, blending yoga, breathwork, and meditation to create powerful and transformative experiences.
Wanwisa Taesuwan • Qigong & Yoga Teacher
For Wisa, practice is a way of coming home.
What began as a curiosity for yoga while living in Australia gradually became a lifelong path of self-discovery. Through asana, meditation, and devotional practices, she learned to slow down, look inward with honesty and compassion, and find a sense of peace that extended far beyond the mat.
Her teaching is rooted in Hatha Yoga, refined through Iyengar principles of mindful alignment, and enriched by her ongoing study of Taiji and Qigong under Shifu Shi Heng Zuan, Headmaster of Shaolin Temple Europe. Guided by deep gratitude for her teachers, Wisa shares these traditions with sincerity, believing they are gifts to be respectfully preserved and passed on.
Every class is an invitation to pause, breathe, and come home to yourself. Through mindful movement, gratitude, and awareness, she hopes to support a practice that nourishes body, mind, and spirit—not only on the mat, but in the way we meet ourselves, one another, and the world around us.