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IN tShPeOT LIGHT
Janina Ilha
“Yoga takes you into the present
moment, the only place where life exists.”
By Francis Koolman
Janina’s journey in Yoga and to Curaçao is one that pro-
gressed naturally and she also worked to make the best of
it when challenges arose. Growing up and coming of age
in East Germany, Janina always led an active and athletic
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injuries and unfamiliar aches and pains throughout her
body. When she discovered Yoga, Janina found a physical
activity that challenged and also healed her body in unex-
pected ways. Eventually, she made her way to Curaçao to
begin living the life in the place where she felt most at home.
Janina decided to spend her days doing a job she feels pas-
sionate about, in a place she loved.
Janina’s style of Yoga can be related to how she found her
way to it. Growing up in East Germany, she was active and
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poeira, which she enjoyed the most, at the time. All those
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stretching, she developed lots of back pain issues. Janina
began to have constant pain in her shoulders and back. She
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so she can do the fun and crazy movements and kicks of
Capoeira.
Janina immediately loved Yoga and started doing it as much
as she could. “I would do the morning salutations every day,
even when I didn’t have class.” The teacher and the other
students noticed her development and dedication – by the
way, Janina was already in her 40s when she started Yoga.
When a serious car accident injured the instructor, Janina,
still only a student, was asked to take over in his absence.
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but I know how to do it. I can show it.” Janina began teach-
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Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. Along the way, her teaching style
developed and she became more and more aware of the
needs and abilities of her students. “If they can’t do the pose
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Her journey to Curaçao is rooted in not ever feeling at home
in Germany. “I always loved Latin culture, and I wanted to
Susan Agnes
“Finding your style is like putting puzzle pieces together.”
By Francis Koolman
Susan Agnes Athena Rudolf has made
a name for herself in the art world with a
genre of art that few venture into, mosaics.
Mosaics are one of the oldest forms of art;
it even predates ceramics. Most people
are exposed to more common types of art,
such as sculptures, drawings, painting, etc.
Susan was fascinated more by the careful
and methodical placement of all these dif-
ferent pieces and colors, than she was with
other forms of artistic expression. With little
to no formal training, Susan carved her own
way in learning and appreciating the depth
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approach to the art.
Growing up and going to school in Hungary,
art and creativity was something that devel-
oped over time. Susan spent much her time
working in the family restaurant business.
The love and passion blossomed while she
was at school. The art program at Susan’s
school was broad, expansive, and kept her
stimulated more than the other classes did.
The program included drawing, sketching,
and painting; it also had dancing and sing-
ing; art in all its forms. Susan reveled in
the different ways she could express what
she was feeling inside. Becoming an artist
and making a living from it was the furthest
thing from her mind. All that changed when,
as a teenager, she took a trip to Italy. As
Susan admired the artwork in the churches
and cathedrals, the tiny pieces of glass and
ceramic that were placed together to form a
grand artwork captured and held her atten-
live by the ocean and sit under a palm tree.” When she
found about Curaçao and did a little research, it felt like a
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for awhile, she put more energy and focus into her Yoga
practice. She built up enough students to get the attention
of the entertainment director of one of Curaçao’s hotels,
instance, face masks, are actually harmful to our skin. This
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made her dreams come true by believing in herself and now
she really does live by the ocean, however no palm tree.
Janina also loves to challenge herself by practicing and
teaching Yoga in unique ways. One of her signature class-
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and pain can do the poses with less stress on their body,”
she says. Recently, she has been experimenting with doing
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spiritual balance made me who I am today.” The result is a
calm mind, and a strong body.
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tion. It reminded her of the puzzles she en-
joyed putting together as a little girl. “Every
piece has its own story,” Susan says.
Finding her footing as an artist proved dif-
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struggled between the obligations of run-
ning café she owned and operated in Han-
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tity within the style of mosaics, and being a
mother. Her days were spent running café,
taking care of her young daughter, Nancy;
at night, when everyone else slept, Su-
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glance, her mosaic pieces look like pictures
closer perspective, you can see the shape
of the individual pieces, its careful place-
ment, and the overall pattern they create.
For Susan, the best part is “the ability to
express myself through this.”
Susan has a special feeling and connection
with the works she produces. “My works are
my babies.” She describes how she spends
“many hours, days and weeks, sometimes
even months” making sure the mosaics are
exactly what she envisions. The pieces that
she sells are even sold to “forever homes”
where she can visit and see how the art is
being displayed. For Susan, it is an amaz-
ing feeling of being able to revisit the art
she worked so hard on and see how oth-
ers appreciate it as well. She was recently
invited to the inauguration of the Austrian
Embassy/Honorary Consulate in Curaçao.
Her goal is to create a better connection
between both countries through art.
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