Ryan Kai Calderon
Ryan Kai is the Founder of Alpha Om and Senior Yoga Teacher. He was born and raised in London, United Kingdom and began his training at the age of seven in the Martial Arts, studying various art forms throughout the years.
He is a thirty-fourth Generation Shaolin Disciple under Shifu Shi Yanzi and Yan Lei of the Shaolin Temple China. In his early twenties he became intrigued by the similarities, historical connections and healing elements of the Yoga & Martial arts, and ventured to deepen his studies.
In pursuit of further knowledge, his journey presented a number of great opportunities to train with many world leader’s, represent various established organisations, and thus obtaining distinguished recognition from the media. In 2006 (until 2017) he became the UK Director and European supervisor for Budokon University.
During this period he gained the position of Master Trainer or Instructor level at Nike Worldwide, as well as Martial Arts school Shaolin Temple UK and Tai Chi UK. He further became a lead instructor for high-end Health Clubs across London including Third Space, Gymbox, Reebok, Equinox and Ultimate Fighting Champions. He also offered a number of specialist programmes within his own community to Haringey Council in London, supporting Youth Offenders and various other organisations in this field. While teaching at a number of clubs and studios abroad in the art of Yoga, Martial Arts and Health and Well-being, he has taught on a number of Yoga Teacher Training Courses for ‘Teach Yoga’, based in London, UK.
His extensive teaching experience and popularity has gained him print and TV media recognition such as the Evening standard, Daily mail, Metro Newspaper, Health and Fitness, Channel 5, OmYoga, How to spend it, Canary Wharf and a number of other health and lifestyle platforms. With a truly unique passion and presence within his work, Ryan offers classes that are rooting and playful, yet athletic and challenging, with sweat and smiles in abundance.
Over the years Ryan’s therapeutic application of yoga and the arts has resulted in his collaboration with an established UK surgeon to provide pre or post-operation training to clients in order to prevent surgery, or help aid in recovery. Here, he continually adds to the offering and syllabus for clients, and students.
With over 25 years of experience in the arts and 14 years teaching, he as grown to become an international teacher with a broad range of clientele. Now an established Senior Yoga Trainer, Ryan is offering an in-depth and intelligently designed 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course with dear friend and colleague Alexa Kho-Hinkson of Ambika Yoga. The current focus is growing his own brand concepts.
