Basia Lipska Larsen is a visual artist, author and yoga instructor. She was born in Poland, raised in Canada and resided in Japan before settling in Oslo in 2009.  For the past decade her work reflects her deep involvement in the self-help movement and yoga industry. Basia has practiced ashtanga yoga since 2000, making annual trips to Mysore, India to study with Pattabhi Jois and R.Sharath.  Yoga became the hub of her wheel of activities for over a decade resulting in creative projects which range from art direction, commercial design, illustration to performance and modeling.   She has taught and trained students at various studios in Asia and Europe and currently teaches and resides in Oslo with her husband and daughter.