Team

	Misha Wickramanayake Misha is one of the most passionate, talented and experienced musicians to be found in the history of Sri Lanka. He taught himself many instruments and every existing  area of Music, Sound & Video Production and Design and worked intensively in this field for half of his life. He is the musical heart of Spirited, he channels and creates powerful music, researches about the science of sound and healing frequencies and combines his passion for spirituality with the creation of his sounds. He will blow your mind with his healing compositions to tune your entire being back into harmonious frequencies. He is also a vital part of the handling team of our Creative Art Workshops included in our daily Retreat Program.
	Anna Wickramanayake Anna, Misha’s wife from Austria is a passionate Fine Artist, Designer and Creative Art Teacher. Like her husband she has experience in almost all creative fields of work and a head always filled with ideas, that she will share with you. She studied Art & Design in Austria for 5 years and has broad experience in creative thinking tools and many fields of art such as: fine art, illustration, art and craft, sculpture, photography, design, film production, creative conceptualizing and much more.. She also works with Julia Cameron’s techniques of releasing creative blocks and connecting to your inner artist. Anna structures and overlooks the entire Retreat Program. Also she is part of the Band Spirited and will mesmerize you with her intuitive dance performances.
	Gihan Mackay Mackay supports Misha in the creation and inspiration of the music, being a musician and visual artist himself with a passion for Psychedelic Music and a creative head bursting of ideas, he is a vital part of the Live Performance as well as every other area of the project. He works as a general coordinator at Spirited Retreats, communicating with participants and planning and coordinating the Tours together with Shehan.
	Gaia Kodithuwakku Gaia is a holistic healer and a life coach. She works with Tantric Sound Healing, Breath Work, Chakra Balancing Techniques, Healing Mudras, The Tibetan Rites, Qi Gong, Body Consciousness, Crystal Healing, Manifestation Exercises, Guided Meditation and most importantly "Sacred Womb Healing". Gaia is a certified Usui Reiki healer with experience in ancient and cutting edge healing techniques that have been proven to be powerful and effective. She also has lots of wisdom in the areas of Vegan / Raw Food Diet, natural beauty & hygiene tips as well as Yoga, Fitness and Meditation that she will share with us during our Retreats.
	Amila Wijerathne Amila has 7 years of experience as a yoga instructor. He completed the Yoga Shiromani (Teacher of Yoga) course at Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Danvanthari Ashram in Kerala  as well as the Yoga Acharya (Master of Yoga) course at Indian Tamilnadu Sivananda Yoga Meenakshi Ashram in India. He will be joining us (as far as his schedules allows) as our private Yoga teacher for the Retreats, or will act as a Yoga coordinator and leave us in the capable hands of one of his colleagues
	Shehan Jayasena Shehan from “Backpack to Sri lanka” coordinates the Tours around our lovely island (Tours combined with our Retreats) together with Gihan. He has been traveling the country together with his wife from Austria and has collected lots of affordable insiders tips that we will share with you to plan your unique Sri Lanka experience. Find out more- backpacktosrilanka.com
	Desha Mihiripenne Desha has been a Dancer, Choreographer and Musician all his life. Growing up in a family of famous artists he learned to express himself through various art forms from early years. He worked as a Choreographer and Dance Instructor locally and internationally. His specialties are Traditional Folk- & Dance-Drama called “Mudranatya” as well as many Modern Dance Styles. He studied at various local Dance Academies and is the Director of Mihiripenne Dance Academy. He also studied “Kathak” and “Manipoori” Dance at Luknow Bhathkande University in India. He will help you to increase your body awareness and inspire creative movements in a playful way as well as introduce you to a variety of Relaxation Techniques. Desha will also join us at Live Jams with his beautiful piano sounds and lovely singing voice.