Yulia is a Wide Lotos foundation (Santa Barbara, California) certified
yoga teacher, registered with the Yoga Alliance and also use Jivamukti
method. She is a member of the Yoga Therapists Association, a yoga-for-ballroom-dancing
expert and a yoga advisor for the Ballroome Dancing League.
Yulia have been featured in NY Spirit Magazine, Fit Yoga Magazine,
Women's Health Magazine, Lucky Magazine and others.
Yulia is deeply devoted to her twelve-year old yoga practice, meditating and working
on asanas (poses) on a daily basis. She has been fortunate to have studied and attended
kirtans, workshops and lectures of great teachers such as Sharon Gannon,
David Life, David Swenson, Sri Pattabhi Jois, Bikram,
Manorama (Sanskrit), Alan Finger, Ram Das, Bhagavan Das,
Robert Thurman and others. Yulia is deeply thankful to all of them for
sharing their time, light, love and wisdom.
Yulia has experienced many styles and schools of yoga, such as Sivananda,
Iyengar, Kundalini, Hatha and Ashtanga, eventually
falling in love with the Jivamukti method (the leading yoga method in the
United States). Yulia's yoga classes range from mild to vigorous, with the emphasis
on vinyasa (flow of postures, linked by breath). The classes also include
multiple held postures, breathing exercises and brief meditation. She teaches all
levels, from beginners to advanced.
Prior to becoming a a yoga teacher, Yulia was a professional model and ballroom
dancer with photographs published in Maxim, Marie Claire,
Stuff, Glamour and Bride magazines.
Yulia holds a degree in sports and health from Moscow University and has
had multiple articles published online and in various magazines.