Across borders. Connected by yoga.

Meet the 46 people who connect the Federation with yoga communities in 32 countries, across Europe and beyond.

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46 people in 32 countries

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Argentina

Belarus

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Belarus

Andrei Lipen

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Yoga and meditation teacher and author. His work includes yoga education, breathwork and teacher training.

Belgium

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Belgium

Swamy Tureya

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Founder of the European Yoga Therapist Federation and Tureya Ashram. His work includes yoga education, research and publications.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amra Kubat

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Yoga teacher and organiser of classes, retreats and teacher training. Her background includes Hatha and Ashtanga yoga studies.

Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Stefan Ilchev

National Representative

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Yoga teacher with training at the Bulgarian National Sports Academy and Kaivalyadhama Institute in India. He has organised yoga seminars and teacher training courses.

Croatia

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Croatia

Jadranko Miklec

Vice President; National Representative

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Yoga and Ayurveda teacher and author. His teaching includes Transcendental Meditation and Vedic studies.

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Croatia

Marco Bianco

National Delegate

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Yoga teacher trained with Carlo Patrian. His experience includes study and practice across several yoga traditions.

Denmark

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Denmark

Jonas Jiang

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Teacher of Yin yoga, Vinyasa yoga, pranayama and meditation. His work includes teacher training and trauma-conscious yoga.

Finland

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Finland

Tarja Helena Maria Kallio-Tamminen

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Physicist and philosopher with studies in consciousness and the relationship between Western science and Eastern philosophy.

France

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France

André Riehl

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Yoga teacher, author and translator. His work includes traditional yoga, Nidra yoga training, seminars and retreats.

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France

Francesca Krim

National Delegate

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Teacher in the Tantra Shakta tradition. She shares her practice through workshops, retreats and international events.

Germany

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Germany

Sukadev Volker Bretz

Adviser; National Representative

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Founder of Yoga Vidya and author of books on yoga philosophy. His educational work includes videos and podcasts in English and German.

Greece

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Greece

Aischwarya Devi (Mary Soukoulis)

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Dance teacher, choreographer and yoga instructor. Founder of the Yoga Dance System.

Hungary

India

Italy

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Italy

Amadio Bianchi

President and Founding Member; National Representative

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Founder of the World Yoga and Ayurveda Community. Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, author and international speaker.

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Italy

Emy Blesio

Adviser and Founding Member; National Representative

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Yoga Paripurna teacher and founder of Suryanagara Ashram in Milan. Her work includes teacher training, publications and cultural events.

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Italy

Gisa Franceschelli

National Delegate

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Pedagogist, yoga teacher and teacher trainer. Her educational work includes yoga for adults and children.

Latvia

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Latvia

Sanita Silina

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Yoga teacher with experience in group classes and community projects. She has contributed to yoga studies and the translation of the Yoga Sutra into Latvian.

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg

Miriam Manning

National Representative

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Founder of Groundworks Yoga in Luxembourg. Her yoga teaching draws on a background in law and training in several yoga traditions.

Mongolia

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Mongolia

B. Tuul

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Founder of the Badamlyankhua Yoga Center and a yoga educator. Her background includes psychology, education and film directing.

Montenegro

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Montenegro

Stefan Ivanović

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Yoga instructor and co-founder of the Center for Soul and Body in Nikšić. His work includes yoga classes and personal development activities.

Netherlands

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Netherlands

Anne Soffer-Verpalen

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Yoga teacher with training in anatomy, physiology and movement. Her work includes writing on yoga-related topics.

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Netherlands

Gudrun G. Buchzik

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Yoga teacher trainer with experience teaching in Europe, Asia and the United States. Her work includes yoga asana and pranayama education.

North Macedonia

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North Macedonia

Ilija Daov

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Yoga practitioner with training in Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga and Vinyasa Flow in Europe and India.

Peru

Poland

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Poland

Krzysztof Stec

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Yoga practitioner and researcher with a doctorate in physical education and sport sciences. His studies include yoga education at Kaivalyadhama Institute.

Portugal

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Portugal

Amandio Figueiredo (Tino Ji)

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Yoga and Ayurveda teacher. His experience includes teaching, training and the founding of yoga and Ayurveda associations in Portugal.

Romania

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Romania

Cobuz Cosmin-Constantin

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Yoga practitioner trained in India. His studies include Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga, pranayama, meditation and Ayurveda.

Russia

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Russia

Andrey Lobanov

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Founder of the Yoga LAM system and author of yoga education programmes. His background includes medicine and yoga teacher training.

Serbia

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Serbia

Maja Milićević

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Teacher of Transcendental Meditation and founder of Holistic Academy Maya and its yoga teacher training school in Belgrade.

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Serbia

Snežana Radojičić

National Delegate

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Yoga instructor with training in India and Europe. She has written about yoga and her study journeys in regional publications.

Slovakia

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Slovakia

Anna Galovicova

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Yoga teacher with a background in psychology. Founder of the Slovak-Indian Friendship Society and organiser of educational and intercultural projects.

Spain

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Spain

Pedro Pastor

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Yoga teacher and teacher trainer with a doctorate in health sciences. Founder of the Sankalpa Yoga Association.

Switzerland

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Switzerland

Edy Bampa

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Yoga teacher and teacher trainer in Lugano. Her studies include Ashtanga Vinyasa, Anusara and restorative yoga.

Turkey

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Turkey

Adnan Ananda Siddviho Çabuk

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Founder of Siddashram Yoga Center in Istanbul. His teaching includes classical spiritual yoga and teacher training.

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Turkey

Banu İlker

National Delegate

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Yoga teacher, translator and interpreter with a background in architecture. Her language work includes Turkish, English and Italian.

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Turkey

Lourdes J. D. Çabuk

National Delegate

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Yoga teacher at Siddashram Yoga Center. Her teaching includes Hatha yoga, Kriya yoga and Raja Kundalini yoga.

Ukraine

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Ukraine

Andrii Mishchenko

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Yoga practitioner with experience teaching in Ukraine, Russia and Poland. His studies include Hatha yoga and the Yoga LAM approach.

United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Françoise Barbira Freedman

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Founder of Birthlight and a social anthropologist. Her work includes prenatal and postnatal yoga, yoga with babies and aquatic yoga.

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