The Тeam
After working intensely in the corporate world for more than a decade, certified lawyer and MBA graduate, Nelly Naseva found yoga and meditation as a relief to her stressful life and busy mind. She is 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. She teaches at international festivals and is dedicated to train future teachers.She teaches in a fun and light-hearted way, always aiming to make everyone on the mat happy and conscious about their body and inner well-being. Nelly truly believes that the practice of yoga makes us better people and is the best way to express love and gratitude. Her inspiration for teaching comes from the progress and growth of her students – both on the mat as physical and spiritual growth, and inner happiness.
Nacy’s life and professional career have always been intertwined with fashion and beauty. The Island of Bali is the place, which shifted her focus from the glamour of the commercial life to a path of spiritual excellence and better understanding of herself. Nacy spends more than three years there and experiences different spiritual practices, which develop her mind and body. Yoga and meditations are her way of finding the balance in her busy everyday life in order to feel fulfilled, loved and happy. Nacy wants to pass on this happiness and satisfaction to as many people as she can. This is how and why Yoga Vibe studio was born.
Vio is one of those teachers who are perceived and presented as students. For her, the yoga practice is a constant search, research, and knowledge that must be available to everyone. The transmission of this knowledge has become a goal and a mission for Violeta and today she is fully committed to her development in the field. After many years of practice and training in several countries with well-established teachers, she build her own style of teaching the Vinyasa Flow style. Her classes are focused on the breath, the correct alignment of the body in the asanas, and the incorporation of the philosophy into practice. Vio believes that yoga practice is an experience that needs the teacher's support with personal attitude and attention to detail - expect to get exactly that in her classes.
Nadya is a yoga instructor who has passed the 200 RT teacher training at the Yoga Alliance. Since 2016 she teaches Vinyasa flow yoga classes. She is also a dentist orthodontist with established own practice and thousands of clients. Her knowledge of anatomy and her medical education make her yoga classes special, with a lot of attention to detail, proper performance of the poses and the benefits of them.
Niya is a professional coach and a yoga teacher since 2014. After meeting with her spiritual teacher Swami Niranjan, she has gone through numerous yoga trainings: YTT 200H at the Yoga Alliance, Yogic Studies Training 1, Hatha Yoga Training (India), Dhiyana - the art of teaching meditation, Developing human potential through yoga, Meditative. During her classes, Niya teaches different techniques of working with the mind and the awareness.
Gerry has been practicing yoga since 2015, teaching since 2016 and also she a wonderful artist! For her it's important to emphasize tha during each yoga journey it is good to leave expectations aside and to know that yoga is not a race. Gerry believes that regular yoga practice helps us to achieve a balance between tenacity, without violence and softness, without excessive relaxation. Once achieved, this balance leads to confidence and comfort in our physical and emotional relationships with others.
Elizabeth started yoga more than 22 years ago. India's sacrament has always attracted her, and after a bunch of books, the first trip to the East was a fact. Then one more, and naturally yoga became an integral part of her life. She is a pedagogue and a kinesitherapist by education. She has also completed several Chinese massage courses. With more than 15 years of experience in kinesitherapy, she is aware of the variety of healing effects that helps her work with patients. In her practices she uses techniques of healing gymnastics and hatha yoga.
Veneta Evtimova has a biological degree, completing a Master's degree in Human Physiology at Sofia University. She is a certified Yoga Alliance teacher. Veneta attends and studies in various courses and seminars related to human physiology, psychomotorik and energy. She is convinced of the possibilities of the holistic approach of yoga practice to restore health, balance and abundance and seeks to apply it in her practice.
For Hrisi yoga is an inspiration and a path to deep personal transformation and happiness. Trained in Shivananda's system, and spiritually inspired by Satyananda Yoga, Hrisi will help you with a different, delicate yoga practice. In Yoga Vibe she teaches Yoga for Balance of the Emotions.
After 15 years of competitions and a bunch of National titles, Tsveti decided to diversify her sports activities. So she find yoga a few years ago and became a regular visitor in the hot yoga and vinyasa flow classes. She loves the challenges and more dynamic practices, so the handstands are her favorite part in every class. Earlier this year she was also certified as a Gymnastic Bodies athlete. She attended the classes of Dylan Werner, Daniel Scott, Cristie Christensen, Jules Mitchell and Annie Carpenter. In her own practices, Tsveti combines elements of yoga, gymnastics and ballet.
Alex has been doing sports gymnastics for 14 years now. She believes that gymnastics is the foundation of all sports - a combination of strength, flexibility, speed and mobility. Alex is a certified fitness instructor who works with both young children and adults. In gymnastics classes, she emphasizes basic exercises aimed at building strength, flexibility, mobility and coordination.
Velko Peshev graduated from a sports school in Sofia with a profile in gymnastics and NSA. He is a former national gymnastics competitor and multiple Republican champion. After termination of his sports career, he began stunting and participated in famous stunt shows throughout Europe. And so far this remains his hobby and profession. For the last 2 years he has been dedicated to coaching and shares his rich experience with beginners and advanced people who have the same passion for gymnastics and physical fitness.
Bistra discovered yoga almost 5 years ago and today combines her dedication to practice, along with her other two passions - astrology and painting. She believes that yoga brings out the best of you. And according to her that's why we were born - to realize our greatest potential as much as possible. Additionally, Bistra is involved with fitness, cycling, horse riding, snowboarding, and climbing. She has just discovered water sports like surfing. She practices regularly yoga because for her it is a philosophy and a way of living.
For Sandra yoga begins as a challenge for the body, the spirit and the mind, but later the practice becomes a much needed dependency that gives strength, energy, self-control and tranquility. She is a certified instructor by the Bulgarian Ashtanga Yoga Academy and she actively teaches since 2015. For her Ashtanga yoga is a source of perseverance, discipline and concentration, and Vinyasa Flow is the practice which allows creativity, beauty and diversity of movement. Her classes are dynamic and powerful. They are combination of movement through asanas while following the energetic flow of breath. Sandra’s practices heat the body and it is highly unlike to leave her classes with dry clothes. Her inspiration to teach is fueled by the smiles and the gratitude of her students after each class. She believes yoga is a magical experience that helps us to build an extraordinary relationship with ourselves and the other people, while also becoming the best version of ourselves.
Gabriela has been practicing yoga since 1999. Yoga philosophy has captivated her with its depth and with the opportunities for development it reveals. The impact of yoga on the nervous system, on perception, and on the mind, provokes Gaby to strive for expanding her knowledge. Gaby teaches Hatha Yoga classes which are light and suited to anyone who has the aim and desire to get to know their body and mind better. As side effects of the regular practices with Gaby, her students can notice improvement in the physical, emotional, and mental health and well-being.
George has been practicing yoga for four years, but his spiritual search has started way earlier. In the physical practice of yoga, he discovered a very meaningful perspective on how yoga asanas can affect our mind and emotions as well as how they can help us reach different self-awareness. Currently he enjoys teaching classes focused on physical strength and on reversed poses and balances. His classes are suitable for people who want to challenge and enhance their physical practice.
Таня води класове по пилатес от 2013 г. и йога от 2018 г. Преминала е редица обучения по пилатес в Русия, Румъния и Италия, курс по интегрална йога, активна релаксация по системата на Сатянанда към БЙА и Yin Yoga Teacher Training мъм Open Doors Studios. В класовете по пилатес и йогалатес Таня набляга на прецизността, плавното и контролирано движение, развиване на баланс, гъвкавост и сила, синхрон между дишане и движение за изграждане на правилна стойка. В йога практиките, акцентът е върху развиване на осъзнаването, чрез асана, пранаяма, мантра, релаксиращи и медитативни техники.
"Practicing yoga gives me the opportunity to explore my inner being and to express it through teaching," says Nina Denina. Through yoga, she discovers tranquility, harmony, acceptance and pleasure from the movement. That's why she wants to share the practice with more and more people and lead them towards these inner discoveries. Nina’s mission is to incite people to discover and love themselves by starting from the love and care towards their body. She aims at showing her students the various opportunities the movement gives them, to help them learn to properly position their bodies and to show them how to move with pleasure. Because the stiff body stiffens the mind. Her classes are suitable for both beginners and practitioners. During her classes, she draws attention to the correct positioning of the body when performing yoga asanas as well as focuses on breathing while in movement and stillness.
Nora has become acquainted with the philosophy of Yoga, still at the university where she graduated in Philosophy. Through years of pure theory, her interest has deepened and Yoga becomes her way of life. He has practiced Yoga for more than 10 years, believing that practice develops personality at every level: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. In June 2015 he graduated at NSA "Vasil Levski" as a licensed yoga teacher at the Bulgarian Yoga Federation. Sharing the belief that yoga is not just a way of life, it is a constructive transformative force that helps the individual's complete self-realization.
Rayna has practiced yoga for 15 years and she has been teaching for 10 years. She has gone through a number of trainings, workshops, seminars both in Bulgaria and abroad. Rayna graduated from the National Sports Academy, also studied Kundalini yoga at Guru Ratana, Ashtanga yoga with Irina Bachvarova and Mysore style in India. She practiced Satyananda Yoga with Alexandra Vukasinovich and at the Bulgarian Yoga Association. She loves to teach and inspire people for physical and spiritual perfection.
Vesela is a yoga instructor, a nutritionist and a health coach. "It is nice when someone takes care of you, especially if this someone is you." This is not only her motto, but also her life philosophy! She is combining her knowledge and experience as a nutritionist and a health coach with teaching yoga, which helps her to inspire people to go on the journey to getting to know themselves. Vesela has been practicing yoga for more than 7 years, as well as she has been gaining knowledge from teachers in Austria and Germany. Her classes include elements from different styles and techniques combined into a smooth vinyasa. The correct performance of the poses as well as the balance between strength and tenderness are the key to Vesela. For her yoga does not only happen on the mat, but also in life - it is a source of balance, inspiration and flexibility of the mind.
Alexander has been practicing yoga for 4 years, and after his first class in Vinyasa, he remains fascinated by practice and his Indian teacher. Persistence in practice prompts him to see incredible changes first, initially at the physical and then at the mental level. Alexander is constantly striving to expand his knowledge of the body and movement, combined with breathing techniques for controlling consciousness. Takes Ashtanga Vinyasa TTC courses, Yin Yoga TTC, trains Yoga Alliance (200 Hour YTT). Alex believes that people do not need incredible flexibility to practice, but desire to simply step on the mat without expectations and give time to the body and mind to develop the potential hidden in them.
Lily discovered yoga 5 years ago, while still working as a lawyer. For her, yoga is a wonderful way to motivate people through movement to rediscover their inner strength. Hence, Lily’s classes are dynamic and challenging, but at the same time is aiming at achieving awareness of the movements. At Yoga Vibe studios Lily teaches Vinyasa Flow as well as mobility and gymnastics classes.
Rumyana finds yoga as the path leading us to exploration of our deepest nature and getting way of life filled in harmony, inner peace, balance and freedom. She is a certified yoga teacher CYT 200 Yoga Alliance and has a professional qualification as Yoga Trainer completed at the National sports academy “Vasil Levski” in cooperation with the Bulgarian yoga federation. She has also completed special trainings in Restorative and Yin Yoga with Open Doors Yoga Studios; Basics of Yoga Therapy with Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, India; Yoga for children with Bulgarian yoga federation and as well as Calm for kids, United Kingdom; Theory and practice of Advaita Vedanta philosophy with BYF. She is interested in and inspired of yoga philosophy and other eastern philosophy schools practicing various yoga styles, meditation, relaxation and breathing technics which implies in her yoga classes.
Eleonora has been practicing yoga since 2012 and has been teaching since 2017. She is RYT 200 Hour Ashtanga Yoga and Ashtanga Vinyasa certified teacher. Eleonora loves to challenge the capabilities of every visitor of her classes in order to make them feel that they have achieved something more than yesterday. In her practices, she emphasizes the importance of the combination of complete concentration and focus of mind, breathing and vision.
Dimitar has been practicing yoga for 6 years, and his mission is to introduce the depth of practice to his students, through teaching them the basic principles - such as physical alignment in the poses, connection with the breath and concentration. Dimitar sees yoga as an ancient method of reaching the true essence of man. In addition, the powerful integration of music and yoga is especially intriguing to him. He composes music under the name Man of No Ego, which can be heard during his classes.
Anastasia Manliher is a psycho-somatic specialist. She develops motion routine for the health of back and bones, also she does stress-relief trainings and health routine for other parts of the body. Her bachelor degree is psycho-somatic discipline, during which she studies kinesiology and remedial gymnastics, anatomy and physiology, neurology, psychology and psychiatry. Now she successfully finishes her PhD program of Health Psychology in Sofia University.
Nikolay Yorgov has been teaching Vinyasa flow and Ashtanga yoga for beginners for 7 years. He was touched by the tranquil world of yoga during restless period of his life and years later he encountered the vital, plastic world of the Vinyasa style. He is provoked and inspired to stay in it, so that he can study his inner space and to work with his inner energies. His personal approach makes the classes suitable for beginners as well as for yoga practicioners with years of experience. Niki is devoted to share his practice with other people and help them find the energy, beauty and tranquility that it will bring to their lives too.
Deya defines herself as a very active person for whom movement is invariably present in daily life. After a long search and trying out various sports activities, several years ago she discovered yoga, which managed to fulfill her need for both health and body care and inner balance. For Deya, practicing yoga also brings peace of mind, very deep self-discovery and joy of life, and this is what she wants to convey to the yoga practitioners . She is certified 200 YTT at the Yoga Alliance and definitely believes that being a yoga teacher is an endless process of study inward and outward to the people. She believes that yoga can be practiced by anyone who is looking for SelfLove and SelfCare. Deya teaches Vinyasa Flow style, as there she finds an overlap with her own personality and dynamic nature.
Maggie is certified by the Yoga Alliance, 200 Hour YTT. For her, yoga is the physical practice through which peace of mind is attained. In classes and beginners, she pays attention to the details of the rule of entry into asanas. Initially attracted to the physical part of yoga practice, only a few months later, she became aware of the spiritual transformation that yoga brings.
Simeon met with yoga in 2010 when, due to back problems, he began practicing yoga at home, relying primarily on the Internet for information. In addition to dealing with back pain, yoga helps him build discipline and helpful habits. At first, the practice of yoga was purely physical in nature, but over time Simeon became more and more interested in meditation and breathing techniques. For him, yoga is not just physical asanas, but also philosophy, principles and a complete system of human health and happiness. His desire is to show people that yoga is for everyone, that no one is too old, tired, or broken to do yoga, that anyone can find his practice to help him. His classes are aimed at connecting the breath with movement and immersing ourselves in the depths of our own consciousness.
Dragostina got inspired to practice yoga more than 8 years ago. Initially, the yoga practices were a joyful way to counterpart the consequences of a busy life of a mother of two boys and the stress of working at a large corporate company. Gradually, yoga had become an integral part of her life, and she enrolled with great enthusiasm in the Teachers Training at Yoga Alliance and at Face Yoga Expert. These new skills are a great complement to her aromatherapy knowledge, so that she can share with you yoga for everyone: uniting the breath, body, mind and aromas. Dragostina's classes will be dedicated to the whole body, including special facial techniques.
Kalina Vitkova graduated from the NSA with a postgraduate yoga degree and was previously certified by WRYA - World Real Yoga Alliance - Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Course (100 hours). She met with yoga 4 years ago and teaches various styles such as Hatha, Sivananda and Ashtanga Vinyasa. She finds in yoga everything she strives for, namely movement, harmony, concentration, and satisfaction with communicating with the outside world. She is especially pleased to work not only with adults but also with children. For her, yoga is not just a profession or hobby, but a way of communicating with oneself and others. She loves to see faces that, like her, enjoy movement and harmony of spirit, seeking inner peace and tranquility. For each of her practices, she prepares herself for those aspects of yoga (such as breathing) that would help participants in her harmonize not only their body but also their soul and more easily perceive the problems created by the outside world. For Kalina, yoga is so inclusive that she feels free to be creative in her many levels of practice: physical, mental and spiritual.
Kristina discovered yoga 4 years ago, after a long time of experimenting with various sports. She is certified 200TTC Yoga Teacher is Hatha, Shivananda and Ashtanga Yoga. Personally for herself, she has discovered that her mind is happier when the body is physically tired. Therefore, she teaches power ashtanga vinyasa practices, which include modified ashtanga, maisor techniques and a series of energetic poses connected with each other through breathing and active meditation on the move. Her classes begin with warming up the body through Sun Salutation and then continue with poses designed to open and purify the mind and body and to build strength. Kristina always offers variations in asana implementation during the class to make the practice available to everyone. She sees yoga as a path that will continue to develop over the years.
Iva discovered the beauty of yoga 10 years ago. Inspired by the harmony she feels, through practice, she feels it is time to deepen her knowledge and try to pass it on. In 2015, she completed the Yoga Alliance Accredited RYT-200 Yoga Teacher Training Course in Bali, the short Yin Yoga TT Course in 2018 and the 2019 Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Course (WRYA 200 TTC). She has practiced different styles over the years, not to find the right one, but because she believes that yoga is one, and presentation is not as important as the philosophy behind every movement and breath. The power of the body and the mind are paramount, because without them, we cannot develop the power of the spirit. Our body is designed to move and exercise. If our lifestyle does not provide it, illness and discomfort develop over time. Yoga is a balance of body, mind and spirit. It helps to achieve an inner peace that affects all aspects of our lives.
Adi is a licensed aerobic instructor from the Bulgarian Aerobics Union. She has been practicing for 3 years, taking part in a European project for free aerobics for children, and is a part of the active aerobics team of Active Sport, which has been taking the first place in the state aerobics marathon in recent years.
Malina is an economist, and by profession a journalist, but from 2016 she leads yoga classes as well. She is a certified yoga instructor in ISPA. She does not accept herself as a teacher, but she is happy to convey what she has learned. Malina shares her gratitude that Yoga meets her with wonderful people with whom she shares magic moments when practising.
