Education & Accreditation
- Registered school ‘Aspects of Yoga’ with Yoga Alliance RYS200, 2008
- Yoga with Cancer Patients with Jnani Chapman in San Fransisco, 2008
- Registered with Yoga Alliance as ERYT500, 2007
- Health Coaching Symposium in Heidelberg Germany, 2007
- Continuous Teacher Training at Yoga Conference in San Fransisco, 2007
- Teacher Training courses with Aadil Palkivala in Munich Germany, 2006 and 2007
- Iyengar-Yoga-Munchen Germany, 2003 – 2008
◦ Certificate: Yoga in der BKS Iyengar Tradition
- European College of Yoga and Therapy in Gerode Germany, 2005 – 2006
◦ Certificate in yoga therapy at ECYT
Responsibilities I take as a Yoga Teacher and Trainer
- provide safe environment
- help students to grow in consciousness by self reflection and personal exploration
- understand where teacher’s and student’s limits lie
- keep boundaries
- maintain professionalism and integrity
- encourage students to seek alternative practice or help when necessary
- invest time and energy into teacher’s further development and self-study
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder and owner of Yoga Center Bodrum in Turkey, 2000 – 2011
- founded in 1983 as meditation group
- served as a community meeting center
Held Following Classes Personal Trainings, 1990 – 2011
- in many cities of Turkey
- at a yoga center in Hamburg, Germany, 2003 – 2004
- at a meditation convention in Venice, Italy, 2001
- at a retreat teaching teachers in Oregon, USA, 2002
Workshops, 1998 – 2011
- along with founder of ecology movement (Bugday Movement)
- themed workshops internationally (London, Germany, Turkey)
◦ anatomy
◦ stress reduction
◦ spirituality
◦ corporate environment
- British American Tobacco in Istanbul, 2006
- Heingas in Hamburg Germany, 2003
Held Teacher Trainings, 2009 – 2011
- Ankara and Bodrum
◦ first teacher training program registered in Turkey
◦ extended and intensive training programs
PIONEER WORK
at time when Turkish society was unaware of yoga and alternative living
National TV in Turkey:
- film, 2000
◦ documentary about me introducing yoga, meditation, health and nutrition
◦ this film was rebroadcast many times
- interviews, 1998 – 2002
Lectures:
- at sports university in Denizli, Turkey, 2000
- at convention in Istanbul about spiritual aspect of yoga in Istanbul Turkey, 2002
- in ethnically and religiously diverse communities in London, UK, 2002
- at physical therapy center in Bodrum, Turkey, 1998
Publication of yoga manual book inTurkish 2004
- first yoga book with pictures and detailed descriptions
- a valuable material for new coming yoga teachers
Articles in magazines
- Cosmopolitan, 2008
◦ Yoga round the Clock with few quick exercises that can be done throughout the day
- National Geographic, 2004
◦ personal profile featured in article titled ‘Other Face of Bodrum’
- Local magazines, 1999, 2006, 2008
◦ introduction to yoga and conscious living
