Meet your teachers
Tbilisi Yoga Community
Tbilisi Yoga Community teachers have gone through at least 200 hours of yoga education, are certified to teach. They can't wait to meet you on your mat.
Kati Shanti
I started to practice yoga at age 16. Throughout my 15+ years of experience, I mostly studied yoga in India, Germany and Spain, and got inspired by my main teachers Rolf and Marci Naujokat, Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco, Sadhguru.
Certified as Hatha & Pranayama, Prenatal & Postnatal yoga teacher.
I founded Tbilisi Yoga Loft at 2020 and Tbilisi Yoga Villa at 2022 – a yoga spaces that welcomes people of all colors, ages and shapes.

Primarily teach Yin and Ashtanga. In my classes, you can expect everything from silent meditation to arm balances.

Style: Ashtanga, Yin, Prenatal, Sound Healing
Language: English, Russian
Dima Guryev
Certified teacher in Hatha Yoga, Aerial Yoga and Yoga Nidra. On my classes I adhere to ancient hatha-yoga traditions of my school Patanjali International Yoga Foundation: reaching deep sensations through purification and breathing technics, practicing asanas, mudras and mental concentration. I keep on learning and I am eager to share my knowledge with students.

Style: Hatha, Aerial yoga, Nidra
Language: Russian, English
Nika Chitidze
I first tried yoga 12 years ago in Germany and later I started intensively practiced at Tbilisi Yoga Loft, where I have explored the depths of yoga. It has made a big difference in my consciousness and my physical body. After experiencing for myself how yoga affecting and bringing you into harmony with the outside world, how it regulates so many aspects around us as well, I decided to take a yoga teacher training at Loft. It gave me the opportunity to share this magical power of yoga with people. In my yoga lessons with breathing exercises, asanas, relevant music and finally shavasana you will be able to figure out your own emotions, start exploring your inner world and get a healthy body.

Style: Yoga & Flow
Language: Georgian, English
Ilia Chernyshov
Certified teacher of hatha yoga and yoga therapy, master of Thai massage. Diploma of professional retraining with qualification: instructor-methodologist in adaptive physical culture.
I study and practice a variety of proven physical rehabilitation techniques that can be used to help manage pain or limited joint mobility (Mulligan, McKenzie). Teaching experience: since 2015.

Style: Yoga-Therapy
Language: Russian
Olesia Troshina
I tried kundalini yoga in 2012 and it was love from the first breath. It made me feel like there is nothing impossible and know I'm sharing my experience with others.
For me the lineage is very important so I'm devoted to my teachers and constantly studying with them at Ra Ma Institute of Applied Yogic Science and Technologies.

I find kundalini yoga the highest technology to have full experience of life, to control our body and mind systems, to create energy and to get rid of subconscious patterns. It's a lifetime journey and it's all about love and fun.

Style: Kundalini
Language: Russian, English
Vasily Ivanov
Buddhist meditation practitioner and student of Lama Ole Nydahl.
I have been practicing yoga since 2017 and teaching yoga since 2018. In my practice I combine the knowledge of yoga, meditation, massage practices, energy therapy, body-oriented therapy.

Style: Yin Yoga, Ashtanga
Language: Russian
Alice Chursinova
Since childhood, I have been involved in sports, acrobatics, dancing, and even studied to be a choreographer. After completing her dance career, she was involved in running and fitness. About 2 years ago, she fell in love with yoga and quickly progressed from beginner to intermediate level thanks to her good form and stretching. Studied at the Chaturanga School of Hatha Yoga. My uniqueness is in balanced practices, where I pay attention to flexibility, strength and endurance, while taking care of my body.

Style: Power Yoga, Hatha, Stretching
Language: Russian
Alena Chernysheva
I have been practicing yoga since 2011 and started teaching in 2013 after completing a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course. In 2015, I specialized in prenatal yoga for pregnant women and postpartum through a 254-hour training. In 2019, I furthered my training with a 48-hour course focused on the culture of movement in yoga. In 2020, I pursued a 220-hour Mindfulness Instructors Training program. Recently I completed 746 hours of yoga therapy and adaptive physical culture. My diploma work centered around using yoga therapy and mindfulness to address increased anxiety.

Style: Prenatal, Postnatal, Healthy spine, Yoga-Therapy
Language: Russian
Liza Ignatkina
I have been practicing yoga for 6 years and teaching for 3 years. Took a YTT course at the Organic People School in Moscow and successfully passed final exams. Also went to course for teachers with Dmitry Demin and Gleb Mazaev. And, of course, I continue to study and learn yoga through personal practice every day. In my teaching I use a scientific approach to yoga, knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, taking into account the capabilities and abilities of each student. My classes are suitable for practitioners of all levels, as I use detailed explanations, edits, simplifications, and complications to tailor classes for everyone present.

Style: Vinyasa yoga
Language: Russian
Eleonora Todria
I fell in love with yoga in 2019. Past year I spent in Sri Lanka, country where I deepend my knowledge and skills and completed a 200-hour Urban YTT with an amazing teacher Serena Burgess. My teaching styles are Hatha and Vinyasa. My classes are filled with energizing and strengthening asanas along with grounding and calming practices. I practice yoga though and open and loving heart. There is divine in everything and yoga is meant to sharpen your sight to see it. Yoga is for everyone and YOU. Om Shanti!

Style: Inner Peace yoga
Language: Georgian, English
Elizaveta Kriukova
My journey into yoga began in 2011. In 2014, I successfully completed the YTTC-200 program as a Hatha Yoga instructor. Following this accomplishment, I embarked on a transformative journey to India, immersing myself in yoga practices in ashrams of Rishikesh. In 2016, I furthered my expertise on YTTC-200 course for prenatal yoga. Moreover, I am an enthusiastic participant in workshops, including Ilya Zhuravlev, Igor Pantyushev, Hart van Leeuwen, Briony Smyth, Dais Iida-Klein, Swami Samdarshi, and more. This continuous pursuit of knowledge has been integral to my personal and professional growth, fostering a deep connection to the diverse facets of yoga and its profound impact on both the body and mind.

Style: Functional Yoga
Language: Russian, English
Varvara Margvelashvili
Hatha + flow is yoga that combines flexibility, endurance, strength and balance training. Smoothly moving from one pace to another, we combine breathing with movement and touch the moment "here and now" - the only place where life exists. The soft settings, intentions and meanings that I give during my classes provide a fundamental understanding of how the body works as a single system.
My name is Varvara Margvelashvili, I am a certified trainer under the YOGA TEACHERS TRAINING 200 HOURS program, trained at the MIIN Academy in the detoxification program, studying at the International School of Micronutrition under the nutritional therapist program and at the educational center Body Coach program "Stretching and flexibility training techniques."

Style: Hatha Flow
Language: Russian
Anna Ivannikova
Anna is a skilled and knowledgeable teacher who is dedicated to helping her students achieve their goals. She is passionate about the Shakti tradition of Sri Vidya and specializes in teaching yoga to beginners, as well as Hatha yoga, Gong meditation, and Vinyasa Flow. Anna has been teaching at a yoga school in Moscow since 2018, where she has gained extensive experience and honed her teaching skills. With a scientific approach to physiology and biomechanics, Anna is able to provide her students with safe and effective instruction that helps them to achieve their full potential.

Style: Hatha Yoga
Language: Russian
Yuri Eltcov
I am a certified Hatha Yoga instructor. I graduated from the Patanjali International Yoga Foundation (300 YTT) in 2023 and am starting to consciously immerse myself in the world of teaching. I have been practicing Hatha style for about 3 years. My mission is to help students achieve harmony between body and mind through the practice of yoga. My classes focus on strengthening the body, improving flexibility, and reducing stress.

Style: Hatha Yoga (Patanjali tradition)
Language: Russian
Katerina Rozhok
I am a certified yoga teacher with a 200-hour yoga teacher training certification. I have been intensively practicing yoga and meditation since 2020, and I am always striving to improve my skills. For me, yoga is more than just practicing asanas. It is a holistic development of the body, mind, and soul, and I always try to reflect this in my classes. If you are looking for a guide on this path of self-discovery, I would be happy to be your yoga teacher.

Style: Flow Yoga
Language: Russian
Raneem
Certified 200Hr in traditional Yoga- through Tribe Yoga Academy, Vocal Release & The Art of Sound, as well as USUI Natural Energy Healing (Reiki)- with Master Trainer Yin Xiong. My formal practice of Yoga began 7 years ago, through the journey I am able to learn how to BE, by adapting the meaning of Yoga; union, everyday in our lives is a game of alignment and balance, everyday we are living yoga. When done with intention and awareness, it allows our posture towards life to become steady, stable and comfortable "sthira sukham asanam" -balancing ease with effort.This is the energy, philosophy and intention that I bring into my classes, opening the space to explore the balance, and connection between movement and stillness: physically and spiritually.

Style: Asana & Meditation
Language: English
Kate Cherepanova
My name is Kate, and yoga has been a part of my life for more than 10 years. Yoga changed my life and filled it with love and harmony. I am a YTTC 200 hour certified yoga teacher and I am still improving. Passing new knowledge through myself, I am happy to share
this in my classes.

Style: Flow yoga, Kids yoga
Language: Russian, English
Anastasia Guzyaeva
Yoga practice has been with me for 6 years. Certified Yoga Teacher - 200H YTTC from Tbilisi Yoga Community (2023). The body always shows the truth. Deep immersion in the body through practice helps you to be in energy, hear your desires, feelings and understand your soul path. Working with the body, we direct attention to sensations in the body, cleanse, nourish the body with energy, stop the flow of thoughts and connect with our soul.

Style: Gentle Yoga
Language: Russian
Ania Tkachenko
I am Anna, a certified Yoga Teacher (200 HYTTC). My favorite style is graceful and creative Vinyasa Flow Yoga, and I am always looking for interesting movements and sequences, experimenting with classic yoga asanas. It is my goal as a teacher to ensure that my students move according to their current abilities, safely exploring their body movements and strengthening their mind and body connection.

Style: Vinyasa Yoga
Language: English, Russian