AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Divya Beste Dolanay was born on 1 July 1974, in Ankara. She completed her undergraduate studies at Bilkent University in Ankara and then received her Master's degree on Business Communication in The Hague, the Netherlands where she stayed for 3 years. Since 1998, she has been doing professional and volunteer work at certain organizations in Turkey and abroad. She had practiced yoga at home and at various yoga centers for a few years, then she started giving yoga lessons in the summer months. Upon the birth of her daughter in 2003, she decided to teach yoga professionally. In 2004, she completed the Yoga Instructor's Course and received her certificate from Vivekananda Yoga Therapy University (sVyasa), and started teaching yoga. At present, she is offering yoga group lessons and private lessons for adults in Integral-Hatha yoga style.

In 2008, she has moved to İzmir and has been giving English speaking yoga classes at her home studio in Urla and opened a new yoga studio with her friend in İzmir, Konak called ‘bir’ yoga stüdyosu. In 2010 summer, she has moved back to İstanbul. For information about English-speaking classes, please write to Beste at bestedolanay@gmail.com.

In February 2008, her children's yoga book,  'Lotus Çiçekleri-yOgaMini Projesi' (Lotus Flowers-The yOgaMini Project)' was published by the printing company Alfa Yayınları. For more information about the yOgaMini Project, please click on www.yOgaMini.com or write to Divya Beste Dolanay at beste@yOgaMini.com

In 2008, she has moved to İzmir and has been giving English speaking yoga classes at her home studio in Urla and opened a new yoga studio with her friend in İzmir, Konak called ‘bir’ yoga stüdyosu (www.biryogastudyosu.blogspot.com).

EDUCATION

Trainings/seminars about yoga and alternative therapies:

• Yoga ve Osho Meditasyon retreat, Turunç-Marmaris, 2001
• Swami Vivekananda Yoga Therapy University (sVyasa) Yoga Instructors Certificate Course, 2004, Ankara
• Dr.Mikao Usui style Reiki I and Reiki II. Level trainings, 2005, İstanbul
• SMET- sVyasa stress Management Seminar, 2006, İstanbul
• Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa Kundalini Yoga Workshops, 2006, Kemerburgaz-İstanbul
• Asthanga Yoga workshops, 2006, Durban, South Africa
• Kundalini Yoga Retreat, Buddist Retreat Center, 2007, Ixopo- South Africa
• Satyananda Yoga Retreat, Buddist Retreat Center, 2007, Ixopo- South Africa
• Tibetan meditation Retreat, Buddist Retreat Center, 2007, Ixopo- South Africa
• Yoga Journal Conference 2009, New York, USA
• Yoga Body Buddha Mind and Om yoga Vinyasa Workshopları, David Nichtern ve Cyndi Lee, Yogasala, 2010

Workshops Attended: Seane Corne-The Chakra Flow,  Ana Forrest-Forrest Yoga Sequencing, Rodney Yee-Sacrum Secrets, Cyndi Lee-Changing the world, breath by breath, Susan Maier Moul-Meditation, Leslie Kaminoff-Pranayama, Shiva Rea-Rasa:The Yoga of Liberating Love, Marsha Wenig-Yogakids Tools for Schools: Yoga in the Classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intensive courses attended: -Sarah Powers, The Architecture of Yoga postures.

-Yoga as medicine intensive: Gary Kraftsow, Viniyoga Therapy: The Lower Back, Sacrum and Hips.

*Integrating Yin/Yang Yoga with Mindfullness meditation-Sarah Powers, YogaSala, 2009

*Hands-on Adjustments, Relaxation with Acupuncture and Marma points, 18-hour advanced Teacher training workshop,Tias Little, Cihangir Yoga, 2010

CERTIFICATES

• Vyasa Yoga Instructors Certificate
• Reiki 1and 2 level certificates
• PADI diving certificate
• Amateur Sailing Licence

INTERESTS

Traveling, trekking, sailing, cinema, alternative therapies, alternative sports, alternative music.