Dr. Elena Mironov

Elena Mironov is a Zürich-based international yoga and meditation teacher, author and composer. She started her practice in 2000 and for over 11 years has been teaching on 5 continents, has led over 37 yoga and meditation retreats in Europe, Africa, Asia, Iceland and Central America and created a yoga DVD that has received brilliant reviews by leading yoga publications like Yoga Journal Deutschland, OM Yoga Magazine UK, Australian Yoga Life among others. An expert in Ayurveda, elemental vinyasa and yoga nidra, Elena has been bringing together her background in yogic studies, psychology, vocal technique and music to create beautiful transformational yoga retreats as well a music album and a free meditation channel. Elena has taken over 800h of Yoga Alliance certified teaching trainings and co-facilitated foundational and advanced teachers' education programmes at 200H and 500H level in Iceland and Denmark. Some of her key teachers are Yogrishi Vishvketu, Shiva Rea, Paul Muller Ortega, Simon Krohn, Max Strom, Christopher Tompkins, Annie Carpenter, Kimmana Nichols, Ross Rayburn and Chetana Panwar. Elena is currently focusing on leading yoga and meditation retreats as well as co-teaching at yoga teacher trainings, specialty workshops, yoga festivals, organising live music and yoga events as well as composing music and writing for leading yoga magazines worldwide. Her classes are characterised by warmth, safe alignment, focus on breath initiated movement and the experience of flow as well as a playful and uplifting approach.