Oz Yildirim

Oz is the founder and Manager of OM Yoga Stuttgart, one of the most attended and respected yoga studios in the South of Germany.Since 2013, Oz has been mentoring students and teachers, helping them understand yoga practice and integrate it into their daily lives.Hundreds of students visit OM Yoga Stuttgart every week to practice Bikram Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, and Yin Yoga.Oz has been practicing yoga for 20 years and has been a certified teacher since 2011.Before opening her own studio, Oz taught in the U.S., Italy, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and Thailand, and has studied with leading yoga figures such as Bikram Choundry, Benjamin Sears, and Sarah Powers.Despite being a 500-hour Bikram Yoga, 200-hour Vinyasa, and 200-hour Yin Yoga certified teacher, Oz continues to study yoga, meditation, and body movement regularly, always trying to expand her knowledge and connect the dots between different disciplines.Since 2016, Oz has been offering yearly full-immersion retreats in Italy, Turkey, and Spain."Understanding how powerful breathing, yoga asana, and meditation are as tools for self-realization and transformation is the most exciting thing for me. The subject is so complex and vast that there is no end to learning, discovering, and connecting; it’s a lifetime practice and study”Before deciding to fully embrace yoga and make it her main occupation, Oz was working as Senior Vice President in different financial institutions in the U.S.