Jelena B. is a journalist, a researcher and a published author. She immersed herself into yoga practices during the period she lived and worked in Afghanistan (2010 to 2020). Since 2017 she completed 200 hours hatha YTT in Rishikesh; 300 hours yin and vinyasa YTT in Goa; as well as 50 hours online yin yoga training with Bernie Clark. She also completed a comprehensive anatomy course (50 hours) offered by David Keil’s Yoganatomy and a number of short courses on trauma-sensitive yoga, including with David Emerson and Anne Bortz. She also completed Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga 300 hours training. 

She regularly explores trauma healing through yoga through her own practice. She is a devoted student, who regularly practices postural yoga and meditation. 

Jelena B. teaches yin and vinyasa. Her goal is to encourage others to find inner peace and balance in life through yoga.