Istar Guven is a certified yoga instructor with over 10 years of experience teaching various yoga styles including Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Iyengar, and yoga nidra. She has certifications in yoga, pilates, Thai massage, and has attended additional workshops in areas like asana anatomy. Her teaching style incorporates alignment-focused postures, breathwork, and meditation. Between 2009-2014 she taught regular classes in the Washington DC area and has since taught private sessions while living in Bodrum, Turkey.

1. Istar Guven
istarguven@gmail.com
+90 537 735 1186
Qualifications:
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Instructor-200hr through www.flowyogacenter.com
Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher 300hr www.jivamuktiyoga.com
Certified Power Pilates Instructorwww.powerpilates..com
Certifies Fuse Pilates Instructor www.fusepilates.com
Certified Thai Massage Therapist-thorough the Thai Institute of Healing Arts
www.thai-institute.com
Teaching Style:
I regularly practice Ashtanga and Ashtanga-based Rocket Yoga and the Jivamukti
Method as well as the more alignment focused Iyengar Yoga and the meditation-
focused Yoga Nidra. The diversity of my practice influences my teaching style,
which is a strong, fast paced hatha flow with constant attention to alignment and
grounded in the teachings of yogic philosophy, mantra work, and meditation. The
basis of my teaching philosophy is that yoga can benefit all body types; if you can
breath, you can benefit from yoga. The base of my classes is a focus on breath, while
leading students through a series of asanas or postures. The sequence and intensity
of the class vary in accordance with students’ experience and energy. My classes are
accessible to beginners, but also challenging for intermediate students, with
individual attention paid to each student.
Experience:
Between 2009-2014, I worked as a full time yoga instructor and held regular classes
at many yoga studios in the wider Washington, DC metro area, including Flow Yoga
Center www.flowyogacenter.com, Pure Prana www.pureprana.com, Past Tense
Yoga Studio www.pasttensestudio.com, as well as different area gyms including
Mint www.mintdc.com and Vida www.vidafitness.com; taught corporate yoga
classes at the American Psychological Association and Democratic National Council,
and large weekly community classes at the Southwest Waterfront and at Lululemon
Athletica. Since May 2014, I relocated to Bodrum, Turkey and have taught private
yoga and fitness classes on charter boats to small groups (1-8) to students with
various age and experiences. I have experience teaching private sessions, small
groups (3 – 12 people) and large community classes (30 – 70 people).
I have been practicing yoga for since 2006, in addition to the certifications listed
above, I have attended numerous workshops including but not limited to the
following: Progressive Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, 20 hours with
David Kyle, Thai Acupressure Training, 30hr with Noam Tyroler; Anatomy and
Physiology of Asanas with Lori Zucker, Sanskrit through www.sanskritstudies.org.