Yoga Instructor – Graduate of Marketing Management, Pune, India

Rira Rostami’s yoga journey began in 2017 with the practice of Ashtanga Yoga—an experience that not only supported her recovery from physical illness and depression, but also opened a new path toward teaching and serving others.
She has completed specialized yoga teacher training programs in India, including a 200-hour multi-style course and a one-year Bihar Yoga program, and in 2021 practiced under Guru Sharath Jois in Mysore. Over the years, she has taught Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and yoga for children and adolescents, gaining rich experience in guiding students on their paths toward health and awareness.
Rira believes that many inner answers are held within the body. In her classes, the initial focus is on structural alignment, strengthening and preparing the body, understanding the breath, and releasing tension. She then integrates yoga practice with body–mind psychotherapy approaches to facilitate deeper physical and mental awareness, allowing each individual to access a more profound understanding of themselves through the body.

Specialized Training:
– Yoga practice experience with Monis Khoshbakht, Arezou Bayat, Soheil Abdollahi, Ms. Leruga, David Fredrickson, Yeganeh Ghassemi, Mahsa Ranjbarian, and Eddie Galarra
– Member of the Contemporary Dance Movement Group “Charkheh” (Spring 2020 – Winter 2022)
– Ballet training with Tina Nabavi (2020)
– Contemporary dance training with Alireza Keymanesh (June 2018 – October 2019)
– Capoeira training with Abtin Davoudi (November 2019)
– Sama dance with Bita Bitan (Fall 2016)
– Bharatanatyam dance with Bita Bitan (Winter 2016)
– Salsa dance with Sepideh Esfahani (Spring–Winter 2011)
– Iranian dance (since childhood)

Work Experience & Ongoing Education:
– Yoga Therapy instructor at Ananda Ayurveda & Yoga Center (since Summer 2024)
– Bihar Yoga instructor at Zarvan Wellness Center (Spring 2022 – September 2023)
– Student of “Advanced Yoga Studies” at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Embassy of India in Iran (since February 2025)
– Iyengar and Hatha Yoga teacher training course (18-month program, since Fall 2024)- Student of Ancient Ayurvedic Medicine (Fall 2023 – October 2025), under the guidance of Setareh Kiumarsi
– Completion of a 2-month MBSR course at Avin Psychology Center with Dr. Fariba Ezzaldin
– Completion of a 6-month online Meditation Level 1 course at Paramahansa Yogananda Meditation Center (Hong-Sau technique)
– “Playing with Children” workshop (3 days), World Children Research Center (Fall 2023)
– Member of Ghazaleh Adampour’s Yoga Study Group (3 months, Fall 2023)
– One-month intensive practice with Sharath Jois at Ashtanga Yoga School, Mysore, India (Summer 2021)
– Bihar-style yoga teacher training with instructor Mahsa Zanjbaran (Winter 2021 – Fall 2022)
– Yoga Alliance teacher training at Solh Yoga School (September 2021)
– Teaching Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga at Zamin Studio (since Winter 2019)
– Yumeiho Therapy Practitioner, Level 1 (Summer 2019)
– Children’s yoga and dance instructor (Fall 2019 – September 2021)
– Artistic programs manager for Alireza Keymanesh (Fall 2018 – Winter 2019)
– Project manager at Movement School 33 (Fall 2018 – Winter 2019)
– Director and dancer at Wonder Women Festival, Italy (October 2019)
– Director and dancer in *B-Order* (working title) at SemiCattivi Residency, Italy (October 2019)

Email:
Za_rshb@yahoo.com