Iuliia was born and raised in Mariupol, Ukraine. Her love for movement began at an early age, as a highly ranked Judo martial artist. In 2011 Iuliia, fulfilled one of her life long dreams of moving to New York City. As soon as she arrived, Iuliia started to deepen her yoga practice by becoming a very dedicated yoga student. Iuliia was so inspired by her practise as a student that she decided to take the next step in her yoga journey by studying in India. Iuliia spent a few months in Mysore, India (spring 2016) deepening her practise and studying Ashtanga Yoga. During that time she completed her RYT 200 at Ashtanga yoga Mysore teacher training program with Ramesh Shetty. In 2019, Iuliia studied Ashtanga with Laruga Glaser in Bali,Indonesia where she completed another 50 hours. Iuliia also took classes under the Yoga legend Sharath Jois.

IulIia’s classes focus on the essence of yoga with clear direction and controlled movement. Iuliia emphasizes breath, finding your center, creating a place to expand and becoming one with the body, mind, and spirit .