Nelly Kavaldjiev is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher (E-RYT 500, YACEP) through Jennifer Prugh’s JOY of Yoga training program. Nelly also has credentials as a kids yoga instructor, and works individually with students with special needs. She leads trainings for school teachers on incorporating yoga and mindfulness in the classroom. 

Nelly’s yoga journey began in 2005, while dealing with health challenges with one of her children. The search for answers during that difficult time brought her to study and become a passionate believer in a wholistic approach to health. Nelly is also a Qigong practitioner, and integrates this ancient tradition into her yoga routines. She makes the practice a joyful and nurturing bundle of breath work, mindful movements, and meditation, while encouraging her students - adults and kids - to find their own playful and creative approach to it. She guides them to always step on the yoga mat with the open, pure, and unburdened curiosity of a child. Nelly teaches yoga as a practice of self-awareness, self-discovery and self-acceptance, using the following modalities:

• Mindful movements and meditation

• Visualization

• Tapping

• Qigong and other healing art forms

• Creating a safe space for self-growth, emotional balance, and positive transformation

Nelly holds a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Sofia University and a Master’s Degree in Economics from University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.