Mona is an E-RYT 500 and YACEP registered teacher with Yoga Alliance, and has been teaching full time for 13 years.
Born in the former USSR, Mona relocated to Sweden with her family at the age of 5, and again to the US, at the age of 13. The instability of her childhood sparked what Joseph Campbell calls the “Hero’s Journey.” In 2013, Mona resigned from her position as manager of The Yoga Mat studios in California, and with 1 rucksack, set out on an two year discovery through South East Asia and Oceania — in search of a True home. She attributes her courage to follow her heart’s calling to the practice.
In the interim, Mona launched and directed studios and retreat centres in the US, Australia, and Indonesia, and has continued her education in yoga’s motherland — India. She has now planted roots in London, where she leads group classes, workshops, and retreats. Mona is also the co-founders of High Yoga School, a London based teacher training program that incorporates healing, deep self-awareness, and lays the foundation for personal transformation.
With a continued commitment to the ancient traditions of yoga, Mona believes that with discipline and enthusiasm, the practice has the power to raise the vibration of the collective, one awakened heart at a time.
