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Olena is a certified Yoga and Pilates instructor. She's been teaching in Loudoun County, Virginia since 2002, leading group classes and workshops.

Trained both in Mat and Machine by Mark Trudeau, a Pilates master teacher, Olena is a firm believer that a regular Pilates practice will transform the way your body looks, feels, and moves.

Since having her first baby in 2010, Olena's been passionate about promoting Pilates and Yoga as means of ensuring a healthy and happy pregnancy, natural childbirth and speedy recovery postpartum.

As a certified Yoga instructor, as well as a Relax & Renew®: Restorative Yoga Trainer, Olena enjoys offering private yoga sessions to busy residents of NOVA with focus on breath, alignment and relaxation.

Olena is an excellent technical teacher. "She not only guides one through correct movement at any level, but also quietly inspires with her awesome command of technique", says Teresa, one of her students.

Her Yoga skill has been greatly enhanced by training with Sri Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute in India and with Andrey Lappa on her trips back home to Kyiv, Ukraine. Olena considers Doug Keller, whose current work focuses on Yoga Therapy, to be her main teacher.

Olena is an avid practitioner with an established weekly regiment of Ashtanga Yoga and Pilates on the Reformer and Chair. She is dedicated to her craft. She attends workshops and trains regularly with senior instructors. Her certifications and workshops are listed below.

Teacher Trainings and Certifications:

Yoga Therapy Fundamentals Part II (18hr) w/Doug Keller, Beloved Yoga, Reston, VA (01/2012)
Yoga Therapy Fundamentals Part I (18hr) w/Doug Keller, Beloved Yoga, Reston, VA (12/2011)
Pilates Wunda Chair (200hr) w M. Trudeau, Quantum Pilates, Washington D.C. (12/2010)
Pilates Mat & Reformer, Level 1 & 2 (300hr) w/M. Trudeau, Quantum, Washington D.C. (09/2010)
Pilates EXO® Chair II (6hr) w/Nancy Sanchez, Balanced Body University, McLean, VA (04/2010)
mini yogis® Yoga for Kids (10hr) w/Shana Meyerson, Flow Yoga, Leesburg, VA (10/2009)
Relax & Renew® Restorative Yoga Trainer (20hr) w/J. H. Lasater , HAYC, Herndon, VA (07/2009)
Anusara Inspired Yoga (200hr) with Doug Keller, HAYC, Herndon, VA (02/2004)
Ashtanga Yoga Intensive (1 month) w/Pattabhi Jois, Mysore, India (10-11/2004)
PHI® Pilates Magic Circle & Props, McLean, VA (11/2003)
PHI® Pilates Mat with Props, McLean, VA (04/2003)
Pilates Mat, Level 1 (15hr) w/Mark Trudeau, Quantum Pilates, Washington D.C. (03/2002)

Workshops:
The First Session with Alan Herdman (6hr), Pilates on Tour - Washington D.C. (2013)
The Reformer with Lolita San Miguel (3hr), Pilates on Tour - Washington D.C (2013)
Post Natal Pilates with Jennifer Gianni (3hr), Pilates on Tour - Washington D.C. (2013)
Fletcher Variations on the Universal Reformer with Kyria Sabin (3hr), Pilates on Tour - Washington D.C. (2013)
Yoga Therapy Training and Workshop with Doug Keller (10hr): Psoas and Piriformis, Jalandhara Bandha, Pranayam and Meditation, Unlocking the Shoulders, USA (2013)
BASI Pilates® Instructor Workshop with Karen Clippinger (6hr): The Scapulohumeral Rhythm, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Impingement and Pilates, USA (2013)
BASI Pilates® Instructor Workshop with Karen Clippinger (6hr): Sacroiliac Function and Pilates Exercise Design, USA (2013)
BASI Pilates® Instructor Workshop with Karen Clippinger (6hr): Biomechanics of the Hip and Knee, USA (2013)
Demistifying the Bandhas with Leslie Kaminoff, USA (2012)
Better Backbends through Breathing with Leslie Kaminoff, USA (2012)
Universal Yoga Training with Andrey Lappa, USA (2012)
STOTT PILATES® Essential Bosu Pilates, the DCAC, USA (2011)
STOTT PILATES® Dynamic Balance - Stability Ball L2, the DCAC, USA (2011)
Balanced Body Barrels with Nancy R. Sanchez, USA (2011)
Balanced Body Anatomy in Clay® (14hr) with Nico Gonzalez, USA (2011)
Balanced Body Trapeze Table with Nancy R. Sanchez, USA (2010)
Balanced Body Chair with Nancy R. Sanchez, USA (2010)
Balanced Body Reformer II with Nancy R. Sanchez, USA (2010)
STOTT PILATES® PRE/POSTNATAL Pilates (4hr) Matwork & Toning Balls w/Jill Winegar, USA (2009)
Peak Pilates® MVe® Reformer JUMPBOARD Basics with Kathryn Coyle, USA (2009)
Peak Pilates® MVe® CHAIR Flex & Flow with Kathryn Coyle, USA(2009)
Peak Pilates® REFORMER on the Mat with Kathryn Coyle, USA (2009)
Peak Pilates® CIRCLE of Power with Kathryn Coyle, USA (2009)
Bender Method of Selected Stabilization with Leslee Bender, USA (2009)
Acro Yoga with Jenny Sauer, USA (2008)
Power Vinyasa Yoga with Baron Baptiste, USA (2008)
Prana Vinyasa Yoga with Shiva Rea, USA (2008)
Jivamukti Yoga with Sharon Gannon & David Life, USA(2008)
Universal Yoga Training with Andrey Lappa, Ukraine (2005)
Anusara Yoga Weekend Workshop with Desiree Rambough, USA (2004)
Restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater, USA (2003)
Anusara Yoga Weekend with Betsy Downing (2003)
Anusara Yoga Weekend with Desiree Rambough, USA (2003)

"Body craves movement and soul loves to meditate."
Olena

Question: Should I do yoga or Pilates?
Answer: Do both! Yoga and Pilates are two complementary systems of exercise:

• Yoga is an ancient philosophical practice originating in India thousands of years ago. Yoga asanas or postures are a new age invention that were developed in the course of the past 100 years. Joseph Pilates, a German native, developed Pilates in the early 20th century. It's believed there are 84 thousand yoga asanas and over 500 Pilates exercises.
• There are many styles of Hatha yoga and all are done barefoot on a mat using body weight for resistance. Some styles use props like blocks, straps, bolsters, pillows, blankets and even chairs. Pilates is done on a mat with or without props, like a magic circle, ball, roller, or apparatus, such as Reformer, Trapeze Table, Wunda Chair, High Back Chair, Ladder Barrel, Half Barrel, Spine Corrector, Ped-O-Pul, Head Harness, Foot Corrector, Toe Corrector, Bean Bag and Pinwheel (all designed by Joseph Pilates himself).
• In general, Yoga is about static movement and flexibility, and Pilates is about dynamic movement and core strength.
• Both the physical practice of yoga asanas and the practice of Pilates develop lean toned bodies that move gracefully and efficiently. Other benefits include: increased immunity, strength and endurance, musculoskeletal flexibility, improved coordination, posture and balance, better sleep, mood, memory and concentration, less anger, anxiety, fatigue, pain and discomfort.
• Both are considered to be process-oriented 'mind-body' disciplines with focus on body awareness and conscious breathing. Both offer limitless possibilities for self-study and growth.
  
  " You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions".

  Joseph H. Pilates

The Gayatri Mantra

Om
	    bhurbhuvah svah					
tat savitur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyo yo nah pracodayat
We contemplate that Ultimate reality
Which is in the earth, the sky, the heaven.
Let us meditate in the glory,
of the divine truth.
May truth inspire our reflection.