Nil has started her yoga practice a few years after she moved in to NYC, just to have some physical movement in her life. Since her childhood she was always very active physically; jumping, running, climbing, always with bruises and cuts in her body because of that. In 2006 she did her first teacher training for 200hrs, following another one for 300hrs in different methods and started teaching. And in 2013 she has completed her Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training at the New York Iyengar Yoga Institute. She got certified as an Iyengar Yoga Teacher in 2014. And became a Faculty Teacher at the New York Institute in January 2016. She holds a Level 2 certificate. Nil continues to study at The Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York with her teachers James Murphy and Lara Warren. As well as in RIMYI in India regularly with the Iyengar family.

Nil grew up in Turkey, received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Ege University. She worked as a chemist for several years before moving to New York. She also practices Thai Yoga Massage which she is trained in 2010 in Thailand.

She strives to give clear instruction and demonstrations which make the yoga asanas understandable and achievable.  Her classes are dynamic, challenging yet soothing.


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