our Event
Berlin Yoga Conference is an international yoga conference with a yoga program (workshops, meditation, lectures), an experience program (classical & electronic music, fine arts, fashion show, and a book fair), and a market-place (fine goods, food & drinks).
Berlin Yoga Conference is primarily about authentic yoga experience (breathe), high quality content (learn), and the creation of bonds (connect).
3 Rules at the Berlin Yoga Conference are:
– vegan/vegetarian food
– no single-use plastic
– no drugs & alcohol
Our Vision
Focus on Depth over Breadth
We give our teachers a chance to present their yoga philosophy to the fullest extend through various formats
Balance between New and Traditional
We create an environment where ancient wisdom is honored but we approach yoga from a modern perspective
Fairness towards Local versus Global
We involve national and international yoga teachers, with a focus on the European yoga market
Going Beyond the Physical
We provide high quality physical yoga classes while connecting them to the subtle aspects behind the practice
Authentic Commercial Experience
We encourage a meaningful and respectful interaction between people and brands
Our Goals
▵ To create an authentic yoga experience
▵ To educate, inform & inspire the public
▵ To build cultural & interpersonal bridges
▵ To expand local & international yoga communities
▵ To encourage social responsibility & contributions
▵ To generate new business opportunities & networks
▵ To contribute to the vibrant Berlin life & local tourism
▵ To enjoy, to celebrate & to have a great time together
Our Team
Anastasia Shevchenko
Anastasia was born in Ukraine, grew up in Canada, and now she lives in Germany. She started practicing Hatha yoga at the age of 15 back in 2003 after being diagnosed with scoliosis. Through a disciplined practice, Anastasia learned first-hand the self-healing aspect behind yoga, that was tested once more after an accident that left her with a broken and paralyzed arm when she was 19.
Shortly after moving to Germany in 2013, Anastasia completed a 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, followed by an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher’s Intensive in 2014 and an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in 2017. Ever since, she has been teaching classes, workshops, and giving lectures on yoga philosophy. Anastasia’s favorite topics of research are connected to Quantum Mechanics, Neuroscience, Psychology, Western Philosophy, Buddhism, and Nutrition.
Having studied design, holding a bachelor in Communications, and co-producing an arts festival in Berlin, Anastasia decided to turn her skills and experiences towards creating a new type of yoga event that would motivate and inspire people to take up the yoga path and use it for their self-healing, self-development, and self-transformation.
Alina Hoyer
Half-Bulgarian, half-German, Alina grew up in Berlin and studied Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, before founding her studio, Bureau Hoyer, in 2010.
Bureau Hoyer is a Berlin-based Graphic Design and Art Direction studio, creating holistic visual solutions for various clients across disciplines. Passionate about finding the best tools to execute content-driven visuals, Alina’s studio works as a creative partner in all aspects branding, bringing visual identities to life through thoughtfully crafted printed and digital implementations.
Alina is happy to support the Berlin Yoga Conference with her work and she is also herself a dedicated Ashtanga Yoga practitioner for the past 3 years.
Katrin Sellerbeck
Katrin grew up in West-Germany and went to study Interior design at FH Dortmund. During her studies, she worked in record stores and as DJ for ambient/experimental music. In 2003, Katrin retrained at Siemens Business Services and started to work full-time as a Web-developer shortly afterwards.
Meanwhile Katrin resides in Berlin and is a freelance Web-developer. She loves being out in the nature & hiking, reading science-fiction, and doing yoga. She is always on the lookout for finding smart, suitable solutions to complex tasks, new collaborations, and interesting projects.
Rebekka Weber
Rebekka, is a German in her early thirties currently living on Mallorca, who wants to spread her passion for Yoga and Healthy Lifestyle.
After finishing her Apprenticeship and Bachelor Degree in Accounting & Taxation, she worked several years at a university in a special department for Accounting until 2013. The next 6 years she lived in Abu Dhabi, where she started her yoga journey. In 2018 she did a Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Cologne.
Rebekka believes in the importance of developing a healthy relationship with the body. She is a proponent of Self-empowerment as a means to protect the soul and stay healthy. To deepen her knowledge on latter topic, Rebekka finished her Personal Trainer Certificate in 2017 at the academy for Sport & Health in Cologne.
Marina Präger
Mari grew up in Bavaria, then lived in Argentina, Panama and Peru before she moved to Berlin. After studying Communications and Modern & Contemporary History, she worked as a project leader and event manager, and now is a creative producer in a commercial agency.
Mari believes that yoga is as diverse as the people and their motivations to attend a yoga class. Therefore she is happy to help with the greater organization of the Berlin Yoga Conference and to bring its visions and goals to life.
Mari herself is a yoga teacher who teaches dynamic exercises in Flow, a combination of different yoga and sport styles that break the thinking in the box system and adapt to the practitioner. According to Mari: Our everyday life is already filled with paradigms, guidelines, should & musts, etc.- A real balance and a steady practice can only be achieved through fun, ease and the ability to incorporate the practice into everyday life.