Alonya Skvortsova

Alyona Skvortsova

Lead Yoga Teacher, Meditation & Tantra Teacher

ERYT-500
1000+ Hour Teacher Since 2006 • MD • Integrative Psychology Practitioner • YTT Educator
Specialties: Yoga Therapy, Tantra, Meditation, Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, Nervous System Regulation, Traditional Yogic Practices
Teaching in Bali & International Retreats

Alyona is an experienced Yoga, Meditation, and Tantra teacher who has been guiding students through transformational practices since 2006. With a unique background that bridges traditional yogic wisdom, modern therapeutic understanding, and integrative psychology, she creates deeply supportive and holistic experiences that nurture healing, self-awareness, and embodied transformation.

Before dedicating herself fully to yoga, Alyona worked as a physician in a rehabilitation center, where she developed a strong understanding of the body, nervous system, recovery, and integrative wellbeing. She later expanded her work into integrative psychology and therapeutic yoga education, combining Eastern and Western approaches to healing and personal growth.

Her studies led her to India, where she trained in authentic yogic traditions with respected teachers including Desikachar of the Krishnamacharya lineage in Chennai, Sheshadri of the Mysore school of Krishnamacharya, and Madhavan of the Sivananda tradition in Tamil Nadu. She also continued her education with modern yoga educators M. Baranov and I. Zhuravlev in Russia, integrating both classical and contemporary methodologies into her teaching.

Since 2016, Alyona has served as the founder and methodology creator of Shanti Yoga Studio in Ukraine and as an educator within the Shanti Training School of Yoga Therapy. Over the last decade, she has facilitated yoga teacher trainings, retreats, workshops, and masterclasses throughout Indonesia, Europe, and India, sharing practices rooted in mindfulness, therapeutic movement, meditation, breathwork, tantra, and embodied awareness.

At East+West Yoga, Alyona guides students through meditation, yoga therapy, tantra-inspired practices, pranayama, and embodied yoga experiences within the school’s immersive Yoga Alliance certified teacher trainings and retreats. Her teaching style blends depth, compassion, therapeutic understanding, and authentic yogic philosophy to support students in cultivating balance, resilience, presence, and deeper connection both on and off the mat.