Our Team
Rio
Rio Otoya is a teacher of holistic practices including Healing Breathwork, Yoga Therapy, Meditation, The Inner Advisor technique, and Reiki. He has been practicing yoga and meditation for more than 12 years and has taught and given workshops in Peru, India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Bali, Spain, South Africa, and the US.
He has trained in advanced yoga and yoga therapy at the Vidya Gurukul Yoga ashram in India, under the tutelage of Vishwas Mandlik, in the tradition of the Bihar School of Yoga.
Sofia
Sofia is an HR-Professional as well as a Mindfulness Coach and has been featured on a number of popular platforms such as “The Mighty” and “Insight Timer”. She is a certified “Search Inside Yourself” teacher, the Google-born Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Program, and has been teaching Mindfulness at the Harvard Business School, Oxford10, Daetsu, HHL, GBM and many others.
Sofia holds a Master’s Degree from Cornell University and is a Harvard Business School Graduate.
Dilya
Dilya Mavlanova August is a certified Mindfulness Teacher who is passionate about raising awareness around mindfulness, mental health, and the power of compassion and gratitude.
Dilya has been on a Mindfulness journey for over 6 years. She is trained to teach Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Course, as well as Mindfulness at Work, and Mindfulness with Leaders. Dilya offers Mindfulness drop-in sessions, Coaching, Talks, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Courses in London, UK where she is based.
Deniz
Deniz has been teaching mindfulness & meditation in corporate settings across Europe and the United States since 2015. He is also a certified Breathwork & Pranayama coach and teaches large groups as well as individuals through private coaching.
His meditation and mindfulness practice draws strongly from his training in Vipassana and insight meditation. He holds regular workshops, in addition to guiding weekly group meditations and leading corporate mindfulness and stress management programs. He also supports companies in designing tailored well-being programs at scale and most recently launched the applied mindfulness program at Google in the UK & Ireland.
Gabriela
Gabriela is a student at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and is passionate about promoting healthy and active living.
As someone who was brought up around and reaped the benefits of holistic practices such as Reiki, Yoga, Meditation, and Biomagnetic Therapy, she is drawn to further her experience in these practices and is now pursuing her yoga teacher certification. In addition, Gabriela has also immersed herself in the hospitality and marketing industries throughout her time at Cornell.