Elvira Berry

Being born and raised in Russia, I am very fluent in both languages – Russian and English. I obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Russia in Librarian science and worked as a librarian-bibliographer in the State Scientific Library in Khabarovsk city, Russia. I moved to the United States in 2002. In 2006 I published a book of Russian Folk-tales “The Amazing Russian Vixen" in English language, ISBN 1-4120-8488-1

I am currently teaching yoga at the Strength, Balance and Yoga studio in Clarksburg, WV. I teach Ashtanga Vihyasa Yoga flow and Aerial yoga: the practice of yoga poses incorporating a soft fabric hammock which is suspended of the ground. In June 2017 I organized a Yoga club at CJIS Division, FBI in Clarksburg, WV where I regularly teach 30 min. Lunch Yoga for the FBI employees twice a week.

I am certified by Yoga Fit level 1, 2 and 3 and also completed a 2 day trauma sensitive workshop and am certified also by Yoga Fit for Warriors on Post-¬Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma Brain Injury (TBI). In July 2017 I completed 40 hours Aerial Yoga Training in Baltimore with Jane Bernasconi and started to teach Aerial Yoga. There is nothing that makes you feel freer than being suspended and holding Yoga poses that you might not be able to reach in a regular practice. It takes your practice to new heights!

 I have experience in teaching yoga to kids ages 2 till 12. In the beginning of 2018 I became  certified as a Kidding Around Yoga instructor. After that I was teaching numerous free Kidding Around Yoga classes for my community at the Bridgeport, WV Civic Center, at the Harrison County Family Resource Network, Inc. and also at the Monticello Community Garden, Clarksburg, WV.

I completed 200 hr yoga teacher training through Moonbow Yoga & Wellness at the Bliss, Bliss, Bliss studio in Morgantown, WV and 500 hr advanced yoga teacher training through Yoga on York studio, Baltimore, MD. I am a registered 500-RYT with Yoga Alliance my registry ID number with can be provided upon request.

Additional to that I am a certified practitioner in the Healing Art of Reiki 1 & 2.

Yoga has become a lifestyle for me. It is more than just an exercise - it is breath, meditation, diet, strength, flexibility, spirituality and more. Most of all, I love to share my passion with yoga to others!