About Ülkü Gürbüz
Ülkü Gürbüz
Ülkü Gürbüz met yoga when she met her husband, Yogi Kazım Gürbüz.
She became a yoga instructor at the Yoga School they founded in Germany and later, upon returning to Turkey, established the Nirvana Yoga Center in Bakırköy in 2000.
Ülkü Gürbüz
Ülkü Gürbüz met yoga when she met her husband, Yogi Kazım Gürbüz.
She became a yoga instructor at the Yoga School they founded in Germany and later, upon returning to Turkey, established the Nirvana Yoga Center in Bakırköy in 2000.
Today, she continues to teach yoga alongside her daughter, Hikmet Gürbüz.
Ülkü is a mother of three and a proud grandmother of four.
Certifications & Trainings
2005
Vivekananda Yoga University – Yoga Teacher Certification
Gurmukh Kundalini Yoga Workshop
Sivananda Ashram (Netala) – Yoga Q&A Sessions
Dayananda Ashram (Rishikesh) – Yoga Discussions
Sri NV Raghuramji (S-VYASA University)
Pranayama Seminar
Concentration Seminar
Mantra Workshop
Bandha Workshop
Stress Management Workshop
2006 – 2008
Traditional Ashtanga Yoga Workshop – Manju Pattabhi Jois
Yin-Yang Yoga & Mindfulness Meditation Workshop – Sarah Powers
Iyengar Yoga Workshop – Paul Cabanis
Ashtanga Yoga Foundation Course – Eric Powell
Viniyoga Therapy – Gary Kraftsow, USA (2008)
Yoga for Lower Back, Neck, and Spine Health
Yoga for Insomnia
Yoga for Depression
Yoga Teacher Training for MS – USA (2008)
Prenatal – Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training – USA (2008)
2009 – 2010
The Hot, Hip, and Holy Workshop – Sharon Gannon & David Life
Over 50 and Getting Stronger Safely – Desirée Rumbaugh
Our Much-Needed Knees Workshop – Aadil Palkhivala
Inversions, Backbends, and Sitting with Your Breath Workshop – David Swenson
Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training – Shiva Rea
2017 – 2018
Level 1 Yoga Coaching Course (HİS)
Svastha Yoga Module 1 – Hikmet Gürbüz & Dr. Günter Niessen (2017)
Isha Hatha Yoga – Angamardana (2018)