Anastasiya Balabanova

Educator/Teacher, Global soul, Parent, Photographer

I'm a translator, a yoga teacher, and an amateur photographer. I studied languages (English and Spanish) at Sevastopol State University (Crimea) and International Logistics Management at Jacobs University Bremen. I worked in logistics and supply chain in Germany and Mexico City. Moving to Canada in 2015 and becoming a mother shortly thereafter was a transformative experience for me. It was then that I decided to undertake several career experiments. Firstly, I got certified as a community interpreter and worked in this role in healthcare settings in Vancouver. Later I also became an interpreter for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Secondly, I did my yoga teacher training and became a yoga instructor. Yoga has helped me to become a kinder and more loving and patient human and I believe in yoga therapeutic effect for everybody who practices it. Today I'm grateful for the opportunity to teach yoga as a life support system in the communities of Saskatoon where I reside at the moment. And thirdly, I've always been interested in photography, and I enjoy doing some occasional photography work (mostly family and events). I think of myself as a lifelong student, and I'm always open for opportunities to learn something new.

Languages, yoga, photography, raising compassionate kids

Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear

anatomy, healthcare, immigration, mental health, personal development, photography, social media marketing, yoga

I love procrastinating with TED talks

playing piano, singing and dancing