Gönenç Silay

Gönenç graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Department of Political Science and International Relations. She was first introduced to yoga in 2010 during her pregnancy. She believes that she had a smooth pregnancy and childbirth experience thanks to yoga, and this awareness always brings a smile to her face whenever she remembers it.

Gönenç has been teaching yoga since 2015, with a focus on hatha, vinyasa, and prenatal yoga at YogaŞala. Sha has also designed and implemented the “Prenatal Yoga Specialization Program” and various workshops on this subject. She participated in extensive training programs in a variety of yoga fields. She also attended yoga and mindfulness workshops led by renowned experts such as Elena Brower, Seane Corn, Carlos Pomeda, Dylan Bernstein, Berrak Yurdakul, and Gülnaz Dhasti.

Trainings:
• 2024 - Plum Village Buddhist Monastery Summer Retreat (Bordeaux, France)
• 2023 - 40-Hour Vinyasa Krama Training (Ürün Kurtiç – YogaŞala Istanbul)
• 2022 - 22-Hour Functional Anatomy (Tiffany Cruikshank – YogaInternational Online)
• 2021 - 60-Hour Meridian Theories and 5 Element Yoga Series (Devrim Akkaya – Online)
• 2020 - 85-Hour Prenatal Yoga Specialization Training (Ayca Yılmaz and Nur Sakallı – Online)
• 2019 - Plum Village Buddhist Monastery Summer Retreat (Bordeaux, France)
• 2018 - Fundamentals of Ayurveda (Ürün Kurtiç – Istanbul)
• 2017 - 150-Hour Yoga Therapy Specialization Training (Hart Lazer – Istanbul)
• 2016 - 150-Hour Advanced Yoga Specialization Program with a Therapeutic Approach (Hart Lazer – Istanbul)
• 2015 - 300-Hour OM Yoga Specialization Program (Cyndi Lee – Berlin)
• 2014 - YogaŞala Mentorship Program (Sandrine Kamhi – Istanbul)
• 2013 - 70-Hour Prenatal Yoga Specialization Program (Şaylan Yılmaz – Istanbul)
• 2013 - 32-Hour Children’s Yoga Specialization Program (YogaKids – Istanbul)
• 2013 - 150-Hour Advanced Yoga Specialization Program (Mey Elbi, Naz Şarman, Sinem Er – Istanbul)
• 2012 - 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Specialization Program (Mey Elbi – Istanbul)