Biography Alina Calinescu C-IAYT, E-RYT500, BSc Yoga Therapist/Yoga Teacher Education Director - The Internal Peace Initiative Alina is a dedicated full-time Registered Yoga Teacher / Certified Yoga Therapist / Teacher Trainer with 10,000 hours of teaching experience. Her formal education as an engineer combined with her extensive Yoga Therapy Training has placed her into an elite and emerging category 'Human Mind & Body Engineer'. Alina has the knowledge and experience to quickly and easily recognize and address functional and structural issues of the body. She has keen observation skills and a high degree of sensitivity to recognize and assist with various emotional issues too. Her intuition combined with her extensive training allows her to pursue remedies far beyond the physical. She's an energetic and enthusiastic trauma informed Yoga Therapist who skillfully assists her clients on their path to health and wellness. As a Teacher Trainer Alina has nurtured many others to teach and share her passion of the various styles and forms of yoga that she utilizes. Her current endeavors include teaching yoga and meditation classes for GoodLife Fitness, collaborating with rehabilitation clinics in London as well as teaching a wide array of yoga and meditation courses. Alina has way over 1000 hours of training from expert teachers, including: Integrated Health Yoga Therapy   -   500 hour Yoga Therapy Training iRest Institute   -   Certified iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Teacher Sundara Yoga Therapy   -   Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Level I & II Judith Hanson Lasater   -   Advanced Therapeutic Restorative Yoga Anatomy & Kinesiology Leslie Howard   -   Pelvic Floor Yoga Bernie Clark   -   Yin Yoga Jennifer Reis   -   Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra ® Maria Mendola   -   Functional Yoga Therapy Neil Pearson   -   Pain Care Yoga Dr. Timothy McCall   -   Yoga as Medicine