Rania Charalambidou is from Nicosia, Cyprus. She is a certified Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher under the Yoga Alliance (RYT 200). She has been teaching yoga for 11 years now and has taught students of all ages and levels at various settings such as yoga studios, fitness clubs, outdoors, online, privates, on-site at corporate offices and the U.S. military.  Having lived in six different states in the last 10 years , Rania has been exposed to various yoga styles. This exposure as well as her experience in professional ballet dancing have contributed to the development  of her own unique style of teaching. Correct alignment to prevent injuries and various techniques leading to a healthy, longer and leaner physique are her focus. In 2011,  Rania co-founded Long Body Yoga, a website through which she has taught live online yoga classes and created an Intermediate level DVD. Student testimonials about her teaching can be found on the "Testimonials" tab at http://www.longbodyyoga.com.