Ria Haffar

Namaste All
My Love for yoga has been going on for a while now, and it only grows day by day
I can call it my Passion. I started yoga as a hobby to run away from my stressful interior decorating job, about 12 years ago..Then the calling to become a yoga teacher came 8 years ago, that's when I ran to India and ...wow that was a journey...
My First blessing was by Swami NIRANJANANADA (Bihar School of Yoga) whom I'm grateful for all the knowledge I got as a Hatha yoga teacher
My second one was with Swami Suddhananda at his Ashram (Shivananada Style of Yoga) which through him I became a teacher of sacred knowledge
My Journey continued to deepen as I took teaching further to become a yoga therapist.
- Worked in a rehab facility for 1 year Drug division for males only ,Abu-Dhabi
- Breast Cancer, Diabetic 1 cases, asthma, arthritis is some of my current (one on one case) that am working with, on the road to recovery and healing.
Certifications:
* BA in printed and woven textile from Central St Martin’s 1992 London.
*Yoga vidya gurukul, March 2006, Yoga Teacher training. (200 Hours) Nasik India
*International Samvit Sagar yoga school for self –knowledge Feb 2007, advanced teacher training .India
* Yoga bananas, March 2008 yoga teacher for children .UK
*Yoga therapy Techniques Course June 2009, yoga campus London, UK
* Emergency First Aid April 2012 with Michael bond London, UK
* Yoga Therapy Diploma certificate March 2014 from Yogacampus, London
Work Experience in the yoga world
*June 2006-2010 yoga teacher at The Beach Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi
*June 2006 till current yoga teacher at the Country Club Abu-Dhabi
* April 2008 –till current I organize yoga workshops in Abudhabi with different teachers and different styles of yoga from all over the world
*July 2010- 2019 yoga teacher at khalidia palace Rayhaan Hotel by Rotana
*Sep 2013 -till 2014 yoga teacher at THE Room (yoga, Pilates and spinning studio) Abu Dhabi
*Feb 2025 Starting Teaching yoga again at Bodytree Studio
Yoga Teachers that I attended further courses with
- Tias Little
- Rod Stryker
- Rolf Sovik
- Julie gudmestad
- Leslie Howard
Special VIP Clients
- Novak Djokovic upon request since 2011
- Members of the royal family of Abudhabi
Retreats and workshops that I taught
- Dahab ,Egypt yoga retreat Christmas 2010
- Beirut yoga workshop May 2012 ,at Nok yoga shalla
Community work in Abudhabi
- once 1 year I organize 108 sunsalution for a selected charity or we donate money to build schools in India
- Help collect money through my free classes to raise it for Breast cancer patients here in Abudhabi
My Mantra in Life “with great love and light, I honor myself my inner teacher “Om Shanti.
Financial relationships
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:09/11/2025Date updated:09/11/2025