Natalia got her first taste of yoga at the age of six back in Russia. Together with her father she would practice hatha poses in the living room on cold winter evenings. She developed a passion for yoga that never left her.

In 2006 she discovered bikram yoga and instantly knew this is what she wanted to do for a living. When Absolute Yoga Amsterdam opened its doors Natalia was one of the first practitioners and she is still on board, although now in a different capacity. She completed her training in 2014 and joined the Absolute Yoga teacher team soon after.