Yoga & personal training · Plovdiv
Where strengthmeets stillness
Certified yoga teacher and personal trainer in Plovdiv — guiding women to move with confidence, breathe with ease, and feel at home in their bodies.
Gülfem Yakub
Movement, taught with curiosity and care
I am Gülfem — a yoga teacher and personal trainer who believes movement should feel like coming home to yourself. I teach the way I think: with curiosity, warmth, and a quiet respect for how the body actually works.
Science, not dogma
How you train should make sense. I draw on how the body really works — no fads, no fear, no one-size-fits-all.
Strong is a feeling
We measure progress in confidence and capability — how you move, breathe and carry yourself — not in numbers on a scale.
Everyone is welcome
Total beginner or returning after years away — there is no such thing as not fit enough or not flexible enough to start.
Breath comes first
Calm is a skill you can practise. We build it on the mat so it stays with you long after class ends.
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Strength, breath, balance
A way of moving that holds effort and ease in the same hand — grounded in how the body truly works.
Strength
We build real, usable strength — the kind that makes everyday life feel easier and your body feel like yours. Technique comes first, so progress is steady and safe. Strong is not a look; it is a feeling you carry everywhere.
Breath
Breath is where the calm lives. On the mat we practise slowing down on purpose — softening tension, steadying the mind, and learning a kind of stillness that stays with you long after class. It is the counterweight to effort.
Balance
Everything is grounded in how the body actually works. With a background in science, I keep the approach honest and sustainable — no fads, no extremes. Energy is never lost, only transformed; the goal is a body and a life that stay in balance.
Ways to practise
From the mat to the gym floor — choose what fits where you are right now.
Wednesday evening yoga at Zala Dunav
A grounding mid-week class in Plovdiv — open to beginners and intermediate alike. Drop in to move, breathe and reset. Bring a mat if you have one; just message me beforehand so I know to expect you.
- When
- Every Wednesday
- Time
- 19:00
- Level
- Beginners & intermediate
- Price
- €10 per visit
Where
Zala Dunav (Зала Дунав)
Gagarin, Severen district, bul. „Dunav“ 124, 4003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Movement, grounded in science
Before the studio, I was a teacher of biology and physics, with a master's in renewable energy — a field built on a single, beautiful idea: energy is never lost, only transformed. I bring that same lens to the body. Training here is never about punishment or quick fixes. It is about understanding how you work, then working with it — patiently, intelligently, sustainably.
“Energy is never lost, only transformed.”
You are exactly where you should be
Most people arrive unsure — and leave a little lighter. There is no level of fitness or flexibility you need before you begin. Just come as you are.
Moments from the practice
Together, outside
Open and unhurried
Strength is a feeling
Steady and grounded
A welcoming group
Questions, answered
A few things people often ask before getting started.
Your first step is a conversation
Every journey starts with a conversation. Reach out on whichever channel feels easiest — there is no commitment, just a friendly chat.