Monica is the Principal and Director of the "Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland". She was introduced to yoga, by her Russian grandmother, in early childhood. Over 24 years ago, she started following the teaching of Mr BKS Iyengar, "Guru-Ji", and has been teaching his method for 18 years. She has made many trips to India to study with the Iyengar family during the last 13 years. Attending General Classes as well as Intensive Courses. In 1997, she represented NZ at the "Women's Intensive" taught by Smt. Geeta Iyengar. She also participated in the "Teacher Guidance Course" taught by Guruji in 2000 and Yog-Sadhana 2004 taught by Smt.Geeta Iyengar. The "Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland" has an extensive teacher training program facilitated by Monica. She teaches workshops around NZ as well as in Northern Europe, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Lapland.