Sahiba / Dayana Rivera (E-RYT 500) is an international Kundalini Yoga teacher with over 21 years of experience teaching across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. She has shared the practice in yoga studios, universities, cultural institutions, corporations, museums, public spaces, and correctional facilities, bringing Kundalini Yoga into diverse educational and social contexts.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Art Education for Social and Cultural Institutions and a certification in Art as Therapy from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, as well as a degree in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Her interdisciplinary background informs a teaching approach that integrates creativity, embodiment, and therapeutic awareness.
Sahiba is a KRI-certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher (Levels I & II) and a trainer in Science of Mind and Humanology for Leadership and Success (Anter Vidya, Italy). Her main Kundalini Yoga mentor is Sat Dharam Kaur, founder of the Saibhang Institute. Her training includes Sat Nam Rasayan (with Gurudev Singh), Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (with Radika), Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery (with Arielle Schwartz), and Advanced Pranayama (with Leslie Kaminoff).
Originally from Ecuador and currently based in Madrid, Sahiba offers trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga sessions from a compassionate and integrative perspective, both online and in person at SoHam Shala Studio (Valdemorillo), as well as mentoring sessions for KY teachers. She is currently undertaking the Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training and the Master Practitioner Program in Holistic Art Therapy. She has also participated in six rounds of the Beyond Addiction Program.