Rania El Gamal

Rania has been practicing Yoga since 2012, when she was introduced to Yoga philosophy and history during a Yoga retreat in Costa Rica, which was part of a teacher training program, after a 2-year assignment in Iraq and Libya where she has worked as a war and political correspondent with Reuters news agency.
That trip was the first introduction to how Yoga and meditation can help Rania cope with trauma, before she moved to Dubai where she had led the coverage of OPEC and the energy market in the Middle East for Reuters for the next 7 years.

Yoga has helped Rania manage work and lifestyle related stress and anxiety, and deal with sport injuries by improving strength and balance.

For Rania, Yoga is a moving meditation by using the breath to align the body and calm the mind.
In 2020, as the importance of supporting physical health and mental wellness became more apparent, she finished her teacher training and founded The Digital Yoga Studio, an online Yoga & Meditation platform registered in the UAE, to allow everyone to practice Yoga & Meditation from anywhere.

Rania teaches online, outdoors and in-studio Yoga classes for groups, private 1-on-1 students and corporates. As a marathon runner, Rania has also led group Yoga classes for Adidas Runners focusing on strengthening, mobility and stretching for athletes.

Rania is a registered 500-hours Yoga teacher under Yoga Alliance and is also certified to teach Prenatal Yoga, Yin Yoga and Meditation.
She is also a practitioner-in-training with Yoga for the Special Child and can teach Yoga for children with special needs from 0-12 years old.

** The Digital Yoga Studio offers Hatha Flow, Yin Yoga, Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga and Meditation classes.