MAG. SILVIA SWOBODA - SHORT BIOGRAPHY

- 21.07.1953 born in Vienna/Austria
- 1977 Degree from university of Vienna (Austria) for high school
   language teaching, French and Italian
- 1975-1996 Language teaching in a high school in Austria
   (French, Italian)
- July 1986 Yoga Teachers' Training Course with "International Sivananda
   Yoga Vedanta Centre" in Val Morin, Québec, Canada
- 1986 Foundation of "Sivananda Yoga Verein Klosterneuburg",
   president since then
- From 1986 to now intense collaboration (volunteering) with
   International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre as a teacher,
  translator, interpreter especially during Yoga Teachers' Training
  Course and special programs in Austria, Canada, France, Spain, India
- November 1995 - December 2008 resident in Dolo - Venice (Italy)
- 2007 and 2008 president of "Associazione Yoga - Centro Sivananda
   Affiliato Dolo- Venezia"
- December 2008 retransfer of centre of activities to
   Klosterneuburg (Austria)

- since November 1995 Freelancing activities:

Linguistic Assistance for Austrian, German, Italian, American companies
of various branches, especially environmental technology, recycling and alternative energy, English, German, Italian, French:
* interpreter-translator
* Exportation assistance
* Assistance for organisation of trade fairs, meetings, presentations, etc.

Language teaching, conversation, preparation for exams
(Italian, French, German)

Yoga teaching (voluntary basis)