Yana German

With more than twenty years of combined experience in working as a runway coach and body language and image expert, Yana German is truly a leader in her industry. Famous for her signature walk and approach towards building self confidence by adjusting one’s walk and posture Yana helps people by fixing what she sees on the outside to inflict change on the inside. Yana discovered her passion for body movement at a very young age. As a little girl, and later teenager, Yana was paving her way to the top as a successful classical ballet and ballroom dancer. Her success, however, had to be put on hold when in 1989 her family was forced to relocate to the US due to anti-semitism in her native Belarus. After settling in Chicago and adapting to a new culture, Yana quickly became interested in the fashion world. Her interest quickly developed into passion which led her to becoming a design student. Yana started dividing her time between Chicago and Italy where she got to know the industry inside and out. Yana became fascinated by the models’ body movements. This awakened her truest passion and started working as a runway coach. During her time as a runway coach, Yana became known for her signature walk, appropriately named “The Yana Walk.” The Yana Walk was easily spotted on the runway because of the model’s long strides and perfect alignment while at the same time allowing the models to be themselves instead of trying to copy someone else’s walk. Yana began to notice that a woman’s walk revealed her emotional state. She then began to tap into issues women were having and was able to coach their walk and posture which would help them internally. Yana’s philosophy quickly spread beyond the runway. She began helping girls and women ages seven to seventy build confidence, become less anxious and even gave them the courage to come out of the closet. In 2012,  Yana German launched her program aimed at helping her clients to build up their confidence and self esteem by adjusting their walk, posture, body language and overall body image. Since launching her program, Yana has helped and worked with hundreds of different clients, including children who are bullied at school, CEO’s struggling with their position, women experiencing depression and helping girls to overcome stage fright. When Yana is not travelling for work or consulting her clients, she is working on her first book or exploring nature with her husband and two beautiful daughters.