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 | CARLA Carla's vinyasa style yoga classes inspires to raise energy fields of consciousness, through short meditations, zen stories, and words from powerful inspirational leaders. Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. Dr. Albert Schweitzer |
 | CHRISTY Christy is co-owner of practice yoga. Since she is a pilates instructor as well as a yoga teacher, her style approaches alignment through core strength. her classes are supportive, fun, and energetic. |
 | DARCIE My perspective is simple. Life is a balancing act. When your needs are met you feel a sense of well-being. When your needs are not met, the balancing act continues. We all like feeling good. We all want peace of mind. We all enjoy being joyful, peaceful, energized and relaxed. One of the most obvious things about having a body is that it tends to stiffen and tighten with age. As your body tightens, not only is it less comfortable to be in, it actually becomes less efficient and more prone to disease and degeneration. I believe you can actually bring the suppleness of youth back into your life and be more flexible, durable and stronger. As you learn to focus your physical and mental energy more effectively, you will become more vital, creative and efficient in all your activities, and even reverse the tendency to stiffen as you age. |
 | DENISE Denise completed Yoga Teacher Training in 2004.She studied with her admired teacher, Michael Johnson. She enjoys teaching basic yoga classes, which focus on the spine and listening intently to one's body and breath. With back issues of her own,nothing has helped more than practicing yoga regularly. Now in her 50's she believes yoga does not have to be physically intense to reap its' many benefits. |
 | GAIL Gail has practiced the Iyengar method of yoga for 16 years,studying with gifted teachers who are longtime students of the legendary B.K.S. Iyengar. She has taught for 5 years, regularly attends Iyengar classes and workshops, and maintains her personal practice. |
 | JEFF "I can tell you all the different teachers i've studied with, but i'd like to say that my struggles on that 6-foot piece of rubber has been my biggest teacher. I started practicing on a thin purple mat with Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar in my hands. Ashtanga was my first love, but I love it all. I have taught nearly all types of classes at studios throughout the area. I have made a study of yoga in my daily practice, leaving sweat and correct effort in pre-dawn practice halls. I am finishing my doctorate in clinical psychology and psychology is so like yoga, I wrote my master's thesis on the process of becoming through the practice of ashtanga yoga, and created a research study on the effects of mindfulness and yoga combined with substance abuse therapy. Often more questions than answers, but that's alright, in the end it's pleasure, or struggle, stirham and sukkam, strong and light, and that is the yoga I teach." |
 | JEN |
 | ROXANNE Yoga is a discipline that links life together. While making our bodies and our minds strong, limber, and at peace, this discipline also finds us freedom by learning to control the only thing we can: our reactions to what life throws to us - it never stops throwing! In the end we find love. What more do we need? I have been blessed to study with some amazing teachers. It is respectful to mention two of them specifically: Jason Schramm and Matthew Darling. Jason instilled in me to always - and only - teach what I practice. Matthew has taught me how to practice and that I, as a teacher, will always be a student. I look my students in the eye for we are equal and the same. In share with my students Alignment Based Vinyasa, which takes the Ashtanga method and makes it more playful. I also share Yin and a blend of the two that I affectionately call Yin-Yasa. If you are looking for New Age, dancing, or loud music, I cannot offer it to you. But if you seek Yoga, and you seek Yourself, then I would be honored to share the practice that will still the waters… and get you super strong *smile* “Practice, and all is coming” Sri K Patttabhi Jois |
 | SARA In 2006, I enrolled in Yoga Teacher Training not because I wanted to teach but because I wanted to learn. I didn't have words to describe what I was seeking, but I knew immediately that I was on the right path to find it. I have studied at length with my Teacher, Michael Johnson, and many other local and international teachers. In addition to yoga asana, I have a passion for the Yoga Sutra, the Sanskrt language and Vedic Chanting. Using the Guru as a compass and the eight limbs of Yoga as a method, I believe we can all discover our true nature and transform our world. |
 | SHANNON Whatever the details of our life story, each of us encounters wonders for which we are grateful, as well as great challenges to overcome. What makes one different, is her or his response. Shannon’s yoga classes offer an opportunity to slow down… becoming more aware of body alignment, breath and recurring thoughts; the quality of which shape our reactions or responses to these details of daily life. For her, yoga works by strengthening and stretching one’s body into alignment, by breathing more comfortably in a challenging posture, and by choosing to continuously move into one’s potential and out of negative habits. It is her hope that students in her class will experience and learn these things; offering the possibility to consciously choose and create greater physical vitality, mental clarity and emotional sensibility. |