I evolved from teaching perfection to teaching acceptance. That is the summary of my journey into yoga teaching. As a professional dancer and dance teacher, it was contrary to my own yoga practice to constantly be critical of others bodies and progress in the hopes of achieving a "perfect" picture on the stage. One day it just clicked. TEACH ACCEPTANCE. I had to understand how to apply it to myself first. Once that lesson took root, my development as a teacher of yoga really began.
Certifications:
Amerincan Power Yoga 250hrs, Vinyasa Flow Yoga 200hrs, CEH Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra, CEH Ashtanga Yoga, CEH Pre-Natal
Sally’s life journey has taken her through a variety of careers and experiences including high fashion retail, personal assistant to several nationally known fitness personalities, and Director of a Natural Healing School. Her passion for health and wellness started over 25 years ago. After years teaching weight lifting and aerobics she started practicing yoga. Sally's introduction to yoga and meditation came at a very crucial point - actually changing the direction of her life. Yoga was a major part of her healing her clinical depression.
Certifications:
Bryan Kest 300 Hour Teacher Training, 1997
The Hard and The Soft Yoga Institute with Beryl Bender Birch
Massage Therapist - Hands-On Approach Massage School, 2008
Thai Massage, 2005
Currently in a 2 year Kundalini Training with Tej Monga
I am an insightful and articulate movement educator with an eclectic perspective: I draw from ALL my experiences, including a rich humanities background and training in public speaking, stage movement, ballet and various forms of contemporary dance.
Certifications:
200-hr yoga certification, Living Yoga Program; ACE-Certified Personal Trainer; TRX certified Suspension Training
Lisa has been teaching yoga for eleven years and is passionate about sharing the transformative benefits of yoga and meditation. She became a serious student of Ashtanga yoga in 1994 and expanded her studies of Ashtanga, Anusara® and Iyengar yoga at the Columbia Yoga Center in Maryland where she obtained her 200hr certification. In 2005, she began her 500-hour and Master Teacher certification with world-renowned Para Yoga® Founder Rod Stryker, and continues to train under his Para Yoga program.
Emily Smith began practicing yoga in 2000. She applied and received RYT in 2004. In 2006, she became certified as a Phoenix Rising Yoga Practitioner after completing 650 hours of in depth body mind training. She is currently pursuing master teacher training under Yogiraj Rod Stryker, Yoga Master and founder of Para Yoga. Since 2006, Emily has studied structural yoga therapy under Doug Keller, founder of Swatantrya Yoga. She completed her Advanced Yoga Therapy teacher training in 2008 and module two of Advanced Yoga Therapy teacher training in August, 2009.
Certifications:
Masters Degree Rehabilitation Counseling, Certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practioner, Level I, II irest training pursuing certification, ERYT
I fell in love with yoga after taking my first class at a local YMCA many years ago. Family and career interrupted regular practice until I retired from the corporate world to nurture my love of practicing and teaching yoga. I believe yoga is a bright path that has the power to change who we are from an emotional, spiritual and physical level. It is no wonder that yoga is gaining respect with the traditional medical community, and today many physicians not only recommend but prescribe yoga for their patients!
I began my yoga journey in the 1990’s with a love of books on meditation and pranayama. I have been blessed to learn from many great teachers taking tools and words of wisdom from each experience. I am grateful for those teachers and offer them my humble gratitude.
deAnna Anderson is a Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher trained directly by Sharon Gannon and David Life as well as a long time student of Sri Dharma Mittra. She has been practicing yoga since 1994 and teaching since 2001. During this time, deAnna has presented classes and workshops internationally, had the honor of assisting Sharon, David and Manorama on their visits to Texas, played a key role in serving Sri Dharma on his Dallas visits, founded Dallas-based Karmany Yoga, co-led the nationally recognized Pure Yoga Teacher Training at Equinox and authored some yoga philosophy articles.
Kevan Gale is a Senior Level PranaVayu Yoga teacher, Lululemon Ambassador and co-owner of Stil Studio in Boston. He has been featured in the Emmy-Award winning News Program The Chronicle, Stuff Magazine, Boston Magazine and is releasing his first instructional DVD in 2011. Kevan has taught large-scale classes in Boston & New England locations such as The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and Vermont Yoga Festival. He is currently leading PranaVayu teacher trainings, retreats and teaching workshops abroad. Learn more at www.kevangale.com & www.stilstudio.com
Lisa Nersesova's journey into the tradition of yoga began in 2004. After six months of chiropractic therapy for a lower back injury, she started attending a beginner yoga class. Yoga has led to full physical recovery as well as the discovery of emotional and mental peace.
Her teaching style is highly influenced by Vinyasa and Iyengar traditions. She completed her 200hr RYT at the Dallas Yoga Center and continues to regularly study with master teachers.
