485
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Meet Our Highly Qualified Instructors |
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| Vanessa,
E-RYT 500, is a Certified Anusara Instructor
and co-founder of the Ashland Yoga Center where she has taught
classes and workshops for 9 years. She also holds a teacher certification
from the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco and continues to evolve
her teaching from the universal source of yoga in herself, her
students and other teachers. Vanessa’s classes combine vinyasa
flow and sustained poses with a focus on core strength and integration
of breath, alignment and presence in students of all levels. She
is passionate about the power of Anusara principles applied and
explored in the context of opening the heart to the flow of “Shri”,
the irrepressible beauty and creative energy of life. Private practice
or therapeutic sessions are available. Phone: 541-301-0177 or E-Mail Vanessa |
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| Marion has been teaching yoga
since 1987, and is one of the founders of the Ashland Yoga
Center. She is a graduate of the Advanced Studies Teacher
Training Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco.
Marion’s style is gentle and flowing. She emphasizes going deeper
into the poses by letting go of tension. Phone: (541) 488-4448 or E-mail Marion |
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| Melissa completed Ashtanga Vinyasa
Teacher Training with Kristin Laak and Johanna Wright (AYC fall '02)
and continues to work with Johanna and Kristin on the fundamentals of
Ashtanga yoga practice and instruction. Her teaching style emphasizes
outer, inner and spiritual connections though the challenge and rewards
of yoga practice Phone (541) 890-7420 |
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| Kristin spent 2 years in Mysore,
India, studying Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and
yoga philosophy and pranayama with Dr. Shankaranarayana. She has been
teaching yoga since 1987 and leads teacher trainings and workshops
nationally. Kristin joins AYC from Richard Freeman's Yoga Workshop in
Boulder, CO, where she taught from 1998 - 2003. Kristin brings her joy
in life and deep understanding of the body's innate intelligence to her
teaching. Private sessions available Phone: (541) 535-1022 or E-mail Kristin |
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| Vrnda
has been exploring yoga since the 1970s & was certified in 1988 in
the Sivananda style, trained in the Iyengar style w/Geeta Iyengar &
senior teachers, & completed an Anusara Training in 2002. Both a
student and teacher of focused, purposeful living, she creates sacred
space for deep personal exploration, making possible the transformation
and increased self awareness that yoga offers. She inspires students to
explore their potential, while respecting individual capacity. Vrnda is
also a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, Hakomi therapist and a
Relax and Renew Trainer. She is available for private sessions and
children’s classes Phone: (541) 552-0108 or E-mail Vrinda |
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| Lizz helps her students celebrate
the present moment and connect to their inner teacher. Her style is
focused, yet light and open-hearted. Classes emphasize ease, strength,
flexibility and precision riding on the flow of breath. Lizz is a
certified Integrative Yoga therapist and a dancer with extensive
training in massage and body centered counseling; she has practiced,
studied and taught yoga for over 20 years Phone: (541) 482-6858 or E-mail Lizz |
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| Beth is certified by the White
Lotus Foundation (Santa Barbara), studied/apprenticed with Mary Lynn
Fitton (Ashland Yoga Center), and is a Licensed Massage Therapist. With
a background in dance, Beth has a deep interest in how movement and
breath link the body, mind, and spirit. She encourages students to
practice intensely with a sense of play and self-forgiveness. Her
classes are rigorous, fun and explorative. Beth teaches a creative and
dynamically challenging practice inspired by her studies of nature,
dance, hatha, tantra, and the absolute consciousness within. She
approaches teaching yoga with playfulness and compassion, encouraging
students to live and be yoga rather than "do yoga ". .She has recently begun studying Prana Vinyasa Flow with
Shiva Rea which has liberated and inspired her teaching and practice.
She works with the Art of Yoga Project empowering young "at risk " teens
thru yoga and creative expression. Phone: (541) 218-6023 or E-Mail Beth |
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| Sheryl teaches an eclectic class based on the alignment principles of Iyengar, the breath rhythm of vinyasa, and the open heart imagery of Anusara and Ananda. Her gentle voice and gift for description will captivate your attention, gathering your focus on the movement and breath in your body. Phone: (541) 488-5021 or E-Mail Sheryl Personal Webpage www.mamayoga.org |
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| Lindagrace, RYT has actively practiced, studied and taught classical hatha yoga since completing her teacher training in Kriya yoga in 1995. Certification in acupressure massage and Oriental Healing and Awareness Arts from Heartwood Institute enhance her warm, heartfelt teaching style. She values deep breathing, good alignment, strengthening and experiencing joy as a result of a well-rounded practice. Most influential teachers include Rama Jyoti Vernon, Dean Lerner, Priscilla Potter, Vanessa Scott, Marion Moore, Paul Pitchford and Suzanne Shaw (Heartwood Institute). | |
Nicky
Jacobson |
Nicky is a
certified yoga teacher registered with the Yoga Alliance. She has
studied Ashtanga yoga under Sharath Rangaswamy (P. Jois’ grandson) and
David Swenson and has studied Hatha, Iyengar, Vinyasa flow, and
Integral yoga extensively in America and abroad. Nicky’s playful
teaching style encourages students to find their ”edge” while focusing
on the breath and alignment in order to connect with the deeper
meditative aspects of the yoga practice. Phone: (541)821-6224 or E-Mail Nicky |
| Dana Lynn Ahern |
Dana completed Ashtanga Yoga teacher trainings with Doug Swenson, Tim Miller, and Kristin Laak. She also completed a teachers training with Anusara teachers Sianna Sherman and Mitchel Bleier. Dana has a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. Her infectious good humor and welcoming heart offer students a sense of coming home to the practice. |
| Jenny Kuehnle |
Jenny began her yoga
practice in 1991 and completed teacher training in 2002 in Denver,
Colorado with Rosanne Frechette. In 2006 she completed an Anusara
based teacher training with Iris Lambert. Jenny is a certified
Ayurvedic Educator from the Ayurvedic program at Alandi Ashram
in Boulder, Colorado where she studied Ayurveda, pranayama, meditation
and asana with Alakananda Ma. She has three years experience teaching
yoga classes to all levels. Jenny's style is compassionate and open-hearted, focusing on core strength, alignment and breath. Phone: (541)324-7386 or E-Mail Jenny |
| Paige Cogger |
Paige is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor who began exploring yoga while traveling in India ten years ago. She has spent time living in ashram settings in the U. S. where she has been able to immerse herself in yogic teachings, and has studied extensively with Yoganand Michael Carol, a masterful yogi with a thorough understanding of the deeper practices. Paige's classes offer an exploration of asana and pranayama with the intent to cultivate the balance of sensitivity and strength, enabling growth in body, mind and spirit. Students will be encouraged to challenge themselves, but always in a compassionate, non-competitive way. Private sessions available. Phone: (541)482-8150 or E-Mail Paige |
Krista Holland  |
Krista has had a lifelong passion for the movement and
healing arts. She was first introduced to Eastern philosophy, mysticism and various practices of meditation at an ashram in India
at the age of twelve. Inspired by seeing her mother's Ashtanga yoga practice, she began practicing hatha yoga in 1989. Her yoga practice has been nurtured and guided by many wonderful teachers branching from the Sri T. Krishnamacharya lineage. Krista has completed four teacher training courses (Rod Stryker, Ana Forrest, John Friend and
The Center for Yoga, L.A.). She has been teaching yoga since 1998.
Krista is gifted at teaching all levels of students, from those just
beginning yoga to advanced practitioners. She is known for her
passionate, insightful and transformative teaching.
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