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Yin Yoga Teachers in the United States
This directory contains the names and contact information for yoga teachers and studios in the United States
who offer Yin Yoga classes and workshops. If you can not located someone near you who offers
Yin Yoga, join the Kula discussion group
and ask for assistance locating a teacher. If you are a teacher who would like to
be listed here you can apply via the Kula board as well. To navigate within the directory simply
select a state or city from the list below and go from there.
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Arizona
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Donna Helm-Yost Phoenix, Arizona
Donna initially began practicing yoga and exploring Eastern
Philosophy at the age of twelve. Her life path allowed her to
return to the formal study of yoga in October of 2000, and she
completed teacher training with At One Yoga in the spring of
2002. Donna is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance
and a Licensed Psychologist.
Donna has studied Yin yoga with both Paul Grilley and Sarah
Powers, and David Life and Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti
Yoga influence her vinyasa teaching style. Donna recommends
her Yin class as a needed balance for more energetic yoga
practices and for athletes and others looking for deeper
opening through long holds.
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Web: www.practicekindness.com
Email: donna@practicekindness.com
Studio: www.AtOneYoga.com
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Michele Dante Chandler, Arizona
Michele Dante is dedicated to teaching relaxation and meditation to
help people find peace within. Her compassion and heart-felt
teachings are supported by a rich inner wisdom and a keen observation
of physical and energy anatomy. She is a nationally registered yoga
teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, trained and certified Thai Yoga
Therapist, Co-director of yoga teacher training programs, Co-Owner of
Inner Vision Yoga and the Co-Founder/Director of the YogaVision Yoga
Conference.
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Web: www.innervisionyoga.com
Email: marina@innervisionyoga.com
Phone: 480-632-7899
Studio: Inner Vision Yoga
1949 W. Ray Rd. #8
Chandler, AZ 85220
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Aaron Goldberg Chandler, Arizona
A serious injury led Aaron Goldberg to study the art of Yang and Chen
style Tai Chi with Master Jin Hung Lee. After many more years of
trying to heal his body of chronic pain he began studying Yoga.
Within eight months the pain that had plagued him for sixteen years
was gone. Aaron is a co-owner of Inner Vision Yoga. He teaches each
class in a flowing style that encourages students to move past old
limitations with discipline and compassion.
Aaron Goldberg has studied extensively with Paul Grilley and has been
teaching Yin Yoga for four years. He is thoroughly trained in
anatomy and the energetic effects of poses. Aaron believes in the
therapeutic effects of Yin Yoga and teaches the healing effects of
Yin Yoga.
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Web: www.innervisionyoga.com
Email: marina@innervisionyoga.com
Phone: 480-632-7899
Studio: Inner Vision Yoga
1949 W. Ray Rd. #8
Chandler, AZ 85220
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Jeff Martens Chandler, Arizona
Jeff Martens has been teaching yoga and holistic principles
principles since 1989. His understanding flows from diverse sources
including a Psychology and MFA degree, a deep love of sacred stories,
and a three year study of the world's sacred texts. His classes
combine timeless wisdom, internal adjustment, practical philosphy and
inspiring affirmation in a dynamic flow unifying the teachings of
Classical and Tantra Yoga. Jeff is a writer, teacher trainer, co- founder
of the Yoga-Vision Yoga Conference, founder of the Student
Yoga Program at Arizona State University and co-owner of Inner Vision
Yoga in Chandler, Arizona.
In addition to an extensive education in anatomy, physiology and
biology (including psychoneuroimmunology), Jeff has studied with Paul
Grilley and practiced yin and yin related disciplines for over a
decade, using the techniques to heal and align his own body by
balancing yin and yang practices.
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Web: www.innervisionyoga.com
Email: marina@innervisionyoga.com
Phone: 480-632-7899
Studio: Inner Vision Yoga
1949 W. Ray Rd. #8
Chandler, AZ 85220
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Betsy Andrade Chandler, Arizona
I was first introduced to the practice of Yin Yoga in 2001 when
attending a workshop on yin yoga with Jeff Martens. The following
year I met Paul Grilley through the Yoga Vision Conference in
Tempe, and have attended a workshop with Paul at every opportunity
since that time. I have been fortunate that my studio has offered a
variety of yin yoga classes since that initial introduction in 2001,
and I have studied consistently with Kat Myers, Aaron Goldberg and
Jeff Martens throughout that time. In 2004 I was offered the
opportunity to begin teaching yin yoga classes at Inner Vision Yoga
in Chandler, Arizona.
The practice of yin yoga drew me in with its wonderful hip-opening
and lower back-strengthening poses -- areas of my body that need its
nurturing attention. Once involved in the practice, I became aware
of the delightful meditative and contemplative quality of the slow,
deep movements, which speak to my soul as much as to my body. It is
my priviledge and pleasure to be a yin yoga instructor, and offer
this beautiful practice to my students.
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Web: www.innervisionyoga.com
Email: marina@innervisionyoga.com
Phone: 480-632-7899
Studio: Inner Vision Yoga
1949 W. Ray Rd. #8
Chandler, AZ 85220
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Harumi Maejima Scottsdale, Arizona
Harumi has been practicing Yoga since 1997 and is now pursuing a master level of 500-Hour Certified Teacher’s
Training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts and is a member of the Kripalu Teacher’s
Association. Harumi is a 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher by The Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching yin yoga for a
year and took Paul and Suzee Grilley's Yin Yoga and Anatomy workshop at the Kripalu, Lenox, Massachusetts
in June of 2006.
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Web: www.Harumi-Maejima.com
Email: harumimaejima@mac.com
Phone: Cell: 480.768.7570
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Sharon Discorfano Tucson, Arizona
Sharon is a registered yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, having completed her 250-hour training in Hatha Yoga
at The Providence Institute in Tucson, AZ. Her specialized certifications include Yoganesha Training (Yoga for Kids)
with Anne Van de Water and Prenatal Teacher Training certification from renowned Prenatal Yoga instructor, Janice
Clarfield. She completed her specialized teacher training in Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers at Santa Barbara Yoga
Center. In addition, Sharon has attended classes at many well-known yoga havens including Jivamukti Yoga
(New York), OM Yoga (New York), and Bikram Yoga (NYC and Tucson) and has participated in workshops given
by prominent instructors such as Ana Forrest,Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, and Arun Deva. Sharon has served as a
board member of the Arizona Yoga Association, and was Editor of the quarterly publication Arizona Yoga
from 2005-2008.
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Web: www.lyricyoga.com
Studio Lyric Yoga and Wellness
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California
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Alexis Mulhauser Berkeley, Oakland, and Walnut Creek
Alexis brings alive the holistic nature of living yoga in a way that is simple, powerful, and accessible,
allowing people to connect to their authentic power and spirit of being. For the past ten years, she has
been deeply inspired by the teachings of yoga, macrobiotics, ayurveda and chinese medicine. Alexis has
taught yoga throughout the country and abroad. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and
teaches a blend of Yin and Yang styles of yoga weaving insight from all her yoga ancestors and living
teachers alike. She is devoted to share this life-long path of yoga and embodying the flow of Yin and
Yang wheresoever life leads her.
"I have been fed well by teachers over the years, completing intensive studies in Hatha
Yoga (Ashtanga-Vinyasa and Iyengar traditions), Kundalini Yoga, Prana-Vinyasa Flow, and Yin Yoga.
I continue to be inspired by the teachings of Macrobiotics, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Thai Yoga
Massage, and of course, students who offer their full selves into the flow. I also really like belly
laughs, books, dance, music, travel, trees, waves, and mochi!"
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Email: yoginiam@hotmail.com
Web: Berkeley Yoga Center
Studio Rasa
World Yoga Healing Arts Center
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Cherie Carson (Siri Gian Kaur) Berkeley, California
Cherie Carson (Siri Gian Kaur) has been teaching yin yoga since 2000. She has taught classes, workshops
and retreats in yoga, meditation and yoga for dancers around the US, Scotland and Costa Rica. Cherie is
a performer and choreographer whose training has included understanding body mechanics through kinesiology,
Pilates Technique, Tai Chi, Dance Therapy and Alexander Technique. Cherie focuses on the healing aspects of
yoga in her classes.
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Web: www.movingout.org
Email: ccarson@movingout.org
Phone: 510.587.0770
Studio: 7th Heaven Yoga
www.7thheavenyoga.com
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Staacy Cannon Cardiff by the Sea, California
R.Y.T., founder of Yoga Luna has practiced yoga for the last
7 years in various studios around the country. She opened her first studio in March of 2003,
as a respected business person
and friend to her yoga students. She is worthy of the respect and kindness she receives
from them. She listens to their needs and administers to them the same respect and
kindness bestowed upon her. She displays a calmness to her students that flows
into the studio creating an even more relaxed atmosphere to practice Hatha yoga
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Web: www.yogaluna.com
Email: yogaluna@hotmail.com
Phone: 1-760-331-3217
Studio: Yoga Luna Studio
766 Cathy Ln.
Cardiff by the Sea, California 92007
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Erin Flemming Corte Madera, California
Erin's enthusiasm and devotion to Yoga began twenty years ago following
an extensive dance career. Her primary instructor training was with
renowned Yoga teachers Sarah Powers, Erich Schiffmann and Paul Grilley.
While living in England, Erin was certified by the prestigious British Wheel
of Yoga in 2000.
Erin draws her inspiration from a blend of the essential aspects of Ashtanga
Vinyasa, Iyengar, Viniyoga, Anusara, and Yin Yoga practices, as well as
Mindfulness meditation traditions. Her classes are a creative, mindful
synthesis of flowing postures and breath awareness. Erin leads customized yoga retreats
(nationally and internationally), workshops, teacher trainings, group and private classes.
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Web: www.yogadeva.com
Email: yogadeva@comcast.net
Studio: Bay Club Marin
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Jean Friendly Larkspur, California
Jean Friendly has been practicing meditation and energy work since 1991. Since 2001, her active asana practice
has been based on Ashtanga, as taught by John Berlinsky and Lea Watkins, and it has been complemented with a
Yin path, introduced to her by Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley. Since completing her yoga teacher training
with Sarah and Paul, Jean has continued her studies with many distinguished teachers, most notable being
Ashtanga founder, Pattabhi Jois, Iyengar masters Ramanand Patel and Kofi Busia, and spiritual teacher Adyashanti.
Jean's teaching style synthesizes all these influences – bringing awareness of energetic flow and core grounding
to expand a student’s sense of physical presence in each moment. Each class is an invitation to remember. An
invitation to awaken into the moment - into the truth of what is.
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Web: www.yogastudiomillvalley.com
Email: jean.friendly@gmail.com
Phone: 1-415-380-8800
Studio: Yoga Studio @ Larkspur Landing
2207 Larkspur Landing Circle
Larkspur, CA 94939
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Tessa Coker Mammoth Lakes, California
I trained initially with Yogafit, followed by The White Lotus Foundation. I have been teaching Hatha yoga
since 2001. Since then I have undergone three shoulder surgeries, not always successful. No more salutations,
down dogs or arm balances for me.
Now I devote my teaching and personal practice to Yin Yoga and have found increased self-acceptance and
serenity. I do not have specific Yin training but I have studied publications and DVD/audio, including
work by Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers. I teach Yin Yoga at The Double Eagle Resort & Spa, June Lake, CA
[www.doubleeagleresort.com] and at Snowcreek Athletic Club in Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Focused Fitness
Email: focusedfit@npgcable.com
Studio: The Double Eagle Resort & Spa,
June Lake
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Scott Miller Riverside, California
Scott Miller began practicing yoga from a book at age twelve. Along with asana and meditation instruction, the
book Be Here Now included the teachings of Neem Korali Baba. His message about experiencing life as a loving,
present moment engagement is what continues to inspire Scott to this day. It was the inspiration behind opening
Inland Yoga Centers, and it continues to inform his personal yoga practices. The physical aspect of Scott's
practice, however, is also heavily influenced by two opposite styles:
Having connected with "Ashtanga" master Pattabhi Jois in the early Nineties, Scott later traveled to India
in order to receive more instructions from him, and though Scott teaches Ashtanga in a Neem Korali inspired,
Be Here Now, manner, he continues to honor the sequencing taught to him by Mr. Jois. But Scott also balances
the "yang" half of his personal practice, with a "yin" style yoga that he learned from Paul Grilley, and his
teacher Paulie Zink. Called "Taoist Yoga," this style connects perfectly with the Be Here Now approach, and
the connection is what inspired Scott to begin practicing and later teaching "Slow Deep Stretch." Plus, it is
these two yin and yang yogas that became the hallmark of Inland Yoga, and while the studio is now able to
offer other wonderful styles, we continue to be all about present moment balancing.
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Web: www.inlandyogacenters.com
Email: scott@inlandyogacenters.com
Phone: 951-276-yoga
Studio:Inland Yoga Centers
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Sarah Powers San Francisco, California
Sarah Powers began teaching in 1987. She interweaves the insights and practices of Yoga and Buddhism into an
integral practice to enliven the body, heart and mind. Her yoga style blends both a Yin sequence of long held
poses to enhance the meridian and organ systems, combined with a flow or Yang practice, influenced by Viniyoga,
Ashtanga, and Iyengar teachers.
Sarah feels that enlivening the physical and pranic bodies, as well as learning
to open to our emotional blockages is paramount for preparing us to deepen and nourish insights into our
essential nature--a natural state of awareness. She draws from her studies in Transpersonal Psychology, as
well as her in-depth training in the Vipassana, Tantric and Dzogchen practices of Buddhism. She teaches
trainings and silent retreats internationally with her husband Ty. They live with their teen-age daughter
Imani Jade in Marin, California. For more information on her please see her dvds: Yoga, Yin and Vinyasa and
Insight Yoga (see our Links page) and go to www.sarahpowers.com.
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Web: www.sarahpowers.com
Email: ty@sarahpowers.com
Phone: 1-415-460-9756
Mailing Address:
Ty Powers
2 Allemand Lane,
San Anselmo, CA. 94960
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Dina Amsterdam San Francisco, California
Selected as the "Best classic Yoga teacher" in SF by San Francisco Magazine for 2007.
Dina Amsterdam began teaching yoga in 1994. She is certified by Kripalu (1994) where she gained her spiritual
yogic roots and by Rodney Yee (1998) with whom she studied alignment oriented Iyengar yoga intensely for 3 years
in his Advanced Teacher Training program. Since 1998 Dina has been practicing and studying Buddhist meditation
and Yin yoga with Sarah and Ty Powers as well as other renowned teachers in the Buddhist lineage. Dina is a
certified Yoga Therapist and works with individuals and groups on transforming psychological and physiological
constrictions. Her approach with clients is guided by healing principles from the yogic and Buddhist
therapeutic traditions. She did her graduate research in physiological psychology at the Stanford Center
for Research in Disease Prevention and values an integrated approach of eastern and western modalities for
optimal psycho-physiological and spiritual well-being. Dina leads yoga retreats (many of which are held in
the Buddhist tradition of silence) in beautiful places in nature around the world.
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Web: www.dinaamsterdam.com
Email: damster106@aol.com
Studio: Yoga Tree Valencia
1234 Valencia SF, California, 94110
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Via Page Torrance, California
Via Page is a certified Yin Yoga teacher, trained in Yin Yoga by Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley, the top
Yin Yoga teachers in the country. She is 200 RYT double-certified by Yoga Alliance to teach both Hatha
and Gentle Yoga. She trained with Lanita Varshell at A Gentle Way Yoga and Joyful Movement Center in La
Mesa, CA and is currently completing her 500 RYT certification with Erika Faith Hattingh of Cloud Nine
Yoga, Gardena, CA. Via lives in Torrance, CA and teaches yoga classes, workshops, and private lessons
in Los Angeles, the South Bay, and Southern California.
Yoga has been an integral part of Via's life journey for the past 20 years, with the integration of Pilates
as a second discipline over the past 10 years. Via's dream is to make the life-changing magic of yoga
available to people who think they can't practice yoga - people with health challenges and motion
restrictions, people who are inflexible, people with round bodies, people who think they are "too
old" to practice yoga.
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Web: www.viayoga.us
Email: via_page@yahoo.com
Phone: 1-310-320-3266
Studio: Various: check web page for listing
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Doug Moss Upland, California
Serving the Yoga Communities of Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont, La Verne, San Dimas and Glendora
Doug is a true yoga mutt. He has studied numerous styles and schools of yoga. He has distilled from each
and fostered an eclectic yoga style that is his own. He gives thanks to those who have inspired him along
his path including: Sarah Powers, Erika Faith Hattingh, Tias Little, Eoin Finn and Shiva Rea. He holds
certifications from numerous yoga schools including Santa Barbara Yoga Center (Sarah Powers), White Lotus
Foundation and Erika Faith Hattingh. Doug owns Green Tara Movement Arts Studio. Doug is Director of Green
Tara Yoga School.
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Web:
www.greentarayoga.org
Email: doug AT greentarayoga.org
Phone: 951.218.6673
Studio: Green Tara Yoga
1330 Monte Vista Avenue
Suite #6
Upland, California 91786
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Colorado
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Carol (CJ) McDaniel CMT RYT Fort Collins, Colorado
CJ has been a student of yoga since 1994. She has practiced various forms such as Iyengar, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow,
Bikram's, Power, and Yin yoga. Her passion lies with Yin Yoga due to the skill required to maintain one's presence
in stillness and with Ashtanga due to the meditative flow created through the synchronization of breath and movement.
Certified to teach through the Yoga Alliance in 2005, CJ enjoys sharing what she has gained through her own practice-
that yoga can transform and integrate the body, mind, and spirit and guide one to self acceptance. As a professional
massage therapist, she is also an avid student of the human form. Her teaching style is light hearted and
compassionate gently encouraging students to gain a deeper awareness of one's own body. CJ's hands-on adjustments
further help student's to refine self understanding.
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Web: www.caroljmcdaniel.com
Email: carol_mcdaniel27@hotmail.com
Phone: 970-222-9421
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Alan Starner Fort Collins, Colorado
Alan trained with John Childers, Erich Shiffmann, Sara Powers, Paul Grilley and others while living in California.
He went through Paul Grilley's Teacher training, which included Yin Yoga and Anatomy for Yoga. Although he
practices both Yin and Yang (Vinyasa flow) styles of yoga, he especially likes to teach Yin yoga because the
deep stretching and long holds provide a meditative practice that really opens up the body and provides a
space to explore the body's inner landscapes. Alan also likes to include some functional anatomy in his
classes so people can better understand their strengths and limitations.
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Web: www.oldtownyoga.com
Email: alanlstar@msn.com
Phone: 970-222-2777
Studio:Old Town Yoga
237 1/2 Jefferson
(East of College between Linden & Pine)
Fort Collins, CO
80521
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Charity Heggestad Lafayette, Colorado
Charity is a Registered Yoga Teacher, certified in the Day-Star Method
of Yoga, a gentle style of Hatha yoga. Her classes focus on using
breath and gentle movement to relax the body as well as the mind. Her
latest passion is Yin Yoga which offers deep, slow stretching for
everyone: bendy or more tightly put-together. You'll love it.
Charity enjoys sharing yoga with children as well as adults. As both a
yoga instructor and a mother, she believes that introducing yoga to
children in a fun environment provides a foundation for building a
life-long yoga practice.
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Email: charityjoy@gmail.com
Phone: 303-507-8533
Studio:Joy of Yoga
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Roberta Hughes Parker, Colorado
Roberta has been a yoga practitioner since 1992 and a yoga teacher since 1998. She is a
certified yoga instructor with Inner Connections Yoga & Whole Life Center and is a registered
yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. She has studied yin yoga with Paul Grilley and Sarah
Powers and has studied Hatha yoga with Erich Schiffmann. Roberta's teaching style combines
Hatha, yin, and Vinyasa (flow) techniques to exercise and nourish the body and mind. Her
gentle style and intuitive nature encourage students to cultivate awareness about their
bodies, minds, and emotions so that they may achieve physical and emotional balance and
peace of mind.
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Web: www.robertahughesyoga.com
Email: info@robertahughesyoga.com
Phone: 303-840-0411
Studio:The Yin Yoga Center
www.theyinyogacenter.com
19555 E. Parker Square Dr., Suite 102
Parker, CO 80134.
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Connecticut
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Sara Avant Stover New Canaan, Connecticut
Sara is a Phi Beta Kapha and Summa cum Laude graduate of Columbia University's Barnard College, as well
as an Anusara-Inspired Yoga Teacher and RYT 500. She offers private sessions, workshops, retreats and
teacher trainings around the world. She offers gratitude to the grace of her spiritual teacher, ShantiMayi,
and deep bows to her hatha yoga teachers, primarily Richard Freeman, Sofia Diaz, Jill Satterfield, Sarah
Powers and leading teachers of the Anusara Yoga tradition--John Friend, Sianna Sherman and Desiree Rumbaugh.
Studies in Buddhist Insight Meditation and Philosophy, Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Bodywork also influence her
teachings.
Sara integrates all of these into an individualized, breath-centered and poetic approach to practice that
inspires students to expand beyond their boundaries and to move and live from their hearts. Sara specializes
in women's yoga or a way of being in the world that honors vulnerability as power and intuition as wisdom.
This is a way of living that men can embrace as well. Sara supports women at any point along their journeys
through: yoga for all stages of the menstrual cycle, pre/post natal yoga and fertility yoga. Also a freelance
writer, Sara is a frequent contributor to Fit Yoga Magazine and Yoga Journal.
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Web: www.fourmermaids.com
Email: sara@fourmermaids.com
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Illinois
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Linda (Sama) Karl-Dynek Batavia, Illinois
Linda’s personal yoga sutra began more than 30 years ago when she started to explore yoga, meditation, and Eastern
philosophies. Life’s events derailed her temporarily from her path, but she returned to yoga as a way to deal with
severe arthritis. Along the way she learned that yoga was the next step in her physical, mental, and spiritual
development. Linda is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and is a member of the International Association of
Yoga Therapists. Linda completed two courses of advanced yoga study at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in
Chennai, India. She spent two months in India completing in-depth studies of asana and pranayama theory, yoga
philosophy, meditation, vedic chanting, and the therapeutic applications of yoga. She is an ongoing
student of Srivatsa Ramaswami of Chennai, India, and studies the art of vinyasa krama with him. Linda
is also deeply influenced by the American yin yoga masters, Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers, and studies
with them whenever they conduct trainings in Chicago. Linda teaches Yin Yoga at several centers and privately.
Please check her web page for details.
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Web: www.metta-yoga.com
Email: yogagal60510@yahoo.com
Phone: 630-677-4501
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Kentucky
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Jan Byrd Lexington, Kentucky
It is a great joy and honor to bring yoga to those who would not necessarily believe they could participate in this
practice, and watch the transformation that takes place in their lives, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Making yoga adaptable to every level of ability is what most inspires my teaching. A member of the “baby boomer”
generation, I am excited about sharing my passion for yoga with beginner yogis and yoginis, as well as those who
have an established practice, and especially the 50+ generation. It is not simply desirable to live a healthy,
dynamic and creative life . . . it is realistically attainable through the practice of yoga.
After completing a 200-hour teacher training program, I was certified by The Temple of Kriya Yoga to teach
yoga, and am registered with Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga teacher.
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Web: www.mymettayoga.com
Email: mymettayoga@yahoo.com
Studio: Metta Yoga Studio
145 Burt Road, Suite #9
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
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Louisiana
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Michael Morton Lafayette, Louisiana
Michael Morton is a long time practitioner of Hatha Yoga and completed his Teacher Training in 2006. He is
registered through Yoga Alliance (RYT) and maintains the Red Cross CPR certification. Michael studied and
trained with Jonny Kest of Birmingham, MI. and studied Yin with Paul Grilley ( with a deep focus on anatomy
and it's place in yoga asanas). He also received his certification in Anatomy Biomechanics from the Cooper
Institutes of Aerobics Research. After retirement from Chrysler Corporation, he and his wife, Lydia Morton,
an ERYT with Yoga Alliance opened the Lafayette Center for Yoga in Lafayette, LA. In addition to Yin, the
center also has classes in Slow Flow, Astanga and Vinyasa.
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Web: www.lafayettecenterforyoga.com
Email: michael@lafayettecenterforyoga.com
Phone: 337-654-4881
Studio: Lafayette Center for Yoga
101 W Vermilion St at Jefferson Blvd.
Acadiana Arts Council
Downtown Lafayette, LA 70501
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Maine
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Sally Haggerty Harpswell
Sally Haggerty, RYT, has been a yoga and meditation practitioner since 1990 and a Kripalu Certified Teacher since
2000. She has integrated Yin Yoga as taught by Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers in her practice and teaching since
2003. She specializes in sessions to reduce stress, cultivate a meditative practice, to keep the body and
mind supple - and to bring lightheartedness to the practice of yoga. Sally has had training in comparative
anatomy, positional therapy, Phoenix Rising, yoga for children, and assorted other areas of yoga interest,
and is a learner in Buddhist teachings and qi gong. She has offered classes since 2000 in Harpswell
(near Brunswick and Bath), and continues teaching classes at her home and in the greater Brunswick area,
as well as on Caye Caulker in Belize, Central America.
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Web: www.greatislandyoga.com
Email: info@greatislandyoga.com
Phone:207-729-7883
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Massachusetts
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Josh Summers Boston
Josh began studying Yin Yoga in the late nineties after a long training in Iyengar yoga. He is grateful
to his teachers James Murphy, Patricia Walden, Sarah Powers, Sayadaw U Pandita and Ajahn Amaro. As his
interest in vipassana, or insight meditation, has deepened, so too has his interest in more contemplative
forms of asana practice. With a professional background as an acupuncturist and a personal passion for the
dharma, Josh fell in love with Yin Yoga as a beautiful synthesis of the two.
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Email: moksaman@gmail.com
Phone: 781-710-5215
Studio Back Bay Yoga Studio
1112 Boylston St.,
Boston, MA 02215
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Kripalu Lenox, Massachusetts
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health—A world of yoga, holistic health, and self-discovery
in breathtaking Lenox, Massachusetts. Kripalu Center is an institution where people can come to discover
what it means to be fully human and fully alive through a nonsectarian and nondogmatic approach to yoga.
We are dedicated to the honest and unfettered inquiry into, and pursuit of, all philosophies, techniques,
and approaches that produce thriving in the individual, the family, the institution, the business, the
community, the society, and the planet—all at the same time. Kripalu often has Yin Yoga programs and
workshops offered by teachers such as Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers. Check their web site for the latest
schedule.
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Email: guestservices@kripalu.org
Phone: 866-200-5203 toll-free
413-448-3152
Studio:Kripalu
www.kripalu.org
Lenox, Massachusetts
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Susan Moul Lenox, Massachusetts
Susan Moul teaches twice monthly yin yoga workshops at Kripalu Center. She is a well-known yoga and meditation teacher at Kripalu Center, who also offers popular workshops in
Kripalu’s R&R and Healthy Living programs. Her master’s degree in embodiment studies focused on the physiology
and philosophy of mind. A 500-hour professionally certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, she has 100 hours of vinyasa
teacher training as well. Susan has been invited to present her work on self-talk at the Transformative Language
Arts’ The Power of Words conference in September 2007. susanmyoga.googlepages.com and susanmyoga.blogspot.com
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Email: susanmyoga@gmail.com
Web http://susanmyoga.googlepages.com
Studio:Kripalu
www.kripalu.org
Lenox, Massachusetts
Phone: 413-448-3152
toll-free 866-200-5203
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Michigan
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Stacey Coffey Brighton, Michigan
Stacey Coffey has been practicing yoga since 1997 and decided in 2006 to share her love of the practice with
others. Stacey is a certified teacher trained in Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Meridian yoga, Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra
as well as a practicing Reiki master. Trained by Johnny Kest, Daniel Orlansky, Paul Grilley and studying at
the Kripalu center several times a year, Stacey is a dedicated student as well as inspirational teacher.
As a former runner and weight lifter, Stacey has brought many strengths and overcome many weakness in her own
personal practice. After over working the body and dealing with several injuries, Stacey was able to create
a unique style of teaching... one of strength, focus, compassion and fun.
Stacey offers private lesions in your home or office or you can enjoy the energy and escape of coming to class
at her studio.
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Web: www.buddha-u.com
Email: stacey@buddha-u.com
Phone: (810) 333-0767
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Montana
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Paulie Zink Billings, Montana
Master Paulie Zink is a multifaceted instructor of rare quality. He is a highly proficient Taoist Yoga
practitioner, a Chi Kung expert and an internationally acclaimed martial arts champion. The combination
of his exceptional background, knowledge and skill make him unique in the western world. In order to
achieve this degree of mastery he underwent demanding training and esoteric disciplines which emphasized
cultivating the felt awareness and embodiment of one's instinctual, intuitive nature. As a result, he
can actualize the power and spontaneity, the flowing movement and wild spirit that is inherent in our
awakened primal energy.
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Web: www.pauliezink.com
Email: pauliezink@netzero.com
Phone: (406) 667-2213
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New York
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Damon Honeycutt New York, New York
Damon Honeycutt is a transdisciplinary artist whose work involves the cohesion of many traditions. He holds
an MA in Conscious Evolution and Integral Studies from The Graduate Institute and a BFA from California
Institute of the arts in music composition and cross cultural dance studies. Damon is a grassroots martial
arts practitioner and yogi that now resides in NYC where he started The Temple of the Monkey, through
which he teaches Taoist Yoga as taught to him by Paulie Zink and Paul Grilley.
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Web: www.wayofthenomad.com
The Temple of the Monkey
Email: nomadyoga@hotmail.com
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Tina Ramsden Upstate New York
Tina has over 25 years experience teaching in the wellness/fitness field. Registered Yoga Alliance
Teacher, Trained in the Vinyasa Yoga tradition (under Shiva Rea); and trained Yin Yoga Tradition (under
Sarah Powers); Certified Danskinetics Teacher (Kripalu Yoga Center); Certified Group Fitness Teacher
under the American Council on Exercise; Certified Personal Trainer WITS at Onondaga Community College.
B.S.E. Recreation Therapy & Health Education. Tina teaches Vinyasa Power Yoga, Yin Yoga and Meditation
in Upstate New York at the Mirbeau Spa in Skaneateles NY and Ja Spa in Marcellus NY.
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Web: www.mirbeau.com
Email: ramstin@aol.com
Phone: (315) 673-1863
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North Carolina
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Lisa Burke Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lisa Burke's teaching style is influenced by Sarah Powers, Maritza (Anusara), Paul Grilley, Ana Forrest,
Judith Lasater and Bikram, all of whom she completed teacher trainings or intensives
while living in California. Lisa emphasizes pranayama and deep core work in all her classes
while also exploring or rediscovering one's authenticity. She encourages her students to share their
yoga with all beings outside the yoga room; getting strong and centered but flowing with grace and ease
and learning to deal with fear and daily struggle without anxiety...and most importantly, cultivating
your practice to being a positive influence in your life and other peoples' lives every day.
Lisa is teaching yin classes at Triangle Yoga in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Sundays 6-7:30,
Tuesday's 10:45 am, Tuesdays 5:45 p.m. and does Yin/Yang 3 hr. classes about once a month.
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Web: www.triangleyoga.com
Email: lisafultonburke@gmail.com
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Joe Furman Chapel Hill, North Carolina
I started studying yoga in New York City in 1976 and I'm certified as an interdisciplinary yoga teacher.
After being introduced to yoga, I quickly learned that the practice is a personal reflection of the inner-self,
filled with energy, radiance and grace. In my teachings, I like to encourage others to project their inner-selves;
to be a calm river flowing through mountains, a sun-star bringing color to darkness, an eagle soaring smoothly
over ocean winds. Yoga helps us bring balance to the yin and yang energies of the universe and I'm honored to
help others bring this balance into their lives.
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Web: www.duke.edu\~jfurman
Email: anandajala@gmail.com
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Andrea Dyer Greensboro, North Carolina
Andrea Dyer, RYT, has been practicing yoga for more than 10 years and teaching for 5 years. Andrea encourages
her students to cultivate a focused, healthy life through the practice of yoga’s eight-fold path - on and off the mat.
Andrea has been teaching Yin Yoga classes since 2006 after taking her first Yin class at At One Yoga in Scottsdale, AZ.
She has studied with Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers and is influenced by Biff Mithoefer's mindful meditative approach
to teaching. Please contact Andrea for class information.
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Email: Andrea@mindbodyfitnessyoga.com
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Oregon
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Paul Grilley Ashland, Oregon
Paul Grilley has been teaching Yoga since 1980 and his special interest is the teaching of Anatomy. He practices
Yoga postures in the style of Paulie Zink and patterns his philosophy on the writings and researches of Dr.
Hiroshi Motoyama —a Yogi and scientist from Tokyo, Japan. This philosophy integrates the Taoist Meridian and
Acupuncture theories of China with the Yogic and Tantric theories of India. Paul lives in Ashland, Oregon
with his wife Suzee.
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Web: www.paulgrilley.com
Email: grilley@cyberpc.com
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Pennsylvania
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Daniel Shankin Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Daniel’s yoga resonates through the entire being of the practitioner. A fascinating, miraculous blend
of mysticism, devotion, fluid movement, and grounded shape, this yoga has the ability to appropriately
challenge any level of practitioner in a myriad of ways. His classes dedicate practices which allow one
to learn how to climb into the body, to be in the body, to compassionately embrace places of limitation,
and to celebrate places of spaciousness and vibrancy. Eschewing dogma, Daniel offers myth, poetry,
and simple principles discovered by ancient yogis so his students can explore the depths of their own
minds, and be guided, rather than force fed as they open toward deeper meaning. His teachers both too
numerous and too mysterious to name, Daniel recognizes he would have not had the opportunity to meet
any of them had it not been for the kindness extended to him by the parents who gave him birth. He
divides his time between teaching, directing Main Line Yoga School in Ardmore, Pa, practicing
Thai Massage, sitting on his mat, and opening his hips really, really wide.
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Email: yoga@mainlineyoga.com
Studio:Mainline Yoga
www.mainlineyoga.com
66 Rittenhouse Place
Ardmore, PA 19003
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Richard Gartner Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Richard Gartner, RYT, continues the movement of independent yoga thinking, inspired by teachers like Tias
Little, Max Strom and Paul Grilley, who introduced him to the Yin Yoga philosophy. His teaching fuses traditional
asana and breathwork with contemporary anatomy and bodywork. It draws from many styles of yoga without sacrificing
the spirit of the practices. His practice and instruction draw from Ayurveda, massage and trigger-point therapies,
pilates, and body alignment techniques.
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Web www.rgyoga.com
Email: richard@rgyoga.com
Studio: schoolhouse yoga www.schoolhouseyoga.com
Phone: 412.401.4444
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Kristen Butera Wayne, Pennsylvania
Kristen is the manager of the YogaLife Institute as well as the assistant editor of Yoga Living magazine. A heart centered bhakti
yogini, she has been practicing yoga since 2002. As a certified 200 hr. Kripalu trained teacher, she teaches
self-acceptance and awareness in her classes, encouraging students to listen to their own body wisdom as they
explore being present. Kristen also holds a 500 hr. certification from the YogaLife institute. She has studied
with both Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley and loved every minute of it!
Kristen is currently running monthly 2 hour long workshops focused specifically on Yin. The YogaLife institute
also holds a weekly Yin class on Thursday evenings from 6 - 7:30 PM, with the hopes of expanding it's Yin
offerings in 2008.
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Email: yogalifeinstitute@verizon.net
Studio:Yoga Life Institute
www.yogalifeinstitute.com
821 W. Lancaster Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610-688-7030
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Virginia
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Patricia Pao Leesburg & Fairfax, Virginia
I have been teaching Yin Yoga for the past year at various yoga studios in the Northern Virginia area.
I started teaching workshops, followed by a weekly Yin class. My current yin class is in Herndon, Virginia
at Health Advantage yoga and devote one yin session per year at Anahata Yoga
in Leesburg, Va. I incorporate the yin practice in my classes at Sun and Moon in Fairfax, Virginia and
in my corporate classes at EDS.
Patricia Pao (RYT 200) teaches from the heart and emphasizes opening up to the total
experience of yoga. She is a former professional dancer and ballet teacher. Pat has worked the last 20 years as
a movie casting director and loves traveling, reading and movies.
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Web: homepage.mac.com/patpao
Email: patpao@adelphia.net
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MaryAnne Hägglund Richmond & Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
MaryAnne believes the practice of yoga has expanded her life in ways she never imagined. She completed the first
Yoga Source Teacher Training Program (Richmond, VA) in 2003 under the direction of Sandra Pleasants and Jennifer
Elliott and is certified with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level. After studying the more Yang styles of yoga
(Hatha, Vinyasa, Iyengar) she was drawn to the Yin style because of its simple yet sophisticated nature and its
ability to compliment and balance our masculine and feminine sides. She is grateful to have attended workshops
presented by Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley.
MaryAnne brings humor and compassion to her classes and feels that the "real" yoga happens once we step off
the mat and into our daily lives. She incorporates Taoist, Zen and Buddhist wisdom via poetry, prose and
quiet space into her teaching style. Her hope is to inspire those who practice with her to move through the
world with an awareness that leaves it better than the way we found it. "Everything we do is sacred."
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Email: mariandl@comcast.net
Studios: Yoga Source www.yogarichmond.com
Deep Run Hunt Club
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Debbie Stevens RYT 500 Roanoke, Virginia
Debbie is a certified yoga instructor, registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. She has been
teaching yoga for almost 20 years. Her first love is Kripalu Yoga, where she was first certified to teach yoga.
A few years ago, Yin Yoga caught her eye. She has studied with Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley. Debbie teaches
Yin Yoga regularly at The Yoga Center, on Tuesdays nights as well as Friday mornings. She appreciates the
balance of Yin Yoga with our usual Yang style of practice.
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Web: www.theyogacenterinc.com
Email:debbie@theyogacenterinc.com
Phone: (540) 345-4090
Studio: The Yoga Center
3107-C Franklin Road, SW
Piccadilly Square
Roanoke, Virginia 24014
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Emily Sorensen St John, Virgin Islands
Emily began her journey as a Taoist Arts practitioner
in 1993 with Internal Martial arts and Qi Gong. This
path led her to the discovery of yoga in 1996. Her
yogic background includes study in Meditation,
Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin Yoga. She is a
certified Yin Yoga teacher and recieved her training
from Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley in 2005.
Emily has been teaching Qi Gong,Internal Arts and Yoga
since 2004. Her classes provide deep awareness and
discovery of the self in a nurturing yet challenging
environment.
Emily has recently been certified in Qi Gong Massage
and Tuning the body. Her zest for life and loving
nature allow a gentle unfolding for the recipient.
Emily teaches at the Self Center at Caneel and
Cinnamon Bay campground on Sunny St. John.
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Phone: 340-514-2734
Email: sv.inspiration@gmail.com
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Washington, D.C.
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Kimberly Wilson
Kimberly Wilson, creative director and founder of Tranquil Space yoga, built a socially conscious and blissful
business in her living room in her mid-20s. Seeking a nurturing, community-focused and creative haven, she
created the modern day Tranquil Space. Kimberly has completed teacher trainings with Sarah Powers, ashtangi David Swenson
and vinyasa teachers Cyndi Lee, Baron Baptiste, and Shiva Rea. She brings a well-rounded approach to her
students, and is known for her inspirational and empowering style. Kimberly incorporates Yin Yoga into a lot of her work.
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Web: www.tranquilspace.com
Email: kimberly@tranquilspace.com
Phone: (202) 223.yoga (9642)
Studio: tranquil space
2024 p street, nw
washington, dc 20036
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Danielle Polen
Danielle, a native of texas, initially sought out yoga as a means of recovery from recurring dance-related
injuries, but quickly found that the effects of her practice reached far deeper than the major muscle groups.
While Danielle currently earns her livelihood as an immigration attorney, she views the role of teacher as a
great privilege, and has enjoyed teaching a variety of movement, writing, and law courses over the years. She
completed the 200-hour teacher training at Tranquil Space, and her classes reflect her solid grounding in
both the iyengar and anusara traditions coupled with the vinyasa flow. In addition, both her respect for
yoga and her interdisciplinary teaching style continue to be informed by ongoing studies with Shiva Rea,
Rodney Yee and Sarah Powers, among others. Danielle teaches Yin Yoga every Saturday at 3pm at Tranquil Space.
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Web: www.tranquilspace.com
Email: info@tranquilspace.com
Phone: (202) 223.yoga (9642)
Studio: tranquil space
2024 p street, nw
washington, dc 20036
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Yael Flusberg
Yael first came to yoga over ten years ago to manage chronic back pain, and help her deal with personal
stress and the challenges of community-based social change work. Yael is certified in yin yoga by Paul
Grilley and Sarah Powers, and teaches vinyasa and yin yoga in Washington, DC. Off the mat, Yael is a
meditation and reiki practitioner, a writer, and arts organizer. In her coaching and consulting practice,
she works with nonprofit leaders, social entrepreneurs, activists and artists to help them become more
creative and powerful agents of change while building in time for reflection and renewal.
To take a class with Yael, please check out the web site for the
Maruka School of Yoga & Healing in Washington,
DC. She is also available for private and group sessions.
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Web: www.marukadc.com
Email: Yael36@aol.com
Phone: (202) 745-1881
Studio: Maruka
1300 9th st., NW (9th & N St.)
Washington, D.C. 20001
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Mary Oscategui
Mary Oscategui has been trained and currently teaches the wisdom teachings and philosophies of
Buddhism, Yoga, Tantra, Reiki, Theosophy, Taoism, and Vipassana meditation.
Her studies also include Living Foods at the Ann Wigmore Institute, and she is currently training in
Acupressure and Holistic Nutrition. Her passion is to inspire, motivate, and teach
people how to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
She specializes in Yin Yoga along with various other healing modalities in order to provide an
enviornment that can awaken others to live to the immeasurable beauty of their divine potential.
Formally a manager for the Fitness industry, she successfully ran both a Group Exercise and a
Fitness department at The SCLA clubs and is also a certified Personal Trainer, Group Exercise
Instructor, Public Speaker, Writer, and Wellness/Nutrition coach.
Mary is conducting a number of Yin Yoga workshops in the Washington, D.C. area. Check out her
web page for details.
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Web: www.journeytowardstransformation.com
Email: mary@journeytowardstransformation.com
Phone: 202-210-6826
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Washington State
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Jessica Powers Seattle & Ellensburg, Washington
Jessica Powers is a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher dedicated to assisting individuals open to Grace.
Drawing on study and training in a variety of Yoga traditions, including Viniyoga, Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative,
her teaching focuses on heart-centered movement, breath-work, and meditation. Encouraging the creation of a
positive relationship with the body, she balances comfort with challenge, strength with ease, and breath with
motion. Classes are supported by Jessica's background as a Reiki Master, Aromatherapist, and dedicated inquiry
into Goddess Spirituality. These different modes of energy work combined with the physical Yoga practice allow
her to offer an energetically nourishing container for the process of Yoga to unfold within.
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Web: www.3gracesyoga.typepad.com
Phone:206-518-8628
Email: 3gracesyoga@gmail.com
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