Stephanie has been practicing yoga and movement for almost 20 years and has been teaching yoga since 2000. She has been featured in several lifestyle and fitness magazines including New York Magazine, Women’s Health, Quest and Baron Baptiste’s video “The Trainer’s Edge”. She is recognized as a premier yoga instructor and was voted best yoga teacher two consecutive years by New York Magazine. In October 2006, Stephanie was selected by New York Moves magazine as one of New York City’s…
Steve was raised in Santa Barbara, graduated with distinction in Comparative Religions from Occidental College in Los Angeles and began training in Buddhist meditation in 1988. His first trip to India and Nepal in 1990 awakened a desire to involve the moving body in the meditation process, and he began practicing asana. Important teachers: Erich Schiffmann opened the door to the depths of asana practice, Chuck Miller opened the door to Pattabhi Jois, for whom Steve finally made the study-trip…
Kira Ryder encourages exploration in the postures through focused attention and awareness of the breath. Her style balances strength, suppleness, and serenity with an emphasis on finding ease and grace in the practice. Kira began teaching yoga 10 years ago. She received her teacher training certificate with Sarah Powers at Yoga Studio Mill Valley in 2000. Kira is strongly influenced by Yin yoga and currently developes her own practice with Erich Schiffmann. Kira is the owner of Lulu Bandha’s, in…
Jill Satterfield founder of Vajra Yoga, has been practicing hatha yoga primarily in the Iyengar tradition, for over 29 years and teaching for 17. She has been a student of Buddhism for 15 years, which informs both her practice and teaching. Vajra Yoga developed as a natural extension of Jill?s practices and with the kind support of her teachers, Ajahn Amaro and Mingyur Rinpoche. This intuitive synthesis of yoga and Buddhism arose as Jill healed from a debilitating physical condition.…
David can be described in many ways. Some qualities he strives for and others tend to just find their way into his personality, but the qualities that are the most important are the ones he has in common with those around him. David found yoga like most of us; he gave his trust to someone who told him it would be good for him to try it out. These first few experiences with yoga gave David an extremely profound sense…
Leah Kalish, MA is committed to nurturing health and empowerment through imaginative play and yoga. She is a dedicated yogi of 18 years and a graduate of the YogaWorks Teacher Training Program in Santa Monica, CA. She holds a BS in Dance Education from New York University and a MA in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, CA. She believes that play is nature?s biological plan for learning? and that yoga is the ideal playground and laboratory for…
Dana Flynn is Co-Founder & Co-Director of the yoga School and Center at Laughing Lotus, in New York City. Dana is a Mystic, a Minister and Messenger of Light. She is wild and playful, creative and offbeat Her classes are designed for you to uncover, explore and Celebrate your own Greatness! Teaching from her own practice, Dana is constantly reminded that Yoga is a Living, Breathing Tradition, one that is constantly evolving…just like YOU! Rodney Yee praises Dana, Dana Flynn…
Bernie Clark has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1998. He has a Bachelor degree in Science from the University of Waterloo and combines his intense interest in yoga with an understanding of the scientific approach to investigating the nature of things. His ongoing studies have taken him deeply inside mythology, comparative religions and psychology. All of these avenues of exploration have clarified his understanding of the ancient Eastern practices of yoga and meditation. His teaching, workshops and books have…
Natasha Rizopoulos has been teaching at Yoga Works in Los Angeles since 1997.? Her teaching style combines an emphasis on precise alignment with a commitment to finding joy and ease in the practice.? She is celebrated for her ability to communicate the essense of a pose or an action, exploring and explaining theory and practice in a manner that immediately connects students to their yoga in profound and transformative ways. Natasha gained national exposure as a practioner through photographs in…
Cyndi Lee founded OM yoga center, www.omyoga.com, in New York City in 1998. With 60 faculty members and a monthly student base of over 5,000, OM offers over 175 weekly classes, 200- and 500-hour teacher training courses, worldwide retreats, yoga in schools and corporate yoga programs, at both the flagship Union Square facility as well as at the Alvin Ailey Institute in midtown Manhattan. Known for her playful and inspiring combination of authenticity and accessibility, Cyndi Lee receives invitations to…