PG BELMONT INSTRUCTORS
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Wednesday 7:30p - Vinyasa Flow Ben began his studies of yoga in 1996, at the age of 19. His studies of yoga began with his primary yogic mentor, Iyengar Yoga instructor Ben Thomas. Since that time, his practice of mindfulness has continued and has led him to pursue studies with a variety of masterful teachers in a variety of different traditions. The main traditions he has studied include Iyengar, Ashtanga, Sivananda, and Anusara. Some of the many yogic training courses he has attended over the years include a year of study in the Iyengar Yoga Institute Advanced Teacher Training program, teacher training with Doug Swenson, as well as living and practicing at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Grass Valley for several months as staff. Ben's teaching style is a balanced blend of asana, pranayama, meditation, relaxation, chanting, and yoga philosophy. Ben enjoys teaching all levels and varieties of students. To learn more about Ben and his offerings you may visit his website at www.wakefulway.com.
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Monday Wednesday and Friday 9a - Circuit Training Harriete leads the Circuit Training and ABS and Core with experience, energy, enthusiasm and imaginative style. A metal artist and mother of two, she strives to make fitness entertaining, inspiring, and upbeat. She attentively supports those just getting started and challenges those seeking to step up a notch. Whatever your level of preparedness, be ready to have fun and work up a sweat in her class! Check out her web site at: http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/home.html
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Jean Mazzei, (E-RYT 500), has logged over 10,000 teaching hours. Often called “a teacher’s teacher,” she is an expert in the subtleties of yoga sadahana (practices), and bringing the practices to life off the mat.
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Thursday 7:30p - Iyengar level 1/2 Maria is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. She has been practicing yoga since 1985 and teaching since 2000. Her teacher training includes years of apprenticeship with top instructors in the Bay Area as well as intense yoga studies with the Iyengar family in Pune, India. |
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Annika Williams RYT was introduced to yoga while studying English Literature and Dance at the University of Oregon. She is a Yoga Alliance Certified graduate of the Avalon Yoga Teacher Training Program, where she apprenticed with Senior Iyengar Instructor Ben Thomas. Annika has mentored with Anusara Certified Instructor, Samantha Shakti Brown for the last 3 years, & has been dedicated to the practice and study of Anusara Yoga. She is beginning an additional mentorship with Anusara Certified Instructor, Kenny Graham, and has also studied closely with luminary instructors Anirudh Shastri, and John Berg. She is known for her eloquent explanation of alignment, ability to help students find freedom and healing in their bodies, for her fun, creative sequencing, and for her skill in teaching extremely advanced as well beginning Yoga students. Annika also works in the field of Yoga therapeutics, working with Pacific Therx, a leading physical therapy clinic in Portola Valley & Los Altos, as their Yoga Physical Therapist, helping clients to heal & rehabilitate from injuries, surgeries, & illnesses. Annika's classes combine a flowing Vinyasa practice with opening, strengthening, & healing alignment. Her sequencing reflects her dance influences & inspires the bliss of movement. Annika is a devoted student of the spiritual philosophy of Yoga, and she offers a compassionate & empowering space for us to open to our highest Selves, offering an opportunity for awakening to the beautiful, brilliant spirit at the heart of everyone's being.
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Tuesday & Thursday 645a - Vinyasa Flow background philosophy I tend to draw upon many styles of yoga as I believe there is only one yoga and each style of yoga brings new understanding to the yogic path. I try to tune into the needs of each student whether it is building strength and flexibility or becoming more self aware in their own practice. I focus on alignment, infusing balance and creating space with each asana as, I consider, most injuries are caused by either being misaligned, out of balance or from a lack of space. www.dorisyoga.com |
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Monday 6pm- Slow Flow Susan was introduced to yoga at an early age, but became serious about her practice in 2005 when she met Jean Mazzei. She then went on to study in India, with Swami Santhiprasad in the Siva Raja Yoga tradition. Susan is also influenced by Scott Blossom in the Shadow Yoga tradition and by the practice of Vipassana meditation.Yoga means union; it is a path to understanding oneself. Susan’s intention is to create a safe place where each individual can explore their unique path. She believes that the most important things are to love yourself, have fun, and be patient with your journey. |
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Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6:45am - Ashtanga JoAnneh Nagler has taught Hatha Yoga for more than 20 years. Her practices include Ashtanga, Anusara, Power, and Restorative Yoga. With a focus on alignment and the natural movements of the body, she delivers a strength-training, flexibility-promoting, vigorous class which improves core-strength and keeps joints limber and healthy. She believes in promoting “heat” in the body, and creates asana sequences which offer students an active and challenging practice. Her teaching is focused on a mind-body connection, and works with the principals of building a strong core to create a sense of freedom, both in yoga practice and in life. She is skilled in teaching both beginners and advanced students. |
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Dina is a certified kickboxing instructor and has been teaching cardio kickboxing since 2000. She has taught in North Carolina, New York, and in the Bay Area since 2005. Kickboxing is an incredible whole body aerobic workout, that helps build strength, stability, and flexibility. Dina is full of energy and is eager to share her passion for kickboxing! She combines fun and dynamic music with a great conditioning and cardio intense workout that incorporates proper technique and exercises that build and sculpt core, upper and lower body muscles. As an avid climber, she knows firsthand that kickboxing is a perfect complement to yoga and climbing! |
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Emily Galvin RYT has been developing her yoga practice since 2002 and from that point on her passion for the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of yoga lead her to study with some of the leading teachers in the Bay area, Costa Rica, and throughout South America. She graduated from the Nosara Yoga Institute in 2009. The insight of numerous teachers allowed her to practice in styles from Astanga, Iyengar, Bikram, Yin, and mixed styles of Hatha (Power and Gentle Flow). She had the amazing opportunity to travel and teach throughout South America for six months where she taught at the Eco Yoga Park in Argentina, the Jangala Retreat in Peru, and a local climbing gym in Pucon Chile. Her relationship with yoga continues to grow, change, inspire, center, balance, and give peace. Her intention as a teacher is to help others to learn/heal from the inside out. Movement, music, and laughter are essential to life and thus the basic structure of her style of teaching. She is known for her easy flow and transition between poses, ability to help students listen to their bodies and explore in their practice, and the creative way she teaches. Her yoga classes encourage students to tap into their own creativity and to begin the focus to stay present and rejoice in the NOW. |
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From a young age, Maralle has been drawn to movement and self-expression. Starting with ballet and basketball, then swimming and crew, she has enjoyed moving, breathing, being active, and being around friends and nature. Maralle is a Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and a Certified Yoga Life Coach. Maralle teaches around the Peninsula — Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood Shores — and has coached beautiful beings from Jordan, Turkey, Canada, the U.K., and around the U.S. She has trained with and assisted Baron Baptiste in many teacher trainings and programs. She is also an experienced guide and coach for the "40 Days to Personal Revolution" program. As a student and teacher of yoga, Maralle is always reminded of the powerful practice of removing the blocks from our way of being and living our True and Fullest expression of our Selves. "I believe that the power in power yoga is all about listening in and connecting to our inner power and wisdom to empower everyone around us. Everything that we are seeking; happiness, love, richness... is already within each one of us! Through the practice, we connect to our True and Whole Self and share and express from that source out into the world fearlessly!" Maralle's teaching is filled with self expression, inquiry, community, fun and sweat! You can reach Maralle at maralle.fakhereddin@gmail.com or visit her website for more info: http://marallefakhereddin.com/. Live YOUR Fullest Life NOW! Namaste. |
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Saturday 10:45am - Foundations of Flow Edwina, better known as Eddie, has been practicing and studying Yoga for 14 years. Her playful, friendly, inviting demeanor will have you leaving her class feeling light-hearted and open with a craving for more. Eddie believes that being who we are begins with being where we are. Her key elements for transformation and change include safely exploring the edges of your physical body and being lovingly forgiving with yourself! Eddie's fascination with Yogic alignment and the ability to express the body through supported strength and flexibility are infused in her classes as she keeps your mind focused and connected with your breath. She lives her dharma teaching the art of yoga in the hopes that her students reconnect with their true Self and feel good about their WHOLE BEING. It is true to her that the body is our temple and holds all the information we need. Eddie's expertise and passion lie in the Hatha, Vinyasa, and Bakti fundamentals. She has a firm foundation in the 8 fold path of Buddhism and has a dedicated Samatha-Vipassana meditation practice. The salubrious world of Yoga has allowed her to integrate all aspects of her life into her practice. Her studies also include Prenatal Yoga, Iyengar, Anusara, Ashtanga, and Yin. Prior to Yoga, Eddie was a devoted Classical Ballet dancer and member of the Peninsula Ballet Theatre. Influential mentors and inspiration in her life are Jean Mazzei, Elise Lorimer, Stephanie Snyder, Darren Main and Golden Tree Holistic. Yoga Tree Teacher Training Alumni and RYT. |