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wonderful teachers bring a rich blend of experience and Kate Banks is a Kripalu certified yoga teacher whose heartfelt teaching grows out of her personal practice of many years. Kate creatively blends vinyasa yoga with mindfulness, offering students the opportunity to explore what it is to be aware of the breath, to be fully present in the body and to awaken to the rise and fall of sensation, feeling and experience. A variety of vinyasa and meditation teachers inspire Kate’s continued study. Peter Elliston received his 200 hour Yoga Teacher Certification from Yoga Center Amherst and continues to work toward his 500 hour certification. In addition he has studied with master teacher Tias Little, and has taken classes and workshops at yoga centers worldwide. Peter has been teaching for 7 years. Mark Gerow is the founder/creator of Lunarhythms Yoga™, and comes from a diverse background. From survival instructor in the U.S. Air Force to actor in New York City, his unique blend of flowing (vinyasa) yoga combines various styles and incorporates elements to include chakras, ayurveda, yoga therapy, and organic movement. He also specializes and offers private sessions in Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Yoga consultations and Thai Yoga Massage. His web site is www.lunarhythmsyoga.com Ani Nadler Grosser, RYT, has been practicing and studying yoga for 25 years in many traditions, including Sivananda, Iyengar, and Embodyoga with Patty Townsend at Yoga Center Amherst. Ani studied restorative yoga with Judith Lasater, author of Relax and Renew, and has mastered the art of teaching this healing practice. Chakra Yoga is another passion of Ani's. She completed Advanced Training in the Chakras, a holistic system for personal development, with Anodea Judith, author of Wheels of Life. 413.637.2868 www.compassionaterelationships.com Suzanne Mazzarelli began to get serious about yoga over 10 years ago when she faced debilitating back pain. Thanks to gifted Anusara teachers and the incredible healing power of yoga, she is now joyfully and mindfully living her practice both on and off the mat! She brings compassion, sweetness and enthusiasm to her classes that flow through traditional asana. The focus is on precise alignment that strengthens the body and a heartfelt theme that invites celebration, self-inquiry & a sense of wonderment. She aims to help her students recognize shri (beauty) in themselves & the world around them. She received her teacher training in Northampton, MA at Yoga Sanctuary. Leslie Nelson is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor with additional certifications in Alexander Technique, Gyrotonic®, and Pilates mat work. Her classes combine a vinyasa flow style with an emphasis on alignment and body awareness. She was co-founder and director of the Soho Sanctuary Studio and Spa in New York before moving to the Berkshires and thereafter worked as a movement therapist at Canyon Ranch. For the past 20 years she has taught private yoga and fitness classes. 413-329-3541. Deborah Salem, founder of Yoga Great Barrington, has been teaching for 9 years. Her formal training began with International Yoga Studies in Scotland and continued with Embodyoga in Amherst, where she received her 200 hour certification. She continues to study and work toward her 500 hour certification. She also holds a certification in Thai Yoga Massage from the Lotus Palm School in Montreal. 413.528.4386 deborah@yogagb.com Connie Wilson is a Kripalu certified teacher at the professional level, teaching for the past 8 years in West Virginia, Maryland, and the Berkshire's. She currently teaches at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is the founder of Yoga Within, bringing yoga to school and workplace settings throughout Southern Berkshire County. Her priority is helping students individualize and deepen their experience of all aspects of yoga. 528.3798
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