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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. Sharon Coleman has practiced mindfulness for over 15 years and is an ordained member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing. The peace and power of meditation and the Buddhist teachings on compassion and freedom have inspired her own growth and her practice as a psychologist. 518-325-6974 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 Ann Greene will be taking this session off. We hope she will return for our spring-summer session. 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 Uma
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first studied yoga at the Jivamukti Yoga 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 practicing and studying Yoga for over thirty years. She has 400+ teacher training hours from various teachers and schools including International Yoga Studies and Embodyoga in Amherst. 413.528.4386 deborah@yogagb.com Amy Webb is an ongoing student of the 8-limbed system of Ashtanga Yoga and Vipassana Meditation. Her primary teacher is Richard Freeman. Amy has spent over 1000 hours in formal trainings plus 3 years in apprenticeships teaching Ashtanga. A dedicated practitioner since 1997, Amy began teaching in 2001. She has 10 years’ experience in Therapeutic and Wilderness Guiding, and holds a degree in Art and Literature. Amy is the director of the Berkshire Ashtanga Center. 716.244.0444 www.berkshireashtanga.com Connie Wilson is a Kripalu certified teacher who has been teaching for the past 8 years. She currently teaches at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and is the founder of Yoga Within, bringing yoga to workplace settings throughout Southern Berkshire County. Her priority is helping students individualize and deepen their experience of all aspects of yoga.
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