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wonderful teachers bring a rich blend of experience and Kate Banks is a Kripalu trained and certified yoga instructor at the 200 hour level. She has maintained a personal yoga practice for 12 years. With a background in dance and ashtanga yoga, Kate’s yoga practice and teaching style have both supported and been influenced by her experiences in childbirth and motherhood over the past eight years. She continues to study and train with a variety of teachers. Giri Bek has been teaching yoga & mediation techniques since 2000. She is certified through the Sivananda Vedanta Center at the 500 hr. level. She traveled to India in 2001 where she spent six months furthering her studies and deepening her practice. Giri was trained in Canada as a Holistic Nutritionist and is a raw/living foods educator. She enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge with others on their path to wellness through private and group instruction. Sharon Coleman has been a mindfulness practitioner for more than ten years, using the peace and power of meditation both for her own growth and in her psychotherapy work. In 2004, Sharon was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh into his Order of Interbeing. As a yoga practitioner, Sharon knows the combined value of yoga and mindfulness meditation. Siobhan
Connally has been practicing
Yoga for over twenty years. She has trained with David Swenson in
Astanga Yoga and a variety of teachers in the Berkshires. Her mission
for Family Yoga is to teach a range of poses for families to practice
at home, as time and tempers permit. 518.758.6277 Ray Crist is a certified Hatha yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance, with over a thousand hours in professional training. He currently teaches at "KRIPALU Center for Yoga and Health" in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, specializing in vigorous Vinyasa flow. Ray has studied with Dr. Alberto Villoldo with The Four Winds Society and Maestro Panduro, and Don Emanual in Peru. He holds a degree in Chinese Medicine herbology, and a degree in teacher training of Thai Yoga (Bo Ran northern style). He is certified in Reiki, speaks fluent Greek, and has studied the Original Hippocrates texts. His first practice was in martial arts: Tai Chi (chuan) and Kung-Fu (wu shu). John Dreger has been practicing yoga for eight years. For the last four years his primary teacher has been Mary Dunn of the Iyengar Institute of New York. While John is primarily a practitioner of the Iyengar method, his approach to yoga is also heavily influenced by the Los Angeles based yoga master Erich Schiffmann, with whom he has studied at Feathered Pipe Ranch in Montana. In addition to being a student and teacher of yoga, John is a scholar and teacher of classical and modern languages, including Latin, Greek, French, German, and Italian, and has been a teacher of Latin and French for fifteen years. His yoga practice is informed by his enthusiasm for the discipline of language study. He will begin teaching Latin at Berkshire Country Day School in September. 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 5 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.markgerowyoga.com Ann Greene is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher who teaches workshops around the country. A student of yoga since 1988, she brings a depth of practice and wealth of knowledge to her teaching. Her classes are a blend of elegant alignment, philosophy and heart centeredness. For more information, visit deeppeaceyoga.com, or call 232-7839. 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 holisticanne@earthlink.net 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 yogagardens@verizon.net Connie Wilson is a Kripalu certified teacher who has been teaching in West Virginia and Maryland for the past 6 years. She is currently pursuing her 500 hr. level certification at Kripalu. Her flowing style emphasizes the joy of movement and is suitable for all abilities and fitness levels. 528.3798
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