KINDNESS YOGA
Beginners to Advanced Yoga Classes, Yoga Teacher Training, Partner Yoga and much more...
Teachers
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Rachel Ahalt - Rachel counts a herniated disk and 12 years of back pain as great blessings because they lead her to yoga. When a few weeks of practice alleviated a decade’s discomfort, she was hooked! With this auspicious beginning, yoga’s ability to reveal and strengthen the connection to our best selves continually deepens Rachel’s reverence for the practice. A graduate of Vital Yoga’s teacher training and Anusara Immersion, she also teaches and practices Forrest and Power yoga. Rachel enjoys teaching all levels of adults and routinely volunteers time to share yoga with Middle and High School students. back to top |
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Cher Aslor – Cher discovered yoga and Pilates while working in LA as a professional dancer. She fell in love with the healing and strength these practices brought to her body and her dancing. In 2004, Cher was certified in the Classical Pilates Method and in 2005 she returned to Colorado to open pH7 Pilates. She is certified in Power/Vinyasa from Core Power Yoga, recently completed a 200 hr Teacher Training with Ana Forest, and has studied with other great teachers including Les Leventhal, Shiva Rea, Tias Little and Rusty Wells. Cher is committed to the yoga and wellness community in Denver and honored to be teaching at Kindness Yoga. back to top |
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Scott Anderson – Have you ever returned to something wholly familiar-a book, a place, a song, a lover-and suddenly found within it something new? That's how Denver yoga instructor Scott Anderson approaches just about everything. A devoted student of the human spirit, Scott strives to see the world with a wicked kind of curiosity, seeking wisdom in any number of unconventional combinations and unexpected sources. And find it he does: in Shakespeare and Saint Augustine; in Robert Frost and Fight Club; in the musings of Rumi and My Chemical Romance. Scott is an ordained minister, and indeed, every one of his classes is a marriage of sorts-between each student and their personal intention; between the community and its limitless potential for compassion. But it's also his goal (and his gift) to bring yogas lofty ideals down to earth. And, judging from his loyal following, Scott's contagious "pure heart, dirty mind" philosophy is successful in bringing a serious measure of fun to the mat. By nature, enlightenment comes when we least expect it, so you can't ever be fully prepared for the "mosh pit of mindfulness" that is a Scott Anderson class. But you can always expect to leave the room with your heart, mind and body a bit more open than before. back to top |
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Christen Bakken - Christen Bakken began practicing yoga in the Spring of 1998. Initially yoga was a physical release for Christen. Life, starting at a young age, like most, did not always come up daisies and yoga became the way to physically work out many of her emotions. She enjoyed watching how her body and practice changed. But shortly after that, Christen started to notice how yoga affected her emotional and spiritual body as well-yoga continued as she rolled up her mat. Christen's teaching journey began during the summer of 2007. She completed her vinyasa training through CorePower. Since then has studied with Rusty Wells and learned his Bhakti Flow style in 2011. As a teacher, her favorite part of a yoga class is that moment before class is over, where she gets to potentially affect a student's life off the mat. Christen is full of energy, spunk, and surrender. "We show up. Burn brightly in the moment. Live passionately: hold nothing back. And when the moment is over, and our work is done, we step back, and let go." -Rolf Gates back to top |
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Buffy Barfoot - Buffy is an Anusara Inspired Yoga teacher whose love of yoga runs deep. She uncovers more each day that inspires her to share the gifts of yoga, providing entryways kinesthetically through the body, philosophically through the mind, and devotionally through the heart. Buffy’s classes marry clear alignment with a playful commitment to awakening the heart. She also employs the southern tradition of storytelling to make complex yoga teachings more accessible to her students. Buffy pays deep reverence to her teachers including John Friend, Sianna Sherman, Amy Ippoliti, and Tantric scholar Dr. Douglas Brooks.
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Julieta Claire - Julieta is a Certified Anusara Yoga teacher in Denver, Colorado, and has been practicing and studying Anusara since 2000. Julieta teaches from her heart and leads playful and inspiring group classes and workshops around the country, that incorporate detailed alignment instructions into a fluid asana practice, balanced with meditation and relaxation.
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Cameron Dabney - Cameron is known for her challenging ab routines, fun and invigorating asana flows and sensuously hip music. Cameron combines her background in Pilates, Yoga, Partner Yoga and Energetic awareness to create a playful environment of exploration. Her greatest passion is inspiring her clients toward self-transformation; she encourages personal empowerment through teaching an understanding of their bodies. An artist at heart, Cameron uses her creativity to weave soul stimulating Dharma talks into her classes, encouraging evolution on and off the mat.
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Cheryl Deer - Cheryl teaches to help people relax into “being.” Under the guidance of her most influential teacher, Ana Forrest, Cheryl has completed Basic, Advanced and Continuing Education Teacher Training Intensives. She is also certified in Ashtanga Yoga and has studied Iyengar, Power, Vinyasa, Anusara® and Jivamukti Yoga. Her classes are energetic, challenging, educational and intelligently sequenced.
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Kris Drickey – Kris facilitates the powerful and transformational Roots series. She considers teaching this foundational yogic series a sacred practice - her discovery of her own yoga practice through the Roots series was the beginning of innumerable deep, positive shifts in her own life. She voices alignment cues from her extensive training and experience as a massage therapist and is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. She creates a safe, sacred space where she and her students can be playful in finding and engaging their center. Her dharmic teachings interweave gratitude, allowing, and letting go to invite students into a deeply meditative, grounding Roots experience.
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Alana Foeller - Alana began her yoga practice as a way to bring more balance and flexibility to her “multi-sport life”. The more she practiced, Alana found that the benefits of yoga extended to all aspects of her life - offering her the perfect balance of mental and physical strength, inner peace and gratitude. Alana completed her teacher training at Vital Yoga and lists Micah and Desi Springer, Patrick Harrington, Regina Zwilling and Cheryl Deer as her most meaningful teachers. In class, Alana keeps the mood light with humor and up-beat music. Her goal is that each student leaves feeling strong, empowered and encouraged to shift their life perspective.
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Nicole Hagg - Yoga found Nicole several years ago limping off her 1000th treadmill run at her local gym. One class with Patrick Harrington and the existing spark was given critical breath and life and so the journey began. Given to a life steeped in movement, from dance to marathons and triathlons, Nicole values immeasurably the freedom of movement both on and off the mat and is grateful every day for the functional strength and flexibility developed through practice at any level. Nicole delights in offering her students this freedom in a safe and mindful manner with an emphasis on sustainable alignment practices. In addition to the physical benefits, Nicole is amazed and humbled by the power and potential for transformation that a consistent yoga practice invites. Through a creative and often humorous eye, Nicole’s dharmas spin the yarn of everyday life into a tapestry of infinite possibility that begins with each one of us.
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Patrick Harrington - Patrick sees teaching as one of the most satisfying parts of his life and as one of the highest services to our culture - the facilitation of opening up and letting go. Patrick has trained with Bikram Choudry, John Friend, Ana Forest, Madhuri Martin and many more gifted teachers along his path.
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Tricia Heimbach - Tricia started practicing yoga 10 years ago in college at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, after a skateboarding injury that injured her left elbow and wounded her spirit. She immediately found pain relief from her injury and slowly regained mobility & strength through a regular Yoga practice. Tricia's career took her to Monterey, CA where she worked as a naturalist in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Although Monterey was beautiful, the climate was very different from Las Vegas and she was not only craving a solid yoga practice but was also yearning for warmth. It was there that Tricia took her first Bikram yoga class and fell in love with the practice for both its meditative and physically challenging aspects. "It changed my perspective about what it means to be truly healthy, the union of body and spirit." Upon moving to Denver in 2004 she began to immediately seek out another yoga community to join and found CorePower Yoga. About a year after moving Tricia completed CPY’s Hot Yoga Teacher Training and began teaching in 2004. In 2005 she also completed CPY’s Power Yoga Teacher Training. She also enjoys teaching Restorative Yoga and completed that training in 2008. Tricia is also currently working toward completing additional 300 hour Bhakti Yoga Teacher Training with Rusty Wells. "I am a perpetual student and alternative healing nerd of sorts." "If my nose isn’t stuffed in a book I try to be on my mat and have taken many immersions, workshops, lectures with world renowned Yoga Instructors such as; Baron Baptiste, Rusty Wells, Shiva Rea, Gary Kraftsow, Judith Hanson Lasater, Dharma Mittra, Darin Main, Tias Little, Janet Stone, John Friend and many more." Tricia has put in many hours toward her master’s degree in Chinese Medicine & is currently a Certified Massage Therapist with extensive training in Thai Yoga Massage which she received locally through Textured Motion. "I find that that the more I can learn about the energetic body and how Prana flows within the physical body I can better serve the students I am blessed to teach." “As a teacher my hope is that each student feels welcomed and embraced like I have wrapped them up in a warm fuzzy blanket.” “It’s my aspiration to infuse joy into each class, and leave each student with a lingering smile.” “Why not celebrate our imperfections and find strength from there.” In her classes she likes to start with chanting to open the heart & feel that this grounds the class into the present moment. Once students become present they can find meditation and devotion within. Besides filling the heart up with love, Tricia believes in a challenging asana practice that focuses on strength, refinement and simplicity. "Students have the power to take hold of the present moment, it’s rarity to pause, I hope that each class I teach provides a space for students to pause, feel warmth from the inside, true deep love and lightness of the spirit.” back to top |
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Amy Heyman - Amy began experimenting with yoga classes six years ago and quickly found herself dedicating more and more of her time to this amazing practice. She loved the balance, focus, and meditative qualities that the practice enriched her life with. A teacher at heart, Amy knew early on that she aspired to teach and share this soulful practice with others. In spring, 2011, Amy chose to study vinyasa at Kindness Yoga, loving the movement in the physical body, the stillness in the mind, and the expansiveness gained in both. Amy shares her time between teaching elementary students and yoga. She believes in the benefits yoga provides to all, children included. In her children's classes she teaches yoga in a creative, playful way that encourages children to grow and expand in a safe, positive environment.
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Mary Beth Hickey - Mary Beth has practiced yoga for 20 years, completed her training in 1999 and has been teaching ever since. Mary Bethʼs classes are based on the premise that we all have the ability to heal our bodies and minds once we begin a yoga practice. Her teaching is influenced greatly by her training with Bikram Choudry and continued studies with Erich Schiffmann. Combining breath awareness, physical endurance and meditation, Mary Beth challenges the body and mind—offering a safe place to explore and release stress and tension.
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Deanna Hirsch - Favorite way to show kindness: expressing gratitude Three words that describe me: loving, artistic, thoughtful Three things that make me smile: my daughter sleeping, my hubby checking me out, a beautiful meal with friends Three things I could do without: PMS, Walmart, the GOP Three words that describe my class: heartfelt, poetic, surprising Pose that took me the longest to master: Hanumanasana - recently had a renaissance this year and loving it! back to top |
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Alya Howe - Alya was originally drawn to the yoga for its wisdom and its ability to help maintain her body and soul under a rigorous performing schedule. An experienced teacher of dance, choreography and movement analysis to dance companies and universities all over the world, Alya soon made the seamless shift to teaching yoga. She is trained in Bikram and Core Power Yoga and has studied with John Friend, Rod Stryker, Bridget Woods Kramer, and Anthony Bogart. Alya is passionate about exploring sensation and movement in the body and sees this practice as a gift.
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Justin Kaliszewski - Justin is a recently reformed meat-head and obstinate amateur cage fighter. He brings a lifetime of travel and world's worth of experience in battling the ego to the Kindness family. A writer, painter, and treasure hunter, he infuses a creativity and perseverance to the yoga studio along with a distinct lightness. Justin has served youth populations in warring cities and hunted for treasure in fractious jungle environments. He has dribbled basketballs in the Himalayas and saluted the sun on Pacific beaches. He counts his tattoos in number of hours. Justin always strives to do what is right.
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Ellen Kaye - Born and raised in Colorado, Ellen has a deep appreciation for nature and the outdoors. From the moment she began practicing yoga, she realized the potential for nurturing the same sense of serenity she finds on a mountain top, on the mat. With an extensive background in movement, music and theater, Ellen encourages her students to find the grace within their practice. After receiving her certification at Yandara Yoga institute in Baja Mexico, she returned as a teacher trainer. Training new teachers, surrounded by surf and sun fills her with humility and gratitude. She approaches yoga the same way she approaches theater: learn the form, create the space, and the heart will flourish from the inside out.
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Miranda Keffer - Miranda began practicing yoga in 2005, it was the beginning of a journey that would take her many directions both personally and professionally. Yoga was the start of a journey into personal growth. It became an avenue of self expression, a form of meditation, and a tool to listen to her inner guide. Miranda has been teaching yoga for the last 4 years, and educating people on health, wellness and fitness for the last 5 years. I love being able to go out and talk to people about health and wellness, and empower them to make healthy changes for a long life. She also became a prenatal yoga teacher and labor doula in 2010. Both have been a rewarding addition to her teaching. It's through her students that she gets to be WITNESS to the true beauty of yoga. Watching them undergo true manifestations of self, consciously and unconsciously. Being a teacher is one of the most rewarding things Miranda has ever done. "My path of personal growth is no longer straight and narrow; it is vast, deep, dark and sometimes scary. Yet, I know that my relationship with yoga will support me along the way." back to top |
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Kaylee Keim - Kaylee fell in love with yoga when she was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A regular yoga practice allowed her to soften from the stress and tension that was present in her studies. Ultimately, the practice allowed her to get in touch with what truly felt good in life and her path led her to Michigan where she connected with a bright and beautiful Sangha that encouraged and supported her to complete a 200-hour teacher training at Hilltop Yoga in Lansing, Michigan.
Now back in her hometown of Denver, It is her goal to empower students to use the process of alignment to open up the vast potential that lies beyond the purely physical practice. As her practice continues to evolve, she hopes to honestly reflect those changes in sharing accessible, grounded and authentic classes.
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Kirk Lautensleger - Before beginning his journey with Yoga, Kirk had been self employed for the previous 10 years with different business ventures in real estate, finance and online endeavors. It was his fast paced life off the mat life that led him to yoga. Kirk first tried yoga in 2005 after a business associate invited him to a class. With his busy and stressful life, yoga really grounded him and helped Kirk find peace and breathing off the mat. He feels that too many people focus on, and therefore stress, about the smaller things in life. Kirk leads a life of laughter and joy and finds humor in his surroundings and actions. He thinks that yoga can be more lighthearted for certain audiences. Kirk’s teaching is a direct reflection of who he is and what he believes in. People think that yoga can only be serious, and he teaches from a place that allows for humor, laughter, smiling and fun in class. He thinks this philosophy will open people up more and make yoga more accessible to those that currently have doubts or other hesitations. He went through his 200 hour Teacher Training in 2008 and has been teaching ever since. He is an E-RYT with Yoga Alliance. He has supplemented that training with two advanced teacher trainings that have given him another 100+ hours of learning. Kirk enjoys participating in workshops from some of his favorite yoga teachers to continue to learn and challenge himself. Kirk also enjoys a variety of other activities including snowboarding, hiking, camping, running, biking, soccer and volleyball. One of Kirk’s biggest passions are life experiences…which he taps into with extensive travel to over 35 countries and 46 states. He has lived in foreign countries and has also found great reward in mission trips to deliver food and medicine to underdeveloped nations. back to top |
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Shigeko Leveque - Shigeko (She Gekko - Female Gekko) is unique just like her name. She was born and raised in Japan by unique parents. Her architect father was devoted to building earth friendly houses and her nutritionist mother is devoted to healing foods. They never forced her to study or be a top athlete; they just wanted her to be 'KIND and COMPASSIONATE' to others. She started practicing Yoga in 2000 to improve her flexibility for Martial Arts (she holds 2 second degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Japanese Kenpo) and the journey continues. She is also a Qi-Gong and Tai-Chi practitioner. Shigeko is a nutritionist and Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and she has been teaching Yoga and Martial Arts at various Athletic clubs and a Dojo in the Denver area. She also completed her Kinda-Hot Yoga Teacher training in spring of 2012. 'Movement' brings her to her heart center. She welcomes everyone with an open heart and helps students to feel the inner minds touching their entire bodies. back to top |
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Jennifer Lux - Jennifer Lux discovered her love for yoga in 2003. Originally the practice was a way for her to bring balance and flexibility into her body while marathon training, but Jennifer soon discovered that yoga brought those same gifts into her mind and heart. The mat has evolved overtime to a place for self-reflection, to witness, to heal, to discover, and to celebrate.
Also a mom and birth doula, Jennifer has a passion to bring yoga to populations that don’t generally have exposure to the practice, including prisoners and teen moms. “I believe that yoga should be available to all those seeking a bigger, more meaningful life and I feel blessed to share this transformative gift with some of those communities.” Her certifications exemplify that commitment to bringing the gift of yoga to all communities, completing studies in Vinyasa, Power, Prenatal, Partner, and Kid’s Yoga. Jennifer finds inspiration in the most ordinary moments -- the kindness of a stranger, her daughter’s curiosity, the unconditional support of community. As a student and teacher of this ancient art, Jennifer’s local influences include Jeremy Wolf, Patrick Harrington, Micah Springer, and Scott Anderson’s Warrior Academy and the philosophy that creating powerful bodies and open hearts on the mat will serve to improve the world around us. This infusion of power, mind-body-spirit, is what her challenging classes strive to achieve. back to top |
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Alejandro Morin - Alejandro discovered yoga through his desire to more fully understand the human body and its relationship to life. As a bodyworker and teacher of Anatomy and Physiology at the Massage Therapy Institute, Alejandro credits his yoga practice as an important thread in this search for knowledge. He is certified in Integral Hatha Yoga- a comprehensive style that includes asana, yoga nidra, and pranayama in a gentle, meditative and grounding sequence. Alejandro believes that, through yoga, we can work with our bodies to open up to our greatest potential as human beings.
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Chris Muchow – Chris’ classes are skillful and have been compared to “sublime art with sweaty armpits.” He will challenge you to open your mind, bend your pinkie-toe, and teach you how to live with an open heart and a swagger in your hips. Using Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles of Alignment, life-affirming Tantric philosophy and his deep willingness to serve you your highest self, you’ll step out of class not knowing what hit you, but glad it did! Chris is an Anusara-Inspired Teacher with over 1,100 hours of training. He has been teaching in Denver since 2002. He is a student of John Friend and Amy Ippoliti.
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Heidi Michelle Northcote - Heidi has been working with people in personal development for more than 16 years. Through Personal Growth workshops, Adventure Courses, and Individual and Partner Yoga, she facilitates intimate connection with Self and Other. Heidi asks you to question your assumptions, beliefs and motivations in order to create your life journey in alignment with your personal desires. She invites you to be as extraordinary as you can imagine. Heidi paints, dances, loves madly and beholds beauty, living and teaching in the Denver area.
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Ramsay Pierce - If you can breathe, you can do yoga. Ramsay took her first yoga class when she was 15 years old. Almost ten years later, it has become a bedrock for her vitality and health. She has a heartfelt desire to help others find what yoga has given her; an open heart, a strong body and a peaceful mind. She believes in spreading the belief that everyone can do yoga and everyone will benefit from it. If you can push through any initial resistance, you will find your mat becomes your place of transformation. Her classes focus on building a strong physical foundation and adventuring into unexplored places and feelings in the body and mind. There is a gift for everyone in a yoga practice. So whether you are a first-time student or an advanced practitioner, it's time to cash in. Treat yourself to a community and space of growth and transformation! back to top |
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Tina Porter - Tina coined her style of yoga with a foundation of Power Yoga that combines the flow of a Jivamukti class with the traditional alignment of Ashtanga wrapped in the grace of Anusara. We welcome Tina on board as one of our fantastic teachers!
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Erin Prideaux Lane - Erin initially discovered yoga in 2003 after sustaining multipe injuries as a marathon runner. The transformative power of yoga, both on and off the mat, immediately drew her to the practice and has kept her there ever since. She began practicing in San Francisco with Stephanie Snyder and owes her biggest inspiration to two teachers, Nora Mangiamele and Scott Anderson. Having completed the Warrior Academy Yoga Teacher Training, she is trained in vinyasa-style yoga with an emphasis on power and strength. Her classes incorporate her love of music and dance by creating a light-hearted, transformational, and challenging flow. She is grateful everyday to be able to roll out her mat, breathe, and find inspiration and community from her fellow yogis.
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Lance Roehrig - Lance wandered into his first yoga class in 2005 because, “They say it is good for you.” Immediately he discovered he wanted to know more about the blissful state we as yogis experience in savasana. A graduate of both Vital Vinyasa and Vital Roots in 2008; in 2009 he completed a Ayurvedic Health Educator certification and went on to study Clinical Ayurveda at the California College of Ayurveda. In 2010 he took a semester of Sanskrit at The Hindu University of America. Currently he is completing his degree and plans to become an Ayurvedic practitioner in the Denver metro area. His classes are both energetic and meditative with a strong sense of sequencing. As a Jnana Yogi (the path of knowledge) he enjoys creating inspiration from the philosophies of yoga. He takes his inspiration for his classes from Power to Classical, Ashtanga to Anusara, Forest to Iyengar. His mentors have been Cheryl Deer, Regina Zwilling, Patrick Harrington, Alya Howel, Micah and Desi Springer. He has taken additional education with Ana Forest, Sean Corn, Baron Babtiste, Madhuri Martin and Tias Little. His goal is to give a grain of the inspiration given to him by each and every yoga instructor.
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Kat Saks - Kat believes that the yoga practice is a soulful celebration and that the union of breath with movement enlivens the poses and invites the discovery of the Self. Kat graduated from Laughing Lotus’s College of Yoga in New York, where she learned the finer points of alignment and the value of teaching from her heart. Kat is also certified to teach prenatal yoga by The Prenatal Yoga Center of New York. Kat is in awe of the beauty and power of pregnancy and childbirth and is grateful to the mothers she has been blessed to teach during their journeys toward motherhood.
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Una Viggiani - Una first discovered yoga as a way to de-stress from teaching elementary school but it soon became much more than that. Yoga became a way of life for Una and making the shift from art teacher to yoga teacher came naturally. As a yoga teacher, Una teaches at a gentle, conscious pace that allows beginners to feel comfortable, while offering challenging sequences and poses for all levels. Una inspires students to explore the connection between movement, breath and mindful awareness in the body. In addition to practicing yoga everyday, Una currently writes, paints, and dances her way through life.
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Sharon Wahlfeld - Sharon began practicing Bikram yoga more than 10 years ago to help manage the stress of her demanding career. Her practice gradually evolved to include Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Iyengar and Restorative Yoga. Sharon has completed teacher training courses with the Denver Institute of Yoga and Vital Yoga. Her ongoing education includes workshops with Seane Corn, Tias Little, Ana Forrest and other amazing teachers. “Every time I teach, I learn from my students,” she says. “The more I learn and practice, the more I want to teach.
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Lesia Wasylkevych - Lesia is Heavily influenced by modern day strength training and cardiovascular exercise. Lesia first found yoga as a path to physical awareness and health. After training with Scott Anderson through his Warrior Academy Yoga training at Vital Yoga, she then found this practice as a path to spirituality and lifelong happiness. With bright enthusiasm and a passion for spreading yogic ideals, Lesia puts a modern spin on yoga through her music and flows. When not on her mat, Lesia loves to be in the kitchen, on a snowboard, traveling the world, or with her family and friends.
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Lucinda Welch – Balancing strength and softness, Lucinda is an intuitive nurturing teacher who feels deep gratitude and true joy to be studying and sharing the benefits of yoga. Come to her Vinyasa flow and Yin classes to play your edge, open your heart, and let go! Lucinda took her first yoga class in 1992, and found the combination of strength and solace entirely healing. Trained as an architect, she understood the process of creating things; yoga has helped her better understand the process of creating herself—and a calmer more joyful life! Inspired to share, she was certified at the 200 hour level in 2009 and 500 hour level in 2011. She is a coach and mentor for mindful living programs, and dedicated to helping people live to their fullest potential through movement, nutrition, and mindfulness. back to top |
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Jennifer Wieczorek – Jennifer gifted herself a yoga practice for her birthday when she moved to Colorado in 2001. Immediately addicted to the practice, she studied intensely under Patrick Harrington, Regina Zwilling, Micah and Desi Springer before embracing Vital Yoga’s Vinyasa Teacher Training in 2008. She has offered free weekly yoga classes to employees at Denver Health and Hospital Authority for more than two years in an effort to align health care providers’ “practice with what they preach” to their patients. Inspired by the preventative and healing powers of yoga and laughter she creates an uplifting flow of postures focusing on alignment, exploration, and relaxation punctuated with a sense of humor.
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Nick Wilder - Nick has been involved in either some form of athletics and/or fitness his entire life, but it wasn't until 2006 when yoga ultimately changed his path. While working on his undergraduate degree in finance he felt something was missing. He needed an outlet and something outside of the 'box'. Something physically challenging was originally the draw, but to discover yoga also challenged the mind was all too intriguing...and he was hooked after only one class. Finishing his bachelors in 2008 was quite an accomplishment, but to complete his 200-hr Power Vinyasa training just days after was what would ultimately lead him down his path. Since, Nick has done additional trainings and participated in workshops with Rusty Wells, Janet Stone, Ana Forrest, Darren Main, and Shiva Rea. Nick's class is often filled with positive energy and always incorporates a heavy dose of breath with movement. The association of moving breath to movement can lead to a moving meditation in which the two can coexist, allowing the mind to relax and let go, finding the present moment. Nick has a love for music and he tries to incorporate that into his classes. "Through a consistent yoga practice. a window into the Self is available for each person to grow and discover themselves. Different for everyone, the challenges and breakthroughs that occur on the mat are nothing short of amazing. Yoga can empower people to discover their limits then go even further...allowing the discovery of one's potential endless." back to top |
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Jeremy Wolf - Jeremy first stumbled upon the practice of meditation seeking to better experience the grandeur of life. In 1998 , his meditative path led him to yoga. Jeremy explored many styles over many years, beginning with Hatha and Bhakti, then received his teacher training in India in the Eight Limbs of Classical Yoga. In class, Jeremy attempts to create a fluid experience that balances action and stillness of both mind and body—with mindful attention to the transcendental aspects of yogaʼs deeply spiritual origin. back to top |
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Marcy Wurzburg - Marcy was first introduced to yoga over a decade ago by her mother, also a yoga instructor. As a dancer, Marcy brings grace and awareness into her classes. She believes the yoga practice creates greater freedom through a shift of consciousness and of the heart. Marcy is a student of Anusara yoga and is progressing along her trajectory toward certification. By focusing on the Universal Principles of Alignment, Marcy ensures effectiveness and safety in the poses. Marcy weaves heart-oriented themes into her classes, creating a graceful and freeing space for practice.
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