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David
Boyd did his teacher
training at the Iyengar Yoga
Institute
of San Francisco and has been
teaching since 2005. He has
studied with the Iyengars
in India.
yogachairs@sbcglobal.net |
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Suzanne
Dong is a graduate
of the Iyengar Yoga Institute
of San Francisco and has
studied under the auspices
of Geeta & Prashant Iyengar,
Ramanand Patel, Manouso Manos
and Kofi Busia. Her love
of yoga is infectious, challenging
and energetic. Suzanne specializes
in neck, shoulder and back
challenges. 650-722-2257
or
yogisuz@gmail.com |
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Candy Emory has taught yoga since 1995 and practiced yoga since 1980. A student of Larry Hatlett, she has also trained in the Advanced Studies Program at The Yoga Room in Berkeley. Candy's classes are calm and gentle, as well as challenging. Keeping in mind specific, individual needs, she gives attention to each student. info@californiayoga.com |
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Lolly
Font, former director
of California Yoga Center,
is a certified Iyengar teacher
and holds M.A. degrees in
Education and Transpersonal
Psychology. She recovered
from arthritis through her
yoga practice. Her classes
are challenging, energizing
and unfold creatively in
response to the problems
and conditions students bring.
650-322-6316 |
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Patti
Graul has practiced
yoga since 1974 and taught
since 1986. Her 34 years
of ballet practice give her
a deep understanding of the
body. Patti's classes are
quiet and focus on alignment
and stress reduction. She
also offers private instruction
and public classes in Los
Altos. 408-720-8896 |
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Larry
Hatlett, founder
of The Yoga Center of Palo
Alto, has been teaching yoga
since 1970. He received an
Advanced Yoga Teaching Certificate
from B.K.S. Iyengar in 1983
after studying extensively
with him in India through
the 1970s and 1980s. He has
trained many teachers and
developed many innovative
yoga practices. As a deep
and original thinker about
yoga and the body, Larry
has let experience, experimentation,
and his vast knowledge of
anatomy be his guide. 650-323-3555
or his web site
www.yogainpaloalto.com |
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Lily
Anne Hillis has
taught yoga since 1990. Lily's
passion and enthusiasm for
yoga, for her students, and
for life comes through in
every class she teaches.
She sees yoga as life enhancing
and joyous, and she has a
keen eye for precision in
the poses. Her classes are
a blend of gentleness, humor
and a bit of irreverence.
650-223-7140 or yogalily@aol.com |
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Terry
Lesser has practiced
yoga since the mid-1980's
and began teaching in 1995.
She has been practicing mindfulness
meditation in the Buddhist
Vipassana tradition since
1992, and is a graduate of
the Community Dharma Leader
program at Spirit Rock Meditation
Center. She also teaches
yoga and meditation at the
Insight Meditation Center
in Redwood City. 650-814-1150
or
terrylesser@gmail.com |
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Ann
Merlo has taught
yoga since 1993. She is a
graduate of the Advanced
Studies Program at The Yoga
Room in Berkeley and is a
Yoga Alliance Registered
Teacher. She is also certified
in Pilates fundamentals and
mat work. Ann offers private
yoga instruction and is a
guest instructor at Stanford
University. ann@annyoga.com |
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Elise
Miller has taught
yoga since 1973 and is a
certified senior Iyengar
teacher. She is on the faculty
of the Iyengar Yoga Institute
of San Francisco, is a published
author and a Yoga Alliance
Registered Yoga Teacher.
She studies in India with
B.K.S. Iyengar and Geeta
Iyengar regularly. Having
corrected her own scoliosis
with yoga, she specializes
in back problems and sports
related injuries offering
classes, private sessions,
workshops and retreats locally
and internationally. 650-493-1254
or e-mail or
her web sites www.ebmyoga.com or www.yogaforscoliosis.com |
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Diane
Milner has practiced
Iyengar Yoga since the mid-1980's
and is a graduate of the
Yoga Educational Seminar
teacher training program.
Active in golf and master
swimming, Diane's classes
focus on easing the effects
of overuse and imbalance
whether in sports or daily
life. She also teaches yoga
in several Peninsula community
and health club programs.
650-341-2212 or
millie_d@sbcglobal.net |
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Ruth
Owen has taught
yoga since 1989 and received
her training at the Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco.
Her balanced, energizing
classes encourage effort
and awareness, and are sensitive
to individual students' abilities.
Ruth also offers private
yoga instruction and corporate
classes.
650-565-8447 or rowenyoga@yahoo.com |
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Faranak
Parsinejad, a graduate
of the Iyengar Yoga Institute,
has been teaching yoga since
2004 and is a Yoga Alliance
Registered Yoga Teacher. Faranak
has studied extensively with
Ben Thomas and Elise Miller,
and currently assists Elise
Miller in her back care classes.
She teaches beginning, intermediate
and restorative yoga at area
health clubs and corporate
sites. Her classes offer a
balanced, soothing and energizing
practice that encourage proper
alignment and form, as well
as joy and lightness of spirit. fparsi@yahoo.com or www.yogasophy.blogspot.com |
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Mimm
Patterson has taught
yoga since 1994. A student
of Karl Duffy and Larry Hatlett
since 1987, Mimm has recently
returned from 11 years in
Ireland, where she received
additional Iyengar training
in Dublin and also studied
at the Yoga Teacher Training
Center in Newry, Northern
Ireland. As a body therapist,
Mimm brings a strong understanding
of anatomy and physiology
to her classes. 650-815-6407
or
mimmp@mac.com |
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Vera Popova graduated
from the Iyengar Yoga Institute
of San Francisco and has been
teaching since 2005. Vera's
classes are energetic, thoughtful
and give special attention
to proper body alignment to
help students on and off the
yoga mat. Students who have
never done yoga before, and
those already practicing enjoy
the experience, challenge,
and aproach in her classes.
Vera is a student of Elise
Miller and Athena Pappas, and
is interested in yoga for back
care.
vera@veraom.com
or www.veraom.com |
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Birgit
Reimer has studied extensively with
Ben Thomas. Her schedule
includes regular asana and
pranayama classes at area
studios as well as yoga at
the AARS (Asian American
Recovery Service), private
lessons, and workshops. Her
classes are a well-balanced
composition of Sadhana (practice),
chants , pranayama, meditation
and philosophy. She has recently
begun teaching an Iyengar/Thomas
module for teacher training.
birgitreimer@comcast.net or
her web site www.yoga-is-all.com/ |
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Lisa
Brill Robinson is
a graduate of the Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco
and has taught yoga since
1989. Her yoga practice and
a B.A. in dance lend to the
creative and energetic nature
of her classes. Lisa specializes
in working with pregnant
women. 650-793-6612 |
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Rosie
Richardson began studying
Iyengar yoga in 1995 with Dean
and Rebecca Lerner, and currently
studies with and assists Elise
Miller and Osha Hanfling. She
completed the 500- hour teacher
training program at the Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco.
Rosie teaches both public and
private classes and works with
individuals with special needs
or interests. She is an enthusiastic
hiker and road cyclist. Rosie.Richardson726@gmail.com |
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Richard
Weinapple has been
a dedicated, passionate,
and joyful practitioner of
yoga for 30 years. A student
of Larry Hatlett since 1987,
Richard trained in yoga instruction
and philosophy at the Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco
and at the Yoga Room in Berkeley,
and has completed an intensive
yoga teacher training with
Tony Briggs at the Yoga Loft
in San Francisco. Richard's
classes are strongly influenced
by 35 years of karate practice,
during which he earned a
Sandan (3rd degree black
belt) granted by Sensei Tsutomu
Ohshima of Shotokan Karate
of America. Richard is an
ardent mountaineer and outdoor
guide. 650-814-3009 or richard@weinapple.com |
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Cora
Wen has been teaching
yoga workshops and retreats
internationally since 1996,
and is a dedicated student
of Mahayana Buddhism. She
has assisted Judith Hanson
Lasater since 1998, and apprenticed
with Erich Schiffmann and
Rodney Yee through the 1990s.
Cora blends the Iyengar method
to bring attention to the
subtle pranic body with a
flowing practice to enliven
the physical body. She is
an ERYT500 with Yoga Alliance,
and one of the first Advanced
Relax & Renew trainers
in restorative yoga.
corayog@yahoo.com or www.corawen.com |
