| Tom Abrehamson Tom has a BA from Princeton and a JD law degree and has studied Iyengar Yoga since the 1980s. He has taught over 3500 classes in the mid-peninsula area since 2000 and has taken over 450 hours of teacher training with, among others, Manouso Manos, Aadil Palkhivala and Elise Miller. Tom teaches an "Iyengar-based" class. Iyengar-style yoga is distinguished from other styles by a strict attention to detail, by holding the poses longer as a student advances and by the use of props to help students into proper alignment and to feel the proper flows. Tom's classes are mixed-level classes that afford both beginners and more advanced students the opportunity to work at their own levels.
His classes combine precise instruction with individualized attention and gentle humor. His students work hard, make progress and have fun. You can find out more about Tom by going to www.alpineyoga.com. 
Andi Bruno Andi thought that it was high time for an official yoga studio in the neighborhood.
For the past 15 years she has had a regular yoga and meditation practice. She has been teaching yoga since 2000. Andi teaches an eclectic style of yoga influenced her many wonderful teachers including Laura Foley, Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, and Jim & Ruthie Bernaert.
Andi obtained her first teaching certification in Yin Yoga from Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley. In 2004, she completed 200-hour advanced Anusara teacher training at the Yoga Kula in Berkeley. Andi is currently taking an 800-hour yoga philosophy course through Georg Feuerstein’s Traditional Yoga Studies (http://www.traditionalyogastudies.com).
Marti Foster Marti has a strong foundation in human physiology, dance, and music. She learned early in life about the transformative powers of yoga. Her credentials include certification from Erich Schiffman, Baptiste Teacher Training, and the White Lotus Foundation. She has developed a powerful, eclectic style balancing a challenging asana practice with explorations of ancient meditation techniques and breathwork (pranayama). You can find out more on her web site www.yogasolution.com
Carolyn Fox Carolyn has been practicing yoga regularly since 1996 and teaching since 2000. She completed teacher certifications at White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and with Todd Norian in East Stockbridge, MA and is a registered yoga instructor (200 hour level). Her teaching combines the alignment principles and heart opening of Anusara inspired style with a vinyasa flow.
Carolyn's professional work as a nurse practitioner contributes to a broad knowledge of both western and eastern concepts of wellness. She has a passion for helping students to find a practice that will nourish their physical, mental and spiritual wholeness.
Chrissy Graham Chrissy was born and raised on the east coast, and has been an affiliated Anusara yoga instructor for the past five years. She initially trained with Emily Dubin, a well known Anusara teacher. Chrissy fell in love with Anusara Yoga and began intensively studying with John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga. Her yogic studies include Intensive Teacher Training and Therapy Training, in addition to Tantric Philosophy with Douglas Brooks.
Chrissy is extremely versed at working with students with injuries, physical limitations, or disabilities. She guides change and transformation in her students by applying the Anusara Universal Principals of Alignment. Chrissy is a strong and dynamic yoga practitioner that thoroughly enjoys teaching and sharing her love of yoga.
Kathy Klein Kathy has been practicing yoga since 1995 and has been teaching yoga since 2002. Kathy trained as a teacher with Joyce Anue of YES Yoga, where she became certified through the California Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level. Kathy also has pilates training from the Physical Mind Institute and has been teaching pilates since 2003. Kathy has logged over 1500 hours of teaching time in both yoga and pilates over the past 3 1/2 years and has spent over 500 hours in yoga teacher training classes and workshops. Kathy is also a fitness instructor and personal trainer and brings her knowledge from these arenas to the practice.
Kathy teaches a vinyasa flow class offering modifications so that the practice is appropriate for all levels. Her classes focus on breath work, balance, strength, agility, and core strengthening. Kathy has seen the benefits of core strengthening in her own yoga practice and incorporates this into her classes. Kathy is passionate about her teaching but feels it's important not to take things too seriously as well. Her classes can be physically challenging and fun at the same time. To visit Kathy on the web go to www.katklein.net.
Sarah Lopez-Luis Sarah has practiced Iyengar Yoga since 1992. She is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor with over 500 hours of teacher training from the Iyengar Institute in San Francisco and she is a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher. Sarah has also studied in Pune, India with the Iyengar family, and has studied with numerous Senior Iyengar instructors including Elise Miller, Janet MacLeod, Judith Lassater, and Ramanad Patel. She believes in recognizing students’ current abilities and then offering them gentle yet challenging ways to advance their yoga practice. Capitalizing on her naturally playful spirit, Sarah brings fun and creativity into her classes. To learn more go to www.yogasarah.com.
| | Lynn-Marie Murphy Lynn-Marie has combined her enthusiasm for healthy living and her passion for yoga by teaching. Lynn-Marie's focus on health grew out of her broad experience as a critical care RN at Stanford Hospital's Adult Cardio-Thoracic ICU.
She received her teaching certification through Joyce Anue's YES program. Lynn-Marie is also certified in Therapeutic Yoga through Cheri Clampett and has received her "Yoga of the Heart" certification through Nischala Joy Devi. The “Yoga of the Heart” certification is geared towards cardiac and cancer patients with emphasis on very gentle yoga postures, deep relaxation, visual imagery and meditation. Debora Parente
Debora has 19 years of experience in the field of health and wellness and has several certifications including the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Her wide range of yoga studies includes Yin, Bikram, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Power Yoga and restorative Yoga. Debora focuses on T.K.V. Desikachar’s style of yoga with the emphasis of breath control. Debora has also completed the Basic, Intermediate, Advance and Master-Teacher training in Integrated Energy Therapy (IET). Debora is currently in the Clinical Ph.D. program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.
Rebecca Snowball Rebecca began studying yoga in 1995. She immediately took to yoga and committed to a regular practice. She felt her life opening as her passion for yoga deepened. Her desire to share the gift of yoga with the world led her to Ganga White and Tracy Rich of the White Lotus Yoga Foundation. She attended intensive teacher-training in the year 2000.
Rebecca's soulful and compassionate teaching-style creates a meditative and powerful Vinyasa Flow. She believes that if you can breath you can do yoga; that the practice is unique to each individual and that there are no "shoulds" in yoga. To visit Rebecca on the web visit www.yogasoul.com.
Ben Thomas Ben has been practicing yoga since 1976 and has been teaching Iyengar yoga for more than 25 years. In 1983, he was certified by Yogacharya, Dr. B.K.S. Iyengar of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI). Ben has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar, his daughter, Dr. Geeta Iyengar, and his son, Prashant Iyengar, on many occasions both in the U.S. and in Pune, India (including an annual trip - most recently - during the month of July 2006).
Ben continues to research the benefits of Iyengar Yoga and has co-wrote a complete yoga textbook that Mr. Iyengar has reviewed and endorsed. Mr.Iyengar has requested that the title of the book be called "Iyengar Yoga" and Mr. Iyengar has written the Forward to the book, a great honor for an American Yogi. An earlier version of the text is currently being used at Foothill College.
Suzanne Dong Suzanne is a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco and has studied under Geeta and Prashant Iyengar, Ramanand Patel, Manouso Manos, and Kofi Busia. Her love of yoga is infectious, challenging and energetic. Students appreciate her humor and depth of knowledge. Suzanne has significant experience in helping her students with back, neck, and shoulder challenges.
Antonia Kao Antonia began studying ecclectic traditions of yoga, in particular, kundalini yoga in 1990. Her classes range from gentle, mixed hatha to vigorous, traditional ashtanga but all share a focus on flowing movement meditation and the inward journey. Antonia has studied with many ashtanga teachers, including, at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy. She has completed teacher trainings with Erich Schiffman and at Avalon. Her teaching and practice are additionally nourished by ongoing explorations of the mind-body-spirit connection.
Osha Hanfling Osha has been studying and teaching yoga in the Iyengar Tradition since 1984, and has studied directly with the Iyengars in India. She is a very well known and respected Iyengar teacher. She currently teaches in San Francisco at the Abode of Iyengar Yoga.
Osha takes a personal approach with her students, meeting them at their level and inspiring them to deepen their practice. Osha sees yoga as a tool for transformation and inner freedom. She believes that through the process of the asana we harness the mind, wake the sleeping body, and begin to discover and generate awareness of our psycho-spiritual selves. |
