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Carol
Allison has been teaching
since 2000 becoming
Relax and Renew™ certified and sharing
her joy in the body
and breath. Yoga remained a hobby through college and in the
early years of a law practice and into
motherhood. Then yoga
became a way of life under the guidance of Judith Lasater,
Elise Miller, and many other outstanding
teachers. Carol learned
to use yoga to enrich and accept all aspects of her life.
Carol teaches at various gyms, clubs,
schools and studios
on the Peninsula.
cpaja@comcast.net |
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Amy
Carlow apprenticed with Elise Miller and is currently a student
of Ramanand Patel. She is certified to teach yoga with the Iyengar
Yoga Institute of San Francisco and the White Lotus Foundation,
and has completed Kofi Busia's Teacher Training Program. Amy's
gentle and supportive teaching style is well suited to working
with the changing bodies and energies of pregnant women. In addition,
Amy offers corporate and university classes, and teaches privately. 650-814-5902 or
amycarlow@comcast.net |
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Stacy
Day is graduated
from the Iyengar Yoga
Institute of San Francisco
in 1995 and is a Registered
Yoga Teacher. Certified
as a doula and in therapeutic
massage and bodywork, she also
has a Masters Degree
in Philosophy and Healing.
Stacy believes pregnancy
and yoga go beautifully together and yoga can be very
helpful in preparing
women for birth and
parenthood. 650-322-2087
or
StacyDay@earthlink.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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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. 650-325-5484 or
yogalily@aol.com |
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Eric Leong is
a graduate of the Advanced Studies Program at the Iyengar Yoga
Institute of San Francisco. Eric's classes reflect his energy
and athleticism, and focus on a balance of strength and flexibility.
In addition to his love of yoga, Eric is a violinist in the San
Jose Opera orchestra. 650-346-5566 or
eleong77@yahoo.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
tlesser10@yahoo.com |
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Juanita
Lucero is a graduate of the San Francisco Iyengar Institute
and a mother of five.
She has taught art and
yoga in Palo Alto Unified
School District (PAUSD)
and privately for over
10 years. 650-222-4823 or letgolucero@rcn.com. |
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Sarah
Lopez-Luis is a certified Iyengar teacher and a Yoga
Alliance Registered
Teacher. A practioner
of yoga since 1992,
she is a graduate
of the Iyengar Yoga
Institute of San
Francisco. She has
studied with the
Iyengars in India
and apprenticed with
Elise Miller and
Lolly Font. 408-245-5700
or yogasarah@comcast.net or
www.yogasarah.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. 650-424-8316 or
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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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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Birgit
Reimer has studied
extensively with Ben
Thomas and assists
Ben at Foothill College
Yoga classes and in
a Teacher Training
Program. Birgit teaches
yoga at the AARS (Asian American Recovery Service),
private lessons, workshops
and public classes.
Her classes are a well-balanced
composition of Sadhana
(practice), chants
, pranayama, meditation
and philosophy.
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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Ben Thomas has practiced yoga since 1976 and taught for over 20 years. He is a certified Iyengar teacher and is on the faculty of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. He travels to India often to study with the Iyengar family. He teaches in the community and for Foothill College. 650-355-3009 or ben2305@yahoo.com or his website www.thomasyoga.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.
corayoga@yahoo.com or
www.corawen.com |
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Denise
Wendler has
taught yoga since 1996
and is a certified
Iyengar teacher. She
is a graduate of the
Iyengar Yoga Institute
of San Francisco. Denise
recently studied in
India with the Iyengar
family. She enjoys
teaching students of
all abilities, and
with a patient approach,
guides her students
toward a focused center
of self-awareness.
Denise also offers
private instruction.
408-506-0996 or yogablossom@yahoo.com |
