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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.
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Birgit Reimer has studied extensively with Ben Thomas. Most recently she has studied with the Iyengars in Pune. Her schedule includes regular asana and pranayama classes at area studios as well as private lessons and workshops. Her classes are a well-balanced composition of Sadhana (practice), chants, pranayama, meditation and philosophy. Email or her Web Site |
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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
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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. Email or Web Site |
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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 Email |
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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 Email or her web sites Web Site or Yoga for Scoliosis Web Site |
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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
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Leslie Peterson began taking yoga in 1978 to help with a back condition. A student of Lolly Font and Elise Miller in the 1980's, she attended the teacher training program at the Iyenger Yoga Institute of San Francisco from 1986-88. Leslie is a Massage Therapist, specializing in the Hendrickson Method® of Orthopedic Massage and Manual Therapy, with an active practice in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Mountain View. Her blended background of yoga and massage therapy give her a particular insight into helping you feel better through the practice of yoga. (650) 207-2932 or Email |
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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 Email |
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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 offers private
instruction, and
specializes in working
with pregnant women.
650-793-6612 or Email |
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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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Lori Neumann began practicing yoga in 2001 with Elise Miller to help resolve sciatica and chronic lower back pain that was the result of decades of working in high tech. A dedicated practice helped resolve these issues plus shoulder and neck problems. Grateful for the practice and the improvements to her health, she decided to become an instructor to help others with similar issues. She is a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco and has studied Ashtanga yoga in India. Email |
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Mimm
Patterson
has taught Iyengar based yoga since 1994 under the guidance of Larry Hatlett and Karl Duffy. She continued her study of Iyengar Yoga at the Yoga Teacher Training Center in Newry, Northern Ireland. In 2010 she completed Paul Grilley's Yin Teacher Training and now offers strong alignment focused flow classes as well as challenging Yin sessions. Mimm is also a bodywork therapist and Reiki practitioner with twelve years experience. She has studied anatomy with Gil Hedley and brings a strong understanding of body mechanics to her classes.
650-815-6407 or Email and Web Site |
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Patricia Becker began practicing in 1995 and teaching in 2006. She is an Anusara inspired yoga teacher, Macrobiotic Nutritional Counselor and is the Manager at Common Ground Garden Supply & Education Center. Her classes focus on alignment to bring health and well-being through yoga. Email and Web Site |
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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 Email |
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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. Email |
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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 Email |
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Simin Vakilzadeh has been practicing yoga since 1991 and is an Iyengar-certified Intermediate instructor. She studied in Pune, India with Geeta and Prashant Iyengar in 2008. Simin recently moved to the Bay area from Chicago where she had been teaching at the Yoga Circle and Evanston Yoga Tree. Her sense of humor and desire to help others ignites her passion to teach the art and philosophy of Iyengar Yoga. |
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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 Email |
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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 Email |
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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. Email or Web Site |
