Charles is a third-generation yogi originally from Vancouver, Canada and was formally instructed in yoga and meditation when he was five years old. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Theatre from Maharishi International University, which included training in Ayurveda. He brings to his teaching the lightness of a dancer’s grace and the wit of a comic. His multi-faceted yoga training includes teacher certification from YogaZone, Jivamukti, and extensive training in the Iyengar approach to yoga. His writing…
Stephanie has been practicing yoga and movement for almost 20 years and has been teaching yoga since 2000. She has been featured in several lifestyle and fitness magazines including New York Magazine, Women’s Health, Quest and Baron Baptiste’s video “The Trainer’s Edge”. She is recognized as a premier yoga instructor and was voted best yoga teacher two consecutive years by New York Magazine. In October 2006, Stephanie was selected by New York Moves magazine as one of New York City’s…
Steve was raised in Santa Barbara, graduated with distinction in Comparative Religions from Occidental College in Los Angeles and began training in Buddhist meditation in 1988. His first trip to India and Nepal in 1990 awakened a desire to involve the moving body in the meditation process, and he began practicing asana. Important teachers: Erich Schiffmann opened the door to the depths of asana practice, Chuck Miller opened the door to Pattabhi Jois, for whom Steve finally made the study-trip…
Click image for quicktime movie Here is a 20 minute video of the sun salutation series. We get a lot of requests from students and listeners for a good place to start your practice. Here is a vidcast which could be considered a beginner’s daily minimum practice. You can use this as a warm up for your own practice or just as a quickie.? Enjoy. Breathe. Namaste. file…
Episode 25 is an interview with Yoga Peeps founder Lara Cestone and Yoga and Buddhist meditation instructor Jill Satterfield, of New York City. Jill teaches yoga and meditation in NYC at Vajra Yoga, and the Lineage Project, for incarcerated youth, as well as Kripalu, Omega. Jill can be found at www.vajrayoga.com. In this episode, Lara and Jill talk about Theravan Buddhism, living yoga, self healing, meditation, sangha, and heart-mind. Audio File: YogaPeeps_102806_JillSatterfield.mp3 Internet Explorer users: Right click the Audio File…
Jill’s Influential Teachers: Ajahn Amaro Mingyur Rinpoche Naveen Mashon, Westchester, New York Rodney Yee BKS Iyengar Recommended Reading: Light on Yoga, Iyengar Pema Chodren Trungpa Rinpoche Letters to a Young Poet, Rilke Recommended websites: www.lineageproject.org www.vajrayoga.com Insight Meditation Society (www.dharma.org) Kripalu: Integrative Leadership Program…
David’s Influential Teachers: Larry Schultz Reed Taylor B.K.S. Iyengar Osho Jesus Buddha Dalai Lama Bob Marley Children Recommended Reading: Iyengar Yoga: Science of the Soul, Osho How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda (Translator), Christopher Isherwood (Translator), Patanjali Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran Alex Grey, Artist Podcast music: This I Know, Rachael Kann It’s Yoga Puerto Rico Studio contact information: It’s Yoga Puerto Rico 51 Maria Moczo…
Episode 24 is an interview with Yoga Peeps founder Lara Cestone and Yoga Instructor David Kyle, It’s Yoga Puerto Rico. David teaches yoga around the world, at It’s Yoga studios in Sweden, Venezuela, San Francisco, Mexico City and Miami. David can be found at www.itsyogapuertorico.com. In this episode, Lara and David talk about the inner guru, savasana, connecting with youth, his challenges, and being breath-tarians. Audio File: YogaPeeps_101406_DavidKyle.mp3 Internet Explorer users: Right click the Audio File and Save Target As?,…
Kira Ryder encourages exploration in the postures through focused attention and awareness of the breath. Her style balances strength, suppleness, and serenity with an emphasis on finding ease and grace in the practice. Kira began teaching yoga 10 years ago. She received her teacher training certificate with Sarah Powers at Yoga Studio Mill Valley in 2000. Kira is strongly influenced by Yin yoga and currently developes her own practice with Erich Schiffmann. Kira is the owner of Lulu Bandha’s, in…
Books Leah Recommends: The Compassionate Classroom, Sura Hart and Victoria Hodson Awakening the Child Heart, Carla Hannaford Smart Moves: Why Learning is not all in your Head, Carla Hannaford and Candace B. Pert The Soul of Education, Rachael Kessler Yoga Education For Children by Swami Satyananda Saraswati The Joyful Child: for Birth to Three Years (Michael Olaf’s Essential Montessori Series) by Susan Stephenson The Joyful Child: A Sourcebook of Activities and Ideas for Releasing Children’s Natural Joy by Peggy Davison…