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Kathryn

Back Focused Yoga & Vinyasa

Kathryn has been a student of yoga for seven years and has found great joy and peace from this ancient practice. She believes that yoga can help us 'be the change we want to see in the world' and encourages students to use what they learn in class in everyday life. She is passionate about yoga as therapy and enjoys teaching beginners to advanced students, kids to grandparents, and those with limited mobility and injury to the physically fit and healthy. Her training is in the lineage of Sri Krishnamachrya, the father of modern yoga who taught many of the teachers that brought yoga to the West. She is very grateful to the teachers that have shared this practice with her. 

Kathryn teaches an individualized, breath-centered style of vinyasa that is tailored to suit the needs and abilities of each student. Classes begin with a centering check-in with your breath, mind, and body. We then move into warming up the body to release tension and prepare for standing poses. Dynamic movement of the spine coordinated with the breath will create strength and flexibility in the body and calmness in the mind. We challenge ourselves to work toward our individual edges without creating new pain or tension. We will close with floor poses as we cool down to relax the whole system with simple breathing and meditation. 

 

Vicki

Yamuna, Vinyasa, Back Focused Yoga

Trained by Yamuna Zake   and Bliss Yoga Center,  Vicki has a keen sense of body awareness, appreciating the mind- body connection. She became certified in all Yamuna Body Rolling modalities (YBR), Foot Fitness, Face Saver and YBR Hands on therapy to help students free their bodies of pain due to misalignment. Vicki’s yoga training was drawn from Hatha, Ashtanga, Anusara and Iyengar. She is a full time practitioner at the Yamuna flagship studio in NYC where she teaches private and group classes.  Vicki can also be seen on the latest Yamuna Save Your Series DVD’s such as Save your Upper, Middle and Lower Back  as well as the soon to be released Yamuna Yoga Fundamentals.

PHILOSOPHY 

My goal is to give everyone access to optimal health and wellness. By understanding the workings of your body I can help you move through each day with increased vitality and energy,be pain free with lasting results by using the Yamuna Body Sustainability System. Glide and grace will define your gait, power and strength will emanate from your core. Your maximum natural potential is a reality!

www.vickilorayne.com

 

 

 

 

Ayala

Yin Yang Fussion

Ayala grew up in Portland, did yoga off an on my whole life up until about 2 years ago when she found a deeper connection with it. Ayla graduated from the Corepower Yoga 200 hour teacher training in april 2010 with a certificate recognized by Yoga Alliance. She started teaching at Woodstock Wellness and has been teaching there since. Ayla is a student at PSU and she also enjoys hiking, camping, drawing, dancing and music.

The class Ayla teaches is Yin Yang Fusion which is a combination of Yin yoga and Yang. Yin is a type of yoga that some say is the most traditional and original form of asana practice, consisting of a few postures (mostly seated/passive) held for 3-5 minutes deeply lengthening the muscles. Yang yoga is the more active muscle strengthening form of yoga. In my class we begin with yang for about half the class and finish with yin ending the practice feeling very relaxed. 

 

Karli

Basic's, Vinyasa

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss

I discovered yoga in Salt Lake City, UT when I was a teenager and have since been attracted to the quality of life it has to offer. Through my personal practice, I have experienced immense benefits such as a relaxed body and mind, self-acceptance, an abundance of strength & flexibility, along with several more.  I have diligently sought out experiences that provide the opportunity to learn & grow from the yogic philosophy, and continue to do so to this day. My intention is to integrate these benefits into my teaching style.

My love and enthusiasm for yoga is accompanied by my commitment to safely guide each student through moving meditation and breath-work in each asana. All levels are welcome, as I encourage each talented individual to move their practice at their own pace.


 


Melissa

Basic's

Melissa's drive for teaching yoga grew from the desire to share with others the mental and physical strength and positivity that she has garnered over the years through her own yoga practice. Her goal in teaching others the basics of yoga is for students to gain the inner strength and peace that practicing yoga can bring and to help students find the energy and flexibility that spreads beyond the physical and into everyday life. Melissa's teaching style is based on a strong technical foundation, familiarizing students with basic postures and breathing techniques to help students build a strong foundation for their present and future practice.

Melissa received her 200 hour RYT from the Cincinnati Yoga School in 2007 and her practice is greatly influenced by Iyengar, Vinyasa and Anusara with a focus on hatha basics or beginners. Regardless of experience or ability, Melissa strives to teach each individual to be informed, comfortable and safe in each posture. As there are many possible variations in each asana, all levels are welcome (and encouraged)!

 

 

 

 

Nick

Hot Yoga (Bikram)

 


"Nick Mattos knows from personal experience that yoga can save your life. After eleven years of practicing yoga and meditation in a variety of forms and traditions, he was certified as a Bikram-method hot yoga teacher at the 250-hour level by Evolation Yoga in New York. When not teaching or practicing, he works as a freelance writer and enjoys all the fabulously unique things the great city of Portland has to offer."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heather

Candle light Vinyasa, Vinyasa Flow



 

 

 

Rebecca

Zumba