yoga for bliss
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Neem Dewji is the director of Yoga for Bliss and first started practicing yoga at Sivananda Yoga Ashram in London when she was 17 – too many years ago to count! She has been teaching Hatha Yoga for 12 years and is certified with The Yoga for Health Foundation in England and with the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City. She teaches Level 1, mixed ability, gentle, chair yoga, and restorative classes.
Anna Riehl was so changed by yoga when she first started practicing 10 years ago, that she was inspired to become a teacher. She teaches a slow but strong flow class deeply influenced by Iyengar and Anusara methods. She is moved to share her passion and love for this practice with all of her students. Anna is RYT 200 hour certified, trained to teach gentle yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute, and is beginning her 500 hour certification at YogaTree San Francisco this fall.
Immersed in Iyengar yoga since 1995, Nancy Preston has visited India three times to study with master teachers Ramanand Patel, Pandit Mukesh Desai, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, and the Iyengars. She has passed the rigorous Iyengar Yoga Certification process. Nancy believes the principles of asana practice can guide us to live our daily lives in harmony.
Marcia Siper has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and became a teacher in 2007. Her class offers a blend of various yoga styles that is accessible, safe and nurturing for students at all levels, guiding students through a practice which promotes well-being from the inside out. Marcia is registered with Yoga Alliance and is trained in pre- and post-natal yoga and yoga for children.
Henriet Cohen says "Yoga is for everyone, young and old, stiff and flexible". She has been teaching for 15 years in the Iyengar method and completed Iyengar teacher-in-training. Yoga practice has given her the practical tools to experience stability in mind and vibrancy in body. Henriet's students often say, " I feel taller, I can breath more easily and I feel more grounded."
Jo-anne was drawn to the healing power of yoga while recovering from an injury in 2004. With a BS in Exercise Physiology, an MS in Guidance and Counseling, 200-hour yoga teacher certification and children’s yoga certification, Jo-Anne uses yoga in her curriculum for children with special needs. Her adult class focuses on flow, alignment, breath, and taking what we learn on the mat out into the world.
Shawna Emerick has been teaching for 7 years and trained at the Yandara Yoga Institute, with a second certification in Prana Yoga. Shawna teaches an eclectic class that flows, strengthens, and inspires, deepening each person’s connection to their own inner light. Shawna also teaches prenatal yoga, yoga for Autistic children, and offers Thai Yoga Massage and Reiki as well as running her own dance company, Vital Dance.
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