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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 studied for 10 years with Ben Thomas and has traveled to Pune, India, to study with the Iyengar family. In March 2013 she received a yoga for scoliosis certificate through Elise B. Miller's teacher training for scoliosis program. Birgit teaches asana, pranayama, meditation, and yoga nidra classes at CYC and other Bay area yoga studios. Her background in medical Qi Gong, energy work, Reiki and Zen meditation contributes to well-balanced and harmonious classes. 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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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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Johanna Claassen started teaching yoga in 2004. She is a graduate of the Iyengar Institute in San Francisco (2008). A practitioner since 1984 in her home country Germany, Johanna holds certifications in YogaEd., YogaTuneUp, Pilates and Somatics. Johanna's classes demonstrate her joy in the practice of yoga and in connecting and sharing her knowledge with her students. Email |
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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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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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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 has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1995. She completed the 500-hour teacher training program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco in 2009, and recently returned from studying with the Iyengar family in India. Rosie teaches private classes in addition to the public classes here at the CYC. 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. 408-780-5516, Email and Web Site |
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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 |
