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Ruth Fisk, Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher of 30 years. EYRT 500 Yoga Alliance recognized. Founder of Center for Yoga, Movement & Massage and now owns Center for Yoga Sanctuary.
Ruth is spirited and passionate in her delivery of this ancient art and science. Over her 30 years of study she has worked long-term with some of the most well know Iyengar teachers of the times. She has studied in Pune, India with the Iyengars and continues to travel to India to study with Jehangir Palkhivala and his mother Dhan, one of the first Iyengar teachers ever granted permission to teach for BKS Iyengar.
Ruth is the founder of the Center for Yoga which began 17 years ago and has been instrumental in growing the yoga community in this town. Ruth is dedicated to the teaching of yoga in a traditional and kind way, with abundant humor and self-reflection. Contact Ruth at center4yoga@hotmail.com or www.ruthfiskyoga.com.
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I teach yoga based on a lifelong interest in energy, in spirituality, and in individual creativity. To me, yoga is the marriage of art and science that we are all able to understand and enjoy: we only need to trust our unique path to it. I began learning about yoga while studying Fine Arts; I began taking yoga classes in Auburn, Alabama, while working toward my Architecture degree. After college I took classes wherever I traveled or lived, eventually finding a home for my practice and study at Hilltop Yoga. In 2010 I embarked on my teacher training journey, led by Hilaire Lockwood O’Day, creator of Hilltop Yoga. Under her patient guidance—and that of countless teachers and students—I completed my 300 hours, and I am finalizing my 500 hour apprenticeship. Trained in the Power/Vinyasa style, my classes center on the “flow” of energy, moving with breath and opening pathways for healing. I heartily welcome questions…and laughter. When not on my mat or studying the various limbs and aspects of yoga, I find immeasurable joy with my family; spending time outside; being with friends; designing spaces and creating art; playing music; or simply being. I know that yoga can help with the trials of life. I truly wish that each person can find a path to individual clarity and fullness of breath, as well as of life. Shanti…
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Certified ABM practitioner & Occupational Therapist. TheAnat Baniel Method (ABM) uses gentle touch with movement to help create new pathways in the brain to bypass old patterns of pain & limitations. This approach is based on the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais.
In ABM class students are guided through a series of gentle movements to help create new pathways in the brain to bypass old habits of movements. This approach is beneficial with increasing strength, flexibility,energy and concentration along with reducing aches and pains.
Appointment Contact Details: Bethany is located in the Yoga Sanctuary, Okemos location
ph: (517) 980-0823
em: bethanysnow@msn.com
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Brian Bridson is a yoga teacher trained in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya and Sri K Pattabhi Jois. Yoga Alliance RYT 200 registered yoga teacher. I teach a class emphasizing the traditional roots of yoga, including asana, breathing, and meditation. I have completed 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Hilaire Lockwood, followed by an additional 100 hours of training and apprenticeship. Since then I have attended workshops with Bryan Kest, Maty, Ezraty, Doug Swenson, Matthew Darling, Angela Jamison, Ray Long, and Tim Miller. I teach a Vinyasa flow style of yoga, weaving elements of Ashtanga Vinyasa.
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Candace Merkel is certified to teach Beginning Hatha Yoga with Iyengar Emphasis. Nationally registerd with Yoga Alliance (RYT200). I have been a student in the Iyengar tradition since 1995. I am a 2008 graduate of the Khagaya School of Yoga Teacher Training in East Lansing with Ruth Fisk. I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for yoga with new students and helping individuals discover the many ways yoga can benefit them. My teaching is based on the solid foundation of the Iyengar tradition. Contact Candace at (517) 337-1807 or email cprettymerk@gmail.com.
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Cathy Kiernan RYT 500 Yoga Alliance Recognized. Cathy’s teaching began in 2007 and is based on the solid foundation of Iyengar yoga. I have been teaching yoga since 2007 and am so fortunate to do so. I love being able to see the growth and transformation that my students undergo as they progress in their own yoga practices. I did my teacher training beginning in 2006 with Nancy Stechert, a certified Iyengar instructor in Colorado. The focus on alignment from the Iyengar system is followed in my classes. I have continued my yoga journey by taking workshops from Natasha Rizopoulos, Bryan Kest, Aadil Palkhlvala, David Life, Kathy McNames, Bryan Legere, and Tias Little. Each teacher has expanded my knowledge and perspective, and I will continue to look for opportunities to learn. My discovery of yoga happened about 12 years ago. Like so many others, I came to this wonderful practice hoping to find relief from back pain. And while that did indeed happen, I found that yoga offered me so much more on so many different levels. Yoga is my source of inspiration and strength.
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Clare Collins Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., CYT Blending the ancient teachings of Yoga with contemporary health care knowledge. Certified Yoga Teacher (2000) and Yoga Therapist (2005); Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Michigan State University. I bring 30 years of experience as a mental health nurse practitioner and nursing educator to my work as a Yoga Therapist and teacher. I was inspired to devote my career to yoga when I realized the immense impact that yoga can have on physical and emotional health. I am deeply committed to making yoga accessible to students who might not feel comfortable or safe in a typical class. I intentionally keep my classes small, so I can adapt the classes to the needs and interests of the students. Currently, I teach both general and specialized yoga classes to individuals and groups. Contact Clare at (517) 655-1601 ext. 2 or info@yogaclarity.net.
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Gaby Kende MS, RD, yoga teacher since 1998, yoga therapist since 2009. Certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist by the American Viniyoga Institute and previously by Esther Myers. My yoga practice began twenty-five years ago and has been a transformative journey that I am able to share with others through fourteen years of teaching. My practice has been guided by great teachers from different strands, including Kripalu, Iyengar through Ruth Fisk, Esther Myers and Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute. I have also studied abroad in Bali and have plans to go to India in 2013. My first 500 hour teaching certification was granted to me by Esther Myers from Toronto. My advanced 500 hour teaching certification as well as the 500 hour yoga therapist certification is from the American Vinyoga Institute.Yoga weaved together many important strands of my life – I was raised in Switzerland with an appreciation of health, mind and body. I translated this and my desire to help people into a career as a registered dietitian/nutritionist, teaching nutrition at Michigan State University. Yoga has enabled me to cultivate my physical and intellectual needs through asana, pranayama and meditation, as well as immersion into yoga texts. I believe that yoga is accessible to everyone and my third training was in yoga therapy to help those with health challenges. Yoga has been a life-changing experience for me. That is also what nurtures me as a teacher, and I hope that my students feel that in every class. Contact Gaby at (517) 351-6640 or gkende@msu.edu.
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Jane Nelson is a graduate of the Khagaya School of Yoga Teacher Training at the Center for Yoga under the direction of Ruth Fisk. Jane has an extensive background in movement studies, with 17 years of training and teaching in martial arts (karate and aikido), 20 years teaching self-defense and personal safety skills, and a master’s degree in physical education and exercise physiology. Contact Jane at userjmn@gmail.com.
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Jeanne Tomlinson has an established a daily practice for more than 15 years and is a registered teacher RYT200 with Yoga Alliance with her RYT500 to be completed in December, 2012. I begin most classes moving energy from the root chakra, Muladhara, through Svadthisthana, Manipura, Anahata and into Vishudda and Ajna chakras. I bring a sense of awareness to the body, mind and spirit with a calm and mindful approach. I was introduced to yoga by Beth Mackowiak in 1998 and began my formal studies of Hatha Yoga in 2008 where I completed by RYT 200 with Sandra Carden at Union Yoga. For the past two years I have continued to deepen my understanding of the 8 limbs of yoga and will complete my RYT 500 in December 2012. I have been a student of Ruth Fisk and traveled to India to study with Jehingar Palkhivala. I am thankful to all my teachers for their guidance and to my students who are my best teachers.
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Kathy Stover’s teaching is based on the solid foundation of Iyengar yoga. Certified through Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level, RYT500 teaches alignment based yoga with a focus on the students individual needs. Kathy has been studying and practicing yoga for over 25 years. She has taken two Teacher Trainings with master teacher Aadil Palkhivala and spent 8 years assisting Ruth Fisk in her classes. Kathy has taught at the Center forYoga since 1999. She continues to study yoga and its philosophy with Jehangir Palkhivala from Mumbai, India.Kathy shares life with her husband Chris on their farm in Potterville. She will bring this ancient art from her heart to yours. General classes, prenatal classes and private instruction are available. Contact Kathy at (517) 645-2237 or KAS_55@msn.com. Please visit my website at: withheartyoga.com.
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Kim Lewis teaches yoga to promote both physical and mental health. 200 hour Yoga Alliance recognized training in power/vinyasa yoga and training in yoga for depression and anxiety. I have a compassionate approach to teaching and guide students to strengthen and open the body and to calm the mind. In 2005, I completed 200 hour teaching training in power/vinyasa style yoga with Hilaire Lockwood, owner and founder of Hilltop Yoga. I have also trained with Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression. I began to practice yoga in 2003. At first, I was interested in the physical benefits, but I soon learned that yoga has much more to offer than simply physical movement. From a young age, I’ve had trouble with depression and anxiety that has sometimes thrown me completely off balance. In the 1990s, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and went through some difficult times. Since beginning my practice, yoga has helped me to build better physical and mental health, so I’m able to function in my daily life. I’m so fortunate that I found yoga, and I want to share it with others. Everyone can build a foundation of well-being through yoga poses, breathing exercises, and meditative practices.
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Kurt teaches meditation to all levels of students. He uses non-denominational language and draws from a variety of traditions to help people in their practice in a down-to-earth, simple way. Kurt has been enjoying meditation since 1996 and was encouraged to teach by teachers and friends. He started formally teaching around 2009.
The beginner class is a series of sessions in which you'll learn various techniques from different traditions with the goal of settling on a technique for a regular home practice. If you have a regular practice, you can drop into the continuing class to meditate together and discuss your practice. Retreats are offered periodically. For more information, please see: www.kurtscholler.com, or email info@kurtscholler.com or call (734) 973-2040.
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Marianne Huebner, Certified Kundalini yoga teacher (Level 2). Fulfills RYT 500 Yoga Alliance requirements. Member of the International Kundalini Yoga Teacher Association. With joy and gratitude I share this practice to encourage others to move creatively and fearlessly through life. I had been practicing yoga for twenty years when I first stumbled across Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. I was surprised at the difference to the other yoga classes, and felt joyful and energized after class.Since thenI have been fortunate to learn from many international Kundalini yoga master teachers. In my teaching I strive to let go of all expectations. Every class is a unique journey.
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Marie Volovsek, MS is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher whose teaching style is grounded in simplicity which guides the student to a sense of stability and ease. I began my yoga journey as a student in 1998 with Iyengar yoga teacher Mary Reilly of Northwoods Yoga. When my family schedule allows, I make sure to take time to continue to study with Mary as well as Laurie Blakeney and Sue Salaniuk. These advanced-level certified Iyengar yoga teachers continue to provide me guidance and clarity for my teaching and home practice. I began teaching yoga in 2004 and have been fortunate to be a part of the Center for Yoga since 2008. My exposure to various master teachers of movement, my MS degree in Physical Education and Dance, the thorough certification process for IYNAUS, as well as decades of teaching movement have shaped me into the instructor I am today. The source of my strength is my family and friends. Each day is a blessing because of what they offer me. Contact Marie at (517)332-3282 or marie@mariesplendidyoga.com. Please visit my website at www.mariesplendidyoga.com.
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Shiloh Daum 300/500 yoga certification, teaching since 2007, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with Health Promotion Specialization. Shiloh teaches a flowing style of yoga grounded in the philosophy of leading from the heart, nurturance through movement to create holistic healing. My goals for teaching are to provide a safe class with a sequence that is intuitively geared toward the holistic needs of each student and to leave people with the inspiration (“in-spirit”) of planting seeds of peace within your heart and carry the spaces you find on your mat, out into the world. I was traditionally trained in Power/Vinyasa (flow-style) Yoga by Hilaire Lockwood O’Day from Hilltop Yoga (300/500 hours) and have taken workshops from nationally and internationally renowned instructors. Outside of practicing and teaching yoga, I enjoy spending time with my family, gardening, being out in nature, and learning more about and practicing sustainable living. Hope to see you in class! May your days shine bright! Many blessings to you! Namaste.
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Wendy Kopitsch has practiced yoga for over fourteen years and has been teaching privately, and in group settings for 9+ years. In the last four years, she has been teaching groups yoga in the workplace, in the Greater Lansing Area, as well. She has YogaFit teacher certification and has also completed the 500-hour, Advanced Teacher Training with the American Viniyoga Institute with Gary and Mirka Kraftsow teaching in the Krishnamacharya tradition of teaching to the individual...even in a group setting. Wendy is available for group and private instruction. 517-749-9811 or wendy@wendyoga.com.
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