Yoga
Yoga Offerings
Yoga Nidra Seminar the conscious practice of deep relaxation
Yoga Healing Workshops addressing different common health conditions
Training and History
After five years of taking yoga classes in the mid-1970s, my first serious Yoga Teacher Training was while I was traveling in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. There I studied at the Satyananda ashrams, (nearly choosing to become a monk, but not quite!). Upon my return to the U.S., I continued to study and teach yoga in Montana. During this time I also trained intensively for five years with a chakra-based program of self-development, which while not taught as “yoga”, has informed my chakra-based yoga practice immensely.
I have taught and studied yoga ever since, in all our locations: New Mexico, Pennsylvania, California, Oregon and Scotland. I have used yogic concepts and practices, along with my other background, in developing several professional seminars, titles of which include The Healthier Healer, The Gift of Touch, and Deep Relaxation. Since moving to the Corvallis area, I have taught at Linn-Benton Community College (in both yoga and relaxation/massage), Timberhill Athletic Club, the Department of Energy and the Oregon School for the Blind, as well as group classes and private lessons.
In the summer of 2001, I completed a month-long 200 hour Teacher Training at the Ananda school, the Expanding Light Retreat Center in northern California, which qualified me as a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance (YA). The YA is an organization dedicated to establishing standards of safety and competence for yoga instructors, while honoring the vast range of variations in the ancient yogic tradition. I have returned to Ananda for additional courses, including Advanced Pranayama and Yoga For Special Needs. I am passionate about yoga, and about life. I am honored and eager to help guide you on this many-petalled path. I thank you and all my other teachers, and hope that I may be of service to you.