YOGA TEACHERS
STAN WOODMAN
Stan has spent the last 10 years studying and teaching yoga in New York. He started his yoga practice in Pagosa over 15 years ago with Nikki Taylor and moved to New York where he began a close relationship studying yoga intensely with Beryl Bender Birch, highly respected and one of the world’s top yoga teachers. As one of Beryl’s senior teachers, Stan traveled to Europe, Central America and throughout the United States teaching and assisting Beryl Bender Birch’s workshops and teacher training programs. His continued passion for yoga led him to study with Sri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore India, David Swenson, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman and Eddie Stern.
Stan Woodman is the owner of Yoga Pagosa in Pagosa Springs, CO and Greenwich Yoga in Greenwich, CT with his wonderful wife Gina Norman and beautiful baby girl Kaia.
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GINA NORMAN
Gina has been teaching yoga in New York City for over 10 years. She is on the Teacher Training faculty at OM yoga Center in NYC, founded by Cyndi Lee, author of Yoga Body, Buddha Mind. Gina is also on the Omega Institute’s teaching faculty in Costa Rica; St. John, Virgin Islands; and Rhinebeck, NY where she had the amazing opportunity to teach yoga for Pema Chodron’s retreat. In addition, she has studied extensively with renowned teachers Alan Finger, Cyndi Lee, David Nichtern, Rodney Yee, Beryl Bender Birch, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and John Friend. Her interest in meditation led her to study Buddhism at the Shambhala Center and vipasana meditation retreats in India.
Gina is the owner of Yoga Pagosa in Pagosa Springs, CO and Greenwich Yoga in Greenwich, CT with her husband Stan Woodman and beautiful baby girl Kaia.
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MARGARET BURKESMITH
Margaret was introduced to Yoga over 10 years ago. During her first yoga class, she realized that Yoga was the key to health and longevity, and that it would enable her to move forward in life comfortably with more balance and flexibility in all aspects: physical, mental, heart, and inner spirit. Her at-home daycare inspired her to teach yoga to children, and then to adults. Teachers who Margaret has practice under are Laurie Shoemaker, Jonji Provenzano, Stephanie Kristal, and Nikki Taylor. She has also attended workshops and conferences that included Yoga Vision and the Yoga Conference in Tempe, AZ. Margaret believes in the philosophy that we are perfect, just as we are, right now. Teaches Yoga Flow
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LAURA EVANS
Laura has been studying yoga since 1989, and teaching since 1996. She enjoys sharing Yoga as a practical way to build inner and outer peace and strength. With foundational training in Anusara, Iyengar, and Kripalu methods, she brings a lot of heart and precision alignment to her teaching. Currently she endeavors to teach the traditional Tantric Yoga of the Himalayan Institute as taught to her by her teacher Yogarupa Rod Stryker. Laura is also a licensed massage therapist, certified pregnancy yoga teacher, and loves to share and teach melodic yogic chant. |  |
KAT KATSOS
Kat Katsos was trained and certified in the Indra Devi Style of Yoga, and has taught Indra Devi Yoga for eight years. Indra Devi was named the First Lady of Yoga by Krishnamacharya, and died at the age of 102. Indra Devi focused on the healing qualities of yoga and maintained a restorative style of practice. Always beginning with pranayama practice (breathing technique), followed by inner awareness and intuitive responses to the asanas (postures), then finishing the practice with a deep savasana (relaxation) bringing the body and mind into harmonious state. ~Om, Shanti~ Teaches Restorative Yoga & Absolute Beginners
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FELICIA MEYER
Felicia's Hatha Yoga classes are a blend of breath and movement in a flow style, combined with focused alignement and body awareness in standing and seated postures. She began doing yoga in 1986 and was certified at the Center for Yoga in Los Angeles in 1992. Since her certification, she has been teaching hatha yoga classes for people of all ages, and loves to observe the myriad of benefits that yoga brings into people's lives. She is grateful to all of her teachers and students for their contribution to her yoga path.
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LAURA SIMON
Laura Simon was introduced to yoga while training with the US Women's National Rowing Team for the Sydney Olympics as a way of dealing with the emotional and physical stress related to being an elite athlete. After retiring from rowing, Laura dived into a daily practice of yoga, exploring the different styles of asana. She did her teacher training at Greenpath Yoga Studio in San Francisco, which focused on the Astanga tradition. Shortly after completing her teacher training, she turned her focus toward pre-natal yoga. She spent time as an apprentice at Enso Yoga Studio in Half Moon Bay teaching and observing pre-natal yoga classes. She recently completed her training to be a Doula with Debbie Lavin and is currently working on her Doula certification through DONA International. She recently moved to Pagosa with her fiance and two dogs and is looking forward to becoming part of the birth community in town.
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ERIC SEILER
Eric started practicing yoga daily, to see what would happen, in the spring of 1999. He was struck by yoga’s immediate, consistent, and lasting positive effects in all aspects of his life. Intrigued, after just a few months of practice, he moved to Massachusetts to study yoga full-time at Kripalu Center. He then dedicated two years of intensive study to the powerful alignment techniques of Anusara Yoga, and began teaching full-time in 2001. A longing to dive deeper into yoga’s potential through meditation led Eric to his teacher, Yogarupa Rod Stryker, and the Himalayan tradition of Swami Rama. Continually inspired by the results of his practice, Eric’s wish is to share the science of yoga with as many people as possible. He brings additional skills to his yoga teaching as a Certified Structural Integration Practioner. Teaches Yoga and Meditation
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ALISSA ZISSMAN
Alissa discovered yoga as a teen, while recovering from a sports injury, and has been exploring her practice for over a decade. She began teaching yoga in 2002 after her experiences at yoga retreat centers inspired her to share with others. She earned her yoga teacher certification at Kripalu Center: North America’s largest residential center for yoga and health. Because of her fondness of yoga, people, and experiential education, Alissa teaches safe and revitalizing yoga classes. Teaches Kripalu Yoga
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BLUE LINDNER
Kundalini yoga was designed as the yoga for everyday people. It is a yoga created for people who want to be healthy, joyful, and centered as they carry out lives in the working world as members of families and communities. Kundalini works fast and powerfully to give you fortitude and integrity in your life. Blue's classes are inspired by her years in Austin studying with her two mentors, master teachers GB Khalsa and Shannon Potts. Teaches Kundalini Yoga & Prenatal
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NANCY PFEIFFER Nancy’s interest in yoga started as a teenager. I n her discovery of yoga, her heart and spirit found a home. Yoga’s easy method of grounding helped her find Day Star Yoga in her travels. Day Star’s founder, Susan Flanders, became an invaluable teacher. The main philosophy behind Day Star is harmony of movement and stillness of mind. Nancy became a certified instructor and has since taught yoga for fourteen years. She has developed College curriculums, worked with senior citizens thru the ease of water yoga and recently was co-owner of Yoga at the Springs. Nancy’s enthusiastic teaching style, sense of compassion and delightful humor grace her classes which are suited to all ages and ability levels. Come to a class to relax, breathe, smile and experience the myriad of benefits her teaching offers. |
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