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I have been a certified Kripalu yoga teacher since 1993. My mother got certified to teach the year before and convinced me I would love it at Kripalu. I, of course, did and still do. It is where I started my love affair with my body and I appreciate yoga so much for that. I love the freedom of the yogic structure. It allows me to go inside at anytime to discover the voice of my body, which is essentially sensation and emotion.
As a teacher, I like to support people in listening to their bodies more than me or any other. It is joy of exploring myself that has kept me coming back into the present moment of my own yoga practice. The thrill of sharing that joy with others inspires me to teach. In each moment there is an opportunity to fully live, and however we feel in any moment, it is the perfect place to begin from.
One of my favorite teachers is Angela Farmer. I took a class called the Universal Teacher with her at Kripalu two years ago. That universal teacher is the body itself. I love to hold the space of a class as an opportunity to deeply relax. From a relaxed place, we can really listen to our own, personalized teacher-self. The postures of yoga are wonderful expressions of self and it is the ability to feel and allow that moment to moment connection that is the crème de la crème of all joyous things. That may mean that I make the posture bigger or smaller or add a micro movement here or there, maybe adjust my thoughts or something in order to find my true energy. As a yogi, as a person, only I can know in the moment what is best for me.
My classes are a little slower than some but there are plenty of opportunities to focus on strength and power. Again, I teach allowing which is not about pushing through something but becoming sensitive to alignment with fuller energy. It is fun to focus on what feels best and to find that to whatever degree. As a master allower of my own well being, within the structure of yoga, my classes can be very fun and satisfying.
I have lived in Burlington for four years. I am a body balancing massage therapist, a life coach and a writer. I love the law of attraction, the lake, nature in general, and tuning myself to the frequency of well being. Yahoo!
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