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The Directors (we are also instructors)
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GINI SAVAGE, co-founder
and director of the Yoga Center of Marin, has practiced yoga for 47
years and taught it for the past 34. She is a certified Iyengar yoga
teacher and has studied many times with Mr. Iyengar in India, England
and California. She also practices massage therapy. Gini’s classes
emphasize individual instruction and the restorative aspects of yoga.
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SUZANNE KANNER is
a popular Marin County yoga teacher with 28 years of teaching experience.
She is the co-founder and director of the Yoga Center of Marin, established
in 1986. An Intermediate Level certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, she has
studied several times in India with the Iyengars, as well as with many
senior teachers in the US and Europe, including Ramanand Patel, Manouso
Manos, Patricia Walden, Gabriella Giubilaro, Judith Laster, and Kofi
Busia. Suzanne’s teaching is precise and inspiring, challenging,
yet nurturing. Under her guidance students deepen and expand their yoga
practice, learning to restore, and rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit.
Besides teaching regular classes, Suzanne specializes in therapeutic
and prenatal yoga.
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Instructors
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CYNTHIA BERNHEIM combines her enthusiasm and love of yoga with a knowledge of alignment and body mechanics. Her teaching is challenging, but gentle, encouraging students of all levels to work deeply while honoring their limitations. Cynthia is a graduate of 500-hour Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program of the Iyengar Yoga Institue of San Francisco, and recent recipient of Introductory I, Iyengar teacher certification, and also served two years as a Board Member for the Northern California Iyengar Yoga Association. |
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DAVID CARLOS
has just returned, (as of Dec. 2011) from an inspirational month of study at the Iyengar Institue in Pune India and is eager to share his new insights and techinques. David has been practicing yoga for the last eighteen years and began teaching seven years ago so he could give back some of the many benefits he has experienced through the profound practice of Iyengar yoga, including greater strength, flexibility and most importantly a deep sense of clarity and well-being. He has been teaching yoga at the College of Marin for the past four years and has also assisted Alice Rocky with her classes there. David has studied in India with the Iyengars several times and continues his studies here with Manouso Manos. |
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MARY
COLANGELO received
her training as a yoga teacher from the Advanced Studies Program at the
Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Mary immersed herself in yoga
when she discovered its power to heal the disjointedness that affects
our lives and bodies. Her extensive experience in meditative and spiritual
practices have made her both calm and insightful. Her love of yoga is
so infectious that you can’t help but catch it. |
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CLAIRE COLVIN
is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher who has studied Iyengar yoga for over
33 years, at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco and four times
in India with the Iyengar family. She has taught yoga in Marin County
for 25 years. Her principal teacher is Manouso Manos. |
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BARBARA FABBRI,
a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, moved to the Bay Area
from Sicily, Italy where she started a flourishing Iyengar Yoga community.
Barbara’s
most influential teachers have been Gabriella Giubilaro with whom she
became a close student and assistant, and Patricia Walden. She has been
deeply inspired by the teachings of BKS Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant during
her visits to Pune, India. She is a dynamic teacher who challenges her
students to discover the intelligence of their own body. In every class
her goal is clarity, simplicity and joyfulness.
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JACQUELINE GERSON
has been studying Yoga for
the past 23 years. She travels to India regularly for training with the Iyengars and continues her
studies here with Manouso Manos, and other senior Iyengar teachers. Her classes are vigorous and
students should expect to work hard, yet, she offers much personalized attention and modifications
for individual needs. Students leave the class feeling rejuvenated, and assume sensations of calm,
clarity, and well-being. |
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ANNIE JOSEPH is an extremely accomplished teacher with over 20 years of experience throughout the Bay Area. Her primary teachers have been Manuoso Manos, Judith Lasater, Rodney Yee, and the late Mary Dunn. In addition to yoga Annie has a background in the Visual Arts and is a certified Pilates Instructor. Annie skillfully guides students with her clear and precise instruction, and heartfelt attitude makes Annie’s class a joy.
— Contact Annie at annie.joseph@comcast.net
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JUDITH LASATER
has taught yoga since 1971. She holds a doctorate in East-West
psychology and is a physical therapist. She teaches yoga classes and
trains yoga teachers in the San Francisco Bay area, the U.S. and Europe.
In addition to being a regular contributor to the Yoga Journal,
she has written three books on yoga, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga
for Stressful Times and Living Your Yoga, which address
the therapeutic and philosophic aspects of yoga; and 30 Essential
Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers.
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ALICE ROCKY
has been teaching and practicing yoga for the past 33
years. Her approach to teaching yoga is influenced by her extensive dance
background. She is a longtime member of the faculty of the College of
Marin, where she teaches yoga and movement classes. Her primary teacher
is Manouso Manos.
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TAHSHA SANBRAILO has studied Iyengar yoga for 13 years. She is a graduate of the Advanced Studies Teacher Training program at the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco, apprenticed with Suzanne Kanner, recently passed the rigorous Iyengar Assessment - Introductory I, and is currently studying in India at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. She returns in March 2012 and will be eager to share the knowledge and experience of her yoga practice and the tradition and teachings that have been so generously imparted to her. Tahsha’s classses reflect her passion for yoga and desire to share its benefits with all.
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SUSY STEWART began her
study of yoga more than 27 years ago. Her yoga practice has been fueled
by several trips to India where she studied with the Iyengars and followers
of Sri Aurobindo. Her principal teachers are Ramanand Patel and Manouso
Manos. Mature yoga students and beginners alike will benefit from her
holistic perspective, sensitivity and experience.
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CLAUDIA VASCONCELOS is a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She has also studied at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India. She teaches throughout the Bay Area, joyfully and skillfully sharing her love and understanding of yoga. In addition to being a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher Claudia holds a degree in Clinical Ayurveda from the California College of Ayurveda, and a BA of Philosophy from Ceara Sate University, Brazil. Claudia brings her extensive background of these complimentary practices into her teaching, enriching her classes.
— Contact Claudia at claudiayogaveda@gmail.com |
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