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Tom Abrehamson
Tom teaches an Iyengar style of Yoga.
Tom has a BA from Princeton and a JD law degree and has studied Iyengar Yoga since the 1980s. He has taught over 4000 classes in the mid-peninsula area since 2000 and has taken hundreds of hours of teacher training with, among others, Manouso Manos, Aadil Palkhivala and Elise Miller.
Tom teaches an "Iyengar-based" class. Tom's classes are mixed-level classes that afford both beginners and more advanced students the opportunity to work at their own levels. His classes combine precise instruction with individualized attention and gentle humor. His students work hard, make progress and have fun.
Tom has taught at Yoga of Los Altos since its inception having had 17,100+ students in his classes over the last 5 years. Tom includes pranayama in his classes on a regular basis.
Lindsay Amrein
As a graduate student in the field of transpersonal psychology, Lindsay’s classes provide a holistic experience of yoga - incorporating mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the practice.
In 2003, Lindsay quickly became a dedicated and enthusiastic yogini, starting with Bikram and overtime exploring a variety of yoga styles. Eventually, she discovered her current passion and teaching-style in the fluidity of a Vinyasa practice. Lindsay graduated as a registered yoga teacher studying closely with her inspiring and dynamic teachers Anirudh Shastri and John Berg.
Lindsay's teaching approach tends to elicit a vigorousness, providing a strong physical practice and incorporating lots of breath work, basic heat-building sequences and stillness.
Lauren Anas
Lauren has been practicing yoga for 6 years, starting with Ashtanga yoga and now focusing on Vinyasa flow. Prior to practicing yoga, she studied ballet for 10 years and then found yoga to be a beautiful compliment. With an emphasis on breath and fluid movement Lauren’s yoga classes involve a combination of heat building sun salutations, strengthening postures, and balancing poses. Lauren’s classes are designed to provide an overall physical and spiritual experience with the intention of bringing a sense of peace. Lauren graduated from Avalon's yoga teacher-training program where she studied under John Berg.
Andi Bruno
Andi thought it was high time for a yoga studio in Los Altos, so in August of 2003 she started Yoga of Los Altos.
Andi has been practicing yoga for more than 15 years, and started teaching yoga in 2000. She has also had a meditation practice for the last 30 years.
Andi teaches an eclectic style of yoga influenced her many wonderful teachers including Laura Foley, Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, and Jim & Ruthie Bernaert.
Andi obtained her first teaching certification in Yin Yoga from Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley in 2000. She also completed a 200-hour advanced Anusara teacher training course at the Yoga Kula in Berkeley in 2004.
Andi brings clear and precise instruction to each yoga pose. She also brings a fun tone into each and every class. Andi truly believes that yoga is to be enjoyed !
Daniella Cotreau
Daniella received her formal yoga teacher training at the Mount Madonna Center in the 8 Limbs Ashtanga tradition. She is currently pursuing her next teacher training in Anusara Yoga at the Yoga Kula in Berkeley.
Daniella incorporates various schools of asana into her teaching that draw upon her experience with Bikram, Vinyasa Flow, Anusara and Iyengar. Her intuitive linking of postures, with emphasis on proper alignment and the breath along inspires students to deepen their practice. Daniella's passion for teaching yoga comes from her desire to inspire others and to allow them to experience the unfolding of a deep connection to their body, their spirit, their community and the greater whole.
Marti Foster
Marti teaches Vinyasa Yoga. She also teaches Prenatal Yoga.
Marti has a strong foundation in human physiology, dance, and music. She learned early in life about the transformative powers of yoga. Her credentials include certification from Erich Schiffman, Baptiste Teacher Training, and the White Lotus Foundation. She has developed a powerful, eclectic style balancing a challenging asana practice with explorations of ancient meditation techniques and breathwork (pranayama). You can find out more on her web site www.yogasolution.com
Carolyn Fox
Carolyn has been practicing yoga regularly since 1996 and teaching since 2000. She completed teacher certifications at White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and with Todd Norian in East
Stockbridge, MA and is a registered yoga instructor (200 hour level). Her teaching combines alignment principles with the breath and mindful conscious movement in a vinyasa flow.
Carolyn's professional work as a nurse practitioner contributes to a broad knowledge of both western and eastern concepts of wellness. She has a passion for helping students to find a practice that will nourish their physical, mental and spiritual wholeness.
Chrissy Graham
Chrissy teaches Anusara Yoga.
Chrissy is a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor. She started to practice yoga to heal her body. Chrissy was first introduced to Anusara Yoga through a chance encounter with Emily Dubin, also a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor.
Chrissy went on to study directly with John Friend, Anusara Yoga’s creator. She has taken all of her teache trainingr directly with John, and has accumulated over 350 hrs with him.
Chrissy has also studied with a number of other highly skilled Anusara teachers. In addition to her studies with John, she has studied with fabulously skilled teachers, like Sianna Sherman, whom she now assists locally, and nationally, as well as Mitchell Bleier, and Amy Ippoliti. She has also spent many hours studying in the Philosophical traditions of Rajanaka, Tantra, with Dr, Douglas Brooks.
Chrissy presently teaches all over the Bay area. Chrissy brings a dynamic, and supportive energy to her classes that blend philosophy,yoga therapeutics, and insightful wisdom, from her own life experiences.
Ken Graham
Ken teaches Anusara Yoga
Ken is a fully Certified Anusara Yoga teacher whose love of yoga began at a young age. Ken was introduced to Anusara Yoga in 1999 by his sister Chrissy, who also teaches here at Yoga of Los Altos. It was Anusara Yoga's heartfelt approach and depth that inspired Kenny to teach.
Ken has completed numerous immersions, teacher trainings and workshops studying under the best teachers in the Anusara tradition. Teachers include Noah Maze, Sue Elkind, Naime Jezzeny, Siannna Sherman, Desiree Rambaugh and Anusara's founder John Friend who Kenny still studies extensively with.
Ken teaches public classes, workshops and retreats worldwide. He has toured extensively with Sianna Sherman and John Friend in Europe and Central America. Ken’s passion is to help students discover their own potential and to unveil their treasures along the shores of consciousness.
Ken is considered to be one of the most luminary Anusara instructors in the San Francisco Bay Area. His broad knowledge of Anusara yoga is offered in the spirit of playfulness and connection through the voice of the Heart!
Osha Hanfling
Osha teaches Iyengar Yoga.
Osha has been teaching yoga in the Iyengar Tradition since 1984, having studied directly with the Iyengars in India. She is a very well known and respected Iyengar teacher. She currently teaches in San Francisco at the Abode of Iyengar Yoga and at Yoga of Los Altos on Thursdays at 11am. She is adding a second class on Tuesdays at 11am starting in October 2007.
Osha takes a personal approach with her students, meeting them at their level and inspiring them to deepen their practice. Osha sees yoga as a tool for transformation and inner freedom. She believes that through the process of the asana we harness the mind, wake the sleeping body, and begin to discover and generate awareness of our psycho-spiritual selves.
Jeff Lang
Yoga’s physical challenge combined with mental awareness attracted Jeff. Originally from the East Coast, Jeff’s search for a yoga teacher led him to our very own Ben Thomas. Under Ben’s tutelage, Jeff completed a 200 Hour Certification at Avalon.
Jeff’s yoga style is influenced both by Iyengar and Vinyasa. Jeff realized that Yoga was an excellent way of uniting the body and mind. Using asana and breathing Jeff believes we can create a state of heightened mindfulness, and are able to expand into our truest nature. The physical benefits of the practice are only outshined by the development of mental lucidity and emotional well being.
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Eric Leong
Eric Leong is a graduate of the Advanced Studies Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Eric's classes reflect his energy and athleticism, and focus on a balance of strength and flexibility. In addition to his love of yoga, Eric is a violinist in the San Jose Opera orchestra.
Debora Parente
Debora teaches Yin Yoga
Debora has 19 years of experience in the field of health and wellness and has several certifications including the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Her wide range of yoga studies includes Yin, Bikram, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Power Yoga and restorative Yoga. Debora focuses on T.K.V. Desikachar’s style of yoga with the emphasis of breath control. Debora has also completed the Basic, Intermediate, Advance and Master-Teacher training in Integrated Energy Therapy (IET). Debora is currently in the Clinical Ph.D. program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.
Zuby Pradhan
Zuby teaches an Iyengar style yoga with influence from Anusara and Vinyasa
Zuby has been a yoga instructor for over 10 years. She trained in the Iyengar disipline by the renowned Guruji Jehangir Palkhaivala. She has a BA in Sociology and Ancient Indian Culture from the University of Bombay, India. She obtained a Communications Certificate from De Anza College in 2006. She is currently studying Anusara Yoga and has trained with Kenny Graham. She incorporates both Anusara and Vinyasa Flow into her classes.
Birgit Reimer
Birgit Reimer teaches Yoga in the Iyengar/Thomas lineage.
She is an excellent instructor having studied extensively with Benjamin Thomas.
Birgit currently assists Ben with his in ongoing workshops and Pranayama classes. She has deep foundations in Soto-Zen Meditation, Shotokan Karate, as a student and teacher. She has been also studying and practicing Qi Gong (Energy Skills) and T'ai Chi (Shen Style) for many years.
Her classes are a well-balanced composition of Sadhana (practice), chants, pranayama, meditation and philosophy. She is a precise and fun teacher. You will learn more by going to http://www.yoga-is-all.com
Anirudh Shastri
Shastri teaches a Dynamic Vinyasa Flow
Anirudh Shastri is a well-known and highly respected hatha yoga teacher with an extensive background in yoga philosophy. He has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years, bringing his deep knowledge of the physical and spiritual aspects of yogic philosophy to his many students on the peninsula and in the South Bay.
Shastri trained in India and studied under the guidance of Shri Vishnu Prasadji.
Rebecca Snowball
Rebecca teaches Vinyasa Flow that is inspired by Anusara Yoga
Rebecca began studying yoga in 1995. She immediately took to yoga and committed to a regular practice. She felt her life opening as her passion for yoga deepened. Her desire to share the gift of yoga with the world led her to Ganga White and Tracy Rich of the White Lotus Yoga Foundation. She attended intensive teacher-training in the year 2000.
Rebecca's soulful and compassionate teaching-style creates a meditative and powerful Vinyasa Flow. She believes that if you can breath you can do yoga; that the practice is unique to each individual and that there are no "shoulds" in yoga.
Veronica Twombly
Veronica teaches an Anusara style of yoga.
Veronica is a 16 year old yoga prodigy. She was a gymnast before finding yoga. She has taken the Anusara Immersion here at Yoga of Los Altos. She is an accomplished young woman that has huge potential and enthusiastically share her love of yoga with others.
Monica Waldman
Monica has been practicing for many years and has recently received her 200 hour teacher training certificate from the Yoga Kula in Berkeley.
Sarah Willhalm
Sarah completed of her masters in occupational therapy this summer (2007). Sarah is now combining her love of yoga and her life long interest in working with children to teach Kids Yoga.
In graduate school, Sarah apprenticed in a pediatric unit at Stanford Hospital, using simple yoga sequences with children with motor impairments, and with various other challenges. Sarah began to see fabulous results in the children’s motor skills, flexibility, focus and most importantly in their ability to relax.
In August 2006, Sarah complete the teacher training course at It’s Yoga Kids, San Francisco, CA. Sarah loves to share her knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm for yoga with the children. She is a wonderful teacher for kids !
Annika Williams
Annika teaches a strong and mindful vinyasa. Her style of yoga is a creative fusion of Vinyasa Flow, traditional Hatha, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Anusara Inspiration. Her attention to alignment helps students to rapidly build their strength, endurance, and flexibility.
Annika is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and is a graduate of the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program at Avalon Yoga. Annika assisted and studied asana, pranayama, chanting, and the Yoga Sutras in an apprenticeship with Ben Thomas. She also studies Asana, Philosophy, Sanskrit, the Yoga Sutras, Meditation, and Pranayama with Anirudh Shastri.
Annika teaches both public class and private clients.
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