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Expect a challenging asana practice, kirtan, and meditation in her yoga class. Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu. May ALL beings everywhere flourish and be set free. May peace prevail on earth. Om Shanti
Steven's highest intention is to inspire and empower students to remember their true greatness, infinite goodness and unlimited potential. His heartfelt approach to yoga, combined with his deep understanding of alignment, anatomy and therapeutics has allowed him to realize that desire.
In addition to teaching, Steven has also had two plays produced in New York as a writer. He has also sung on cd's with both Krishna Das, Dave Stringer and Wah! In 2003 he was the credited on-set yoga instructor for the cast & crew of the film LEGALLY BLONDE 2.
Come join Steven for a fun filled class that will open your heart and make you shine.
With a background as a Theatrical Actress, Writer and Teacher as well as a Massage Therapist, she is drawn to guiding people on a journey of opening their hearts and minds while reaching toward their higher selves. Jeanne’s teaching is grounded in traditional Yoga philosophy, laced with her own uniqueness, which incorporates a spicy blend of lightheartedness and enthusiasum, meditation, chanting, and a passionate Asana challenge.
Jeanne teaches many styles of Yoga including Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyassa Flow, Gentle, Restorative, Prenatal, and Children’s classes. Her inspirations are many, including her beloved Ashtanga teacher Eric Powell who fearlessly guided her plunge into Yoga. Other teachers that continue to shine light on her practice are Manju Jois, Richard Freeman, Dharma Mitra, Judith Lasater, Julie Klienam, Jenny Arthur & Malachy Melville at Yoga Works, Tias Little, Christine Burke and all the wonderful teachers at Liberation Yoga.
Ella Ella is a self proclaimed yoga dork! She even named her puppy “Anjali Patanjali”! Ella took her first yoga class while vacationing in Italy with her mom and sisters. She went against her will and much to her surprise; it was love at first handstand! As a former Jr. Olympic gymnast, she found it comforting to be back on her hands. Learning arm balances made her feel like a superhero and gave her a chance to reconnect to her inner child that had seemed lost to her. She took her mom’s yoga mat on the flight back to Los Angeles and placed it in Anthony Benenati’s class at “City Yoga.” She quickly became a dedicated student. Five months into her practice, she took a leap of faith and jumped head first into teacher training at Black Dog with Peter Barnett. With a big push from Dice Iida-Klein, she got her start as a teacher and loved it! She splits her time between teaching and being a student. Her teaching changes as she continues to grow as a student and human being. One thing that remains certain is her love for Iyengar and alignment. Expect inversions in her class but don’t worry if you’re new to them. She welcomes questions and takes the time to break things down. Her goal is to turn the whole world into super hero little yogi’s!
Jennifer Long Jennifer has practiced yoga for 10 years and loves sharing yoga's collective knowledge imparted by her brilliant teachers and students. She has trained with Max Strom, Saul David Raye, Shiva Rea, Aaron Reed and Micheline Berry among others. Jennifer's classes resonate with music, prananyama and asana designed to open, stretch and relax the body creating a greater sense of well being and consciousness. Her classes help the students open to their heart, their intuition, and to revelation..
Bianca Mcclellan Bianca is originally from England and first explored meditation yoga at the age of 16. Yoga became a way in to the way out of many emotional battles with her biological mother. She began exploring Asana yoga when she was 18, introduced by an amazing movement teacher she was lucky to have crossed paths with.
Through her deep searching for the meaning of life and her souls purpose on this beautiful planet, her path has continually led her back to the door of yoga. So, taking the plunge, she dove into workshops and teacher trainings, asking many questions (some un-answerable) to the many beautifully insightful guides in each room of awakening she entered.
Still on her journey of living and breathing life fully in the moment, she has come to understand the beauty of “impermanence” in life, love and happiness, and appreciate the beauty & wisdom in pain and sadness. She believes what really matters is what we do with each precious moment we are given as there really is beauty in both light & dark.
< Her simple saying is “Karma,” so be kind and embrace life for what it is; A Crazy Beautiful path with many roads to a certain destination.>
She invites you to come and question, breathe in the impermanent fire of asana, in a class to music from all over the world; from African, to Kirtan, to dub reggae and mantra. She simply hopes you learn to awaken your inner teacher and take some of what you embrace/learn/surrender to on your mat into your everyday activities.
Jill Miller A student of yoga since age 14, Jill brings more than 23 years of expertise including the moving arts of Modern Dance, Pilates, Breathwork, Shiatsu, and Butoh. Her teaching playfully integrates the nuts and bolts of human movement coupled with profound yogic philosophy. Jill teaches workshops and retreats internationally, leads nationwide trainings for Equinox Fitness clubs and has traveled nationally choreographing programs for the Discovery Health Channel. Recognized for her unique approach, she has modeled for Gaiam, with her work featured in Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga, Breathe Magazine, LA Yoga and on NPR; the LA Times calls her “kinetically arresting.” Jill’s DVD series include Yoga Tune Up® and the Pranamaya produced Yoga Link: Easy Access to an Ageless Art. She is currently creating a new yoga and weight loss program for Gaiam slated for October 2008. www.jillmilleryoga.com
Jennifer Pastiloff Jennifer, originally from Philadelphia then on to NYC, has been practicing yoga for ten years. Starting with Iyengar, she discovered that yoga helped her in healing many aspects of her life: from depression to injuries from being a runner. She combines her love of words and poetry, music, and the healing arts in her classes. Classes are challenging , yet completely personal. Each class is different; depending on the students' energy, mood, level, and time of day/year. Jennifer knows that yoga helped change her life, allowing her to become more compassionate and to simply get quieter in the mind. The transformative quality of it is what intrigues her most. Her first yoga class was with Pagan 10 years ago and she credits him with turning her on to the gift of yoga. Jen knows you have to have a sense of humor about it all as well, and attempts to bring that sentiment to each class. If you can't laugh, then what is there? It's just yoga, after all! Another day, another downward facing dog.
" I am in awe of the things that cause change.
The forces, natural and apocryphal, that cause us to evolve-
The catalysts, those things working in our favor-
The impetus for us metamorphose, to mutate and transform.
Whether being trapped inside the earth in heat so blasting
A Guatemalan volcano has to spew its ashy breath-
Or having an old friend come to stay for a week.
We change.
We change shapes and figures over and over again.
We exchange one body for the next, one precious
Stone for a different one.
One pleasure for another."
Beth Peak
I am the owner of 'Little Tree Yogis', which is based in Los Angeles, California, I have been teaching children in a variety of different capacities for the past 10 years. When I discovered yoga, and the gem that is Liberation Yoga studio, I knew that somehow I had to incorporate my passion for teaching children with my passion for yoga. So here it is - Little Tree Yogis, serving young yogis (and big kids of course) around the globe. Originally from London, I am now based in Los Angeles, after completing both my 200 hour yoga teacher training, and my children's yoga qualification. In addition to my yoga, I am a french teacher, swimming instructor, gymnastics coach, and certified first aider, so have plenty experience when it comes to teaching! I believe that every single child is a star waiting to shine, and I cannot wait to see you blossom. Please contact me with any questions you may have, and I look forward to meeting you!
Molly Roemer Molly studied Psychology and Dance at Michigan State University with the intention of becoming a psychologist so that she could help people heal. While in college, she found yoga, or perhaps yoga found her. In a convoluted way, teaching yoga revealed itself to her as her dream. She moved to LA to complete a teacher training program at Sacred Movement in Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on Vinyasa, studying under Saul David Raye, Shiva Rea, Max Strom, and Sherry Brourman. Molly’s dance background breathes fluidity into her sequences, yet she is careful that alignment is not compromised by the flow. She strives to give her students not only a physical challenge, but hopes to clear their minds and swell their spirits. She is beginning to live her dream by sharing yoga with others and infecting them with the passion she has for it.
Kathleen comes to Liberation Yoga with 12 years of experience in fitness and post rehabilitation exercise as a certified personal trainer in the Los Angeles area. Combining her knowledge of fitness, illness/injury rehabilitation and yoga, she offers a unique perspective through her teaching that is complemented by her philosophy to make yoga fun, safe and accessible to all. Kathleen received her yoga certification from the Center for Yoga in 2002 and is a member of Yoga Alliance. In addition to her classes, she continues to train clients of all ages through her private training business,
Loren Russo This year marks Lorenʼs 17th year practicing this sacred art of yoga asana. She has participated in 6 teacher trainings, and has been teaching in AAndanda teacher trainings or the past 4 years. She has spent her time practicing with the masters of yoga in india and N.Y.C. Teaches at Yoga Jounal Conferences over the years and held countless workshops on advance asana sequencing. Graduated Jivamuktiyoga teacher training in 2003, she is well known throughout south Florida, and has been teaching non- stop ever since. She is the main teacher at “The Standard Spa Hotel”, and has her E-RYT, (experienced registered yoga teacher trainer) certification from yoga alliance. Celebrity clients such as Russel Simmons, Owen Wilson, and Naomi Cambell all call Loren when there in town because of her strong, and very generous hands on assists. Sheʼs known for her powerful asana sequencing, and vibrant energy throughout the entire classe shes teaching. Currently living in Culver City, L.A., Loren is seeking to connect with the yoga community and share this wonderful purification practice in California.
Laurie Searle Yoga is one of Laurie’s favorite things in the world. It is her path and her passion. She loves to study, question, reflect and share as much as she can. She discovered yoga a decade ago as a wonderful tandem to marathon training. A self-proclaimed Yoga-mutt, she teaches her students the benefits she’s experienced from Ayurveda and Ashtanga to Kundalini, Bikram, Anusara and Vinyasa Krama. Say that ten times fast. She believes that yoga can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of age, size or other limitations and has the unique ability to make her classes accessible to all. Laurie received her Yoga Alliance Hatha Flow Certification from Sonic Yoga in New York City with teachers Lauren Hanna and Jonathan Fields. She was then led to study with Dharma Mittra. After moving to LA she received her Yoga For Youth Certification with Krishna Kaur and has enjoyed spreading the joy of yoga to at-risk and troubled youth within the city. She is continually inspired by the great teachers that keep coming into her life as well as the hundreds of students she has crossed paths with in New York, Los Angeles and Shanghai, China. Her sessions use breath and intention as the foundation for living mindfully in the present and proper alignment to open the physical lines of communication throughout the body. Laurie guides movement through each posture to awaken and return to the true and natural self, building strength, power and calm within. Each practice is infused with fun and openness to all possibilities on and off the mat. Laurie is also a nationally certified pilates instructor and personal fitness trainer. She is the founder of www.ewishingwell.org - a site dedicated to your deepest wishes and the building of awareness for charities and causes of note.
Sasha Stone Sasha’s yoga journey began in Toronto, Canada, with a weekly Hatha class at a local community center. Though health and fitness were always a huge priority in her life, her practice allowed her to access her body and quiet her mind in a way she had not yet realized. After moving to Los Angeles, she became an avid practitioner at Center for Yoga, where she completed her Yoga Works teacher training in 2008, with James Brown and Amy Lafond. Yoga has been, and continues to be, a profoundly transformative practice for her that allows healing to take place on many levels. As her practice expands into all areas of her life, so too does her teaching and desire to share the gifts of yoga with the world around her.
Sasha believes everyone can benefit from yoga as they allow their practice to open them to their own innate beauty and true potential within. Her classes are approachable and nurturing, while encouraging students to explore their boundaries and release old habit patterns. She uses mindful asana instruction and a breath-centered approach that allows students to experience greater fluidity and grace in their practice, while cultivating strength, flexibility, and balance in all aspects of the self.
Sasha feels blessed to be part of the incredible yoga community of Los Angeles and teach at wonderful studios like Liberation Yoga! She has continued to train with many brilliant teachers, including Shana Meyerson, Patti Assad, Shiva Rea, Saul David Raye, and Larry Payne. Sasha is currently studying Yoga Therapy at Loyola Marymount University, teaching yoga at Liberation Yoga and Yummy Yoga, and practicing Thai Yoga massage. www.beopenyoga.com
Lynn Taylor A certified teacher since 1999, began her study and love for hatha yoga, Eastern philosophies and meditation in the late 80’s. Since then she has studied a variety of hatha yoga styles, including Iyengar, Vini, and vinyasa flow. But when she met John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga in early 2000, she knew she had met a truly great teacher, and travels often to study with him. Anusara’s precise yet playful style speaks to the heart and continues to inspire and inform her practice and teaching. Lynn is honored to share her love, deep appreciation, and respect for all yoga traditions with her students.
Deborah Eden Tull Deborah is a meditation teacher, sustainability coach, and author who has been teaching Zen meditation and facilitating spiritual workshops for the past 10 years. She has been a meditator for 17 years and a student of Zen for 13. Her current passion is to practice and teach the integration of mindful living into every aspect of urban life. Her teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. For more information please visit www.deborahedentull.com.
Brittany Wilkerson Brittany discovered yoga at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City after a dance injury rendered her unable to run, leap, or spin! As the science of yoga healed her hip, the art of yoga opened her mind and heart to freedom she had never experienced before. A 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified teacher through Liberation Yoga, and a Certified Light Leaders Children's Yoga Teacher, Brittany believes deeply in the power of yoga to change our lives and our world for the better. With a background in acting, music, dance, and improvisation, Brittany teaches a Family yoga class sprinkled with yoga games, songs, and heartful asana. She relishes the ability to share this ancient practice with others, and hopes to guide each student on the path to unique self-expression, healing, and joy! Brittany is especially grateful to all of her teachers at Liberation Yoga, including the little yogis who live so freely, vibrantly, and playfully in the present moment.
James Wagner James Wagner has been acting for 20 years and teaching for 10. He has an MFA from the American Conservatory Theatre and used a PhD study to research and explore all manner of acting pedagogy. He has taught at the American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory School of Theatre and Privately.
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