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Julie Tinker
 

Yoga has become the backbone of how I want to live my life.  Through the art of yoga one learns awareness of all the layers of one's being, and by studying yoga's eight limbs, one learns self-acceptance, how to create peace within, and the guidelines by which to share this world with all beings.  Who needs a corporate Code of Ethics when you have the Yamas and the Niyamas? 

I now realize how much power each of us possesses to change our lives for the better.  I'm excited to share my love of yoga with those who come to Rishi's Crossing to learn and practice yoga, thereby learning about themselves.

Sat Karam Kaur

Kundalini Yoga is a specific technology that awakens your soul.  My teacher Yogi Bhajan has passed on this technology freely and it is meant to be shared.  When your soul is awake you courageously and compassionately live and speak your truth.

Experience is the key to living your truth, and this experience is the most important thing in Kundalini Yoga.  Your experience goes right into your heart.  No words can replace it.  Your mind may accept words but your consciousness will not.  Your consciousness needs experience.  Awareness needs experience.  Kundalini Yoga gives you the tools to experience the light of your soul.

As a teacher of Kundalini Yoga I feel blessed to share this sacred knowledge.  Just like my teacher, I am a postman who delivers this knowledge to you freely.  With love and gratitude I welcome you to experience Kundalini Yoga!

Kris Cayou

Family, a full-time job, and various extracurricular activities keep me on the go. It is Yoga that keeps me grounded.  For me, yoga brings life’s most important priorities into focus. Yoga is so wonderfully adaptable that it supports every person, every lifestyle, every background, every heart.

I was introduced to yoga in my early teens, and I’ve practiced for several years.  In 2003, I completed teacher training so I could share my love of yoga.  My classes combine basic pranayama, yoga philosophy and asana fundamentals.  I believe yoga is perfect for every level of physical capability because it meets you where you are. Whatever you can do today is exactly the right amount of yoga for you!  

Kyra Hooper

Lisa Schlelein

Luci Berardi

For me, yoga is about the inner changes and awareness. My practice is a time to put everything else on hold and connect to my inner being. The heightened awareness I experience through my practice is what continues to draw me to my mat. "Yoga will profoundly affect your life in a positive manner if you are true to yourself, if you accept your limitations and embrace your inner teacher." My passion is to share the positive effects yoga has had upon my life in hopes of continuing this positive effect among others.

Melissa Gray

It was in 2003, when I was pregnant with my son, that I discovered the gift of yoga.  I fell in love with the practice and the way it made me feel physically and mentally.  In May 2009 I completed my yoga certification under the wisdom and guidance of my teacher, Karen Quinn, who taught me (among many things) how to bring balance into my busy life!  

As a teacher it is always my intention to create an experience for my students that is fun, energizing and safe!  In this demanding world it’s so important that we take time to care for ourselves and honor our inner spirit.  My biggest reward as a teacher comes at the end of class, when a student emerges from savasana looking as though their pain and troubles melted away and their energy is renewed!  

Natasha Carter

Susan Schmidt

I began my yoga journey almost 30 years ago with an immediate love for the practice and the benefits it brought into my life. After 3 years of a dedicated practice, I began teaching daily yoga and meditation classes at summer church retreats. This experience increased my awareness of how a yoga practice can offer the student a path of greater balance, peace, and inner stillness.  

After 30 years of practicing and teaching yoga, I see we are always a beginner standing naked before the Great Teacher within ourselves ready to be taught once again that which is ours for that day and that moment. If I can offer to a student a moment of peace, a word of wisdom or a new understanding of our true nature, then I have given something back to what has so richly served me---the yoga journey, a path to inner freedom.