Yakima Yoga Teachers
Celisa
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Kaye
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Gina
I started practicing yoga in 2001 purely for its physical benefits. The practice was able to complement my role as a health/fitness instructor and I began teaching it in health clubs in 2003. Since then, I have grown in the practice and begun to see the emotional and spiritual impacts it was having on my life. I wanted to study yoga more in-depth in order to strengthen my own practice and learn to modify the poses for people of varying abilities.
I just moved back to Yakima and look forward to teaching and learning with the Yakima community! |
Megan
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Sarah
You will find that breath, sun salutations, (flowing sequences to create inner heat), warrior poses, (alignment, legs & core strength development), balance, stretching, (regain flexibility) and Savasana (final relaxation) are blended together in each class to release the mind and body. Sarah brings passion, joy, enthusiasm and energy into her classes, and invites you to explore yoga. Sweet Blessings |
A graduate from the Pacific Yoga Teaching Program in 2003,
Celisa has been teaching ever since. Originally coming to yoga
in 1997, while recovering from a knee injury, she has grown
in her practice and her teaching. She has had the privilege
of attending workshops and training with world renowned vinyasa
flow instructor, Shiva Rea. For Celisa, yoga became a path
to cultivate balance within and to bridge the connection between
mind, body, and spirit. Celisa's classes combine fluid movement
and alignment. She approaches teaching with the goal of encouraging
students to connect with the peace within and to live fully
in the present moment.
There
are no accidents in the universe. All of us are here at this
time and place and with these souls for a reason. The challenge
is to find the path and follow it. 
My name is Gina, and I believe that allowing people to come
into harmony with their bodies gives them the opportunity to
look deeper into the soul and experience the greater pulse of
life.
I spent 2007-08 training in the San Francisco Bay area at the
Piedmont Yoga Studio to receive my 200 hour certification. I
had the incredible opportunity to study with Richard Rosen, Ann
Dyer, Baxter Bell, JoAnn Lyons, and Prakash Hedge. While I was
there, I was able to integrate my training as an occupational
therapist into my yoga teaching and learned to modify poses for
people with disabilities and other health conditions.
Megan is a native of Yakima who, along with her husband and kids, returned to the valley in 2008. Megan is completing her Yoga Alliance RYT 200 teacher training in McCall, Idaho, where she has a family cabin and a wonderful mentor. Having developed a deep passion for yoga over the past 5 years, she decided to enroll in the teacher training program in hopes of developing her personal practice and sharing her joy of yoga with others. Megan hopes to spread the word about the healing art of yoga and believes it is beneficial for each and every one of us. 
For Sarah, Yoga was “love at first breath”. Her training though Yogafit has been an eclectic blend of traditional hatha yoga poses drawn from lyengar, Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Viniyoga pratices. She welcomes people from all seasons of life offering modifications and encouraging each student to honor and flow within their limitations.