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Derik Mills
FOUNDER I was introduced to yoga when I took a course on some of the classic yoga texts at university and discovered a fascinating, universal wisdom tradition that deeply resonated with me. After graduating with degrees in Chemistry and Psychology in 1996, I was determined to travel the world and undertook a seven-year global journey during which I explored many different countries and cultures. My exposure to a diverse range of people and experiences deepened my interest in yoga, in all its forms, and the lifestyle that the yoga process embodies. Part of the appeal of yoga is its unifying power, which promotes harmony both within one's self as well as between people, communities and our environment. After living in Sydney, Australia, for a couple years, where I graduated with a Masters in Business, I returned to New York City to start a successful technology business in 2003. I began to miss the ocean, and surfing, so decided to move to Los Angeles and it was here, at the end of 2007, that I conceptualized YogaGlo. The idea came to me when I was yet again about to be late to one of my favorite yoga classes and, sitting in my car in a moment of frustration, I wished there was a camera at the back of the studio that could beam me into my favorite class whenever I wanted. And what if that website, streaming directly into my living room, could also offer me a spectrum of yoga teachings and practices, in an accessible and non-dogmatic way, from a variety of great teachers? My mind spun with possibilities. The concept didn't exist, so I created it. I see YogaGlo as a global community that offers the opportunity for people, from around the world, to participate in actual yoga classes with other students, whenever they want, at an affordable price. Beyond that, it serves as a forum for discussion, streams lectures and workshops by world-renowned yoga scholars and experts, bridges the online and offline with our beautiful studio, serves as a vehicle for social change and features stories of yoga in action from around the world. In a time in which people are restrained by factors of time and money, YogaGlo offers an important solution and a much-needed sense of community that is accessible to all. Connect with Derik on Facebook. Follow YogaGlo on Twitter. |
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INSTRUCTOR Elena Brower, Certified Anusara® Yoga Teacher, is the founder and co-owner of Virayoga in New York City. Teaching 13+ years, she's been featured in the New York Times, Yoga Journal, and FitYoga, as well as the ELEMENT YOGA series of DVDs for Anchor Bay Entertainment. She is a faculty member at Kripalu, and in collaboration with Flavorpill, Elena teaches large-scale yoga classes, most recently at the Great Lawn in Central Park, the Museum of Modern Art, and Times Square. For 2010, Elena is teaching the methodology of Anusara® yoga worldwide as the adidas Global Yoga Ambassador. Currently she teaches benefit classes in support of Yoga Gives Back, the Acumen Fund and Women for Women.
www.artofattention.com www.virayoga.com |
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INSTRUCTOR Kathryn was trained under the expert eye of Maty Ezraty and Chuck Miller. She teaches regular Vinyasa Flow classes heavily influenced by Ashtanga, armbalances, inversions, core work and laughter. She is the co-founder with Jesse Schein of 'Poses for Paws', an organization dedicated towards raising money for animal shelters through yoga. Kathryn is a columnist for The Elephant Journal and contributes regularly to Yoga Journal through articles, print and podcasts. She currently travels nationally and leads teacher trainings for YogaPoser in Santa Monica, CA.
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INSTRUCTOR Following a fifteen year career as a professional dancer, Steven eventually discovered yoga and immediately fell in love.
After participating in the first Anusara teacher training in Los Angeles, Steven began teaching in 2001. During this time he has taught both nationally and internationally. In 2004, Steven was invited to Berlin, Germany where he helped open two successful studios. With his heart-oriented approach to yoga, combined with a deep understanding of alignment, therapeutics and philosophy, Steven's highest hope is to inspire and empower students to remember the true teacher within their own heart. Steven is grateful to all of his teachers and is excited and honored to be a part of the yogaglo experience. |
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INSTRUCTOR Marc is a Los Angeles based Certified Anusara® Instructor and founder of Guerilla Yoga; a roving, donation-based yoga studio that finds its home in many locations around LA and is nurtured by a strong and loving kula. Teaching both nationally and abroad, he is known for his deeply heartfelt and inspiring classes. His greatest desire is to enable his students to tap into their infinite potential.
In March of 2007, he underwent open-heart surgery. This literal and metaphorical heart-opening experience deepened his belief that life, and specifically the practice of yoga, should be performed with fullness, deep gratitude, and laughter. In addition to teaching Anusara®, Marc is in an advanced studies program with Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega, founder of Blue Throat Yoga, who teaches the elegant Svatantra philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism along with the practice of Neelakantha Meditation Marc bows in gratitude to his two deeply beloved teachers John Friend and Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega. www.guerillayogala.com |
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INSTRUCTOR Always drawn to sports and being physically active, Dice played hockey and baseball in his younger years. Later in high school he wrestled, ran cross-country and played tennis. After graduating from UCLA in the summer of 2007, he found himself trying a yoga class at City Yoga in Los Angeles. Enter HANDSTANDS. As soon as he saw the world upside down, his life had changed and the world as he knew it would never be the same. Yoga found its way into his soul and it made a home there. Shortly after he found yoga, Dice decided to take one step further and complete a yoga teacher training. Why not teach what you love? Upon completion of his teacher training at City Yoga in April of 2008, he dove in headfirst and began teaching.
Dice likes to be on his hands, upside down in an inversion or playing with arm balances. Expect them in his classes! The challenge that they offer builds confidence and strength, but more than anything they are just fun to try. Yoga made him feel like a kid again...playing on his hands and feet, where falling was part of the game. The playful aspect of yoga is just as important as its disciplined aspect. It is the balance between the two that makes yoga...yoga. If anything else, yoga helps to bring awareness to one's own body. This awareness is the balance of the body and mind. Dice's goal is to help his fellow yogis bridge the gap between the two. Be prepared to sweat, work, play and have fun on your mat! |
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INSTRUCTOR Tara Judelle is a certified Anusara Yoga® instructor who has taught both nationally and internationally. Her strong background in dance, movement, and personal fitness has produced a deep knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, and therapeutics which she combines with a lucid presentation of the yogic tradition.
Her progressive, empowering, personal and playful teaching style leads Tara's students to step to higher levels- excelling not only in their yoga practice, but in their everyday experience. With an emphasis on celebratory, dynamic postures and awakening the inner kundalini, time with Tara leads to discovering freedom, joy, and limitless strength. |
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INSTRUCTOR Touched by grace in her very first yoga class, Jo has devoted the past ten plus years to the study of various yoga styles and has learned from the most preeminent teachers of our time.
From the thousands of practice hours on the mat and equally extensive teaching experience, Jo brings a deep knowledge and grace to her classes. She has embraced LA's unique Vinyasa Flow style as it allows her to unify her distinct yoga understanding into the one class. BEYOND THAT WHICH YOU THINK IS THAT WHICH YOU ARE. jo@jotastula.com |
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INSTRUCTOR Felicia Marie Tomasko RN, E-RYT 500, inspires people to follow the path to personal freedom and vibrant health through the practice of Yoga and Ayurveda. She teaches a heartfelt exploration of shakti, sacred energy, through asana, pranayama, concentration and relaxation and maintains a private practice in the healing tradition of Ayurveda, a system of holistic and integrative medicine native to India. Ayurveda shares the same philosophy and ways of approaching the body, mind and spirit as Yoga and emphasizes our relationship to our body, breath, spirit and to nature within and around us. The dual systems of Yoga and Ayurveda, while seemingly ancient and esoteric, hold vital lessons for us to learn how to live with intent and address the needs of living in the modern world. Felicia believes in humorously making these concepts relevant to modern, everyday life.
Felicia integrates more than twenty years of study of the ancient approaches of Yoga and Ayurveda with her training and licensure as a registered nurse. She is the editor in chief of LA YOGA Ayurveda and Health magazine (where she has been on staff for more than seven years) and serves on the board of directors of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine and the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, on the advisory board of the Holistic Option and the Leadership Council of the Green Yoga Association.. She is a featured voice on Intent.com and writes regularly on health and well-being for a number of books, newspapers, magazines and websites. In addition to Yoga and Ayurveda, Felicia has worked in cognitive neuropsychology and plant biochemistry research and has degrees in nursing and environmental biology. www.ayurvedafordailylife.blogspot.com |