Nancy Clarke
Nancy Clarke, Co-Director of Island Yoga, teaches Hatha Yoga as a practical method of gaining freedom. Nancy's classes can be challenging and invigorating, deep, peaceful; there is discovery, zeal, and fun, and a broad experience of Yoga's eight limbs.Nancy began teaching Yoga in Alameda in 2006, training with Susannah Bruder of Yoga Sita. She is deeply inspired by Shadow Yoga, a modern school of Hatha Yoga created by Zhander Remete. This complete system focuses the wisdom of ancient Yoga texts and practices on the obstructions of present-day living. Nancy continues her studies with Susannah and trains in Shadow Yoga with Andy Matinog and Mark Horner.
Find out more about Nancy at
www.nancyoga.com
Marcia Newlin
Marcia Newlin, Co-Director of Island Yoga, began practicing yoga in the late 1980's and has been a student of Iyengar yoga since 2000. Through her own practice she has experienced the therapeutic powers of yoga. She enjoys sharing the benefits of the practice with her students - whatever their level - with challenging yet approachable sequences to gain greater strength, flexibility, and balance, along with a sense of lightness in the body and calmness in the mind. She teaches her classes in the Iyengar style, focusing on the principles of alignment and proper movement in the yoga postures.Marcia is a graduate of the Advanced Studies Program from the Yoga Room in Berkeley, California - a three year program with over 1,000 hours of teacher-training. She is also a certified Relax and Renew Trainer through Judith Lasater's accredited program. She draws inspiration from her own teachers; Donald Moyer, Mary Lou Weprin, and Michael Lucey.
For more information on Marcia and her classes,
visit www.yogawithmarcia.com
Tony Perez
Tony Perez, a firefighter, found Yoga 14 years ago as a path to wellness, health, and balance, and as a way to help with injuries sustained in athletics and firefighting. Teachers include Sharinjit Sandhu, Nancy Randall, Susannah Bruder, Zhander Remete, Andy Matinog, and Nancy Clarke; Tony has 600 hours of Teacher Training through the Iyengar Institute and Susannah Bruder of Yoga Sita. With all his heart and his vital skills, Tony wishes to offer his students the peace and understanding Hatha Yoga has brought him.Email Tony at tpcap3@gmail.com
Annabelle Teleki
Annabelle Teleki first discovered Yoga in 1997 here in California. Since then she has practiced many forms and styles of Hatha Yoga. She began teaching in Mexico in 2007, while living in the Yucatan, where she was mentored by yoga therapist, Lisa Hernandez. Annabelle completed her teacher training with Yoga Works in Marin, under the guidance of Nikki Estrada and other wonderful teachers. Annabelle's teaching style is a therapeutic blend of Iyengar, Ashtanga and Viniyoga - focusing on linking breath with movement, intelligent alignment, compassion and mindfulness...Annabelle invites you to join her for a Vinyasa class at Island Yoga! Prepare to challenge yourself in a rigorous yet mindful flow-based practice, where you are encouraged to honor individual limitations as well as strengths! Please have some prior yoga experience.
For more information about Annabelle, please visit her website at www.satyaretreatconsulting.com
Melanie Tormos
Melanie was first drawn to Yoga in 2002. She began a gentle practice while in treatment for an eating disorder and credits yoga as a powerful force in her recovery. With joy and curiosity she continued her studies, and took her teacher training under Audrey Walzer of Camarillo Yoga Center. Melanie's four years of teaching in studios, gyms, colleges, and at the corporate level have brought her students age 7 to 92 with a wide range of physical abilities and personalities. Her work as a personal trainer and certified massage therapist contributes to her deep understanding of anatomy and physiology.Melanie's classes are based in the Ashtanga, Viniyoga and Iyengar styles with an emphasis on alignment, breath and flow. She brings compassion, humor and reverence into the studio, creating a sacred space for her students in which they can release self-judgment and cultivate greater awareness and self-acceptance.
Contact Melanie at melanie.tormos@gmail.com
To find out more about Melanie, visit her Facebook page here.
Valerie Lawson Smith
Valerie Lawson Smith is certified to teach T'ai Chi Chih by master and originator Justin Stone. She has been teaching T'ai Chi Chih to people of all ages since 1980. Her goal in teaching is to not only provide a serene and meditative classroom practice, but to also give meticulous instruction in technique, empowering the student to learn and master the forms, so that they may take the gift of the practice with them.Valerie has specialized in teaching adaptive exercise for older adults. She has a degree in Sports Psychology, and is also a certified Pilates instructor.
Find out more about Valerie at movescriptive.com
Cristin Shea
Cristin Shea has been practicing Yoga for over 16 years. She trained with her mentor, Tim Thompson, of Monkey Yoga Shala for 10 years; became certified in Ashtanga Yoga from It's Yoga in San Francisco in 2005; taught Yoga at Alameda's Dance/10 for 6 years. She named her teaching Ahimsa Flow Yoga: "ahimsa" for non-violence and "flow" for the vinyasa, or linked poses, of moving meditation. Cristin shares these twin tools to help navigate our ever-changing environment more peacefully and authentically.
Find out more about Cristin at www.wix.com/ahimsayoga/yoga
Betsy Weiss
Betsy Weiss began practicing Iyengar yoga in 1988 and graduated from the Berkeley Yoga Room's Advanced Studies Program in 1996. She holds an Advanced Relax and Renew certificate and has assisted Judith Hanson Lasater in training restorative yoga instructors. Betsy teaches restorative yoga classes the last week of every month. She also has training in the Egoscue method and teaches an Egoscue class on the rare third class of months with five classes.
Betsy lives in Alameda with her husband, daughter, rabbit, 2 dogs and 6 chickens. She is an elementary school teacher and on a women's rowing team. Betsy has found that yoga provides equanimity to her full life. She enjoys assisting other people in their quest for self-awareness through her teaching. Contact Betsy via e-mail at betsy.s.weiss@gmail.com.