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YOGA TEACHERS

Victoria Faulkner

Victoria has been practicing yoga for years and received her 200 hour instructor certificate from yoga alliance recognized Two Suns Rising Yoga. This spiritual practice has brought peace into her life and she hopes students will leave her class feeling that same peace. Victoria encourages students to take what they gain on the mat and apply to their daily lives. She has worked as a childbirth educator and labor partner. During her pregnancy her interest was piqued to offer prenatal, mommy and me and children’s yoga. Victoria is also certified by Radiant Child to teach children’s yoga. Victoria continues to study yoga independently and through her personal practice. This keeps things fresh and allows her to bring new material to the classroom. She can teach gentle classes or offer challenging workouts. Victoria recognizes that students take yoga for a variety of reasons and hopes that her students will find what they are looking for when they attend her classes.

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams, RYT first began practicing yoga in 2004 as a means of releasing tension after long workdays in the corporate world, as well as, the everyday stresses felt by a working mother. After two years of yoga classes, Michelle received her 200HR Teacher Training from Didier Razon's Yoga Alliance registered, "Two Sun's Rising Yoga", while pregnant with her fourth child. Her training included prenatal and children's yoga. Yoga has been a tremendous gift to her and she now has a strong desire to share it's healing and empowering effects with others. She believes that the magic of yoga is discovering your own personal practice that is unique to your own mind, body and spirit. Michelle hopes to help students find their own practice within their individual capabilities and limitations with a constant focus on honoring your body. Michelle has trained with Doug Swenson, Todd Norian and has also obtained certifications in Vinyasa Flow at Bliss Yoga Shala and children's yoga through the Radiant Child Yoga Program. She is excited to continue to gain knowledge on her yogic journey on and off the mat, through workshops, ongoing training and her personal practice.

Reece Ingold

Reece has been interested in fitness his entire life. He became a competition swimmer at the age of 4. At 16 he started out as a long distance runner in high school, and began bodybuilding at the age of 21. After 15 years of this 'non-competition,' amateur weight training he became interested in the meditative qualities of yoga upon, among other reasons, reading about Bikram, a celebrated bodybuilder who also later became a yogi. He has been practicing yoga ever since, and at the age of 38, and 6 years of elementary education under his belt, decided to pursue a second career as a yoga instructor. He incorporates a broad range of disciplines, anywhere from a restorative 'hatha' yoga, to the more strenuous 'ashtanga' style. Please join him on his personal journey.
 

Tina Vaughn

Tina, RYT 200 began practicing yoga 9 years ago following the birth of her second child.  Yoga was a way of cultivating peace and love within and though the journey began with a trend, it resulted in an unexpected awakening of self; she has truly not been the same since. Tina is deeply delighted and excited to share yoga with those who seek it out, whatever their intention or desire, because she believes the practice comes to speak to us all, in our own way, in our own time. Tina’s classes encourages a very individual yoga practice for students, offering modifications and variations so that each student can find their way to a personal expression on the mat, honoring their body’s limits and abilities. 

 

Nitin Gill

Nitin has been teaching yoga, meditation, Reiki, and Ayurvedic Healing in the spiritual city of McLeod Ganj, India for the past 13 years at his center Rishi Yoga. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Dhauladhar mountain range, Rishi Yoga Center has serviced hundreds of travelers from all over the world who come to learn ancient healing practices, retreat and visit this city, home of the Dalai Lama in exile.

In childhood, Nitin’s thirst for knowledge first took him to meet his guru, Shri Shri 108 Baba Dhuni Nath, or BABAJI who has spent 35 years of his life in a state of super consciousness in the Himalayas. Nitin developed his passion for yoga and healing throughout the years by learning from his guru at Babaji’s ashram on numerous yearly retreats in the Himalayas.

Nitin’s devotion to the continuous study and practice of yoga healing led him to the father City of Yoga, Rishikesh, India where he studied at the Trust for Health Care, Education, Research & Development Institute: The Aham Brahmasmi Yog Mandir Trust.

Nitin and his brother Shivam, who now teaches in India and Paris, have had the opportunity of being in close proximity of their teacher Babaji and among the yogis who taught them the discipline of yoga and meditation from a young age. Nitin and brother Shivam both dedicated their lives to spreading the ancient knowledge of yoga and healing from the East to all seekers.

 

 

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