Free Yoga Classes (Lead by New Teacher Trainees)
OPEN
TO THE COMMUNITY
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The
7-month, 250-hour, teacher training course is coming to
an end. Come support our new teacher-trainees as
they lead all the Friday yoga classes in the month of May
2008. Once these new teachers start gracing
the covers of Yoga Journal, you can say you knew
them when they were just starting out !! |
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These
classes are tuition-free (donations are accepted, in
'the jar' to support Hansen
House
); we only ask that you fill out an evaluation sheet for
each class you take. Please try to be a little
early, as not to overly disturb our fledgling
teacher-trainees. |
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All
free classes are at our SMITHVILLE Yoga Studio.
OPEN TO THE
COMMUNITY
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| Thursday, May 1 |
| 4:30 |
All Levels Yoga |
(Richard) |
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Friday, May 2 |
9:15
4:30 |
All Levels Yoga
Gentle Yoga |
(Tonya)
(Rebecca) |
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Thursday, May 8 |
| 4:30 |
All Levels Yoga |
(Rebecca) |
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Friday, May 9 |
9:15
4:30
6:00 |
All Levels Yoga
Yoga Happy Hour
Gentle Yoga |
(Christiane)
(Tonya)
(Diane) |
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Thursday, May 15 |
| 4:30 |
All Levels Yoga |
(Diane) |
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Friday, May 16 |
9:15
4:30
6:00 |
All Levels Yoga
Yoga Happy Hour
Gentle Yoga |
(Emari)
(Emari)
(Tonya) |
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Thursday, May 22 |
| 4:30 |
All Levels Yoga |
(Richard) |
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Friday, May 23 |
9:15
4:30
6:00 |
All Levels Yoga
Yoga Happy Hour
Gentle Yoga |
(Christiane)
(Rebecca)
(Richard) |
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Thursday, May 29 |
| 4:30 |
All Levels Yoga |
(Richard) |
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Friday, May 30 |
9:15
4:30
6:00 |
All Levels Yoga
Yoga Happy Hour
Gentle Yoga |
(Christiane)
(Diane)
(Emari) |
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*Smithville
classes will return to their regular teachers in June
2008. For
Full Schedule. Also vist out our Long
Beach Island YogaNine Studio, opening in late May
2008.
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Teacher
Trainees |
 Diane
- Diane found yoga late in her forties and was immediately attracted to it.
Forever wanting but unable to meditate by "emptying the mind," she finds the
meditation in movement and breathing of yoga accessible. Tending to be a
loner in physical fitness she finds, for the first time, the class format
preferable and often necessary for motivation and instruction. Diane has a
home in Cape May Court House, is the mom at the beach to four grown children
and works as a legal secretary. As a yoga teacher, Diane enjoys encouraging
others who have come to yoga later in life seeking to improve all aspects of
their health -- a reminder that it is never too late to start and keep that
motivation going. Diane has completed her teacher training with Laurie
Greene of Yoga Nine, a true inspiration, with significant mentoring from
Sharon Fruchtman-Laffey. |
 Emari
- Legend has it, Emari's long hair must remain un-cut until she removes the ancient curse placed on her bloodline, and the spell has something to do with aligning her hips in Virabhadrasana I. When she's not sunning herself at the shore or studying yoga with Laurie Greene, she is an Assistant Professor of Writing at Richard Stockton College and a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Poet-in-the-Schools. She is a graduate of New York University's MFA program in poetry and a recipient of a 2007 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Poetry Fellowship. She also teaches a monthly creative writing workshop at the South Jersey chapter of Gilda's Club. Whether she's teaching metaphor or tadasana, she hopes to create a positive and engaging learning environment, where one emerges with greater understanding and skill, a renewed sense of self, and the confidence to take risks. |
 Rebecca
- Rebecca channeled her passion for exploring movement at an early age through her training in classical ballet and modern dance. This exploration of movement lead her to the study of yoga. Rebecca completed the Yoga Nine 200 hour teacher training with Laurie Greene, and is excited to share her experience with others. When Rebecca isn't teaching yoga she teaches Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, and United States History. Her favorite pastimes are traveling to study cultural practices, contemplating awareness with her mother during their shared yoga practice, and trekking national parks with her husband. |
 Richard
- Richard
is stubborn, self-assured, & generally difficult [a
triple threat]. He takes this critical approach to his
own practice, enabling him to teach others with
compassion. Your own practice is your teacher. Knowing
this, Richard travels to learn from as many great
teachers as he can find. When not on his yoga mat;
Rich's top priorities are windsurfing on Lakes Bay or
snowboarding Killington. He is also currently teaching
himself how to surf (a lesson in patience and humility) Expect to work and push yourself to
your potential in Rich's classes. |
 Tonya
- Tonya has been a fitness enthusiast for the past 23 years. Many years of competitive cycling, combined with a few mountain biking accidents, left her with chronic low back pain. Trying conventional treatments with no relief, she eventually found that daily yoga and pranayama practice offered the best release. The stability and strength gained through yoga practice have transcended all other areas of her life, including cycling. She’s thankful that her husband and 3 children encourage and support her love of yoga and are becoming interested in the practice themselves. As a devoted Christian, Tonya believes that yoga is for everyone and that we each take from the practice what is needed to enrich our lives mentally, physically, and spiritually at that moment.
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