OmVibe
Teachers
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Kat
Farrell is Kripalu
certified and has studied
extensively under Baron Baptiste
for over ten years. She is an
Associate Baptiste Power Vinyasa
teacher. Kat is also deeply
inspired by Rodney Yee, whose yoga
videos inspired her home practice
and who caused her to completely
fall in love with yoga and decide
to become a yoga teacher at one of
his teacher training workshop in
the space that is now OmVibe. She
has sought out and studied under
most of the living yoga masters,
including David Swenson, Rod
Stryker, Duncan Wong, Patricia
Walden, Donna Fahri and Ana
Forrest. This is why she feels that
studying under a master teacher is
such an incredibly powerful and
palpable experience. There is a
direct energetic exchange,
imprinting and infusing on the
higher levels of vibration and
awareness.
Kat is humbly accepting of her
designation of "yoga master" which
was bestowed on her by the teaching
staff at Kripalu and by her
mentors. She is one of a small
handful of individuals to have
experienced a spontaneous prana
flow, or Kundalini awakening while
at Kripalu under the guidance of
Yoganand, Michael Carroll, and
witnessed by her peers and staff.
She is proud to have had a very
high number of her students become
inspired to begin teaching yoga and
is known as a "teacher's
teacher." Click here to read
more about Kat.
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Missy
Balsam has been practicing
various styles of yoga for eight years,
but found her love in Baptiste Power
Vinyasa Yoga. After working in the
corporate world for over ten years, she
decided to follow her bliss and started
teaching yoga full-time in the fall of
2007. Missy completed both Level 1 and
Level 2 teacher trainings with Baron
Baptiste and is an Associate Baptiste
Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher. Missy also
attends workshops and trainings as
often as possible to keep growing as
both a student and a teacher, and has
studied with a variety of other
teachers including Erich Schiffman,
Amrit Desai, Rod Stryker, Rolf Gates
and Steve Ross. Missy feels
passionately that Baron's empowering
style of yoga has helped her to
strengthen her inner awareness and let
go of fears, and she hopes to inspire
her students to connect to their
authentic selves and find joy in every
present moment. Join Missy on your own
journey of self-discovery with classes
that will challenge you to explore your
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DamaDe' Amanbir
Kaur, is the creator of
KundaFlow®, yoga lover, and dancer. She
began her studies of yoga while in
university, 1993 and sat before her
teacher, Swami Veda Bharati, disciple
of Swami Rama of the Himalayas in 1998.
She is an initiate, student and Teacher
of the Himalayan Tradition and an avid
student and teacher of Kundalini Yoga
as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Her
curiosities have led her to delve into
the Krishnamacharya lineage, Kundalini
Yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, Fire
Dancing & World dance. She
currently studies classical ballet at
Naples Academy of Ballet. The word Dama
in Sanskrit means control of the
senses. It is the second of the six
virtues of jnana yoga known as shad
sampat. This is her given name. Her
spiritual name is Amanbir Kaur which
means the Princess/ Lioness of God who
is eternally brave, who courageously
radiates and brings peace to all. She
is here as a part of a World Yoga
Mission, sharing the sacred technology
of yoga for the greater good of all.
Click here to read
more about DamaDe. |
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Christopher
Neal is originally from
the New England area. He enjoys
exploring his relationship with
nature by sailing, snorkeling,
camping and mountaineering. His
spiritual path has included many
modalities. Training for Yoga came
from The Himalayan Institute,
massage at the Florida Health
Academy, and many other healing
modalities along the way.
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Laurie
Lyons began her yoga
studies in 2001. After exploring
several different styles, she found
Ashtanga and immediately became hooked.
Ashtanga is a dynamic style of yoga
based on the teachings of Sri K.
Pattabhi Jois. The classical version of
American power yoga, this method
combines deep breathing called "ujjayi"
with flowing movements called
"vinyasa". Additional tools are the
"drishti" or point of focus and
"bandhas" or energy locks. All these
factors combine to create a cleansing
heat in the body and a clear mind. With
dedicated practice, the result is deep
transformation on the physical, mental,
and spiritual levels. In 2003 Laurie
completed teacher training with David
Swenson, one of the foremost American
authorities on Ashtanga. In 2006, she
travelled to Mysore, India where she
spent a month studying Ashtanga with
its founder, Pattabhi Jois. When Laurie
is not practicing yoga, she performs
with the Naples Philharmonic. She is
currently in her 10th season as a
percussionist with the orchestra. |
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