OmVibe Teachers
|
| |
 |
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.
|
| |
|
 |
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 own potential! |
| |
|
 |
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. |
| |
|
 |
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.
|
| |
|
 |
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. |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
