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Shanti Yoga Teacher Training: Meet the Instructors
Director, Debbi Murphy, PhD, ERYT 500
A child of the sixties, I've been intrigued by the Mind-Body connection for decades. Thoreau, Freud, Maslow, Kenneth Cooper, Bonnie Bainbridge were my heroes as I studied psychology, philosophy, exercise physiology through the 70's. This culminated in a B.S. in literature/poetry, masters in Psychology and Phd in exercise science. Believing there was still a piece missing, I also pursued the study of yoga with master teachers Richard Freeman, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea and Seane Corn but felt I had truly "come home" when I took teacher training from Erich Schiffmann. Compelled to create a space dedicated to "finding peace within", I created Shanti Yoga Studio & School in McCall, Idaho in 2001. We began with weekly classes, monthly workshops & advanced study/teacher training workshops and then developed our Shanti Yoga Teacher Training program which emphasizes the transformative power of yoga. Through personal experience and from teaching for the past 20 years, I believe this power not only changes the person, but allows the practitioner to impact the evolving, dynamic art & science of yoga. I love to teach yoga and have expanded my schedule to include venues throughout the world. I also continue to attend advanced teacher trainings and workshops with master teachers, but feel my greatest influences are my students. My slow flow yoga style is inspired by my early study in biomechanics & exercise physiology….my attention to the emotional & cognitive aspects of yoga is influenced by my study of Emerson, Whitman, Jung, Jack Kornfield & neuroscience. My humor is inspired by tapping into the true nature of yoga….bliss. You can go to my website below for more info, or my Facebook page, debbi murphy or debbimurphy.com.
Lori Tindall, M.S., RYT 500
Deeply influenced by her early studies in classical yoga methods beginning in 1977, she is also influenced by her studies as a long time personal fitness trainer, and as a former triathlon coach. Teaching yoga since 1993, she maintains a balance between the sacred and the practical through education and inspiration. Always seeking out the positive experience for her students, the practice is joyful, kind, and enriching. Working as an authorized teacher for the Shanti Yoga Teacher Training School, she holds a master of science degree in Holistic Nutrition, her undergrad is in Visual Fine Arts, and is an Usui Reiki Master. Having her own struggles with illness since birth, she brings compassion and a desire for others to learn how to achieve the best health that they can. She brings a deep knowledge of the human body, healing energy, and an ability to apply practical wellness techniques to her life and those that she teaches, as well as to inspire a practice that is an extension of who we are as individuals. She is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, at the 500 hour level.
Kimberly Lee, M.S., RYT 500
Kimberly began studying yoga in 1992. She was initially drawn to yoga in order to recuperate from guiding outdoor adventure trips. Kimberly has been able to travel throughout the United States to study with prominent yoga teachers. She was recently certified in the Iyengar method and is also a 500 hour RYT with Yoga Alliance. Kimberly continues to practice encompassing the eight limbs of yoga in her everyday life and brings a passionate and playful style to her classes.
Mindy Goodman, ERYT 200, ERPYT
Mindy has been practicing yoga since 1996. She completed her first teacher's training, Let It Go Yoga, with Jim Parsons at the Santa Barbara Yoga Studio in 1997. Shortly after relocating to Boise in 1998, she began to practice Iyengar yoga; becoming very interested in the precision of alignment and form for which Iyengar is known. She studied, apprenticed, and later taught for Vickie Aldridge at the Boise Yoga Center during which time she had the opportunity to study with several other prominent Iyengar Instructors. Mindy began teaching prenatal yoga in 2001 and has taught ongoing classes ever since. In 2003, she studied with renowned prenatal yoga instructor Collette Crawford at the Seattle Holistic Center. Afterwards, Mindy completed the ICEA (International Childbirth Educators Association) in-depth perinatal fitness program. Mindy is a certified doula through DONA and a retired HypnoBirthing® instructor. She has also trained with Sandra Jordon and is certified in Bodywork for the Childbearing Year®. Having taught over 2,500 prenatal yoga classes, she has discovered that her best teachers have been her students.
Angela Rockefeller Bryson, BGS, RYT 500, Registered Yoga Therapist
Angela's central focus is on the role of yoga on the mind-body connection, and how yoga practice can promote emotional well-being. She emphasizes methods to access and apply the benefits of asana practice, pranayama, meditation, and yogic philosophy to promote self-empowerment and increase life satisfaction. She constantly uses what she learns to refine clear and concrete methods her students can learn to realize immediate benefits in their practices.
As an instructor, Angela is commanding and precise but also gentle, intuitive and compassionate. Her depth of knowledge and teaching style allow her to maintain an environment that incorporates elements from various schools of yoga, matched to the unique needs of her students.
In addition to her role at Shanti, Angela teaches group classes at several Boise studios, as well as private and small group emotional yoga therapy sessions. In this role, Angela has helped a diverse group of people — ranging from children with mood disorders to adults with chronic illness.
Angela has a truly diverse background, with formal education and experience in dance, architecture, interior design and psychology. Her knowledge and experience from each of these areas inform her practice and methods, making her a dynamic teacher with an innovative approach.
To learn more about Angela and her teaching visit zodhanayoga.com
Jennifer Knight, RYT 200
Jennifer Knight believes that living with love, truth, and yoga one can achieve even the most challenging obstacles in life. Her passion to be and teach yoga was confirmed after using asana and pranayama techniques during the birth of her first child in 2000. Trained in an interdisciplinary Hatha yoga, she draws upon the balance of physical alignment, flexibility, strength, breath, and internal energy for each person to achieve whatever goal they may have. Jennifer received her 200-hour RYT through Shanti Yoga School and is currently obtaining her 500-hour certification. Compelled by the calling to share yoga with her community, Jennifer turned her passion into a profession by opening the Yoga Tree of Boise in 2008 and teaching teacher trainers for Shanti Yoga School. She has taken in-depth studies and workshops with local and national teachers such as Vickie Aldridge, Debbi Murphy, Pam Blascoe, Julian Walker, Hala Khouri, and Max Strom. Come find your yoga! is a motto Jennifer believes in and invites into her classes.
Julia Jones
I spent 30 years exercising the traditional "western" way... cycling, running, bootcamp, aerobics... and found that I was continually recovering from one sort of injury or another, especially as I got older. So, I started to look for a more sustainable total body workout that I could practice for many years to come.
After one class with my instructor and mentor, Deb Murphy, owner of the Shanti Yoga Studio in McCall, I knew I was hooked. I immediately felt the amazing effects of yoga and as a result, I continued to attend classes. Thus, began my journey toward becoming a yoga instructor myself.
This has, hands down, been the most rewarding self-discovery of my life. Through my practice, I have become strong, balanced, healthy and happy, and I have learned to experience each day for the present it is.
Mother of five, grandmother of nine; Yoga enthusiast, I believe in balance and peace both on and off the mat. I love to watch my students transform and fall in love with yoga. My classes focus finding balance, strength and flexibility and developing positive thought tools that serve the student in their daily life. I received my 500 RYT at the Shanti School of Yoga in McCall, ID. I have my AFAA certification in group fitness and I am CPR certified. I'm looking forward to seeing you on your mat!
Jessica Dean
Jessica is a RYT500 receiving her training from Nosara Institute and Shanti Yoga School. In addition to being a yoga instructor, she has been a bodyworker for over ten years specializing in injury rehab, sports, and deep tissue work. She is also a musician and music teacher. She integrates all her passions of the body, yoga, music, psychology, and creativity into her classes and workshops. She integrates styles of vinyasa, restorative, kundalini, koha, anusara, chanting, somatic movement, ecstatic dance, and more. She has studied and practiced all over the world and continues to do so to both adults and children. She has received teacher trainings from Radiant Child Yoga and Yoga for At Risk Youth, in addition to Off The Mat leadership training. http://jesspearlyoga.com
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