"Yoga awakens the joy of life, and often brings undreamed of energies!" |
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TEACHERS
Rebecca Rose Goetz, MPH
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Rebecca is a yoga instructor and the owner of Sat Nam Yoga. She completed the Level 1 Teacher Training with the Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Institute in 2007, the Level 2 Training in 2009 and the Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training through the Prenatal Yoga Center in 2010. Vinyasa Yoga has been a transformational force in her life and she feels passionately about passing on all that yoga has to offer. |
Her undergraduate work at Ithaca College was in Health & Physical Education and she now works as a high school teacher in Brewster, NY where she was nominated for “Educator of the Year” in 2009. Rebecca also has a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from New York Medical College with a concentration in Behavioral Science and Health Promotion.
In both her personal and professional life, Rebecca strives for and encourages others to make healthy choices that improve overall quality of life. For more information on Rebecca please visit www.livehappybehealthy.com
LIVE HAPPY. BE HEALTHY.
"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves."
~Mohandas Gandhi
“Hide not your talents, they for use where made. What is a sundial in the shade?" ~Benjamin Franklin
Sally Joyce
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Sally is grateful to all of her teachers for sharing their knowledge, passion and love of yoga. Through the years she has had experience with various yoga styles including Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Jimmy Barkan and Bikram. Sally is a graduate of the Sonic Yoga, NYC, 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification Program, and has completed the Baptiste Level 1 Teachers’ Bootcamp Training. She has enjoyed many other teacher workshops including Shiva Rhea and Rolf Gates. Sean Corne continues to be an inspiration to Sally's practice. |
Her vinyasa practices are strong and vigorous with attention to breath, alignment, and concentration, creating a balance of heat and calm in the body. It is a detoxifying, healing and energizing practice ~ “Meditation in motion”
She is also a certified Special Education teacher for students from pre-school to high school level, specializing in the areas of reading, writing and evaluation. She has a Master’s degree in Bilingual/Bicultural TESOL Education. Sally enjoys the outdoors and is an avid biker, hiker and lover of many outdoor sports and activities.
Sally is now a YogaKids Associate, she trained with Marsha Wenig, founder of the internationally known YogaKids program, this summer in Ireland and is continuing on with the advanced training program.
Darlene Carman
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"Our real true health will always come from a calm and peaceful mind", this is where the healing, the balance will begin to seep into you. The tone and flexibility you obtain from yoga is simply a by-product.
Darlene will incorporate many styles of yoga into the practice as we begin to awaken the body and free up the mind.
She welcomes you to come as you are with whatever you have to offer and simply enjoy this amazing gift of yoga. |
Darlene lives in New Fairfield and enjoys spending time with her two children, as well as cooking, painting and simply being with nature. She is currently studying to complete her 500 hr. teacher training under Lotus Garden Yoga. Darlene continues to take workshops regularly and teaches both corporate and public classes. She is also available for private lessons.
Amy Strizalkowski
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Amy is a joyful and kind teacher. She creates a peaceful and supportive environment, in which students can explore, and connect with, their yoga practice and themselves. Amy began studying Kundalini Yoga eleven years ago. When first introduced to Naam Yoga three years ago, Amy knew she had found her path. Her passion and commitment to Naam Yoga grows stronger everyday, and she finds great joy in sharing what she learns with her students. Amy is a certified Naam Yoga Teacher Level 1 and a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher. |
Janine Mangiamele
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Janine has over twenty years experience practicing yoga styles that include Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini and Sivananda. She received her 200-hour teacher-training certification from Lotus Gardens Yoga; and has taken workshops on a wide range of topics. She believes that the practice and the benefits of yoga are for everyone, regardless of age or level of fitness.
Janine has also studied Tai Chi and Tae Kwon Do; and has had a lifelong interest in Asian cultures, philosophies, and religions. |
Hannah
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Hannah has completed both Level 1 and 2 of Naam Yoga Teacher Training at Universal Force Yoga Center in NYC. She believes that everything and everyone is connected and that yoga is a beautiful practice designed to bring awareness to all that matters. Her style of teaching is warm, full of heart and welcoming.
Through the integration of breath, sound and movement, Hannah helps guide her students to experience the many benefits of Naam Yoga.
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Hannah has been president of a successful national Executive Search Firm since 1991. She feels deep gratitude to her teachers, Gaby Ellert and Gurunam, for bringing the beautiful teachings of Naam Yoga into her life. Her yoga practice has contributed to her well-being in a profound way and has helped her to be the best wife, mother, business leader and person she can be. She chose to go through the teacher training to help others be the best they can be as well.
She is married and is the mother of two boys and loves living way high up on a hill with great sunsets. She also enjoys creating natural soaps, lotions and body scrubs and recently started selling them in stores.
Marie-Anne
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Marie-Anne teaches Naam Yoga, Gentle Yoga and is a practitioner of Harmonyum, a healing energy system based on Universal Kabbalah. Her yoga journey began over 10 years ago when she walked into her first yoga class and since then yoga has become an influence that transforms, inspires and uplifts every area of her life. Her intention is to help others cultivate their inner peacefulness and strength through their yoga practice and to have fun along the way.
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Marie-Anne received her Yoga Alliance certification training in Naam Yoga Levels 1, 2 & 3 at Universal Force Healing Center in NYC and abroad and considers herself a lifelong student as well as a teacher. She is very grateful to have the privilege of sharing her knowledge and love for yoga and movement with others.
Lawrence Schmitt
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Lawrence first discovered yoga while searching for relief from chronic low-back discomfort. With relief from pain, his practice continues to be inspired by the mind-body-spirit connection.
The teaching of "Mindful Yoga" includes an eclectic variety of styles. Experiences will typically include: meditation on breath awareness, traditional Hatha Asana practice mixed with moderately paced Vinyasa sequences, hands-on adjustments to promote optimum alignment as well as releasing muscle tension, Yin style postures to create balance and space and peaceful music relaxation. |
Lawrence believes the most important things to bring to the mat are an open mind and sincere intention, then staying present and following the muse.
Aside from practicing yoga, Lawrence has a deep passion for music, has studied the guitar and occasionally experiments with sound healing theory.
Laurie Mayper
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Laurie Mayper was certified at the 200-hour level in 2005 through Yogaspirit Studios, and is currently pursuing 500-hour teacher training with Yogaspirit, an Iyengar-based tradition of safe alignment that leads students to find inner well-being.
To inspire her teaching, she has taken workshops with prominent national teachers, including Rodney Yee, Seane Corn, Rolf Gates, and Yoganand, and Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Foundations and Functional Alignment, developed by Paul Grilley), with Joe Barnett. |
Laurie is very safety-conscious, and gladly offers modifications, whether to work around an injury, or to meet students' choice of a more gentle practice. Prior to focusing on yoga, Laurie was certified in group exercise. Aerobics & Fitness Association of America workshops include Group Exercise, Practical Yoga, Practical Pilates, Mat Science I and II, and Senior Fitness. She was certified by the YMCA of the USA in Pilates Mat, Group Exercise, and Personal Training. Additional trainings include YogaFit, Pi-Yo Strength Fusion, Silver Sneakers (senior fitness), and CPR certification. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a RYT-200.
Laurie encourages her students to practice at their own level. The goal of a yoga pose is not for it to "look" correct, but for it to "feel" right, by paying attention to both the muscles that are stretching and the muscles that are contracting, in order to feel stability in the body, a smooth breath, and a calm mind.
Homey DiLillo
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Homey has studied dance since the age of four. Originally schooled in jazz and tap, she later expanded her training in various forms of cultural dance. She began belly dancing ten years ago and has continued her practice at a variety of studios throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico, with great teachers like Melina Pavlata, Karla Diamond, Rhea Linda, and Serena Wilson. Homey has also trained in stepping, flamenco and Indian dancing which she fuses into her belly dancing. |
Homey studied African dancing and drumming in Cape Town, South Africa. She studied meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and was introduced to yoga in Bodh Gaya, India. She has completed her 200 hour yoga certification with Mimi Loureiro of O2 Yoga in Boston and became a certified Vinyasa yoga teacher. She continues to study in numerous schools of yoga, particularly Naam, Kundalini, Ashtanga, as well as pilates. She has recently become a Registered Nurse with the completion of nursing school in Puerto Rico.
Her greatest passion is teaching belly dancing, yoga, and oftentimes a combination of both. Homey hopes to travel, do yoga, belly dance, and help people to be active, happy, and healthy for the rest of her life. She hopes you’ll join her in the fun!
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