About Us

The Style of Yoga I teach

Classes integrate several styles of yoga. All classes start

with a warm-up

based on Viniyoga, a gentle therapeutic

style of yoga, where movement is

coordinated with the

breath. The movement safely warms up the muscles

and lubricates the joints, while the full deep breathing helps

the body and

mind to relax and focus.

All poses are taught with careful attention to safe, effective

alignment

based

on Iyengar Yoga. You will learn a wide

variety of classic yoga

poses.

Once

students have learned

the basic poses, and can do them

safely with good

alignment, the poses are often linked together in a style

known as Vinyasa

flow.

In Vinyasa flow yoga, one pose

flows gracefully

into another, which

develops

strength,

flexibility and stamina, as well as

mental focus.

Classes

are designed so that simpler, easier poses are practiced

before more complex poses, to prepare and educate the

body and mind.

Classes end with quieter relaxing poses, often including

restorative poses, and a nice savasana.

My Yoga Background and Training

I began practicing yoga in 1976, and completed a 200 hour

teacher

training

program in 1980. Since then, I've studied

yoga primarily with

Iyengar,

Anusara, Viniyoga, and

Vinyasa Flow teachers. I've also

completed training

programs in Yoga for Seniors, Therapeutic yoga for

Low

Back Pain, and

Yoga Anatomy.

I hold degrees in

Biology

and Chemistry,

and a Masters in Wildlife Biology,

and have

solid

western scientific

understanding of how the body

ks.

With a total of over

900 hours of

training

with some

of the

most highly

respected yoga teachers, 14 years

experience teaching

yoga to

all ages

and body types, and

many years of

keeping up a daily

home yoga

practice,

I feel

I have a deep

understanding

applying

yoga

to help you

move towards

greater

health

and

wellness.

The Yoga Studio

Location:

The studio is located at 1995 Third Avenue

East,

on the

South End of Kalispell, east of the Rosaurs

grocery

store.

It's a brick

building across the street from

a little park.

ou'll see

our Yoga sign in

the front, and a

large parking lot

We are in the

downstairs conference

room - just go in

the

front double glass

doors, down the

stairs, and into

the

room

on the right. Feel free to

call me

if you're from out of

town and

need better directions

57-4527.

What you'll find

Connected to the studio space is a

room

for you to put

your things, and 2

bathrooms.

have

plenty of props (mats, blocks,

straps,

bolsters,

blankets, eye-bags and

chairs) so you don't

need to

bring

anything, although many people prefer

to bring

their own

yoga mat.

What to wear and bring

: The room is kept heated at 72

degrees.

Most people wear footless tights or sweat-

pants,

and a short-sleeve

shirt. In the more vigorous

classes,

many

people (myself included)

prefer to wear a

tank top with

a long-

sleeve top over it so you can cool

off

and warm up as

needed. Some people like to bring

water

to drink, but

most

hydrate afterwards as needed.

Our "green" policies:

We use all recycled paper products,

and the

space is very energy efficient to heat.

Why our prices are so low

: My husband is an owner of

the

engineering building, and they give me a great deal on

rent.

Low rent

allows me to keep my prices far lower than

any other

teacher in the

Flathead Valley with comparabl

training and

experience.

About Kalispell Yoga