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Dave Curtis, Yoga Program Director        Dave Curtis has been practicing yoga for over ten years. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to both his classes and his own personal practice. Dave's class is a place to learn and practice the fundamentals of yoga. Whether you are completely new to yoga, or a continuing student, with an already established familiarity with asana practice, Dave will be your guide in this hour and a half practice session.

Grace Bullock        Grace is a passionate, creative, joyful Anusara Inspired yoga teacher and student. She believes that the practice of yoga offers unlimited possibilities for opening and softening the mind, body, heart and spirit, and for cultivating mindfulness and healing. Through clinical research, and the study of spiritual philosophy, her classes emphasize the luminous energy within and around us, and self-awareness though inquisitive discovery. She welcomes the honor of sharing the practice of yoga with others, through grace, enthusiasm, humour, and quiet reflection, and embraces each moment as a blessing on and off the mat. Her students include individuals, adults, families, and youth. Grace is a Registered Yoga Teacher with a Ph.D. in Psychology specializing in clinical interventions with families. She is a Research Scientist at the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. In collaboration with Street Yoga, she is working to provide yoga to families in need, and to research its impact on family well-being. She also studies Yoga Therapy at the American Viniyoga Institute, under the tutelage of Gary Kraftsow and T.K.Desikachar.

Michele Bulgatz        Michele is an enthusiastic Anusara Yoga teacher and student. She teaches with passion, energy and humor galore. Each persons unique spirit is honored and helps to co-create a radiant community light. From this deep place we can respond in the highest to whatever comes our way. We embrace life! She loves to sing, dance, create, play outside and laugh out loud.

Tom Clark        Tom started his practice of yoga in the Ashtanga vinyasa style in 1995 and is now completing his training in Anusara Yoga. Grateful to experience masterful teachers, he sees yoga as a path for optimizing our own evolution as spiritual beings. Using clear explanations and visualizations, he guides the yoga practitioner to explore not only the body but the essential nature of the heart.

Andrew Royal Dugas        Andrew Royal Dugas first came to yoga through his music studies at Rice University in 1997. In 2003 he stopped playing classical music to teach yoga full-time. His very unique style of teaching is a result of a combination of passionate inquiry into the function and form of Raja Yoga and a distinct influence from his teacher and friend, Robert Boustany. His exploration of the body allows for an appropriate class for absolutely anyone, at any level, at any point in their life. You can often find students between 12 and 70 years old, pregnant goddesses, self-conscious absolute beginners and seasoned teachers in the same class, each able to be exactly at their level. The atmosphere is inclusive, non-judgmental, open, informative and empowering. His website: www.royalyogastudio.com

Laurie Geiger        A certified Hatha Yoga teacher, Laurie has a BS degree in Physical Education/Recreation and has taught other activities including Spinning and Nordic skiing. Inspired by Power Flow Yoga, Laurie leads lively flowing sequences, emphasizing breath, core strength, balance and flexibility.

Jennifer Hartman         Jennifer Hartman passed away March 20th. She was a longtime Tamarack Yoga Instructor and practiced yoga with Four Winds Yoga from its inception. Jennifer also worked the very first volunteer shift at the Tamarack main desk in 2004. Jennifer embodied the true essence of living yoga. She was a vibrant, healthy and exuberant woman. Jennifer was passionate about yoga and she approached her personal practice with a deep conviction and awareness of her own body and spirit. As a teacher, Jennifer ably conveyed this deep understanding to her students and she inspired in them a strong sense of dedication toward their own yoga practices. The Jennifer Hartman Memorial Fund has been established to help Tamarack Yoga instructors continue their Yoga education. For donation information, please inquire at the front desk.

Janet Hollander        Janet has taught chair-based exercise since 1982. With a B.A. in gerontology, specializing in older adult fitness, she joyfully shares her expertise and years of experience in working with older adults to facilitate a sense of health and wellbeing.

Glenda King        Glenda King has been teaching yoga for over twenty-five years and she counts as the basis of her teaching style training in Iyengar, Bikram, Luna and Tantra yoga. She was co-owner of The Santa Fe Center for Yoga as well as her own home studio. Glenda has taught at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM and the University of New Mexico in Los Alamos. She has specialized in teaching pre-natal yoga, women’s yoga and sacred sexuality. Glenda has a B.S. in Psychology and is a Registered Yoga Teacher.

Karen Lackritz        Karen is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, a Rolf Movement Practitioner, and faculty member at the Rolf Institute. She has been studying yoga intensively with Sianna Sherman and John Friend for the past 5 years, and is now an Affiliated Anusara Yoga Teacher. She has also studied Ashtanga Yoga with Richard Freeman. Her class reflects her therapeutic background and impeccable knowledge of the body structure; encouraging integration, flow, and ease of movement for practicing yogis.

Lynne Mahan        Lynne has been practicing yoga for over 40 years and teaching since 1976. International communities in Iran, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia provided a culturally diverse environment in which she shared the benefits of yoga. Her classes encourage the conscious integration of body, mind and spirit for healing and rejuvenation through pranayama, and meditative techniques. Lynne is also a certified Creating Health instructor for Deepak Chopra.

Will Mitchell        Will Mitchell started his yoga practice over 25 years ago in his native Australia. He started teaching in 1992 in Hawaii, and has taught classes in Japan and throughout the U.S. He has studied B.K.S., Prashant, and Geeta Iyengar in Pune, India, and has attended workshops with such teachers as Aadil Pahlkivala, Ana Forrest, and David Swenson. Blending Iyengar yoga's attention to form, detail, and alignment with the flow and fire of other approaches, Will brings a gentle humor to his eclectic blend of yoga styles. Will also studies Ayurvedic nutrition, maintains a meditation practice, and is trained as a professional artist.

Donna O’Neil, RYT         A natural and lifelong teacher, Donna was certified to teach hatha yoga in 1995 through Ananda Yoga. She is also certified to teach Meditation, Therapeutic, Cardiac Rehabilitative and Restorative Yoga, and continues her studies in Anusara yoga. In her practice of yoga she feels a joy and freedom she loves to share with others. Her classes guide the student in a deep experience of the body and into the heart of our Highest Self. A perpetual student as well as teacher, Donna is grateful to the teachers who have guided her.

Katie Strong        Katie is a certified NIA Technique White Belt Teacher & NIA 5 Stages Teacher, offering Classic NIA, NIA 5 Stages, Private NIA, and AQUA NIA. Katie believes that NIA can have a significant healing impact on body, mind and spirit. Learning "The Body's Way" and embracing Dynamic Ease, is a powerful practice, on and off the dance floor. She invites you to come dance & play in this present moment and experience the limitless possibilities.

Shoshanah Thielle, LMT        Shoshanah Thielle has been helping people heal themselves for over 30 years.She teaches Shoshi Yoga, a Viniyoga-Inspired yoga, which emphasizes deep focused breathing, connected with movement. Shoshanah is also a massage therapist and Reiki Master. She brings her many years of experience to teach a class that is creative and inspiring!