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Interviewed by Sarah McElwain You teach Kids Yoga for 7 to 11 year olds. What inspired you to teach this class? As yoga instructors, I see it as our goal to share yoga with as many people as possible. After teaching adult students and young adult college students for...
Tinuola Rose An interview with Kitchen Manager, Tinuola Rose Maybe it’s because I'm a first generation African Caribbean woman born in the U.K. that I consider myself somewhat of a trailblazer, a pioneer. I always seem to find my way to spaces that allow for...
Interviewed by Sarah McElwain Peter Karow Of all the trainings and personal experience you've had with yoga, what led you to teach your Deep Relaxation class? Many years ago, I took other types of yoga but also just regular Integral Yoga Hatha classes. And I...
Leila Hegazy What I love about Integral Yoga My favorite thing about Integral Yoga is how holistic it is. It truly takes into account the whole person, and all the ways that we need to be nourished for maximum physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Each branch...
Understanding Sound Healing Interviewed by Amy Cho Rev. Laksmi Scalise Sound healing is a complementary therapy to heal mind, body, spirit, but how does it work? I had the opportunity to interview Reverend Laksmi Scalise, a gong master, Reiki master teacher,...
Interview by Dhāraṇī Diana Díaz Gabriella Girdevi Lamas Gabriella Girdevi Lamas, is a certified in Hatha I, Raga Yoga, and Therapeutic Yoga Levels I and II. She is on the path to receiving the 800-hour Integral Yoga Therapy program certification. Before 2020, she...
Padman Interview by Dhāraṇī Diana Díaz Padman, a certified meditation teacher at IYI for the past twenty years, has studied the Eastern spiritual approach to living for over fifty-five years. For fifteen years prior to receiving meditation certification, he taught...
Śrī Stephanie Weyman Interview by Sarah McElwainŚrī is a certified Integral Yoga teacher in Hatha I, Accessible, Adaptive, and Yin Yoga and Therapeutic Yoga 1 and 2. She teaches Hatha I and Gentle for Bone Strength at IYINY and privately. Śrī is fascinated by...
Interview by Sarah McElwain Vishnupriya/Vanessa Doherty Vishnupriya/Vanessa Doherty is a California native and has been practicing Yoga since the early ’90s. In 2009, she was inspired to teach when she started practicing classical Hatha Yoga with Chandra Om of the...
Interview by Dhāraṇī Diana Díaz Devātman Daniel Givens is an accomplished interdisciplinary artist whose work deals with the intersectional nature of identity. Exploring spirituality and humanity, he incorporates the myths, folklore, and urban legends that relate to...
Featured Board Member Interview by Dharani Diana Diaz Mary Conway-Spiegel is the newest member of the IYINY Board of Directors. She grew up in the modern-dance world in New York City and danced professionally before she transitioned to the fitness industry in the...