200-Hour Teacher Training, Module 2: Yoga Teaching Essentials – Online & In-Person

Teachers

• * Dianne Rashmi Galliano MS, E-RYT 500, RPYT, C-IAYT
  

  * Dianne Rashmi Galliano

  MS, E-RYT 500, RPYT, C-IAYT

  Dianne Rashmi Galliano, is an IYI teacher trainer, certified yoga therapist, IY Yoga Therapy student advisor, and has a Master of Science degree in Yoga Therapy. She is a highly experienced yoga teacher whose expertise is informed by more than 15 years of teaching and, as an E-RYT 500, has over 6000 documented teaching hours. Maintaining healthy and ethical relationships with faculty, students, and her clients is of utmost importance. Her attitude of non-judgment, adaptability, and inclusivity fosters a safe space for students to explore and find their balance between effort and ease. Recently appointed as Director of Teachers at IYINY with her roots grounded in the art and science of yoga and guided by the teachings of Swami Satchidananda Rashmi continues to educate, develop, and deepen her personal practice

• Amy Daya Eberhardt MPH, LMT, CYT
  

  Amy Daya Eberhardt

  MPH, LMT, CYT

  Amy Daya Eberhardt lives with her husband and cat in a cottage in the woods. Their house is in the middle of a peninsula in the North Atlantic ocean. This is a dream come true and she is grateful to be here.

  Her Sanskrit name, given by Swami Ramananda of the Integral Yoga Institute, is Daya which means “mercy and compassion”. Daya is learning how to practice kindness, mercy and compassion for all, especially for herself. She understands that this practice is part of her life’s work.

  Daya hold a master’s degree in public health (MPH) from Columbia University. She was graduated from The Swedish Institute and is a York State Licensed massage therapist (LMT).
  She practices Reiki at level two.

  Daya has been certified by the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) to teach Hatha levels I and II. She studied with IYI master teachers, disciples of founder Swami Satchidananda, including Kali Morse, Swami Ramananda, and Inga Ishwari Benson. She is also certified to teach gentle, chair and adaptive yoga, which she learned from Hamsa Spagnola, and restorative therapeutic yoga, having trained with Cheri Clampett and Arturo Peale. Daya is looking forward to serving as a lead teacher trainer in the IYI Adaptive Yoga Teacher training program intensive in November of 2022.

  Prior to moving to the forest in 2020, Amy worked for over 6 years as an integrative health practitioner at NYU Langone Health. She was one of the pioneer massage therapists and yoga teachers in the Department of Integrative Health Programs within this large teaching hospital in New York City. She was able to work with patients of every age and background, recovering from gender reassignment surgery, in the midst of cancer treatments, and in all stages of sickness and health, and while they were dying. She was part of the teams that pioneered many new programs and initiatives with inpatients including the pediatric integrative health program, the highlight of which was serving on the palliative care team and providing Reiki to infants in the NICU as well as to children under palliative care.

  Daya enjoys writing, especially journaling which she does most mornings. She has been studying astrology, tarot, nonviolent communication, and gardening, and practices these new things awkwardly and with joy.

• Jacinta Jayadevi Hollon E-RYT 500, YACEP
  

  Jacinta Jayadevi Hollon

  E-RYT 500, YACEP

  Jacinta Jayadevi Hollon, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is an Integral Yoga teacher certified in beginner through advanced Hatha, Pranayama, Meditation, and Raja Yoga as well as Accessible, Restorative, and Yin Yoga. She holds additional certifications to teach in the Pilates method as well as various schools of dance, and is recognized by Yoga Alliance as a Continuing Education Provider. A former professional dancer and performing artist, her teaching method is informed by a diverse background in classical and contemporary dance forms, movement-based therapeutics, and practices for cultivating embodied awareness. She received her academic education in East Asian Cultural Studies at New York University and Nanjing University in China. After returning to the United States, she continued her studies with a concentration in Psychology and Human Development through the State University of New York, with special interest in alternative approaches to mental health. In the spirit of mettā (loving-kindness) she draws on this experience to offer her service in a holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Jayadevi joined Integral Yoga Institute in 2014 and currently serves as the Director of Teacher Training.