Discover highly competent teachers that are reliable, effective, and well trained.
Teachers of the tools and techniques of Svaroopa® yoga have access to the most
in-depth training available in yoga. They are recognized for their expertise
even by teachers of others styles. Their training combines powerful immersion
into their own practice and experience as well as extensive exploration of
how to work with a variety of bodies. Svaroopa® yoga training at all levels
includes yoga philosophy and ancient texts, anatomy, pose teaching, effective
teaching language, lesson planning, and hands-on adjustments and alignments
in every pose.
 Oakland |
 Fair Oaks Kathy Biasotti has practiced yoga for over nine years. She has experienced
numerous Hatha Yoga styles, studying yoga philosophy and history,
as well as other yogic practices including chanting, and meditation.
Initially trained and apprenticed under a master yoga teacher in
the classical tradition, Kathy has received formal training in Foundations
of Svaroopa Yoga at the Mount Madonna Center with Swami Nirmalanda,
and has completed 100 hours of Svaroopa Teacher training. |
 Aptos, Carmel & Salinas |
 Sacramento "My exploration of the practice and integration of yoga continues to deepen every day! Yoga enlivens, nurtures, supports, and affirms life — it touches on all aspects of existence. I feel deep gratitude for this gift and love sharing it with others!" Kriyananda Devi is the founder and director of the Sacramento Yoga Center. Kriyananda Devi has been practicing and teaching for over 30 years, starting her exploration of yoga at age 15. She spent several years in India studying under the guidance of her teacher, Swami Prakashananda Saraswati. She is a graduate of Master Yoga Academy with over 1000 hours of training including special needs for students with physical limitations, is certified with Yoga Alliance, a certified Svaroopa® yoga instructor and an Embodyment® Yoga Therapist. |
 Sacramento Betty trained directly with Rama Berch, the founder of Svaroopa
Yoga, teaching at Master Yoga Academy, the original home of Svaroopa
Yoga in La Jolla, CA for several years after completing her training
there in 1996. She has studied yoga over the course of many years
with an array of leading teachers and is familiar with the major
traditions and schools of yoga. Betty views yoga as a transformative,
ongoing process of self discovery which brings calmness, peacefulness,
strength and resilence and renewed energy into one's daily life
and alters one's overall quality of life. |
Nevada City,
Grass Valley & Sacramento I am a Holistic Somatic Practitioner in practice since 1990.
My extensive training background, including Svaroopa® Yoga
and Embodyment®
Yoga Therapy allows me to bring a unique, integrative expertise
to each class and private session. Having been through chronic
pain and illness myself, I have a passion for empowering others
to overcome their obstacles and to create a vibrant, joyous life!
This yoga has freed me from chronic back pain. I rarely get
sick, have less anxiety, more energy & more bliss!! I would
love to share it with you! |
 Sacramento Parvati (Trisha) Gebhardt, CSYT and RYT, knows that change is
inevitable but also understands that any transitions can be smooth…if
one chooses. As a public educator she turned to Svaroopa Yoga
in 2003, because long hours of dedicated work and stress made
her realize she needed a way to renew herself. Parvati's gentle
approach brings humor and lightness to each session. Combining
a natural inclination to teach with confidence, she shows the
modern Yogi how to stay centered in the midst of contemporary
life. |
 Watsonville & Palo
Alto Christine is a Certified Svaroopa®Yoga Teacher with over
700 hours of training from Master Yoga Academy. She understands
the needs of clients in pain; offering Embodyment®, Vichara and
yoga
therapies as well as teaching beginning and continuing classes
to
provide a safe and effective way to relieve the spinal muscle tension
that leads to most pain. She brings a calming presence, individualized
attention to the needs of each student, and a relaxed approach
to help each find deep healing within. |
 Sacramento Dorothy Lee discovered Svaroopa® Yoga in 1994. She became a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher in 1995 under the direction of Rama Berch, (now Swami Nirmalananda), Svaroopa®'s creator. Dorothy's compassionate teaching style is complimented by her 25 years experience with bodywork, healing modalities, and the study and teaching of the Spiritual Path to Self-Awareness. Her students and private clients benefit as well through her perception and attention to the True Self...within the body, the mind, and more. She brings to her teachings a sense of stillness and enhanced awareness. |
 Emeryville & Oakland |
 Santa Cruz I have been teaching level 1 & level 2 Svaroopa® yoga for one year. Group and private sessions are available. I also do Embodyment® yoga therapy sessions. I have 200 hours of training in Svaroopa® Style Yoga and am CYT Registered. Please contact me for more details. |
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