Graduate Registered Yoga Teachers 2006:

Carmen Bernal: "Meditation really changed everything for me in the training. I learned to live in the present moment, to let go, to be kind and compassionate to all beings."

Kerri Koch: "The underlying theme to all of it, for me, is that I cannot simply teach the concepts; I must go through it myself. In order to be an effective teacher, I must be willing to undergo the practices that will lead ultimately to my own consciousness. It is from this awareness that I will be able to touch others in a meaningful way."

Debi Mohan: "Some of the things I have learned:
1) Learning best takes place in an atmosphere of love and understanding.
2) Yoga is to be lived, not practiced for an hour every morning.
3) I don't have to be perfect, or be able to do yoga postures perfectly, in order to be a good yoga teacher.
4) Pranayama and meditation are essential parts of yoga.
5) I can identify, and have a strong bond with a group of women, and doing that gives me strength and comfort.
6) Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are a work that I can use to live my life by.
7) Over 72 poses, along with their names in English and Sanskrit, benefits, contraindications, and assists.
8) I have intuition that I can use to assist me in living my life.
9) You don't have to agree with a teacher 100% in order to learn valuable things from him/her."

Graduates from the past have said:

Jeanette Alosi says: "When I first started the teacher training, it seemed like it would be a long time to completion.  Now I look around the group and think, this is what I appreciate, having the honor of being a part of a group of women who have done such an unbelievable amount of work and whose spiritual and emotional growth is awe-inspiring---all truly goddesses."

Heidi Moyer: "My yoga practice has grown tremendously in awareness and understanding because of this training…I compliment you on your availability and continuing support."

Linda Marcoux: "Working through the chakras helped me learn so much about myself. Learning about the Yamas and Niyamas helped me to see that there is so much more to yoga than the physical postures.

Kristen Boccumini: "I learned more about who I am, got in touch with my true self, and now am able to distinguish between my ego and my inner essence of being."

Karen Stachura: "I have learned to be still, listen and trust my Higher Self-the source of all Divinity as love, compassion, joy, wisdom, beauty is within me and every living being; each asana offers a beautiful reminder of this eternal gift. The comprehensiveness of the training was most valuable to me."

Anitra Lahiri: "The most life-altering experiences for me have been the meditations we learned. Learning so many types, having guidance through each of them and the chance to share experiences, and learning to sincerely love the practice, and most of all, to watch it have profound, positive effects in my life, has been so rewarding and powerful, words cannot express it!...All of this (training) has prepared me to be a knowledgeable, confident, compassionate yoga teacher, and this has made me a better person!

Leslie Schneider: "The program was all I hoped and expected it to be. Thank you for sharing your warmth, energy, and wisdom with us."

Jacqui Crown: "I feel I am coming out of this teacher training a totally different person. The daily meditation routine has been the most beneficial for my own growth."