Devanadi Yoga ~ Workshop Teacher Bios

	Class Schedule More Links REGISTER/Pricing Class Teacher Bios Workshop & Sub Bios Forms New Student Form Registration Form			The teachers below are affiliated with Devanadi either because they are part of our Yoga Teacher Training curriculums, are Workshop teachers, and/or are regular subs at our studio. We feel it's necessary that you know who we bring in, including their philosphy and education, so that you feel comfortable in our sacred space. Each teacher brings a unique aspect of the study of yoga to students. We ask that if your class is subbed by your non-regular teacher to remain open and non-attached... you just might learn something new! Beginner's mind = open mind = tranquil mind.
				Yogiraj Charles Bates Yogiraj Charles' quest to understand the inward and outward sciences of humanity directed him to take a seven year sabbatical in 2001, focusing on his own leadership preparation. His deep study of human anatomy, the psyche, global history and the realms reached in meditation have readied him to direct others in conditioning their own collaborative leadership tactics. Yogiraj is a senior student of the master, Swami Rama, and lends his experience and authenticity to our studio and teacher training program.
				Ginny Herman, RYT 200 "I want to be a yoga teacher when I grow up!" First beginning her Yoga practice at home, then discovering the Yoga Center of Minneapolis in 2004, Ginny's studies have grown roots into not only Yoga, but leading into Essential Oils, Thai Yoga Bodywork (TYB) and Ayurveda. The birth of her daughter brought out this need to share her knowledge and a Teacher of Yoga was awakened (again). Ginny attended the Yoga Center's 200-hour certification program in 2008, and is a current student in Devanadi's 500 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Program. She's now finishing certification in Thai Yoga Bodywork with Tanya. She's grateful for the opportunity to to travel to Thailand for advanced study in 2009 with masters Pichest and Homprang. "I love that I will always be a student, learning to teach, adding my part to our Common Knowledge Collective."
				David Keil David is the anatomy teacher for Devanadi Yoga 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training. David Keil was introduced to yoga in 1989 by his Tai Chi Chuan teacher. Both the Tai Chi and Yoga practice at the ripe age of 17 began his research into his own mind-body connections. His search continued through massage therapy where he discovered many insights and affirmations of what he had been exploring and finding on his own through his practices. One of the most important elements was the specific understanding of the musculoskeletal system and how fascinating, beautiful, and amazing the body is on the scientific level and how that directly played into and off of his own understanding of the human body. He was given names and explanations for some of things he had been experiencing and feeling. As an instructor of Kinesiology (the study of movement and musculoskelatal anatomy) at Miami's Educating Hands School of Massage, David had developed a fun, informal and informative style of teaching. By repeatedly teaching incoming students who had no prior understanding of anatomy, David was confronted with the problem of making such a complex and beautiful system accessible and understandable to the average person. Yoga practitioners generally have a deep kinesthetic understanding of how their body moves and works. Now they can have a deeper understanding by exploring anatomy visually and verbally with David's workshops. David brings his unique style and ability to make things simple to the yoga world. Because of his passion and desire to share the human body with everyone, he delivers this complex and sometimes frustrating topic in a way that is very accessible and understandable to yoga practitioners. David has a private practice where he uses bodywork techniques to relieve chronic pain. A Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, David has taught seminars in Body Mechanics for Massage Therapists and has also worked with other local and national audiences. David's current personal yoga practice is Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Since 2002 he has had the honor of studying with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore (he has traveled there every year since) as well as with John Scott, author of Ashtanga Yoga, with whom he also has the extreme honor of teaching. David is authorized to teach Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson R. Sharath. For more information on David's Ashtanga yoga schedule visit Yoganatomy.com.
				Pete Loeffler, RYT 200, RTT (Registered Thai Therapist) Wellness Therapies with Pete: Thai Yoga Bodywork & Combo Thai Yoga/Energy Work sessions Pete is a graduate of the 200 hour Devanadi Yoga Teacher Training Program and the Thai Yoga Bodywork Certification Program, both offered at this studio. He's earned his RTT (Registered Thai Therapist) credential through the Thai Healing Alliance International (THAI), and recently spend several weeks in Thailand with Tanya's retreat, as well as travel time on his own studying the culture, Thai massage, and healing work. Pete came to yoga as a way to balance life as a mechanical engineer working for the government. After his contract was completed, he devoted his life to helping "heal the planet" through yoga, bodywork and sustainable engineering practices. When not at the studio, Pete also serves as a biomechanical engineer for Inner Earth Energy, a local business that promotes and installs geo-thermal equipment for homes, buildings and large-scale construction projects. He also assist's Tanya's husband, Jason, in the creation of his sustainable brewery, Harriet Brewing Co. Pete also is a an amazing Thai Yoga Bodywork therapist, and sees clients at Devanadi Yoga, as well as at the Healing Garage and Green Lotus Yoga Studio.
				Sarah Longacre Sarah will be a graduate of the 200 hour Devanadi Yoga Teacher Training Program in April, has taught yoga for many years and is the owner and founder of Blooma, a prenatal & postnatal yoga and wellness studio in Edina, MN. Sarah is a birth doula and yoga teacher who has nurtured, comforted, inspired and educated thousands of women on their pregnancy and mothering journeys. She was also the doula of our studio owner, Tanya's, birth to her son River. Sarah has always been fascinated by the beautiful, round bellies of expectant mothers and finds joy in empowering them through this transformative time. For 10 years, Sarah has worked with pregnant women at yoga studios, hospitals, and in their homes. There is no greater joy to Sarah than helping women find the goddess within, to help couples connect more deeply on their birthing and parenting journeys, and to welcome babies into this world. Thousands of mothers have passed through Blooma’s doors since it opened in 2007. Sarah and the Blooma team offer a haven of support emotionally, physically, and spiritually to women and their families. Now with three locations, Sarah is proud that Blooma is home to the best prenatal support in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. She looks forward to opening more Blooma studios around the country and inspiring mamas everywhere! A native Minnesotan, Sarah completed her doula training in Portland, Ore. in 2001. In 2004, she journeyed to Santa Cruz, Calif. to train with Robin Sale, the founder of Whole Birth Yoga. Other influences in Sarah's approach to prenatal yoga and pregnancy include yogini Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, birth educator Pam England, and the many mamas who have welcomed Sarah to be a part of their birth journeys. When Sarah's not at a birth or teaching yoga, you'll find her walking around Lake Harriet, eating at one of her favorite Linden Hills spots, or hanging with her awesome nephews Emmett and Oliver. She loves to travel and finds joy in teaching prenatal classes at other studios when she does so.
	Photo coming soon			Keith Morgan, PhD Keith Morgan began studying yoga and tantra while still in his teens. He received initiation from Pandit Rajmani Tigunait in 1989, and has since been practicing under his guidance. Keith currently teaches classes on the Yoga Sutra, Sanskrit, mantra, meditation, and tantra in Minneapolis. He holds a PhD in Optical Sciences and Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona and has also done coursework in Sanskrit at the University of Minnesota.
				Bernard Rosen, PhD, RYT-500 Bernie has been practicing yoga since 1997 and teaching since 2000. He received his certification as a Kripalu Yoga Teacher and RYT 200 in June of 2000 and in February of 2006 he obtained his RYT 500 through Rod Stryker’s ParaYoga® Master Teacher Training Program. Bernie is the Editor of the ParaYoga Master Training Manual. Through ParaYoga, he is studying the art of personalizing Yoga and meditation practices for individuals, known as Anava-Upaya-Yoga. Bernie has studied with several of the top yoga masters in the United States, including Rod Stryker, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Erich Schiffmann, and Tias Little. Bernie is the founder of Rosen Wellness in Milwaukee, WI and provides nutrition consulting, education and wellness programs for private clients, groups and corporations. He has a PhD in Nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health, an MBA from Northwestern University, and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to founding Rosen Wellness, Bernie was a marketing and strategic planning executive for over 20 years. His transition from corporate marketing to wellness comes from his desire to share the knowledge and benefits he experienced from his own changes. Since adopting a healthier lifestyle Bernie has lost over 40 pounds, greatly reduced his stress level, and proudly states that he has never felt better in his life.
				Ben Vincent Ben’s search for truth began long before being exposed to yoga, but yoga felt like coming home. His stud ies include various traditions of yoga, medita tion, mysticism, music, philosophy, conflict resolution and sustain able farming. He continues to study with Richard Freeman, Rod Stryker, William Prottengeier, and Aadil Palkhivala, and have also studied with the ma stro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Through these relationships, he has learned that the art of teaching is to inspire a love of the practice, for great teachers are always students. Ben’s teaching is a reflection of his practice - integrating the breath and ener getic awareness of Ashtanga Vinyasa and pranayama, the bodily alignment of Iyengar yoga, and the mind ful ness and subtle aware ness of various meditative and philosophical traditions - to realize integral well-being. Self-inquiry through yoga, meditation and music as living arts, has deepened the experience of what it is to be human and divine. He seeks to embody these realities through the simple truths of love, compassion, and non-attachment. To share the wis dom of yoga as a teacher, is both a blessing and great responsibility, as there is no greater service than the work of love. Namaste. Ben leads retreats, work shops and inten sives locally and internationally.