Ivy Giacchino-Berrocal loves being a Yoga teacher!  Naturally creative and spirited, she brings her entire self to her classes, and  is actively a teacher and student of Yoga.

Her education includes Chakra & Psychology study with Anodea Judith, 500-hr. Yoga Teaching Certification  from Starseed Yoga Center, with Jyoti Chrystal, Prana Vinyasa with Shiva Rea, Art & Yoga with Hari Kirin Kaur, Chanting with Manorama, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Dr. Marc Halpern, and a 500-hr. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training @ Yoga on Main which included Yoga & Ayurveda.

 

Ivy has also studied and is inspired by other forms of spirituality, such as Paganism. She doesn't believe that a Yoga class is all about Asana. She teaches a flowing style yoga that incorporates all 8 limbs of yoga.

 

Ivy is attentive to nature’s cycles and patterns. She lives and teaches accordingly, incorporating Ayurvedic theories into her practice and lifestyle.

 

Ivy has been blessed to have studied with many wonderful teachers, but says that her greatest yoga teacher is her newborn daughter, Lila Lakshmi. 'She teaches me what it is to be present and live in each moment and most of all to keep breathing.'

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Debby Kaminsky’s yoga journey since 1997 has taken her down many wonderful yogic paths and teachers.  She has gravitated most though to  Shiva Rea and prana vinyasa flow.  Her personal sadhana is a mix of this and ashtanga. Debby is passionate about flow because it can be tailored to the energy and desires of her class.  Her classes are fun and inspirational, leaving you ready to seize the day, yet in a calm state of mind.  Debby will teach anyone because she believes that everyone can benefit from some yoga in their life..  Debby is E-RYT with yoga alliance, holds two advanced vinyasa flow certifications through Shiva Rea's Samudra Global School for Living Yoga and has completed her 500 certification with her.  In her spare time, Debby likes to seize and enjoy all her moments including time with her family and dog or trying to catch a wave and stand up on her surf board, whack a tennis ball, get lost in NYC, read a great book, laugh (or act corny as her twin daughters say)…Net, for her is carpe diem.  For more information on Debby and what inspires her, see www.debbyoga.com

 

 

 

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Jennifer Hondru-Celestin ~ Reiki master, yoga instructor, wife and mom of two, Jennifer has been an enthusiastic student of yoga, meditation and holistic health for over 15 years.  She holds a B.A. in Music from Barnard College, and spent five years working in the recording and financial industries before beginning her healing practice in 2001.

 

Jennifer completed her intensive Reiki Master training in 2003, with the late Margaret Ann Case of ReikiArts Continuum.  In 2004, she completed the 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Starseed Yoga, where she had the privilege  of studying with Dr. Jason Martin and the late

Jyoti Chrystal.

Deeply influenced by the teachings of her guru, Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma), Jennifer believes that the true essence of spiritual practice is found off the mat, in daily life.  Jennifer currently offers group and private instruction in Yoga and Reiki at the Karuna Shala in Glen Ridge, where she draws on her various trainings to inspire and guide her students to find balance, fulfillment and connection to Spirit in all aspects of their lives.

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Judith Rhodes completed the 200-hour teacher training at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Wellness in Stockbridge, Massachusetts where she studied with Devarshi Steven Hartman, Priti Robyn Ross and Jonny Kest.  She most recently completed yin yoga teacher training with Paul and Suzee Grilley and has studied energetic healing with Alberto Villholdo.  Judith is also an actor, writer, photographer and avid traveller.  She holds an MFA in theater from Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

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Lynn Schoorl, RYT 500, is longtime practitioner of yoga, Lynn completed her 500 hour teacher training at Starseed Center for Yoga and Wellness in Montclair and also holds a 300 hour advanced certification through Yoga Synthesis. With a background in Iyengar and a love of vinyasa, her classes are a mixture of movement and alignment. Students are guided through a challenging vinyasa flow which facilitates the movement of energy in the body resulting in a feeling of being connected to yourself in a more authentic way.  Classes frequently include breath work and chanting honoring the broader teachings of this ancient practice.  Lynn is sincerely grateful to her early teachers Jyoti Chrystal and Madelana Ferrara-Matthias and is currently studying vinyasa with Raji Thron.

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Nancy Witters, 500 RYT, brings her love of the Iyengar method to her teaching with a strong undercurrent of feminine (shakti) energy. Her style is intuitive, creative, and passionate, finding that attention to detail in the practice brings happiness and inspiration in life. Nancy is also passionate about food and loves to bake; she sees the joys and subtleties of food and yoga as some of life’s greatest gifts. Nancy trained at Starseed Yoga with Jyoti Chrystal. Her most influential teachers include Jyoti, Kofi Busia, Patricia Walden and Christopheray, with whom she continues to study. Married with 2 exceptional sons Nancy lives in Montclair, NJ and when she is not in the studio or in the kitchen she can be found walking any number of local nature trails with her kids.

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