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simplyYoga TeacherTraining

Joanne Carter, E-RYT500 Jo is the Director of simplyYoga, which she established in 1997. Joanne has been a student of traditional Hatha Yoga since 1975. In 1992 she was introduced to the Iyengar method of Hatha Yoga which emphasizes correct alignment and breath awareness as ways to develop flexibility, strength, endurance, alertness, and relaxation. That year Joanne took the Teacher's Training Course under Bobbi Goldin, who was certified in 1983 by B.K.S. Iyengar. Joanne has also trained under Rodney Yee, Kevin Gardiner, Dean Lerner, Judith Lasater, Mira Metha, Patricia Walden, Stephen Cope, John Friend and Eric Schiffman. Joanne is devoted to her practice and teaching and brings a sense of humor as well as empirical knowledge to class.

Carol Cook, Ph.D.,E- RYT
Carol received her teacher training from Bobbi Goldin in 2001. She received additional teacher trainingfrom highly respected Iyengar teachers Mary Dunn and Dean Lerner. She has also participated in trainings conducted by Kevin Gardiner, Patricia Walden, Judith Lasater, and Mukunda Stiles. Carol teaches at simplyYoga and has also served as yoga studio director. Carol is interested in Buddhist psychology, which, like yoga, encourages the mindful recognition and integration of all aspects of our beings.

David Thurn, MSW, Ph.D., RYT David began his study of yoga with T.K.V. Desikachar. He started his teacher training under Bobbi Goldin at the Yoga Institute of Miami. He has continued his study of yoga with teachers in the Iyengar tradition, including Kevin Gardiner, Mary Dunn, Carrie Owerko, and Dean & Rebecca Lerner. In his teaching, David combines Iyengar's emphasis on precise alignment and Desikachar's emphasis on tailoring postures to the needs of individual students. He uses the postures and breath work of yoga to explore the connections between body and mind and to help students achieve greater focus, balance, and freedom. David has been teaching at Simply Yoga since March 2002. He holds a Master of Social Work degree from New York University and has completed psychoanalytic training.

Nagisa Manabe Nagisa, RYT-200, is a co-owner of Simply Yoga and will be the Teaching Assistant for Teacher Training. She first experienced yoga in 2002 when she came to simplyYoga with her mother, Noko Manabe, and began taking classes from Joanne Carter. Since 2002, Nagisa has studied Iyengar style yoga, studying with Joanne Carter, Carol Cook and David Thurn in Princeton. She completed her RYT in June of 2007. She has also trained under Kevin Gardiner, Dean Lerner, Bobbi Goldin, Mary Dunn, James Murphy, Bobbi Clennell, Manouso Manos, and John Schumacher. She continues to deepen her practice with regular study at the Iyengar Institute in New York City and is presently studying for an Iyengar Teaching Certification

 

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