Classes are informed by a variety of hatha yoga styles.
Monica teaches Prime of Life Yoga. It's a style that is appropriate for everyone, but
especially suited to those age 45+.
Her other yoga study includes
over 40 years of
Iyengar, Kripalu, Shivananda, Anusara and other hatha yoga styles. She completed her teacher training in the Sampoorna yoga style with Shri Yogi
Hari, a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda and Music Master Swami Nada-Brahmananda. She is also certified in Yoga
Nidra. Other studies include Aqua Yoga with Nancy Curran; Qigong training with Jeff Primack; and classes with Julie Gudmestad
- Iyengar instructor, physical therapist, and anatomy columnist for
Yoga Journal magazine. Most recent studies have been with two teachers trained directly by Krishnamacharya and his son Sir TKV Desikachar:
Larry Payne, author of
Yoga for Dummies and founder of Prime of Life Yoga, and Gary Kraftsow, founder of Viniyoga.
Monica is
recognized by Yoga Alliance as a registered Yoga Teacher - E-RYT
200®. She is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Click on the links below for information
on her master teachers. She is also certified in Yoga Nidra, CPR, First Aid, Post-emergency response and Enhance
Fitness. monica@yogakeywest.org om
Teresa received her certification in Thailand. She says, "I had been doing
yoga for 15 years and decided to take my practice up a notch and start teaching. I went to Thailand for my teacher
training where I went through an intensive course, with people from all over the world - an amazing experience." That
was two years ago and Teresa has been teachin ever since, and now leads the Saturday 10 a.m. class.
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From time to time, we are pleased to present other yoga teachers like Kalyani, Mae,
Celine, Carl and Catherine.
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Kalyani began
her teaching journey with YogaFit and then chose to dive deeper into the healing aspects of yoga by completing her RYT 200
at the American Healing Arts Center with Vimela Ren Fields. She traveled to Rishekesh, India to study Sattva yoga with founder
Anand Mehrotra and later completed her RYT 500 coming full circle with YogaFit.
Mae is a massage therapist (L.M.T. MA) as well as a certified Hatha/Vinyasa yoga teacher and certified Mat Pilates
pilates instructor.
Celine is trained in the Kripalu yoga tradition.
Her influences include Dzochen Buddhism, as well as Sarah Powers' Yin Yoga style and the Ashtanga style as taught by Richard
Freeman.
Carl is a devotee of Purna
Yoga and continues his studies with Aadil Palkhivala.
Stephanie is a registered massage therapist and certified yoga instructor.
Catherine teaches regularly on Sugarloaf Key where she created the
Sugarloaf Yoga Shala. Monica occasionally teaches there as well.
Yoga classes at the Garden are usually small,
ideal for exploring yoga for the first time,
or
getting back into your practice
and benefiting from individual attention. High season classes may be more crowded.
The word Yoga comes
from the ancient Sanskrit language.
It means the process of union,
or to join or to yoke.
The practice of Yoga allows you
to connect body, mind and spirit, and to appreciate the essence of who you really are.
Through breath, movement
and awareness, all systems of the body are toned.
At the end of a session you will feel relaxed, recharged and happy.
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We can help you find other wellness practitioners
in the Key West area.
