Jennifer Bridges Buergermeister
Owner of Jennyoga: Live. Breathe. Do Yoga.® and residing president of the Yoga Teachers Association of Houston (YTAH), Jennifer Buergermeister, MA, DD, NLP, LMT, CHt, ERYT - a "Facilitator of Change", yogini, author and speaker - has passionately studied many of the healing art techniques in Yoga, Qi Gong, Traditional and Transpersonal Psychology, Anthropology, Speech Communication, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Feng Shui, Jewish Mysticism and early Christianity, Body Talk, Reiki, and other quantum healing techniques to synthesize what she calls PsycheSynergy: Synergizing the Heart with the Mind, Body and Soul. Jen founded the Texas Yoga Association and the Texas Yoga Conference in 2009, and Breathecure®, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising consciousness with quality breathing programs. Jennifer teaches yoga at MD Anderson Cancer Center's Place...of Wellness, Your Body Center, The Houstonian Lite, The Jewish Community Center, The Briar Club and Jennyoga's studios in the Houston's River Oaks area and Houston Heights. Jennifer is an established and experienced speaker about the art of yoga to adults and children.
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Website URL: http://www.jennyoga.com
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Website URL: http://www.houstonplanner.com
Julie Vela
Julie has a 500 hour teaching certification in Scaravelli yoga from Namaste USA. She is registered with Yoga Alliance. Julie has been practicing yoga for 11 years and has been teaching yoga for the past three years at the Hurst Recreation Center in Hurst, Texas.
Karen Prior
Karen combines a background in hatha yoga with her deep understanding of pregnancy and birth. She has worked with pregnant women since 1995, first as a prenatal yoga teacher then as a doula and childbirth educator, and most recently as a grass roots advocate. Karen runs Samatva Yoga, 500-hour yoga teacher training school, and has developed specialty certifications in prenatal yoga, postnatal yoga and yoga for women. Karen is Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, a DONA certified birth doula, and she holds a childbirth education diploma and breastfeeding counselor certificate with Childbirth International. Karen serves on the Board of Directors of BirthNetwork National. Karen has trained over 90 prenatal yoga instructors since the birth of MamasteYoga.
Website URL: http://www.MamasteYoga.com
Kimberly Hardick
In 2001 Kimberly took her first Yoga class at Bikram College of India. What began as a physical practice turned into a way of life. Kimberly studied with Michelle Andrie, the founder of Priya Yoga. Completing the 200 hour teacher training program in the fall of 2005 inspired her to continue with the 500 hour teacher training Yoga Therapy Program. In 2005 Kimberly went thru the Nia White Belt Intensive and she has been teaching The Nia Technique as well as yoga. In May of 2006 she completed the second half of the Thai Yoga training and she uses these techniques in my yoga classes and in her private sessions. In the Fall of 2008 Kimberly traveled to Thailand with several of her students and returned to Thailand in 2009 to lead a Yoga retreat and traveled to India to study Yoga for 3 weeks. Kimberly is excited to teach and share what she has learned with fellow students, future educators and current yoga educators.
Website URL: http://www.aledowellness.com
Kristin Scheel
Licensed Texas lawyer, yoga enthusiast, community supporter, unity advocate, advisor, volunteer, student. Kristin has many talents and is committed to using her skills and energy to support a shift of old paradigms, serve humanity as one, and contribute to positive, peaceful visioning of our world. Kristin serves on the board of the Texas Yoga Association, and is blessed with the opportunity to work on other non-profit organizations founded by Jennifer Buergermeister, including the Texas Yoga Conference, The Om Project, and Breathecure®. She also serves on the initiating team launching Transition Houston, as a board member of the Esperanza Project, supports The Last Organic Outpost urban community farm, and is the founder of Earth at Law.
Website URL: http://www.texyoga.org
Kurt Johnsen
Kurt Johnsen has spent a lifetime studying health and happiness. He is the founder of American Power Yoga is the official yoga instructor of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleaders. He created and hosted 40 episodes of the nationally televised Yoga for Life. His latest DVD, the Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleader’s Body Slimming Yoga was awarded “Best Yoga for All Levels” in Fitness Magazine Feb 2010. He has over 7,500 teaching hours and has trained over 100 American Power Yoga instructors. He is a master (5th degree black belt) in Tibetan Kung Fu and is well versed in ju jitsu, tai chi, chi gung, herbology and acupuncture.
Website URL: http://www.americanpoweryoga.com
Lisa Marshall
Lisa began practicing yoga during her second pregnancy in 1998. Knowing now the benefits that yoga has done for her body, mind, and spirit, she wishes she had started much sooner. As her practice deepened, so did her desire to share yoga with others. Lisa has an intuitive teaching style, which focuses on integrating alignment, acceptance, and intuition; core strength and grace; focus and surrender. She specializes in giving step-by-step instruction in the fundamentals of yoga postures and breathing technique. Her Pilates background has enabled her to incorporate strong core alignment into her yogilates classes. Her teaching is inspired by the wisdom of Desiree Rumbaugh, John Friend, and all her Anusara instructors along the way. She is an RYT, E.RYT, and the owner of Surya Center for Yoga. Lisa also teaches the Surya Center for Yoga Training Program. Lisa’s passion also includes bringing yoga and Pilates to corporate facilities, including Haggar Clothing, Essilor, Rent-A-Center, Nissan, I2, MADD,The Container Store, AllState Insurance, and Michaels. Lisa lives in Coppell with her husband and three sons. When she's not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family and attending her son’s many sporting events.
Website URL: http://www.suryacenteryoga.com