-The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
About Our Instructors
Evelyn Tratnyek
Michelle Stark
Amy Faruque
Usha Yedavalli
She currently teaches at LA Fitness in Diamond Bar and Chino Hills as well as at Shanti Yoga & Ayurveda. She teaches a class each Saturday morning at 8:00 am at Shanti as well as a kid's yoga class on Wednesdays at 11:00 during the summer. Evelyn trains elementary classroom teachers for Cal Poly Pomona as her "day" job.
Evelyn has been married for 31 years to Alan, a teacher at Ramona Jr. High. She has one child, a daughter, Claire, a senior at Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire.
Evelyn has enjoyed learning from a number of different yogis, and practices a mix of Hatha yoga, Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga. Stop by Saturday mornings and give Eveyln's class a try!
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Yehudit has been practicing yoga for 10 years and teaching yoga for 5 years. She teaches Vinyasa (flow) style yoga. She also specializes in prenatal and kids yoga and loves doing specialty workshops such as shoulder and hip openers, healing the back with yoga, partner yoga, mother-child yoga and others. She teaches group as well as private classes. Yehudit is Yoga Alliance certified and received her training through Yoga Fit. She has a Master’s Degree in parent-child development and is the mother of 3 children. ...back
Michelle has been practicing yoga since 2000 and teaching since 2002. She has completed Level 3 training in the YogaFit system, and is planning to attend Level 4 in 2006. She is a wife and mother of two beautiful girls, and has lived in Chino Hills for 20 years. ...back
Andra started
practicing yoga in Romania at the age of seventeen, studying Integral Yoga
as defined by Sri Aurobindo. She has full initiation in numerous areas,
including:
1) The techniques of Hatha Yoga, including asanas (poses), pranayama
(breathing techniques), mudras (hand positions), etc.
2) The study of the yogic system of purification and healing (Shat Karma
Kriya)
3) The exploration of other traditional branches of Yoga, such as Karma
Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Bhakti Yoga
4) The original use of mantra (chanting) and yantra (geometric designs which
aid in concentration)
5) Nidra Yoga, conscious dreaming, and astral projection
6) The colored subtle streams of energy and their applications, including
the study and subtle perception of the aura
7) The tantric system of meditation, and the first initiations in the Ten
Great Cosmic Powers (Dasha Mahavidya)
8) The practical study of the classical texts of Yoga (Yoga Sutra, Gheranda
Samhita, Shiva Samhita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika) and
9) Eastern philosophy. ...back
It seems I’ve been “practicing yoga” for as long as I can remember; from headstands and back bends in the family room to making up gymnastic routines with my mom. It wasn’t until I was faced with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 1998 that I formally and purposefully focused on my practice. I began my practice with Iyengar teachings and although now more Vinyasa based, my teaching still has strong ties to Iyengar. I have taught yoga for over eight years and have fused my favorite aspects of a variety of styles, including Viniyoga, Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Shiva Rea Flow and Iyengar. Combing these styles and using the breath as a guide, I’ve produced an eclectic style that I call “Yoga for You.” I like to encourage my students to explore personal limits with respect and to greet their practice with acceptance and gratitude. My goal is for students to leave class feeling better than when they came; to be kind to themselves and to not take it too seriously! It’s only yoga! Have fun with it!
I also have my Master’s Degree in Education and have taught elementary school for the pat nine years. For more information about me, please visit my website at AMYoga.com. ...back
Usha Yedavalli is a highly trained, certified yoga teacher/yoga therapist. She specializes in teaching yoga postures, pranayama (breathing techniques) and mudras (hand poses) as well as acupressure techniques. Her unique combination of practices has proven highly effective in helping people lose weight as well addressing a host of health issues including back problems, upper back/ frozen shoulder/spondylitis, allergies, high blood pressure, diabetes and over-all health and wellness. Usha has personally benefited from these techniques; as a result of applying them to her own life she has lost over 30 pounds and relieved herself of severe back pain. She has experience teaching all levels of students, from beginning to advanced. In addition, Usha teaches relaxation and meditation techniques. She also has a graduate degree in business management. She comes from a family of yoga practitioners and has been practicing yoga her entire life....back