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ew Mexico School of Yoga Director, Maria E Garré, has been an educator, author and practitioner in the field of wellness, yoga and Ayurveda for over 20 years. She is an Ayurvedic practitioner, Ayurvedic yoga therapist and prana vinyasa trainer. Her lifelong dedication to studying and teaching brings forth an integrated and practical approach to all of life. Academically she has studied philosophy, biomedical science, education and Ayurveda. Garré’s root teachers in yoga, therapy and Ayurveda—including Janine Galati, Shiva Rea and Vasant Lad—have inspired an integrated, yet authentic approach to uniting the wisdom within the Vedic healing sciences. Her teachings are also fertilized by her more than 12 years of travel to India to learn from the source. Join or connect with Maria Garré through her various retreats, trainings and online offerings throughout the world. Maria E Garré, M.Ed, AP, AYT, ERYT500 MariaGarre.com NMSchoolOfYoga.com
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hea Rollins, owner of Blue Moon Hot Yoga in Santa Fe, chose to teach hot yoga because she had experienced a deep physical transformation in just three months of daily practice. “Twenty years of chronic, debilitating lower back and knee pain were gone. The frozen shoulder I’d had for nine months was resolved. I was determined to maintain my newly functional body and I wanted to help others create ease and comfort in their own bodies,” she shares. Rollins had already been practicing massage therapy for 15 years when she earned her certification to teach Bikram yoga. After teaching Bikram Yoga for four years she trained with Jimmy Barkan for certification as a Hot Vinyasa Flow instructor. In January 2011 she opened her studio. “I’ve been teaching hot yoga for 14 years. During this time I’ve seen positive changes in students, such as increased strength, greater flexibility and ease of movement, weight loss and re-distribution, greater balance, and elimination of exercise-induced asthma symptoms, to name a few,” she says. “Students also talk about feeling more balanced mentally and emotionally.” Shea Rollins HotYoga-SantaFe.com 826 Camino de Monte Rey, A5 in Santa Fe
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alanced Life offers a wide variety of styles for your every mood. The studio features hatha yoga, Pilates, fitness yoga and meditation from five 200 or 500 hour certified instructors. “We offer two large changing rooms, plenty of space for your yoga mat, and friendly like-minded students,” says studio owner, Donna Damazyn. “This month, be on the lookout for our beautifully remodeled studio.” Damazyn shares that Balanced Life also has great rates for new students, including your first class for $7.50 and 7 classes for $40. There are also specials for ongoing students.
Balanced Life 417 Tramway NE, #7, Albuquerque 505-220-1084 YogaABQ.com
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oin Bhava Yoga Studio co-owner Marisol Brito, YA 200-ERYT, and Mikhayla Anderson, YA 500-ERYT, for a 200-hour teacher training starting September 29 at Bhava Yoga Studio in Albuquerque. The program, entitled A Homecoming of the Heart, is for students who are interested in deepening their understanding of yoga and also for those interested in sharing yoga with others. Students will learn to deepen their understanding of poses, strengthen their body, find and empower their voice, develop their meditation practice, master basic alignment techniques, discover the healing power of Ayurveda, expand their knowledge and experience of everyday yoga anatomy, creative expression in a yoga art studio, and more. The training will be held for 10 weekends through April 2018 and all trainees will receive unlimited free classes for the duration of the classes. Guest teachers include Bea Doyle, Tim Butler, Kendra Rickert, Ben Kramer and Darci Lobdell. Register at BhavaYogaStudio.com.
Bhava Yoga Studio 520-A Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque 505-842-1080. BhavaYogaStudio.com. natural awakenings
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