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Wendy Brodnick M.ed., C.Y.T., moved to Stockton in 2000 with her husband Rob, and became a regular student at the Yoga Center. As a recent graduate with a Master's degree in Adult and Organizational Development from Temple University, Wendy became very interested in the transformative nature of yoga. As interest moved to inquiry, study and personal practice this soon evolved to an interest to help others transform their lives through Yoga. Wendy completed her teacher training and became a Certified Yoga Instructor through the International Sivananda Vedanta Center in 2002. In the past 10 years Wendy has practiced several different disciplines along side Sivananda including variations of Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga. As a yoga Mom, Wendy studied and practiced yoga for mothers and babies through Laura Staton and Sara Perron. It is a joy to share and support people in this personal transformation on their journey of a lifetime. |
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Tara Crane has been practicing yoga since 1970. In 1976 she completed The Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training, under the directorship of Swami Vishnudevananda, and began teaching in various locations in Stockton. In 1978, she completed The Sivananda Advanced Teachers Training also with Swami Vishnu. She was certified as a yoga therapist with Integrated Yoga Therapy in 1994-1997 with Joseph LePage. She also has certification with Nischala Joy Devi for Yoga of the Heart for heart and cancer patients. In addition, she has numerous trainings with the Sivananda Yoga Organization in Advanced Sadhana, Meditation, and Vedanta, and Counseling trainings, as well as extensive experience with couples counseling and workshops. She has been married since 1968 and has two adult children. In 1993, Mary Keeney and I had a vision for creating an "Oasis of Peace" in Stockton. The Yoga Center has been an ongoing service ever since. The practice of Yoga has been a steady presence for most of my life and I am blessed to be able to share that practice with thousands of people through the years.
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Mary began yoga 41 years ago in San Francisco with famed yoga teacher Walt Baptiste. At the same, she graduated from nursing school and began a career as an RN and holistic health professional, receiving her degree in Health Services Administration from St. Mary's College in 1979. In 1993, she completed her yoga teaching certification through the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre and has been teaching yoga ever since. She and her business partner Tara Crane opened the The Yoga Center that same year. In 1997, she received professional training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn and in 2003 became a Certified Professional Yoga Therapist with the International School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. For over 30 years she has been a practitioner and teacher of numerous holistic health practices, conducting seminars and workshops on a wide variety of subjects, including stress reduction, assertiveness, Transactional Analysis, meditation, diet and self-defense. My life has been devoted to creating peace and health, both mental and physical, in my life, my relationships and in the world. I believe that accumulated stress in the mind and body obscures our natural vitality, creativity, inner peace and freedom of choice. Yoga provides practical techniques to release that stress and reveal our innate intelligence and joy. |
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Olga Claussen was born in Rostov-on-Don, city near the Black Sea in the south of Russia. I graduated from Pedagogic State University of Rostov with a teaching credential in Russian language, Russian literature, and French language. During my studies, I was first exposed to yoga. We were doing asanas and cleansing the body's systems through fasting. I was very impressed by these experiences which included fasting for thirteen days, drinking only water during that period. This group closed and I tried to continue my yoga by myself but it was difficult. I moved to the United States in 1999 and became reacquainted with yoga at the fitness center near our home. I was not satisfied with the yoga program because it was not true yoga but more of a yoga surrogate. I then went to the Teachers Training Course at the Grass Valley Ashram in May of 2006. I received my teaching diploma and began teaching yoga at the local fitness center. Recently, I completed the Vedanta course at the Grass Valley Ashram in October 2006. |
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Pat moved to Stockton in 1985 and devoted herself to raising her three children, volunteering regularly in their classrooms and as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. She taught a science program for the gifted for Lincoln Unified School District and received her multi-subject teaching credential in 2004. Pat began practicing yoga over 35 years ago and has studied with Walt Baptiste, Swami Satchidananda, Judith Lasater and Swami Sitaramananda. A regular student at the Yoga Center since 1995, she completed teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Farm and became a Certified Yoga Instructor through the International Sivananda Vedanta Center in 2005. |
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DeAnn Jacobsen, MA, PTA, ATC received a BS in Athletic Training from CSU, Sacramento in 1996. She is Certified Athletic Trainer for 15 years, preventing and treating sports-related injuries. She also has been certified for 15 years through AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) as a group exercise instructor teaching classes in step aerobics, strength graining and kickboxing. She is also a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for the past 13 years working in rehab settings- hospital, skilled nursing facilities, home health and outpatient clinics. After receiving her Masters in Sport Science in 2001 from University of the Pacific, she moved to southern CA where she focused on posture rehab in a chiropractic clinic. In 2003, she returned to Stockton with her husband, Adam, who is an assistant men’s basketball coach at University of the Pacific. Today DeAnn is full-time Mom to Presley and Ava and works ocassionally as a PTA. Her mission is to educate in postural awareness through instruction of exercises and stretches. She firmly believes that if you strive for postural improvement you will reduce need for surgical interventions and improve surgical outcomes. DeAnn will share with you the knowledge to help you be the person you envision yourself to be.
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Cassandra Hill began yoga in San Francisco in 2003. She completed Sports Yoga training in Los Angeles in 2005 at the John Spencer Institute and did her Kundalini Yoga training in 2008-2009 with Krishna Kaur, Hari Darshan, Sat Rattan and Simran Khalsa in Sacramento and the Bay Area. She looks forward to sharing her passion for Kundalini Yoga at The Yoga Center. |
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Camylle Reynolds is a Pilates/Yoga instructor and busy mother of two boys. Camylle has a degree in Philosophy from the University of California Berkeley, where she also studied ballet, modern dance, and pilates classes. After motherhood and looking for balance she found fitness a great outlet that provided her with a personal sense of focus and fullfillment and the energy to race after her children. Camylle is AFAA certified in group exercise instruction, and certified in PiYo (pilates/yoga) Strength.
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Ana is a yoga practitioner for 15 years and is Co-Director for New Dance Company and Children's dance instructor for Stockton Unified and other schools in San Joaquin (Artist in Schools). She earned a BA Pre-Dance Therapy from UOP, and in 1985 also CSU Long Beach college dance dept. studies. Single Subject Credential in Physical Education National University and UOP. Extensive Dance studies in Los Angelos and Bay Area (mostly Modern). She earned a Master in Arts Education from CSUS in 2010 and Yoga Teacher Certification from Dorothey Sturtevant Gift of Yoga in Sonora 2011. She is also Dance Director for Franklin High School.
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Abbie Anderson, RYT, completed her yoga teacher training in the Iyengar style with Aadil Palkivala in Seattle. She has been teaching yoga for the past two years in the Seattle area, while continuing to add to her yoga knowledge through the study of Anusara yoga. Abbie has a background in dance, somatic psychology, and physical therapy. Throughout her journey, she has found yoga to be an undoubtedly wonderful tool for healing the body and maintaining overall great health and vitality. Abbie offers thorough, supportive instruction, emphasizing stability and core strength, as well as flexibility, breath and relaxation. She recently moved to the area from Seattle and is excited to join the Central Valley community.
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