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Studios >> The Yoga Studio in Magnolia >> TeachersBrooke Zwerner
Brooke began to practice yoga with his guru, Baba Hari Dass, more than 30 years ago. Spending his teenage years as a dedicated athlete, Brooke found the discipline of regular yoga practice to his liking. About the same time, Brooke began to explore the mystic traditions of various cultures. This led him to realize the universality of the quest for Spirit. Brooke’s yoga training and practice is rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali , the Hatha Yoga Pradipika , and Siva Samhita, all classical texts of yoga . Brooke completed the yoga teachers’ training program at Mt. Madonna Center. His practice and teaching deepen and evolve continually. Guided by years of experience and intuitive awareness, Brooke brings this ancient science to his students in a way that is highly practical to our lives today, here and now. Brooke’s classes involve instruction in asana, pranayama and meditation. Asanas are typically performed in the flowing style of vinyasa, with attention to the union of mind, body and breath. He encourages students to explore their own beings in this experience of yoga, to practice with shtira (steadiness) and sukha (ease / sweetness). He weaves timeless philosophy and insights into carrying the practice of yoga beyond the class, into all aspects of our lives. Brooke’s desire in teaching and sharing of yoga is that we all may find the fruits of yoga in our selves, experiencing freedom in our bodies, peace in our minds and joy in our hearts. Brooke is also a long time student of jyotish (Vedic astrology), a sister science to yoga and ayurveda. Brooke is available by appointment for private yoga instruction and consultations in jyotish. Brooke offers the unique opportunity to help students develop a personal yoga practice based on their jyotish reading. Lee Atwell
Yoga and spending time in nature have been threads of peace and centering throughout Lee’s life from the time she was a child. Her classes, workshops, and international retreats reflect her unbounded love of the natural world and focus on getting in touch with our interconnectness with all things. Lee teaches with warmth, patience and compassion. She loves to weave poetry, and yogic philosophy throughout her classes. Her vinyasa style of teaching is flowing and meditative while paying attention to the dance of the breath and alignment and form of the body enabling her students to uncover and discover increased health, wellbeing, and inner peace within themselves. Her classes reflect her philosophy that yoga is not about self-improvement, but yoga is about self –acceptance and discovering our true Self. Over the years she has been inspired by numerous teachers but lately her inspiration for her classes comes from her heart and her students who inspire her on a daily basis. Learning and practicing meditation and yoga from an early age, she now receives guidance from her guru Baba Hari Dass from the Raja Yoga tradition. Lee has thorough anatomy and physiology training that she received from The West Coast College of Massage in Vancouver Canada in 1995 / 96. Her massage practice is based on the principles of Ayurveda – that we feel most vibrant when all aspects of who we are – body, mind, spirit are in a place of balance – and that we can facilitate wellness by balancing the elements of earth, air, fire, water and ether within us. Her philosophy in regards to body work is that the harmony of health can be nurtured and nourished through the use of healing touch, sound resonance, and the infinite energy of light and love. |
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