Spiritual Life Socitey & Spiritaul Life Yoga Center - Hudson
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Larry Terkel |
At home in both the spiritual and business world, Larry's
interests have taken him around the world, including India, Israel, Europe,
Africa, and Asia. He has been studying yoga and meditation for over 30 years. Larry has
studied with many different masters and teachers including Swami Satchitananda, B.K.S
Iyengar, and Swami Vishnudevanda.
Larry has a Masters degrees in Theology from Kent State University and in Business from Cornell University, and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level. Larry teaches our Wednesday night drop-in hatha yoga class and leads the Sunday morning Yoga Teacher Training. Larry and his wife Susan are the founders of the Spiritual Life Society and Hudson Yoga Center and have recently authored the book small change...It's the LITTLE Things in Life that make a BIG Difference!. Larry has also performed over 2000 weddings as Minister of the Spiritual Life Society and speaks around the country on various topics. Visit Larry's speaker website at www.larryterkel.com. E-mail Larry at larry@aum.org
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 Susan Terkel |
Susan is a noted author of books for children and young adults on a variety of topics centered
around health, growth, and ethics. Her first book was Yoga is for You, a yoga primer for
young children. Click here to see some of Susan's books.
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Matt Lerner
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Matt has been studying yoga and meditation since his early college days in 1975. He began
teaching in 1977 and was president of the Yoga Meditation Society of Madison, Wisconsin. He has
lived in Israel and has traveled through Europe, India, Africa, Japan, Thailand, Bali, Mexico and the Caribbean.
He has lived and studied at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and was
certified to teach Hatha Yoga by Yogiraj Behramji. He has studied extensively with many other teachers and masters, including Swami Rama of the Himalayas, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Swami Veda, Rudolph M. Ballentine, MD, Swami Shantanand, and Swami Ajaya.
Matt has a BS Psychology and an Masters in Business from the University of Wisconsin, and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level.
Matt teaches our Monday night introduction to Yoga and Meditation class and livens up many of our programs with his guitar playing. Visit Matt's music website at www.openmicmusic.org.
E-mail Matt at matt@aum.org | |||||||||
Gennie Tierney,
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Gennie began teaching yoga in 1979. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing
from the University of Wisconsin and has taught yoga, exercise, and nutrition at the Himalayan
Institute's Combined Therapy program in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. In addition to her Yoga Teacher Certification, Gennie is also certified in Jin Shin Jytsu (Acu-pressure). Gennie has traveled through Europe, India, and Latin America, and has studied extensively with Rodney Yee, Yogiraj Behramji, Dean Lerner, Manuso Manos, and Ana Forest.
Gennie teaches private Yoga classes and also teaches at local community centers and clubs. She and fills in at the Hudson Yoga Center when needed, and has a private practice for in Jin Shin Jytsu (Acu-pressure). For more information on private classes, other classes, or for Jin Shin treatments, please e-mail Gennie at gennie@aum.org | |||||||||
Robb Blain, RYT |
Robb is one of our recent graduates from our own Yoga Teacher Training Program, an enthusiastic student and an inspiring teacher. In addition to his certification through the Spiritual Life Society with Larry and Matt, Robb has studied with Dean Lerner and Manju Jois, and has completed yoga teacher training at Bhumi's Yoga and Wellness Center under the guidance of Harriet "Bhumi" Russell, for which he received his "RYT". Congratulations Robb!
Robb is presently teaching yoga full time at clubs, workshops, filling in at community centers in the greater Cleveland area, and doing private one on one training.
E-mail Robb at robb@aum.org
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Carson Heiner, RYT |
Carson graduated from Kent State University in 1974 in Philosophy and English Literature. While there he joined the KSU yoga club and soon began to take turns leading the class. He completed formal teacher training at Kripalu Yoga center in 1974 and has been teaching yoga ever since. In 1975, he spent 3 months in India, studying Tibetan Buddhism, Yoga, and Zen, and suffered many mosquito bites meditating in the cave where Buddha was enlightened near Budhgaya.
He has studied in several traditions with, Manju Jois, Tim Miller, Baron Baptiste, Yogi Bhajan, Larry Schultz, Amrit Desai and Larry Terkel, and Martha Marcom, as notable teachers who have influenced his teaching. Carson is a "professional" yoga teacher, leading classes daily at various locations throughout the Akron-Cleveland area. Many of his classes are in the "Power Yoga" tradition. Carson is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance at the 500 hour level.
E-mail Carson at carson@aum.org
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Chris Rigby
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Christine Rigby began her practice of yoga over twelve years ago at the Spiritual Life Center of Hudson and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance. Chris has continued her studies taking intensive workshops with Angela Farmer and others. A practioner of Zen meditation, she also studies under and attends the retreats of Zen Master, Roshi Fr. Robert Kennedy S.J.
Chris is a 30 year resident of her community and holds both a B.S and Masters of Library Science from Kent State University. Email Chris at cerigby@mac.com | |||||||||
Jenni Harris
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Yoga enters lives in many ways. For Jenni the way was through her experience as a US National skydiving competitor. She thought yoga might improve my sport performance.
Shortly after, she spent less time falling (out of the sky, that is) and focused on climbing (inwards, that is) through the practice of yoga. It became her center of interest, and she earned certification as a yoga instructor at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre in Woodbourne, NY in 1997. The photo below, "Lotus in the Sky", was featured in Yoga Journal Magazine, February, 1998. She believe an awesome yoga class challenges you, and nurtures your spirit at the same time - it lures you inwards, and empowers you to listen in silence - it teaches you awareness, and helps you get to know yourself. It connects you to the inner observer of all things. The yoga mat is a great place to sweat, moan - breath...breath...breath - shake, stretch, strengthen, fall, humble yourself, curse yoga, bless yoga, and have an awesome time with yourself and other remarkable folk while discovering your inner potential. Intertwining her years of yoga experience, she teaches classes which encompass various yogas, including: Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Vinyasa, Anusara, and Sivananda. She encourage non-competition and adaption of poses to the needs of the individual within a group format. Most of all, she hopes the classes serve as a catalyst for revealing your inner authentic teacher. Her philosophy is touched with the essence of her favorite yoga folk: Erich Schiffmann, John Friend, Bryan Kest, Baron Baptiste, Ravi Singh, and BKS Iyengar, Paramahamsa Hariharananda, and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda...
Email Jenni at harrisjenni8@gmail.com
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SLS Certified Trained Teachers |
More Graduates: Robert Guerke, 2004; Mary Donatelli Schmitt, 2005; Chris Rigby, 2008 |
