Teachers

SHAMBHAVA YOGA AND MEDITATION CENTER, WICHITA KANSAS

Teachers

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We have an experienced and dedicated group of teachers. Each teacher strives to create a supportive and challenging classroom atmosphere to encourage students to learn and grow at his/her own pace. We use props and are qualified to help you with modifications to poses. Private lessons are available.

Susan LeVine ERYT--500 has a full time private practice in Yoga and Thai Yoga Therapy. She has been a personal trainer for 22 years and has been teaching Yoga for 16 years. She is a student of Sri Shambhavanda at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat in Rollinsville, Colorado, and is certified to teach the Shambhava style of Yoga and meditation. Her primary hatha yoga training was with White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California in 1994, and later also with Doug Keller, Rod Stryker and Judith Lasater. Her Thai Yoga Therapy certifications are with Saul David Raye, in Los Angeles. She holds the Advanced Thai Yoga Therapy certification. She is available for private lessons and Thai Yoga Therapy by appointment. She completed her Yoga for Healing certification in August, 2009, and teaches yoga with a therapeutic focus for all ages.

Bonnie Kissinger has completed her Yoga Alliance 200 hr training with the Shambhava School of Yoga, and is a registered Yoga teacher. She is also a student with the Yoga School of Therapeutics, working towards her 500 RYT. She is also certified to teach Shambhava meditation. She is training with local mentors Susan LeVine and Mary Jane Keith as well as nationally recognized teachers such as Doug Keller. Her background in engineering has helped her to develop a keen sense of observation. She teachers students with care and a deep and open heart. She also is the excellent mother of three boys, and an outstanding athlete. We are proud to have her join our staff at Yoga for You. bkssing@cox.net or 316.640.6019.

Sarah Wagner Yost is a graduate of the Shambhava School of Yoga program, and is also a massage therapist at the Art Park in Wichita. She brings a deep knowledge of anatomy to her teaching and practice, and also a genuine and authentic sense of caring for her students. She has found that her practice not only makes her physically stronger but has also brought her a deeper awareness of her internal subtleties, a greater ability to focus, and a deeper level of peace.

She is particularly interested in helping yoga come alive for those who may have never enjoyed or experienced it before. She also tries to help her students weave a practice into their lives. As a mother, volunteer in the community and business owner, she knows this can be a challenge.

Julie Baker RYT--500 is a 500 hour (R.Y.T.) Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. She has studied with Judith Lasater, Rod Stryker and Doug Keller. Julie has a belief that the body holds the answers to many of life's questions if we will just be still long enough to listen to it. As a mother of three young children, she knows this can be difficult at times.

Through yoga and meditation she encourages students to pause and "feel where the energy is flowing". By learning to feel energy she believes one can tune in to one's body during the rest of the day to day routine to manage stress and create health. She weaves the teachings of all her teachers to create a tapestry that fits the needs of her students.
Contact Julie at julie4yoga@yahoo.com

Jamie Hofling is a student of the Yoga School of Therapeutics in Overland Park. She is currently working towards her 500 RYT. She studies with local mentors; Susan LeVine and Mary Jane Keith and attends workshops from nationally recognized teachers; Doug Keller and Judith Lasater. Her focus in yoga is to create peacefulness of the mind and body. Her wish as an instructor is to facilitate others in discovering their unique abilities and the connection with their higher self.

She is available for private lessons by appointment and can be contacted directly for questions and scheduling. Her email address is jkhofling@gmail.com and phone number is 316-990-2925

Brad Smith is a graduate of the Shambhava School of Yoga program and has also been certified to teach Shambhava meditation. He is a research nurse in oncology and has also spent many years studying martial arts. Though his teaching emphasizes strength and alignment, he truly loves the inner experience of yoga and enjoys helping others find their vibrant inner light through their practices. He strives to meet people where they are in their lives and help them find a way to practice yoga that truly works for them.