Rudrani
Farbman Brown
"Rudrani's
classes,
trainings and programs are grounded in the deep wisdom gained from a
lifetime of immersing in the teachings and in the Shakti. You can
feel the depth of her own self-inquiry and her years of teaching
experience."
Rudrani began her study of Yoga in 1966 and founded the World Yoga
Center in 1972 with a vision of spreading the greatness and luminosity
of Yoga in the West. Originally certified as an Integral Yoga teacher
in the late 60's, she served on the Integral Yoga Institute's National
Board and as a staff lecturer, counselor and Hatha Yoga instructor. In
1974 she began a joyous life-long study of Siddha Yoga, having met her
teacher, Muktananda Paramahamsa. Part of his original core of teachers,
she ran a Siddha meditation center in NYC and led programs and
meditation intensives throughout the U.S. She traveled with Swami
Muktananda as a speaker/teacher for many years and lived for three
years in his Ashram in India engaged in spiritual practices and the
study of Yoga scriptures and philosophy.
On the west coast during the eighties, Rudrani was a
meditation
and yoga teacher in residence in the Santa Monica and Oakland
S.Y. ashrams. She was also on faculty at the JFK
Graduate
School of Consciousness Studies and the California Institute of
Transpersonal Psychology and gave Yoga programs
throughout
the Bay Area.
Rudrani directs the World Yoga Center, leading the teacher trainings,
meditation courses and Satsangs. She has been a teacher of meditation,
philosophy and transformational practices for 38 years. Rudrani is
trained
in several styles of Hatha yoga, and is an Anusara Inspired yoga
teacher who began her study with John Friend in 1994. A charismatic
teacher, her hatha classes are woven with Yoga teachings and are known
for their clarity of instruction, and depth. An innovative counselor,
Rudrani also maintains a private counseling practice since 1986 and
heads the WYC Mentoring Program.
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Jackie
Prete
It is Jackie's greatest joy to introduce students and
teachers to the path and teachings of Anusara yoga and
the philosophy of Shiva/Shatkti Tantra that is at the
root of this tradition. Since 2001 she has taught
Anusara Yoga based Teacher Training Programs, workshops,
retreats, and Immersions in NYC, the Catskills, Japan,
London, Costa Rica and Mexico. She is honored to be
invited by John to serve on the Certification Committee
of Anusara Yoga. Jackie's passion for therapeutics led
her to getting a massage license in 1996. She combines
her knowledge of Anusara therapeutics with her
experience as a body worker to help her students with
their therapeutics issues. She is looking forward to
bringing her therapeutics training and teaching
mentoring programs to the US soon.
Jackie has
been teaching Hatha Yoga in NYC since 1991. Her style of
teaching evolved from Power Vinyasa Flow that was deeply
influenced by Iyengar Yoga, having received her first
two certifications from the White Lotus Foundation and
Om Yoga Center. Jackie and Rudrani Farbman Brown bring
their special karmic connection to their shared
programs- co-teaching teacher training, retreats and
immersions in the New York area. Jackie currently sees
200 students every week in her NYC classes at the World
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Tracy
Toon Spencer
Tracy Toon Spencer has been studying and practicing many types of yoga
for the past 15 years. Dedicated to the study of Anusara Yoga for the
past three years, she has completed many workshops as well as the 200
hour level of teacher training with Amy Ippoliti, a certified Anusara
teacher. She has been teaching in wellness centers and yoga studios
since 2003. Besides teaching yoga, Tracy also models with the Ford
agency and owns her own career and life coaching business, helping
others to deepen their connection in every aspect of life. Yoga
students of all levels describe her teaching style as enthusiastic, fun
and challenging. Tracy helps students to deepen their understanding of
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Tracy Toon Spencer, CPCC, RYT
Certified Professional Coach and Yoga Instructor
Connecting You and Your Life
(212) 375-1688
www.fertilelife.org
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Marjorie
Nass
Marjorie
is a Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, who discovered Anusara yoga's life
affirming philosophy, universal principals and supportive community
when she sought stress relief after a decade working in corporate
environments. Her life dramatically shifted for the better as she
explored and intensified her yoga practice. The path of teaching
followed to offer others the gift of yoga, and she created therapeutics
classes at the world Yoga Center in 2006 in order to address the needs
in the community. She offers gratitude to her teachers John
Friend and
Amy Ippoliti for their encouragement and support.
http://www.marjorienass.com
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Susan
Kotcher
Certified by the World Yoga Center, Susan Kotcher teaches Hatha yoga,
inspired by the grace of Anusara yoga, imbuing rigorous asana practice
with celebration of the luminous consciousness that is our core. Susan
sees that yoga encourages us to practice even while "off the mat" in
our daily lives, co-creating a powerful force within our city of 8
million people for a more compassionate world. Susan began a daily
meditation practice 15 years ago, studying Tantra and Tibetan and Zen
Buddhism. In 1997, she discovered the beauty of Hatha yoga at the World
Yoga Center and began her studies with Rudrani Farbman Brown. Susan's
practice continues to be shaped by the World Yoga Center, and she is
blessed to teach at the school. She thanks Rudrani Farbman Brown, John
Friend, Robert Thurman, Thich Nhat Hanh, the sangha and fellow yoga
students, and her life partner, Steven, for their generous inspiration.
Susan holds a BA from Barnard and an MA from Columbia University, both
in Political Science. She works as a Vice President with the International Rescue
Committee, which rescues refugees around the world. Susan also teaches
yoga and meditation in non-profit settings and privately.
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Michael
Fergot
Michael happily joins the faculty at the World Yoga Center and is
unabashedly in love with the dynamic dance of Shakti and Shiva. He
began studying yoga in 1982, but it wasn't until being introduced to
Anusara Yoga by Jackie Prete that he feels he really met Yoga. He views
each day, class and breath as an opportunity to deepen his connection
to that divine mystery called Grace. While each practice is guided by
the scientific principles of biomechanics, these principles are
employed to elevate and celebrate the human heart. That the human heart
can aspire and magically unite with the divine is the greatest gift.
Michael's classes balance vigorous action and the life-affirming
qualities of heart. He has been a student of the body and mind for over
25 years ranging from martial to the performing arts, philosophy and
sciences. He has been a dancer for 15 years and holds certification in
both Sports Medicine and Medical Exercise. As an Anusara Yoga affiliate
he is working towards certification. Michael is known for his sweetness
and gentle approach.
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Tyrone
Holmes
Tyrone fell in love with Yoga several years ago and has never looked
back. He was introduced to Yoga by a co-worker.
Like many,
he at first came to Yoga for the physical aspect but quickly realized
that there was much more. It is the formless essence, the
indescribable beauty, the poetry of Yoga and wonderful teachers that
inspired him to continue.
Throughout his study he has been blessed with amazing Anusara Yoga
teachers to whom he extends much love and gratitude. On the
journey towards becoming a teacher he was equally blessed to complete
his teacher training at the World Yoga Center where his teachers,
Jackie Prete and Rudrani Farbman Brown, transformed his practice.
Through the spirit of both his teachers, he embraced the wisdom of
Anusara alignment and the beauty of Yoga that takes us beyond
the
form.
Tyrone enjoys the diversity, energy, and pulse of city life.
His
classes offer students from all walks of life an opportunity to explore
and share the unifying powers of the practice. He enjoys
bringing
the energizing physical practice and the breath together to create that
subtle space for students to travel inward and dance with the luminous
energy within.
“Unity is the very breath of existence without
which one
suffocates. The journey continues to shape and transform me from
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Danielle
Lee
Danielle Lee
offers a holistic approach to wellness and artful
living, which weaves together disciplines of yoga,
meditation, nutrition and health supportive cooking.
Her yoga teaching integrates the insights of various
traditions into a vital practice that cultivates
strength, grace and awareness. Her classes draw on
the heartfelt spirit and precise alignment principles of
Anusara, the creativity of Vinyasa, and the quiet power
of Yin and Restoratives to help students experience the
stillness in movement and the flow in stillness.
Also a private chef specializing in the detoxifying and
healing aspects of food, Danielle regularly leads
seasonal cleanse and attunement workshops and retreats.
Her endeavor is to help her students recognize their
life gift and savor the journey. Danielle is
grateful to all of her teachers and students who
continue to inspire her. Visit Dlmoveablefeast.com
to learn more about Danielle’s offerings.
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Alice
Hogan
Certified by the World Yoga Center, Alice joyfully embraces the beauty
of
Anusara Yoga.
In her gentle Restorative classes she uses Anusara's principles to
align and
make space in the body, and the breath to calm the thought waves of the
mind. Alice is drawn to Yoga as the world's most ancient
wisdom
tradition
and embraces meditation as its core, most illuminating and luminous
practice. As a teacher, Alice shares her love of
Yoga philosophy,
the wisdom of the
Siddhas, and the heart-opening poetry of Hafiz, Rumi and Kabir with her
students. Through the Restorative practice, she aims to help
students connect with the peacefulness at the core of their
being while gently "restoring" their physical bodies.
Alice is grateful to her
teachers, Jackie
Prete and Rudrani
Farbman-Brown, for her very thorough training as a Yoga
Teacher.
Recently inspired by practicing with an expanded group of
talented
senior
Anusara teachers, Alice is grateful to live in a city that has such a
vital
Anusara presence. She is also grateful to be part of New
York's
very vibrant Siddha Yoga community.
As
part of her continuing
education as a Yoga Teacher Alice studies Anatomy and
Therapeutics
with Ellen Saltonstall and will complete a professional training in
Yoga Nidra
in 2009. Yoga Nidra is an esoteric meditation practice that
has
the potential
to help many including those who are physically challenged.
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Jana
Castellano
A
former
professional ballet dancer turned equestrian, Jana was introduced to Rudrani
through a mutual friend and became irresistibly drawn towards the practices of
Yoga within the
World Yoga Center student
community. In May 2008, she
completed WYC¹s Teacher Training course and is now a freelance yoga teacher in
both the New York City and Pocono Pennsylvania areas.
Living first
hand the transformative power
of the practices,
Jana¹s heart is filled
with
profound gratitude for the blessings that she has received from her
involvement with the World Yoga Center. Drawing on her deep love for
the practices, and her morning-person nature, her Early Bird Yoga
classes are a light-filled start to a work day, mixing invigorating
asanas with
a playful exploration
of the Heart.
Jana
offers
her love and respect to her mentors, Rudrani Farbman Brown and Jackie
Prete
under whose guidance and encouragement she continues her life
journey. She is deeply grateful to all of her colleagues, and
especially to her students, who, through their own effort and
dedication to Yoga
are her
greatest inspiration!
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Julia
Pearring
After taking her first yoga class seven years
ago, Julia immediately set the
intention of lifelong studentship. She felt a deep knowing and
recognition of the joy that underlies the heart- opening
practice of Anusara Yoga and holds
herself
to the rigors of cultivating awakenment
in mind and body.
Julia
offers students
an arena in which to
play with the precise method
and transformative powers of
the Alignment Principles. Her classes
immerse students
in an
ever expanding
freedom that comes from moving
intentionally
from our core. By accompanying an integrated, challenging class with
the subtle opening
to possibility, Julia's class is a place to take your practice to the
next level.
Assistant
Director to the WYC, trained by the school in 2007, Julia is
delighted and honored to be teaching and serving the school's community. The
WYC has become a vital thread in her life, a place she holds very
close to her heart.
She is forever grateful to her teachers and her students, who continue
to sweetly point her to the inner wisdom that brings Yoga from the mat
into everyday life.
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