Scott Anderson is the Director and co-owner of Mound Street Yoga Center, and has practiced yoga and meditation since 1982. He is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher with over 19 years teaching experience. With a background in physics and biomechanics, one of his defining qualities is a deep knowledge of anatomy and how the body's systems work together, coupled with a grounded, yet creative & fun teaching presence. He studied for six years with the late Roger Eischens, who taught the integration of sustainable agriculture, sport and yoga, as well as healing the rift between body and mind. Since then, Scott has focused on exploring the spiritual component of being, and exploring how the physical practice of yoga is a means to access our deeper layers. His approach to Hatha Yoga makes students better able to lead their lives, become more fully who they are, and lead a more rich & rewarding life. Visit his yoga blog and main website for information on his programs at the Blue Mounds Dharma Center and abroad. Classes: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Yoga Contact:scott@alignmentyoga.com
Collette Stewart, co-owner of Mound Street Yoga Center, began studying movement at a very young age through dance. She has earned a BFA in Modern Dance from TCU, Pilates certification through The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado and Yoga Certification through Kripalu Yoga. She has been teaching dance, Pilates and yoga for 15 years. As a Pilates instructor, Collette's method incorporates a deep understanding of the body gained through her many movement practices, meditation practice, and energy healing work. Collette has studied anatomy extensively and uses imagery and anatomy as a means to heighten students' internal understanding of movements and kinesthetic awareness. Over the years, Collette has taught a wide range of individuals - from the very fit to the very injured. Much of her understanding of misalignment patterns and tension in the body comes from her personal process of unraveling a deeply embedded scoliosis curvature in her spine. Through that process, she continues to develop the skills necessary to teach alignment and awareness through movement. Visit her website and Pilates blog to learn more. Classes: Pilates and Yogilates Contact: collette@movementinsights.com
Penny Ballantyne is a Kripalu Certified yoga teacher who has been teaching in Madison since 2001. She has been practicing yoga since 1995 and continues to be a dedicated student of Nicky Plaut. Penny’s personal yoga practice led her to mindfulness meditation and Buddhist contemplative thought, which she has integrated into her own practice which she says, "feels like it is as much on the mat as off of it. I realize how yoga impacts virtually every aspect of my life inviting awareness and offering refuge in this struggle to be fully engaged in my life." Penny has a web site, www.pennyoga.net that includes her philosophy and style of teaching, information about her workshops and a Blog she posts to regularly. Classes: Gentle Yoga Contact: (608) 833-5821, pennyoga@gmail.com
Ali Dwyer has taught Eischens Yoga (also known as High Energy Yoga) since 2005, having studied with Roger Eischens and his advanced students beginning in 2001. As a Certified Natural Trainer (CNT), Ali has been a functional fitness instructor and personal trainer since 2003. Ali continues to study with Kari Tomashik, RYT 500, and is certified by Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level. Her teaching approach weaves together mindfulness and movement, addressing the needs of people engaged in everyday activities to high-level athletes. Much attention is given to alignment and balanced energy flow, so we can practice physicality that is restorative and balancing rather than exhausting. Ali’s philosophy of yoga and movement practices is engage with what works and create balance in order to continue to move freely in your body in order to have fun and feel good doing whatever active or quiet endeavor you choose. Classes: Eischens Yoga Contact: alidwyer@gmail.com
Anita Ginther's goal is to provide a peaceful and joyful space for each client's unique experience and goals for health. Her holistic style incorporates creative body-mind imagery, kinesthetics, intuition, and techniques for healthy anatomical function and energy flow during movement. She has been teaching and performing in dance and movement for over 14 years. Her professional career began as a national pro-am DanceSport competitor and ballroom and Latin dance instructor. She began private training in the Pilates Method in 2006 with Collette Stewart and earned a professional teaching certification from Movement Insights through Level V mat and equipment. She holds an advanced training certificate in Japanese acupressure from Doreen Bakstad, and is an instructor of Chinese Qigong. Anita grew up on a working ranch in Wisconsin and is a research scientist with a PhD from UW-Madison (Zoology) in biology and social behavior. To learn more about Anita, please visit www.pointofcontact.info. Services: Japanese Acupressure Contact: anita@pointofcontact.info
Greg Grube completed his Pilates certification from Movement Insights and continues studying the method in order to become a more effective teacher. He believes the mat work is an optimal tool for teaching the body to move efficiently and that it has a profound impact on all the systems of the body. He has a liberal arts degree in English and Art History and another in Dance, and sees these three interests as converging in his movement practice and teaching style. Visit his new blog, Sound Pilates Instruction. Classes: Gentle Pilates Contact: greggrube@gmail.com
Linda Mundt has practiced yoga and meditation since 1973 and has studied with Ellie Bergor Jacobi, Martha Link, Tom Casey, Richard Freeman, and since 2004, Scott Anderson of Alignment Yoga. She has been a teacher in the Spectrum Yoga Therapy program since its inception and currently is a supervisor and teacher trainer in that program. Linda teaches at Mound Street Yoga Center and has a special interest in therapeutic yoga. She has completed Cathy Holway's Sacred Spaces Foundations training and Scott Anderson's 500 hour teacher training. She will receive her certification for Parkinsons work in October, 2011 and is currently working on a Strong Bones Yoga course as well as a Healthy Shoulders Yoga program. She has a RYT 500 national certification. Find more information at lindamundtyoga.blogspot.com. Classes: Beginning & Continuing Yoga Contact: linda@lindamundt.com
Rebecca Printen is a devoted yogini teaching from the heart in a warm and inviting way. Coming to her mat each day gives her the opportunity to be in touch with her own body, awaken her spiritual connection, and remain open to all possibilities. She creates the same environment for her students through mindfullness, intention, and awareness. She always say to her students "Yoga is not a work out, it's a work in." Rebecca is a registered Occupational Therapist and owner of Sieshin bodywork. She has years of experience working with all body types, and loves anatomy, the power of the breath, and Ayurveda. She is a registered yoga teacher and continues to study with Scott Anderson and Andrea Russell. She is currently in 500 hour teacher training becoming a yoga therapist. To learn more about craniosacral therapy, indian head massage, and reiki, visit her website, Seishin Bodywork. Classes: Hatha Yoga Contact: seishinbodywork@gmail.com
Andrea Russell began a passionate study and practice of yoga and meditation in 1996. Since 2000, she has taught group classes, private one-on-one lessons and a variety of workshops. A registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 500E/500T level, she has completed teacher trainings in Ashtanga, Alignment and Therapeutic Yoga. Her yoga classes integrate a mindful approach to asana with optimal alignment, breath and inner awareness. For those who prefer an individual or therapeutic approach to this timeless practice, her private yoga sessions address the intricacies of adapting the practice to honor individual needs and health concerns. In addition to yoga, Andrea is a nationally and state certified massage therapist and body worker specializing in Neurovascular and Craniosacral Therapy. Her approach to yoga and bodywork is holistic and tailored to support each individual's full spectrum of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. To learn more about Andrea, visit www.andrearussell.com. Classes: Introduction to Yoga series and Intermediate Yoga classes Contact: (608) 712-YOGA (9642) or info@andrearussell.com
Mary Sheean decided to become a yoga teacher “because I wanted to share the joy my practice brings me.” She is certified at the advanced level, 500-hr, in Kripalu yoga and has been teaching since 2003. “I like Kripalu yoga because it focuses on the breath for opening the heart and for centering into our own self, to grow from there.” She has also studied Iyengar and Anusara yoga. Her classes combine the ancient yogic practices of pranayama (breathing techniques), meditation and postures, allowing overall feelings of peacefulness in body, mind and spirit. “With this play we learn how to bring yoga into our every day lives.” The 4th Friday of every month we go to tea after class. Mary offers private sessions for breathing techniques and for alignment concerns that come up in yoga practice. Classes: Moderate Kripalu Yoga Contact: (608) 215-2883 or mcsheean@wisc.edu
Liz Sexe loves to merge her knowledge of anatomy and movement in a scientific yet playful way. In class, Liz focuses on strength found through efficiency and release that can then be translated to life beyond the Pilates mat. In her own practice she is interested in the interrelationship between movement, clarity and creative expression. Liz received a M.F.A in Dance from Mills College in Oakland, CA and a B.A. in Dance and Biology from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. She completed her Pilates certification from Movement Insights with Collette Stewart. Classes: Beginning Pilates Contact: liz.sexe@gmail.com
Sara Tirner, Certified Yoga Therapist, and former long time teacher at Yoga Works in New York, has been practicing yoga for more than a decade and teaching yoga full time since she completed Yoga Zone's 500 hour, Yoga Alliance registered, teacher training program (ISHTA) in 2002. In 2003, she completed Nischala Devi's, "Yoga of the Heart" certification course that applies yogic methodolgy in working with heart and cancer patients. Sara actively continues her yogic and tantric studies with Nischala Devi, Parvathi Nath and Pragata. She has also studied extensively with Alan Finger, Leslie Kaminoff and Mark Whitwell. With humour and grace, Sara generously shares her passion for and knowledge of yoga and tantra in the sincere hope that all may benefit from the joy, bliss and contentment that can result from a dedicated practice. Please visit her website www.perfectwisdomyoga.com to learn more.
Classes: ISHTA Yoga Contact: (917) 697-8673 or saratirner@gmail.com
Alicia Wright, along with being a busy yoga mama, studies with Andrea Russell, Scott Anderson and Michael Stone. She is a graduate of the 500-hour Alignment Yoga teacher training. She blends classic Yoga with current times. She passionately believes in the power of Yoga to help us live a simple mindful life in a crazy world. View her blog at aliciawrightyoga.blogspot.com. Classes: Hatha Yoga Contact: akwyoga@gmail.com
Steve Young has practiced yoga for over 20 years. He is a long-term student of Rasika Martha Link, Tom Casey, and Jim Manos, having also studied with Nicky Plaut and Barbara Flesch. He has engaged in numerous retreats and teacher-training weekends with such teachers as George Purves, Mary Dunn, Jamie Turner-Allison, Nateshvar Ken Scott, and Chris Saudek, and has studied modern dance with Ellen Moore. He holds a M.Ed. in mathematics education, and teaches mathematics and yoga at Malcolm Shabazz High School in Madison. He has been teaching yoga since 1999. His practice and teaching are grounded in the quest for “enlightenment through alignment,” the opening of the heart and awareness through focused asana practice. He has studied with Scott Anderson for the last three years. In December 2008, he completed the Alignment Yoga 200-hour training and is currently registered at the 200-hour level with Yoga Alliance. Classes: General Yoga Contact: (608) 244-5039 or tbyoungblood@gmail.com
