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Teachers Teachers descriptions are listed in alphabetical order.
Nicky exudes an uplifting, vibrant energy that fills the entire yoga
space and permeates her classes. She guarantees that when you walk out
of her yoga classes you will feel taller, more agile and very aware
of the fact that you did yoga with Nicky! Nicky also teaches yoga and
fitness classes at various locations throughout Madison.
Classes: High Energy Yoga: Transformational Work
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Tim
Bailey has had a dedicated practice of yoga for 11 years and
has been teaching for over three years. He has been inspired by the
teachings of B.K.S Iyengar and continues to study the Iyengar method.
He has studied in Madison with Roger Eischens, Tom Casey and Faith Russell.
Yoga has taught him how to move in the poses and how to practice the
poses in a sequence. A dedicated personal practice yields a grace of
being that carries beyond any particular class. Tim gives specific attention
to alignment to help each student find for themselves how to practice
the poses. There are many poses but only one body. Once we have learned
a movement in one of the poses, we can use and observe the effects of
this movement in every other pose. The journey is exciting and does
not seem to end. Tim conveys this excitement in his classes.
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." 
Nicky
Plaut brings to her yoga classes over 26 years of experience
in strength and flexibility instruction. Nicky has a broad background
in dance, movement and aerobic fitness. She is certified in Kripalu
Yoga and bodywork. Her flowing style is disciplined, energetic and motivating.
She encourages her students to realize their potential while acquiring
the right balance of strength and flexibility. 
Mike
Slater is a certified High Energy Yoga teacher and has been
teaching since 1996. He spent twelve years studying with Roger Eischens,
but has also studied with several Iyengar teachers, including Faith
Russell in Madison. Mike’s focus is to help others learn alignment,
resistance and the actions within asana, so that integrity is developed
and maintained in any pose. Mike incorporates tactile response, props
and partner work to help refine the understanding of action and resistance
in a pose. It is Mike's belief that through attention to alignment,
resistance and action, asana becomes a movement meditation.
Christine
Kern Steffen has been taught and certified
to teach prenatal and postnatal yoga from Colette Crawford at the Seattle
Holistic Center. Ms. Crawford spearheaded the prenatal yoga movement
and is the acknowledged leader in the world of prenatal yoga. Christine
is the only Seattle Holistic Center certified instructor in Wisconsin.
There are about 100 instru
ctors worldwide who are trained and certified
by Colette Crawford. Christine teaches in Ms. Crawford's style, which
means reconnecting with the innate wisdom inside that knows, intuitively,
about the very natural process of pregnancy and birth. Christine
has been teaching Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga for the last five years
in Madison. Christine is a mother of three young boys and draws her
teaching skills from the study of yoga and parenting.
Michele
Wensman has studied and practiced High Energy Yoga since 1999
under the late Roger Eischens, and now studies with his student, Kari
Tomashik. Michele is also a licensed physical therapist with over 10
years of experience in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. She has rehabilitated
longstanding foot and knee pain of her own using High Energy Yoga principles,
and she enjoys bringing the benefits of this method to others who come
to yoga to heal and improve strength and well being. Her class teaches
the alignment principles of High Energy Yoga and how to work with partners
and use props to create the proper actions and resistance within the
poses. Her class is accessible for all levels. 
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 two years, and is currently enrolled in Scott's Alignment
Yoga teacher training, which will satisfy requirements for Yoga Alliance
certification at the 200-hour level.
Mound Street Yoga Center
1342 Mound Street, Madison, WI
608-238-1433
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