Certified Teachers

Stephanie Barea

Stephanie Chee Barea is a creator, educator and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Her Festival and founder/owner of Mela.Yoga, an award-winning sacred learning space in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a background in Biology and over 20 years of teaching experience, she is both a practitioner and educator of the science and philosophy of Tantric Hatha Yoga and the Sri Vidya Tradition. Stephanie holds a brave space for spiritual awakening + self-transformation by guiding others in the practices of yoga, mantra and meditation and adventuring with them into the joyful, playful spirit of the natural world.

Contact:

[email protected]
https://www.stephaniecheebarea.com/

Susan Neal

Susan began her yoga journey in 1973 whilst at Sheffield University studying Materials Science. In 2007, she qualified as a Yoga Scotland teacher and in 2012 she qualified to teach Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs.

Susan previously studied Buddhist meditation at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. She also practises Qigong, noticing its parallels to yoga with the emphasis on breath, movement and awareness of life energy. Susan gained the Qigong TAUK teaching certification in 2011.

Susan now follows the teachings of the Himalayan tradition.

Suzanne Manafort

Suzanne is the Founder and Director of Mindful Yoga Therapy. For at least a decade, Suzanne has worked with veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress. This work led her to study and learn the practical aspects of what benefits Veterans in a yoga program receive. Her experiences along the way have taught her that teachers require additional training tailored to the specific needs of Veterans and others recovering from Trauma.

At the Himalayan Institute, Suzanne has attended the Living Tantra program and the Sage Program taught by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. She has studied extensively with Beryl Bender Birch at The Hard and The Soft Yoga Institute and with Patty Townsend in the Embodyoga Teacher Training programs, and is now on faculty at both schools where she teaches in teacher training programs.

Suzanne co-authored a book, the Mindful Yoga Therapy Practice Guide. She also produced two CDs—Yoga Nidra by Suzanne Manafort and “Breathe In Breathe Out”, a group of short breathing practices designed for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress.

Contact:

Mindful Yoga Therapy
http://Mindfulyogatherapy.org
[email protected]
(860) 712-4448

Tania Ashworth

Tania is a seeker and a student first. The practices of Hatha yoga, yoga nidra, and meditation have been consistently the transformative edge and anchor points of her inner and outer life for 30+ years. She holds great respect and trust in these systematic processes for accessing and listening to your own inner wisdom: that place that guides you in finding peace, joy, and resilience through the timeless wisdom gifted to us in the philosophies passed down by the sages. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali writes in Sutra 1:36, of ‘the heart and the light beyond all sorrow’: Vishoka. In 2020, through the loving instruction and guidance of both Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and Ishan Tigunait, Tania experienced and continues to embody the profound practice of Vishoka Meditation. Now as a teacher, she humbly offers others the same opportunity, making the commitment to honor the tradition of the Himalayan Masters to the best of her ability.

Contact:

http://www.kaviyoga.com.au
[email protected]

Tina Stephens

Based in Australia, Tina has been sharing the teachings and her experience of yoga since 2013. She feels deep gratitude that yoga is in her life and that she is a part of a supportive yoga community, being guided by Yoga Masters and Senior Teachers.

Tina endeavors to share the true message of yoga and specializes in Ayurvedic Panchakarma Retreats, where she is blessed to collaborate with a 4th generation Ayurvedic Doctor from Kerala.

Contact:

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Tom Barry

Exploring ways to improve his health and alleviate recurring back pain, Tom started practicing Tai Chi. The slow, mindful flowing movements not only helped his back and physical health but also had a calming, stress-relieving effect that was a needed counterbalance to the high intensity and stress of his job. This led to Tom exploring and practicing several forms of meditation and later yoga. Tom is a CYT 500 yoga teacher and currently teaches hatha yoga and yin yoga & meditation classes. Tom is co-creator and teacher of the “Heart of Yoga” enrichment studies program. The study of Vishoka Meditation has had a profound impact on Tom’s practice and teaching and he is grateful for the opportunity to share this traditional wisdom.

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Victoria Greene

Life has always been about movement for Victoria and she considers teaching to be an art form that by necessity must evolve to meet the needs of the modern-day seeker. Victoria enjoys leading visualization practices to help fan the flame of creativity for life’s choices and is highly committed to lead people in meditation to help them uncover the simple joyful state of being.

Victoria, is a yoga teacher for Pure Yoga Studio in NYC, Equinox Sports Clubs and The Yoga Room in Astoria. Victoria leads classes, events and retreats under Victoria Greene Yoga.

Contact:

Victoria Greene Yoga Inc
https://www.victoriagreeneyoga.com/
[email protected]

Winnie Man

Winnie passionately believes that anyone can meditate – with the right tools, techniques, and support; and Winnie inspires this belief in others. Vishoka Meditation is a system of practice that has transformed her own practice and she is ready to share this gift with others. Having experienced and recovered from burnout, and the realities of operating in demanding cultures, Winnie is practical and adept at helping busy executives find ways to weave meditation into their lives.

Winnie is an eternal student and seeker; a student of the Himalayan Tradition for a dozen years, studying with its teachers including Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ishan Tigunait, Shari Friedrichsen, Sandra Anderson, Rod Stryker, and Judy Moulton.

As a Certified Vishoka Meditation Teacher Winnie has found a relatable, accessible system of practice – breathing, relaxation, and meditation. Winnie uses this system to enable her students to find a quiet space within, and to connect with the inner teacher that guides and illuminates our path.

After 25 years in finance and consulting, Winnie now teaches meditation while she retrains as a psychotherapist. Her goal is to meet her students’ needs with a holistic approach across different modalities.

Contact:

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Yasmine Sinno

Yasmine is a life-long seeker who is deeply committed to her self-practice, teaching skills and yogic studies and lifestyle. Yasmine’s strong passion for the practice and her belief that yoga is for everyone, drives her in her mission to share yoga’s great benefits with others. As a teacher, she creates a supportive, nurturing space that encourages students to practice being in the present moment, to discover joy and freedom in their daily lives, and to find self-reliance and purpose. She continues to study in the Himalayan Tradition under the guidance of Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D and the faculty at the Himalayan Institute.

In addition to now being a CVMT through the Himalayan Institute, Yasmine is a E-RYT 500 and YACEP, a 200-hr Teacher Training Facilitator and a Reiki Master.

She currently lives with her family in Vicenza, Italy where she runs Shri Yoga Vicenza.

Contact:

[email protected]
(339) 339-3871
http://www.shriyogavicenza.com/

Zach Ketterhagen

The Himalayan Tradition and Vishoka Meditation is at the heart of Zach’s personal practice and study, a practice and study that continues to unfold as Zach turns over a new leaf and transitions from being a relentless student to becoming a Vishoka Meditation coach and guide. Zach Ketterhagen is a self-leadership & high performance coach, small business consultant, writer, meditation teacher and healthcare strategist.

The heart of Zach’s purpose is to discover and accelerate what makes us thrive. For the past 15+ years, Zach has studied and practiced with world renowned leaders of yoga, meditation, tantra, total wellbeing, business, systems thinking and more. Zach heads corporate leadership retreats, self-leadership and higher performance coaching, small business consulting, Vishoka retreats and more. Zach lived at the Himalayan Institute for 8+ years after college where he met his wife, Crystal and now lives with his wife and two sons in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Contact:

[email protected]
(608) 421-2182
https://zachketterhagen.com/