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 Yoga
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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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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
http://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.
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Jana
Castellano
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 continues to grow in the practice
and teaching of Anusara Yoga. She is now an Anusara Inspired Yoga Teacher.
Jana¹s heart is
continuously filled
with
profound gratitude for the blessings that she has received since she found the
path of Yoga, especially since she began teaching. Her classes are light-hearted
yoga adventures, providing step by step exploration of the Anusara Universal
Principles of Alignment. She encourages her students to dive deep in every class
and discover yoga from the inside out. Her loving compassion welcomes students
of all levels, especially those brand new to Yoga, and invites everyone to dance
in the Light of their own 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, especially to her students, who, through their own effort and
dedication to Yoga,
are her
greatest inspiration!
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Julia
Pearring
It was in her first Anusara Yoga class that Julia set the intention of lifelong
studentship. For her, the Yoga practices are the means to living an authentic,
consistently refining, joy-filled life, and they have transformed her
completely. Knowing that each of us has the potential to live a life of truth,
wisdom and love, she invites her students into
the ever expanding freedom of
moving intentionally
from our core. Julia
received her training at the World Yoga Center where she continues to study and
deepen her understanding of the Yoga teachings with Rudrani Farbman. She is an
Anusara-inspired teacher currently working toward Anusara Certification, and she
welcomes you into the practice!
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Yael BenReuven
An
Anusara Inspired™ yoga teacher, Yael began her Yoga studies after
moving to New York from Israel. “Say Yes!", a life motto for Yael,
encourages her students to live their dreams, whether designing a new
apartment, traveling to remote places, or trying a new yoga pose. She
brings this attitude of "Say Yes" into her Yoga practice and her
teaching which includes her experience with different cultures, her
sense of wonder at the variety in the world and a sense of play. Yael
offers her rapt attention to her students and takes time with the
details of alignment, anatomy and therapeutics, making them accessible
to students of any level through the philosophy and principles of
Anusara yoga™. Yael hopes to inspire thoughtfulness and a sense of
possibility that translate into daily life.
Yael thanks her teachers,
Senior Anusara teacher Jackie Prete and Rudrani Farbman-Brown
from World Yoga Center in NYC, who introduced her to yoga. She continues to
deepen her understanding of yoga philosophy and therapeutics, as learning is a never ending process, with various teachers from the Anusara
community.
http://yoga.BenReuven.com
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Naoko Morita
When Naoko started taking yoga as a way to reinforce her dance training she
thought yoga practice would be a piece of cake. As a modern dancer since 2003,
she was accustomed to long rigorous workouts and preforming in many venues as a
way to express her unique self, but she never felt comfortable expressing her
voice in English, especially as a teacher. Through yoga, for the first time in
her life, she found confidence in her own voice. She overcame the obstacles of
being a non-native speaker with the support of her yoga community and the
discovery that so many possibilities were inherent in the challenges.
Naoko completed Vinyasa teacher training in 2004 and Anusara teacher training in
2008 at the World Yoga Center. As an Anusara Inspired teacher, Naoko brings her
own experiences and practice to her teaching and empowers students to know the
rich, innate freedom accessed from within. Now she actively teaches both
individual and public classes in English and Japanese, and enjoys sharing her
unique voice in classes with a slightly foreign flavor. Her specialties are a
strong understanding of body alignment and movemennt that allow students to
deepen one's level of practice and bring about therapeutic benefits. She is
currently working towards Anusara Certification. Naoko is grateful to John
Friend, Rudrani Farbman, Jackie Prete, Zhenja la Rosa, Marjorie Nass and all her
teachers and students.
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Jenny Ingwersen
In 2001 Jenny Ingwersen attended her first yoga class and
has been a devoted practitioner since. She finds the practice
mind-
bending and
transformative. Yoga allows her to live her life as an
adventure, in which every joy or challenge is approached with a
curious mind and an inquiring, open heart. For Jenny practicing
yoga is an exciting process of revelation in which one’s essence
is
unveiled.
She teaches in an effort to share the gifts of yoga with others,
bringing creativity, care, humor and intelligence to her classes.
Jenny
challenges
students to inhabit their bodies fully and to explore all the
amazing possibilities of being embodied.
She has completed three intensive teacher trainings. She
an Anusara Inspired teacher working towards Anusara Yoga
certification and is grateful to have stumbled upon such a
stunning
system of
yoga. Jenny moved to NYC in May 2011 and has been
so warmly welcomed by the Anusara community and the World
Yoga Center. She is overjoyed to be teaching at WYC and hopes to
contribute to its ongoing and overall loveliness, potency and
sincerity.
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Andrea Savolt
When Andrea took her first yoga class, her teacher had asked her before class;
what do you expect from practicing yoga? Andrea’s immediate reply, everything!
The teacher responded, “Then you shall get everything”. Throughout her years of
asana practice and meditation, that response holds true. Andrea has gained more
from her practice than she ever thought possible, in fact so much that she just
had to
share this
beautiful transformational gift with everyone by becoming an instructor herself.
Her teaching and personal practice soared with the introduction of Anusara Yoga.
She fell in love with the intelligence
of the mechanics drawn from the universal principles and found
liberation in the tantric philosophy of Anusara yoga.
After moving to the city and attending her first class at the
World Yoga Center with Jackie Prete, Andrea new that she found her peaceful
oasis in the swirl of Manhattan only two blocks away from her new
home in the big city.
Andrea’s class is always a cosmic playground. She leads the
class with the highest awareness to serve all, offering precise practical detail
and a playful invitation to the inner depths of our being. Riding the waves of
breath she provides the vehicle toward the highest experience of each pose.
Beside the practical details and alignment, her classes emphasize the true gift
of the practice, to be free and to unite with our higher Self.
Andrea is an Inspired Anusara teacher and has studied with a
wide variety of Anusara Teachers; Zhenja La Rosa, Elena Brower, Ross Rayburn,
Jordan and Martin Kirk, John Friend and is wholeheartedly grateful for all of
her beloved teachers, especially Jackie Prete for her sweet welcome and
continuous support.
It is a deep honor for her to be a part of the World Yoga Center’s
community and share her passion of yoga with her students and fellow teachers.
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