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Spiral Yoga & Wellness Bios

Laura Jaster counts yoga as one of her greatest blessings. She draws her creative inspiration from dance, theater, improvisation, and nature, bri

nging a fluid and passionate expression to the art of yoga. In her classes, the body is the origin—and the vehicle through which the heart and mind are awakened to their pure essence. Laura believes yoga can encourage a deeper understanding of our place in the world and with each other. She approaches each class as an inquiry into the realm of spirit, and enjoys connecting with her students.

Laura is a mother, Colorado native, and has been practicing yoga since 1996 and teaching since 2001. Her initial 200 hour certification came in addition to a 4 month work-study at Shoshoni Yoga Retreat in Nederland. She has enjoyed teaching nearly full time in many of the Denver studios. She deepened her studies with many masterful teachers, including Rod Stryker, Tias Little, Suzie Hurley, Madhuri Martin, and Shiva Rea. Laura completed her first 60 hour prenatal and postpartum certification in 2005 with Mary Barnes while living in Washington DC. She collaborated and taught with Chris Muchow at the Samadhi Center for Yoga for over 2 years in their Teacher Training program. Currently, Laura is completing her 500-hour certification with Shiva Rea, most recently advancing her skills with the Radiant Flow of Pregnancy. She continues to offer teacher trainings in her specialized areas of prenatal and postpartum yoga.

Laura is also completing her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology at Regis University (Graduation, May 2010). In addition, she will complete a 2-year training in the Hakomi method, a somatic and mindfulness based counseling methodology in September 2009. Laura is inspired to find innovative ways to support her students, clients, and community in the ascending spiral to health, well-being, and healing.

Brent Jaster is a board-certified family physician, and a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School. He believes wholeheartedly in the power of community and fun to elevate health and wellness. Brent loves music, dance, and laughter and has worked with Patch Adams’s Gesundheit! Institute.

Brent’s passion lies in preventive and wellness medicine, and the desire to teach people how to maximize quality of life and reduce risk/complications of disease. He has co-written the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians (1st and 2nd ed.) and is dedicated to teaching community members how to eat and live better, without deprivation, and even on a budget. Brent will lead ongoing series to prevent disease and complications, promote health and wellness, and even reverse diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, excessive weight gain, and many other chronic diseases.

Brent is recognized as a national expert and consultant on shared medical appointments, and he speaks regularly to organizations like the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and consults for small and large organizations, such as the National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, MD), Salem Health and Hospital (Salem, OR), and Plan de Salud del Valle community health center (Denver, CO).

For more information on the above services please visit JasterHealth.com. Dates will be listed on the Workshops/Events page when scheduled. Likely start date: August 2009.

Rebecca Chenowith teaches Vinyasa Flow from a playful and inquisitive place. After working for several years in the field of human rights in New York, Washington D.C., and Paris, France she fell in love with yoga and decided to take it to the next level and became a teacher. She completed the Sagara 200h Teacher Training with om time in 2008, studying under Shannon Paige Schneider and has attended numerous trainings and workshops with teachers such as Shiva Rea and Douglas Brooks. A lover of travel, culture and self-discovery, Rebecca strives to inspire her students to ask tough questions, to seek personal answers and to love unconditionally. Her classes are a mixture of heart-opening and strength building postures, seeking to encourage students to open their hearts and to build strength from within. If you like to flow with your breath, you will love Rebecca’s classes!

Christine Miller knew she was in for a life-change when she started practicing with the Anusara Principles of Alignment. She went through her teacher training just a year later in April 2008 at Samadhi under the instruction of Laura Wade Jaster and Chris Muchow. She completed an Immersion with Madhuri Martin in 2009. Christine believes in yoga’s ability to heal and teaches that concept in her classes through story, alignment and a sense of humor. She provides a safe space to bring movement into the body and loves to channel that experience from the body, to the heart, and to the spirit. She continues to explore her interest in yoga through reading, writing, travel, music and laughter.

Shruthi

Shruthi Bajaj feels that because of yoga, she is able to live true to her deepest philosophies: do what she loves, create and nurture connections within the community, and continually inquire into and expand the boundaries of life. These philosophies served as guides through a career transition, a yoga teacher training at Samadhi Center for Yoga, a resulting social transformation, a long inward-seeking journey to the Eastern Hemisphere as well as the mountains of Colorado, and back to a teaching practice here in Denver.   She looks forward to sharing the traditions of yoga nidra, meditation, and healing ayurvedic cooking — and watching the uncovering and blooming of your authentic truths!

Beth

Beth Sanchez teaches Mindful Vinyasa as inspired by Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn, founder of Engaged Buddhism – the practice of applying mindfulness to daily living. The asanas are classic hatha -vinyasa but approached slowly with solid mechanics and enhanced awareness of the object of meditation (the body), the dharma (teachings that support insight), and the source of meditation (the practitioners’ mind). Beth is knowledgeable about various aspects of the yogic path including pranayama, meditation, puja,, philosophy and ayurveda. She earned her yoga certification in 2000 at Shoshoni and counts Thich Nhat Hahn, Alakananda Ma, Richard Freeman, and Adyashanti as her most influential teachers. Her greatest aspiration is to support all beings on the path of awakening.

Sara Guenther was first introduced to yoga while working in a corporate setting. The weekly yoga classes provided a space to breathe, release, and re-center. Her practice evolved from corporate yoga to Vinyasa to Anusara to Prenatal and now Baby and Me yoga. Sara infuses her classes with a spiritual message while creating a safe space to move, meditate, and breathe. She has completed her master’s degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, a 20 hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training, and has studied with many talented and gifted teachers. Sara is a mother, wife, friend, and forever student. She invites you to step onto your mat, open your heart, and tap into the grace that lies within.

Kate Kissingford has been teaching yoga since 1996. Trained in an interdisciplinary style of yoga (integrating, Iyengar, Hatha, Kripalu and Anusara styles) at Omega Institute in New York, she specializes in a meditative approach to practice. Finding a balance between inner and outer awareness, Kate uses meditation, pranayama, conditioning exercises and asana to create an atmosphere of self-acceptance and compassionate inquiry. Kate, her husband John and son Nate live in Highland Park, Denver.

Lisa

Lisa Schlelein has been a student of yoga since 2000 when she discovered Bikram yoga in San Francisco. An instant devotee of the ancient practice of yoga, she began to expand her practice throughout the following years to include power, vinyasa, anusara, and jivamukti until finally embarking on becoming a teacher. Having completed her training in April 2007, Lisa has enjoyed sharing her deep love and admiration for yoga with the world since. Her classes are a wonderful paring of all of her experiences and include lots of love, laughter, and movement infused with a deep sense of spirituality to help build strength, flexibility, and awareness.

Verna Hocker started practicing yoga in 2001. After moving to Arizona in 2004, Verna wanted to know more about yoga. She began her journey to becoming a yoga teacher at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, AZ (where she obtained her 200hr certification). Verna loved the studies and teaching so in 2006 she continued her education at Inner Vision Yoga in Chandler, AZ (achieving her 500hr certification). Verna is a certified Radiant Child II Yoga teacher. She loves teaching and practicing a variety of yoga styles. She believes that children are natural yogis and a true inspiration. Verna plans to become a Doula and further her education in yoga and holistic living

Shannon Faber: Since my first yoga class over seven years ago, I became determined to inspire others through yoga. I received my 200 hour yoga teaching certification from Core Power Yoga in Boulder in 2005, and in addition to power yoga I have gone on to specialize in prenatal, postnatal, mommy & me, toddler, and youth classes. My passion for prenatal yoga along with my own journey into motherhood has lead me to pursue a certification as a birth doula through DONA International. I work with my pregnant yoga students off of the mat, helping them take their meditation, breath, and relaxation techniques into their birth experience.

Casey

Casey Feicht believes this life is a precious gift and makes the most of it. Through training breathe, body and mind we can live our life to its fullest and find the peace that we all long for. Finding balance in the mind and body is simple, but not always easy. Focus, being goal oriented, tenacity and determination are the skills that have brought Casey to a place of balance, and it is her goal to serve others in finding much of the same. Casey began her yoga practice and teaching in 2000 with the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, as well as becoming a Jivamukti Certified Instructor at the month long training in New York. Casey is grateful to be teaching at Spiral Yoga.  For more information about Casey please check out her web site http://www.funandhealthylifestyles.com

Allison

Allison Benner’s classes promote a community mindset as we all come together to learn and grow in the practices of breath, asana, and reflection. In 2005, Allison journeyed to India to receive her teaching certificate in Kundalini Yoga and since then has incorporated Hatha and Vinyasa into her teaching practice. Allison is a Certified Rolfer and co-founder of Highlands Wellness Center, an integrative health facility, based in the Highlands neighborhood in Denver.

Michele Williams has been practicing yoga for over 7 years and is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Thai practitioner. Michele teaches Hatha and Vinyasa yoga with a fresh, soft and stimulating style for all levels. She weaves empowerment and mindfulness into every class by creating a welcoming and nurturing space. Michele believes that yoga is medicine and through mindful movements we are able to open and heal. She playfully invites you to be present through lightness,laughter and love.

Melissa Cadogen found the love and pure joy of yoga about eleven years ago when she was met with a pounding realization & desire to make some serious changes in her lifestyle. Since then she has been studying and practicing all forms and traditions of the yoga lineages and Eastern Medicine. As an acupuncturist, herbalist and massage therapist, Melissa loves integrating mind, body, breath & spirit in her yoga classes for an inward healing journey and inspiring practice. Come play.

Cooking Teacher Vicki Johnston shares: I was born an artist. One of my great passions is cooking food, using it as an artistic medium, to create attractive and healthy dishes. I’ve been teaching healthy cooking classes for more than 20 years and am completing my Masters in Holistic Nutrition. My classes focus on the beauty and power of whole foods – whole grains, beans, vegetables, natural sweeteners, unrefined oils, unprocessed salts, healing herbs and spices, combined with the unique energetics of each cooking technique – baking, boiling, roasting, steeping, pickling, etc., to create infinite culinary possibilities. A return to simple, organic, seasonal foods transformed naturally with fire and water can restore health to our bodies and to the planet as well. These foods resonate deep within us, and reawaken senses dulled from “industrial eating”, so we can once again experience the authentic joy of truly satisfying foods.

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