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Teacher Traininy Faculty 2009

Katerina Wen, M.Ed., D.Hom, RYT
Program director

Katerina recognized her passion for teaching at an early age, and has been dedicated to the practice of Yoga since 1991. Katerina has a rich educational background in fine arts, academic teaching, holistic healing and spiritual science. Grounded in many traditional yoga paths, she has been formally trained in the lineage of Krishnamacharyra, and has also worked extensively with Ana Forrest, Andrey Lappa, Edward Clark, Tias Little, and Sonia Sumar. Although she is now seen as an advanced yogini and as an exceptional teacher, Katerina in fact herself came to yoga with physical challenges and injuries. Over the years, she has developed valuable techniques and creative methods that allow ways for her students to develop and advance in a remarkably rapid fashion.

Katerina teaches yoga in a way that is imaginative, highly disciplined, and compassionate. A typical class incorporates dynamic rotation in space, pranayama, mudra & bandha engagement (breath and energetic articulation). Yantrayana (visualization of sacred geometry) and meditation are also distinctive elements in her teaching.

Katerina’s signature style is represented in the artistry of her complex sequencing and the ability to tend to the uniqueness of each individual student. She is appreciated for her ability to challenge students to explore new terrain and inspire them to refine their inner connection and bring depth and elegance to their practice. Her work aims to strengthen the student’s intention for self-searching and inner expansion.

Katerina possesses a wealth of information in yoga and has been an influential figure for serious practitioners and also for many professional teachers in the Northwest region. She is the director of Yogi Way yoga studio, from where she conducts specialized workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats on a regular basis.

After having taking 6 teacher trainings with world famous master teachers, as well as personally organizing and overseeing 3 teacher training programs here in Seattle, Katerina has put together an outstanding curriculum that consolidates the best aspects of her years of experience and research. She is excited to share…

In this teacher training program, Katerina offers you unique tools, such as:

• The magic of teaching- How to be an effective, well-rounded yoga teacher
• The art and science of yoga in health and everyday living
• Resourceful techniques for how to advance rapidly in your personal practice

Nicholas Corrin, M.A., M.S., L.Ac., Dipl.C.H.
Yoga, Ayurveda, holistic care & healing

Nicholas has formally trained in both Ayurveda and Oriental Medicine. He has undergone further advanced study in Yoga and Ayurveda under Dr. David Frawley at the American Institute of Vedic Studies. Nicholas has a professional practice which synthesizes elements drawn from various traditions, including Ayurvedic and Eastern Medicine, Psychoanalytic theory and Shamanism. He has taught at the college level since 1979, and continues to conduct public lectures and workshops. Nicholas comes from an impressive background in the healing arts and in various fields of scholarship including Eastern Philosophy, Language, Literature and Art History. Nicholas is exceptionally fluent in his understanding of the rapport between holistic medicine and the subtle bodies of Yoga and Ayurveda. He is able to help students and yoga teachers to apply ancient yogic precepts to their daily lives and professional work. He is the creator of Vibro-puncture™, a system that treats disease and other states of disequilibrium via manipulation of the electromagnetic pathways running within and also without the physical body. This is done by the use of gold needles, meteorites, crystals and infra-sound technology.

Nicholas’ special topics:

• Ayurvedic, the sister science of Yoga
• Yoga in Daily life: Yoga as a living teacher, how to translate oneness in ways that is organic and fulfilling
• Holistic healing and self-care. Ways to build a support system
• Empowerment and Health in mind, body, spirit connection.
• Ayurvedic chakra/energetic Esoteric anatomy/ Maya kosha & the Guna system
• A balance practice and ways to tend to yoga injuries
• Ethical principles for teachers

Chiara Guerrieri
Anatomy, kinesiology & physiology

Chiara Guerrieri is a anatomy specialist. She has studied physical education and kinesiology in her native Italy and has been a licensed massage therapist in Seattle since 1983. She began studying yoga in 1983 as a way to rehabilitate after a car accident and continues to practice, teach yoga and offer anatomy classes as a way to heal the split between body and mind.

Chiara recognizes the importance of having a concrete understanding of anatomy and physiology in order to move safely and comfortably. Her anatomy classes are geared toward yoga instructors, students with injuries and students interested in gaining a solid knowledge of the structure and function of anatomy principles. Her course will cover soft and hard tissue and their functioning in health and distress. We will cover the muscular skeletal system including joints, main muscles and their function (their movement in relation to hatha yoga practice), ligaments and their function and the stabilization of joints to achieve healthy movement patterns.

Chiara taught anatomy, physiology and kinesiology at the Brian Utting School of Massage, in Seattle Washington. Since 2000, she has been the lead anatomy instructor for several Yoga Teacher Training Programs including 8 Limbs Yoga, Ana Forrest and Yoga House. Her twenty-hour anatomy education meet the requirements for the Yoga Alliance Certification.

• Musculo-skeletal anatomy and kinesiology
• Understand sensation in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia
• Functions of joints: stability vs. mobility
• De-mystify kinesiology of muscle movements for all major joints
• Chakras, and esoteric anatomy
• Injury evaluation and treatment in Yoga
• Core strength and intelligence
• Functional anatomy
• Visual assessment
• Problem solving & experiential integration of concepts and a yoga practice

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Kathryn Payne
Sanskrit, yogic terminology & philosophy

Kathryn Payne began her practice of meditation in 1985 and asana practice in 1988. She is strongly influenced by Dona Holleman, BKS Iyengar and her Sanskrit teacher Vyaas Houston. She has taught yoga for 20 years and has held Yoga Sutra study groups for over 10 years. Kathryn teaches for the American Sanskrit Institute and has conducted teacher trainings in the Seattle region since 1998. Her own yoga studio, Island Yoga Center, is located on Vashon Island where she lives with her husband and daughter.

Kathryn's courses take you through a journey of exploring the foundation and the magic of sanskrit and the principle of Yoga Philosophy.

• Sanskrit: alphabets, pronunciation, mantra and Ayurveda and yoga terminology
• Asana names: accurate sanskrit pronunciation and translation their meaning for a deeper understanding of their origin and purpose
• Bhakti Yoga
• Bhagavad Gita
• Sutra of Patanjali
• 8 Limbs of Yoga
• Sadhana Pada, Kriya Yoga
• Ethics and Life style

Gina Sala
Mantra, chanting, voice & mythology

"Gina Salá is an innovative leader in the field of music, voice and wellness." – Don Campbell, author of "The Mozart Effect," and "The Roar of Silence"

Gina is a vocalist, composer, music director, sound healer, and teacher from Seattle whose love of the human voice has taken her to performing and studying throughout much of the world. She has performed at the US Pentagon, the US Capital, the United Nations, and recently finished a contract as principal singer for Cirque du Soleil's "O". With a repertoire spanning 23 languages, Gina Salá shares her passion for singing us awake to who we are!

Gina began devotional (bhakti) chanting to the Divine and mantra in different traditions at age 3 living in a hindu ashram in Canada with Swami Sivananda Radha. She deepened her practices in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (Kopan Gompa) in Nepal in 1992, and has continued studies with bhakti and advaita teachers as well as healers from many traditions. Her passion is empowering us to recognize our magnificence through our own voices. She is featured on the Across Borders documentary: "Sing, A Healing Community Celebration" and has completed coursework through the Open Ear Center and Music for Healing in Transition in Program.

Gina has lead workshops on voice and healing in the US and Canada since 1995. She is known for facilitating even the most reticent folks to find joyful, embodied freedom in their voices and also to find their own silent voice within. She has worked extensively with youth and adults primarily in the US and Canada.

Gina offers unique and practical tools for yoga teachers. Her work in Teacher Training courses includes:

• Mantra Yoga: pronunciation, technique, traditional chants
• Foundation/Tonification of Chakras, Bija mantra & chakra awareness
• Hindu Deities God and Goddess: Bhakti chants and mythology
• Vocal Awareness and Technique: Our voice effects our ability to connect and share with people as much as our physical appearance and yet we often pay the least attention to it.
• Yoga Ethic and life style- explore your motivations, the ethics of teaching and sharing, ways to support your authentic style of living as a yogi in this world

Gina offers techniques and experiences to help you use your voice most effectively, comfortably and authentically in your classes. Gina offers feedback and useful tips to refine your speech for effective teaching, learn to speak with authority, authenticity and compassion so that you can reach the hearts, minds and bodies of your students. Learn to discern the patterns, pronunciation, breath and other elements of your vocal vibration to support the message and experience that you are experiencing. Also includes way to support and care for your voice.

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