Training & Education

Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath & Saraswati – Mysore, India
Richard Freeman’s Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Intensive (200 hrs)
Richard Freeman’s Advanced Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Intensive (100 hrs)
David Swenson’s Primary Series Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training (40 hrs)
David Swenson’s Intermediate Series Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training (40 hrs)
Beryl Bender’s Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training (30 hrs)
Nancy Gilgoff’s Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series Adjustment Clinic (5-day intensive)
Nancy Gilgoff’s Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series Adjustment Clinic (6-day intensive)
Workshops with David Williams, Andrew Eppler, Paul Dallaghan
Ashtanga Mela – David Swenson, David Williams, Danny Paradise

Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training (200 hrs)
ISHTA Yoga (Alan Finger) Teacher Training (200 hrs)
Contact Yoga/Yogassage Teacher Training (now called acroyoga) with Nateshvar Ken Scott (200 hrs)
Trained for one month in London under Edward Clark of Tripsichore Yoga Theatre

Associate Degree in Massage Therapy from The New York College of Holistic Health Professionals, Syosset, N.Y.-Swedish, Deep Tissue & Amma Therapy Techniques
Certified in Medical Massage: The Strenta Method from the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences
Studied Thai Massage in the U.S. under Yoram Amiran, D.C. , Ananda Apfelbaum, Jonas Westring & Kam Thye Chow
Studied Thai Massage in Thailand for nine weeks
Studied Ayurvedic Massage in India for eight weeks
Studied Chinese Massage (Tui-Na/Massotherapy) in China for four weeks
Attended Hospital-Based Massage Therapy for Seriously Ill Patients Seminar at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, NYC

Completed Residential Spiritual Lifestyle Program, Kripalu Yoga Center in 1997
Completed 10-day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat
Served 7 Weeks On Staff At the Omega Institute For Holistic Studies In Rhinebeck, NY
Miscellaneous Mini-Trainings in Yoga, Meditation & Massage