barb beck is a highly respected Personal and Professional Life Coach, spiritual practitioner, speaker, writer and mentor. Her own yoga journey began 11 years ago and she has blended the beauty of both practices in her own personal life to stay in conscious exploration and open-hearted connection.

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chris coniaris is a certified yoga instructor with over 25 years of meditation and 15 years of hatha yoga experience. His lifelong interest in philosophy, the outdoors and athletics influence his teaching. Chris teaches weekly yoga and meditation classes in Tucson, AZ, as well as workshops and teacher trainings throughout the US. He weaves philosophy and refined experience into his classes using themes that integrate with daily life. His concise, practical explanations and enthusiasm inspire students to deepen their own experience.

daryl karunakar and lucy jeevani eigen bring a combined 25 years of training, study and teaching to their enthusiastic classes and workshops. They have studied yoga extensively in the U.S., Asia and India with yogis and teachers such as Baba Hari Dass, TKV and Kaustub Desikachar, Thich Nhat Hahn, Sonia Nelson and Srivatsa Ramaswami. In 2006 they completed a Yoga Alliance sanctioned 500-hour yoga teacher training at Mount Madonna Center in Watsonville, CA. It is with gratitude and respect that they share what their teachers have taught them about the path of yoga. In addition Lucy is an advanced certified craniosacral therapist and Daryl is a board member and volunteer teacher for Living Yoga.

bernard mcdowell, lcsw, is a psychotherapist in private practice. He addresses a broad spectrum of concerns including depression, anxiety, and couples counseling. His approach is deep, joyful, demanding, fun, and educational.

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mary paffard began her yoga journey in Europe in the early '70s. She has been teaching in rural Northern California, the Bay Area, and other parts of the US and Europe since 1985. Mary's yoga practice and teaching are influenced by her commitment to vipassana meditation and the desire to unearth the inner guru in herself and her students. In recent years, the breath, belly and the chakras have proved powerful mirrors in her exploration of the spirit in movement and stillness. Mary is currently Director of Advanced Studies and Teacher Training at Yoga Mendocino, a non profit corporation in Ukiah, California.

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mirabai starr writes fiction, creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She teaches Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos and teaches and speaks widely on contemplative practice and grief and loss. Mirabai has received critical acclaim for her revolutionary new translations of Dark Night of the Soul by sixteenth century Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross and The Interior Castle and The Book of My Life, by St. Teresa of Avila. She lives in Taos, New Mexico with her husband, Jeff Little.

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michael stirling was compelled by the music of India after hearing it initially as a teenager in Portland, Oregon. The rich musical heritage of India has been integral to his development as a composer and performer. He began vocal music study with Pandit Pran Nath in 1984 and subsequently became his disciple and traveled with him to India. After Pran Nathji’s passing in 1996, Stirling continued study of this celestial art form with the Pandit’s senior American student, the highly regarded composer and performer, Terry Riley.

rev. kathleen verigin is a licensed and ordained New Thought minister who creates ritual and ceremony that transform life events into magical memories. She has designed and facilitated over 50 moon ceremonies for women, dozens of seasonal ceremonies, rituals for first menses and menopause. Kathleen is a student of world religions, particularly indigenous cultures and Celtic spirituality.

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tanya woods is a sensitive and empathetic mother, yoga practitioner, and teacher who seeks to encourage and nurture students in their unique and personal journey of integrated body, mind, and spiritual explorations. Continuing her training in yoga in Portland through study in Anusara yoga and massage therapy, with special focus on prenatal, postnatal, and kids yoga together with infant massage, she delights in supporting your growth and that of your child through playful and affirming yoga sessions for mothers and children .