Teachers
Moline Whitson
Moline is passionate about yoga, bringing sensitivity and joy to her teaching. She completed her Amrit Yoga teacher training in 2001 under Yogi Amrit Desai, founder of Kripalu and Amrit Yoga. and has studied with teachers of the Iyengar tradition. “Yoga is a personal journey toward well-being, wholeness and peace. My intention is to offer quality classes taught in an atmosphere of comapassion, self-awareness and light-heartedness. Laughter is a key ingredient to my teaching.” Additionally Moline has trained in the Martial Arts since 1984 and holds a 2nd degree black belt in Mo Duk Pai Kung Fu. and currently enjoys practicing Qigong as well as yoga.
(503) 335-8851
Greg Smoots
Greg Smoots began yoga studies in 1984 and teaching in 1988. To s strong Iyengar foundation he adds elements from other teachers and traditions. in 1994 he began practice and study of Insight Meditation, including extensive retreat experience. He seeks to challenge students while respecting their limits.
(503) 255-2597 e-mail: cyc@spiritone.com
Laurene Mullen
Laurene Mullen loves yoga and brings her enthusiasm for this ancent art to every class. She appreciates the subtle beauty of a centered yoga practice which can transform your body and spirit. She recieved her Masters Degree in Dance from UCLA and performed with DoJump for 8 years. For 6 years she has trained in and studied Iyengar and Anusara yoga.
(503) 288-1431 email: laurenegail@yahoo.com
Libby Ramirez
Libby has been practicing Yoga since 2000 with Iyengar instructors including both Greg Smoots and Bud Skiba. She took her teacher training with Julie Lawrence and has been teaching parent/child partner and level 1 adult classes since 2007. Libby has seen firsthand the benefits Yoga can bring to mind, body and spirit. She enjoys sharing this experience with her students of all ages and abilities.
(503) 329-9228 e-mail: lramirez23@comcast.net
Kathleen Porter
Kathleen Porter taught yoga for 15 years before developing a passion for natural skeletal alignment. Since then, she’s been offering workshops, classes and private instruction in how to live daily life, play sports, practice yoga — in naturally aligned ways. She is the author of Ageless Spine, Lasting Health and currently teaches an annual week-long course at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. She has been practicing meditation since 1989. She emphasizes focus on the support of naturally aligned bones, in addition to the sensations of the breath and traditional practices of mindfulness. Cultivating somatic awareness in this way serves as an anchor to the present moment, as well as a gateway to a more relaxed, awakened state. For more information go to naturalposturesolutions.com
Contact Kathleen 503.505-1996 or kathleen@naturalposturesolutions.com
Janis Desmond
Janis’ first exposure to yoga was at 14 with Lillias Folan on PBS. After experimenting with many styles of yoga she found herself drawn to the practice of Svaroopa Yoga. She started Yoga Teacher Training in 1999 with Rama Berch (now Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati) who was the director of yoga classes at the Chopra Center in La Jolla for 5 years and the first President of the Yoga Alliance. Janis completed her initial teacher training in 2004 and she continues to study with Swami Nirmalananda. A registered yoga teacher & certified Svaroopa Yoga teacher & member of the IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapist) incorporating Ayurveda, philosophy and anatomy. Her goal is do inspire students to incorporate a home practice and allow the yoga to spill into their life more and more. 503 282 9633 or
janis@jayayoga.net
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