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TADASANA’S TEACHERS
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Yoga teachers in Palm Springs

John Edward Campbell

John Edward Campbell is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) who recently completed 200 hours of training at Ananda Seva Mission in Santa Rosa, California. John's core style is Sahaj yoga, a gentle, individual-focused yoga practice in the lineage of North Indian Tantra and Classical Ashtanga. Sahaj emphasizes breath and concentration as the foundation for asanas, building a yoga practice from the inside out.

As a meditation teacher whose own meditation practice spans over thirty years, John encourages his students to look inside to find out what they can bring to yoga and what benefits they can derive from it. "People often feel that they have to tie themselves in a knot to practice yoga," says John "but it's really about doing what's right for your body. When you find the yoga style that's right for you, you feel great every time you practice."

You can reach John at (760) 409-6906 or visit his website at www.JohnEdwardCampbell.com.

 

Nancie Larson

Angela Raney

Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance

Angela's  introduction to "the pearl" of yoga was at a Buddhist retreat center in rural southern New Hampshire in the early 1980's. Angela teaches an eclectic blend of different yoga styles that is most heavily influenced by the Iyengar school, which put an emphasis on proper physical alignment and breathing. She encourages the use of modified poses and props to make the healing benefits of yoga accessible to all regardless of age, body type, health status or physical ability.

"I believe that Yoga truly is a multi-layered 'pearl' that has something of value to offer to anyone who is willing to take the time and make the effort to study it."

 

Donna Riley

HHP, RN, CA licensed esthetician, Fitour certified instructor

 

Donna Riley is a 30 year veteran in the health and fitness industry. Little did she know that the years she studied yoga in NJ prior to moving to CA  in 1976 would set the stage for a long love affair and career in the field of wellness. She began by teaching yoga for the City of Palm Springs which lead to teaching aerobics, water exercise and body conditioning classes not only for the City but also for The Palms of Palm Springs, the Betty Ford Center and The Spa Hotel.  In 1984 she graduated from C.O.D. with a degree in Nursing and maintains an active CA RN license. She branched out into nutritional counseling and worked for Fit’n’Fat Freeä. Among her other accomplishments was being one of the first 500 people to pass the aerobics certification exam given by A.C.E. In 1990 she won 1st place and overall in her first body building competition, The California National (drug-free) Championships, in Venice Beach, and took  2nd place in the Laguna Beach Classic. Her latest achievement was completing an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy course through the California College of Ayurveda. Currently she is teaching mat Pilates and  yoga classes at Tadasana Studio, the Palm Springs YMCA  and the Moore Tennis Academy at the Desert Princess.  She also has her own skincare and massage business, In Home Day Spa. She makes her home in Palm Springs with her 4 dogs, all rescues, and a Sun Conure.

 

Jayne Robertson

Jayne began her professional fitness career 23 years ago in Melbourne, Australia coaching young gymnasts as she attended university majoring in Physical Education. By the age of 20, she was Head Coach of that gymnastics club and gained national notoriety within the gymnastics community. She went on to study with renowned international coaches gaining various accreditations along the way.

After a long and successful stint in the world of gymnastics, Jayne decided to see the world and expand her experiences. This resulted in a 20 month journey around the globe highlighted by 6 months in Africa where hitchhiking was often the mode of transport. Returning to Australia, she undertook Graduate Studies in Exercise and Sports Science, as she worked full-time managing the aerobics program at the University of Melbourne. It was during this time Jayne began studying Iyengar yoga. During her 4 years at the university she taught a total of 848 group exercise classes, averaging 45 people per class. An astounding total of over 38,000 people moved to the inspirational and always different classes, which became Jayne’s trademark.

Moving to Palm Springs in 1999 from the Bay Area, Jayne has grown her personal training business, Fitness & Beyond. She has continued to teach group classes at Palm Springs Gold’s Gym in strength and at the Palm Springs Tennis Club in Vinyasa Yoga.

Along with her academic degrees, Jayne is an IDEA Elite Personal Trainer, Certified Aromatherapist and Yoga Alliance certified in November of 2005. She has worked extensively in post-rehabilitative programs, with athletes and special needs clientele.

A truly international person, Jayne is a much-loved teacher. She is able to bring non-judgment into her classes allowing the space for each individual to find what is needed for him/her at each particular moment. What is experienced in all of Jayne’s classes stays with you long after you have walked out the door. Enjoy.


 

Virginia Vadeboncouer (Jesenya)

I have always been in dance, jazz, tap, and ballet, and then became very interested in teaching dance/fitness, so I became certified with AFAA and ACE and have been certified for 26 years. I have been teaching most of my adult life. I love teaching jazz, tap, and pilates. I have also taught Yoga, Ballet stretch classes, sculpting, and step classes. My ULTIMATE LOVE is BELLYDANCING. I get the most pleasure from seeing my students learn the basics of bellydancing and actually start to "feel" the music and dance it. Its awesome, everybody should try at least one class to see what they have been missing.

Class members are welcome to join a troupe who dance with Jesenya at the Dancing Greek restaurant.

 Please see www.dancinggreek.com

 

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