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TEACHER
BIOGRAPHY'S
Teachers at ReFormation Studio draw from an
extensive background in many styles of Yoga,
Pilates, and Gyrotonic®.
Here is a description of their backgrounds and
levels of experience:
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DAVID BOYD
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David is a
second year student in the Advanced Studies/Teacher
Training program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San
Francisco. He has been practicing Iyengar yoga regularly
for about 4 years. He completed his Bachelor of Science
degree (Computer Science) at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo,
and his Master of Science degree (also Computer Science)
at Cal State, Chico. At one time or another he has been
very active in in-line skating, long distance running,
tennis, basketball, bicycling, and competitive swimming. |
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CHRISTI CERNA |
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Christi
has been involved in the fitness industry since the
early 1980's when she was teaching water exercise and
aerobics classes. Currently, she is completing her
Comprehensive Classical Pilates Training through Power
Pilates. Christi currently teaches Pilates mat at
Reformation and also at San Jose State University and a
physical therapy office in Los Altos. Her mat classes
are invigorating and a terrific total body workout, as
she follows the classical teaching style. She is also a
graduate of DeAnza College's physical therapy assisting
program, and enjoys jogging with her bullmastiff. |
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DANIELLA COTREAU |
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Daniella has been involved in the healing arts and
alternative medicine since 1997. She received her
formal yoga teacher training at the Mount Madonna
Center in the Traditional 8 Limbs Ashtanga style
yoga as taught by Baba Hari Dass. Daniella
incorporates various schools of asana into her
instruction style drawing upon her experience with
Bikram, Vinyasa (flow), Anusara and Iyengar styles.
Her intuitive linking of postures, emphasis on
proper alignment and the breath along with her
encouragement inspires students into a moving
meditation. Daniella's deep connection to Spirit,
poetry writing and chanting add a special addition
to each class, creating a style in and of itself.
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SHELLEY COUGHLIN |
Shelley
has been practicing yoga since 2000 and has experience
in Hatha,
Vinyasa, and Iyengar. Shelley received her formal yoga
teacher training
from the Avalon Yoga & Art Center, where she was
mentored by Anirudh
Shastri. Shelley first came to yoga seeking an
alternative approach to
physical exercise and to heal her knees from years of
marathon running.
Through the physical asana practice, Shelley's love of
yoga grew quickly as
she experienced its holistic healing affect on her body,
mind, and soul.
Shelley teaches a vigorous practice that focuses on
building a strong
foundation and core, opening the heart, and creating a
calm and focused
mind. Shelley's classes also incorporate meditation and
pranayama. |
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GIDEON ENZ
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Gideon Enz
has been teaching and practicing Yoga, Taiji, mediation,
and natural health for the past 10 years, and holds a
doctorate in Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy. He received
a teaching certificate in Yogic Studies from the
world-renowned Bihar School of Yoga in central India in
1996, and is also an accredited Shiatsu Therapist.
Gideon has studied with numerous yogis and teachers
throughout India, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the
United States, and his teaching style reflects a deep
and well-balanced blend of ancient tradition with modern
technique and flow. He is also available for one-on-one
instruction in yoga, meditation, taiji, and Chinese
Medical Qigong. |
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ANGELA GAVIN |
Angela discovered yoga over ten years ago and found the
practice to be
incredibly healing and transformative. In addition to
being a yoga
instructor she is a Marriage, Family Therapist Intern.
Her masters degree in
counseling psychology has reinforced her learning around
the therapeutic
benefits of yoga. As a teacher Angela hopes to heal,
empower and inspire
others on their own journey. Her classes are dedicated
to the practice of
balance, awareness and compassion.
Angela's website:
www.bodymindbliss.com |
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ANN
KATZ |
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Ann Katz
is certified as both a Yoga Instructor and Personal
Trainer. She has been teaching for twenty years with
experience that includes: large and small group yoga
classes, private and small group Personal Training,
one-on-one stretching for athletes and patients
transitioning from physical therapy. Ann has been
featured in magazines such as Ladies Home Journal and
Working Woman.
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JENNIFER PRUGH, Director of Yoga |
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In her
most recent incarnation, Jennifer Prugh teaches yoga
and meditation to private clients and a vast array
of classes from Restorative Yoga to Pre-Natal to
BabyMama to advanced Vinyasa yoga. In her last life
she was an Associate Professor for eight years at a
small college in Silicon Valley where she taught
variety of courses in storytelling and story
creation, mythology, folklore and creativity both
nationally and internationally.
Jennifer has also been exhibiting and selling her
artwork for fifteen years. It has been appeared in
such publications as Yoga Journal, Psychology Today
and the Calendar of Women Artists.
A passionate yoga practitioner for sixteen years,
with a broad range of expertise, her personal and
professional life is dedicated to compassionately
supporting people to live strong happy healthy
fulfilled lives on all levels, physically,
emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
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RENEE MONROE-SATTERFIELD |
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Email:
rs@reformationstudio.com
In 2000, I opened ReFormation Studio in order to fulfill
the need of having a Pilates, Gyrotonic & Yoga studio in
the South Bay. I have taken the time to research the
products and instructors that are focused on these
exercise modalities. I want to give other people the
opportunity to add strength, flexibility and relaxation
into their daily schedules in order to combat the daily
stresses of the Silicon Valley lifestyle. My personal
background includes weight management, seven years of
running and four years of weight training. Over the
last 20 years I've learned to sculpt
my body through cardio and strength training. After
years of pounding on my joints (running, aerobics,
weights, etc.), I started to recognize that to build the
long, lean, healthy body that I wanted, I needed to go a
step further and add strength and flexibility training.
I wanted a meditative space where I could learn and
offer the same to people in my community. That's how
Reformation came to be. Renee is a certified instructor
of Pilates, Gyrotonic®, Gyrokinesis, Gyrotonic
Specialized Equipment and a authorized Gyrotonic
pre-trainer.
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BOB RICCOMINI |
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Bob teaches a playful yet vigorous
vinyasa flow based class accompanied by contemporary hip
music. Bob completed his teacher training at the Bhakti
Urban Flow Teacher Training Center in San Francisco with
Rusty Wells. Other influential teachers include Dharma
Mittra, David Swenson, Desiree Rumbaugh, Ana Forrest,
Shiva Rea, Eric Shiffmann, and Jennifer Prugh. Bob’s
driving force in teaching yoga is his desire to give
back to the local community
where
he has been so
fortunate to live
and work for many
years. All proceeds Bob receives for teaching are
donated to “Art of Yoga,” a non-profit organization
whose mission is to lead teen girls in the California
juvenile justice system toward accountability by
providing practical tools to effect behavior change.
See
www.artofyogaproject.org
for more information. |
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COURTNEY RONCA |
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Courtney
has been practicing yoga since 2003 and has experience
in Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga while receiving her
official yoga teaching certification in 2007 through the
Avalon Teacher Training Program in Palo Alto. Courtney
continues to closely study with her mentor, Anirudh
Shastri from the teacher training program. She teaches a
strong and vigorous class that focuses on all areas of
the body and prepares the student for meditation.
Courtney enjoys teaching students of all levels.
Incorporating asana, pranayama and meditation, she
encourages her students to maintain the principle of
ahimsa (non-violence) during their practice. |
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LORI SEYMOUR, Director
of Pilates & Gyrotonic
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Lori's background includes Gyrotonic, Pilates private
apparatus training, and Pilates mat classes. Lori has
studied dance for 20 years and has choreographed and
taught dance professionally for the last ten years. She
was introduced to the Pilates Method through
rehabilitation work with Dr. Garrick and Elizabeth
Larkam at the Center for Sportsmedicine, Saint Francis
Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. Lori has also been
a competitive swimming for six years with studying
various forms of martial arts and yoga. Lori is a
certified Pilates Mat and Apparatus Trainer through the
Physical Mind Institute. She is also certified to teach
on the Gyrotonic Expansion System®, Gyrokinesis,
Gyrotonic Specialized Equipment and we is an authorized
Gyrotonic pre-trainer. She is currently available for
private training Monday thru Thursday. She also teaches
Pilates Mat and Gyrokinesis classes throughout the week.
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SUSANNAH SHAMOS |
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Susannah first
discovered yoga in 1993 at Yoga College of India (Bikram)
in San Francisco during her first year of law school.
Since 1998, however, her practice has mainly been
Vinyasa yoga, but with an Iyengar-based focus on
alignment and safety, primarily as a result of study
with Kent Bond, both privately and as a student in his
classes. She also studied Ashtanga and "Power" yoga
before realizing that often strength, as well as peace,
can come from slowing down and moving more deeply into
one's practice. After an 8 year career as a trial
attorney, Susannah changed paths in 2005 and became a
Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor through Avalon
in Palo Alto. While her classes tend to be strong and
challenging, she wants each student to find the
tremendous sense of joy and peace that yoga has brought
to her, and strives to do this with her own blend of
knowledge, compassion, music and, always, humor. |
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MARK TANAKA |
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MARK
TANAKA has been studying the yogic art forms for the
past 9 years, exploring an array of disciplines in the
world
of yoga. His hatha yoga studies have been in many
styles. Mark is well known
for his unique teaching style that
reflects his broad scope of study. His hatha yoga
vinyasa classes
blend the principles of the healing arts, and he
attempts to
transmit the essence of these art forms to individuals
so they can
discover their inherent wholeness that exists in mind,
body and
spirit. Mark currently teaches at numerous gyms and yoga
studios
in Santa Cruz and San Jose, California. |
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LORI WATSON |
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Lori is a
certified Pilates instructor trained through
PhysicalMind, a former physical therapy aide and fitness
instructor. She began Pilates in 1997 for relief of back
pain due to an auto accident and was able to relieve all
of her pain and once again become strong and fit. She is
passionate about Pilates which shows in her teaching.
Lori works with a variety of clients, including pre/post
natal and rehab. Her teaching style covers the spectrum
from slow, rehab-oriented to a more brisk fitness pace,
based on clients needs and goals. |
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DIVYA ZUCCARO
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Divya truly enjoys sharing the peaceful energy of yoga
and earned certification in 1997 to instruct 'Relax With
Yoga' in the Integral Yoga tradition. This is the same
method used in Dr. Dean Ornish's successful stress
management program for reversal of heart disease.
Throughout her pregnancy and delivery, Divya continued
yogic practices and teachings. As a mother of a
toddler, and with experience in physical therapy, Divya
understands the mind-body connection and the importance
of balance in a busy life.
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CLASS LEVELS
ReFormation Studio is a comprehensive studio, perfect
for the complete novice through advanced practitioner
and teacher trainee. We recommend:
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Introductory Series
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(4-week Series) Recommended
for everyone new to Yoga.
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All Levels
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This class is open to any
level. The teacher will give modifications for students
new to this class.
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Level 1
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(Beginning) After
completing the Intro Series, recommended once or twice
weekly for your first 6-12 months of practice.
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Level 2
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Prerequisite: 6-12 months
of Level 1 classes.
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Level 3
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Prerequisite: 1 year of
Level 2 classes.
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Level 4
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Prerequisite: Permission of
Instructor.
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