Burlington Yoga's instructors are all Yoga Alliance certified, many through our own Teacher Training program.
Piper / Candra Prabha Piper (E-RYT-500+, IYT, YACEP, IAYT and Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Yoga Practice and Therapy) first became a student of Yoga at UVM in 1993, seeking the balancing and meditational aspects of this practice as a complement to climbing, running and skiing. As a Psychology student she completed her honors thesis in “Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention” and embarked on a lifelong exploration and study into all aspects of Yoga. |
Brian Brian (RYT-200) began practicing yoga as a way to balance climbing. He appreciated the many compliments yoga provided to climbing: balance, oppositional muscle training, breath work and injury prevention. Brian was drawn to the teaching of Piper/Candra Prabha at Burlington Yoga. He felt drawn to Piper’s alignment based classes, the flow of the practice, and connecting to the body and breath.. |
Cassie Cassie (RYT-200) began practicing yoga in 2010 as a college student in New York City. Now pursuing a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UVM, she specializes in trauma and supportive relationships. In Hatha Yoga, Cassie found a union of her professional and personal passions for mind and body wellness. |
Courtney Courtney (RYT-200) first discovered yoga in 2007 on a climbing trip in Colorado. At the time, yoga complemented the intense physicality and mental focus of climbing (and gave her much needed access to a shower afterwards!). Carrying her practice through graduate school at UVM, Courtney received her RYT-200 with Candra Prabha in 2012 at Burlington Yoga. |
David David Curtis (RYT-200) has practiced yoga in Burlington off and on for over twelve years. The insight, strength, sincerity and technique of the teachers who have taught at Burlington Yoga have all influenced his practice. Though not a fan of too much self-improvement, after years of navigating the downtown obstacle course of clueless texters and oblivious shoppers, he has decided that cultivating non-judgmental awareness is a good thing. For everyone. |
Emily Emily Gallagher (E-RYT-500) Emily’s yoga practice evolved from a life-long pursuit of motion. She was a three-season college athlete in college, became a competitive runner in graduate school and now makes space daily for recreational running, biking, or swimming. Her yoga practice began in 1996 when her sister gave her yoga videos and a mat for Christmas. |
Gemma Gemma (RYT-200) first felt the pull toward yoga about 15 years ago but didn't begin practicing regularly until she found Burlington Yoga in 2012. The sense of balance and clarity brought about through the combination of the physical and spiritual practices were what kept her returning to her mat again and again. |
Jared Jared (RYT-200) is passionate about helping his students reach their health & wellness goals. He has been therapeutically massaging since 2008 and practicing yoga since 2010. Jared was irrevocably hooked after his first savasana. The inner peace experienced while laying still (for seemingly the first time ever) was shockingly transformative! |
Karen For Karen (RYT-200), yoga was a natural evolution from a youth spent practicing gymnastics, diving and dance. After college, she became interested in practicing yoga to seek balance between mind and body while serving in the Peace Corps in El Salvador (1994-1996). Her practice took off once she returned to the states, where she started a more formal yoga practice with Kali Ray Tri Yoga in Santa Cruz, CA ... |
Liza Liza (RYT-200) first began practicing yoga over 20 years ago in New York City, at the Om Yoga Center founded by Cyndi Lee. Yoga became an essential panacea to the chaos and stress of urban life. After forays into Bikram and Ashtanga, Liza realized that her deepest connection was with the Hatha Flow style of yoga... |
Peggy Peggy (RYT-200) began practicing yoga in 2009 when she was diagnosed with a painful auto-immune disease. Through gentle poses and breath work, Peggy learned to explore the pain rather than reject it and found that the practice allowed her to transition away from a persistent state of fear and reactivity. |
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Sakshi Sakshi, (RYT-200), PRYT (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist), IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists) brings over 20 years of experience in yoga to her classes. With a strong foundation in meditation, service and yogic philosophy, she has more recently been refining and deepening her long-time Asana practice. |
