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Jessica Albernaz, M.S., C.A.C.
Jessica Albernaz owns and operates Aermid Ayurveda where she offers one on one consultations on achieving health and balance. Jessica is a certified Ayurvedic Consultant practicing in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. A graduate of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, she studied under numerous gifted teachers including Dr. Sunil Joshi, Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Partap Chauhan, and Dr. David Frawley. In addition, she completed further training in India, studying Vedic philosophy and psychology under Dr. Satya Narayana Dasa, director of the Jiva Institute. A former aerospace engineer, Jessica worked for 10 years on a variety of projects in industry prior to discovering Ayurveda. Growing out of her love for yoga, in Ayurveda she has found the path to Holistic wellness she had been seeking. Jessica is delighted to now apply her analytical skills to help others achieve natural, balanced health in Mind, Body, and Spirit |
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RYT 200
Angela has been studying yoga since 2001. She has explored many different yoga styles, but has carried the principles of Viniyoga with her from the beginning. Her beginner classes help students gain a solid foundation for breath and movement, teaching students how to benefit not only physically, but emotionally and mentally.
Her Continuing Viniyoga and Lunch Hour classes provide students the opportunity to deepen their practice in a relaxed, laid back atmosphere. Angela encourages her students to maintain a lighthearted approach to their practice, while still developing a more intimate understanding of their bodies and themselves. |
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RYT-500, MAT, Yoga TherapistAs director of Breathing Time Yoga, Karen is dedicated to creating a space for holistic healing through yoga, movement, and meditation. Karen is an educator, teaching the students what they need to know to practice and how to match the practices to their unique needs and interests.
Karen has been studying Viniyoga since 1994. She has studied extensively with Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI), and is an AVI Yoga Teacher (500-hr) and AVI Certified Yoga Therapist. Karen also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from RISD.
Karen is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, where you may view a full
profile
of her experience, training, philosophy and publications.
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CYT-200
Lora LoPiccolo is an energetic and fun-loving wife and mother to three beautiful children. Her teaching style is dynamic and supportive, yet disciplined. She brings her perspective as a woman living in the real world to every aspect of her philosophy and style of yoga instruction.
Lorahas studied with Yin Yoga practitioner Paul Grilley, Taoist Yoga Master Paulie Zink, Restorative Yoga teacher and physical therapist Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T., and completed her 200 hour training with Ellen Schaeffer and the Integrative Yoga Therapy program. She continues to further her yoga studies on a regular basis, and offers this knowledge to her students through her real world perspective.
Lora frequently volunteers her time and knowledge to many organizations,including elementary schools, recreation departments, teen groups,libraries and health care groups. So please don't hesitate to contact her if you have questions about her speaking to, or working with, your organization.
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RYT-200
Ann-Marie is a graduate of Providence college where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Humanities while spending a semester abroad developing her French language skills. She has always had an interest in philosophy and self development.
Ann-Marie discovered yoga at Breathing Time Yoga as a result of her search for a means of relaxation and increased strength and body awareness after her busy days working as a Human Resources Business Partner for a global IT services company.
The practice of gentle Viniyoga taught by Karen Lee captured her interest and Ann-Marie applied and was accepted to the premier class of teacher training at Vini-Yoga New England. She completed her 200 hour RYT certification in January 2010. Ann-Marie has taught Community Yoga and Yoga for Beginner classes in the Viniyoga tradition. She has attended a workshop by Leslie Howard and a Kundalini workshop with Guruatma Singh Khalsa. Her intention is to help others discover the peace and satisfaction the practice of yoga brings. Quoting Mark Walker in Yoga Journal, "Adventure is the willingness to commit to an uncertain future with an open heart and open mind." Ann-Marie invites you to join in on the adventure. |
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RYT-500, Certified Yoga Therapist
Aggie Stewart, MA, is a certified yoga teacher at the 500-hour level and a certified yoga therapist. She trained as both a yoga teacher and a yoga therapist with Gary Kraftsow, founder and director of the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). A member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), Aggie has presented on her yoga therapy work with people who have rheumatoid arthritis at IAYT’s Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research and is preparing a paper on that work for publication in International Journal of Yoga Therapy, an annual, peer reviewed journal of scholarly and research-based articles related to yoga therapy. She has a particular interest in yoga therapy’s efficacy for addressing the effects of trauma and a wide range of auto-immune conditions. She teaches Back Care Basics (a 2part series), Tension Tamer, and Lighten Your Mood at Breathing Time Yoga.A professional writer and editor as well as a yoga therapist, Aggie incorporates art and creativity into all levels of her work with clients. In 2012, she joins AVI as faculty in training for its professional training programs.
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Robin Rothenberg
Certified Yoga Therapist
Robin Rothenberg, Certified Yoga Therapist has been teaching yoga for nearly 25 years. In that time she has developed various clinics oriented towards the therapeutic application of yoga. Her unique in-depth training and subsequent certification combines Iyengar and Viniyoga therapeutic modalities. An avid learner, Robin continuously enriches her understanding of functional anatomy, physiology and the psycho-spiritual dimensions through continuing education workshops, trainings and her own personal study. She weaves them together seamlessly to offer a dynamic and powerful means for transformation. Robin is the director of Essential Yoga Therapy which is launching its comprehensive Yoga Therapists Training in 2011. For more information: www.EssentialYogaTherapy.com
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