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 Inside LYFE Teachers
Wendy 
Wendy Alter Wendy is a graduate of the 3-year Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles teacher training program. She experienced her first Iyengar yoga class the day she moved from Texas to Los Angeles in 1998. That class would forever shape and change her life. She has been teaching yoga since 2007. Her greatest gift in life is being able to share the teachings of yoga to her students.  Carrie Bravick
Carrie began her Yoga journey at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998 where she completed a BA in Religion and Visual Culture. She has since earned her Advanced Teaching Certification through Cloud Nine Yoga. She is always learning and loves to share with her students. Carrie is a firm believer that yoga is not something we do, but something we live. “Your yoga mat is a place of discovery, it is where we relearn how to breath, move, and be playful. Our practice is where we learn to focus on what is important and leave everything else behind.”
 Valinda Cochella (Viriam Kaur)
Founder of South Bay Yoginis (2001)With a Master’s Degree in Dance/Movement Therapy, practicing yoga since 1994, and teaching since 2000, Valinda has been a healer for nearly 20 years. Her unique training as a Kundalini/Hatha Yoga Instructor, Dance/ Movement Therapist, Reiki Practitioner and a graduate of Clearsight Clairvoyant School, she guides students to explore yoga on a deeper level to heal the body, mind and spirit. A safe spiritual, therapeutic environment, Valinda’s classes and workshops are truly a wonderful. She is currently in the Level II Kundalini Yoga "Transformation" trainings at Yoga West LA. http://SouthBayYoginis.com for more info, on-line classes, blog, newsletter, workshops  Tracy Erickson
Having studied Iyengar Yoga for nearly fourteen years, she values the opportunity to share some of the experience and the passion that she learned. She is able to bring a depth of professional experience to her yoga practice that that is both accessible and fun. In addition to her teaching, she is a licenseed practitioner in Nutrition Response Testing, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Acupuncture.
Josie Kramer A strong desire to completely reinvent myself from the inside-out, is what inspired me to try Yoga. I fell in love with its set of balanced practices within an integrated philosophy of living, which systematically led me to better health and my own spirituality. There was an indescribable moment after six months of consistent practice, when I realized I had discovered a magical instrument for recognizing my wholeness, healing psychosomatic imbalances and experiencing divine consciousness. I felt utterly transformed! Profound gratitude for the grace of Yoga and a heart felt desire to share its holistic wisdom, is what motivated me to teach. I received my first certification from Center for Yoga in 2004 and earned my BA from Naropa Univeristy in 2007. My major was a 1,000 hour Yoga Teacher Training, my minor was Somatic Psychology. In 2008, I graduated from The Institute of Psycho Structural Balancing with a 550 hour Massage Certification. That same year I lived at a wellness center in Auroville, India where I taught Yoga and dance. As a Yoga Instructor and Massage Therapist, it’s my passion and joy to support and enhance the empowerment of others through the provision of embodied education in mind-body-spirit union. My personal practice is a system for the harmonious development of my entire being and for the task of conscious evolution: that I may be healed, that I may be a source of healing for others, and that united together we may bridge the modern gap between science and spirituality, woman and man and between different races, religions and ethnic groups. We are living in a time of great change. We are being called upon to rise up and create that which we most hope for ourselves, for our children and the world. We simply have no choice but to transform.  Lisa Larson
Currently teaches gentle yoga and relax and renew, reflecting her belief that our fast paced society benefits from a meditative yoga practice. Lisa's classes blend various yoga styles, incorporating her diverse studies. Erich Schiffman influenced her approach to yoga as he emphasizes a balance between effort and ease as well as encourages students to develop a mindful practice. Lisa is certified by Cloud Nine Yoga, Planet Yoga, Supported Yoga Therapy and Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Training with Judith Lasater and the Physiology of Relaxation with Roger Cole, PhD.
Keri Lee Keri Lee is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher. She studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India in the summer of 2010. Before teaching yoga she already had over 15 years of teaching experience including the movement principles of the Yoshida Technique, various kinds of dance and fitness classes. Her career before teaching yoga was performing in Broadway shows. She holds a BA in English. Her primary teachers are Marla Apt and Carolyn Belko. The profound change she has experienced with her practice instills her teaching with clarity, warmth, humor and devotion.
 Flissa Mannella Has been practicing yoga most of her life. A certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher graduated from Crestone Healing Arts Center in Colorado under the Great Wisdom of Dan and Sue Retuta and Dyal Singh Khalsa. Graduated from Cloud Nine Yoga School with a certification in Hatha Yoga under the Inspirational Knowledge and Full Spectrum Experience of Valinda Cochella and Marla Wedge in Redondo Beach, California. Flissa obtained her certification in both Body and Dance Conditioning and Advances in Pilates Technique at the Long Beach Dance Conditioning Studio and Movement Academy. Majoring in Phyiscal Educaton and coming from a Nursing background, health and healing are an essential foundation promoting a quality of life towards the better welfare of each individual. Reiki Practitioner, Spiritually Energetic, Happy Jewelry Maker and Wife of many years! Flissa is here to bring you a Lively and Lovely energy on and off your mat! I believe that we are magic, that all things are possible, that life is precious, that peace is reasonable, that laughter is special, that blessings are Divine and that Love is Heaven! My favorite color is ultra violet including all the vibrations of magenta and pink!
 Christopher Quain Open and engaging Christopher embraces the world and makes all feel welcome. Well trained by world-class teachers in aspects of alignment, physiology and bio-mechanics his instruction is also steeped in philosophy and theory. Thus employing both science and empathy he is able to deliver much more than just a work-out. What he does falls nothing short of re-introducing you to the best version of your essential self.  Michael Ruccolo Michael has been teaching Yoga since 2000. As a Certified Iyengar Teacher, Michael has instructed professional athletes, children with special needs, and adults suffering from physical and emotional issues. The owner of LYFE Yoga Center, Michael uses humor to integrate his Iyengar Yoga training into an effective balanced practice bringing a union to body and mind.
LYFE Yoga Center is located in the heart of Hermosa Beach. Our center boasts a 1100 sq/ft eco-friendly yoga studio with a beautiful ocean view. With 40 yoga classes per week, we serve everyone in the South Bay area, including Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and Torrance. |
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