~ LIZ ANTOGNOLI, RYT 500 & E-RYT 200 ~
Shanti Tarini

Liz first came to yoga through a desire to connect with and strengthen her core physically, mentally, and spiritually. She quickly became a dedicated and enthusiastic student of both yoga and Ayurveda, a pursuit that lead her to spend time in India in December 2004.

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Along her path of yoga, Liz has studied with senior teachers such as Tracie Brace, Swami Atma, Shiva Rea, Sandra Summerfield Kozak, Rod Stryker, Beryl Bender Birch, and Sean Corn. Liz has over 500 hours of yoga teacher training, is certified through Yoga Rasa, and is registered nationally with Yoga Alliance. Liz completed a 300-hour Ayurvedic healing course developed by Vedic scholar Dr. David Frawley. She is certified as an Ayurvedic Health Educator through the American Institute of Vedic Studies.

Liz serves as the Assistant Director of Yoga Studies at Yoga Rasa. Liz teaches weekly classes as well as workshops in anatomy and Ayurveda. She also provides personal Ayurvedic consultations. In both her yoga and Ayurvedic practices, Liz devotes herself to helping her students achieve their personal visions.

“A synthesis of science and spirituality” is how Liz describes her teaching and practice style. Liz also works at NASA’s Mission Control Center and has spent many years studying physics and the scientific approach to life. Like yin and yang, scientific study naturally complements the teachings of yoga and Ayurveda. Both Eastern spirituality and Western science seek to discover and explain the nature of the world, and the ultimate Truth. Through her familiarity with both methods, Liz creates a unique and dynamic path using both approaches as needed for the situation or the individual.

Click here to read Liz's teacher certification research paper about Science and Yoga.

Liz invites you to her classes, workshops, or for a personal consultation!
Read more about Ayurveda: http://www.yogarasa.net/ayurveda.html

Email Liz: liz@yogarasa.net

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~ GRACIE MEDRANO ~

In searching for healing and inner peace, Gracie discovered Yoga. She has been studying with Tracie Brace here at Yoga Rasa since Spring 2005. Not long after the beginning of her yoga studies, she experienced the benefits and joys of practicing yoga throughout a pregnancy. Learning the value of present moment consciousness, a yogic way of being, has made Gracie a more patient and loving mother, wife, and public school teacher. It is her magical and healing experiences within her yoga studies that motivate her to teach and share with others. She has began her teaching experience teaching yoga in Spanish, Yoga Fundamentals, and is currently teaching Pre-Natal Yoga.

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~ DENISE NGO, RYT 200 ~
Padmasri Durga

Denise Ngo began the practice of yoga in June 2006 and quickly discovered a resonance with the philosophy and postures. As a musician, she is fascinated by the healing and restorative powers of sound and breathing and seeks to learn to more fully apply these principles in her own life. Her yoga training has been through Yoga Rasa where she has studied with teacher Tracie Brace. In the future, Denise seeks to empower others to live with more open heart and minds. She strives to live yoga and be in harmony (musical pun intended!).

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~ ANDE SMITH, RYT 200 ~

After dreaming of teaching and sharing yoga with others for several years, Ande is currently working toward her 250 hour yoga teacher certification at Yoga Rasa. She is excited and blessed to share the mental, physical and spiritual benefits that she is experiencing from the practice of yoga. Ande has studied in workshops with senior teachers Tracie Brace, Shiva Rea, and John Friend. As a high school biology teacher, she strives to infuse her classes with yoga philosophy.

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