TEACHERS
 Matt Archer is a local Chiropractor and Applied Kinesiologist. He works with the nervous system, muscle function and nutrition to treat musculoskeletal as well as organ and glandular issues. Matt studied Ashtanga Yoga with B.N.S. Iyengar in Mysore India, and his practice is integrated with Vipassana meditation and Native American ceremony. He is honored to share what he has found through his love of wilderness, international travel, and humanity.
265-3303
 Arjuna Ardagh is the author of the recently released The Translucent Revolution, as well as Relaxing into Clear Seeing, How about Now and The Last Laugh. He is the founder of the Living Essence Foundation here in Nevada City. He and his wife Chameli teach all over the world, sharing the possibilities of living from Radical Awakening, with humor, creativity and passion. 478-5985
 Kathie
Bain believes that yoga both shapes and reflects one’s
life experience. Her classes incorporate a mix of flow,
standing poses, and floor work, providing a complete and
balanced workout. Kathie continues her yoga study and brings
new perspective to her classes. She delights in watching
her students gain flexibility, strength and focus. 478-1051
Angela Brzoza has practiced yoga since 1992. Over
the years Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, and
currently Universal Yoga, Kathak dance, and Thai massage
evolve her practice and teaching. Angela's classes merge
vinyasa flow asana, pranayama, mudras, and visualization
into a mandala of movements that resonates on many levels.
As a mother of 2, her children's pure vibrant energy inspires
the Kids Yoga classes she currently teaches.
478-5804
 Elke Brown brings over 10 years of teaching experience and passion for Yoga to her classes. She received her teacher training certification from the Berkeley Yoga Room, which bases its courses on the principals of B.K.S. Iyengar. Amongst other teachers she has been deeply influenced by the teaching's of Vanda Scaravelli. In her classes we will work with the breath and movement of the spine thus restoring health, vitality and energy into your life. This gentle approach makes the classes accessible to people of varying degrees of health/fitness. 470-0450
Shannon and Ed Casey Welch have recently stepped
into the role of directors/ owners of Wild Mountain Yoga
Center, fulfilling a long-term dream of running a business
devoted to health and well-being. They feel deeply honored
to be a part of the Wild Mountain community in this way
and look forward to meeting and knowing better all of the
students and teachers who make Wild Mountain such a vibrant,
sacred, and heart-felt center for the practice of yoga and
meditation. Shannon and Ed also have two young daughters,
Annika and Aislinn, who are the bright, pure lights and
loving teachers in their lives.
Shannon Casey Welch finds great joy in teaching
yoga, supporting her students to become more fully present
and at ease in their bodies, minds and hearts, thereby feeling
more alive and peaceful in their daily lives and relationships.
She has trained in classical Ashtanga from Mount Madonna
and Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers. Her teaching also flows
from her experience in and passion for Vipassana meditation,
Lomi bodywork, deep-tissue massage, and being a mother to
two young children. 265-5949
Katie Carter
former owner of Wild Mountain Yoga Center, brings an
artistic spirit, an athletic background and a compelling
desire to inpire others to integrate yoga philosophy into
the rich tapestry of their lives. In her classes
she helps students connect with their bodies in a graceful,
accepting manner and describes her teaching as a Yoga Tapestry;
a colorful practice weaving elements of alignment, fluidity,
core strength, breath, purification, and intuition. She
received her teacher training from Sarah Powers and Erich
Schiffman, and is inspired by her family, friends and spending
time in nature.
265-9343
 Jai Dev Singh practices and teaches Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. His classes are challenging yet nurturing, and are designed so that the practitioner may experience the greater reality of Health and Spirit. To Jai Dev, yoga is art, and if practiced whole-heartedly one may connect to their source of unlimited potential, peace, and love. 575-0753
 Mandy Farnsworth is a vibrant teacher in love with exploring and sharing the transformable power of yoga. She encourages students to be warriors in their lives by nourishing and anchoring themselves in committed practice. Her fun and lighthearted guidance is shared by her co-teacher, Nancy Shanteau. Mandy completed her training at Green Path Yoga in San Francisco and is Yoga Alliance certified. 277-9835
Judy Fuller: I am a Holistic Somatic Practitioner in practice since 1990.
My extensive training background, including Svaroopa® Yoga and Embodyment® Yoga Therapy allows me to bring a unique, integrative expertise to each class and private session. Having been through chronic pain and illness myself, I have a passion for empowering others to overcome their obstacles and to create a vibrant, joyous life! This yoga has freed me from chronic back pain. I rarely get sick, have less anxiety, more energy & more bliss!! I would love to share it with you! 530-274-2635.
 Jackie Gerster’s love of nature and living close to the earth brings a gentle, loving and playful touch to her classes. She completed her teacher training with Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley. Yin Yoga has become an important part of her practice and Jackie believes a blend of yin and yang brings balance and well-being to one’s life. 916-747-1415
 Jill Hersh has been deeply involved with the practice of yoga for 15 years and is currently finishing her last year of a three-year Iyengar based teacher training program at the Yoga Room in Berkeley, where her primary teachers are Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin. Jill believes that with careful sequencing, attention to alignment, gentle breath work and the use of props, poses can be made accessible for all ages, abilities and body types. 265-2963
 Tamara Lovere's love affair with yoga began 10 years ago when she was pregnant with her son, Zephyr. She has practiced many different types of yoga, recognizing Ana Forrest as a major influence on her teaching style. Tamara is fascinated with the human body, using movement and the power of the mind to bring about a health transformation for herself, which she hopes to communicate to others. She believes yoga clears and purifies the physical body, so the mind can be free to fly, and a tangible experience of the spirit awakening inside each of us can be felt. 559-4417
 Gabrielle Pullen is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who has been working with human potential for 18 years. Her focus is on improving quality of life beginning wherever you are now, in the present. Her Awareness Through Movement® lessons bring greater fulfillment to daily living by actualizing your potential, the part of yourself you have not yet tapped. Her original interest in this practice was in improving her own athletic performance as a rider. Her clients include both horses and people. She and her horse enjoy cross country jumping. Along the path, she discovered that it also sharpens memory, heightens the ability to prevent injury and provides a means to learning how to move out of physical pain. Yet, her focus in teaching has consistently encompassed a return to the roots of her own journey. She delights in helping others to discover for themselves the joy of becoming and the gift of being present. www.awarenessthroughmovement.info 263-3323
 Mary Jane Ryan-Connelly strengthens body AND spirit by linking the one-pointed attention of yoga to alignment, breath with movement, consciousness and compassion, as preparation for meditation practice and graceful meeting of life’s everyday challenges. Her classes reflect her experience in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, yoga philosophy study, and meditation. 272-4152
 Linda Savitz is a professional visual artist. Her twenty five years of experience includes certification with Sivananda Vedanta Centre in 1994, with training / practice with Jivamukti Yoga, Ashtanga, and TriYoga Flows. With her love of music and movement, her backgound is of Dance, adding Tai Chi and athletic sports. She brings her inspiration from life to Yoga, and lives Yoga in daily life on and off the mat. 477-0221
 Nancy Shanteau loves yoga for its ability to open our bodies to greater feeling, flexibility and connection. With a strong base in Ashtanga and Vinyasa-style flow yoga, Nancy’s classes are full of laughter and fun. She co-teaches with Mandy Farnsworth, and is also a writing coach certified through Strozzi Institute. Her teachers include: Tim Thompson, Laura Camp, Dennis Eagan, and Katie Carter. 273-5170
 John M. Travis has been teaching meditation since 1986. He studied in Asia with senior teachers of both Theravada and Tibetan traditions and completed a four-year teacher training with Jack Kornfield. He is a the guiding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center in Nevada City, California, and a senior teacher for Spirit Rock Center in Marin County. John has a private practice as a meditation counselor and is a Hakomi body-centered therapist.
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