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Instructors
In the Iyengar Tradition since 1996
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Suzy in
Viparitta Dandasana |
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Susan Pennington
- Certified Iyengar, RYT
Suzy is the
founder and Director of
Susquehanna Yoga. She has studied comparative philosophy off and
on since 1976, Iyengar Yoga since
1993 and has been to India to study
with Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar and his
family, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar. Suzy began Iyengar Yoga in
1996 with Bob Glickstein, Certified Iyengar Instructor. She apprenticed
and continues to study with John Schumacher, Certified Senior Advanced
Iyengar Instructor.
Suzy has a B.S. in Social Psychology and a M.B.A. and attended the
SOPHIA program at the Tai Sophia Institute. She also likes to swim,
hike, dance and travel. She's a
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Bonnie in Restorative Sirsasana |
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Bonnie Caslow Allan
After teaching art to middle school students for over
25 years, Bonnie decided that it was time for a change. She loves
to paint outdoors, but all of her energy for that was going to her
students. Bonnie began taking yoga with Patti Quicksilver of
Susquehanna Yoga. She looked forward to her weekly class, and
noticed the effects Yoga was having on her entire well-being. The
more she practiced, the more she enjoyed the way it made her feel.
Her decision to teach yoga stemmed from that. She has been doing
Yoga for 7 years and graduated from the Susquehanna yoga apprenticeship
program.
Her desire to share her knowledge of yoga and to grow in it, informs her
classes.
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Lance David
Bergerson - Meditation
Lance David Bergerson has been practicing meditation
in one form or another since 1972. He has studied the major Western and
Eastern religious traditions and he has considered himself a Buddhist
since the age of 24. Over the years, Lance has has taught many students
astrology and meditation while living in Massachusetts, California and
Maryland. He began leading a meditation group at Susquehanna Yoga in
2001 and he co-founded the Medicine Buddha Sangha which meets regularly
at SY&MC. Lance also sits on the Board-of Directors of the
Tibetan Meditation Center,
Ratnashri Sangha, in Frederick, Maryland. Lance is retired from a
fruitful career in the electronics business and he has now devoted the
remainder of his life to the Bodhisattva path and as such, to the
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Linda in Gomukhasana |
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Linda Howard -
Hatha
Linda Howard is founder and owner of
Easing Into Yoga™. She is
Iyengar-influenced and Anusara
affiliated. Linda has been
teaching yoga full-time since
receiving her teaching
certificate in 1993. Well
versed in therapeutics and
communicating alignment, she
brings her students a blend of
styles from her studies with
many of today’s yoga masters.
She is well loved for her
practical, upbeat, and engaging
teaching style, which blends
humor and a lighthearted
attitude with attentive interest
in each student, detailed,
individualized instruction, and
hands-on assistance to provide a
carefully tailored approach for
every member of the class.
For more information, see:
easingintoyoga.com
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Robyn in Canteranga Dandasana |
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Robyn Katz
Robyn, a native of Baltimore, fell in love with
Iyengar yoga 20 years ago. During the course of time Robyn has studied
with many senior Iyengar teachers. From 2000 to 2002 she apprenticed
with Liz Marx, a certified Iyengar teacher at Unity Woods in Bethesda,
Maryland. Today she studies with John Schumacher, Certified Senior
Advanced Iyengar Instructor and is studying for Iyengar certification
with Patricia Walden and Peentz Dubble. Robyn brings her love
for yoga to each class emphasizing precision, alignment, strength and
flexibility.
Her approach to teaching is based on the Iyengar system's belief that
anyone can do yoga postures, regardless of physical or emotional
limitations. She seeks to teach with compassion and gratitude for each
student. An open mind, a willingness to try and a sense of humor are all
that you need to bring to class. Robyn teaches beginning and
intermediate levels and also instructs prenatal, school-aged kids and
senior classes.
For more information, contact:
robynkatzyoga@verizon.net
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Betty in Sukasana with Namaste |
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Betty Lewis -
Certified Iyengar,
RYT
Betty Lewis is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and is
also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. She is
the Director of Yoga with Betty and Friends and has been teaching Yoga
in the Baltimore metropolitan area since 1997. She has studied
with John Schumacher for the past nine (9) years and apprenticed with
and assisted John from 2001 to 2005. She has studied with the
members of the Iyengar family in India, California and Colorado.
Also she has studied with many senior nationally and internationally
known yoga teachers. In addition to John, the teachers that have
influenced her teaching and yoga practice the most are Joan White and
Patricia Walden.
Betty is happiest when teaching Yoga. She
especially enjoys teaching others how to begin the process of quieting
the body and stilling the mind so that they can discover their own true
being. When Betty is not doing Yoga, she studies Pilates and
volunteers as a tour guide for the Baltimore Museum of Art and The
Maryland African American Museum of History and Culture. When not
teaching yoga, she studies the yoga sutras.
Betty's Website:
Yoga With Betty
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Lotus |
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Lotus Niraja
Lotus enjoys all forms of movement and sharing it
with others. Not only is she a dancer, choreographer and teacher, she is
the Director of The NDC a Baltimore based international dance company.
She has studied, taught and performed throughout the United States,
Europe, and Egypt. She is passionate about health and creative movement
and enjoys helping people utilizing their bodies in physically holistic
movement.
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Eric in
Bhujapidasana |
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Eric
Reid
Eric has
practiced Yoga since the
mid-seventies and has taught
Yoga for 14 years. He has
studied with many well-known
teachers and considers Iyengar
Yoga a style that "covers all
the bases". As a teacher,
Eric’s greatest reward is
watching the positive changes
that happen to students who
practice over a period of time.
Born in Liverpool, England, Eric
enjoys hiking, rock climbing and
disc-golf. He is the proud
father of four wonderful
children and is the director of
Patapsco Valley Yoga in Ellicott
City, MD.
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Jann in Utt. Parsvakonasana variation |
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Jann Seff
Jann Seff has practiced yoga since 1972. Her
introduction to Eastern Philosophy came about after reading
“Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda. Visiting the
“Fellowship of Light” in Los Angeles in 1975 sealed the deal for her.
Inspired by the concept of unifying an individual’s body, mind, and
spirit, she began yoga teacher training with Stan Andrzejewski at
Greater Baltimore Yoga Center. Her Deep Muscle Therapy Certification
enhances her knowledge of anatomy, as well as muscle structure and
function. Jann has been in the Iyengar Apprenticeship program at
Susquehanna Yoga since January of 2008. She currently teaches classes at
Susquehanna Yoga and in her home studio. She is committed to
facilitating each student’s experience of yoga as a visible progression.
Regardless of personal limitations, her classes focus on self healing,
quieting the mind, and strengthening the body.
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Susan Shofer
Susan began Iyengar Yoga in 1995 with Bob Glickstein,
Certified Iyengar teacher. She then taught yoga at several fitness
centers, Essex Community College and Susquehanna Yoga. Prior to yoga,
Susan studied ballet for over 20 years, several at Peabody Institute.
She also danced modern, jazz and ballroom. Susan has a B.A. in Ancient
Studies and Archaeology, an M.B.A. and is President of Concorde
Background Investigations Inc. After a 12 year hiatus raising her 2
children, she is thrilled to be back teaching Yoga.
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Bernie Simon - Meditation Practitioner
Bernie Simon has studied and practiced Buddhism in
the Kagyu tradition for over thirty years with Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche,
Lama Gursam, and Lama Phurbu Tashi. He practices and teaches according
to the Kagyu Mahamudra tradition and has attended many teachings and
retreats at the
Tibetan Meditation Center
in Frederick, MD. He has also studied homeopathy and is a member of the
Baltimore Homeopathic Study Group. Bernie works at the Hubble Space
Telescope on the Johns Hopkins University campus as a programmer. Bernie
is a founding member of the Medicine Buddha Sangha and often leads the
Sunday meditations.
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