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Barbara Fergusson supports and empowers her students with her relaxed, knowledgeable leadership in the classroom. Her teaching approach honors the individuality of each student, and endows them with the ability to recognize good alignment and find a correct sense of ease within each pose. Her goal is to teach students to tune into their own individual reaction to each pose, and see their practice as a series of lessons that can be applied both on the mat and in the world. A master teacher who has inspired several of her students to become teachers, Barbara began teaching yoga in 1980. She and fellow Yoga Room graduate Todd Jackson opened Portland Yoga Arts in 2002. | 503.287.1078 | e-mail |
| Tuesday | 9:00-11:00am | Levels 2-3 |
| 11:30am-1:00pm | Level 1 |
| Wednesday | 9:30-11:00am | Yoga for the Aging Body |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Level 1 | |
| 7:15-8:45pm | Levels 1 & 2 |
| Thursday | 9:30-11:00am | Level 1 |
| Friday | 5:30-7:00pm | First Fridays of the month, all levels |
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Todd Jackson helps students cultivate and refine their felt-sense
abilities. His teaching guides students to balance the sensations of
weight distribution, directional movement and tissue resiliency
within. Teaching since 1997, Todd is known for his skills in
sequencing, discerning eye for adjustments and friendly humor.
Welcoming all ages and fitness levels, Todd is keen to help students
build lasting health and peace. After graduating from the Advances
Studies Program at The Yoga Room in Berkeley, he continues his long-term studies with Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin. | 503.234.2020 | e-mail | website |
| Monday | 5:30-7:00pm | Level 2 |
| 7:15-8:45pm | Level 2 |
| Tuesday | 6:30-8:00am | Level 2 |
| 8:30-10:00am | Level 2 | |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Level 1 | |
| 7:15-8:45pm | Levels 2 & 3 |
| Thursday | 6:30-8:00am | Level 2 |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Level 2 | |
| 7:15-8:45pm | Level 1 |
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Leslie Sampson draws on equal parts concentration and humor. Her classes are grounded in the principles of safe asana practice, with an emphasis on balance and lift. Leslie’s classes help you build agility and stamina, raise your spirits, defy gravity and boost your sense of Self. |
| Wednesday | 5:30-7:00pm | Level 2 |
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Mindy Coolidge’s first yoga love was Vinyasa flow. She moved to an alignment-based dynamic style of yoga from a desire to focus more on healthy alignment, including the use of props to bring the poses to life. Personal experience has solidified her belief in the power of yoga to help us move beyond our fears and take an active role in our physical and emotional well being. Mindy’s classes cultivate a similar trust in the practice, emphasizing proper foundation and intentional movement. |
| Saturday | 9:30-11:00am | Level 2 |
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Jill Spencer has been using yoga to bring balance to an active lifestyle for over 20 years. She helps her students find the physical and emotional benefits of yoga practice, and guides them through traditional yoga poses with confidence and compassion. She is a graduate of the Portland Yoga Arts Advanced Studies Program, and has been teaching since 2008. She has also studied with Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin of The Yoga Room in Berkeley, California, as well as Julie Gudmestad and Julie Lawrence. Jill is also the Portland Yoga Arts studio manager. |
| Monday | 5:30-7:00pm | Levels 1 & 2 |
| 7:15-8:45pm | Level 1 | |
| Friday | 5:30-7:00pm | Third Fridays of the month, all levels |
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Kelly Criglow has been practicing yoga for 10 years, studying at Portland Yoga Arts for the last three. Kelly presents the Core Strength class to help students develop a strong foundation for their everyday lives as well as their yoga practices. She's eager to help you find the strength within and bring that vitality to your muscles, bones and joints. |
| Tuesday | 6:00-7:00pm | Pre-natal Yoga |
| Wednesday | 11:00am-1:00pm | Level 1 |
| Thursday | 9:30-11:00am | Core Strength |
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Viva Mertlich incorporates elements of Pilates-style strength training into her yoga classes. As a mother of three young children, she knows a regular yoga practice brings health and balance to mind and body. Viva is an enthusiastic and friendly teacher who shares her love of life and yoga with her students.
She graduated from Portland Yoga Art's Advanced Studies Teacher Training program in 2010. |
| Tuesday | 6:00-7:00pm | Pre-natal Yoga, rotating staff |
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Robin Gumpert is a PYA Advanced Studies graduate, teacher and dedicated student of yoga. She enjoys riding her bike on the streets of Portland and racing through cyclocross terrain. Her classes emphasize healthy alignment, strong foundation, and fluid breath as tools to support life’s other activities. All active bodies will benefit from her classes. |
| Wednesday | 7:15-8:45pm | Levels 1 & 2 |
| Tuesday | 6:00-7:00pm | Pre-natal Yoga, rotating staff |
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Carrie Hehn is a graduate of the Portland Yoga Arts Advanced Studies Program. With extensive experience as an Occupational Therapist, Carrie skillfully assists people with a wide range of physical challenges to adapt their activities. She has been teaching a gentle yoga class since 2010. |
| Thursday | 5:30-7:00pm | Level 1 - Gentle |
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Stephanie Hayes presents her classes in a clear, well-organized and accessible manner. She integrates themes from daily life, and is inspired by her athletic background, active lifestyle, and a desire to create focus and awareness within an active mind. Stephanie's good-natured and down-to-earth approach to yoga creates a lighthearted environment, yet one instilled with a deep appreciation for the profound effects and benefits of the practice.
Stephanie became a mother in December 2010 and is excited to share a postnatal practice with other new mothers. |
| Tuesday | 6:00-7:00pm | Pre-natal Yoga, rotating staff |
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Sherrie Barger Since 2005, Sherrie has been teaching yoga to women and men in prison & drug and alcohol treatment programs. Practicing hatha yoga for over 15 years, Sherrie completed the teacher training program at Portland Yoga Arts in 2010. She now offers beginning level classes on Saturdays, welcoming all who are interested in exploring health through yoga. |
| Saturday | 9:30-11:00am | Level 1 |
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Nicole Bennett blends strength building and gentle restorative yoga poses to enable students to become more in tune with their bodies. Her use of yoga to heal from personal injuries has highlighted the importance of encouraging students to be kind and forgiving of their perceived limitations. With a thoughful nature, Nicole creates a soothing environment to recharge the spirit while providing students with a framework to begin their own home practice. |
| Tuesday | 6:00-7:00pm | Pre-natal Yoga, rotating staff |