Faculty and Administrators for the Teacher Training Programs
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Director and Administrator of the Training Programs
JJ
Gormley-Etchells, Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), Yoga Educator
and Yoga Therapist, is the founder of Sun & Moon Yoga Studios in
Virginia, Eureka Yoga School in Montana and Surya Chandra Healing Yoga
in Virginia. She is the Director and Chief School Administrator for
the training programs as well as the main teacher for the programs.
JJ
began practicing yoga in 1979. She studied from many different
traditions. Most of the yoga taught in the US at that time was simply
called Hatha Yoga, later JJ discovered more detail about what "style"
these teachers were teaching her. Her first yoga experience was at the
local recreation center, her teacher, Gerta Goldberg taught "Hatha
Yoga" in a style that was a blend of Iyengar (known for their attention
to alignment) and other types as well as Feldenkrais (gentle healing
movements) that Gerta was learning.
Over the decade of the 80s
JJ took classes in other traditions (including: Kripalu, Sivananda, and
Kundalini yoga). She received her first yoga certification from the
White Lotus Yoga Center in Santa Barbara, CA under Ganga White. In
1989 she began teaching yoga and began studying Iyengar yoga more
seriously. She studied from the Iyengar center in Maryland (Unity
Woods) under Carol Cavanaugh and John Schumacher and took many Teacher
Trainings in the Iyengar tradition. She also studied a great deal from
Patricia Walden and other "senior" Iyengar yoga teachers.
In the
mid-1990s she began to branch out of Iyengar Yoga and studied with
Rodney Yee, John Friend and Erich Schiffmann. In 1994 JJ opened up Sun
& Moon Yoga Studio in VA and began teaching teachers. She herself
continued her studies and underwent John Friend's Anusara training and
was among the first few individuals to receive Anusara certification.
In
2002 she met Kausthub Desikachar and fell in love with the teachings
from "The Heart of Yoga" by TKV Desikachar. She went to Chennai, India
to study from Kausthub and the tradition of yoga teaching commonly
called "Vini Yoga,"but also known as KYM teachings (the institute in
Chennai is known as KYM (Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram). In the U.S.
this tradition is also called KHYF or HYF for Krishnamacharya Healing
Yoga Foundation (an international organization) or the Healing Yoga
Foundation (located in San Francisco). In 2007 she entered into a
4-year training program for Yoga Therapists with the KHYF.
She
continues her studies of yoga and knows that she will always be a
student of yoga. She loves her diverse background and calls her yoga
education "well-rounded." She draws from each tradition she has
studied, seeing the good in all and uses what she loves and what
resonates with her heart.
JJ teaches yoga poses from the
perspective of the energetic body and staying connected to the earth
energetically (being well-grounded). She'll look at the structure of
the body and what is happening with the bones at and around each of the
main energy centers (Chakras). She Teaches how the bones move at each
of these Chakras to create more space at the joints so one can move
with better freedom and release stuck energy.
JJ has appeared in
Washingtonian Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Pause Magazine and has
five (5) DVD's, one (1) chanting CD and has written training manuals
and study guides for her programs. These are also available for sale
on line to other teaching programs. She has been invited to teach at
numerous places within the US and abroad. International accolades
include Bali, Indonesia, Peru, Laos, Cambodia, Mexico, Canada, Coasta
Rica. Her US endeavors include the prestigious Feathered Pipe Ranch,
Montana, Gray Bear Lodge and Retreat Center, Tennesssee and the Ojai
Crib, California. She is in the process of writing a book, "Yoga
Therapy Through the Chakras" with Megan Sullivan, illustrations by
Terry Strayer. Stay tuned for details of the book release. She is a
member and Secretary of the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga
Foundation-North America Association, member of the Gray Bear Yoga
Sanga and a member of International Association of Yoga Therapists
(IAYT).
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Instructors at each facility
Instructors at each facility to assist in teaching the program are the owner’s and/or senior teaching faculty of the yoga studio.
Laura Tyree is the owner of Dragonfly Yoga Studies in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Laura first trained with Jan Campbell and the rigorous Iyengar Yoga method in 1986. She began teaching in 1990 continued to study with Erich Schiffmann and Rodney Yee. Her current studies in yoga therapy are inspired by her teachers JJ Gormley-Etchells and Doug Keller.
Moira Anderson is the owner of River Rock Yoga in Ocean Springs, MS. Her current studies in yoga therapy are inspired by her teachers including JJ Gormley-Etchells.
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Instructors and Adjunct Faculty
Because these training programs are offered in various locations across the country and abroad, instructors are specific to various locals. Adjunct faculty are brought –in to teach at each locale include:
Kausthub Desikachar is the son and student of TKV Desikachar. He brings is vast knowledge, sense of humor and brilliant teaching style to the classroom. Kausthub is also known for working with clients one-on-one. Kausthub teaches workshops at various locations across the globe.
Chase Bossart is a long time student of TKV Desikachar. He brings his vast knowledge of yoga including sanskrit, philosophy, knowledge of asana, pranayama, meditation, chanting all toward Yoga Therapy to his teachings. he is known for his easy nature, sense of humor and brilliant teaching style presenting many esoteric topics for the western mind. Chase teaches workshops across the nation.
Sonia Nelson is a long time student of TKV Desikachar. She brings her vast knowledge of yoga including sanskrit, philosophy, knowledge of vedic chanting, asana, pranayama, meditation. Sonia is the owner/founder/director of the Vedic Chant Center in New Mexico.
Marie Schum-Brady, M.D. is a medical doctor located in Arlington, VA. Dr. Schum-Brady teaches many anatomy and physiology classes at the 300-hour level, 700-hour level and 1500-hour level.
Brendan Feeley, N.D. is a naturopathic doctor, ayurvedic and homeopacthic practitioner, Jyotisha expert (Vedic astrology) located in Rockville, MD. Dr. Feeley teaches Eastern Anatomy and Physiology and Ayurveda.
Donna Lannes, R.N. is a registered nurse located in Centreville, VA. Donna teaches many anatomy and physiology classes at the 300-hour level, 700-hour level and 1500-hour level as well as CPR.
Karen Fountain, C.M.R is a certified medical representative from the CMR Institute, Roanoke, VA and is located in Houston, TX.
Dean Campbell is an ayurvedic and yoga practioner located in Salt Lake City, UT. Dean teaches ayurveda and yoga therapy classes.
Rev. Cynthia Snodgrass is an ordained Episcopal priest, and has studied Sanskrit extensively with Vyaas Houston of the American Sanskrit Institute, as well as at Harvard University. Cynthia teaches Sanskrit.
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