Integral Yoga Institute New York

Arturo Peal is a Certified Yoga therapist who holds a Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine and practices Craniosacral Therapy. He has been involved in the "alternative" health-care field for more than 30 years teaching anatomy and physiology for yoga teacher trainings, body workers, and for other movement specialists. He integrates his expertise in anatomy, Kinesiology, Chinese Medicine, and the healing process to present a multidimensional understanding of the human body. As an educator, is able to relate the complexities of anatomy and physiology to the practice of yoga. His weekly Therapeutic Yoga classes at the Yoga Dojo in Santa Barbara, attend to the needs of students who because of injury or infirmity are unable to do a traditional yoga practice. www.bodystudies.com

Beth Donnelly Cabán is a Hatha Yoga teacher who specialized in prenatal yoga, yoga for labor and delivery, and yoga for new moms and babies. She is a certified yoga instructor (Integral Yoga Institute), a certified midwife assistant (The Farm) and a labor support doula (DONA). Beth is a certified childbirth educator (CEA/MNY) and has trained with Janet Balaskas and Michel Odent at the Active Birth Centre in London. www.bethcaban.com

Beth Hinnen has been teaching yoga since 2001 and involved in the Integral Yoga Teacher Training Program since 2007. She is certified to teach Hatha I, II, III, Prenatal and Raja Yoga by Integral Yoga. She studied with Mukunda Stiles, completing a 2 year certification as a Structural Yoga Therapist, and is also certified in Therapeutic Yoga. Since 2001 she has taught yoga at corporations, colleges, privately and in several studios.

Boris Pisman, is a New York State licensed mental health counselor specializing in the field of anxiety and OCD. He has more than 20 years experience teaching Yoga and Meditation. www.treatocd.com

Cheri Clampett, E-RYT is co-author of The Therapeutic Yoga Kit and a certified yoga therapist and instructor. She has co-led the Integrative Yoga Therapy Teacher Training and has presented Therapeutic Yoga at the White Lotus Foundation Teacher Training, Integral Yoga Institute, Himalayan Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, and the Rusk Institute at NYU Medical Center. Cheri currently teaches yoga at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. As a certified Yoga Therapist, Cheri focuses on the healing aspects of yoga: freeing the body, breath and flow of energy through practicing with awareness, compassion and love. www.chericlampett.com www.therapeuticyogatraining.com

Dianne (Rashmi) Galliano, R.Y.T., is a certified Gentle, Hatha II, and Hatha III Integral Yoga Teacher and has been teaching at IYI since 2006. Dianne certified as a Prana Yoga teacher with Jeff Migdow, M.D. through the Open Center in NYC; Vinyasa Yoga with Stephanie Keach in Asheville, North Carolina; Prenatal with Suzanne Cardinal, "Into this World" Yoga; Reiki levels 1 and 2 with Tom Capshew; Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff at The Breathing Project, NYC; and she is a "Relax and Renew" trainer certified through Judith Lasater.

Inga (Ishwari) Benson, R.Y.T., M.A., D.T.R., is Integral Yoga certified in Hatha I and II and Prenatal Yoga; she is also a registered dance therapist. She uses Yoga and dance to facilitate integration and healing in group and private classes for adults and children.

Judi Hamsa Spagnola has been teaching yoga since 1988 and received her certification from Integral Yoga Institute in 1989. She teaches yoga full time at her studio, The Bay Ridge Yoga Center and has taught at senior community centers as well as teaching chair yoga and working with the MS population. She brings compassion, warmth, and an open heart to all of her students.

Kali Morse E-RYT (500 hours) is Director of the Teacher Training Programs at the NY IYI. She has been practicing and teaching Yoga since the 1970s. In addition to teaching Yoga at Integral Yoga Kali also teaches Yoga to undergraduate students in the Physical Education Department at Barnard College. She is certified to teach Integral Hatha I, II, III, Meditation, Prenatal and Postpartum, Children’s and Therapeutic Yoga.

Kelly Devi is a certified Integral Yoga Hatha I, Prenatal, and Postpartum teacher and a labor support doula. She has worked for ten years in the social services field and is currently in training development.

Lara is certified in Hatha, Prenatal/Postpartum and Therapeutic Yoga (Integral Yoga Institute) and is a certified APOR practitioner (Approche Posturo-Respiratoire). Along with her group classes she offers Birth and early postpartum workshops for couples, Physical care and training for the postpartum period and Integrated pelvic floor health for women at all stages of life. www.larakohnthompson.com

Rev. Achala Matthew Godino is a certified Integral Yoga Hatha I, Gentle Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga, and Raja Yoga instructor. He currently serves on IYI’s staff as Kirtan coordinator, program facilitator, and database administrator. Achala is enjoying several years in recovery.

Rudra Sisco has practiced Yoga for over two decades and has been on the teacher training staff of IYI for over 10 years. He teaches in a variety of settings, including those dedicated to substance abuse recovery and cancer care, where he was the main teacher in a pilot program studying Yoga’s effect on cancer patients. He is certified to teach Integral Yoga levels I, II, and III and Raja Yoga.

Shankar Impagliazzo has been a student of Yoga, Zen, and martial arts. He has taught at IYI for over 20 years, including serving as an instructor for IYI's Meditation Teacher Training.

Sonia Sumar started teaching Yoga for children with special needs after the birth of her second daughter Roberta, in 1970. Roberta was born with Down Syndrome, a Genetic disorder characterized by mental retardation and other developmental delays. The changes Sonia saw in Roberta lead her to attend a Yoga Teacher Training program and in 1972 she received her certification. Sonia holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education and has taught at the elementary school level. She has conducted workshops and has addressed special education programs and symposia in Londres, Brazil, and throughout South America. In 1980 she founded the Integral Yoga Center of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which is now headed by her daughter Renata. In September of 2001 Sonia opened the National Headquarters for Yoga for the Special Child, Satchidananda Yoga Center in Evanston, Illinois. She continues to teach children and adults and offers specialized training courses to Yoga teachers and other professionals who wish to learn her methods. Sonia is a member and recognized by: Yoga Alliance; IYTA - Integral Yoga Teachers Association; YREC - Yoga Research Educational Center; & IAYT - International Association of Yoga Therapists. Yoga For The Special Child: How can yoga help children with special needs? (pdf format, 151kb) Darlene Dowling meets yoga innovator Sonia Sumar (Bound 2010)

Swami Asokananda, a monk for over 30 years, has been a Teacher Training instructors for over 25 years. He helped to develop and facilitates the Intermediate and Advanced Integral Yoga Hatha Teacher Training programs, which he has taught to students in many parts of the world. He is also a scholar of the Bhagavad Gita. His popular classes and workshops on this great Indian scripture make it accessible and useful to modern spiritual seekers.

Swami Karunananda, an Integral Yoga teacher since 1971, has taught in a wide array of settings. She developed the Integral Yoga Teacher Training programs in Raja Yoga and in Pranayama and Meditation. She has served as president of Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia and as director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in San Francisco and Santa Barbara. She currently serves as vice president, overseeing the Office of Spiritual Development at the Ashram.

Swami Ramananda is the President of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the teachings of yoga into daily life, and coping with stress, depression, and anger. He leads advanced level yoga teacher training programs in NYC, and offers a variety of workshops in many locations around the country. He is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals.

Taravati Tania Turcinovic has been teaching Yoga since her certification in 1998. Her belief is that the practice of Yoga is accessible to anyone, anywhere, regardless of physical condition or cultural background.