Pearl Street Yoga in Denver for Yoga Classes and Workshops


	Barbara "Babs" Symonds, RYT Babs teaches the heated Detox Bikram-style classes. She loves the mind, body, spirit connection and how yoga brings them into consciousness together. The mother of two grade schoolers and stepmother to three teenagers Babs brings her own humor and life experiences to her teaching - creating classes that are challenging, uplifting, and relevant to individuals working and living in today's high stress world. She feels that if your schedule doesn't allow yoga - why not change your schedule?

	Allison Zuelke, RYT Allison Zuelke holds a degree in Health and Wellness from Metro State College, and completed the Contemplative Yoga and Pre-natal Yoga Teacher Training Programs at the PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala Training Center in North Denver. Allison's teaching style includes full, steady breathing in combination with gentle, fluid movement. She has found that the awareness of breath in cooperation with movement has an enormous impact on helping to maintain the very valuable intention of staying fully present in each moment, on and off the mat. In her own practice of over five years, she has observed powerful shifts within herself that as a teacher she can help to guide for others. She believes the practice of yoga to be an opportunity for every individual to understand themselves better, and looks forward to sharing her experience of yoga with people from all walks of life and of all ages.

	Robin Peglow Berg M.A., H.H.C. Robin is a certified holistic health counselor, Integrative Life Coach and Fusion yoga instructor. With over 20 years varied teaching experience, Robin delights in creating experiences for her students. Practicing for over 10 years, yoga prompted profound life change and career path choice. Teaching yoga since 2001, Robin's approach is a "fusion" of styles, blending elements of hatha, asthanga, anusara, and power yoga with emphasis on awareness, intention, alignment and breath. Robin aims to create a unique experience each class-with a different theme and emphasis every time. An intentional balance between inspiration and physical expansion, Robin supports students to find their best practice and personal level of challenge for their greatest overall benefit.

	Ann Bortz, Psy.D., RYT Ann teaches an athletic, deeply mindful form of yoga. As both a psychologist and yoga teacher Ann is interested in the mind-body-breath connection and in yoga as meditation in motion. In addition to teaching yoga to a mainstream population, Ann started a yoga therapy program for traumatized teens in residential care a number of years ago. Her ongoing work with these teens was recently featured on 9News. Ann has also presented nationally on using Lila Yoga to address emotional reactivity and deficits in arousal modulation in a traumatized population.

	Erica Viggiano, LCSW, RD, RYT Erica has practiced yoga and mindfulness for over 15 years and studied with Erica Kaufman for the past 5 years, completing formal teacher training with the Lila Yoga Institute. Erica feels privileged to bring the gift that yoga has brought to her life, to others through teaching. Although Erica sees life and it's rich experiences as the most profound of teachers, she has also maintained licenses as a psychotherapist, nutritionist and fitness instructor for over 13 years. Erica is inspired by the inner beauty and depth of the Lila approach and her teaching seeks to cultivate the healing power of connection with the present moment through Asana, breath, sound and community.

	Doug McGhee, RYT Doug is a compassionate and gifted yoga instructor. He will challenge you physically and uplift you spiritually by his presence and peaceful way. One of the benefits of yoga is the growth and transformation that can result from a devoted practice. Our culture may not always support vulnerability and openness. A devoted asana practice allows us to experience moments of self expression and vulnerability which lead to expansion and transformation. Once we experience even one moment on our mats we can begin to step into the world with greater awareness and consciousness. A Boulder native, Doug found yoga was a nice complement to his cycling. Nine years later he continues to learn and grow in a community of amazing yoga practitioners and teachers.Doug's intention for his students is to support, guide and challenge each student's yoga practice and provide an opportunity for them to realize their true Self.

	Heather Lindemann, RYT Heather has practiced yoga for more than a decade and is a certified Lila Yoga instructor. Her passion is bringing yoga to people of all shapes, sizes and abilities. For the past three years Heather has taught Fundamentals Yoga a class designed for those new to yoga or those looking to deepen their existing practice. She has also recently added the 4:30PM Thursday Foundations class to her Pearl Street Yoga class offerings.

	Sarah Horn, RYT Sarah began practicing yoga over six years ago as a way to cope with chronic neck and shoulder pain. Over the years, yoga has provided her guidance in managing stress, making life-affirming choices, and living more joyfully. Sarah received her yoga teaching certification from Samadhi Center for Yoga and is very excited about sharing her yoga practice with the community at Pearl Street Yoga. Sarah brings her calm and gentle personality to the mat, teaching in the Hatha and Vinyasa traditions with a focus on breath and alignment.



	Emily Harmon, RYT Emily found yoga in 2000 and knew immediately that she wanted to share the joy and benefits of the practice with others. Upon moving to Denver in 2007, Emily began exploring the city’s vast yoga community and was impressed with the breadth of teachers and programs. After eight months of research, Emily found the teacher training program that perfectly fit her needs and personality at Samadhi Center for Yoga and became a certified yoga instructor in December 2008. Continuing her yogic education and to enhance her first pregnancy, Emily completed pre- and post-natal teacher training in Spring 2009. Recently freed from corporate responsibilities, Emily is embarking on her journey as a full time yoga teacher. She teaches vinyasa, restorative, pre/postnatal yoga, as well as yoga for children and teens. Emily is passionate about spreading the joy of yoga to all ages with kindness and gratitude.




	Tracey Lanham , RYT Tracey has been practicing yoga since 2000. After studying with Erica Kaufman, the founder of Lila yoga, she became a certified Lila yoga teacher in 2005. Tracey strives to teach classes that are accessible to all students, focusing on mental clarity and meditation in motion. Her classes explore living in the moment and accessing the joy that is available to us all. She believes in the power of yoga to help find balance in life and to help people be comfortable in their own skin. While not practicing or teaching yoga, Tracey works as a neurophysiologist assisting surgeons in the operating room.

	Kate Simpson, RYT Kate teaches hot yoga and loves sharing her energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and humor in the welcoming and laid back atmosphere at Peal Street Yoga. She began her dedicated yoga journey 6 years ago and completed her hot yoga training 2008. “For me yoga was a way of getting a workout, a massage, seeing a counselor and going to church all at once” says Kate. “And ironically, it turned out to be even more.” She has a BA from the University of Colorado. She finds yoga brings balance and gratitude to her life as a full time mother of two boys, Realtor, writer, personal maid, chef and chauffeur. Kate is happy and honored to share her practice with you. “Just show up and it works like a charm!”

	Meredith Wakelyn

	Jeff Gima, RYT Jeff Gima is a Denver native who came to the practice of yoga five years ago. He attributes his understanding and passion to teach from many years of living and traveling in other cities and countries and from the many yogis that have come into his life. His teachings originate from Hatha and Anusara influences that has opened an exploration into the many ways yoga touches people's lives. Spending part of 2009 in ashrams including Sri Ramanasramam in Tiruvannamalai, India, Jeff infuses his teachings with respect and attention to the wisdom of his students.

	Shruthi Bajaj, MA, RYT Because of yoga, I am able to live true to my deepest philosophies: do what I love, create and nurture connections within the community, and continually inquire into and expand the boundaries of my life. These philosophies served as guides through a career transition, a yoga teacher training at Samadhi Center for Yoga, a resulting social transformation, a long inward-seeking journey to the Eastern Hemisphere as well as the mountains of Colorado, and back to my teaching practice here in Denver. I look forward to sharing the traditions of yoga nidra, meditation, and healing ayurvedic cooking -- and watching the uncovering and blooming of your authentic truths!

	Stephen Jeffries, Dharma Punx Group Leader

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