Judith Hirt M.Y.Ed. Certified Hatha and Raja Yoga Instructor. Judith has been practicing Hatha and Raja Yoga since 1975 and has taught in SF since 1985. Primarily influenced be the Iyengar approach, she incorporates more traditional practices as well as contempory approaches.
Joanne Delli GattiCertified Hatha Yoga Instructor at the 200 hour level, Joanne continues to study with Judith Hirt towards a 500 hour intensive certification on a 1-on-1 basis. She began practicing yoga in the U.K. in the 70's, and has explored various styles of asana. Since regularly attending the Studio for the last 7 years, she has deepened her personal practice within the broad scope of Hatha Yoga, with influences of the Iyengar method in regards to alignment. She has primarily been teaching a gentle, mindfully based beginner's level class, sensitively focusing on bringing the practice accessible to students of varying levels, and respecting their ever-changing stages of development.
Kathryn ZaccarelloKathryn began her journey when she went to college in 2006. She started working at different yoga studios as a work trader. As her asana practice improved, her curiosity for spirituality intertwined with yoga was awakened. After self-studies she began researching teacher trainings. Once she graduated from Lake Forest College, she moved downtown and started teacher training at Moksha Yoga Center in Chicago. In this transformative year she discovered her dharma in serving others through teaching yoga.
In yoga we connect to our inner light, essence, or soul, and learn that the answers to our questions cannot be found outside. Spirituality enters into our practice through "Aparigraha" (non-possessiveness, one of the yamas) as we explore, our inner light radiates. Asana helps create space so that we can see our truest self. The benefits of yoga are immeasurable.
As a certified teacher of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, Kathryn focuses on the subtle aspects of practice by incorporating meditation, alignment, bandhas, breath, dristi, and mindfulness. She uses intention as a direction with an emphasis on cultivating the students' awareness of what they personally need from their practice. She believes yoga is all around us, and with this awareness the student opens to experiencing the world in a new expression. She continues to expand her knowledge in yoga and philosophy through regular trainings, seminars, workshops and study with master teachers Aadil Palkhivala, founder of Purna yoga, and Daren Friesen, founder of Moksha Yoga.
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