Larry and Matt lead most of the sessions in our Yoga Teacher Training program. Gennie leads classes in specialty areas such as prenatal yoga and substitutes as needed. They have a wealth of Yoga teaching experience. Larry started teaching in 1971, Matt started teaching in 1976, and Gennie started in 1979. In addition, we frequently bring in nationally known guest teachers to add depth and breadth to the program. We most recently hosted Swami Sankarananda in 2014 and 2015, and have also recently hosted Manju Pattahbi Jois and Swami Shantanand Saraswati.

Larry Terkel E-RYT-500

Matt Lerner E-RYT-500

Gennie Tierney RN, RYT

Larry is the Founder and President of the Spiritual Life Society and Matt is the Director of Yoga Teacher Training and founder of YogaTeacher.org. Both have traveled extensively and have full-time executive positions at local companies. You can learn more about each by clicking on their pictures above. In addition, we subscribe to the Spiritual Life Society's Ethical Guidelines for Yoga Teachers and to Yoga Alliance's Code of Conduct for Registered Yoga Teachers. We expect our graduates to also follow these guidelines and code of conduct.

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• Swami Sankarananda :"...inner peace, world peace, and everything in between..."
  Swami Sankarananda is an American, a former businessman, and is best known for his coast-to-coast walks which he uses to promote peace. During his long walks he has learned many lessons, and shares them with those he meets along the way. He is a student and teacher of peace, and has been inspired by the work and life of Peace Pilgrim. Learn more about him at www.steps4peace.weebly.com. Click here to visit him on Facebook.

• Manju Pattahbi Jois
  Manju Jois, Ashtanga Yoga guru of Mysore, South India, is the oldest son of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, recognized worldwide as one of the foremost authorities on Ashtanga Yoga.

• Swami Shantanand Saraswati (a.k.a. Shantji)
  Shantji does not practice or promote the orthodox values of any religion, but has a passion for teaching and sharing the wisdom of Raja Yoga, meditation, and "Non-Doing" or the "Spontaneous Flow of Life."

Click here to watch a talk from Swami Sankarananda given in 2015.



Swami Shantanand leads a workshop at the Old Church on the Green in Hudson.
Click here to see Shantji on YouTube!

Other visiting teachers we've had in the past:

• Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D., Spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute, yogi, and author.
  
• Rudolph Ballentine, MD, author of: Science of Breath; Radical Healing, Diet and Nutrition; Transition to Vegetarianism
  
• Yogiraj Behramji, (Behram Guard) great Yogi, teacher, and author of: Yogasana for Health
  
• Swami Bawra (Brahmrishi Vishvatma Bawraji), teacher and founder of Brahmrishi Mission International.
  
• Sam Dworkis, Teacher, yogi, and author.Sam has been teaching since 1975 and was an early student of BKS Iyengar. After many trips to India, was senior-certified by Iyengar in 1985.
  

Teachers for our weekly Yoga classes:

• Carson Heiner, RYT-500, Longtime student of Manju Jois and teacher of our Power Yoga class
• Gennie Tierney, RN, RYT-200 , Teaching Yoga since 1979, has more experience that most E-RYT-500s.
• Jodi Fill, RYT-200, Also teaches Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Children, and meditation.
• Larry Terkel, E-RYT-500, Founder and Director of the Spiritual Life Society
• Lisa Thiel, E-RYT-500, Hatha Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga
• Matt Lerner, E-RYT-500, Director of Yoga Teacher Training and founder of YogaTeacher.org
• Nancy Holland Meyers, RYT-200, Hatha Yoga, founder of Free Akron Yoga
• Nichole Catalano-Miller, CYT, Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Children's Yoga
• Robb Blain, E-RYT-200, Hatha Yoga

Graduates of our RYS-200 Yoga Teacher Training and Certification Program, and
Ethical Guidelines for Yoga Teachers

We are proud that our graduates have rated us 4.79 out of 5 stars on the Yoga Alliance website. Click here to read their reviews here. If you would like to talk to Yoga Teachers that have graduated from our program, you can find a list here. We have tried to provide recent links to their Facebook or Yoga Alliance pages if you wish to contact them, or you can contact us, and we can give their contact information. Our instructors subscribe to the Spiritual Life Society's Ethical Guidelines for Yoga Teachers and to Yoga Alliance's Code of Conduct for Registered Yoga Teachers. We expect our graduates to also follow these guidelines and code of conduct.