go to: Iyengar Presenters Mon Oct 13–Fri Oct 17, 2025 go to: Iyengar Sessions |
This is the Full Listing of Festival Presenters Mon Oct 13–Sun Oct 19, 2025 |
go to: Open Weekend Presenters Fri Oct 17–Sun Oct 19, 2025 go to: Open Weekend Sessions |
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Stan Andrzejewski | Marla Apt | Olop Arpipi | Victoria Austin | Sherri Baptiste | Gitte Bechsgaard | Ros Bell | Sophie Boller | Nora Burnett | Paul Cabanis | Cristina Costa | Anna Delury | Mary Devore | George Dovas | Erin Ehlers | Aileen Epstein Ignadiou | Ruth Fisk | Gloria Goldberg | Eden Goldman | Alan Goode | Gail Grossman | Sheila Haswell | Jeanne Heileman | Juliet Heizman | Justin Herold | Holly Hoffmann | Greta Kent-Stoll | Magi Khoo | Gary Kraftsow | Maya Lev | Pixie Lillas | Elana Maggal | Simon Marrocco | Amey Mathews | Ginny Nadler | Jaki Nett | Jayne Orton | Aadil Palkhivala | Larry Payne | Shiva Rea | Cathy Rogers Evans | Ila Sarley | Antonio Sausys | Carrie Schneider | John Schumacher | Wendelin Scott | Maria Shatlanova | Peter Sterios | Maxine Tobias | Patricia Walden | Lisa Walford | Joan White | Anat Zahor | Kate Zuckerman |
Gail Grossman, is Yoga Educator, Author & Guide. Gail has been sharing the gift of yoga for decades. She educates and supports Yoga Students & Teachers to develop their skills and maximize the benefits of this ancient prac … … … read more … … …
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I have been practicing Iyengar Yoga for almost 50 years and teaching for nearly 43 years. I qualified as a Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher (now called Level 3) in 2000 and I have given most of my working life to studying and teaching, mostly here in the UK but also across Europe.
I began my yoga experience in 1974 whilst at university. My mum, Lilian Biggs (also my teacher until her death in 2005) sent me a copy of 'Light on Yoga' by BKS Iyengar She had just come across this style of yoga and was sure I would be interested. As a rece … … … read more … … …
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My biggest desire is to help teachers deepen their practice beyond the physical and to connect yogis to their Center, to realize that they already ARE all that they need to be.
I was introduced to yoga while studying at the American Conservatory Theatre, (ACT) in San Francisco, intent on becoming a respected actress. It was 1985. After a few major turns in life, from acting to getting an M.A. degree to working in the arts management world, I quit everything and took a yoga teacher training. It was 19 … … … read more … … …
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I became involved in meditation and mystical studies, at an early age. The passion of my mystical quest, drove me to study and investigate many paths. In 1984, I began my practice of Iyengar yoga and started teaching in 1985. Having trained with some of the finest senior teachers, I completed my courses at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of S.F. and was certified in 1990. Ruth Fisk and I , co-founded Yoga Center Santa Cruz, in 1986.
I was strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, Taoism and Vedanta.
My studies led me into several martial arts … … … read more … … …
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Stan Andrzejewski | Marla Apt | Olop Arpipi | Victoria Austin | Sherri Baptiste | Gitte Bechsgaard | Ros Bell | Sophie Boller | Nora Burnett | Paul Cabanis | Cristina Costa | Anna Delury | Mary Devore | George Dovas | Erin Ehlers | Aileen Epstein Ignadiou | Ruth Fisk | Gloria Goldberg | Eden Goldman | Alan Goode | Gail Grossman | Sheila Haswell | Jeanne Heileman | Juliet Heizman | Justin Herold | Holly Hoffmann | Greta Kent-Stoll | Magi Khoo | Gary Kraftsow | Maya Lev | Pixie Lillas | Elana Maggal | Simon Marrocco | Amey Mathews | Ginny Nadler | Jaki Nett | Jayne Orton | Aadil Palkhivala | Larry Payne | Shiva Rea | Cathy Rogers Evans | Ila Sarley | Antonio Sausys | Carrie Schneider | John Schumacher | Wendelin Scott | Maria Shatlanova | Peter Sterios | Maxine Tobias | Patricia Walden | Lisa Walford | Joan White | Anat Zahor | Kate Zuckerman |