"You knock
at the door of Reality.
You shake your thought-wings,
loosen your shoulders,
and open."
EXPERIENCE:
Yoga Instructor:
Caliper Technologies,
Mountain View, CA 9/00-Present
(Stress management, advanced yoga & deep relaxation)
The Decathlon
Club, Santa Clara, CA 9/00-Present
(Sports injuries, prenatal, seniors, all levels)
Yoga Explorations,
Sunnyvale, CA 9/00-Present
(Prenatal and all levels)
Kaiser Hospital,
Santa Clara, CA 6/97-12/00
(Seniors, various health issues, all levels)
The Gale Group,
Foster City, CA 7/94-10/98
(Stress management, advanced yoga& deep relaxation)
Sunnyvale,
CA Community Center 9/92-12/00
(Prenatal and all levels)
Supreme Court
Athletic Club 5/96-9/00
(Advanced yoga poses)
California
Yoga Center, Palo Alto, CA 9/95-9/98
(Prenatal, postpartum, and restorative yoga)
Good Samaritan
Hospital, Los Gatos, CA 8/96-10/98
(Yoga for those with heart disease)
McCandless
Towers Athletic Club 9/92-/9/96
(Advanced yoga)
Group and Private Instruction 1986-1992
CERTIFICATIONS:
Yoga with Heart:
6/20/98
Adapting Yoga for
People with Heart Disease
By: Nischala
Devi, Amy Gage & Judith Lasater
Based on Dr. Dean
Ornish’s
“Program for Reversing Heart
Disease”
Eight-day certification
Yoga Teacher
Certification: 5/23/86
Siddha Yoga, Three-Month
Teacher Certification
Multiple Yoga
Workshops & Teacher Trainings with:
Donna Fahri, Lilias Folan, Judith Lasatar, Elise Miller,
Kali Ray, Erich Shiffman, and Yoga Journal Conferences.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of
Arts, English Literature 12/1982
University of Tennessee
PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY:
My objective is to help my students to open their bodies and let the asanas (poses) flower from the inside, rather than impose or force them from the outside. My instruction is challenging, yet not straining, with the focus on the breath and the way the asanas feel on an innate, sustained, and personal level. The atmosphere in each class is one of flow and deep release. I encourage students to use their own inner resources, such as their breathing and internal awareness to make each class fully enjoyable for themselves. Students have noticed and reported back with the following effects after taking my yoga classes:
A great night’s sleep; increased concentration; heightened joy and appreciation of life; better posture; more comfortable back, easier pregnancy, labor and delivery; less aches and pains; and a deeper sense of self-acceptance.
TESTIMONIALS:
"I would highly recommend Jennifer as a Yoga Instructor in any setting, but most especially in a hospital setting, where her extensive knowledge of yoga and health concerns are a wonderful asset to members and employees alike."
Anne Marie
Hallada,
Director of Health Education
Kaiser Permanente,
Santa Clara, CA
"Haydon creates a very calm and focused atmosphere that allows people to work at their own level. Her soothing voice and helpful instruction encourage students to strive for their personal goals without straining their bodies."
Alexandra Costa,
Editor
Gale Group Employee
Newsletter,
In Context
"I am eternally grateful for Jennifer’s prenatal yoga class and her coaching during the birth of my second child. I did not practice yoga during my first pregnancy and experienced such an easier second pregnancy and delivery with the help of prenatal yoga. Yoga helped me cope with, and even enjoy, the changes my body and mind were experiencing during my pregnancy."
Susan Peters,
Mother & Homemaker
"I have been a teacher for almost 30 years and I have been a teacher evaluator for a long time, Jennifer is an excellent teacher. Many teachers know their subject, but only a small number have the insight and personality to make that a gift for someone else. Keep up the good work Jennifer!"
Jim Urhausen,
Counseling Dept.
Chair & Summer Principal
Bellarmine College Preparatory
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