JANUARY 2012 DROP IN CLASS SCHEDULE   Click here for class descriptions...

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
10am level I ellen   5:45pm level I/II rachel 7:30pm level I jennifer	10am level I/II rebecca   6:30pm level I/II ellen	10am level I blake   5:45pm level I galit 7:30pm level I/II tracy	10am level I/II ellen   5:45pm level I/II ellen   7:30pm level I tamar	10am level I/II ellen	9:30am level I rebecca 11:15am level II ellen	10am level II ellen 12pm level I ellen 5pm restorative jennifer

At Practice Yoga, our mission is to provide comprehensive yoga instruction to students of all ages and skill levels. Our alignment-based approach cultivates strength, flexibility, and balance in a challenging yet responsible manner. Through this practice students are guided towards a deeper awareness of the interactions of body, mind, and spirit. With a dedication to personal attention our teachers help all students develop at their own pace.

CLASSES ARE 90 MINUTES. MATS AND PROPS ARE PROVIDED.

LEVEL I: The class for beginners, focusing on fundamentals.

LEVEL I/II: Somewhere in between (not for beginners).

LEVEL II: A more challenging class for experienced practitioners.

restorative:open to all levels

Ellen Greenberg (director and founder) attended her first yoga class in 1996. She opened Practice Yoga Studio in 2002. She has practiced various styles of yoga but since 2001, her practice has been influenced most profoundly by senior Iyengar teachers Kofi Busia and Joan White. Ellen has studied with many other teachers over the years including Manouso Manos, Patricia Walden and Gabrielle Giubilaro to name a few. She is spending December of 2011 at the Ramamani Memorial Iyengar Yoga Institute of Pune, India.

Rebecca Hooper began practicing yoga in 1991, with the help of BKS Iyengar's book, Light on Yoga . She was certified to teach yoga in 2005 and since then has been a serious student of yoga philosophy. After studying different styles of yoga, Rebecca is in the process of Iyengar yoga certification. Her teachers are Joan White and Ellen Greenberg. She also studies with Kofi Busia, Carrie Owerko, and Patricia Walden. Rebecca has two sons and a background in the fine arts.

Galit Carthy came across a book called "Yoga, the Iyengar Way" in 1999 which inspired her curiosity and marked the beginning of her yoga practice and study. In the years since, she has explored several styles of yoga and has been teaching since 2002. Galit is now pursuing a certification in the Iyengar method and is mentored by her teacher Joan White. In addition to being grateful for what she has learned from her students, Galit's most influential teachers are Ellen Greenberg and Kofi Busia. She has also been privileged to study with Manuso Manos and Dean Lerner.

Jonathan Dickstein has been practicing yoga since 2003 and teaching in Philadelphia since 2006. Currently, Jonathan is pursuing Iyengar Yoga certification under the guidance of Dean and Rebecca Lerner. He studies weekly with Lara Brunn of the Iyengar Institute of New York and also travels to Boston to study with senior teacher Patricia Walden. In the summer of 2009, Jonathan was fortunate to attend a month of intermediate classes at the Ramamani Memorial Iyengar Yoga Institute of Pune, India.

Adina Ghen has been practicing yoga since 1994 and taught in New York City from 1997 to 2009. She was certified as an Integral Yoga Teacher, and became a Certified Iyengar Teacher in the Fall of 2007 under the guidance of Mary Dunn, James Murphy, and her senior teacher Brooke Myers. She studied with Geeta and Prashant Iyengar in Pune, India at RIMYI in 2004 and 2006-07. She now lives in Center City Philadelphia and Joan White is her mentor and senior teacher.

Rachel Odoroff has practiced yoga since 2000, studying in New York, Denver, and Philadelphia. She received her initial yoga training from Bliss Yoga in Woodstock, NY and continues her studies with Ellen Greenberg at Practice Yoga Studio. Rachel also works in the Philadelphia School District as a middle school math teacher.

Gregory Holt is a yoga teacher and freelance dancer. He has been practicing yoga since 2005, and received his certification in 2009, mentored by Rebecca Hooper. He has trained in body integration systems such as Feldenkrais, Bartenieff movement fundamentals, and Axis Syllabus universal motor principles. In addition to yoga, Gregory also teaches contact improvisation and dance composition. He has been studying and teaching at Practice Yoga Studio since 2009.