Faculty

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Yogaversity faculty are founders of schools and methods, authors, therapists and senior trainers. Each one teaches in depth here: trainings with continuing-education hours, free mini-courses and classes.


Kathryn Templeton

Kathryn Templeton

Psychotherapist & Ayurvedic Practitioner · MA, LPC, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Kathryn Templeton has been a psychotherapist for 30 years, specializing in anxiety, depression, and complex trauma. She integrates yoga, Ayurveda, and clinical psychology. Start with her…

Ayurveda

5 trainings · 2 free coursesView profile
Bernie Clark

Bernie Clark

Yin Yoga teacher & author · Teaching since 1998

Bernie Clark has taught yoga and meditation since 1998, bringing a science background to the study of yoga and Yin Yoga. Start with his free Yin…

Anatomy · Asana · Yin

3 trainings · 2 free coursesView profile
Richard Miller

Richard Miller

Founder of the iRest Institute · PhD, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Clinical psychologist, author, and yoga nidra meditation teacher Richard Miller is the founder of the iRest Institute and co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

Meditation & Pranayama · Yoga Nidra

2 trainings · 1 free courseView profile
Doug Keller

Doug Keller

Yoga therapeutics teacher · The Therapeutic Wisdom of Yoga

Doug Keller teaches hatha yoga, pranayama, and meditation, with a focus on what yoga offers in the face of chronic pain and health issues. First initiated…

Anatomy · Asana

3 trainings · 2 free coursesView profile
Stephanie Lopez

Stephanie Lopez

President & Senior iRest Trainer, iRest Institute · LCSW, C-IAYT

Stephanie Lopez is a Gestalt psychotherapist, certified yoga therapist, and the President and Senior iRest Trainer of the iRest Institute. Start with her free yoga nidra…

Yoga Nidra

1 training · 2 free coursesView profile
Noah Maze

Noah Maze

Co-founder of The Mazé Method · E-RYT 500

Noah Mazé is known for his clear, precise, and methodical teaching style and his work expanding the quality of yoga teacher education worldwide. Start with his…

Asana

1 training · 1 free courseView profile
Christina Sell

Christina Sell

Yoga teacher, author & podcast host · Practicing since 1991, teaching since 1998

Christina Sell is known for clear, deep, and sustainable approaches to asana, sequencing, and teaching. With a master's degree in Integrative Education, she mentors yoga teachers…

Asana

1 trainingView profile
Nikki Myers

Nikki Myers

Founder of Y12SR, the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery

Nikki Myers, MBA, is a yoga therapist, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and certified Addictions Recovery Specialist. She founded Y12SR, a relapse-prevention program that integrates yoga with the…

1 trainingView profile
Kino MacGregor

Kino MacGregor

Ashtanga Yoga teacher · Author of four books

Kino MacGregor is an international Ashtanga Yoga teacher, inspirational speaker, and co-founder of Miami Life Center. Explore her approach to the practice in Ashtanga Yoga Deconstructed:…

Asana

1 trainingView profile
Jim Bennitt

Jim Bennitt

Co-founder of Tejas Yoga · Teaching since 2002

Jim Bennitt began studying yoga in 1997, started teaching in 2002, and co-founded Tejas Yoga in 2009. When he isn't on the yoga mat, he's likely…

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Sarah Garden

Sarah Garden

Yoga therapist · CBC Future 40 & YWCA Women of Distinction honoree

Sarah Garden has worked as a yoga therapist for almost two decades and pioneered yoga therapy in Saskatchewan. She has trained hundreds of yoga teachers and…

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Colin Hall

Colin Hall

Co-director of Bodhi Tree Yoga · Host of the Yoga History Podcast

Colin Hall is co-director of Bodhi Tree Yoga, host of the Yoga History Podcast, and a lecturer at the University of Regina. With a background in…

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Kat Heagberg Rebar

Kat Heagberg Rebar

Author of Yoga Inversions · Co-author of Yoga Where You Are

Kat Heagberg Rebar (E-RYT 500) has been teaching yoga for nearly two decades and is the former editor-in-chief of Yoga International. She is the author of…

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Gary Kraftsow

Gary Kraftsow

Founder & Director, American Viniyoga Institute

Gary Kraftsow has been an innovator in yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation for over 40 years, beginning his studies with T.K.V. Desikachar in 1974.…

1 free courseView profile
Ishan Tigunait

Ishan Tigunait

Executive Director, Himalayan Institute

Ishan Tigunait leads the Himalayan Institute and shares modern reflections on the ancient wisdom of the yogic and tantric traditions. He contributes to the Institute's Vishoka…

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Deborah Willoughby

Deborah Willoughby

Founding editor of Yoga International · Former President of the Himalayan Institute

Deborah Willoughby studied with Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and served as President of the Himalayan Institute from 1994 to 2008. She teaches meditation, yoga philosophy, and Vedanta.…

Philosophy

1 free courseView profile
Diana Batts

Diana Batts

Yin Yoga teacher · Assisting Bernie Clark's trainings since 2005

Diana Batts has practiced yoga since the late 1980s and taught since 2003. She trained with Bernie Clark in 2004 and has studied with Sarah Powers…

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Shari Friedrichsen

Shari Friedrichsen

Subtle body & meditation teacher · C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Shari Friedrichsen has been teaching and studying yoga for more than 40 years and is a key facilitator at the Himalayan Institute’s Teacher Training and Professional…

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