A B O U T . H E A T H E R
originally from northern california, heather has been living and teaching yoga in new york city since 2003. she completed the jivamukti teacher training with sharon gannon and david life while finishing her bachelors at new york university. she then completed her 800-hour advanced certification in 2008. she has continued her training, exploring a more iyengar based approach with rodney yee and colleen saidman yee at the yoga shanti 300-hour teacher training in 2010, which she now assists as a mentor. she has trained numerous new teachers at pure yoga and the shala in her personally designed mentorship program and is a guest teacher at the shala teacher training program in new york city.
her classes integrate creative vinyasa sequences with meditation, chanting, good music and spiritual philosophy. weaving scripture from both the yoga and tibetan buddhist traditions into the asana practice, her goal is to create a space for practitioners to realign themselves with conscious intention: the determining factor for all present and future happiness. she is known for her sweetness, passion and authenticity.
A B O U T . J I V A M U K T I
jivamukti yoga is one of the 9 internationally recognized schools of hatha yoga, created by sharon gannon and david life in new york city. jivamukti refers to a being who is liberated while still living in the body, with a mind, in this world.
a jivamukti yoga class threads 5 important tenets into a creatively sequenced asana practice: