William Prottengeier has been practicing yoga since 1975. He founded the Minneapolis Yoga Workshop in 1979, where he continues to teach. He trained with BKS Iyengar in India, and is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. His primary teacher in the U.S. is Ramanand Patel. William brings the perspectives of Patanjali, Vipassana, Vedanta, and Tibetan Nature of Mind traditions to the practice of asana. His teaching emphasis is on asana as a practice that reveals our inherent freedom, by developing concentration and precision in asana practice, and mindfulness and compassion in daily living.

William: (612) 253-5115 or mplsyogaworkshop@gmail.com


Level 1 Beginners
Tuesday 6:00–7:20 pm
Wednesday 6:00–7:20 pm

Level 2
Tuesday 7:30–9:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30–11:00 am
Saturday 10:30 am–12:00 pm

Level 2-3
Thursday 5:30–7:15 pm

Level 3
Wednesday 7:30–9:15 am

Level 4
Thursday 9:00–11:00 am

Mixed Level
Friday 7:00–8:30 am

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Betsy Ricker has been studying Yoga since 1986 with William Prottengeir. She is certified and continues to study Kripalu Yoga. She also studies with Beryl Bender Birch. In 2007, she was certified to present Yoga Ed's "Tools for Teachers" professional development program. Betsy volunteers weekly at the Courage Center, assisting Matt Sanford's Adaptive Yoga program. Her teachings emphasize the development of compassion and inner wisdom through the awareness of the mind, body and spirit connection.

Betsy: (612) 702-8609 or betsyyoga@earthlink.net


Level 1 Beginners
Saturday 9:00–10:15 am


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Laura Kennedy received her certification to teach classical Astanga Yoga from Mount Madonna Center in 1996. She has studied yoga with many teachers. Baba Hari Dass is her primary teacher. She has traveled and studied in India, Nepal and Tibet. During her time in India, she completed a pilgramage in Almore region at the foothills of the Hiamayas. In 2004, she circumabulated Mt. Kailas in Tibet. She continues to study with Baba Hari Dass, and participates in retreats at MMC at least once a year.
 
In 1999 she began the study of Zen with Byakuren Judith Ragir, Guiding Teacher at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul. Byakuren introduced her to the Medicine Buddha and the practice of sesshin (silent intensive meditation retreat). In November 2012, Byakuren Judith Ragir ordained Laura as a Zen priest. Both Baba Hari Dass and Byakuren are important teachers to Laura. Both have trained her to skillfully apply the practice of Zen and Yoga in the service of all, and specifically to those in trauma. The blending of these two beautiful traditions supports the ability to compassionately respond to the immediate moment.

Laura: (612) 343-8851or casamaya@MSN.com


Level 1
Sunday 2:00–3:30 pm


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Maria Tierney, has been practicing yoga since 1999 and began teaching yoga in 2005. She continues to study with Senior teachers in the B.K.S. Iyengar tradition. She is a dancer, choreographer and teacher since 1990 and is also a Reiki Master. She blends these body, mind sensibilities into the creative spirit of her yoga teaching.

Maria: (612) 722-5220 or tmtierney@mac.com


Level 1-2
Monday 8:00–9:15 am



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Amy Samson-Burke, MPT, CYT-C. Amy has been studying yoga since 2000 and has been a practicing licensed physical therapist since 1990. She is in the final stages of her training as a certified yoga therapist. She has apprenticed with William Prottengeier and continues to study with him. Amy also works with yoga teacher, Matthew Sanford, in his adapted yoga program at Courage Center in Golden Valley, MN. Her focus has been the incorporating the principles of yoga into her physical therapy practice, where she has witnessed the powerful, transformational changes that are possible with yoga. Amy wishes to share this experience in her Ambulatory Adaptive Yoga Class with those who feel they may be  limited from participating in a traditional yoga class.

Amy: (612) 859-4541 or amy@mindbodysolutions.org

Ambulatory Adaptive Yoga
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:00 am

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Christine Ojala has been a student of yoga since 1996. She holds two yoga teacher certifications and a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Minnesota. Her teaching reflects her background in the Ashtanga vinyasa system and the Iyengar yoga tradition. Christine considers William Prottengeier to be her primary teacher and is honored to be teaching in his space. Other major influences include Angela Farmer, Ramanand Patel, and many senior Ashtanga teachers, including Sri K. Pattahbi Jois.

Christine: (612) 804-4493 or christine.ojala@gmail.com

Vinyasa Yoga
Note: Christine 's Sunday 8:30–10:00 am class will resume in September.

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