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William Prottengeier,
founder and director of the Minneapolis
Yoga Workshop, is a Certified Iyengar instructor. He
has been practicing yoga since 1975, and teaching yoga
since 1979. He studied with Swami Veda Bharati (Pandit
Usharbudh Arya) for 15 years. Williams teaching flows
from the Hatha Yoga tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar, with
Ramanand Patel as his primary teacher in the U.S. His
other major influence are the Vipassana and Advaita
Vedanta traditions. Williams teaching weaves these traditions
into the practice of asana. His teaching blends and
balances concentration and precision in asana practice
with mindfulness and compassion in daily living.
William: (612) 253-5115 or mplsyogaworkshop@hotmail.com
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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
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Laura Kennedy,
received certification to teach yoga in 1996 from Mount
Madonna Center in California. She continues to study
Classical Yoga with Baba Hari Dass at least twice a
year at Mount Madonna Center. She has taken pilgrimages
to the Himalayas in Northern India and Mt. Kailash,
Tibet. She also studies with William Prottengeier. The
practice of Yoga has the potential for us to experience
the fullness and ease of the present moment.
Laura: (612) 343-8851or casamaya@MSN.com
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Clare Welter
has studied yoga with William Prottengeier since 1990
and has taught since 2001. She has also been a certified
nurse-midwife since 1997 and practices at Fairview Riverside
Medical Center. She offers a prenatal yoga class at
Minneapolis Yoga Workshop.
Clare: (651) 646-4656 or clarewelter@hotmail.com
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Maria Gomez-Tierney, MFA, RYT, is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor. Her primary teacher is William Prottengeier. She also has studied with Manju Patabi Jois, Govinda Kai, and Doug Swenson. She has a Master of Fine Arts in performance arts and has been a dancer, choreographer and teacher since 1990. Maria lovingly blends these sensibilities of the body, mind and spirit into her yoga teaching.
Maria: (612) 722-5220 or mtierne2@yahoo.com
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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 Gentle Yoga Class with those
who feel they may be limited from participating
in a traditional yoga class.
Amy: (612) 859-4541 or amysburke@q.com
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Dr. Nancy
Anne Schrauth, DC, RCST®, has been studying
Svastha Yoga/Ayurveda with AG Mohan since meeting him
in 2002. She had studied various styles of Yoga and
eventually settled with Svastha Yoga/Ayurveda, applying
it not only to herself personally but using it in her
practice to help her patients recover from injury and
disease.She received a diploma studying with the Mohans
in Singapore. She also traveled to India several times
for intensive courses in Yoga Therapy and the Yoga Sutras.
She teaches group classes as well as private, specializing
in designing a personalized practice for healing and
recovery from injury or illness. Dr. Schrauth has recently
returned to the Twin Cities after 16 years in Singapore
running a chiropractic practice. She also practices
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.
Nancy: (612) 281-2908 or dr.nancy.schrauth@gmail.com
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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
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Fawn Friday is an RKC-certified and NSCA-certified fitness trainer specializing in kettebell training. She is an upbeat and compassionate person who takes a holistic approach to health and fitness. Fawn has been a student at the Minneapolis Yoga Workshop since 1996 and has been teaching kettlebells since 2007.
Fawn: (651) 755-5917 or fawnfriday@yahoo.com
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