Abigail, Anahatha, Bernard, Betsy, Brynn, Carmela, Diana, Elissa, Ivy, Liz, Louise, Mark, Martha, Newton, Pamela, Theo & Tracy.
Abby Hamburger has been instructing fitness and pilates clients in Newport Beach, Corona Del Mar, Irvine and Laguna Beach for more than 5 years.
Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, her interest began at a young age in pursuance of dance, sports and theater. She began studying ballet at 6 yrs old and continued for more than 10 years. She actively participated in sports at high school and college levels, which included cheerleading, swimming and diving.
Upon moving to California, she studied at Irvine Valley College and achieved her Fitness Specialist Certification, followed by a 24Hr Personal Trainer Certification. Her interest in fitness blossomed and she started studying and attending workshops whenever she could. When the current yoga instructor put in her notice, she seized the moment to enhance her teaching skills, and completed a Yogafit Certification. Word spread and she suddenly found more studios that were interested in her teaching style. At one time she was teaching at more than 6 different studios.
Two years later and two more certifications, Mat Pilates and Reformer, she began her personal training business with in-studio and in-home clients. It also gave her the initiative to continue her education toward a Masters in Physical Therapy.
Abigail's
Classes
Friday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Mat Pilates (All Levels)
Sunday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Mat Pilates (All Levels)
Anahatha has been dancing and doing since the age of three, when her mom brought her to a “mommy and me” movement class in 1976. Ever since, dance and yoga have been the common threads that have woven together her life’s work and experience. She deepened her practice of yoga in the early 90’s, using it to recover from a dance injury, that the doctors said would leave her virtually immobilized. Not only did yoga help her to continue to dance, despite her injury, it inspired her to share it’s healing powers with others as a teacher. She was first certified by Alan Finger in ISHTA (The Integrated science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda) in NYC in 1996, and then by Megha Nancy Buttenhiem at Kripalu in 2000 to teach DansKinetics (a yoga based, ecstatic dance journey through the energy centers of the body).
In her classes, she blends ISHTA, Ashtanga, Kundilini, Tantra, and Vinyasa Flow yoga with the many forms of dance she’s studied. She believes that blending sacred movement with meditation turns exercise into poetry of the body. The dramatic and beautiful change in physical appearance and range of motion that naturally develops in everyone who adopts a regular yoga practice is a side effect of the radiant inner wisdom, peace, and respect for self and others the practice inspires. She wants her classes to be an oasis where students can experience joy in their magnificent bodies, as they are, in every stage, age, size of life, so that we can be as fit as we can be to be at our most vital, and help heal the planet. She believes that we all have within us the healing power of fierce radical love, and can heal ourselves and one another.
Anahatha's
Classes
Tuesday, 8:30 am - 9:30 am, Hatha Flow (All levels)
Tuesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Hatha Flow (2)
Bernard McGrane received his Ph.D. from New York University and taught at Vermont College, Colby College, Cuesta Community College, UCLA, Pitzer College, and the University of California, Irvine before accepting his current position at Chapman University. He is the author of Beyond Anthropology, Society and the Other, and the Un-TV and the 10 MPH Car- Experiments in Personal Freedom and Everyday Life.
Bernard's
Class
Sunday, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Meditation
Betsy Ullstrup has been practicing yoga for 10 years and teaches
a vinyasa-flow style class, combined with an emphasis on breathing, alignment,
and the teachings of T.K.V. Desikachar. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with
Yoga Alliance and received her 200-hour certification from Yoga Works under
the tutilage of Julie Kleinman, Kim Haegele, and Carmen Fitzgibbon. She has
attended various workshops with many different yoga masters including Max Strom,
Alan Finger, Dharma Mittra, and Erich Schiffman.
Finding peace & strength through yoga both physically and spiritually is
Betsy's ultimate goal, both on and off the mat. She strives to help her students
experience yoga by finding confidence in their practice as well as comfort and
ease with each breath. Her classes are balanced carefully with a variety of
pranayama, stretching, strengthening, meditation and most importantly, an extra
relaxing savasana.
Betsy was born and raised in the beautiful desert of Scottsdale, Arizona where
she received her bachelor's degree in zoology from Arizona State University.
She worked as a biologist for several years and has worked with hundreds of
different species of birds and small animals. She moved to Orange County about
3 years ago where she gradually deepened her yoga practice and decided it was
her calling to teach others the miracles of yoga and help them improve their
lives. She currently lives a block from the beach and enjoys hiking, surfing,
camping, and anything that brings her closer to the prana of the universe.
Betsy's
Class
Tuesday,
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Hatha Yoga (Levels 1-2)
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Power Yoga (2)
Thursday, 8:30 am- 9:30 am, Hatha Flow
Brynn Rybacek was
immediately intrigued by the art of yoga when she stumbled upon a book on the
subject at 11 years old. The many gifts that her dedicated yoga practice brought
her over the years eventually led to her desire to teach. She completed her
National Yoga Alliance certification in 2002 and since has studied with many
notable masters: Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Ana Forrest, David Life, Baron Baptiste.
Brynn founded the first Yoga Club at Chapman University in 2003 in which she
acted as both president and instructor. In February of 2004, she began teaching
at Triad Yoga and shortly thereafter graduated summa cum laude from Chapman
with a degree in Social Sciences with sociology, psychology and leadership emphases.
She is currently going back to school to attain a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Her background in sociology and psychology are apparent from her love and understanding
of people and her leadership is clear from the ease and confidence with which
she leads her classes. Brynn’s knowledge of the human body allows her
to speak clearly and effectively about the postures. Her words are as eloquent
as a poet, yet as precise as a scientist as she guides you through a dance-like
flow of poses. She deeply believes that the purpose of yoga is not only to make
an individual feel better but also to make the world a better place by bringing
more consciousness and compassion into it, one yogi at a time. Brynn’s
class is like a breath of fresh air, a chance to reconnect with one’s
own body, mind and spirit amidst a fast-moving world.
Brynn's
Classes
Monday, 8:30 am - 9:30 am, Hatha Flow (All Levels)
Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, Vinyasa Flow (1-2)
Wednesday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, Hatha Flow (2)
Carmela began practicing yoga in 1995 while employed as an Aerospace Engineer. She found that yoga relieved tension from the stressful work environment and was a natural extension of her training as a ballet dancer at the San Francisco Ballet. She became a certified yoga instructor in 1999 under Dianne Harman and has been teaching yoga ever since.
Carmela enjoys working with students new to the practice of yoga, as well as with senior citizens, pregnant women, infants and children. She offers her students a well-rounded practice that focuses on the breath to anchor each asana and a guided meditation to achieve deep relaxation.
Carmela's
Class
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Diana challenges her students through asanas and at the same time encourages them to listen to their bodies, to be patient, and most importantly, to take long inhales and exhales. She believes what is learn in a yoga class can be brought beyond the yoga mat and into our daily lives, as we listen, practice patience, and breathe.
Diana is a certified Ashtanga instructor and has been practicing yoga for 6 years. She began her yoga journey with Bikram yoga and later found her niche with Ashtanga and Baron Baptiste Power Yoga. In 2005, Diana earned her Ashtanga yoga certification with Yoga Inbound in sunny Miami, Florida.
Diana's
Class
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Motivated to deepen her yoga practice and with a desire to make a positive shift in her life, Elissa was inspired to study with Ana Forrest. After completing the Forrest Yoga Teacher Training, she delights in sharing the gift of yoga with others. Her classes emphasize breath awareness, alignment and development of core strength. Elissa encourages her students to bring 100% to their practice, to cultivate an acute ability to listen to themselves as they work at their edges, and to respond honestly and compassionately to the truths they discover.
Elissa's
Classes
Friday, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Hatha Yoga (1-2) (Teaches 1st, 3rd &
5th Friday)
Friday,
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Lunchtime Yoga (1-2)
Ivy graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting. Six years later she left her home state of New York to live in Southern California. Pursuing her career as a freelance graphic designer, while profitable, didn't satisfy her. The essential elements of living a joyful life were missing. In 1989 her brother died suddenly. It was her first encounter with death and it changed her...it put her on the path of yoga, opening her to meditation, metaphysics, astrology, energy healing, emotional healing, nutritional healing, chanting, intuition and empowerment.
In 1993 Ivy attended her first yoga class. The meditation at the end of class felt like "coming home" and kept her coming back. In 1996 she completed 150 hours at the Santa Monica Healing Arts College to become certified as a massage technician. In 2002 while volunteering to work the front desk at Full Spectrum Yoga in Newport Beach, she was offered an opportunity to co-manage the studio and participate in teacher training. It unfolded so naturally, effortlessly and beautifully. In 2004 she completed the 200 hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training. Ivy integrates healing arts with yoga in a nurturing and supportive environment. She has been teaching yoga for almost 5 years and practicing yoga and meditation for 15 years. Ivy is devoted to living a spiritual life and teaching peace. She believes in answering the call for restorative action and revitalization of our spiritual communities.
Ivy's teaching experience has involved her with special needs
including (women's) pelvic issues, cancer, Parkinson's and alcohol rehibilitation.
Her classes include gentle asana and breath awareness to calm the mind, open
the body, and lengthen the spine. Yin and restorative practices allow deep relaxation
and integration, and space for soothing, guided imagery and meditation. She
loves turning people on to yoga and seeing them discover their own inner light,
inner teacher, and skillful use of power. Namasté.
Ivy's Class
Wednesday, 9:30
am - 11:00 am, Yin Restorative Yoga (1-2)
Sunday, 2:30
pm - 4:00 pm, Yin Restorative Yoga (1-2)
Liz Menzies is a native Californian. She earned her BA in dance from Cal State Long Beach and has been teaching body awareness classes for the past 15 years in Orange County. Liz has been teaching Pilates since 2000 and is a certified Pilates instructor. "I am very enthusiastic about teaching Pilates. Pilates core work has made my body stronger and slimmer than ever before!"
Liz'
Classes
Leave of absence
Louise has been a yoga student for 10 years and a teacher for the last 3. Originally from England, she grew up in London where she studied interior design before graduating and working for design consultancies in central London and the surrounding areas.
Her passion for yoga was inspired by her study with Bridget Woods Kramer, the UK’s only certified Anusara yoga teacher. She attended classes with her for 2 years before Bridget relocated to Cornwall in the South West of England to open her own dedicated yoga studio there.
At the same time, Louise’s life path took a different turn when she was made redundant giving her the freedom to make changes too. So, with yoga mat firmly in hand, she moved to beautiful Cornwall to work full time at Bridget’s yoga studio as well as immersing herself in yoga study and teacher training. This gave Louise the opportunity to study and teach yoga as well as first hand experience of the daily challenges encountered when running a yoga studio. This studio experience also fueled her obsession with neatly folded blankets!
Although Anusara is Louise’s main influence she has also studied with Iyengar, Ashtanga and British Wheel of Yoga teachers. She tries to approach teaching with a sense of fun so that classes are relaxed and welcoming to ensure a positive yoga experience. She encourages students to practice at their own pace while still providing some challenges along the way.
Using flow style sequencing and emphasis on breath to coincide with movement, she focuses on all of the good things happening in the students’ yoga to support and empower them. The use of some funky music always helps to keep things upbeat too!
Louise continues to practice
with a range of teachers of differing styles, regularly attending yoga workshops
and retreats and reading extensively about yoga and health.
As well as teaching, Louise is a freelance writer and has been published in
the UK’s Yoga magazine as well as other publications and web sites. She
also dabbles in short stories but is still pondering the yoga bestseller………
Apart from the big yoga scene in SoCal, her favorite things about California are the sunny weather - obviously, the beautiful coastline – reminiscent of Cornwall and, of course, the chocolate raisins - enough said.
Louise's
Classes
Wednesday, 8:30 am - 9:30 am, Wake & Energize Yoga (All Levels)
Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Lunchtime Yoga (1-2)
With more than 10 years of dance training, combined with certifications in Pilates & Yoga, Mark Devenpeck guides his students through various postures very eloquently. He genuinely cares for his students and their physical well being, helping them reach new levels of flexibility. Mark reminds his students of their breath during each pose and exercise, which has tremendous results on opening the body to new possibilities. Let loose at his Body Conditioning class, which is a favorite of his students.
Mark graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a Degree in Dance and in 2003 he received a prestigious scholarship to the American Dance Festival at Duke University. He began his yoga training with Joel Pier from Philadelphia, one of the first graduates of the Bikram's Yoga College of India. He continued on at the New York Open Center and also studied aromatherapy and became certified in Thai Yoga. He received his Pilates certification from Long Beach Dance Conditioning, with Marie-José Blom-Lawrence and also received training from Karen Clippinger at California State University at Long Beach. In 2004 he went to the Omega Institute, the largest holistic studies center in the world and studied with Manju Jois, the son of Pattabhi Jois. He has a profound ability to articulate postures, muscle coordination & function. These skills enable him to understand his students so they can fully benefit from their Yoga & Pilates experience.
Mark's
Classes
Tuesday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Yoga Combined Mat Pilates (2)
Wednesday, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Hatha Yoga (1)
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm, Hatha Yoga (1-2)
Thursday, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Hatha Yoga (1-2)
Friday, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Hatha Yoga (1-2) (Teaches 2nd & 4th Friday)
Friday, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Prenatal Yoga
Friday, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm, Body Conditioning (1-2)
Saturday, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Hatha (1-2)
Native of and nurtured in the "Big Apple" NYC, Martha started her dance career at the very early age of three with the Nuebert Ballet Company at Carnegie Hall. As she grew her dance interests changed and she threw her soul completely into Jazz, Tap and Modern dancing at the best studios in the city, from Broadway Dance Center to Martha Graham. Eventually focusing on various forms of club and street dance emerging all over New York in the late 80s and early 90s. Dancing and acting her way into NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Martha majored in Experimental Theatre and Movement, and of course Dance. In college it was an eccentric acting teacher who first introduced her to the practice of Yoga. She fell in love and that love has grown stronger with every inhale and exhale she's taken over the last decade. She enjoys teaching an eclectic mix of what she likes to call a Powered Up Vinyasa Flow, with a strong dance-like warm-up. She believes her calling is to teach and share her spirit and life force with others.
Martha's
Classes
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Spending several hours a day practicing yoga and working out, Newton Campbell is in top shape. He helps his students become super fit by offering endurance-filled classes. His students love the challenge and keep coming back for more. Be ready to sweat out toxins and feel really good about your physical shape in Newton's classes.
Newton comes to Triad Yoga as an accomplished Southern Californian Yoga instructor. In June 2005, Lululemon Athletica of Newport Beach named Newton instructor of the month and, in September 2005, he was named Lulelemon's Ambassador. His following has stood the test of time and location, as his students continue to attend his classes with complete dedication.
Newton's
Classes
Thursday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Fig Yoga (1-2)
Sunday, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Fig Yoga (1-2)
Pamela Ward teaches the primary series of Ashtanga yoga, a set sequence of asanas as taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois. The series focuses on realigning the spine, gaining flexibility and strength and thus building a strong foundation to ward off chronic back problems that are associated with our 21st century life styles. Yoga is always about movement with the breath and in Pamela's class you will learn to engage the ujjayi breath, constricting the back of the throat to heat the air before it passes into the lungs. This heat dissipates throughout the body and helps the body to sweat and detoxify. The ujjayi breath creates the sound of ocean waves which tends to relax and reduces the tensions we carry in our bodies each day. When an entire class is engaged in ujjayi, the synchronous sound creates a rich nurturing environment that is very energizing. The most important aspect of the class is to maintain this constant breath pattern; it's not about how hard you work, but how you use the breath to help you move effortlessly through the series. You will go home feeling truly rejuvenated.
Pamela moved to Southern California in 2000 to take a position at UCI in the Division of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology. She has been practicing yoga since arriving in Irvine and has been teaching Ashtanga since May 2004. Pamela received her teacher training under the tutelage of Dawn Robinson and has completed the Yoga Studies certification courses at UCI. She is in the process of submitting all the requirements to the Yoga Alliance to become a registered member. Pamela has fifteen years of dance experience and is certified as a dance instructor through the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA, UK) teaching IDTA and Royal Academy of Dance syllabi. Upon moving from the United Kingdom to the USA, Pamela extended her dance experience under Steve Porter (Buffalo, NY), with emphasis on the Graham technique. Pamela's philosophy is to maintain an active, rewarding way of life so as to lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle and successful aging.
Pamela's Classes
Monday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Ashtanga (Level 1-2)
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Ashtanga (Level 2)
Sunday,
7:30 am- 9:00 am, Mysore-Ashtanga (Level 1-2)
Tracy Fitzpatrick has brought many firsts to the Orange County area since her career began in the 80's. Her work in the field of Pilates, Dance/Conditioning, Gyrotonic, and Gyrokenisis Yoga, as well as blending and fusing other forms of fitness to create Aline Technique is well known by OC Locals. Her Aline Class is one of the best kept secrets in town. Clients swear by the results this class gives and secretly are addicted to this challenging but fun regime.
She was one of the first three Pilates Studios to open in the OC in 1989. She expanded her work to Gyrotonic in 1999 and continues to work in the field bringing new firsts again to the area with the Ladder and the Jumping Stretching Board.
She introduced Pilates Mat Work to Orange County Gyms in the early 90's. She started the Pilates Program for Yoga Works, 24 Hour Fitness Lakeshore Towers, Athletic Club for Women, and Girls Gym Newport Beach, the Girls Gym Laguna Canyon, and Revolution Studio in Los Angeles.
Her work with Pro Surfers in 1998-99 led her to Quiksilver to develop a training program for the Pro's. Quiksilver invited her again to introduce her training to the Women's Roxy Team in 2005. With Tracy's unique style this opened the Women's Pro Team to a completely unique of conditioning.
Her certification program is widely respected as producing some of the most coveted instructors in the area. Training teachers in smaller groups, spending more time on their personal development, and giving them the specific tools they need to set themselves apart in this highly competitive field are some of the qualities she brings to her certification program.
Tracy's Classes
Thursday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Lunchtime Pilates (Level 1-2)
Theo Fedoruk has been a dedicated student of yoga for the past 6 years. Having trained and practiced with an array of diverse, well-respected teachers, Theo has developed a unique teaching style that incorporates strength, balance, and flow. He aims to inspire and challenge each student, with the ultimate goal of encouraging mental, physical and spiritual growth.
Theo's
Classes
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