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Founder

Kimberlee Jensen Stedl created Punk Rock Yoga^® in July 2003. Read the short bio

Teacher: Erin Ball

Teaching location: Fredericton, NB, Canada

Contact this teacher: kingston@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.twisted-yoga.com/

About the teacher: I was introduced to yoga in 2003 as a means to deal with the chaos in my life and I was amazed the tools that I learned in classes really worked! I have practiced and studied many different types of yoga, including Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Yin, Restorative, Moksha, Anusara, Partner, Iyengar and Hatha. It is nice to be able to pull various things from different traditions because I have found that one style is not suitable for me every day and I try to teach what I have experienced.

I started teaching classes at college a few years later and completed a yoga teacher training a few months after graduating. I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the teachers I have had and continue to have who have taught me many valuable things that have impacted my life in a major way.

In my classes, I like to focus on safety, having fun (or at least breathing during the not-so-fun experiences) and seeing how things that are learned on the mat can be transferred to living off the mat.

Teacher: Jessica Commins

Teaching location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Contact this teacher: toronto_jessica@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.theunionyogacenter.ca/teachers/jessica-commins

About the teacher: My first introduction to yoga was at the age of 7 when my parents enrolled me in my first yoga class, then at the age of 13 I spent a month at the Sivanada yoga ashram in the Bahamas which further piqued my interest.

Although my personal practice continued throughout the next 15+ years, it wasn’t until 2002 that I decided to deepen my practice and eventually teach. I completed my Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training in Toronto at the end of 2002 then headed to NYC and completed my Vinyasa Flow YTT with Shiva Rea.

I am eternally grateful to the following teachers who inspire me daily: Sri Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Michael Siddall, Todd Norian and Anne Greene.

Namaste J.C

Teacher: Dawn Dotson

Teaching location: Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany

Contact this teacher: germany@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://dawndotson.com/

About the teacher: Dawn R. Dotson LMP a Yoga Instructor straight out of the Pacific Northwest (SEATTLE). Her Yoga Teacher Training is ongoing but she found her personal practice about 5 years ago. Dawn is currently contracted at the WAAF Sports and Fitness Center and is one of two Yoga Instructors & one of two Massage Therapists at this facility.

Dawn R Dotson has been in Wiesbaden since 2006 and has established herself in the community as a professional, reliable, caring, and knowledgeable individual. Though she has only been at WAAF Fitness Center for a short time, she has already established a thriving massage practice and is currently offering her Punk Rock Yoga Classes to the WAAF community She is striving to bring Yoga and Massage into the lives of all, not just to the fitness minded, the limber or the vegan earth muffin. Dawn believes that Yoga is a guiding force and a place for all to be self expressive and responsible. She also has come to believe that PRY is a rebellion against those who claim they know the only “true” way to practice Yoga.

While Dawn is fun-loving and totally down to earth, she is completely professional in her client/practitioner relationships. Come join her in PRY or contact he to receive her touch of Massage.

Teacher: JoEllen Hansen

Teaching location: Boston, MA, United States

Contact this teacher: boston@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.lifeinsynergy.com

About the teacher: JoEllen encourages her students to start where they are and have fun finding their own practice. JoEllen completed both her 200-hour Vinyasa and Prenatal Yoga teacher trainings. She firmly believes that Yoga has the power to redefine your body, calm your mind and fill your soul.

Teacher: Janell Hartman

Teaching location: Kenmore, WA, United States

Contact this teacher: janell@punkrockyoga.com

About the teacher: Janell has studied through the 8 Limbs Studio and has gone through her teacher training and advanced teacher training through 8 Limbs. She has a strong personal practice that reflects in her genuine and compassionate teaching style. Janell's intent is to help students develop their own personal practice. Steady dedication and contact with one's own inner teacher is the ultimate path of liberation for the mind/body. Namaste!

Teacher: Melissa Mather

Teaching location: Saint John, NB, Canada

Contact this teacher: saintjohn@punkrockyoga.com

About the teacher: bio coming soon

Teacher: Nicole McNamara

Teaching location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Contact this teacher: toronto_nicole@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.mokshayogabloorwest.com/os-instructors.htm#Nicole

About the teacher: bio coming soon

Teacher: Kimberlee Jensen Stedl

Teaching location: Missoula, MT, United States

Contact this teacher: kimberlee@punkrockyoga.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.punkrockyoga.com/kimberlee_jensen_stedl.php

About the teacher: Kimberlee is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher and a member of the American Council on Exercise Continuing Education Faculty. She has been an American Council on Fitness certified instructor since 1992 and is a YogaFitÆ certified instructor. She began her yoga journey in 1996 and has studied a variety of styles but found the adaptive vinyasa (flow) style as taught by YogaFitÆ a perfect match with her own personal philosophy that yoga is for everyone. She founded Punk Rock YogaÆ in July, 2003 to fulfill community service requirements of her yoga certification, but found it ultimately rewarding and continued to offer classes long after fulfilling her obligations.

She believes yoga should bring someone closer to a state of peace through active meditation. Since spirituality is profound and personal, Kimberlee allows students to explore their own spirituality in yoga, rather than dictate that students must all be Hindus/Buddhists/Bahai/etc. In yoga, everyone has a place to work, no matter how long someone has been practicing. Yoga teaches inner strength, so Kimberlee believes people should view themselves from the inside, not from the outside.

Teacher: Tia Taymar

Teaching location: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Contact this teacher: lasvegas@punkrockyoga.com

About the teacher: bio is coming soon

Teacher: Brian Williams

Teaching location: New York, NY, United States

Contact this teacher: yogapunknyc@gmail.com

View teacher's home page: http://www.highvoltageyoga.com

About the teacher: Brian Williams has been practicing yoga for ten years. After being inspired by his favorite teacher, Sadie Nardini, he decided to teach. Since completing his studies with Ms. Nardini, he has been teaching at some of NYC's most beautiful studios. He is thrilled to be a part of the uplifting community of students and teachers at the amazing East/West Yoga. He heard about Punk Rock Yoga from a friend and was so excited by the idea, he decided to bring it to New York so he could share this vibrant and rebellious yoga with his friends. Brian's classes are heavily influenced by his love of laughter, rock and roll, and fun. His flowing classes focus on strong core work, and moving through the poses to create a vibrant and often suprising dance. In addition to Sadie, Brian is constantly inspired by Bryan Kest, and he incorporates a wide variety of influences to create an uplifting, sweaty, and soulful journey to center.

Beyond

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