Lisa Waas

Director, Iyengar Yoga Teacher + Yoga Therapist

Community Yoga + Wellness

Lisa has been practicing Iyengar Yoga since 2001 and teaching since 2011. She is now certified as a Level 2 Iyengar Yoga teacher. With a daily practice and from overcoming her own back issues, Lisa has a firm grasp on the practice of yoga as a healing art. She studies with Randy Just of Dallas, TX and Lois Steinberg in Champaign Urbana, Ill.  Lisa revels in the accessibility and the intelligence of Iyengar Yoga. All classes use the systematic sequencing of poses to build skill, understanding, and capability from posture to posture, from class to class, and beyond. She can easily help the beginner gain access to the basics of yoga or move even the most advanced yogi toward a more challenging practice. With the use of the appropriate props, any student can practice yoga. Knee, hip, shoulder, back, and knee conditions can be accommodated in her classes with the Iyengar Yoga method and Lisa’s guidance.A Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT) is held to an unusually rigorous standard. Only after years of training and evaluation are they awarded their certification. Teachers modify the classic asanas (poses) for individual students with the use of props such as blocks, blankets, belts, and chairs.She is a Certified Yoga Therapist with credentials from IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists).