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Thirty years ago, Liv Nam Kaur ran out of
yoga class in tears because the very breathing that was supposed to
help eliviate her depression was just too hard. Today, it is her
good fortune to be the one teaching yogic breath. She is a student
and teacher of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.
 
Liv Nam Kaur learned in Kundalini Yoga teacher training that
one in four Americans are reverse or paradoxical breathers. Rather
than filling the belly with air and dropping it forward on in the
inhale and squeezing all the air out on the exhale, reverse
breathers do the opposite of yogic breathing and the result is
conducive to being stressed out and depressed. Kundalini Yoga
provides practical tools that even the most stressed, depressed
person can use to find poise, power, strength and joy. For Liv Nam
Kaur, the best part of Kundalini Yoga is falling in love with your
Soul and learning to listen to the still small voice that begins to
get covered by other people’s stuff at birth. Kundalini Yoga, the
yoga of awareness teaches one to hear their Sat Nam, the truth of
their identify and that is the Soul. This is achieved by draining
the swamp of the unconsious and this is done through moving the
body and breath as one in asana, meditation and chanting the Naam.
Naam is the vibration of the Divine and chanting It changes the
mind, nervous system and expands the energetic field known as the
aura. Liv Nam’s teaching companion is her gong. On it are Chinese
kanjis which mean, Happiness Comes and Darkness is Swept Away! That
is what happens when you are in deep relaxation during the lay out.
Liv Nam Kaur is ever transforming her life through the practice
of Kundalini Yoga. Come to her class and she will teach you how
transform your life! Find your inner vision at Inner Vision at
Kundalini Yoga class.
Liv Nam Kaur is a Yoga Alliance RYT, Kundalini Research
Institute (KRI) Certified, member of the International Kundalini
Yoga Teacher’s Association.

Josh Rothman is a master-level (500 hour)
certified yoga instructor. He earned both his 200 hour and
master-level certifications from Inner Vision Yoga.  Sports
related injuries from many years of playing competitive soccer led
him to the practice of yoga; he has been teaching yoga since 2005.
His love of asana is the experience of how healing it is for mind
and body. Josh gears classes towards the healing of past (and
prevention of future) injuries, along with an exploration of the
connections between the physical, the psychological and the
spiritual. Josh also participates in yoga teacher training programs
as an instructor. Additionally, he hosts workshops on yoga for
athletes, arm balances and inversions,  as well as all-levels
yoga flow workshops set to popular music themes,  and also
hosts yoga retreats.  Having a diverse background in the
liberal arts, Josh has completed post-graduate work in justice
studies, political philosophy and religious studies. As a jnana
yogi, he is drawn to any intellectual pursuit that sheds light upon
the true self.
Off the mat
his passions are science fiction/fantasy literature, playing and
watching sports, and playing musical instruments.

Josh Rothman is a master-level (500 hour) certified yoga instructor. He earned both his 200 hour and master-level certifications from Inner Vision Yoga.  Sports related injuries from many years of playing competitive soccer led him to the practice of yoga; he has been teaching yoga since 2005. His love of asana is the experience of how healing it is for mind and body. Josh gears classes towards the healing of past (and prevention of future) injuries, along with an exploration of the connections between the physical, the psychological and the spiritual. Josh also participates in yoga teacher training programs as an instructor. Additionally, he hosts workshops on yoga for athletes, arm balances and inversions,  as well as all-levels yoga flow workshops set to popular music themes,  and also hosts yoga retreats.  Having a diverse background in the liberal arts, Josh has completed post-graduate work in justice studies, political philosophy and religious studies. As a jnana yogi, he is drawn to any intellectual pursuit that sheds light upon the true self.

Off the mat his passions are science fiction/fantasy literature, playing and watching sports, and playing musical instruments.

Between the stimulus and the response there is a pause and
within that pause lies our power, freedom and peace. ~ Viktor
Frankl (Author of Man’s Search for Meaning).
Long a favorite quote of Brigitte
Yancy’s and one that she says profoundly describes yoga in
daily life. “Whether it is an asana practice on the mat away
from the stimuli of the busy world around us, a simple break in the
day to stop wherever we might be to take several attentive breathes
and open our senses to our surroundings, or the easy stillness and
deep silence that can be found in the pause after an exhale during
meditation … through each of these ‘pauses’, we are able to truly
practice yoga and move into mindful responses and a sense of ease
no matter what life may be offering us.”
A yoga and meditation practitioner since 2002 and a teacher
since 2008, Brigitte connected with yoga through a deep and
intuitive need to slow down and find space to step back from a
demanding job with a hectic travel schedule. Her journey in both
practicing and teaching yoga is one of continued learning and
always remembering what an honor it is to be able to share yoga and
meditation with others.
Each of her yoga classes at Inner Vision is a unique sequence of
movement and flow for practitioners of all levels and is designed
help students connect with and explore their bodies and breath, so
as to move in ways that are healthier and more intuitive for their
unique body. Each practice is journey which offers new challenges
and an exploration of doing poses in new ways or trying new poses
in ways that are best suited for each individual student. Each
class is also complemented with a dynamic and artful blend of
subtle background music to stir the senses and help students find
and better move to their own, fluid rhythm. Each class is an
opportunity to move into the pause, away from stimulus, to gain
clarity and insight, for the subsequent, post asana class
response.
Brigitte is a true believer that yoga can be adapted for any
body and she teaches adapted and chair yoga in Scottsdale to
students with MS and other movement disorders and Yoga for
Parkinson’s for the Muhammed Ali Parkinson’s Center. She also
teaches meditation including Meditation for Beginners and
Mindfulness and Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation practices.
When not on the mat or meditation cushion, Brigitte can be found
hiking and playing outdoors or spending time with her two amazing
daughters, Nikki and Brandi or with her rescue pups, Piper and
Charlie. (But really … who rescued who?)
As well as being one of our yoga teachers, Brigitte is also our
Teacher Manager and Web/Online Marketing Manager. 

Between the stimulus and the response there is a pause and within that pause lies our power, freedom and peace. ~ Viktor Frankl (Author of Man’s Search for Meaning).

Long a favorite quote of Brigitte Yancy’s and one that she says profoundly describes yoga in daily life. “Whether it is an asana practice on the mat away from the stimuli of the busy world around us, a simple break in the day to stop wherever we might be to take several attentive breathes and open our senses to our surroundings, or the easy stillness and deep silence that can be found in the pause after an exhale during meditation … through each of these ‘pauses’, we are able to truly practice yoga and move into mindful responses and a sense of ease no matter what life may be offering us.”

A yoga and meditation practitioner since 2002 and a teacher since 2008, Brigitte connected with yoga through a deep and intuitive need to slow down and find space to step back from a demanding job with a hectic travel schedule. Her journey in both practicing and teaching yoga is one of continued learning and always remembering what an honor it is to be able to share yoga and meditation with others.

Each of her yoga classes at Inner Vision is a unique sequence of movement and flow for practitioners of all levels and is designed help students connect with and explore their bodies and breath, so as to move in ways that are healthier and more intuitive for their unique body. Each practice is journey which offers new challenges and an exploration of doing poses in new ways or trying new poses in ways that are best suited for each individual student. Each class is also complemented with a dynamic and artful blend of subtle background music to stir the senses and help students find and better move to their own, fluid rhythm. Each class is an opportunity to move into the pause, away from stimulus, to gain clarity and insight, for the subsequent, post asana class response.

Brigitte is a true believer that yoga can be adapted for any body and she teaches adapted and chair yoga in Scottsdale to students with MS and other movement disorders and Yoga for Parkinson’s for the Muhammed Ali Parkinson’s Center. She also teaches meditation including Meditation for Beginners and Mindfulness and Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation practices.

When not on the mat or meditation cushion, Brigitte can be found hiking and playing outdoors or spending time with her two amazing daughters, Nikki and Brandi or with her rescue pups, Piper and Charlie. (But really … who rescued who?)

As well as being one of our yoga teachers, Brigitte is also our Teacher Manager and Web/Online Marketing Manager. 

Kathy Marcucci loves guiding students in their yoga practice
and watching how the transformative powers of a regular practice
synchronize mind/body/spirit to create more ease in life. Kathy
leads her classes with a focus on breath and presence. She builds
poses from the inside out, teaching strong foundation, core
engagement and upward lift to guide her students toward a
meditative yoga practice that not only works the entire body but
also quiets the mind and invites in a sense of heightened
awareness, expansion and peace. Kathy began practicing yoga in 2001
and has been teaching since 2007 when she received her 200-hour
certification. She completed her 300-hour master training in 2010
at Inner Vision Yoga and is now 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified.
In 2013, Kathy completed Jimmy Barkan’s Hot Vinyasa level 2/3
teacher training. She takes advantage of workshops whenever
possible and has enjoyed studying with Rod Stryker, Paul Grilley,
Ana Forrest, Martin Kirk, and Ulrika Engman. Kathy holds a BA in
Communication Arts from Villanova University and an MBA from Lehigh
University where she taught business communications.

Grant Ifflander was guided to his first yoga class in June
2014, immediately signed up for unlimited classes and a year later
was enrolled in the 200 hour Teacher Training Program at Inner
Vision Yoga here in Chandler. He believes the inner guide that has
illuminated such a clear path for him is available to us all, and
that all we must do is answer the knock at the door and have the
courage to step through. Grant has found the practice of yoga to be
one such way of honoring this call, learning to trust it, and
developing the internal reserve of strength necessary to step into
and authentically embody our truth. His only wish to share this
tapped well of love within him amongst everyone he comes in contact
with so that all together we realize and embrace our ever expansive
nature. Nothing is off limits to Grant in this exploration of our
highest potential, as we unveil the curtains of our human nature
and open ourselves to something much, much bigger than ourselves.
Yoga can be translated to mean ‘union’. What do we choose to unite
with? Come practice with Grant and let’s find out together.

Grant Ifflander was guided to his first yoga class in June 2014, immediately signed up for unlimited classes and a year later was enrolled in the 200 hour Teacher Training Program at Inner Vision Yoga here in Chandler. He believes the inner guide that has illuminated such a clear path for him is available to us all, and that all we must do is answer the knock at the door and have the courage to step through. Grant has found the practice of yoga to be one such way of honoring this call, learning to trust it, and developing the internal reserve of strength necessary to step into and authentically embody our truth. His only wish to share this tapped well of love within him amongst everyone he comes in contact with so that all together we realize and embrace our ever expansive nature. Nothing is off limits to Grant in this exploration of our highest potential, as we unveil the curtains of our human nature and open ourselves to something much, much bigger than ourselves. Yoga can be translated to mean ‘union’. What do we choose to unite with? Come practice with Grant and let’s find out together.

Jeff Martens has been teaching
yoga and holistic principles principles since 1989. His
understanding flows from diverse sources including a Psychology and
MFA degree, a deep love of sacred stories, and a three year study
of the world’s sacred texts. His classes combine timeless wisdom,
internal adjustment, practical philosphy and inspiring affirmation
in a dynamic flow unifying the teachings of Classical and Tantra
Yoga. He teaches alignment in asana as a way to free ourselves of
false identifications with past events while releasing old
self-concepts.  Jeff is a writer who has published, among
other things, ‘The Guru Question’ in How We Live Our
Yoga and ‘Yoga for Men’ in Yoga in America.
 He is also a teacher trainer directing 200 hour and the HEY
(Healing Emphasis Yoga)™  Yoga Therapy Teacher Training,
co-founder of the Yoga-Vision Yoga Conference, founder of the
Student Yoga Program at Arizona State University and co-owner of
Inner Vision Yoga in Chandler, Arizona. Check out his
DVDs 

Jeff Martens has been teaching yoga and holistic principles principles since 1989. His understanding flows from diverse sources including a Psychology and MFA degree, a deep love of sacred stories, and a three year study of the world’s sacred texts. His classes combine timeless wisdom, internal adjustment, practical philosphy and inspiring affirmation in a dynamic flow unifying the teachings of Classical and Tantra Yoga. He teaches alignment in asana as a way to free ourselves of false identifications with past events while releasing old self-concepts.  Jeff is a writer who has published, among other things, ‘The Guru Question’ in How We Live Our Yoga and ‘Yoga for Men’ in Yoga in America.  He is also a teacher trainer directing 200 hour and the HEY (Healing Emphasis Yoga)™  Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, co-founder of the Yoga-Vision Yoga Conference, founder of the Student Yoga Program at Arizona State University and co-owner of Inner Vision Yoga in Chandler, Arizona. Check out his DVDs 

Sally Appleby was drawn towards the healing benefits of a
regular yoga practice in 1998. She became so impressed with the way
yoga helped her to establish physical, emotional and hormonal
balance both on and off the mat, she felt compelled to teach.
Sharing the joy of this ancient practice has been her passion since
2002. Sally encourages students to embrace movement, stillness,
awareness and breathing with both discipline and self-acceptance.
Whilst teaching a variety of class formats, she particularly enjoys
teaching prenatal yoga and helping expectant moms to connect with
their inner wisdom to give birth confidently. Certified with the
Yoga Alliance as an ERYT 500 and specialist RPYT (registered
prenatal yoga teacher,) she also studied education at Oxford
University and is a certified nurse assistant. As a member of the
International Childbirth Educator’s Association, she is currently
studying towards certification and is also influenced by the
birthing principles of Lamaze. Her special individual project for
her master level ERYT 500 was meditation which she practices daily
and loves to include in her workshops and classes.
 
 

Meredyth Johnson is a 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher and Yoga
Therapist who discovered yoga in 1999 when she was suffering from
insomnia and grief. Yoga helped her to slow down, breathe, and open
her heart. In 2002, she began teaching after completing her
200-hour certification at SWIHA. After becoming ill, Meredyth began
to see yoga and meditation as tools for healing. She completed her
Healing Emphasis Yoga Therapy Certification in 2013 at Inner Vision
Yoga.
Meredyth is passionate about helping people find peace, balance
and healing through yoga. She believes that healing arises from a
deep self-awareness of how our perceptions, beliefs and habits
impact our body, mind and spirit. She encourages her students to be
in the present moment by bringing awareness to their breath,
thoughts, and movements. She invites you to mix things up on your
mat, stretch yourself a new way, connect your breath to your
movement, put your attention on something uplifting, find the
balance between effort and surrender, and then find stillness and
feel how these changes heal you.

Meredyth Johnson is a 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist who discovered yoga in 1999 when she was suffering from insomnia and grief. Yoga helped her to slow down, breathe, and open her heart. In 2002, she began teaching after completing her 200-hour certification at SWIHA. After becoming ill, Meredyth began to see yoga and meditation as tools for healing. She completed her Healing Emphasis Yoga Therapy Certification in 2013 at Inner Vision Yoga.

Meredyth is passionate about helping people find peace, balance and healing through yoga. She believes that healing arises from a deep self-awareness of how our perceptions, beliefs and habits impact our body, mind and spirit. She encourages her students to be in the present moment by bringing awareness to their breath, thoughts, and movements. She invites you to mix things up on your mat, stretch yourself a new way, connect your breath to your movement, put your attention on something uplifting, find the balance between effort and surrender, and then find stillness and feel how these changes heal you.