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| Kevin Perry, R.Y.T.
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Kevin Perry, founder of Show Me Yoga Center, began his study of yoga nearly 15 years ago in Virginia and taught yoga there full-time for five years before returning to Missouri. He has studied with John Friend, Betsey Downing, Rodney Yee, Patricia Walden, and other internationally known teachers. He has led numerous workshops and seminars and co-taught three nine-month teacher training programs. Kevin writes a free Daily Yoga Tip you can read at http://experienceyoga.blogspot.com/ You can subscribe to his Daily Yoga Tip by email and find out about his Yoga Vacation in Yelapa, Mexico at www.ExperienceYoga.org. He holds a B.S. degree in biology.
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| Jan Harcourt, R.Y.T.
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Jan Harcourt began her study of yoga in 1986. She has been teaching yoga in Jefferson City for nine years and is a Registered Yoga Teacher. She has completed a weeklong Anusara teacher training with Betsey Downing (Florida), Suzie Hurley (Maryland), and Jenny Otto (Maryland). She has also completed a year-long Show Me Yoga Center teacher training course. Jan is a certified Polarity Practitioner and a certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner.
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| Sallie Keeney, R.Y.T.
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Sallie Keeney, Co-Director of Show Me Yoga Center, began studying yoga in 1998 with Kevin Perry. She has also studied with Suzie Hurley (Maryland), Erich Schiffmann (California), Doug Keller (Virginia), and other internationally known teachers. She has completed two Show Me Yoga Center teacher training programs and Anusara yoga teacher training programs with Jamie Allison (Colorado), and John Friend (Texas). Sallie also co-taught the 2003 Show Me Yoga Teacher Training program. Sallie is a Registered Yoga Teacher.
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| Judi Jecmen
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Judi Jecmen, Co-Director of Show Me Yoga Center, began studying yoga in 1999 when it was suggested to her for medical reasons. Having a BFA in Dance, yoga made a good fit. Wishing to learn more, Judi completed Show Me Yoga Center's Teacher Training Program in 2001. She enjoys learning about and teaching therapeutic yoga, restorative yoga, as well as Ball yoga and Partner yoga. Judi can be seen most often behind the office counter, greeting students, subbing, and taking classes. Judi highly recommends yoga, and believes there is truly a type of yoga for "every body".
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| Megan S. Sappington, R.Y.T.
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Megan has studied with several international teachers, and explored numerous styles of yoga. Her classes are thematic, eclectic, and spirited, focusing not only on the physical body, but the heart and mind as well. Megan also works extensively with teens, and received the Program of Excellence Award (2007) from the JC Chamber of Commerce for her Teen-Yoga-Outreach Program at the Simonsen 9th Grade Center. She has written several yoga-based articles, and has been published in the book "Teaching Teenagers Yoga". Her background also includes an extensive knowledge of human anatomy, and the interplay of therapeutics in yoga. Megan holds a BA in Theatre and Film from KU. She hopes you leave class feeling great and with a smile in your heart!
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| Rene' Harden
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Rene' has a BA in psychology and lots of experience teaching children, from pre-school to junior high levels. She loves teaching yoga to kids, including her own. Rene' is soon to complete her RYT in 2010 from her beloved mentor Gina Caputo at Kansas Siddhi Yoga (www.moyoga.com). While attending a workshop with Hala Khouri at Kansas Siddhi Yoga, Rene' committed to be one of 110 yogis worldwide taking on the 2009 Seva Challenge with Off the Mat Into the World, raising money for Uganda and teens at risk. Her daily inspiration comes from the Show Me Yoga community and Off The Mat, Into The World. Rene' is certified with the Aerobic and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and a certified Zumba instructor.
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| Alberta Mobley, R.Y.T.
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Alberta teaches the Chair Yoga and Yogalates. She started practicing
in 1998 after first being introduced to yoga in the early 70's. She
has attended workshops with Rodney Yee and Matthew Krepps. She took
her teacher's training at Jane's House of Well Being in St. Charles,
MO, under the direction of Robin Buck. She has been in the business of
health care for a very long time and believes that yoga is an
excellent way of being healthier both physically and mentally. She
especially enjoys working with those who have physical challenges such
as MS, arthritis and other factors of aging.
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| Jen Heintz
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Jen Heintz studied yoga intermittently in the late 1990s and early 2000s while living in St. Louis, MO and Des Moines, IA. She became a serious student of yoga in 2006 when she moved to Jefferson City and discovered Show Me Yoga Center. Jen is currently enrolled in the teacher training program offered by Jane’s House of Well-Being in St. Charles, MO, where she is working toward becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level.
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| Jackie Henry
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Jacqueline Henry has a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She currently works as a psychologist at St. Mary's Health Psychology. Jackie completed an 8 day intensive training with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for mental health professionals in 2003. She has attended numerous retreats led by Gina Sharpe, Jon Kabat Zinn, Robert Brummet, Matt Flickstein and Ginny Morgan. Last year she embarked on a two year intensive training in mindfulness and meditation with Matthew Flickstein of Forest Way.
Jackie works extensively with thoughts and feelings and the role of mindfulness in the understanding of emotion regulation. Jackie uses mindfulness in psychotherapy and has been herself practicing for 20 years
Class meetings are informal and include guided meditations, silence, and discussion. In addition, she often uses folk music to expand awareness with metaphors.
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| Megan D. Driscoll, RYT
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Megan had her first taste of yoga while pregnant with her third child 6 years ago in a yoga class taught by Jan Harcourt of Show Me Yoga. She continued her yoga practice for the next 5 years and then decided to take her Yoga to the next level by becoming an instructor. Megan is certified through YogaFit Levels 1 & 2 and certified YogaFit for Kids. In November 2009 she completed a year-long 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Training program under Master Jaime Sanchez at Urban Breath Yoga Studio in St Louis, MO.
Although Megan is hesitant to define herself and her classes, you will find that her classes are active, placing emphasis on linking movement to breath in a sequence of fluid postures. She says that she is excited and honored to be teaching at Show Me Yoga Center.
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| Patti Leddy
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Patti serves SMYC as a Zumba instructor and substitute teacher. She is a Stott Pilates certified instructor, an Arthritis Foundation trained exercise leader and holds Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor certifications from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. She is a Yogafit certified yoga instructor. She is Zumba, Zumba Gold and Zumba Toning certified having received training directly from Zumba creator, Beto Perez, on three occasions. She uses her Pilates training and personal fitness training to develop specialized exercise programs for groups and private clients including Golf Conditioning, Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and Post-Natal Exercise. Patti holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree.
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