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~cherie newman~

is a graduate of the White Lotus Foundation
TeachersTraining in Santa Barbara. Her innovative
style of teaching has evolved from more than a decade
of studying and practicing yoga with Santa Barbara's
finest teachers. She has also studied with nationally and
internationally recognized teachers. Her level one and
two flow classes are infused with grace and mindfulness.
Using spirited energy and playfulness to explore
challenging postures. Her beginners classes are both
restorative and strengthening. The intent of all her classes
are to move to a place of peace, love, strength and
mindfulness.

Cherie also teaches yoga at Columbia College.
She is available for personal yoga instruction
and therapeutic yoga

~christian damek~

"Under all circumstances, we must actively pursue “The 3 Goals” - ease in the body; peace in the mind; usefulness in daily life!"

-H.H. The Reverend Swami Satchidananda, Founder of Integral Yoga

BASED on Swami Satchidananda's advice, Christian Damek founded Inner Fitness Institute in 1994 as “A Body-Centered Preventative Healing Arts Service" to help individuals, groups and communities develop healthy lifestyle habits – by pursuing and achieving the three universal goals of “...ease, peace and usefulness...”.

BORN in Austria in 1959, Christian Damek is internationally certified by Integral Yoga Institute as well as the Ashtanga Yoga Institute at Mt. Madonna, California, with 25 years teaching experience. He also holds certifications in Deep Tissue & Integrative Massage, Jin Shin Do Acupressure, Level II Cranio-Sacral Therapy, and Rebirthing. He studies various classic and modern styles of Tibetan, Indian and Chinese yoga, Pilates, Somatic Movement, Holotropic and Quantum Light Breathwork and Buddhism. Christian graduated as a master from The Sundoor School of Transpersonal Education, is a registered minister with the all-faiths Universal Life Church, and serves as a Senior Facilitator at the Institute for Bio-Spiritual Research in Sonora, CA.

CHRISTIAN DAMEK works in private practice, teaches at YOGALOFT and Columbia Community College in Sonora, CA., and leads in-depth residential programs abroad. He developed the comprehensive training program "The Yoga Journey".

PLEASE CONTACT HIM via:

email: infit@mlode.com

phone: USA – 209.533.8833

mail: 168 O'Hara Drive, Sonora, CA 95370, U.S.A.

~rocky~

Rocky has been joyfully practicing yoga for the past 4 years, and is thrilled to be bringing his passion home to Sonora to share with those who are seeking. He has trained extensively in Los Angeles with such teachers as Brian Kest, and is a certified instructor specializing in Vinyasa Flow yoga. His classes are a seamless combo of stretching, flow, humor, insight, music, strength training, and personal inspiration. There is only one stream of magnificence of which we are all a part, and by just stopping our resistant struggle upstream we can all turn All of Rocky's classes are open to all levels, from beginner to advanced, and are operated on a donation basis.and go with the flow, that's what yoga is about!

~darca~
Darca is a supportive and friendly teacher who trained and performed capoeira for five years with Mestre Urubu and Grupo Capoeira USA in San Francisco. She has trained in California and Brazil. Capoeira has brought her many blessings that she hopes to share. Through capoeira she has re-learned how to be silly and playful as an adult. Capoeira teaches personal boundaries, self defense, confidence, disipline, freedom from over thinking and connects one to community all over the world