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A dedicated team of yoga teachers in West Seattle and Issaquah
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At Spira, every teacher is unique, but we share a philosophy of excellence and safety. We still teach yoga the way it was originally meant to be; a combination of breath, movement, and mindfulness.
We are proud to introduce our instructors who are listed in order of seniority
Dora
Dora is an ERYT with over 15 years of experience, and the owner of Spira Power Yoga® studios and the Founder of M3B
Heidi from Pilar Pilates LLC
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Heidi has always been passionate about health and movement. Through her teens, Heidi was a competitive swimmer and gymnast and later in life fell in love with mountain biking. She received her classical Pilates teacher certification in 2009 and has been teaching private lessons and mat classes ever since. In 2013 Heidi became certified as a Nutritional Therapist and is a firm believer that the combination of nourishing food and exercising the body and mind is the only path towards total wellness.
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Yoga had been a part of her life on and off for years but it was not until finding Spira that her love for it began to deepen. In 2016 Heidi received her 200-hour yoga teacher certification from Spira and continues to mentor with Dora Gyarmati. She is grateful for the opportunity to share her passion for yoga with her students and is excited to continue learning and deepening her own practice.
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mountain biking. Heidi received her classical Pilates teacher certification in 2009 and has been teaching private lessons and mat classes ever since. In 2013 Heidi became certified as a Nutritional Therapist and is a firm believer that the combination of nourishing food and exercising the body and mind is the only path towards total wellness.
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Yoga had been a part of her life on and off for years but it was not until finding Spira that her love for it began to deepen. In 2016 Heidi received her 200-hour yoga teacher certification from Spira and continues to mentor with Dora Gyarmati. She is grateful for the opportunity to share her passion for yoga with her students and is excited to continue learning and deepening her own practice.
Kristin is a RYT 200 and a certified Yin teacher. She is finishing her 500 hour teacher training with her teacher Rod Stryker ( Para Yoga ) Whether teaching a challenging power class , gentle yoga, yin or meditation, Kristin’s goal is to help guide students to the place within that never changes , that is always at peace.
Lisa from Inner and Outer Beauty LLC
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Lisa adores being in her “Body Temple” and supporting others in caring for their own! Her first introduction to Yoga was age 14 when her father gifted her younger sister a book of Krishnamacharya in the most “fantastical poses.” She then purchased her own yoga “how to” book at age 18 while studying the “Arts” in Europe. In the 1990’s she studied Iyengar yoga for 5 years at Yoga Centers in Bellevue, in the 2000’s she did a 40-in-40 stint at a Bikram studio and sweated her heart out there for a while.
When Spira opened it’s doors she and her husband Ted were there to Celebrate the “new biz in the hood”! Lisa became an avid practitioner at Spira and in 2017 graduated from Spira’s 200-hour program where she trained in Spira methodology of M3B (Mindful Movement Meditation and Breath).
Outside of yoga, Lisa spent her 20’s and 30’s as a stage performer and continues to perform in small venues with a mystical storytelling musical troupe “Spiritual Travelers” she helped found in 2011. She earned a BA & MA work at Antioch Seattle University in Whole Systems Design focusing on “Beauty, Creativity, and Transformation.” She also spent many years in “Movement as Therapy” with various Teachers/Witnesses.
Lisa is also a business owner; just south of Spira, Lisa and her husband run Admiral Healing Arts in their backyard cottage. Her biz is “Inner & Outer Beauty: hair, skin & serenity” where she works as a WA Licensed Massage Therapist, Master Esthetician and Cosmetologist.
It is her goal to provide students with inner peace! The quietude of Restorative and Yin Yoga is especially appealing to her at this phase of her life, and it is with JOY that she shares Spira’s M3B methodology applied in this quiet setting.
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Jamie from Moon Yogis -
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Yoga has influenced Jamie’s life for over two decades. She is a student of 8 Limbs Yoga Centers and completed their teacher training in 2010. Her classes are filled with lighthearted energy and creative sequences, coupled with breath awareness. Jamie encourages curiosity and playfulness to discover and nurture connections within the physical and energetic bodies. She weaves Ayurvedic principles, pranayama, mantra, mudra, and Vedic stories through the movement practice to create a rich experience. The intention of her yin yoga classes is to explore mindfulness and support the nervous system in quiet, passive poses. When you practice yin yoga, you create more harmony within your physical and energetic bodies increasing your overall well-being. Her’s is a practice of devotion and you also will be challenged to practice with intention and devotion to your heart, your body, and your energy
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Melissa
Hi, I’m Melissa Magañas and I love sharing yoga with the Issaquah community. I have been humbly influenced by masterful teachers in the pursuit of yoga teacher certification. My goal is to combine this knowledge with personal life experiences in travel, peers, and the environment to provide a well-rounded experience for my students. Through intention, meditation, pranayama, and asana, each student should leave class feeling refreshed and renewed. With thoughtful and meaningful instruction, I will guide each class in English and Sanskrit with an uplifting ambiance. Expect to have fun while also being physically and mentally challenged!
Rajashri -
Rajashri has been a regular practitioner of yoga since 2018. She was taking many different classes like aerobics, circuit training which she enjoyed but yoga class really stood out and made her feel good. Rajashri was always curious and interested in learning more about nutrition, health, and wellness. She decided to dive deeper and enroll in 200 RYT with Spira and after that Yoga has been her lifestyle. She completed 200 RYT in April 2021 and mentoring with Dora since. Rajashri is excited to continue her yoga journey as an instructor in Spira and deepen her own knowledge and practice.
When off the mat Rajashri loves to spend time with her family. She also enjoys hiking, tennis, cricket, traveling.
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Brigitt from Uphill Dogs LLC - Snoqualmie Pass
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Brigitt began her yoga journey 10 years ago when recovering from a snowboarding injury. She started attending Brenda’s 8:00 am classes in West Seattle and the power of the OMs kept her coming back for more.
For many years, Brigitt dreamed of taking her yoga practice to the next level with Spira’s 200-hour teacher certification program. Time was always a competing factor. How could she do this while working a full-time job in the tech industry?
The COVID-19 pandemic came in 2020 and she took this as an opportunity to get healthier in mind, body, and spirit. She completed her certification in April 2021 and she continues to mentor under Dora in Issaquah.
In addition to teaching yoga, Brigitt is the Head of Operations and Project Management at a local user experience research and design firm, she plays old country covers with her band, Smoke Tough Johnny and in the winter you’ll find her shredding down her local ski hill in Hyak.