 Our
Center is the oldest active yoga studio in South Florida. The Yoga
Center in Deerfield began 35 years ago by a young yogini, Gail Teichmann.
Dotty Zevin, RYT, became the
Director 17 years ago. Today the Yoga Center is a place teeming with
different kinds of yoga classes for every day of the week. Day and
night classes include Hatha Yoga, Flow Yoga, Restorative / Therapeutic,
Stress Reduction, Gentle, Beginners, Yoga for Balance and Strength,
Jivamukti and Feldenkrais.
Our teachers come from all different backgrounds of yoga. All are
Registered Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance. The touchstone of the
Yoga Center is the Teacher Training Program. JoAnn Evans, RYT (500
hours) has been the Director of Teacher Training since 1988. The program
begins every September.
 As
stated in the June 2004 Enlightened Practice by staff writer, Silvana
Soleri: The Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach is more than a yoga studio
- it is a historical landmark of our South Florida yoga community.
It is a treasure trove of experience, devotion, and integrity in the
life and practice of the yogic path.
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| ABOUT
OUR TEACHERS |
| JoAnn
Evans, R.Y.T. has dedicated herself to the propagation of Yoga.
She has been teaching Yoga for 30 years. She was awarded the title
of Yoga Siromani in 1975 from Swami Vishnu Devananda after 6 weeks
of Teacher Training at Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Val Morin,
Quebec Canada. Before moving to Florida 24 years ago, JoAnn operated
a successful studio in the D.C. area. At the Yoga Center of Deerfield
Beach, she teaches Hatha Yoga, stress reduction, meditation, Bhagavad
Gita and Yoga Sutra classes. Hundreds of students have completed her
teacher training classes in South Florida and Evergreen Yoga in Bethesda,
Maryland. Her Yoga classes draw students from all over the country.
Her unparalleled style of teaching Raja Yoga combines postures, breathing
techniques and meditation with methods to incorporate the philosophy
of Yoga into our daily lives. Her knowledge of the body enables her
to effectively teach beginners as well as the most advanced students.
Her wisdom, kindness and wit create a stimulating and warm environment
for her students. JoAnn has been the Yoga Center Director of Training
since our Teacher Training program began in 1988. She has 500 instruction
hours registered with Yoga Alliance. |
| Eunice
Wellington, R.Y.T., has been teaching Hatha Yoga for over 60 years.
She has been Director of 2 Sivananda Ashrams in New York with a following
of students throughout the Tri-State area. Her unparalleled zeal and
dedications has attracted many to the path of yoga. She considers
it her duty to instruct others in the Yoga disciplines. Her vision
is that the chain of Yoga knowledge and teachings will someday bind
humanity into one great World Brotherhood of unity and peace. Eunice
teaches from the heart of alignment with Divine Grace. |
| Louise
Goldberg, R.Y.T., is a licensed massage therapist and holds an
M.A. in education. She was originally certified at the Sivananda Ashram
in Quebec, and has been teaching Hatha Yoga since 1980. In addition
to teaching adults, she teaches yoga to children in the public school
systems, including those with emotional handicaps and autism. Louise
has trained hundreds of educators to implement yoga-based exercises
into their classrooms. She uses yoga as therapy in her massage practice,
and sees yoga’s benefits in healing injuries and chronic pain,
both physical and emotional. Louise’s love for asana, her fascination
with yoga philosophy, and her desire to bring peace into the world
are the foundations for her teaching. |
| Dotty
Zevin, R.Y.T., has been the Director of the Yoga Center in Deerfield
Beach for 16 years. She received her yoga teacher certification 17
years ago at the Kripalu Center in Lenox, Mass. At Kripalu, Dotty
developed her philosophy about yoga: It is a journey through our hearts
to open to our highest selves. She believes in the joy of teaching.
She encourages playfulness in her classes as a way to connect to divine
grace. Dotty has the gift of inspiring her students to become teachers. |
| Christine
Apter, M.S., R.Y.T., is a Certified Yoga Teacher and has been
studying Yoga for 30 years. Christine holds a Master’s Degree
in Biology and has a background in the medical field. She uses a blend
of mental (Raja) and physical (Hatha) techniques to purify and strengthen
the mind, body and spirit, stressing practical uses of relaxation,
alignment, concentration and meditation through breathing, postures
and mindfulness. Her Yoga philosophy: “Our purpose on this earth
is to realize our true nature”. |
| Brett
Northrop R.Y.T., has been practicing yoga since her early teens
and was first certified as a Yoga Teacher in January 1988. In April,
2003, she completed the extensive training at the Deerfield Yoga Center
to become a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher. Her style of Hatha Yoga
comes from the Sivananda lineage, including the 8 limbs of ashtanga
teachings, with special attention to asana, pranayama, and pratyahara
(turning inward). Her teaching is clear and precise as she guides
her students from posture to posture, observing and correcting to
assure students’ progress and comfort. Brett’s knowledge
of the body and keen observations of her students enables them to
deepen both their physical and spiritual awareness. |
| Ann
Rosenbaum, R.Y.T. is a certified yoga instructor, receiving her
certification from the Yoga Center, Deerfield Beach, FL in 1998 and
2004. She has conducted workshops on meditation, breathing, and yogic
principles. She brings to her students her love, devotion, and appreciation
of yoga and life. |
| Kim
Hough, R.Y.T. is a Certified Yoga Instructor with the Yoga Alliance.
She brings inspiration and warmth to her classes which emphasize linking
breath with movement ad awareness. You will learn to release tension,
as well as train your mind to be present in the moment to reach a
peaceful state of balance. Kim invites you to join her on a journey
to dissolve all esteem-limiting definitions of yourself created by
comparing yourself to others, fears, doubts, criticisms, insecurities,
and judgments. As the journey unfolds; the treasure is discovered...that
JOY is truly found within. This supports her vision to make a difference
in the world by helping people heal so their light will be a beacon
to others in the hope that eventually all of humanity will be bound
in peace, love, and unity. |
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