About Yoga Instructors

 

Christy Fisher – M.A., C.M.A.

Christy Fisher, M.A., C.M.A., is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, a member of KYTA (Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association), and a practitioner of Kripalu for over 16 years. She is also a certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst, a dancer, and a choreographer. Christy originally came to yoga with chronic knee pain and discovered that its healing benefits went far beyond the knee. She incorporates a gentle, breath-based style in her classes, encouraging attitudes of acceptance while listening to the particular needs of one’s own body. Christy enjoys teaching people of all ages and backgrounds. She offers a variety of Kripalu Yoga classes at her new home, The Phinney Yoga House as well as a yoga class for people living with MS in Ballard (see schedule page for details). She is currently collaborating with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle on a 15–month study measuring the benefits of yoga on women recovering from breast cancer.

Along with her continuing studies in Kripalu, Christy has studied Viniyoga with Laura Yon-Brooks in Seattle and with Gary Kraftsow (author of Yoga for Wellness and Yoga for Transformation). She is also pursuing a 2 year course with Georg Feuerstein on the Yoga Sutras.

 

Deirdre Wilcox – B.A., RYT, LMP, RC, CAPP

Deirdre is trained in the Viniyoga lineage and brings 18 years of bodywork, movement and fitness experience to her teaching. She is a certified Aston-Patterning Practioner, massage therapist, registered counselor and registered yoga teacher. Her foundation is the synthesis of several areas of interest, teachers and trainings, and reflects her belief that there is room for all paths and styles. She encourages mindfulness and conscious choice as a practice within the practice, and values the liberal use of compassion and humor in her classes while creating a peaceful and supportive environment. 

 

Lindsey Johnson – B.A. Ed.

Lindsey is a certified Level II Usui Reiki practitioner and has practiced Reiki for 7 years. Lindsey is currently studying to be a Reiki Master at the Northwest Reiki Center in Bellevue, WA. She has a private practice, volunteers her time at animal shelters, and teaches cooperative workshops. Lindsey originally discovered Reiki as a way to alleviate chronic migraine headaches and is continually amazed with Reiki’s scope of healing capabilities. A teacher at heart, Lindsey is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and a Washington State elementary school teacher.

 

 

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