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. To learn more visit: www.thehappyyogi.org
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.
Diana García-Snyder is a dance and movement educator, choreographer, performing artist and Pilates instructor. She has trained and taught Pilates Mat for over five years in Chicago and Seattle, and is currently furthering her studies at Vitality Pilates (Seattle). She holds an MFA in dance from the University of Washington, and a BFA in Graphic Design from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in México City. She received her ballet training with honors at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, UK/Mexico and has performed contemporary dance nationally and internationally, as well as researching and teaching various western and non-western forms of movement and dance for over a decade. To learn more visit www.dgsprojects.com or www.diana-garcia.com
Andrea Thein became a certified Hatha yoga teacher in 2007 with Jeanne Laslo E-RYT at Red Sun Yoga in Winter Springs, Florida and has continued her education with Global Family Yoga and with Traditional Yoga Studies (TYS). TYS is a program dedicated to promoting authentic yoga teachings based on scriptural and oral transmission, as well as bringing out their contemporary relevance in current times. Andrea is pursuing a 2 year course with Georg Feuerstein/TYS on Classical Yoga as well as studying Thai Yoga Therapy with Eric Spivack, LMP/Dipl.Ac. from Soaring Crane Massage & Acupuncture. To read more about Andrea visit her website at: www.ellayoga.net
Linda Heuertz is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and a member of KYTA (Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association). Yoga has been a part of Linda’s life since she took her first class 30 years ago. From there she found herself repeatedly drawn to it, until about eight years ago when an injury (and work on a doctorate) lead her to more fully embrace its healing and life enhancing powers. When she became a yoga teacher a few years later, she knew she had followed her heart home. Linda currently teaches yoga in Ballard for people living with MS and recently taught yoga to women recovering from breast cancer (as part of a study at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). In her classes Linda strives to create a comfortable environment in which students of all ages and physical conditions can improve their strength, flexibility, and balance, and can steady and quiet their minds. Emphasis is placed on the breath, self-acceptance, and honoring individual needs.
Suzette Birrell is a registered Viniyoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She began teaching yoga after leaving the corporate world for a more balanced lifestyle. Suzette enjoys bringing a sense of nurturing to her students in a safe and gentle environment. Along with specializing in Pre- and Post Natal yoga, she has spent the last 4 months assisting and teaching a yoga class for people with MS in Ballard sponsored by the National MS Society. Suzette’s love of the life around her is reflected in her teaching, in her abundant garden and her work as a garden coach. Suzette and her husband, Jim, have lived and gardened in the Greenwood area for 35 years.
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 
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. To learn more visit: 
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.
Diana García-Snyder is a dance and movement educator, choreographer, performing artist and Pilates instructor. She has trained and taught Pilates Mat for over five years in Chicago and Seattle, and is currently furthering her studies at Vitality Pilates (Seattle). She holds an MFA in dance from the University of Washington, and a BFA in Graphic Design from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in México City. She received her ballet training with honors at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, UK/Mexico and has performed contemporary dance nationally and internationally, as well as researching and teaching various western and non-western forms of movement and dance for over a decade. To learn more visit 
Andrea Thein became a certified Hatha yoga teacher in 2007 with Jeanne Laslo E-RYT at Red Sun Yoga in Winter Springs, Florida and has continued her education with Global Family Yoga and with Traditional Yoga Studies (TYS). TYS is a program dedicated to promoting authentic yoga teachings based on scriptural and oral transmission, as well as bringing out their contemporary relevance in current times. Andrea is pursuing a 2 year course with Georg Feuerstein/TYS on Classical Yoga as well as studying Thai Yoga Therapy with Eric Spivack, LMP/Dipl.Ac. from Soaring Crane Massage & Acupuncture. To read more about Andrea visit her website at: 
Linda Heuertz is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and a member of KYTA (Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association). Yoga has been a part of Linda’s life since she took her first class 30 years ago. From there she found herself repeatedly drawn to it, until about eight years ago when an injury (and work on a doctorate) lead her to more fully embrace its healing and life enhancing powers. When she became a yoga teacher a few years later, she knew she had followed her heart home. Linda currently teaches yoga in Ballard for people living with MS and recently taught yoga to women recovering from breast cancer (as part of a study at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). In her classes Linda strives to create a comfortable environment in which students of all ages and physical conditions can improve their strength, flexibility, and balance, and can steady and quiet their minds. Emphasis is placed on the breath, self-acceptance, and honoring individual needs.
Suzette Birrell is a registered Viniyoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She began teaching yoga after leaving the corporate world for a more balanced lifestyle. Suzette enjoys bringing a sense of nurturing to her students in a safe and gentle environment. Along with specializing in Pre- and Post Natal yoga, she has spent the last 4 months assisting and teaching a yoga class for people with MS in Ballard sponsored by the National MS Society. Suzette’s love of the life around her is reflected in her teaching, in her abundant garden and her work as a garden coach. Suzette and her husband, Jim, have lived and gardened in the Greenwood area for 35 years.