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. photo by Ron Candrea Robin Hertlein Candrea is a certified Iyengar Yoga* (www.iynaus.org) teacher, presently at the Intermediate Junior I level, and continues to train with Senior Iyengar teachers regularly. She recently spent a month studying with the Iyengar family in Pune, India, February 2014, and was fortunate to observe Mr. B.K.S Iyengar (www.bksiyengar.com) teaching just before he died in August. Robin was first introduced to yoga when she was a junior at St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, Long Island. One day, Miss Lowinski (her English teacher) said, "Now girls, we are going to do yoga, so move aside your desks and take off your saddle shoes." Robin continued to practice yoga as she went on to become a professional modern dancer, and has taught dance and yoga most of her adult life. She received a Masters in the Psycho-Social Study of Human Movement from Columbia University Teachers College in 1988. She began studying Iyengar Yoga shortly before that, but became hooked on it with teacher, Rodney Yee. Theresa Rowland and Joan White have been her primary teachers since 1994, and most recently, Brooke Meyers, from the Iyengar Institute in NY. “Life is not about answers. It is about learning to live in the middle of complete uncertainty, and doing so gracefully.” ~Swami Chetanananda *Alignment is a cornerstone of the practice of Iyengar Yoga. One often thinks of alignment in terms of the positioning of the body and its various parts during the practice of asana (posture). The value of this aspect of alignment in balancing and protecting the joints, muscles, organs, vessels, and tissues of the body is well known to most people. What may be less well known is the importance of alignment with respect to the flow of energy in the body. –John Schumacher	photo by Jennifer Graham Most likely one of the only students at the Rumson Country Day School whose mother often picked her up from school accompanied by a Swami, Emily Dubin Huresky was introduced to Eastern Philosophy at a young age. When Emily graduated Magna Cum Laude from Barnard College with a degree in Religion and Philosophy, her aunt, Ellen Lichtig, who was a popular yoga teacher in Red Bank, offered to send her to yoga teacher training as a present. Although on her way to Law School, Emily took up her aunt's offer. The experience changed her life and career plans. Emily has since studied with many of the top yoga teachers in the country. She is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher and devoted student of John Friend whose teachings have dramatically improved her own practice, teaching and world view. Emily has frequently assisted John Friend nationally and is a member of the Anusara certification committee. Please visit Emily’s web site http://www.emilyhyoga.com. Contact her at emilyhyoga@gmail.com or call 732‑618‑7518 for additional information, and to schedule a private or small group lesson.
Past Teachers
Dina Crosta. Yoga began to weave its way into Dina's life during her last year of college when a friend would tell her great stories about her experiences of practicing yoga. Dina was intrigued by the beauty and fluidity of yoga but was hesitant to bring it into her life. It wasn't until she entered "the real world" and befriended a woman aptly named Hope that yoga began to dance into Dina's life. Hope convinced her to attend a yoga class where she met Emily Dubin (now Huresky), her first Anusara teacher. As soon as she came into her first Down Dog and felt both the challenge and the freedom in it, she knew that this was something she wanted to experience again. Seven years later Dina has seen her life moved in so many ways by her connection to practicing yoga - the most profound being the ever-widening circle of friends, teachers and students and the ever-deepening connection to herself. She is forever grateful to all of her teachers both through yoga and throughout her life. Dina aspires to inspire in others all that yoga has graciously given to her. Regina Grassia started studying yoga seriously in the San Francisco Bay area in the mid 1980's. Because California was home to many great Iyengar yoga teachers, Regina was lucky to have the opportunity to study with them. Her early yoga was especially influenced by Manouso Manos and Tony Briggs. In 1996, while living in Phoenix, Arizona, she met John Friend, who was in the process of incorporating his teaching skills and philosophy under the name Anusara Yoga. Since then she has reaped a myriad of benefits from this association and has been happily teaching Anusara Yoga for more than five years. Anya Castellano has been studying and teaching hatha yoga for over ten years. She is currently studying Kundalini yoga at the Khalsa Healing Art School and is excited to share her knowledge.	Marga Cava, Ph.D., has been a Spanish language and literature teacher for over 20 years. Although she holds degrees in romance languages, she has been studying yoga since her high school years and delights in yoga’s elegant interplay between physical actions and the celebration of the human spirit. Marga has been studying and teaching Anusara yoga for several years and feels blessed to be able to share this amazing gift with others. She is especially grateful to all of her wonderful yoga instructors that have taught her to express the philosophical and spiritual discipline of yoga through heartfelt instruction and hopes to continue to do the same for her own students. Please see Marga at Align Yoga (www.alignyoganj.com), Falls Village, 1181 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls, NJ Thea Daley. She is certified Iyengar at the Intro level. Thea has teacher training through the Iyengar Institute in NYC, and with world renowned Patricia Walden in Boston. Thea is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. Please see Thea at The Daley Practice Iyengar Yoga of Asbury Park (www.thedaleypractice.com), 625 Bangs Ave, Asbury Park, NJ Kat Grausso has been a teacher most of most of her life. For many years she taught literature and writing to high school students. Kat began teaching yoga after school to a small group of interested kids as a healthy way for them to cope with stress. Her own practice began in the 70’s at a local adult ed class, when she instinctively knew she had found something important. Yoga’s ability to create balance and foster joy became fully clear when she learned Anusara principles and began studying with John Friend and other wonderful Anusara teachers. Now a certified Anusara teacher, she enjoys sharing the spirit of the practice and its philosophy with her students. Laury Wills was introduced to yoga over twenty years ago when she took a class to fulfill college requirements in physical education. Her initial skepticism gave way to enthusiasm as she began to enjoy the benefits of the practice. She practiced casually through the years and began her serious study after coming to Dancing Foot Yoga in 2002. While her primary teachers are the staff at Dancing Foot, she has also studied with several top teachers in the Iyengar and Anusara traditions. Laury is an avid cyclist who likes to ride one hundred miles or more in a single day. She credits her yoga practice with helping her to find joy and happiness even while struggling up a long hill on her bike. Her fellow students continually inspire her to deepen her teaching skills and her own practice
Dancing Foot Yoga has hosted guest teachers who brought their special talents to our area. Some of our guest yoga teachers have included:	Mitchel Bleier Kofi Busia John Friend Susan Lalji Susan “Lip” Orem Swami Shantimurti Saraswati Sianna Sherman Gopali Vaccarelli Rodney Yee
Benefits of Yoga
· Noticeable reduction in stress · Increased energy and vitality · Stronger and better-toned muscles · Better posture and body alignment awareness · Improved circulation and blood pressure · Improved sleep patterns · More efficient glandular function · Improved digestion and metabolism · Joy and a sense of well being
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	The name Dancing Foot Yoga comes from the Shiva Nataraj, a famous image that commemorates the Lord Shiva’s dance of creation and being. The Nataraj, or Lord of the Dance, symbolizes the power within each person and the energy that dances within all of us. The cosmic dancer’s left foot, the Dancing Foot, is lifted in celebration gesturing to all to come and find the joy within.

Dancing Foot Yoga

Robin Candrea & Emily Dubin, Co-Founders

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