About

 
 
Jackie Prete

Certified Anusara Yoga® Instructor

Licensed Massage Therapist

Member of the Anusara Yoga Certification Committee 

It is truly my greatest joy to introduce students and teachers to the path and teachings of Anusara yoga and the philosophy of Shiva/Shatkti Tantra that is at the root of this tradition.  Since 2001 I have taught Anusara Yoga based Teacher Training Programs, workshops, retreats, and Immersions in NYC, the Catskills, Japan, London, Italy, Costa Rica and Mexico. In 2009 I was  honored to be invited to join the Certification Committee of Anusara Yoga.  


I was introduced to John Friend and Anusara Yoga in a therapeutics training in 1998 . I knew immediately that I had found my teacher. John has an elegant and refined understanding of alignment, great skills at articulating his method, a huge depth of knowledge and experience at working with therapeutics, a wonderful connection to the spirit and the heart of his students and an outrageously fun sense of humor!!!

 

When I discovered that one of John’s teachers was Gurumayi Chivilasanada our shared destiny became clear. I had met Gurumayi and Baba Muktananda in 1981 at the Shri Muktananda Ashram in South Falsburg, NY.  It took me 17 years to find my way back.  I returned to the ashram in 1999 with the deep understanding that I was guided by Baba and Gurumayi to this path.  I have studied exclusively with John and other Certified Anusara teachers ever since receiving my Certification in Anusara Yoga® May of 2001. 


My favorite way to deepen my experience as a teacher is to become a student.  Please watch a You Tube video of Ross Rayburn teaching me how to melt my heart on the way up to Hanumanasana in Handstand!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6LvU7pLv0&feature=youtu.be


My classes are charged

with a playful  atmosphere of fun

and encouragement.

Students blossom and

discover that limited

thinking is an illusion and anything

is possible.


I have a strong commitment to discovering the right pace in which to deepen my student’s asana practice.  By teaching Anusara yoga I give the students the means to cultivate a healthy relationship with their minds and bodies. They are given the proper tools to move to the next level without injury and to cultivate more sensitivity and compassion for their own unfoldment. 


Read an interview with me on Alignyo,  where I describe how Anusara Yoga has brought more love and joy to my life. 
 

My training to become a yoga teacher prior to meeting John included a certification with the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and seven years of intensive study at the Iyengar Institue with Genny Kapular and Mary Dunn. I became a Licensed Massage Therapist in 1996.
 
In 2005 to my great delight, Rudrani Farbman and I began our teaching partnership. We continue to lead many programs together including Teacher Training, Retreats, Immersions and Kirtans. 
Rudrani’s experience of studying philosophy, teaching hatha yoga, meditation, and doing seva under Baba Muktananda’s loving guidance helps to provide a deep spiritual foundation to our working relationship.  We truly feel Baba’s and Gurumayi’s blessings when we work together. 


I welcome new students into the Ram Sangha community.  I teach at  Equinox Fitness Clubs, Pure Yoga West, and at World Yoga Center in New York City and take annual sojourns to train teachers and students in Japan.  


Come join the Sangha.

 
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