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Shakti Teachers
Linda has been training
teachers for over 3 years to fill the growing demand. She is committed
to the disciple of yoga , focusing on form , alignment and the
cultivation of Shakti (Inner Power). Linda Lalita Winnick, created Shakti Yoga of Woodstock in 2002 , starting with one class a week in her living room in Upstate , New York. After 2 years, she built a 900 sq ft studio based on the need for a larger space, creating an environment suited for practicing yoga. The studio is surrounded by windows , absorbing the beauty of the country landscape. Radiant heat floors maintain the comfort of the room during the colder months. Shakti Yoga continues to offer the most daily classes for all levels of ability. Shakti Yoga in Saugerties opened in 2006 to make yoga convenient for those who live in this area. In June 2007, the Kingston studio was openned in the Shirt Factory in order to serve the residents of this community. In Fall 2007 , Linda launched the Shakti Yoga and Ayurveda Enrichment Institute. By creating this Institute, Linda hopes that students who have a desire for learning more about the practice of yoga and ayurveda will have their needs met through the series of workshops and seminars offered. For testimonials about Linda's teaching and Shakti Yoga, click here. Dina Pearlman Dina Pearlman. RYT, has been studying movement since she was four years old. Former dancer and martial artist, Dina came to yoga after years of dappling when an injury forced her to stop dancing. Seven years later, Dina received her yoga teacher training certification and has never looked back. She has studied with teachers from the Anusara, Jivamukti, Iyengar, Ashtanga and Sivananda schools of yoga. She has also studied dance, karate, tai chi, kung fu, Zen Buddhism, Sanskrit, Thai Yoga Bodywork, anatomy, Mindful Meditation and is a certified Reiki Healer. Dina is also a visual artist, occasional poet and has finally returned to dance after healing her injuries through yoga. Shari Gold Shari Gold's spiritual journey led her to yoga approximately 6 years ago. Through her travels to India and intensive workshop retreats, her teaching style has emerged as a blend of the Anusara, Iyengar and Vinyasa traditions. She is the founder of the "Karma in the Court" program which provides free yoga to all Ulster County court employees and has been a practising attorney for the past 23 years. Shari believes that the free and flowing aspects of yoga serve to still and liberate the mind and body. She has recently completed her certification training and is a registered yoga teacher. Diane Bethune As a yogini who like and understands the value of a challenging practice, Julia’s classes follows suit. Julia emphasizes meeting each individual’s capability for further growth. Julia believes centering, focus, and alignment are necessary for a strong yoga practice, as well as bringing awareness and relaxation to both mind and body. Flexible bodies lead to a more flexible mind’s and spirit’s! Samoa is a Shakti Yoga certified instructor. She has been a performing artist all her life; first with dance and later with music. She finds yoga to be a natural progression and compliment to her other creative pursuits. Her class focuses on proper alignment and synchronizing breath with movement, developing strength and energizing the whole body. She brings a light hearted, welcoming and encouraging attitude to her students, hoping to share with them her own joy as a practicing yoga student. Samoa has volunteered her yoga teaching services at Family Domestic Violence Shelter. Petra Rugers Petra Aine Ruger - a native of Rhinebeck, began to practice Yoga at Moksha Hudson Valley Yoga Center when it first opened in Tivoli NY, taking classes from Alex Auder, Lauren Zittle and Noah Fleisher. To deepen her own practice and knowledge of Yoga, Petra took an intense teacher training program from Ana Forrest (August 2003). As a result of the transformative training with Ana Forest, the support of others in the community, and her desire to share a powerful practice with others, Petra began to teach at IXL Gym and Hudson Valley Yoga in Rhinebeck. Since then Petra has made a commitment to deepen her own practice as she travels the world learning from all of life’s teachers.
Caitilin Twain first learned of yoga as a teenager when her mother used her as a guinea pig at a teacher training course with Rodney Yee. After many years of dabbling in the practice, she began studying in earnest after the birth of her second child. She credits yoga with transforming her life, and loves to “share the wealth” of her practice through teaching. She continues to be inspired by her local and NYC teachers, and has also studied with John Friend, Seane Corn, Gurmukh Khalsa, and Sharon Gannon. Her classes focus on the principles of Iyengar alignment in postures, very often in sequencing that flows with the breath. Her classes are fun and invigorating, and can be taken by those new to yoga, and those wanting to strengthen their practice.
John A. Verner has been a student of spiritual and esoteric traditions for most of his life. His studies have taken him on a journey from Sufism to shamanism, philospophy and psychology, to the meditation practices of Vipassana, and the non-duality of Advaita and Tantra. As a certified yoga instructor, he brings his years of study and dedication to his practice and teaching. Tara McIndoo A mother of four, Tara McIndoo was first introduced to yoga on Long Island and immediately fell in love with the entire body/mind connection. After completing her yoga teacher training at Om Shanti Studio with Lilly Leon, Tara moved upstate to continue to learn and deepen her own practice. She is currently completing her 500-hour Yoga teacher training and Ayurvedic studies with Linda Winnick at Shakti Yoga in Woodstock. Tara has studied Ishta, Jivamukti, Iyengar, and Kripalu yoga in addition to her investigations of Reiki and Ayurveda. Her teaching reflects her love of the different practices and whether she is teaching children or adults, she strives to bring an open heart, a sense of humor, and a love for yoga to all her classes. She hopes to help students achieve a deeper awareness and connection to themselves. 2/20/08.
Laurie Heaven Laurie Heaven was first attracted to yoga as part of an overall fitness program, and has practiced on and off for 30 years. It wasn’t until she traded gym classes for studio sessions that she discovered the “other side” of yoga as a means of spiritual growth, and gradually deepened her commitment to yoga, culminating in her completion of teacher training at Shakti in 2007. As a person who has suffered catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and come back to health and wholeness through yoga, she stresses the healing aspects – physical, mental, and spiritual – with her students and focuses on detailed instruction, proper breathing and alignment, and appropriate variations to deal with personal injuries and limitations. At the same time, she brings a lightness and sense of fun to her classes, born of her desire to share the joy that yoga practice has given her.
Nita Steketee-Sacks Nita has been on the Yoga path all the way from Amsterdam,
Holland and continues her journey since moving to the United States.
She brings her work as a visual artist and her study of Indonesian
Dance with her. She is a certified yoga teacher and Reiki Master.
She studies Vedanta (Indian philosophy) with Shubhraji and Yoga
with various senior teachers. As a Karma Yogini, Nita works with "Art
for Animals," donating the proceeds from specially created
paintings to help animals in need for a better life. She is completing
her 500-hour Yoga teacher training and Ayurvedic studies with Linda
Winnick at Shakti Yoga in Woodstock.
Diana Fitzgerald Yoga has always been in Diana's life, in one way or another. And it is with great joy that she made transformation from student into student and teacher. With a strong foundation in anatomy and physiology (as learned from Linda Winnick and also from her RN experience) she offers a safe and challenging Hatha yoga class. Diana carries with her the knowledge that the student-teacher relationship in regards to asana practice encourages both individuals to be present, focused, and in touch with the present moment. Through the practice of these concepts in a class structure, Diana is able to support students in tuning into that which is constant and timeless within themselves. To breath through discomfort, to honor the body, to listen to the heart, to remember one's wholeness. These are just a few aspirations Diana offers her students at Shakti Yoga.
Heidi James Heidi James was first introduced to yoga on the rocks of Lake Travis in Austin, Texas at the age of seven. As she watched her mother shift into deep, rythmic breathing, sensual, flowing body and focused mind she intrinsically knew this was something powerful. A born seeker, she was dedicated to finding teachers of this "something powerful" and has found them all over the world. Her journey has led her from coast to coast, Hawaii, Australia, London, and Scotland resulting in a rich and diverse study of what she now knows as Hatha Yoga. She recieved her Teaching Certificate From Laughing Lotus in New York City in 2004 and now resides in Upstate New York where she teaches at Shakti Yoga. She is also a member of an Off Broadway Theater company and feels her years of performing as an actor and singer lend an added element of freedom to her teaching, encouraging deeper self expression and liberation Olivia Grimsland Olivia Grimsland's passion for yoga began at
age 17 when she attended her very first class at Shakti in Woodstock,
NY with a friend. Yoga's serene poses aided stress reduction while
adapting to life as a mature adult. Yoga also provided the much
needed opportunities to meditate on the spiritual aspects of her
life. Her longing to share the benefits of yoga with others came
to fruition in her early twenties when she completed her first
teacher training program.
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About Linda and Shakti Yoga