Abhogaditi - About Us

OUR TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY
	JACCI LEA, RYT 200 Jacci began practicing the techniques of yoga in New Orleans as a way to help with some back pain she was experiencing. She continues to practice yoga nearly 15 years later. After many years of Iyengar style yoga, she now includes those techniques of alignment into a flow style. Jacci came to Asheville from New Orleans (just one week post Katrina) where she taught yoga for several years at Wild Lotus Yoga. She feels that yoga is a practice that can benefit anyone no matter what age, level, or physical ability. "One does not need to have a flexible body to enjoy the calming benefits of yoga." Her basic classes guide beginners as well as seasoned yogin(i)s in basic techniques including postures and breathing. Jacci received her yoga teacher training at Living Yoga in Austin. Outside of the studio, Jacci has worked as a Medical Technologist. She enjoys meditation, hiking with her husband and her dog, and being with people.
	JERI SENOR, M.A., LMBT #7509, E-RYT 500 Jeri created the teacher training and is the program director/primary faculty. She has coined the term Abhogaditi Yoga to symbolize a joyful embrace of the living, expansive nature of yoga philosophy, practice & teaching. Jeri has her Master's Degree from Ohio State University in Health Education with an emphasis on physical fitness, is a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist & is Registered with the Yoga Alliance as an experienced Yoga Teacher 500. She has been involved in some aspect of yoga for over 30 years, has travelled to India to experience the vivid sights, sounds and smells of the birth place of yoga, and has studied various styles & philosophies of yoga in Los Angeles, Texas, New York, Florida, Ohio and more. Jeri was the owner/operator of South Asheville Yoga from March 2009-May 31, 2010. Jeri just digs yoga and thinks it is very groovy. "Just slide into the flow and embrace the moment to moment awareness of living the practice right here, right now, breath by creative breath."
	KRISTINE MADERA, M.A. Kristine came to yoga because of its aim of uniting the body and mind. Yoga, combined with a long-time meditation practice, and study of energy healing, led her to believe that cultivating the spirit within isn't about denying the body or even mastering it, but by understanding and embracing our physical selves. She strives to bring that idea into her yoga classes and teaching. She has taught yoga for six years, three of them with the mind-body fitness program at the Ritz-Carlton in Maui, where she also taught meditation. She has integrated aspects of mind, body and spirit in a Chakra yoga class, which helps participants understand and work with their chakras and their energy bodies. She is also the co-author of How to Meditate with your Dog: An Introduction to Meditation for Dog Lovers.
	DIANNE KADONAGA Dianne is the owner of Naga Yoga, an environmentally-friendly yoga studio, teaching yoga, healthy living classes based on Ayurvedic principles, and workshops incorporating green or eco-friendly ideas into everyday living. For 12 years, Dianne was director of Arjuna Movement Arts, a multicultural educational institution in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to the development and support of self-cultivative disciplines such as yoga, t'ai chi, and other movement practices, which she founded with her husband, Ernest Choi.