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Ma Shakti Devi

Ma Shakti Devi is a certified Master of Yoga with the International Yoga Federation. Ma Shakti Devi trains professional yoga teachers on both the South American and North American continents.

She is practiced in many styles of yoga: Bikram Yoga, Power Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Artistic Yoga, Raja Yoga, Zen Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Yogatherapy, Pranavidya, Tantra Yoga. She has the opportunity to be the direct disciple of Swami Maitreyananda with whom she received diksha (initiation), and the title Swamini.

She is the 2008 World Champion of Yoga Asanas, 2008 2nd place winner of Yoga Sport, and 2007 3rd place winner of Artistic Yoga^TM. She is responsible for the translation into English and French of world yoga documents and archives. She is the Honorary Secretary of the International Yoga Federation for USA, the Director of the International Federation of Yoga Sports North America, and the person responsible for the Artistic Yoga™ USA movement.

Apart from the Integrated School of Yoga, Ma Shakti teaches Children´s Yoga with Green Tree Yoga. Through Green Tree Yoga, Shakti participates in integrating yoga into public schools--a historical move for Yoga in the United States.

Besdies Yoga, which is itself a language, she speaks fluent French and Spanish. Apart from teaching yoga and training teachers, she loves music, going for walks, foreign languages, her friends, and laughter. She is a graduate from the University of Utah with a Bachelors Degree in English Literature.

Cameron Christensen (Shiva Deva)

Cameron is an International Yoga Federation certified instructor of Purna Integral Yoga. Therefore, his practice includes asana based in traditional, integral, and modern styles, plus mantra meditation, devotion, discernment and action.

In addition to teaching yoga, Cameron is a computer professional with the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah and the proud full time father of two teenage children.

"The practice of yoga and meditation has facilitated joy and contentment in my life and I seek to bring awareness to this feeling in students."

Representing Yoga Integral, 7 styles of Yoga, in the Avenues, at Avenues Yoga

Julia Bryer, Yoga Teacher

Julia’s love of yoga comes from the happiness and great health that it has created in her. Health and happiness is what she hopes for all students of yoga, and is her motivation for designing and teaching her classes. Julia had the honor of studying under Master of Yoga Ma Shakti Devi through the Integrated School of Yoga, where she earned her International Yoga Federation teaching diploma. Her passion is for teaching Yoga Integral. It is a style of Hatha yoga that integrates techniques from all of the other Hatha styles, and includes twists, laterals, and asymmetries, as well as arm, hand, face, and leg postures. Julia is also certified to teach Traditional Hatha, Classical Raja, Artistic, Power, Ashtanga Vinyasa, and Yogatherapy. She also thoroughly enjoys Kirtan, the singing of mantras. She pulls from all of these methods and styles of yoga to create her Yoga Integral classes.

Representing Yoga Integral, 7 styles of Yoga, in Draper at The Yoga Path

Marianne Goodell (Kali Durga)

Marianne is a certified Yoga Teacher with the International Yoga Federation. She loves to teach many methods including Yoga Integral, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha, Artistic Yoga, Power, Restore, and Chants.

Marianne was trained in the Purna Yoga Integral tradition, learning a variety of yoga techniques and philosophies while being guided into yoga sadhana.

She started taking yoga as a student of Iyengar style pre-natal yoga in 1998. After a break, she started yoga in earnest attending Anusara, restorative, gentle, power, and vinyasa style classes. Her teacher training helped her incorporate yoga into her daily life.

In addition to yoga as a creative outlet, Marianne also designs and creates jewelry. When she’s not teaching yoga or making jewelry, she spends time with her husband and two sons enjoying the outdoors walking, running, hiking, and camping. She is a graduate from the University of Utah with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management.

Representing Yoga Integral, 7 styles of Yoga, in Holladay at Yoga Center