MICHAEL FERGOT
Michael was introduced to yoga while attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1984. And he still marvels at how yoga presents us with the endless possibility to deepen our experience and to grow our understanding. Like many, when Michael first met yoga it was through movement. After meeting yoga he moved from the practice of martial arts and also switched majors, studying dance and encountering "The Only Dance There Is” by Ram Dass. His studies led to a professional dance career and to living in New York, N.Y.
Michael met Anusara Yoga through Jackie Prete on retreat at a Zen monastery in the Catskills in 2000. There was something decidedly different about that experience, and realizing that he was never going to get enough information through 90 minutes classes (no matter how many a week) he signed up for his first Teacher Training. Just to learn.
Now as a E-RYT® 500, YACEP® teacher with more than 13,000 hours of teaching experience, and three times that much time in study and practice, he still marvels at how Yoga presents us with the endless possibility to deepen our experience and to grow our understanding. Michael loves to share the practices of Yoga at every level.
He has been studying with Paul Muller Ortega and Blue Throat Yoga since 2012 and in 2017 completed EHS12.
In 2018 Michael completed an Ashaya Yoga Teacher Training led by Todd Norian in Essex, N.Y. He and his wife moved to Westport, N.Y. in 2017,
EMAIL MICHAEL : yogifergot@gmail.com
NORA NADIRE
Nora's vision is to guide others to awaken their hearts through yoga. Yoga is the key that unlocks the secret of life: we already have everything we seek inside of us. By listening to the inner voice calling out for more, we discover our capacity for love, freedom, and deep peace. Nora has been practicing yoga for more than fifteen years and became a certified instructor after feeling inspired to share her love for yoga through teaching. She completed 500 hours of training with Todd Norian, founder of Ashaya Yoga ®, an alignment-based, heart-centered approach to the practice. Each class with Nora weaves a theme into a sequence that uses precise alignment to enable body, mind, and heart to open and expand naturally. As a classically-trained singer, Nora finds joy in sharing her love of music, and ends each class with a Sanskrit chant. Nora lives in the Adirondacks and enjoys farming, gardening, hiking, cooking, beading, and playing music.
EMAIL NORA: notesofbalance@gmail.com
Sarah Gerhardt
Sarah Gerhardt - ERYT-500
Sarah has been immersed in the world of yoga for fifteen years and teaching for over a decade. She had the privilege to study at the renowned Yoga Studies Program at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. For three intensive years she studied Hatha Yoga, Sanskrit, and Yoga Philosophy, acquiring her 500-hour certification from Nataraja Kallio. Following her training, she continued to study Sanskrit and Yoga philosophy with Sree Devi Bringi, and has spent months in residency at various Zen Monasteries. She continues to learn how to be the best teacher she can and most recently completed a 100-hour Yoga Nidra training. Her classes are known for their creative flow sequences and creating a container that leaves participants in a state of inner peace. She brings a blend of joyful fun, introspection, and a focus on alignment and breath to her classes.
Sarah has also been an organic vegetable farmer for the last decade. Born and raised in the Adirondacks, she is starting a diversified farm in Westport and building a strawbale home with her husband. When she's not teaching or tending her land you might find her knitting under a tree, making herbal concoctions, or otherwise immersed in nature.
Website: www.sarahlivingyoga.com
Email: sarah@sarahlivinyoga.com
