SALLY MURPHY-NOEL / FOUNDER
Raven's Wing Yoga was birthed in June of 2004 as a place of wholistic intention and dedication to Yoga or Union. Steeped in the lessons my Native Grandmother taught me, Wisdom is to be shared and is intended to evolve and grow with time.
Raven's Wing is an integration of gathering place, deep yoga practice, seasonal & environmental awareness, health, and a safe space to be who you are with allowence to grow. Forever a yoga student, I began my studies in 1992 and began teaching in 1998. Kripalu yoga is where my soul of teaching originates from, with experience & training in Svaroopa & Ashtanga styles as well. Teachers that have gifted me with their wisdom include: Yoganand Micheal Carol, Indukanta Udasin, Richard Freeman, Rama Birch, Sarasvati Burhman, Patricia Hansen, and Hansa Knox. My practice stems from cultivating quiet within and allowing opening to emmerge from that quiet...
Creating space to flow with one's unique body wisdom and needs. My teachings include both gentle opening yoga to a more firey vinyasa, as both serve to create energy, awakening and healing within body, mind and breath.
My classes have been described as deceptively powerful while serenly healing & calming.
Jai Bhagwan!
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Sally has over 500 hrs in training, training formally at both Kripalu Center and The Rocky Mountain Institute for Yoga and Ayurveda. She is a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance, Certified in Yoga Therapy, and is an Ayurveda Counselor and whole foods nutritionist.
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SAL "NunZ" Annunziato
Sal is a 2007 Graduate of the YogaSpirit Studios Iyengar Hatha based 200 Hour Certification program. Being a principal in a Software Company, Singer/songwriter, Musician, Father of 4 amazing children, Sal believes that anything is possible when one is working towards finding ones true self.
He began his Yoga practice 9 years ago which has now led him to teaching.
Being in the present moment is everything and Yoga helps one to keep mindful of this . Sal has studied with Kim Valeri, Rolf Gates, Paul Spector and Sally Noel and feels blessed to share the gift of yoga.
His blend of Hatha, Svaroopa, and Vinyasa as well as an eclectic scope of music moves one to open up in ways that are new and enlightening. Be prepared to open your heart, strengthen your body, mind and light up your Soul . . . Be Yoga! www.nunzyoga.com
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Stephanie D'Aniello
Steph has an extensive background in Modern Dance. After 19 years of study, injury curtailed her practice. Although living with chronic pain, she did not see surgery as an option. At the suggestion of a dear friend, she found alleviation and peace through a yoga practice.
Steph has become a certified yoga instructor through Lotus Gardens, LLC. She is continually and gratefully influenced by Sally Noel, Rodney Yee, Dr. Michael Beckwith, Lara Ward, Shiva Rea, Linda Winnick, The teachings of Pantanjali, and her family.
Steph is eager to share in the journey of yoga as well as its healing abilities. She will guide you through a compassionate, slow flowing practice of asana and meditation. Through her own yoga experience, she believes that through movement and breath, you have the tools to heal and be truly awakened both physically and spiritually. |
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Erika Dixon
Erika has been practicing yoga for 10 years and in 2007 her yogic path lead her to Costa Rica where she studied Interdisciplinary Yoga with Don and Amba Stapleton in order to obtain her 200hr teacher certification. Having attended the CT Center for Massage Therapy in 2004, she brings knowledge and passion for anatomy, kinesiology, meditative deep relaxation, as well as Chinese medicine. Erika recently expanded her teaching knowledge studying Yin/Yang Yoga with Sarah Powers.
There are two components to each of Erika’s classes. First she brings the gentle/receptive aspects of yin yoga, where poses are held for an extended period in order to address certain meridians and organ systems within the body. Second she combines the radiant/responsive aspects of yang nature through invigorating vinyasa flow in order to increase fluidity within the muscular tissues of the body. Together these two aspects of movement create a beautiful union to connect the mind body and spirit. Erika is a student of life and is currently continuing her education at Southern CT State University. Here she is working towards her MA in school counseling. Her love for children has also been brought to the mat through her certification at Karma Kids Yoga, where she learned the art of teaching children pre-K through high school.
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COURTNEY CUCINOTTA
Courtney Cuccinota has been studying yoga and other healing modalities for over a decade. She is certified clinical herbalist, yoga teacher, prenatal yoga teacher, mother of a 6 year old and a professional gardener. Her yoga practice is a translation of her passion for cultivating & nurturing the seeds within us all.
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BARRY RACCIO
Barry took his first yoga class in Los Angeles in 1997 and was hooked. While living on the west coast, he regularly studied with such acclaimed teachers and visionaries as, Yogi Bhajan, Gurmukh Khalsa, Shiva Rea and Bryan Kest and is currently finishing a 200 hour vinyasa certification with Rolf Gates.
Barry believes the process of yoga helps to gain a deeper relationship between body, mind and nature, to overcome physical and mental limitations and most importantly for a student to leave class feeling better than when they first arrived. His fusion of uplifting music, kundalini and vinyasa yoga creates a balanced and effective practice of alignment and principal to recharge the Spirit while conditioning the mind and body.
The unique experience and training he brings to share are flavored with individualism and abundant gratitude for this great Human journey.
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JESSICA L. EDWARDS
Jessica has been practicing yoga for ten years and has completed the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training and the Yin Yoga teacher training with Josh Summers. She's inspired by the challenge, power, healing, and growth that accompanies Forrest Yoga and the integrative quality of yoga, meditation, and Traditional Chinese Medicine that Yin provides...
Although a Buddhist meditation practitioner for several years, it wasn't until practicing Yin that she was able to really sit still, relax, and be truly present in her body during contemplative times. Merging her deep love for and knowledge of therapeutic massage and bodywork into her Forrest, Yin, and Open/Mixed Level Yoga classes, Jessica provides attentive hands on assists and compassionate, purposeful touch. Students recovering from severe trauma, alcohol, food and drug addictions, abuse, and anxiety benefit greatly from Jessica’s dynamic, explorative, and spiritual classes.
She weaves the intelligence of anatomy, the flow of breath, the vivacity of massage and acupressure, and the awareness of meditation together in order to help one begin to discover an invigoratingly beautiful path to freedom. www.intuitivelotus.com
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CAROLLANNE CRICHTON LMT AyT
received her first Yoga Teacher Certification from Kripalu Yoga Center in 1978. Since then, she has received numerous Yoga Teacher Trainings from: Richard Freeman, Erich Schiffmann, Donna Farhi, Sarah Powers, Cheri Clampett, Paul Grilley and Arturo Peal. Carollanne is also a licensed massage therapist in private practice full-time since 1989. She is a longtime student of Ayurveda, the holistic healthcare system from India, studying Jyotish with Jeffrey Armstrong (Vedic Arts and Science Academy); Ayurveda with David Frawley (American Institute of Vedic Studies), Ancient Ayurveda with Gandharva Sauls (Ayurveda Yoga Institute) and Sanskrit with Vyaas Houston (American Sanskrit Institute). She has also received Ayurvedic Marma Therapy training from Dr. Martina Ziska, D. Ay and 3 levels of Cranio-Sacral Therapy certification through Upledger Institute.
Carollanne was interim manager of the Santa Barbara Yoga Center in Santa Barbara CA , and a contributing editor to Joseph LePage on the "Integrative Yoga Therapy" Training Manual. The featured presenter in 3 training videos/DVD's, and author of "Earth Medicine and Healing Stones", she is respected as both a bodywork and yoga therapy instructor at the national and international level. Massage Magazine called Carollanne “…one of the nation’s top body therapists.”
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HEATHER FALZANO
Heather enjoys sharing form based asanas weaved into a simple flowing structured yoga class. In a safe, supportive environment, Heather encourages each student to reach their potential. Freeing the mind through breath and freeing the body through asana allows the student to relieve stress, rejuvenate the body and free the soul. A certified YogaSpirit Instructor and a registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, Heather is engaged in a certification program for Instructing Yoga students with Scoliosis.
Heather teaches Tuesday Morning Yoga 6-7:20am. $12 drop in.
ELYSE GROSS
Elyse has been practicing yoga for over 30 years. Yoga has been her trusted guide through the most joyful of times and the most challenging. Elyse firmly believes in the power of yoga to transform one’s life with both subtle and dramatic shifts in mental and physical health and wellbeing. Elyse continues to be inspired by many yoga teachers and hopes to inspire students to expand what is possible in their lives through the practice of yoga. Influenced by an eclectic blend of styles, Elyse brings lightheartedness into her classes. She will challenge what you think are your limits, while also helping you connect with how your body/mind might be feeling on any particular day, and embracing that energy in your practice. Elyse completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification in early 2010 at the Lotus Gardens Yoga School in Connecticut.
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