Teacher Training Faculty

Manorama: Sanskrit and Yoga Philosopy
The director of the School of Sanskrit Studies in NYC, Manorama leads workshops on the Path of Luminous Shabda, a path that combines Sanskrit, Meditation and Yoga philosophy. She teaches in NY at Ananda Ashram, Jivamukti Yoga, Omega Institute, Integral Yoga Institute, Kripalu Institute and Laughing Lotus Yoga. She leads workshops nationally, as well as internationally in Europe and Canada.
Manorama's mix of earthy charm, deep scholarship and humorous teaching style were born from years of close study with her Guru, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, the founder of Ananda Ashram.
She continues her studies in Sanskrit working closely with the renowned Acharya,
Dr. R.K. Sharma, president of IASS. She is a graduate of Columbia University.

Sandra Anderson
Co-author of the award-winning Yoga: Mastering the Basics, and columnist for Yoga + Joyful Living magazine, Sandra Anderson’s work draws on her studies of traditional yoga texts and her extensive visits to India, where she conducts an annual yoga teacher-training program. Sandra holds a degree in geology and began her studies in yoga while working in the environmental protection field. Initiated into the Himalayan tradition in 1988, she lives at the Himalayan Institute, and teaches all aspects of yoga nationally.

Kathryn Templeton
Certified ParaYoga Teacher, psychotherapist and Ayurvedic Consultant.
She assists at the Kripaulu School of Ayurveda and continues her studies with Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Robert Svoboda and Yogarupa, Rod Stryker. Kathryn has been working in the field of trauma therapy for almost 20 years. For the last 5 years she has been developing small group yoga therapy programs to help folks in treatment with anxiety, depression and PTSD. Kathryn’s private practice also includes serving as an adjunct for psychiatrists and other health care providers using yoga, ayurveda and
TF-CBT to support clients working toward healing wounds of trauma. She is a professor
at Gateway Community College teaching psychology and human development. She is
also a proud mother of three pittas.

David Kiel: Yoga Anatomy
As an instructor of Kinesiology (the study of movement and musculoskelatal anatomy) at Miami's Educating Hands School of Massage, David had developed a fun, informal and informative style of teaching. By repeatedly teaching incoming students who had no prior understanding of anatomy, David was confronted with the problem of making such a complex and beautiful system accessible and understandable to the average person. David has a private practice where he uses bodywork techniques to relieve chronic pain. A Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, David has taught seminars in Body Mechanics for Massage Therapists and has also worked with other local and national audiences. David's current personal yoga practice is Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Since 2002 he has had the honor of studying with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore (he has traveled the every year since) as well as with John Scott, author of Ashtanga Yoga, with whom he also has the extreme honor of teaching. David is authorized to teach Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. For more information on David's Ashtanga yoga schedule visit Ashtanga Yoga Miami

Richard Sherman: Prenatal Yoga
A long time practitioner of yoga asana and meditation, Richard is a certified instructor through Yoga Alliance and has an advanced certification in prenatal yoga with Janice Clarfield. Through a combination of asana, pranayama, visualization, meditation and stillness he creates a safe space for his students making them feel at ease and allowing for a sense of well-being. He gratefully acknowledges all his teachers and feels his best instructors are ultimately students themselves.