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Life long dancer, yogini and the gracious host of American Yogini, Mary McGuire, has been creating workshops and retreats as a way to teach yoga in a whole new way, by taking it "off the mat" and into the kitchens, homes, adventures and even the world of artists around the world. She teaches and promotes a lifestyle of acknowledgment and connection to all we take in to ourselves and all we send out from ourselves: food, cosmetics, music, movement, information and art. In 2004 and 2005, she wrote a weekly holistic living column for am NewYork; a newspaper published by Tribune that reached 470,000 readers daily. Mary is the author of The First Seven Days, a Dancers Retelling: a gift book and CD set for dancers and yogini's of all ages that integrates yoga philosophy with movement and the creation story. Mary's formal certifications include Yoga TT (both Kundalini and Vinyassa), Kripalu Danskinetics (with Megha and Ken Scott Nateshvar) and Pilates (with the Romana Krysinowska). Mary with her Administration Team run much of the behind the scenes details that keep our retreats running smoothly and seemingly effortless. Those cheerful helpful voices you hear when you call are theirs!
Alison Shore Gaines has been training health professionals and leading holistic purification retreats and mindful eating workshops since 1988. She teaches at various locations around the country, notably Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA and Omega Insitutute, Rheinbeck, NY. Alison says her journey with food and healing began with her own chronic health conditions and food issues. Turning toward holistic health and nutrition in the 1970's led her to quit her corporate job and open a successful natural foods luncheonette/juice bar, Alison's Restaurant, near Philadelphia, PA. In 1982, as her yoga practice and commitment to healthy lifestyle grew stronger, Alison joined the staff and faculty at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, now in Lenox, MA. Her 30 years of training and experience in the holistic fields makes Alison an expert in the field of cleansing and holistic nutrition. She immersed herself in the diet lifestyle practices of Macrobiotics, followed by Ayurveda, and later raw foods. Alison studied with the masters in those fields (including Michio Kuchi, Annemarie Colbin, Deepak Chopra, Vasant Lad and Gabriel Cousens) Alison's certifications include: Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training, Kripalu Holistic Educator Training, 2 year Gestalt Psychology Training, CoachU Life Coaching and numerous other holistic modalities. Alison blends her extensive knowledge and wealth of life experience with a spirit of mindfulness and compassion. She is known for her profoundly nourishing, life-changing retreats.  |
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