Since 2005, the longest-running yoga studio in Austin
Keith Kachtick is founder and director of Dharma Yoga and has taught meditation and yoga nationally and internationally for twenty-five years. A University of Texas Plan II graduate, he was from 1998-2005 senior instructor for the Lineage Project, a Buddhist nonprofit that offers meditation and yoga asana in New York City prisons. Keith's yoga classes, which combine elements of the Jivamukti and Anusara traditions, are infused with warmth and humor, his training in Tibetan Buddhism, and a love of music and world literature. He has written for Yoga Journal, Spirituality & Health, Newsweek, Esquire, Texas Monthly, and the New York Times Magazine, and is author of two books on Buddhism: Hungry Ghost (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), and You Are Not Here & Other Works of Buddhist Fiction.
Dr. Cass Naumann has a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, is a Reiki master, and a certified yoga instructor with over fifteen years of experience teaching hatha flow, Tai Qi, Qigong, meditation and holistic lifestyle principles. Her postgraduate studies include trauma recovery with acupuncture and herbs, cupping therapy, and Shakujyu Japanese meridian therapy. Her Prana Flow + Healing classes explore lifeforce energy through yin yoga, hatha flow, Qigong, meditation, and rejuvenating breath exercises. Find out more at www.OriginalSpiritHealingArts.com.
Brooke Binstock is a Holistic Health coach, Buddhist meditation teacher, licensed social worker, writer, massage therapist, and certified Kripalu and Dharma Yoga instructor dedicated to cultivating a nonjudgmental approach to being human. Her teaching style is warm, grounded, compassionate, intuitive and body-centered. She encourages her clients and students to come home to themselves in a gentle, spacious and loving way. Find out more at www.brookebinstock.com
Zoe Mantarakis Wenger has over two decades of yoga teaching experience and was voted Austin's best Yoga Teacher of 2014. Zoe is known for her uniquely sequenced Hatha Flow classes, which skillfully blend the precise art of yoga alignment with philosophy and relaxation techniques that guide students of all levels toward self-knowledge, peace and a blissful abidance in the present moment. Find out more at www.welovezoeyoga.com
Vanush Von Love completed his teacher training at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City, and his massage training at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. By combining his dance background and extensive training in Eastern and Western bodywork modalities, Vanush offers a healing and personalized style of yoga that helps students find their breath, balance, and the profound wisdom that “movement is medicine.” Find out more about Vanush at www.Vanush.com
Amelia DeVivo holds a master of science degree and has been a certified Dharma Yoga instructor for the past six years. Amelia’s teaching style focuses on exploring mindfulness, music, and creative sequences that foster a unique experience blending physical asana with Buddhist philosophy. When she’s not teaching yoga, Amelia directs environmental programming for young people at the non-profit Austin Youth River Watch and can be found exploring Austin’s many creeks and streams. Find out more about Amelia at www.dirtbaggeryogi.com
Sheila Singh hopes to offer spaces that allow students to slow down, restore and return. She encourages compassionate self-exploration and curiosity, while guiding practitioners to uncover the wholeness and wisdom that lies within. Weaving together movement, relaxation and iRest yoga nidra meditation, Sheila teaches foremost from a place of intuition and from the heart of her own experience. It brings her great joy to create a feeling of community and a lightness through which to explore life. Her own practice unfolds both on the cushion and especially in the midst of life moments and motherhood. Find out more at www.sheilasingh.com
Sadé Jones is a dancer, theater maker, Trauma Informed Yoga Facilitator, dance therapist and energy worker. Her work is centered in the therapeutic power of movement and mind to support deep self-knowing, regulation and care. She combines Polyvagal Theory with embodiment concepts of dance and subtle-energy work that facilitate connection to innate wholeness. She is passionate about providing culturally relevant ways for people to engage in healing that is accessible to all. The versatility Sadé brings to her Dharma Yoga classes allows her to meet students where they're at and walk beside them in discovery. Find out more at www.sadeizm.com
Claire Burrows has been practicing yoga for twenty years and is a certified Dharma Yoga instructor. She grew up in Austin, has a PhD in Comparative Literature, volunteers for the Texas Book Festival, and finds literary inspiration in a yoga book club with her Dharma Yoga sangha. Claire’s gently invigorating Friday classes welcome all levels of experience and encourage a lifelong curiosity in yoga and meditation.
Cole Jackob is a competitive Ultra Marathoner and certified teacher of Dharma Yoga. He loves ecstatic dance and biking and mindfully crafts Buddhist art pieces such as the cedar and copper Om outside the studio’s front door. Cole’s calming, heartfelt Wednesday classes welcome all levels of experience and are guaranteed to bring some joy and relaxation into your life.
Keith and His Eminence Tulku Neten Rinpoche
Bekkah Schear holds a Master’s Degree in international affairs and is a certified Dharma Yoga instructor. Her experiences working in communities around the globe have deeply informed her yoga practice. For Bekkah, the mat provides a sacred space for cultivating spirituality and connecting with our shared humanity. She finds nourishment in empowering fellow yogis to explore the true Self. Bekkah is humbled to have trained with Keith and Camilla, and is filled with gratitude for the guidance offered by her mentor Kate Bero.