The Travel Yogi Engages Yoga Alliance-Certified Instructors For Domestic / International Retreats

May 24, 2013 - PRLog -- LOS ANGELES, -- The Travel Yogi (http://thetravelyogi.com/), specialist in international yoga retreats and yoga adventures, has engaged for the 2013-2014 seasons internationally recognized yoga instructors to lead the company’s destination-driven yoga retreats.  

A few of these celebrity teachers are Kathryn Budig (http://thetravelyogi.com/teachers/kathryn-budig/), Annie Carpenter (http://thetravelyogi.com/teachers/annie-carpenter/) and Jennifer Pastiloff (http://thetravelyogi.com/teachers/jennifer-pastiloff/) who, as with other The Travel Yogi instructors, are Yoga Alliance-certified, indicating standards-based knowledge in the field of yoga.

Jennifer Hoodevik, The Travel Yogi founder and director, says she and the team have practiced with the teachers the company engages so that they can be as informed with regards to the teacher's yoga style and vibe as they are with the destinations they promote.

“We love having such a wonderful variety of yoga styles represented.  Even within the same yoga discipline, all teachers bring their own humor and personality to their approach; humor being our operative word when it comes to choosing our teachers” Hoddevik said.

Budig’s yoga training is grounded heavily in Ashtanga with a light-hearted spin. She teaches creative sequences that make arm balances and inversions accessible to her students. She is engaged for, among others, a 2013 New Year's retreat to Baja, Mexico, where yoga will be paired with outdoor adventure and optional whale watching and surfing. Kathryn is well known for her writing, down-to-earth approach and personality and her amazing inversion practice and teaching. See: http://thetravelyogi.com/adventures/baja/

Known as a “teachers’ teacher,” Carpenter’s yoga classes marry juicy movement with rigorous discipline and a diligence with regards to alignment.  Annie believes that practicing yoga provides “points of dharana” — gateways to inner stillness and compassion. She leads public classes, in-depth workshops and SmartFLOW teacher trainings (200 and 300/500) at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, CA.  She will be teaching with The Travel Yogi in the Galapagos this year. See: http://thetravelyogi.com/adventures/galapagos-islands/

Pastiloff, a vinyasa flow teacher and poet, is the creator of “Manifestation Yoga”: Causing Breakthroughs In Your Life Through Your Asana Practice. Jennifer's classes are vibrant and soulful with a touch of irreverence.  She is also an ambassador of Lululemon Beverly Hills and Manduka. Her classes combine her love of words and poetry, music and the healing arts.  Yogis can team up with her and best-selling author, Emily Rapp, for a Manifestation Yoga & Writing Retreat in Stowe this Oct 17-20: http://thetravelyogi.com/adventures/vermont/

The Travel Yogi (http://thetravelyogi.com/)’s list of international and domestic destinations for 2013 include but are not limited to Aruba, Galapagos, Santorini, Maui, Cabo, Tulum, New Zealand and Vermont. Guests practice and play with some of the world's best known yoga instructors (http://thetravelyogi.com/teachers/).

About The Travel Yogi

The Travel Yogi is about expanding boundaries through yoga and travel.  Founded in 2010, the goal is find balance and personal transformation through yoga practiced in naturally inspiring destinations.  The Travel Yogi engages truly gifted teachers who can expertly handle all levels of experience and ambition. The Travel Yogi distinguishes itself by discovering and organizing compelling locations that get yogis traveling adventurously and with purpose. For more information visit online: http://thetravelyogi.com/ or call: 562.335.8000.  

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