Iyengar Yoga Center of Denver offers:

Consolidation of the basic poses with increased study of the beginning inversions.

Kila Kaohele Lau, native Hawaiian, is an intermediate certified Iyengar yoga instructor. His first Iyengar yoga teacher is Manouso Manos. He has been to the Pune Institute 4 times, to study with the Iyengars. He has been to Swami Dayananda’s Rishikesh ashram twice to study yoga and sound with Ramanand Patel and Mukesh Desai. He has been involved in healing/massage, movement arts and yoga for over 28 years. Kila continues his life’s intention of “Know Thyself.”

Study of preliminary actions provides the foundation for the study of Iyengar Yoga.

Juliet Sherwood moved into the Iyengar discipline while teaching yoga in Los Angeles before moving to Denver in 1998. She studied here under Nancy Crum Stechert and Leslie Bradley and was Iyengar-certified in 2001. She has studied with BKS Iyengar, Geeta Iyengar and most of the highest level Iyengar teachers in the United States, in France with Faeq Biria and in India with Swati and Rajiv Chanchani. Her early training was in the Sivananda tradition from which she received certification in 1993 in Kerala, India. Study of Hindu and Buddhist literature, Ayurveda and meditation lead her further along her chosen path. Juliet holds a bachelor’s degree in French from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado. She is a graduate of the NationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool and is a certified ski instructor. She lived and taught English in Kathmandu, Nepal and has trekked extensively in Nepal’s Himalayas. A grandmother, Juliet advocates lifetime yoga practice for a healthy body, mind and spirit.

A class for seniors, where poses are done in a slower manner. No experience necessary.

Craig's interest in yoga began in 1971, a self taught teenager; studying out of books in South Dakota. He was attracted to the concept of a practice that joined and utilized the body, mind and spirit. Craig was drawn to the Iyengar disipline of yoga after a severe car accident in 1983. Iyengar Yoga helped him rehabilitate his back, manage chronic pain and reconnect with his soul. Craig is deeply grateful to B.K.S. Iyengar, all his teachers and students for helping to shine the light on the path of Self-discovery, healing and peace of mind. Craig is a Certified Junior Level 3 Iyengar instructor. His personal practice continues in with several Senior teachers throught the world.

A free class for people who are in cancer treatment, and who are cancer survivors. This is a more restorative class. No experience necessary.

Craig's interest in yoga began in 1971, a self taught teenager; studying out of books in South Dakota. He was attracted to the concept of a practice that joined and utilized the body, mind and spirit. Craig was drawn to the Iyengar disipline of yoga after a severe car accident in 1983. Iyengar Yoga helped him rehabilitate his back, manage chronic pain and reconnect with his soul. Craig is deeply grateful to B.K.S. Iyengar, all his teachers and students for helping to shine the light on the path of Self-discovery, healing and peace of mind. Craig is a Certified Junior Level 3 Iyengar instructor. His personal practice continues in with several Senior teachers throught the world.

Consolidation of the basic poses with increased study of the beginning inversions.

Donita Reitze began practicing Iyengar Yoga in 1986 because of arthritis in her thoracic spine. With continued practice her spine became more mobile, and she has grown 1 inches due to good posture. She began teaching in 1992 and is an intermediate level certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She teaches with enthusiasm, joy and the passion to help others get as much out of Yoga as they can, so the students can take responsibility for taking care of themselves. Donita continues to study with senior teachers in this country as well as the Iyengars in India. She also has a love of the mountains and enjoys skiing and hiking.

A less active class for students interested in relieving stress and restoring energy.

Kila Kaohele Lau, native Hawaiian, is an intermediate certified Iyengar yoga instructor. His first Iyengar yoga teacher is Manouso Manos. He has been to the Pune Institute 4 times, to study with the Iyengars. He has been to Swami Dayananda’s Rishikesh ashram twice to study yoga and sound with Ramanand Patel and Mukesh Desai. He has been involved in healing/massage, movement arts and yoga for over 28 years. Kila continues his life’s intention of “Know Thyself.”

Deeper and expanded study of the foundation with increased study of inversions and backward extensions.

Donita Reitze began practicing Iyengar Yoga in 1986 because of arthritis in her thoracic spine. With continued practice her spine became more mobile, and she has grown 1 inches due to good posture. She began teaching in 1992 and is an intermediate level certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She teaches with enthusiasm, joy and the passion to help others get as much out of Yoga as they can, so the students can take responsibility for taking care of themselves. Donita continues to study with senior teachers in this country as well as the Iyengars in India. She also has a love of the mountains and enjoys skiing and hiking.

Study of preliminary actions provides the foundation for the study of Iyengar Yoga.

Kelly Moore was introduced to yoga in 1995 at an Iyengar yoga studio in Bellingham, Washington, inspired during a time of life transition. The experience of yoga brought a sense of grounding, introspection, and bliss. Kelly is certified at the "Teacher in Training" level and continues studying in the Iyengar yoga teacher training program with Leslie Bradley and Craig Kurtz. Kelly studies frequently with Senior Iyengar yoga teachers, including: Manouso Manos, Nancy Stechert, Dean Lerner, Ramanand Patel and Gloria Goldberg. Kelly is also grateful for several opportunities of studying with Swati and Rajiv Chanchani, which includes a visit to India in 2006 to study at their beautiful yoga shala. Studying with Geeta Iyengar at the 1997 Iyengar yoga convention was also an inspiring and insightful experience. Kelly has a full time therapeutic massage practice, and previously taught anatomy and massage for many years. Kelly enjoys sharing her passion with her clients and students facilitating self awareness and health in creative and joyous ways.

Balance, flexibility, and strengthening yoga poses for a healthy back. Sequences and adapted poses specifically for structural back issues, injuries, and general backache.

Bobbie Fultz first saw yoga taught on television by Richard Hittleman in the sixties. After wandering through several styles of yoga she met B.K.S. Iyengar at a Q&A in 1987, where he said she should come to Pune and work with him for her scoliosis. Bobbie has made that trip 7 times. She has been teaching since 1991, is certified Junior Intermediate II, and leads workshops nationally and internationally. She was one of the founding teachers of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of NY, was their first administrator, and served 7 years on the board of directors of Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater NY. Bobbie also served 4 years on the board of directors of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the US as treasurer. She was the resident yoga teacher for 8 years at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, a traditional Vedanta ashram in Saylorsburg, PA, and studied at both of Pujya Swami Dayanada Saraswati’s Indian ashrams in Anaikatti and Rishikesh. She is very happy to join the Iyengar yoga community in Denver. Before yoga became her primary life directive, Bobbie was a visual artist in printmaking, theatre design, painting, and performance. Her artist’s eye is a great asset in the yoga studio.