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Lisa began practicing yoga in 1995 when a back injury sidelined her from nursing practice. She studied with Linda Lane Paulson, a premier yoga teacher and gifted healer in Southern California, and a former Chico resident. Lisa completed Yoga Teacher Training and gained RYT status under Gyandev McCord, a founding member of the Board of Directors for Yoga Alliance, at Expanding Light, in Northern California. She received additional teacher training from, and is most influenced by, Desiree Rumbaugh in the Anusara tradition and Tim Miller in the Ashtanga tradition. Lisa has also attended teacher training workshops with Roger Cole in the Iyengar tradition, and Doug Swenson in Vinyasa/Ashtanga flow. Lisa teaches a variety of classes and styles from therapeutic yoga, restorative and level 1, to power vinyasa/ashtanga flow. All classes emphasize heart opening, alignment, safety, and individual attention. Private yoga instruction is also available to meet your unique needs. Lisa's specialty is yoga therapy and she has extensive experience teaching yoga to a wide variety of private clients; including adults and children with medical/weight issues, breast cancer survivors, pre/post natal clients, adolescents with ADD/ADHD, seniors, professional athletes, triathletes, high school athletes and even an Everest climber.
Serra Heck is a certified prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor, doula, childbirth educator, massage therapist, and student midwife and apprentice. She finds great joy in this work and believes yoga is an excellent practice to promote and maintain physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being during pregnancy and postpartum, or any time in one’s life. As owner and director of Sacred Beginnings Birth Services, she creates an environment for positive birth experiences through educational offerings and services to support expectant parents at this transformational time. Promoting a positive birth experience for her clients is Serra’s passion, and she has supported, coached, and empowered hundreds of women and their families in the birth process. For more information about Serra’s other services, click here.
Sherry Morgado began practicing yoga in 2006 and immediately knew that she had found something which would profoundly affect her life. Sharing this discovery with others has become her passion! Sherry completed the 200 hour RYT compliant teacher training program with Lisa at Blue Lotus and has also received RYT training at the Expanding Light Yoga Teacher Training Program in Nevada City, CA. Sherry is also a certified Ayurvedic Health Educator (AHE), having received her training and certification from the California College of Ayurveda in Grass Valley, CA.
Originally from Southeast Alaska, Maria first discovered yoga while in college in 2003. Like many, Maria was certain after just one class that yoga would always be a part of her life. As her practice deepened, so did her interest in all things yoga! Maria has been practicing at Blue Lotus since 2007 and interned at Blue Lotus until she completed her 200-hour RYT training in 2009. Not only does yoga change the way she feels, Maria values how yoga changes the way she lives. Life is simply brighter with yoga, and Maria hopes to share this light with others. She is incredibly grateful to be a part of Chico's yoga community, and is committed to helping students explore a deep awareness of their bodies, minds and spirits. While not on the mat, Maria is pursuing her master's degree in Nutritional Science at Chico State.
Julie, “Jewls” discovered her passion for yoga while attending Butte College in 2002. She experienced benefits beyond her imagination, and knew that yoga would always be an important part of her life. In 2005, she completed the Expanding Light 200 hour RYT program in Nevada City, and has been practicing and sharing her joy of yoga as a teacher at Blue Lotus since the studio opened in 2006. She also plays guitar for kirtan at Blue Lotus. Off the mat, Jewls has implemented a tremendously successful yoga program with clients at The ARC in Chico.
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