MOUNTAIN YOGA PODCAST IN CONVERSATION WITH MEMBER KENNAN ROSSI
Our new, monthly podcast is hosted by the incisive, charming and very conversational Mountain Yoga member Kennan Rossi. We hope you enjoy listening in on conversations between Kennan and our teachers, students and other sources of inspiration, then sharing your own comments below!
NOV 2022 RICHARD ROSEN
"The important thing about the practice for me has been the development of a Witness. I think that's a very important part of practical life, a practicing life." ~ richard rosen
Richard Rosen teaches afternoon workshops on yoga philosophy and monthly pranayama classes as at Mountain Yoga . He began his practice of yoga in 1980 at the Yoga Room, in Berkeley, CA. Two years later he began a two-year teacher training course at the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco, from which he graduated in 1983. In 1987, with his good friend Rodney Yee, he opened the Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, CA, which operated until 2012. Richard has written numerous articles and reviews for national yoga magazines, and is also the author of five books, the sixth — "Yoga by the Numbers: the Sacred and Symbolic in Yoga Philosophy and Practice" — scheduled for released this December 6 on Shambala Press. Richard lives in a 115-year-old bungalow in beautiful Berkeley, CA.
OCT 2022 DR. BAXTER BELL
"I'd love to the see the benefits of our yoga practice support more social outreach and action...yoga can be a great way to light a fire and give us the energy to move in that direction." ~ baxter bell
Baxter Bell has taught at Mountain Yoga for almost two decades. He blends his background in Western medicine and yoga therapeutics for safe and healing yoga experiences. He teaches a nurturing style of yoga, with a strong emphasis on re-awakening our innate curiosity about ourselves and our world. He is co-author of the book Yoga for Healthy Aging and a certified Yoga Therapist.www.baxterbell.com .
SEPT 2022 ANN DYER CERVANTES
"Together we are creating a wholesome space that helps us be our best selves and live our best lives." ~ ann dyer
Ann Dyer Cervantes is the Director of Mountain Yoga. Ann first came to yoga over thirty years ago as a professional vocalist with a B.A. in Dance. Her teaching grows out of her artistic roots and a deep knowledge of yoga acquired thru decades of study and practice. Her dynamic, highly experiential asana classes typically include chant, breathwork and meditation for an integrated practice that leaves the student feeling clear and energized. In addition to her work at MYoga, Ann specializes in the subject of Sound Yoga — the study of mantra, naada and kirtan — which she teaches at Advanced Teacher Trainings and workshops nationally and internationally, and has presented at numerous Yoga Journal Conferences.
Kennan Rossi has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 25 years. He loves making music and photographs, writing poetry, and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada. After more than 30 years working in technology, he is currently Director of a global technical communications team at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation®).
