Joy Laine has been practicing and teaching Iyengar yoga for over thirty years. She became certified as an Iyengar yoga teacher in England in 1977 having trained with many well known teachers including B.K.S. Iyengar, Sylva Mehta and Maxine Tobias. Joy has been to India several times, including a nine month period of study at the Iyengar Institute in Pune 1982 and again for three month in 2003. Joy continues her studies with senior Iyengar teachers, including Kristin Chirhart and Chris Saudek. Joy has a strong commitment to making yoga available to as many people in the community as possible and when not teaching yoga, joy teaches philosophy (including Indian Philosophies and the Philosophy of Mind) at Macalester College.

I teach yoga because I want to share something which has been so important in my own life, and which I have seen benefit many others throughout my years of teaching.

Andrea Sullivan first found inspiration for her Qi gong studies at the age of 6, from her father, a 20 year Tai Chi and Qi gong practitioner. Following 3 years of extensive training with Senior Universal Healing Tao Instructor Sarina Stone, Andrea studied abroad in Thailand with Taoist Grandmaster Mantak Chia. In 2006 she was certified as a Universal Healing Tao instructor after completing 400 hours of study and 60 days of training. For 7 years Andrea has been a practitioner of Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Swedish Massage and Chinese Abdominal Detox massage. She is currently an assistant teacher of Shiatsu at Centerpoint and is and has been a teacher of Chinese Abdominal Detox massage (Chi Nei Tsang), Taoist Medical Qi gong, and Meditation for 5 years.

Qi Gong has changed my life by given me tools to transforming my emotions, heal my body and connected me with the universal forces in and around me, allowing my true nature to shine.

Anne Dresen is student of yoga in the Tradition of the Himalayan Sages studying at the Institute of the Himalayan Tradition in St Paul, MN as well as with The Center at Rock Ledge in Honesdale, PA. She has been teaching Beginners, Intermediate, Gentle and Restorative Yoga since 2003 at Stillwater Yoga, Stillwater, MN.    Anne’s main focus is to help her students discover their potentialities and grow with balance.   Anne lives is Saint Paul with her 3 children and dog, Daisy.
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Stephanie Mauceri, a native New Yorker, relocated to the Twin Cities in November 2009 and gave birth to healthy twin boys in November 2010. She has been practicing Yoga since 1991, and teaching since 2003. She received her first teaching certification from Om Yoga, NYC in 2004 and has supplemented this with Prenatal, Yin Yoga, Anatomy, and Yoga Therapy trainings since then. Although initially beginning her practice in the Vinyasa and Ashtanga traditions, a motor vehicle accident in 2004 caused her to rethink and re-establish her yoga practice; and to embark upon the exploration of yoga as a therapeutic and restorative vehicle. As she began to create greater symmetry in her own body through this exploration, her teaching practice as a Yoga Therapist in New York began to grow. Upon departing from NYC, she had been studying with Genny Kapuler at New York City's Iyengar Yoga Institute, and had a private Yoga Therapy client base of 12 long-term, devoted students. She encountered a great sense of joy in building community through her years of teaching Yoga in New York City and is very excited to be a part of creating this same sense of community at River Garden amongst seekers of greater freedom -- in movement and in the way one’s life is unquestionably enhanced through the art, science, and practice of Yoga. Stephanie is also a writer and holds a BFA in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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In-Fin Tuan has been practicing for over eight years. She received her 200-level teacher certificate from CorePower Yoga. Her style is Vinyasa flow with a concentration on breath-inspired movement, and a strong technical foundation in precise alignment to work safely and effectively with the body. Utilizing breath awareness, her classes are playful, creative and adaptable to individual needs.
She is a believer in training for daily life. In–Fin has been in the fitness industry since 1988 as a YWCA group fitness instructor certified by AFAA. She holds certifications in YogaFit, BodyFlow, Lemond Cycling, Bosu, Kettlebells, TRX, Cardio Kickbox, Silversneakers and AEA (Aquatics Exercise Association).

I am honored to share my love of yoga and its practice with whoever walks into class. Every day is a new day and every practice should be attempted as though we are beginners. Be curious. Be open. Be free in mind and body.

For more than 15 years Amanda Whisner's yoga practice has been a part of her life in every place she has lived from California to Ireland, Missouri to New York City and most recently Minneapolis, where she is an actor, teaching artist and yoga teacher.
In 2009, Amanda resolved to deepen her understanding of the physical, spiritual and intellectual aspects of yoga by studying at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Northern California, followed by a year course in teacher training at the Yoga Center of Minneapolis.  Amanda’s yoga practice has helped her find depth and greater understanding while tending to her own recovery.  Her desire to share yoga as a supportive tool for recovery fuels each class she teaches. Amanda lives in Nord’east Minneapolis with her husband and 2 wonder-dogs, who daily remind her of the joy and ease to be found by living in the moment.
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Ted Roseen has been teaching his unique blend of yoga around the Twin Cities for years. This mix of the biomechanics of Iyengar, strong poses and repetition of Ashtanga, and the gentle flow of Vinyasa creates a fun, yet challenging balance for students of any level. As a marathoner, triathlete, and rock climber, Roseen understands the importance of an open body, the benefits of a positive and quiet mind and the powerful resource that is tapped when that open body and quiet mind are connected. He has studied under a number of gurus, including Saraswathi Rangaswamy, daughter of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India and local yogi Dec Barry. Ted was acknowledged for his efforts and abilities in yoga in the Mpls/St.Paul Magazine “Best of the Twins Cities 2007,” and most recently in the March 2010 issue of Twin Cities Statement.

Mysore-trained Roseen handles the yoga instruction in a refreshingly easygoing yet still vigorous Ashtanga style, infused with laughter from a few well-timed one-liners. His teaching has a solid deconstructionist theme without all the over-formal nonsense you find in some studios. – Twin Cities Statement, March 2010

Ellie Kaufman began her journey into yoga in 2002, and spent a few years with different styles: Bikram, Forrest, Vinyasa. Once she began taking Ashtanga classes, she knew she had found her home. Since the summer of 2005, she has maintained a daily Mysore-style Ashtanga practice, a commitment which has thoroughly transformed her life. In 2007, she completed a teacher training with Moksha Yoga Center in Chicago, and is certified and registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level. 2009 brought a move to San Francisco, where she practiced with and assisted Magnolia Zuniga (authorized level 2 by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois) in her Mysore program. In early 2011, Ellie made her first trip to Mysore, India, to practice at the K Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute with the Jois family, Saraswathi and Sharath, and plans to return in 2012. She is grateful to have also had the opportunity to study with senior teachers Kino MacGregor, Tim Miller, Todd Boman, and Lino Miele. 
Ellie is originally from Minnesota, and is excited to be back in her hometown!
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It has been said that there are many paths up the mountain, and Paula Coyne has had a unique journey adding yoga to hers.  Old wisdom traditions and transformational systems have always called to her. She is a psychologist who practices and teaches meditation (including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, which has a yoga component); produces breathwork  (pranayama) and meditation CDs; has studied Qi Gong and Reiki.  Since 1998 she has apprenticed in an earth wisdom tradition, and teaches a two year training (“The Art of Peace”) in this way along with her husband. She guides transformational experiences here and at sacred sites around the mother earth, and is an annual Sundancer and Kiva Lodge dreamer.  She completed her 200+ hr yoga teacher training through The Yoga Center of Minneapolis in 2011 (which has a strong foundation in the sacred texts), having practiced over many years. She is inspired by such teachers as Tara Cindy Sherman and Seane Corn, & has taught Gentle Yoga. Vinyasa is her passion!
Yoga means 'union', the union of breath and movement, the union of spirit, emotions, body and heartmind.  Paula is excited about the union of these sacred practices gathered over a lifetime, can see what they share in their essence, and how when brought together, they expand us exponentially. Look for this synthesis in her Vinyasa classes
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Colleen Dooley
As a tween, uncomfortable in my tall, changing body, I met yoga. It was a television advertising fluke that lead me to purchasing my first yoga book. Eventually, I began classes in the Iyengar tradition as brought forward through Faye Berton.
In 2001, I simultaneously obtained my 200 hour Yoga Teaching Certification with Christopher Baxter, (founder of AtmaYoga, a Kripalu based Hatha Yoga fusion) and Massage Therapy Certification.
  August of 2011, (hooray), I completed a 500 hour Yoga Teaching Certification through Tanya Sowards founder of Devanadi Yoga Studio offering a blend of Hatha,Tantra, Vinyasa and Ayurveda.
I am fascinated by patterns and their manifestations in the body, mind and emotions. I’m equally captivated in how to free unwanted ones.
I continue to inform my teaching and relationship to yoga by studying with: Rod Stryker (Himalayan tradition-ParaYoga), Aadil Palkhivala (Iyengar based-Purna Yoga), Judith Lasater(Restorative Yoga), Matthew Sanford (Iyengar + Adaptive Yoga), Bo Forbes (Elemental Yoga) and Tanya Sowards (Devanadi Yoga).
And You.
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Joyce Paxton (Narayan) started practicing Kundalini yoga in 2001 and has been teaching since 2003 when she finished the KRI teacher training (200 hrs).  She has twenty five+ years of teaching experience in dance and fitness with certifications from the Cooper Institute and American College of Sports Medicine. Joyce works in Quality and Process Improvement at Metropolitan State University and holds an MA in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas.

It is an honor and a privilege to share this powerful technology, from Yogi Bhajan, with others and to observe as students discover the blessings of a quiet moment and embrace their true light.

Nirmal Kaur (Kelsey Lumpkin) enjoys helping clients and students on their path to their happiest and healthiest life.  She began her study of the body and wellness with extensive training in dance from the age of 3.  She took her first Kundalini Yoga class during high school and immediately fell in love.  Nirmal has been teaching Kundalini Yoga for 10 years, is a Level-2 (500-hr) certified teacher through the Kundalini Research Institute  and an Associate Trainer in the Aquarian Trainer Academy.  She also hold a BFA in Dance and is a practicing Massage Therapist.

I am constantly amazed and the transformative powers of Kundalini Yoga.  It is a blessing for me to hold a space of neutrality so people can find their true inner wisdom and begin walking on the path to their highest self.