Nina is the founder and director of Sunset Yoga Center and is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor at the Intermediate Junior II level. Nina has taught Iyengar Yoga for over 11 years. Nina’s teaching style is enthusiastic and supportive. She believes yoga can increase energy and bring us a wonderful sense of well-being. Nina received her teacher training from certified Iyengar Yoga Instructors Julie Lawrence, Dean Lerner and Mary Dunn. Nina has recently returned from her second trip to India to study with the Iyengar family.

Fourteen years ago, Karin began practicing yoga as a way to help manage the symptoms of fibromyalgia.  Over the years, she has experienced tremendous benefits physically, mentally, and spiritually through the regular practice of yoga.  Karin has completed teacher training programs with certified Iyengar Yoga instructors Nina Pileggi, Felicity Green, Julie Lawrence, Dean & Rebecca Lerner, and Mary Dunn and has taken many workshops with other nationally and internationally recognized teachers.  Karin enjoys sharing her love of yoga with warmth and humor.  She is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor at the Introductory II Level.

Julie is a graduate of the two-year teacher-training program at the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco. Julie began practicing yoga as a way to heal chronic back pain and has apprenticed with senior teachers Kathy Alef and Vicki Austin. She is also a devoted student of Zen meditation and has practiced at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland since 1996. Julie is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Introductory II level.

Amy has studied Iyengar yoga for the past 10 years with Portland-area and nationally recognized teachers. She has trained and apprenticed with certified Iyengar instructors. Her focus is on correct alignment in each pose and opening the body to its full potential. She offers perceptive teaching with a bit of humor. Amy has passed the Intro I Iyengar Yoga certification assessment.

Cindy has studied with Patricia Walden and other Iyengar instructors in Massachusetts. She has extensive training including anatomy and yoga teacher training. She emphasizes injury prevention, strength building and the ability to laugh at and love oneself while exploring the joys of yoga. Cindy is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Introductory II level.

Jennifer Shonk is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Junior Intermediate I level. She became a student of yoga in 1997 and taught regularly in Seattle from 2001 to 2007. Teaching influences include Cathy Rogers-Evans, Felicity Green, Richard Schachtel, and Joan White. In 2005 she traveled to Pune, India to work intensively at the Iyengar Yoga Institute under the direct teaching of Geeta S. and Prashant Iyengar. She attended the 2007 and 2004 yoga conventions in the United States. On occasion, Jennifer leads workshops throughout the northwest and was a guest teacher in Guadalajara, Mexico during the 2007 winter.

Bud has been practicing Iyengar yoga for 15 years and studied with senior Iyengar teachers . Coming from a high tech engineering/sales background and a past marathoner and triathlete with a lifelong interest in health and fitness, Bud has a deep appreciation for the Iyengar method, with its focus on alignment and precision. A reformed “Type A”, Bud credits his yoga practice with changing his life to one of greater balance and calm. His classes help students progress at their own pace in a challenging and supportive environment. Bud is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Introductory II level.

Barbara has been inspired by the balance, clarity and wisdom of Iyengar yoga for 13 years. She completed her teacher training and apprenticeship with Julie Lawrence. She is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Introductory II level. She brings aliveness, warmth, and depth of understanding to her teaching.

Nuvana started studying yoga at the age of 5 and is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. Being brought up in India, she was blessed to receive training directly from the Iyengar’s in Pune and has been teaching yoga in India since 1998. She has experienced the benefits of yoga herself and teaches with deep understanding. She has also taught 6 years of therapeutic yoga before moving to Portland. Her teaching style is clear, youthful, direct and compassionate. Nuvana is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor at the Introductory II level.