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Rama Jyoti Vernon: "Advanced Training for Yoga Teachers"

Rama Jyoti Vernon is one of America’s first Yoga teachers, and was instrumental in bringing many great teachers from India to the U.S. She founded the California Yoga Teachers Association, whose newsletter became Yoga Journal, and developed organizations such as Unity in Yoga, to unite all lineages of Yoga. As a housewife, mother and Yoga teacher, Rama began to apply Yoga philosophy in a whole new arena: international peacemaking. During the 1980s she made dozens of trips to the U.S.S.R, and founded the Center for International Dialogue, based on the idea that people can join together to initiate solutions for political, economic, ecological, humanitarian and cultural conflicts.


Come and explore breath and alignment with a Master! Rama is the founder of the California Yoga Teachers Association and the Yoga Journal. She was the host for BKS Iyengar during his initial visits to the US and trained with him extensively. This is truly sitting at the feet of a master. Come and enjoy!

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