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About Victoria
An avid student and dedicated teacher, Victoria began to take yoga classes on a regular basis in 1998, well into "mid-life". Never having been a dancer or particularly athletic, "I found a home for my body - and, as it turned out, for my mind and spirit as well. To say that yoga has changed my life is an understatement!" A newfound passion was ignited and her entire life took a new direction. Within two years she was enrolled in Erich Schiffmann's teacher training and leaving the corporate world behind. She started teaching immediately and hasn't looked back since! Having the privilege and honor of studying with many excellent teachers, her teaching style has been most profoundly influenced by her advanced studies with highly respected yoga master Rama Jyoti Vernon and her initial teacher training with Erich Schiffmann. Victoria's growth as a student and teacher has been an ongoing passion. She completed her 200 hour level teacher certification in 2000. In 2005, after two years of comprehensive study, she completed her 500 hour certification with Rama and guest faculty through the International Yoga College. Teaching all levels, Victoria calls her teaching style Mindful Flow. Mindful Flow is hatha yoga with an emphasis on a moment-to-moment awareness of form and breath. As John Kabat-Zinn says, “in mindful yoga, exquisite attention is paid to (the) body and body sensations.” Being mindful in our practice, our practice becomes a moving meditation guided by the breath. We are able to tap into, deepen, and integrate our inner and outer experiences. The result; enhanced focus, flexibility, stamina, strength, awareness, and acceptance – both on and off the mat.
Victoria believes that being a yoga teacher is a calling and an honor. “Yoga has not only brought immeasurable benefits and blessings to my own life, but has provided me with a precious gift – to be able to share the benefits and blessings of yoga and to be able to positively impact the lives of others, on and off the mat.”
Victoria offers group classes, private instruction for individuals and small groups, workshops, and corporate yoga/wellness programs. In addition to leading teacher training programs and retreats to Santa Barbara and Tuscany, she has created and self published The Lifestyle Yoga Collection, an instructive set of yoga cards. Currently teaching in Santa Barbara, she is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Yoga College.
NamasteI honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells. I honor the place in youwhich is of love, of peace, of light, and of truth. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, We are One. *** Click on the bold topic categories to learn more about…Class with Victoria: Schedule of classes offered in Santa Barbara. Private Instruction: Available for individuals, couples, friends, families. Workshops with Victoria: Offered on a variety of yoga topics. Workplace Wellness: Classes and programs for the workplace.
"The ancient yogis believed that there was an actual center of spiritual consciousness called “the lotus of the heart”, situated between the abdomen and the thorax, which could be revealed in deep meditation. They claimed that it had the form of a lotus and that it shone with an inner light.It was said to be “beyond sorrow”, since those who saw it were filled with an extraordinary sense of peace and joy. " The Upanishads -Translation by E. Easwaran
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