Marietta Center for Yoga & Well-Being ~ 15 Years of Connection
At Marietta Yoga, one of the first yoga centers in Atlanta, visitors enjoy yoga, holistic workshops, free philosophy book studies, free weekly meditation, a free women’s yoga therapy group and a yoga teacher training/immersion program.Owner and longtime Psychotherapist Wanda DeVaughn, LCSW, E-RYT-500, has been teaching yoga for 17 years. Along with Abbey Brewer, E-RYT-500, who teaches prenatal yoga, Becky Huff, producer and author of a book and CD on guided meditations, and other highly experienced staff, they offer a blend of wisdom and yoga philosophy to achieve overall health, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Location: 317 Alexander St., Marietta Phone: 770-425-4488 Website: MariettaYoga.com
Upcoming Events
Yoga to Go and Nidra Desserts
The benefits of yoga go way beyond the physical. And many yoga techniques can be applied to every day life situations. In this workshop, Dennis Kast will guide you through an integrative yogic approach to everyday life challenges, such as dealing with difficult emotions, aging gracefully or something as simple as better managing the clutter in your life. The practices will be a weave of yoga, positional yoga therapy, breathing, and yoga nidra meditation. You will learn compassionate and simple approaches that you can easily apply in your life whenever needed and where-ever you are! A CD of related yoga nidra meditation will be offered for $15.Saturday, September 20th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm $60 if paid by 9/13, $65 thereafter
About Instructor Dennis Kast
Dennis Kast has been teaching yoga classes and workshops and private sessions in the Atlanta area for 14 years. After 30 years in a business career, Dennis retired to a career in yoga and fitness. He has completed a 200 and 500 hour certification at Kripalu and a 3 year certification in iRest / yoga nidra. He has also assisted in several teacher training programs at Kriplau. Dennis is also certified in positional yoga therapy and focuses most of his yoga studies on the healing aspects of yoga.Marietta Yoga Teacher Training/Immersion Program
Our mission is to offer quality intensive exploration in the practice and philosophy of yoga and meditation with the intention of enhancing awareness and knowledge of your True Self, and of enabling you to safely and effectively teach yoga and meditation to others.
Do you attend yoga classes, practice yoga on your own, and still hunger for more?
Come to the Marietta Yoga Teacher Training/Immersion Program. Whether you want to become a yoga teacher or not, you will deepen your own personal practice and expand your study and understanding of yoga and yourself. We invite you to join us for eleven intensive weekends spread over five and a half months of study and practice of asanas, meditation, the Yoga Sutras, particularly the Eight Limbs, anatomy, chakras, and much more.The program meets the requirements and guidelines of Yoga Alliance for 200-hour level yoga teacher certification, and you gain more than a certification. Immersing yourself in intensive exploration with like-minded people, you further the journey that you have already begun. Enjoy this unique opportunity to enhance your ability and awareness of how to live your dharma, what you are meant to do in this lifetime, and to enhance your connection to your True Self. Space is limited to a maximum of ten students, where we can offer a more focused individualized approach in a small group setting.
The Yoga teacher training will be taught by Becky Huff, E-RYT (500), and Bev Stegman, RYT (200).
Becky Huff, E-RYT (500) has taught yoga since 2006, and her collection of 5-minute, imagery-guided meditations, Moonbeams & Fireflies, was published in 2010.
Bev Stegman, BS, MAud, CR, RYT (200) is the only certified yoga for scoliosis trainer in Georgia. In addition to teaching yoga, Bev owns and manages Foundation Therapy Centers, outpatient physical and occupational therapy providers in Roswell and Sandy Springs.
What Student Say About Marietta Center for Yoga & Well-Being
- “… a place of healing, growth, friendship and so much more!” ~ Melanie
- “ It is peace and serenity and warmth and friends and fun and laughter and workshops and retreats in wonderful places! ” ~ Gail
- “…has shown me the true essence of a yogic path.” ~ Matt
- “My life is richer, fuller and more compassionate because of the special “yellow cottage” and all who comprise the Yoga Center.” ~ Pat
