Kate Sirkin is an ACE certified personal trainer. She has
operated a private fitness practice in Idyllwild for the past 8 years and has
been teaching yoga, stretch, and balance classes for the last 2 years.
Previously she has worked for many years in the field of
cardiology at Scripps Clinic in a technical capacity in radiology, invasive
cardiology catheterization and cardiology research in the area of FDA device
trials assisting the Doctors / inventors.
Currently her curriculum includes a Hatha yoga/ stretch class
catering to all levels, an entry level vinyasa flow class, a core strengthening
class with the use of an inflatable stability ball, and a resistance
tubing class.
There will be more classes to follow in the coming months.
Jackie completed a yoga teacher training program
in June 2008 and has been teaching yoga for over two years. She has
trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli in Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction. She has a MA in Psychology from San Diego State University,
and a MA in Theological Studies in Pastoral Care from Claremont School of
Theology. She has practiced as a licensed Marriage Family Therapist in
California and Massachusetts while working as Clinical Director for children,
family and community mental health clinics. She also has been a hospital
chaplain and a Co-Director of the Chaplaincy Program at Pomona Valley Hospital
and Medical Center.
She
will be a Reiki Master this summer and is a member of Idyllwild Team Reiki.
Reiki is a healing touch treatment used in many settings including hospitals.
She
also is an avid hiker with her dog Max on the trails in and around Idyllwild.
Valerie is a public health educator by profession, having
received an undergraduate degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences at the
University of California, Davis, and a master’s degree in public health at the
University of California, Berkeley. Since 1991 she has worked as the health
education program consultant for the Hemet Unified School District. Her hobbies
include hiking and backpacking, yoga, and Navajo-style weaving.
Kasey
has been a spiritual student for several years. When she was a teenage,
her exploration of kinesthetics and love of art & philosophy fused together
when she discovered yoga asana and the teachings of Buddha. A light in
her lit up, and she knew she was home.
During her undergrad Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kasey embarked on her first teacher training program, completing over 160 contact hours in Anusara Yoga at Total Body Yoga, in Illinois. She was the founding instructor and catalyst for launching the University of Dayton’s first integrated yoga classes, and after graduating moved to Toronto for additional training in Kundalini & Hatha yoga at the Institute of Yoga Therapy & School of Natural Medicine. She completed her Master of Arts in Teaching at Columbia College Chicago, where she also taught yoga while in school.
Kasey’s style of teaching incorporates the eclectic lineage of yoga she has studied, with an emphasis on breath awareness (pranayama), traditional & creative variations of sun salutations (surya namaskar), and an energetic balance between solar & lunar – both stimulating & soothing the body through a warm-spirited and peaceful practice.
Kasey
currently lives & teaches in La Quinta, CA, and is a practicing artist and
unique childcare provider.