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Cyndi Simpson Cyndi has been part of the Midland/Odessa fitness community since 1983. She taught aerobics/step aerobics at First Baptist Church for seventeen years. She became a Master Trainer and Choreographer for Church Recreation Specialties in 1985 and traveled throughout the US training aerobics instructors and teaching choreography from 1985-1998. Cyndi has been teaching yoga since 2001 and completed her Yoga Alliance 200-hour Certification through YogaFit Training Systems in 2006. She teaches a Vinyasa class - one in which postures are linked together with breath, creating a fluid movement that is powerful and energizing. Cyndi has received advanced training on our wonderful ropes wall, and each of her classes includes new ways to utilize this amazingly effective tool for deepening your understanding of each pose's alignment principles.
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Andrea Catania has practiced Yoga since 1997, began teaching in 2001 as a substitute for her teacher, Wendy Logan, and then took over the classes of her former teacher upon her move in 2005. She has a solid background of Hatha Yoga training, having studied with notable teachers such as George Purvis of the Iyengar tradition, Manju Jois of the Ashtanga tradition, Sawyer Ward of the Iyengar tradition, and many others. She has done intensive teacher training with Myra Romero and Sawyer Ward, both of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Andrea’s teaching reflects her own unique journey as she studies with yoga teachers everywhere she travels. She teaches a basic Hatha Yoga (the physical postures), with special attention given to the opening, releasing and strengthening of the body. She explores the essential of a Yoga practice drawing from several styles, emphasizing breath work and correct alignment in each asana. She includes the practice of Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations) in a light and technically balanced flow, with emphasis on a safe, injury-free Yoga journey for life-long practice. |
