| PCYS Instructors
 Lisa Needham, RYT
Founder and Director of Park City Yoga Studio, Lisa Needham has been a respected teacher of Hatha Yoga since 1984. Her unique style of teaching incorporates an eclectic blend of Anusara and Vinyasa flow styles of yoga. With an emphasis on the bio-mechanical principals of alignment, mindful breath work and inner body awareness, Lisa has great respect for individual strengths and challenges and her extensive understanding of yoga allows her to present a gentle and compassionate style, which is popular with students of all levels.
Along with receiving her Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy certification through the California College of Ayurveda and being a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Lisa is registered at the highest level with the national Yoga Alliance. She has also worked with the US Ski and Snowboarding teams providing yoga as a complimentary training technique.
Lisa gratefully acknowledges John Friend (Founder, Anusara Yoga) as a compelling influence and inspiration in both her teaching and lifestyle. Her goal as a teacher is to create an opportunity for students to discover their own path to peace of mind, health and well-being.
 Becca Brenner
With an extensive education and experience in yoga and holistic nutrition, Becca began her studies of the body and movement through dance and somatic education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BA - 1998) and the University of Pittsburgh (MA – 2003). She has also studied movement, experiential anatomy, and kinesiology at Movement Research; the University of California, Irvine; and with contemporary dance companies in Pittsburgh, New York City, and Seattle.
Becca received her 200 hour yoga teacher training certification at the Sivananda Vedanta Center in Nassau, Bahamas and is currently finishing her 500 hour advanced yoga teacher training through the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science.
Previous to moving to Park City in 2007, Becca owned and taught at a successful yoga and wellness center in Pennsylvania. She has recently received her Ph.D. in holistic nutrition and somatics through Clayton College and is currently studying Integrated Movement Studies through the University of Utah.
 Margaret Koblasova, C. A. S.
Margaret Koblasova, C. A. S. is an Ayurvedic practitioner and Yoga therapist. She is member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, (NAMA), the International Association of Yoga Therapists, (IAYT), and founder of Ananda Ayurveda/Yoga for Wellness, a service organization dedicated to providing thoughtful, considerate alternatives to stressful daily living. Maggie is a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda, Master Yoga Academy, The Center for Yoga, Silver Age Yoga and the International Sivananda Vedanta Centre. Maggie studied privately for many years under the profound tutelage of Yogi Lapatraj Sharma, an internationally esteemed master Yogi. Prior to devoting fulltime attention to Ayurveda and Yoga, Maggie was a director of a national Healthcare corporation and consultant in the Healthcare industry.
 Elisabeth Lilja
Elisabeth discovered yoga when she was 17 and was Immediately attracted
to the beauty and power of the practice. She is certified through
Centered City Yoga and has studied with renowned instructors Bryan
Kest, Rolf Gates, Anna Forest and many others.
Elisabeth's passion is to prove that everyone can incorporate yoga into
their lifestyle. Her teaching focuses on helping people find the amazing
beauty that encompasses who they are, and in finding acceptance of body
and breath.
 Tami MacFarlane
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several years of disciplined and consistent practice honed her
proficiency, nourished her passion and motivated her pursuit to become a
yoga teacher. Tami completed Vinyasa Teacher Training with Seane Corn
in the fall of 2008. She has also studied with John Friend, Baron
Baptiste and Desiree Rumbaugh. Tami teaches with a light open heart as
she creates a warm, accepting and nurturing atmosphere in her classes.
Outside the studio, Tami enjoys life with her 2 active teenagers and
husband David. She holds a bachelor degree in Consumer Economics as
well as Fashion Merchandising, which comes forth in her unique sense of
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 Stephani Potempa
Stephanie discovered her love of yoga on the shores of North Carolina some 15 years ago. The lure of the mountains drew her to Utah where she has practiced under numerous accomplished teachers for the past 10 years. A student of and certified in Vinyasa, Stephanie enjoys helping her students to go deeper both physically and mentally. Students can expect to tap into their creativity and strength to find new levels in their practice. Helping students find beauty and ease in each pose and positive energy to take with them off the mat is her ambition for each practice.
 Trudee Sanbonmatsu
Trudee has been a student of yoga since 1991 and is a certified Yoga Instructor through Yoga Union. She has taken several workshops from John Friend, Baron Baptiste and Bryan Kest. Recently, she finished the Level I Anusara Immersion taught by Christina Sell and Noah Maze.
Trudee has always been interested in exploring movement and has a strong belief in therapy through movement. She believes that yoga is a spiritual path as much as an alternative form of exercise. Her yoga classes integrate mindful asana with proper alignment, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. She loves teaching in a heated room and, also, teaches styles of yoga such as Baptiste Power and Bikram.
 Jen Sayers
Jen approaches yoga instruction as an opportunity to assist the student in building a better, stronger more in-depth relationship with themselves. Through postures, breath work and deepening the mind-body connection, students will learn to listen to their own bodies and to make safe and healthy choices on and off the yoga mat. Students leave Jen’s classes feeling rejuvenated and relaxed. Jen is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor and registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level. Jen also does private Thai Yoga Therapy sessions.
 Stephanie Engelbrecht
Stephanie Engelbrecht is a 200hr Yoga Alliance certified instructor who just recently became certified in Ayurveda Yoga Therapy through the California College of Ayurveda. A past gymnast and dancer, Stephanie has a special place in her heart for Vinyasa Flow but loves exploring the countless varieties of practices that yoga has to offer. Stephanie is a native of New Jersey who came to Park City three years ago on a “ski vacation” and then decided to stay for the duration! When not on her mat, Stephanie enjoys playing and writing music and skiing. You may see her teaching skiing on the slopes of PCMR or leading Music Together classes in town. She is extremely excited to be part of the Park City Yoga Community!
Substitute Instructors
 Elisabeth Lentz
Elisabeth has been practicing yoga since her college years. She is a graduate of Yoga Union Teacher Training Course and has completed the Ayurveda Yoga Therapy Program. She looks at Yoga as a life philosophy, which helps to balance daily life on and off the mat. Her style of yoga integrates meditation and breath work with the asanas, while giving insights into the chakra system. She has attended regular meditation and yoga workshops by Pujari, John Friend, and at the Sivananda Ashram. She feels that proper alignment and an open heart are a vital part of her yoga lessons. She is the brainchild and voice of Mountain Meditation on KPCW and holds workshops on chakras.
 Julia Geisler
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