Faculty/Certified SchoolYoga Teachers (CSYT)

'Vedantin', Ping Luo, Ed. D, director of SchoolYoga Institute (Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance, is a Certified Vinyasa Ashtanga Yoga Teacher (CVAYT) by BNS Iyengar at Patanjili Vinyasa Ashtanga Yogashala, Mysore, India. He is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at 500 level. He has studied extensively with BNS Iyengar, Sri Patabhi Jois, Tim Miller, Berle Bender Birch, David Swenson, and other yogins. He primarily teaches and practices Vinyasa Ashtanga yoga and Sivananda yoga. He believes that yoga is the synthsis of all yogic paths amongst Patanjili's 8-limb yoga, devotional yoga (Bakti Yoga), action yoga (Karma Yoga), and Yogic Living in Theory and Practice (Juana Yoga). There are many yogic paths but the essence of all the paths is One that is to realize the SELF and to be in the state of contentment, happiness, and bliss.

He was born and raised in a Buddhist community, the sacred Emei Mountain. He has learnd Buddhist pricinples at early age and integrated them into his lifestyle. Practicing meditation, Taichi, Chigong, and Chinese Martial arts was an integral part of growing up. He started to teach these principles over 20 years ago.

When he was first introduced to yoga that he has found yoga has all aspects of Buddhist principles, mind, body, and spirit . Practicing Yoga has been instumental for his life realization. He believes that love, life contentment, joy, peace, and bliss is not from ever changing world but from inner stillness, the true Self. He teaches yoga to others with his heart and love of yoga.

He has been teaching for many years at university, yoga studios, health clubs. His dedication and love to Yoga would benefit those who are pursuing stillness of mind and body and happiness and contentment of life. He is also a prefessor at California State University, Stanislaus who teaches community health and physical education. For more information Check his web at www.csustan.edu/physed_health/faculty/pingluo

Dennis Hill, Dennis Hill has taught meditation and Yoga philosophy (Samkhya, Advaita Vedanta, Shaivite) for 20 years. Trained by Buddhist, Siddha, and Sufi masters in India and U.S. For more information about Dennis, please visit his website at
http://homepage.mac.com/dbhill/index.html

Derek Marks, Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology at UNM
Masters in Exercise Science and HealthPromotion Cal Poly SLO
Research - Human performance and ergogenic aids
Teaching - CSU stan - Kinesiology, Exercise Phys, Nutrition and Health
Personal - San Diego (Encinitas) native. Cycling, soccer, and Yoga of course are my interests. Family - 2 kids/wife.

Dr. Marks conducts Yoga Teacher Training Workshops onYoga Anatomy/Physiology/Kinsiology for SchoolYoga Institue.

Samia Merza, CVAYT, CSYT, BS is a Certified Yoga Teacher as well as credentialed elementary school teacher. She studied Vinyasa Ashtanga intensively with and certified from B N S Iyengar, Sri Patanjala Yogashala, Mysore, Inida. She also studied with Sri Pattabhi Jois for a month in Gukalum, India, Davis Swenson and others with classic Ashtanga yoga. She teaches SchoolYoga™, AthleteYoga™, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga™ at public schools and health clubs.

Level Three Certified SchoolYoga Teachers and RYTs:
Samia Merza, Allison Cox, Janyce E. Puppo, Anna Eshoo, 'TJ' Thomas Lee, Megan Tonelli, Tracy,

Level Two Certified SchoolYoga Teachers:
Alex Ma, Anne Wheaton, Curt Jablin, Debbie Wolski,
Donovan Vandenberg, John Lathbury, Kim Krupansky, Levi Dexel, Nicole Reeve, Patricia Lee, Rosamary Mendes, Curt Jablin, John Clamaco, Bo Gil, and Alisha Jeleti

Level One Certified SchoolYoga Teachers:
Kirsten Jasek, Yuri Makino, Miho Saito, Faith Sunde, Angela Salvador, Emily Reese, Ismael Tovar, Andrea Locke, Bethany Morselev, Carole Steele, Chris Fife, Deb James, Gabriel Cruz, Gary Yanagil, Heidi Schneck, Linda Lemley, Lisa Galske, Paul Burna, Robert Read, Susan Tracy, Valynn Spafford, April Zinn, Mami Blasco, Helen Whitman, Jane Jacobson, Jeff Kolb, Kari Hardy, Lisa Anderson, Maria Corte, Rene Peters, Robin Etherdge, Rod Soriana, Tracy Roberson, Amanda Millet, Corina Henricks, Emily Howatt, Emily Stevens, Jed Pennell, Jennifer Rasmussen, Kim Barney, Kris Zeits, Lorali Harkins, Mellisa Voegele, Matt Atilano, Migel LaMotte, Melissa Runyon, Missy Guglimo, Nicole Bresciani, Sandie, Seevers, Shelly Rabe, Teres Liegey, Yoo Lavoie