300 HR TRIYOGA THERAPEUTICS TEACHER TRAINING

Brahmi Gold-Bernstein Director TriYoga Boston, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, Senior TriYoga Teacher Trainer

Brahmi has been practicing yoga since 1976 and teaching yoga for 40 years. Her transformative journey with TriYoga began in 1993. For the past almost three decades TriYoga has enabled Brahmi to heal 2 decades of back pain, almost a decade of wrist pain, three knee surgeries, two shoulder surgeries, and everything else life has thrown her way. Brahmi is eternally grateful for Yogini Kaliji and the blessings of TriYoga, which has enabled her to \minimize or avoid suffering. Brahmi considers it a privilege to share this knowledge with others so they can learn how to relieve their own suffering and that of their students. Brahmi has been providing yoga therapy since 2011 to those with back pain, chronic pain, Parkinson’s, arthritis, and other chronic ailments.

     Courses:

• Intro to TriYoga Therapeutics
• TY Therapeutics Wall Flow
• TY Therapeutics for Neck, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hip, Knee Pain
• TY Yoga Mudras for hand and wrists
• TY Therapeutics Chair Flow
• TY Therapeutics Flowing Through Back Pain
• Prana Vidya
• Yoga Nidra
• Creating a Sankalpa
• Seeing Bodies Therapeutically (Postural Assessment)

Lorrie (Lośīnī) Jacobsohn, RN, MSN, Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Advanced Practice Addictions Nurse, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Certified TriYoga Teacher

Lośīnī unites the art and science of nursing with the ancient wisdom of yoga. Lośīnī specializes in providing yoga therapy for those suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, Parkinson’s and chronic disease.

     Courses:

• Yoga for Anxiety and Depression 
• Yoga and Chronic Pain 
• Yoga for Insomnia 
• Trauma Informed TriYoga

Kelli Roberts E-RYT 500,  Certified Holistic Health Coach, Certified TriYoga Teacher

Kelli is a skilled Vegan Chef with a certificate in plant-based diet from Cornell University, and is a certified health & nutrition counselor from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has been vegetarian for nearly 23 years and vegan for 15, and has spent hundreds of hours learning about the benefits of a vegan diet and healthful cooking techniques. Kelli teaches vegan cooking classes and programs to transition to a plant-based diet (online and in person), and offers individualized nutrition and lifestyle counseling. She leads vegan yoga retreats that offer a complete package of wellness, including yoga classes, group meal preparation, health and nutrition information, and techniques to bring this knowledge actively into our daily lives. 

     Courses

• Food as Medicine: Vegan Lifestyle 2
• Monthly vegan cook-alongs

Dr. Kim (Nandi) Beecher DC, MA, ERYT 500, Senior TriYoga Teacher Trainer. 

Dr. Beecher is the assistant director of TriYoga International teacher training, a practicing chiropractor in Santa Cruz, California (YA Registry #13856). She has studied with Yogini Kaliji since 1986. Dr. Beecher received her doctor of chiropractic degree in 1989 from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West where she graduated magna cum laude. She taught college-level human anatomy for 10 years. She has a bachelor of science degree with a major in biology from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and a master’s degree in education from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. 

      Course: Anatomy 2

Carrie D. Gaynor BSN, RN, BCSI, E-RYT 500, certified TriYoga Basics – L1

Carrie Gaynor is a senior faculty member at Kinesis, LLC; she teaches Anatomy Trains®, other short courses and KMI courses nationally. A Board Certified Structural Integrator (CBSI), she maintains a full time KMI Structural Integration practice and has co-directed and taught yoga at ABSOLUTE Yoga in Rochester, NY for over 20 years. She holds two Yoga certifications – one from Ester Myers Yoga and a second through TriYoga International. Additionally she is a Level 1 Certified Fascial Stretch Therapist and Fascial Fitness Trainer. Carrie has served on the Certification Board for Structural Integration (CBSI), the Board of Directors of the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), and is currently on the IASI Advisory Group. Her nursing degree was earned at the University of Rochester.

      Course: Fascial Anatomy

Sheela Chokshi, M.D., certified TriYoga Teacher 

Dr. Sheela Chokshi is an Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine trained physician with over 30 years of clinical experience. Dr. Chokshi started her career in 1991 as a primary care physician in a group practice. In 1998, she began to build her Integrative Medicine training and approach through coursework at Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 2007, she completed a two-year Integrative Medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona under the guidance of Dr. Andrew  Weil. In 2004, Dr. Chokshi was appointed as the founding Physician Leader of the Integrative Medicine Program at Tampa General Hospital. Her clinical background allowed her to combine the science of medicine and technology with the mind---body philosophy of self---care, self---healing, and well-being. During her 15 years of service at Tampa General Hospital, the Integrative Medicine Program grew, serving patients including cardiac and lung transplant, pediatrics, rehabilitation, trauma, burn, and neuroscience services. Dr. Chokshi was also very active in community and employee health, giving presentations and workshops over her tenure. In January 2020, Dr. Sheela Chokshi retired from Tampa General Hospital to further her studies and teachings in Yoga and Ayurveda. She is currently teaching Ayurveda Principles, Ayurvedic nutrition, and lifestyle to the Yoga Practitioner community through Tri-Yoga International. In addition to her clinical training, she is a Licensed Massage Therapist. She took a course in Medical Acupuncture for Physicians at Stanford University and the Ayurvedic Clinical Assessment Program at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She has also received a Teacher Certificate for Infant Massage, and Ayurvedic massage.

      Course: Ayurveda 

Theresa Shay, E-RYT 500, Senior TriYoga Teacher Trainer

Theresa is the Founding Director of TriYoga of Central Pennsylvania and a senior TriYoga® teacher who introduced the practice to Central Pennsylvania in 2000. She has taught yoga since 1996 in the U.S., India and Venezuela and has studied closely with TriYoga founder Kali Ray for over 25 years. Formally trained with a Master's degree in Education, she works directly with students and trains others to teach TriYoga. Diagnosed with scoliosis at age 10, Theresa wore a back brace for 23 hours a day through all four years of high school. She avoided physical activity in every way, except swimming (a way to survive the heat of Texas summers). Thus when she came to yoga in her early 20’s (attempting to avoid burnout after her first year of teaching), she was pleasantly surprised to discover that moving her body in yoga felt good. She credits yoga with keeping her free of chronic pain despite the significant scoliosis. Her passion for TriYoga and loving presence invite others into an awareness that brings a fuller flow to life.

     Course: TriYoga Therapeutics for Scoliosis

Santoshi Devi, E-RYT 500, Senior TriYoga Teacher Trainer

Santoshi Devi has been a  student of TriYoga since 2001, and has studied directly with Yogini Kaliji since 2003, Santoshi has been teaching internationally since 2008.  She has taught over 6000 hours of teacher training and 2000 hours of workshops, seminars and classes in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. First certified by Yogini Kaliji in 2004, Santoshi has taught TriYoga in more than 20 countries, and has been instrumental to the teacher training programs in China, Taiwan, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and around the world.  She is fortunate to have the opportunity to study with and assist Kaliji at workshops and conferences in the US, online, and worldwide. Santoshi has extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology to enrich her practice and teaching, which includes TriYoga Physical Anatomy and TriYoga Prenatal courses. She also has a masters degree in Counseling Psychology. 

     Course: Prenatal Yoga

Yogini Kaliji, Founder TriYoga International

Kaliji is internationally renowned as a yogini and founder of TriYoga®.She has presented 48 keynote addresses, major presentations and in-depth programs at yoga conferences and other venues worldwide, and has been featured widely in the media. TriYoga is guided by Kriyavati siddhi as it flows through Kaliji. She has systematized asana (posture), pranayama (breathing practices), and dharana (concentration techniques) from Basics to Level 7, and over 1000 hasta mudras (hand gestures) have expressed through her. TriYoga, which includes the full range of yoga practices, is taught in 40+ countries by over 1800+ certified teachers (475+ in China), and 66 TriYoga Centers and Communities have been established, including centers in Australia, Austria, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States.

     Courses: · 

• Yoga Philosophy
• Subtle Anatomy

Miguel Rivera, MD, Certified TriYoga teacher

Dr. Rivera is the medical director of TriYoga International and speaks nationally and internationally on the health benefits of yoga. He has a private practice in the Sarasota and Bradenton area of Florida where he provides psychiatric consultation services with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. Dr. Rivera does extensive research to determine harmful cognitive effects on medications and promotes natural remedies. He is the Clinical Preceptor Nova Southeastern University College of Healthcare Sciences Physician Assistant Program.

      Course: Medical Yoga 

Dr. Raghavendra Pai

Dr Pai is a Sanskrit scholar and full-time yoga trainer who has taught yoga for over 25 years. He completed a Yoga Diploma Course at Kaivalya Dhama Yoga Institute and Research Center in Lonavala, Maharastra, India. In 2006 Dr. Pai began teaching in the “yoga capital of the world”, moving to Mysore where he opened the Mysore branch of Sri Vedavyasa Yoga Foundation. Dr. Pai started his yoga career as Director of Yoga for Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Yoga and Moral Education Project. He successfully led this project for a period of eighteen years. He has traveled throughout India and abroad offering countless yoga classes and has conducted over 700 yoga workshops to more than 500,000 yoga students and to over 21,000 from the general public. He received his Doctorate (D-Literature) from Kannada University in Hampi, Karnataka for his work on “Dasa Sahitya Haagu Yoga Darshana”. In September, 2018, Dr. Raghavendra Pai received the “Swami Vivekananda Leadership Award” for his outstanding achievement and service in the field of yoga. The award was given by the Integrating Spirituality and Organizational Leadership (ISOL) Foundation of Chicago, USA.

      Course: Chanting Mantras