Lisa Tendler

Lisa started practicing yoga at the age of 16.  At 18 she began taking dance classes at CPCC in Charlotte, NC.  She went on to earn her Diploma in Dance at North Carolina School of the Arts.  She danced with Footpath Dance Company of Cleveland and Toronto Dance Theatre of Canada.  Lisa continued her yoga studies with David Life and Sharon Gannon at Jivamutki Yoga Center in New York City and soon began teaching there.  Lisa was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga by Eddie Stern who became her main teacher.  She then went to India to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.  Lisa's additional yoga studies include Iyengar, Sivananda, Kundalini, Bikram, and Anusara.  From all her yoga experience, Lisa draws most from Ashtanga and Anusara in her teaching.  Lisa is also certified in Pilates Mat and Reformer and is a NYC licensed massage therapist.  Lisa is a true believer in the energetic balancing of the body, mind, and spirit to achieve peace and alignment in the universe in which we live.