Kripalu School of Yoga Faculty
Erica Arce
Erica Arce leads workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings throughout the world. Erica is a 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga certified teacher whose passion is rooted in direct understanding of yoga's...
Larissa Hall Carlson
Larissa Hall Carlson, E-RYT 500, MA, former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations across the country.
Yoganand Michael Carroll
Yoganand Michael Carroll, E-RYT 500, senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga, has a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques.
Michelle Dalbec
Michelle Dalbec, E-RYT 1000, YACEP, is a Lead Faculty member for Kripalu, lead teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga, a Kripalu R&R workshop presenter, and a Kripalu RISE facilitator.
Devadas Gregg Day
Devadas (Gregg Day), E-RYT 500, a yoga teacher in both the Kripalu and Pranakriya traditions, regularly teaches yoga classes and R&R workshops at Kripalu.
Janna Delgado
Janna Delgado, BFA, E-RYT 500, Kripalu faculty member and curriculum developer for the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, is a facilitator and trainer for RISE, an evidence-based program in...
Jashoda Edmunds
Jashoda Edmunds, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu School of Yoga teacher trainer, draws on her study of Buddhism and her training as a Phoenix Rising yoga therapist.
Kari Harendorf
Kari Harendorf, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, yoga therapist, educator, holistic health facilitator, and Reiki Master, has studied exclusively with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee since 2005.
Christopher Holmes
Christopher Holmes, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and licensed massage therapist, has expertise in anatomy and physiology for yoga and bodywork, and the healing of chronic pain patterns.
Jurian Hughes
Jurian Hughes, MFA, E-RYT 500, Kripalu School of Yoga faculty for more than 10 years, is also a Let Your Yoga Dance® teacher trainer and voice coach.
Coby Kozlowski
Coby Kozlowski, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive.
Steven Leonard
Steven Leonard, a Lead Faculty member at Kripalu, is a functional movement specialist and meditation educator, a teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga, and also mindful outdoor experiences.
Brahmani Liebman
Brahmani Liebman, MSEd, E-RYT 500, is cocreator, with Jashoda Edmunds, of Journey into Yoga School of Yoga & Meditation teacher trainings.
Sudha Carolyn Lundeen
Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT 1000, works with clients privately and leads workshops internationally. Her Kripalu Gentle Yoga DVD has won three prestigious awards.
Toshiro Miura
Toshiro Miura is on faculty for the Kripalu School of Yoga and owner of Yoga of Life, a Kripalu Affiliate Studio in Japan.
Cristie Newhart
Cristie Newhart, Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, is a dynamic yoga teacher who imbues her classes with meditative inquiry, detailed alignment principles, and playful humor.
Rudy Peirce
Rudy Peirce, MA, E-RYT 500, YACEP, a Kripalu Yoga teacher since 1983, guides accessible, gentle yoga, and is creator of a four-CD set, the Gentle Series.
Iona M. Smith
Iona M. Smith, MEd, CYT 500, a yoga educator focused on bringing mindful resilience to those who need it most, is a Kripalu RISE facilitator and aProgram Leader for Kripalu Yoga in the Schools.