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ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE, J.D., LL.M., the creator and director of Yoga House Studio (a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School), is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga and Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer at the Professional Level; a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 registered teacher. Elizabeth took her first Hatha yoga class by her mother's side at 16, while growing up in Malaysia. While in law school in the Pacific Northwest she began to study Kundalini yoga. For nearly a decade Elizabeth lived the daily lifestyle of a yogini in a 3HO ashram in Seattle and used the spiritual name Gurumukh Kaur, given to her by Yogi Bhajan in 1982. She studied directly with Yogi Bhajan in New Mexico during summers at Women’s Camp, in addition to numerous other yoga and meditation classes and White Tantric Yoga courses that he gave around the country. She took to heart Yogi Bhajan’s simple and clear message that through the practice of yoga and meditation each of us can attain our birthright: to be happy and healthy and to understand our own grace in this lifetime.

With the boom in yoga over the last few years Elizabeth discovered Vinyasa and Ashtanga and completed the 200 hour course taught by Damien Bastier and David Ingalls, owner of the Ashtanga Yoga Center. Elizabeth's practice now includes both Kundalini Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. She believes the combination of the powerful energy and breath work of Kundalini Yoga, along with a vinyasa-based system of hatha yoga gives a perfect balance of strength and flexibility to our bodies, minds and spirits.

A nomad throughout her life, living on different continents and on different coasts, Elizabeth is happy to say she is home now at Yoga House Studio in Washington DC. She lives with her husband and 2 dog Peter Isaac, and Guru Bambi - a little Indian street dog that followed her home last year.

Please join her and the wonderful teachers that have gathered at Yoga House to stretch your body and stretch your mind.

(In addition to her KRI certification (www.kundalini-yoga.us, www.3HO.org) and 200 Hour Teacher Training at the Ashtanga Yoga Center DC (www.ashtangayogadc.com) with David Ingalls and Damien DeBastiier in 2005-6. Elizabeth studies Sat Nam Rasayan with Guru Dev Singh, was certified in the conscious breathing techniques developed by Sondra Ray and Fredrick Lehrman (Loving Relationship Training), studied Sacred Archetypes with Caroline Myss at Omega, Ashtanga yoga with Manju Jois, David Swenson, and John Meredith of Onlyoga in Atlanta (www.onlyoga.com) as well as Self-Identity through Ho’oponopono with Morna Simeone and Stan Haleakala Hew Len (www.hooponopono.org)

In addition to her years of direct study with Yogi Bhajan, Elizabeth has studied with Gurmukh Kaur of Golden Bridge and most of the senior Kundalini Yoga instructors. Elizabeth is a professional member of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association, is recognized by Yoga Alliance as a certifed E-RYT 500 teacher and holds the title Level 1 Professional Teacher Trainer with the Kundalini Research Institute and teachers both a KRI TT-200 training program at her yoga studio and leads a Yoga Alliance 200 hour training at Yoga House.

HEATHER BRIE HAMILTON  HEATHER has been practicing yoga and meditation for over a decade. Her work for International peace and justice first led her to explore meditation as a path to peace, but when she discovered yoga, it was like ocming home. Heather completed her multi-disciplinary teacher training at Yoga house studying ashtanga, vinyasa and Kundalini yoga. She believes that everyone can benefit from the practice of yoga, and wants to share the joy, energy and inner calm that yoga gives her through her teaching. When not practicing yoga, you can find Heather advocating for a more responsible U.S. foreign policy, sailing, cycling, cooking or working on her Petworth house.

KATIE CAPANO

In 2002 Katie’s world changed forever when she found – and instantly fell in love with – the graceful movements of Meditation in Action called Yoga. After exploring the world and various styles of asana practice, Katie returned to D.C. where her spiritual practice blossomed when she began studying Kundalini Yoga at Yoga House Studio. Katie finished her KRI teacher training at Yoga House Studio in 2008 and started teaching immediately. She has since expanded her teaching styles to include Vinyasa, Prenatal and Yoga en Espanol at various community organizations throughout D.C. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Katie loves weaving the sacred technology of yoga into her healing arts and she also holds certifications in Holistic Healing, Shiatsu, Indian Head Massage and Thai Yoga Therapy. She strives to consistently spread peace, understanding and love through Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and she is honored to be apart of the D.C. Yoga community. She bows deeply to Guru Ram Das, Guru Nanak, the entire golden chain of Kundalini Yogis, and feels blessed to take the seats of both student and teacher in her daily practice. Wahe!

LESHONE HOSANG

LeShone is a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher. A dancer since the age of 6 years, a yogi since 1999, LeShone is a special education public school teacher to girls and boys aged 10 through 13 in the District of Columbia. Come share LeShone's connection to yoga as part of her path toward healing

DELLA HOFFMAN
Della came home to her first yoga class seven years ago while living in Central Oregon. Since then she has taken classes in the Kundalini, Ashtanga, Anusara, and Integral yoga traditions and is currently in the process of completing a 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training program in Sri Yoga. Sri Yoga focuses on devotion and inner communion with the divine. Della invites her students to explore their own inner stillness, uniting the body, mind and spirit through asana, pranayama and meditation.

MEGAN MCREYNOLDS

After years of on and off practice, Megan finally began a consistent yoga practice in 2005. She enjoys a variety of yoga styles - vinyasa and kundalini especially. She is currently completing the 200-hour Kundalini Teacher Training course at Yoga House - Sat Nam! In addition to trying to live a yoga-centric and green life, Megan loves belly dancing because jiggling is encouraged!

CAROLINE JOYCE

Caroline loves the benefits and spirituality that yoga provides beyond the physical aspects. An athlete her whole life, she began practicing yoga to enhance her love of sports; playing soccer, biking and running. In the beginning, it was a complementary and effective technique to build strength and prevent injuries. And, it felt wonderful! However, through a regular practice combined with her first excursion to India the depth and dynamics of yoga became apparent.
Caroline has recently completed a Kundalini Yoga 220 hour Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India with Gurmukh of Golden Bridge.
She enjoys both challenging and gentle vinyasa flow style classes which allows students to gain insights into their own bodies and minds. She currently lives in Columbia Heights with her partner, Mike and is grateful to have a studio like Yoga House right in their neighborhood.

KIM BLAKE

Kim comes to Washington, DC from Phoenix, Arizona, where she did her Kundalini teacher training in 2006. She then moved to San Francisco where she taught private classes in a friends home. In the Fall of 2007 she returned to Phoenix and took the Level Two course, Conscious Communication, began subbing kundalini yoga classes, and became the photographer for Yoga Phoenix.Kim has spent time in India at the Golden Temple and at Hemkunt Sahib in the Himalayas. She has practiced kundalini yoga and meditation since the mid-90s. She is a freelance photographer living in DC with her boyfriend Jason and their big orange iguana Sydney.