Janie
Falk,
R.Y.T. 500-hour level, is a
Certified Anusara®
yoga instructor
{Anusara
Yoga}
and a Director of Teacher Training with
Yoga Alliance, a national
organization of yoga instructors.
With three decades of experience in the healing arts, Janie brings to her
practice a strong foundation in Anusara Yoga. Her main teachers are John Friend,
and Jim and Ruthie
Berneart. She credits the great yoga philosophers Carlos Pomeda, Paul
Muller-Ortega, and Sally Kempton for their wisdom, knowledge and guidance in
taking her meditation and yoga practice to a deeper level.
She began practicing hatha yoga in 1981, and became a yoga instructor in 1997. Since she began her study of Anusara yoga in 2000 she has dedicated herself fully to teaching in the tradition of Anusara yoga. In addition to her training in yoga, Janie commenced a career in the nursing profession in 1972, and the health & fitness industry in 1988. She became a nursing staff educator in 1982, and a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer in 1996. With her extensive Anusara yoga training, nursing background, and her health & fitness training, Janie is able to share her knowledge in anatomy and kinesiology with her students.
Janie looks for your potential and both encourages and nurtures you to embody your being with vitality and grace as you move with fluidity and ease as you tap into your inner strength. She brings a sense of playfulness and exploration into her classes. Her enthusiasm is infectious as she challenges, inspires and empowers students to release their own radiant spirit.
Janie is the founder of Napa Valley Yoga. Her yoga studio offered a full schedule of classes with 12 teachers to students in the community from 2004-2007. After a merger, in August 2007, between Napa Valley Yoga and Ubuntu Yoga Studio, she continues teaching her regular class schedule at Ubuntu. She is available for private and semi-private yoga sessions located in her private Napa studio or in the privacy and comfort of your own location. Janie is available for specialty yoga workshops locally or out of town.
