Blue Moon Arts

Carmen Viola, Certified Yoga Teacher, Certified Web Designer

Certified as an Iyengar Yoga Teacher since 1995, Carmen is also registered with Yoga Alliance. She teaches and coordinates the Yoga program for the City of Maple Valley Parks and Recreation at Lake Wilderness Lodge. Carmen teaches for the Y in Newcastle, Maya Whole Health in Southport/Renton, and lunch yoga classes for a corporate client in Bellevue.

Yoga was instrumental in helping her to manage and ultimately heal a low back and hip injury and whiplash. Various physical maladies have given her insight to understanding and helping students with their own issues, having experienced ankle, knee, and wrist sprains, and a shoulder injury.With over two decades of teaching experience, the novice to the seasoned student is guided and challenged with Carmen's warmth, compassion, and sense of humor.

Yoga History

Carmen's introduction to yoga was by a co-worker in Chicago in1976. Her first Iyengar yoga class was while pregnant with her first child in Honolulu in 1985.

Studying/Training

When residing in San Francisco, she began her in-depth study of the Iyengar method in 1987, attending the IYISF two year Teacher Training Program where her two most influential teachers were Manouso Manos and Kofi Busia. After moving to Seattle, she studied with Felicity Green and Aadil Palkhivala with whom she also apprenticed. After several years of teaching, she became a certified Iyengar yoga teacher in August of 1995.

In 2005 she had the pleasure of studying with B.K.S. Iyengar in Estes Park, Colorado during his Light on Life tour. She attended two IYNAUS conventions with Dr. Geeta Iyengar in May, 2007 and in May, 2010 on therapeutics. She attends workshops regularly with Dean Lerner, Joan White, John Schumacher, and Felicity Green.

Carmen journeyed to India as the US liaison to India for IYNAUS in December 2008 for the 90th birthday celebrations for Yogacharya BKS Iyengar . She had the honor of studying with one of BKS Iyengar's most senior teachers, Mr. Shah at the KARE facility. Read her lengthy and descriptive India journal (pdf).

Seva

Secretary of the Working Party committee formed to explore the viability of an International Iyengar Yoga Association (07-08); board member of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States,IYNAUS, (2002-06) serving as the By-Laws and Website Chair as well as committe member for the Outreach, Newsletter and Store committees; Secretary (1993-95) and Newsletter Editor (1994-97) of the Iyengar Yoga Association of the Northwest, IYANW.

Contact

If you have questions or have issues you need help with, Carmen is available for private sessions at your location or in her home studio.

cell: 206.300.7123 email: carmen [at] blue moon arts yoga [dot] com.

Frances Brent

Frances began practicing Hatha Yoga in 1975. It wasn't until she was introduced to Iyengar Yoga in 1990, that Yoga finally struck a chord that resonated deeply within her, both mentally and physically.  Her mind enjoyed and understood the structured progression of the practice while her body benefited by becoming stronger. She began teaching Yoga in 1997 to help others reap the benefits she so enjoyed.

Frances has been a teacher since 1978, specializing in Adult Basic Education. Her gift is her ability to provide clear, concise instruction while compassionately teaching supportive adaptations of poses as she endeavors to help others relieve and manage chronic pain.

Contact Frances

425.432.3986 email: narf45brent [at] yahoo [dot] com.