Karen was born into a family of singers. Her creativity took a more visual route for a long while, and she made her living (singing at her desk) as a freelance graphic designer. The pressures of freelance work and repetitive stress to her body led her to yoga, and long story short... voila! She became a yoga teacher. Karen is now a 200 hour RYT, certified through the Yoga Alliance and teaches yoga in Cincinnati, OH at Shine Yoga Center, where she also wears the manager's hat. She has been teaching yoga for 7 years and has to pinch herself to believe she gets to do this for a living. Her trainings have been focused in Anusara Yoga, a system that emphasizes proper alignment for a practice that will serve students for a lifetime. Her classes combine clarity of instruction, chanting, humor and creative sequences. Karen loves introducing new beginners to yoga, teaches a class called “yoga for stress”, and offers chanting and kirtan classes and workshops. With material from her new album, Saprema, she has been playing live during special classes and yoga events. Through her use of meditation, chanting and sacred readings, Karen invites her students to recognize the Divine within themselves... and who doesn't need to be reminded every now and again?
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