DIABLO YOGA CENTER INSTRUCTOR BIO'S

Lauren Davis, Instructor
Lauren is the director of the Diablo Yoga Center in Danville where she teaches weekly yoga classes and special workshops, teacher training and retreats. She has been practicing yoga since 1989 and is a graduate of the Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program in Berkeley. She studies many different forms of yoga and continues to bring new and challenging ways to enjoy yoga, lightened with a bit of humor. You may email Lauren at lauren@diabloyogacenter.com

Debbie Gilman, Instructor
Debbie has been studying yoga for 18 years and has been teaching throughout the Bay Area for over 8 years. She graduated from the Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program and is a student of Donald
Moyer. She currently directs the yoga program at Innate Chiropractic in Albany and is on the faculty of the Advanced Studies Program at Downtown Yoga in Pleasanton. Debbie brings a love of teaching to
her classes and works with students in a gentle, encouraging way. deborahgilman@msn.com

Eva Marie Peler, Instructor
EVA MARIE PELER, R.N. L.A.C.
Eva Marie is a graduate of the Yoga Room’s Advanced Studies Program. She has studied and taught yoga for 14 years, both in the United States and internationally. She has a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, which she practices in the East Bay. Her classes offer a strong practice with time for relaxation and meditation. The emphasis is on uplifting the body and spirit and heart-connected fun.evamariepel@aol.com

Mary Cameron Smith, Instructor
Mary began teaching classes for Seniors in 1997 at the Senior’s Club in Walnut Creek. She also teaches at the Yoga and Movement Center in Walnut Creek. She is a graduate of the Yoga Room’s Advanced
Studies Program and a member of the Yoga Alliance. Yoga first came into Mary’s life in 1965 when her daughters were little. Since then it has been a source of healing, well-being and inspiration, as she ages.
She focuses on sequencing and adapting poses to allow students of all ages and abilities to benefit from classic Iyengar poses. Call Mary with questions at 925-283-0422 or email her at wnmsmith@pacbell.net

Gloria Persico R.Y.T, Instructor
Gloria is co-founder and director of Teacher Training at the Yoga Company, in San Ramon. A 500-hour Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, she brings over thirteen years teaching experience to her classes. She leads international retreats in Costa Rica and Mexico and is a very popular yoga teacher with a strong following of students in the San Ramon Valley. Her classes are informative, inspiring, and fun! gloriapersico@comcast.net

Kathleen Genereux, Instructor
Kathleen teaches holistic, Iyengar-influenced yoga with a strong emphasis in ahimsa or non-violence .Her instructions are safe, blissful, and personal for each student. A student of yoga for over 30 years, Kathleen has enjoyed teaching yoga for over 14 years. She studied at the Iyengar Institute of San Francisco and the Yoga Room in Berkeley, where she received her teaching certification to teach asana and pranayama. For the past 5 years, Kathleen has lived in Mendocino where she opened the first studio in Fort Bragg, Ca. Kathleen is now back at the Diablo Yoga Center. kathlyog@mcn.org

Greg Riley, Instructor
Greg, a graduate of DYC’s advanced Studies Program, combines attention to alignment with awareness of the breath. He draws from his extensive experience as a world-champion Frisbee competitor to help students optimize their own mental, emotional, and physical potential.

Shauna Noel, Instructor
Shauna has studied Iyengar Yoga for eight years. She is currently enrolled in the Advanced Studies Program at the Iyengar Institute in San Francisco. Her classes combine precise instruction and individual attention. She provides a safe environment for learning and a strong foundation to grow from.

Sherry McCreedy, Instructor
Sherry has been practicing yoga since 1997, and teaching since 2002. She is inspired by the elegant flow and alignment of Anusara Yoga. Anusara inspired yoga is a hatha yoga style that is inspired or influenced by Anusara Yoga, a system of hatha yoga founded in 1997 by John Friend that integrates the Tantric philosophy of intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment. Sherry's yoga classes weave asana flow, clear alignment instruction, and breath with heart-oriented themes and are designed to offer appropriate challenge and support to each student.

Sherry also practices Nonviolent/Compassionate Communication (NVC), as developed by Marshall Rosenberg, which she thinks of as a yoga of compassionate presence and communication. She delights in the deepening connection with self and others that these practices cultivate.