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Namaste Yoga Center - Who We Are

 

Board of Stewards

The Board of Stewards is dedicated to the support and advancement of the vision and mission of Namaste Yoga Center.

On Saturday, August 4, 2007, Namaste Yoga Center held a retreat where its newly named Board of Stewards met for the first time.  A second meeting of the Stewards was conducted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Yoga Center.  The Board discussed priorities for the new year, student recruitment and retention, and ways to advance the Vision and Mission.  Follow-up meetings will be held in May and September, 2008.

Namaste Board of Stewards

Board of Stewards
Hernando Albarracin Wendy Allen Tina Biderman
Renee Brewer Becky Croteau John Record
Susan Richardson Julie Roland Linda Snyder


Founding Director
Mary Addison-Lamb, M.A.
Integrative Yoga Therapist

Founding Director Mary Addison-Lamb, M.A., Integrative Yoga Therapist Mary has been practicing Yoga for over 20 years while being a student, administrator and teacher in higher education. In 1989 she started teaching Yoga and opened Namaste in 1991. In 1995 she became an Integrative Yoga Therapist. She was Director until 2002 when she returned to the University of Illinois at Springfield to teach full time in the Liberal Studies Online Program. She continues to do private Yoga therapy, teaches the Adapted Class, Foundation Class, Foundation II, III and IV and leads the Living Presence group. She remains involved in curriculum planning and teacher training.


Director Nancy Long

Director Nancy Long Nancy has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years and teaching since 1995. She is certified by the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy. Nancy has been an elementary school teacher, a middle school teacher, an assistant principal, and has recently retired from the Illinois State Board of Education. In 2002 she became Namaste’s Director. She teaches Yoga for Teens, Foundation Classes, Gentle and Moderate Yoga Classes, Foundation II and III as well as directing the Teacher Training program.


Teacher Kristal Perry-Guitierrez

Kristal has been practicing Yoga since 1995 and completed Namaste's teacher training in 1997. She developed the Namaste pregnancy class and was certified as a YogaKids® teacher in 1999. She occasionally teaches Namaste's Foundation classes. She works full time as a psychotherapist.


Secretary Joann Svetlik

Secretary Joann Svetlik Joann has been practicing Yoga since 1989. She is retired but has worked as the part-time registrar and record keeper at Namaste since 1993.