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MANIZEH RIMER
Manizeh was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and as a child moved with her family to Geneva, Switzerland. She received a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University in 1996. After graduating she moved to San Francisco where she worked in the high-tech field during the dot.bomb era. After years without sleep she began taking desperately needed Yoga classes. The physical practice was rewarding, but the philosophical and spiritual aspects, which she was always drawn to from a young age, were missing.
Soon after, her sister, Mithra, took her to a Jivamukti Yoga Class in New York. This was what she had been waiting for: in addition to a vigorous asana practice, she learned about karma, she meditated and chanted. The doorway to Yoga was opened.
In March 2001 she moved to London with her husband, Danny, and knew right away that Londoners were missing out on Jivamukti Yoga. She completed teacher training and the advanced certification with Sharon Gannon and David Life and has also worked intensively with Yogeswari at the Jivamukti Centre in New York. She has had the privilege of learning from several renowned Yoga teachers from all over the world.
Manizeh is thankful to Sharon and David for the uplifting and creative way in which they have chosen to communicate and teach the ancient Indian system of Yoga. She is also grateful to Ruth Lauer-Manenti and particularly, Yogeswari, for their inspiration as teachers.
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DURGA DEVI(DENISE TEPERINO-MIRET)
Durga Devi, the name given to Denise by her beloved teachers, Sharon Gannon and David Life, is a former dancer and competitive gymnast who grew up in New York City. After high school, she studied fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and hung out in Manhattan's East Village soaking up the downtown music and art scene, which inspired her to take up guitar and become a singer/songwriter. Durga spent ten years performing as the lead singer for several bands, most recently Lady Luck, which released an EP and a full-length album and toured Europe and the United States.
Several close friends introduced Durga to yoga in 1994 . Asana practice felt very natural to the former gymnast, but it was the chanting, the philosophy and the ancient and holy teachings of yoga that really hit home.
Durga has been a devoted student at the Jivamukti Yoga Center, N.Y. for over eight years. Durga taught at the New York Center for over 3 years and is currently living in London to help launch the London Jivamukti Yoga Center. In addition to her Jivamukti teacher training and most recent Jivamukti Yoga Advanced Certification, she completed teacher training at the Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City. Durga is especially inspired by Sharon Gannon and David Life, Gurumukh Kaur Khalsa, Ammachi, John Friend, Yogeswari (Estelle Eichenberger), and Joan Suval (direct disciple of Shri Brahmananda Saraswati). Kirtan training with Jai Uttal inspires her chanting which is a very important component in her teachings. She also is inspired by Bhagavan Das and Krishna Das for opening up the doors of bhakti, uniting song and heart. All of her teachers have brought many blessings to her life for which she is truly grateful and she will continue to inspire and uplift the lives of all whom she teaches.
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