Level 3 Yoga Teacher

Level 3

Experience

Teaching since 1998 (28 years)

More than 200 hours - I started teacher training before Yoga Alliance was formed so there were no certificates awarded for most training prior to getting my RYT 200. YA offered their first RYT 200s in 2003. I began training with Janet Brugge in 1995 and began teaching in 1998 after taking a Flexible Strength certification in 1997 and having trained with my first teacher Janet for four years. After that, I trained with YogaFit, Baptiste YTT, Sarah Powers, Tias Little, Gary Kraftsow, Seane Corne, Nischala Devi, Shiva Rea, David Life and Sharon Gannon before I earned my first RYT 200.

YogaFit, 2004

Lead Faculty: Janet Brugge, Baron Baptiste, Lisa Black, Rolf Gates, Leeza Villagomez, Beth Shaw, Mark Hearn, Sarah Powers, Tias Little, Gary Kraftsow, Seane Corne, Nischala Devi, Shiva Rea, David Life & Sharon Gannon

AYC has verified the completion of this program, but YogaFit has not yet accredited this program with AYC so the core competencies cannot be displayed.

Level 2 - 500 hours Yoga Alliance RYT 500 achieved when they first developed their 500 hr program and had a short window when they allowed training from more than one school to be combined twd 500 hours.

Pranava Yogadhama, 2006

Lead Faculty: Jayakumar Swamysree

AYC has verified the completion of this program, but Pranava Yogadhama has not yet accredited this program with AYC so the core competencies cannot be displayed.

Master

Swami Omkarananda, 2025

Lead Faculty: Over the past 30 years, I've been blessed by so many incredible masters. Swami Omakarananda has guided me over the past 12+ years. I have taught nearly 20,000 hours of teaching and training. I have trained nearly 2000 hours. And my self study, writing educational content, and program design have been tens of thousands of hours over the past 30 years. Dawn Torres, Britt Steele and Jayakumar Swamysree and others have also been important teachers in my advanced training.

AYC has verified the completion of this program, but Swami Omkarananda has not yet accredited this program with AYC so the core competencies cannot be displayed.

Stephanie Adams, CYT-L3

Stephanie Adams Ruff has devoted more than 30 years to the practice, study, and teaching of yoga. Her life has been transformed by the power of yoga. She is inspired to share how a regular practice can bring peace, authenticity, connection, and joy into anyone's life.

https://www.flowhoodriver.com/