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| Santosh YogaTM Teachers   Bryant Mascarenhas MBA, MIS, CYT, E-RYT - Founder and Director, Santosh Yoga TM and KripaUS Inc.
Bryant has been practicing eastern disciplines in India since 1977 and began a formal practice of yoga in 1986 under the tutelage of world renown yoga teacher Fr.Joe Pereira. Bryant grew up practicing Christianity in the fabric of his Indian heritage and has been teaching yoga in India, US and globally since 1988. Bryant holds degrees in Science, Business and Information Systems. He has been certified in yoga internationally by Fr.Joe Pereira, and is recognized by Yoga Alliance an an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher - ERYT (5000 hour of teaching yoga prior to year 2002). Bryant is also a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapist(IAYT).Bryant teaches all levels of classes from Beginner to Advanced Yoga programs at Santosh Yoga Centre. Bryant is an accomplished Black Belt in the 'Ketsugo' martial arts system in India. He has studied and practiced Korean accupressure, Interior Design, is a PADY certified SCUBA Diver. He enjoys mountain biking, tennis, snooker, hiking, skiing, and loves cooking Indian-Goanese cuisine for his wife, and three beautiful children and friends. Bryant has indept knowledge in anatomy gained through direct experience of working in the field of radiology for 6 years in the US. Bryant is the Founder/Director of Santosh Yoga TM. Bryant teaches you to live the essence of yoga through asana, pranayama, dhyana(meditation), and yoga philosophy so that your life can be filled with health, joy, peace, love and abundance. Bryant has also brought to the west the 'The Kripa TM Foundation Iyengar Yoga'' for those battling alcoholism, drugs and HIV/AIDS. He is the President and Executive Director of Kripa US Inc., non-profit organization. KripaUS teaches yoga to serve those with AODA problems. website: www.kripaus.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  Clare Boyle M.ED., RYT200
Clare has been practicing yoga since 1999 and with Bryant since 2007. She received her 200 RYT from Yoga Alliance in November, 2006. as well as his summer yoga retreat at Cedar Valley.In 2009 Clare her second 200 hour 8month Yoga Teacher Training at Santosh Yoga in Milwaukee Clare works full-time with a Montessori School - Milwaukee Public School System. Clare has a bachelor's degree is in physical education, health and coaching. Additionally she holds certifications in First Aid & CPR, Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard from the Red Cross. Additionally she is certified in Spinning and PiYo.
She sought to find a yoga practice that brought completeness to her life, and helped to balance her professional and personal endeavors with her physical and spiritual needs. Clare teaches at Santosh Yoga Centre She likes biking, hiking, cross country skiing, swimming, camping, traveling and spending time with her family. Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Jeri Lyons - Ph.D. Universtiy of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, RYT200
Jeri Lyons has been practicing yoga for seven years, the last four of which have been with Bryant. As a faculty member and research scientist at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jeri finds yoga brings centeredness to life that keeps the stresses of the everyday from becoming overwhelming. In 2009 Jeri completed Santosh Yoga's 200 hour 8month Yoga Teacher Training in Milwaukee. In 2008 also attended a six day advanced Iyengar retreat with Bryant and Fr.Joe in Goa,India.
Practicing yoga helps keep in perspective those things that are truly important: family, friends, and a healthy mind and body. Jeri teaches yoga to share this experience with others so that they may experience the peace and tranquility that can come from practicing yoga. Jeri teaches at Santosh Yoga Centre and has taught at Santosh Yoga Corporate Programs In addition to yoga, Jeri enjoys bicycling, hiking, and kayaking with her husband, John. Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  Tasha Miller RYT200
Tasha has been practicing yoga for seven years; the last two of those years have been with Bryant. She received her 200-hour RYT from Yoga Alliance in 2005, and in 2009 Tasha completed her second 200 hour 8month Yoga Teacher Training at Santosh Yoga in Milwaukee . Tasha Miller teaches at Santosh Yoga Centre from time to time. Outside of the yoga studio, Tasha works full-time as a web designer for a local company. Her yoga practice not only brings much relief to her hips after sitting at a desk all day, but also to her spirit as a way to refresh and reconnect with what’s truly important. In her spare time, Tasha is a competitive amateur ballroom dancer, and enjoys spending time with friends, animals, and her family.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin - Mary Snow RYT200
Mary Snow has been practicing yoga since 2000 & teaching since 2008. To further her yoga practice & expand her knowledge of yoga she started taking she started taking classes with Bryant at Santosh Yoga since, 2009. Mary has successfully completed her 200-hour teacher training program at Santosh Yoga, this program is recognized by Yoga Alliance – the National Registrar for yoga teachers. Mary also holds additional an additional yoga teacher certification. Mary teaches at Santosh Yoga Centre and several of Santosh Yoga Corporate Centers and Santosh Yoga School Programs. In addition to yoga Mary enjoys spending time with her family, biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, & art. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alex Luber, RYT200 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Alex has been practicing alignment yoga since 2008 and has been with Bryant since 2009. Before his graduation from the Santosh Yoga 8month 200hour teacher training course Alex began his teaching career in March 2011 and aspires to dedicate as much of himself as possible to this practice. Alex initially came to yoga as an exercise system but distinctly remembers his first day practicing with Bryant as a pivotal point in his life. From then on he was completely magnetized to this practice as it is the complete embodiment of one of his favorite philosophical quotations, “The doer alone learneth”. Alex teaches a few of Santosh Yoga Corporate and School Programs. Yoga at Santosh has helped Alex experience the pain and surrender that in his personal life has proven to be the gateway to joy, life, community, and real power. Off of the yoga mat Alex is finishing up a double major in Philosophy and Psychology at UW-Milwaukee and is beginning plans for graduate studies in Psychology. In his free time Alex is a big reader of philosophical books. Alex considers himself to be an indoors man and ventures outside only a moderate amount to down hill ski as well as stroll in the park
Bay View, Wisconsin, Julie Banashak, RYT 200 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Julie began practicing yoga in 1998 while in college. Over time, her practice and commitment deepened as yoga brought healing, balance, freedom and peace to her life. After trying different styles and teachers, in 2010 she finally found her home at Santosh Yoga in the
alignment-based system of yoga, studying with her mentor and teacher Bryant Mascarenhas and his mentor Fr. Joe Periera. Julie has completed Santosh Yoga’s 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) Training program in May 2011. She is excited and honored to share the transformative practice of alignment-based yoga with others, and its many benefits, including health, joy, vitality and heart-centered living with awareness. Julie Banashak teaches at Santosh Yoga Centre and also teaches several of Santosh Yoga Corporate Programs. Julie currently works full-time as a nonprofit professional, supporting health and human services in Greater Milwaukee. In 2009, she received a master’s certificate in Integrative Psychology, a holistic approach to well-being, transformation and self-actualization. She also enjoys writing, West African drumming, outdoor adventures and traveling (especially to warm places). Email: juliebanashak@yahoo.com Anchorage Alasaka - Sean Cardinal M.D. - Family Medicine, RYT200
Sean has been practicing yoga with Bryant since 2005, and has been teaching since 2006. Sean is an advanced yoga practitioner and has been to India on a yoga retreat with Bryant. Sean has also trained with Bryant's mentor Fr.Joe Pereira in India and in the US. Sean has completed Santosh Yoga's 200 hour July 2009 Yoga Teacher Training Program. Sean's focus is in optimizing human health. He finds that yoga presents the unique opportunty to approach health on a continuum of body-mind-spirit that stands in refreshing contrast to the compartmentalization that we are brought up with and encounter daily in our culture. He is humbled by his opportunity to teach yoga in that it is an honor to be invited to guide people to a deeper connection with the wholeness of self. Sean loves to cook, hike, bike, is an avid fan of chinese martial arts. Sean enjoys Scuba Diving and has traveled around India extensively in 1990. Sean is on the Board of Directors for Kripa US Inc. Anchorage, Alaska - Jaime Butler M.D. - Emergency Medicine, RYT200
Jaime has been practicing yoga with Bryant since 2004, and has been teaching since 2007. Jaime is an advanced yoga practitioners and has been to India on a yoga retreat with Bryant. Jaime has also trained with Bryant's mentor Fr.Joe Pereira in India and the US. Jaime's interest in yoga stemmed from her interest in health. Jaime has completed Santosh Yoga's 200 hour July 2009 Yoga Teacher Training Program. As a physician, she enjoys the technical aspects of healing, as an individual she strives to maintain her own health. Through yoga she have found a practice that allows her to work toward balancing and joining her physical and spiritual health. She enjoys seeing others experience the joy of a clear heart and mind after a wonderful asana session. While she has years of practice ahead of her, she hopes to offer what she has learned in her brief training to others and respectfully offer her teaching in the hopes that students will find a minute, and hour, a day, a lifetime of peace through yoga. Jaime has travelled globally, and has served medical communities in Kenya and France. She loves to bike, hike, scuba dive and travel internationally embracing different cultures. Jaime is on the Board of Directors for Kripa US Inc. | |
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