The SWO Yoga Faculty

Viviana Collazo

Viviana Collazo - Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Viviana is a Certified & Registered Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher, Alliance of Divine Love Minister, Reiki Master and Magnified Healing practitioner. She is also certified in Thai Yoga Bodywork & Prenatal Yoga. For over 10 years she has taught Yoga and Meditation in Central Florida and Puerto Rico. She is currently working to complete the 500-hour National Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certification at Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine. She has been an avid student of Iyengar style Yoga and Restorative Yoga for the past two years, as a way to complement and enhance her personal practice and teaching techniques. She has offered workshops in Puerto Rico and Orlando on the subjects of Yoga, Meditation and Energy Healing. Viviana is in her final stages to earn a Doctorate Degree in Methaphysics and Spirituality in the State of Florida. She also has a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design from the School of Graphic Design of Oslo, Norway. After 14 years of work in the design industry in Norway and Puerto Rico, she is dedicated to the holistic field by serving as a spiritual counselor and practicing energy healing on a full-time basis.

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Jeanne Liberkowski, RYT200

I have been teaching hatha yoga with special emphasis on stress relief, deep stretching and relaxation, since 1999; and have been a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance since 2002.  Yoga is a journey toward better health and well-being through asana, pranayama, and meditation.  The mindfulness we practice on the yoga mat becomes our new life pattern as we step back from the “busyness” of life to enter a state of equanimity and balance.  I received certificates in yoga teacher training from the American Aerobic Association International & International Sports Medicine Association, and Our Lady of Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies in New Jersey.  My education is on-going and has included, courses at the Hindu University of America here in Orlando.  I have attended workshops and classes with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, world-renowned master of Ashtanga Yoga; Alan Finger, founder of  Yoga Zone; Jon Kabat Zinn on Mindfulness; as well as Rodney Yee, Rod Stryker and many others.  The two most influential teachers in my life have been my first teacher, Flossie Park, a spiritual master and practitioner of Raja Yoga; and more recently Subhas Tiwari who received his training in Bihar, India. Over the last ten years I have taught Soft & Gentle to seniors, Beginner and Advanced Levels, and Partner Yoga, as well as Assisting Techniques to Yoga Teacher Training Classes. I consider it an honor and a privilege to share my passion for yoga and to assist you in connecting to the inherent peace and stillness in your heart. Link to her Website

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Gerry Lishin

GERRY LISHIN'S BACKGROUND - I first practiced Yoga in 1991 when living in Southern California at the time, studying in various styles of yoga before stumbling onto Ashtanga yoga. (Luckily, I didn't stumble in class too much), loving the structure and flow of it from the beginning. Since the year 2000, I have over 500+ hours attending conferences and workshops around the country with a wide variety of teachers and Yoga styles represented. I also have over 200+ Teacher Training specific hours with certifications from David Swenson, Shiva Rea, Seane Corn and Rod Stryker. I currently lead a Dynamic Non-Fatiguing Flow style of Yoga class. I really consider myself more of a Yoga choreographer than a teacher, constantly creating new ways to move within my Yoga practice. Please make sure to attend all of our great instructors classes! All forms of Yoga are good! Please explore and find the Yoga that best fits your needs .....

If you are a teacher - please enjoy the following rhyme.

Yoga Teachers Mission Statement (in rhyme) by Gerry Lishin

Within a nurturing space, absent of slight,
aloving place with neither wrong nor right.

I will guide my students out of bodily plight,
illuminating any darkness with my knowledge and light.

I will remove from my students’ bodies too tight,
and hope to leave within them a Heart of delight.

I will speak all encouragements both positive and bright,
while creating classes in which the Spirit takes flight.

I will stay true to the essence of this that I write,
whileexploring my own path between ignorance and insight.

Mind, Body and Spirit is what I will strive to unite,
withthe enduring flame of Passion that Ihope to ignite.

This I will do, with memories of my Teachers glowing abright,
until my life’s final journey into that long goodnight.

My Reading Recommendations

Ashtanga Yoga, The Practice Manual by David Swenson

Yoga for Wellness by Gary Kraftsow

Yoga, The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffman

My Teaching Influences - Links

My Favorite Studios in Orlando

Full Circle Yoga - Winter Park - Website

Red Sun Yoga - Winter Springs - Website

Satori Yoga Shala - Sanford - Website

Ananda Yoga - Winter Garden - Website

The Yoga Shala - Winter Park - Website

Ariels Yoga and More - Windermere - Website

Yoga and Massage School - Ocoee - Website

Dr. Phillips local Promotional Partners

Massage Envy - Phillips Crossing

Yoga Sisters - Aromatherapy Products

Whole Foods - Phillips Crossing

Bikram Yoga and Namaste Cafe