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Tia Pirkl

Teresa Guerra

Nydia Tijerina Darby, MS, PT

Nydia received a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degree in physical therapy from Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas.  She is licensed to practice physical therapy by the State of Texas.  She holds multiple certifications in personal, group, kickboxing and prenatal/postpartum fitness instruction with the American Council on Exercise, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Health Kick Fitness Services and MOMS IN MOTION.   Nydia practices Astanga Yoga.  She is working on the completion of a 200 hour Astanga Yoga certification with The Hard & the Soft Yoga Institute under the supervision of internationally acclaimed yoga teacher Ms. Beryl Bender Birch.  Nydia specializes in orthopedic, spine and women’s health rehabilitation in her physical therapy practice.  She is active in teaching small group and private yoga classes, providing lectures and continuing education seminars for fitness instructors and the community at large, as well as, performing literature review and writing articles for various publications on a variety of topics including women’s health, physical fitness, orthopedic physical therapy and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum.  Nydia is available for small group or private yoga instruction, fitness instructor and community education seminars, individualized personal fitness consultation and training and private physical therapy evaluation and treatment.  She is dedicated to creating specialized fitness programs utilizing a mind-body and functional approach to fitness.  Nydia’s goal is to increase her clients’ knowledge of his/her physical potential and to encourage an improved sense of balance in their lives.

Call Nydia at (210) 764-1616, nydia@nydiasyogatherapy.com for more information.

Tia Pirkl, RN

Tia was introduced to yoga as a fitness instructor in 2001 and completed Yoga West School of Hatha Yoga in 2005 at the 200 hour level.  She has a true passion for expanding her knowledge and understanding in this vast ancient holistic system.  Tia has achieved Anusara-inspired status and is devoted to continuing her studies toward Anusara Certification.  She regularly attends Anusara teacher trainings and workshops with Charly Pivert, Certified Anusara instructor, as well as John Friend, the founder of Anusara yoga.  She has an excellent understanding of the Universal Principles of Alignment and the Heart Centered Philosophy that make this style of yoga so safe, effective and joyful.  Tia has completed Yoga Therapy Training with John Friend, where her studies focused on diagnostics and treatment of structural injuries and physical limitations for various areas of the body, such as neck and shoulders, lower back and hips, and feet. 

Teresa Guerra

Teresa began practicing yoga as a way to relax, but soon developed a passion for the unique form of exercise that brought her many physical benefits as well. Teresa's passion for yoga inspired her to become certified to teach beginning yoga, prenatal yoga and children's yoga. Teresa's beginning classes introduce students to proper alignment and breathing to help maximize the benefits of each pose (asana). She welcomes expectant mothers to her classes and introduces appropriate modifications to allow them to practice safely. Teresa has continued her yoga education with teacher trainings and workshops including studies with Baron Baptiste, Shakta Kaur Khalsa (Radiant Child Program) and David Swenson. As a busy mother of four, Teresa knows that our lives can get in the way of taking care of ourselves.  She recommends yoga as the ideal way to develop and maintain flexibility, to tone the body and help reduce the affects of stress. Her goal is to get her students "hooked" on yoga and on their own path to healing, strength and balance.
 

 "We make new habits and those habits make us new." 

---Baron Baptiste
 

Susan Ogden

Susan came to the practice of yoga later than many, but as the bumper sticker says, she “got here as quick as she could!”  She began to attend yoga classes as a student in 1999, so that she could still participate in an exercise program despite several overuse injuries.  She enjoyed those classes so much that she attended Hatha and Ashtanga trainings and workshops with the goal of sharing those benefits with others.

Susan began teaching many years before she came to yoga.  As a graduate student, she was called upon to teach undergraduate business management, corporate ethics and marketing classes at a Top 10 School of Business.  After graduation, she worked for IBM in the sales training division, where she developed training programs for new salespeople. 

After Susan and husband Dave began their family, she turned to a more flexible work schedule: fitness instruction.  She is certified by the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) and teaches swim lessons to beginners, adults, and competitive age group swimmers.   Susan has been an ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor since 2001, and teaches water aerobics, weight training, cycle, low-impact aerobics, Resist-A-Ball and Hatha Yoga classes.  In her opinion, on of the best things about teaching yoga is witnessing all the wonderful and varied ways people learn about themselves and their yoga practice.  Susan adds, “When one can successfully teach a new skill or a new awareness to another, a brand new world is opened for them.”