LINDA SACCOCCIO (RADHA)

TEACHING STYLE
Linda’s beginner level classes are based on the Integral Yoga method. Classes begin with a simple chant or mantra to enable students to shift from the hustle and bustle of their lives to the peace and calm that exists within. In doing this, the room becomes a safe haven for their practice. Instruction in asanas (physical postures), pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation allow students to experience inner harmony or the union that is yoga. Through this balanced system of yoga, students develop concentration and clarity while strengthening, relaxing and revitalizing the body and mind. Linda's approach is steady, mindful and supportive. Her classes are suitable for beginners as well as anyone who wants a meditative approach to yoga.

PHILOSOPHY
We all have a purpose for being here on earth. We exist and act through a physical form. Yoga acknowledges this physical form (our bodies) and gives us ways to release the tensions and illusions that bind and inhibit. Through a steady practice of yoga we are able to manifest our purpose with ease and joy. Yoga begins with the physical and clears the way to a more complete experience of life and living.

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Linda graduated from the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City. She completed teacher certification (CYI) and the Yoga Alliance 200 hour teacher training program. She has been a registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) since 2001 and completed Therapeutic Yoga Basic Training in 2002. She also completed levels I and II Reiki trainings in 2002 and became a minister of Reiki Healing that year.  

OF INTEREST
Linda is also a fine art painter who exhibits in New York City and Santa Barbara. She is an avid chanter and has received shaktipat initiation from Swami Chidvilasananda (Gurumayi) of Siddha Yoga. She is inspired by a variety of spiritual paths including Zen Buddhism, the yogic path, Sufi mystic poets, as well as nature, and her two daughters Vani and Mira.

CLASSES TAUGHT @ GTY:

Yoga 1

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