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The Brahmrishi Yoga Teacher Training is inspired by Swami Bawra. Margot gained stability in practice and in teaching under his guidance. Margot also trained in Integrative Yoga Therapy under Joseph LaPage. She is a practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu, and she worked with a unique theatre ensemble in Cleveland under the direction of James Thornton. Within hatha yoga, she values the therapeutic power of both alignment and sequencing, and in training teachers, applies principles of ensemble movement that develop sensitivity to both knowledge and flow. She values what each trainee brings to his or her study of hatha yoga and inspires each student to develop an authentic and informed approach to teaching.

Margot has a masters degree in education from Kent State University, and a masters certification from Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT). She began annual retreats to Camp Asbury, in Hiram, Ohio, with Michael Curtis after bringing the IYT core teacher training to Hiram in the late 90’s. She is a co-founder of the Kent Yoga Center, and is considered a “grandmother” teacher in the area.

As part of her training under Swami Bawra, she was encouraged to compile and edit lectures as a way to both share the knowledge and to deeply embed in the value of clear thought. The publications include Lord Kapil’s Tattva Samasa (2006), The Nature of Sacrifice (2003), Essays on Karma Yoga (2001), and The Science of Stable Wisdom (1998), Divine Radiance Press, India. Most recently, Margot co-published with her husband, Bill, Kapil’s Samkhya Patanjali’s Yoga (2008), Brahmrishi Yoga Publications.

Michael Curtis is a dedicated musician and yogi. Margot and Mike are part of a Sanskrit chanting group called “Breathing Room,” and have created two CD’s of Sanskrit chanting, Namo Namah and Rings of the Heart. Mike is the founder and director of the Yoga Place in Canton. He is a generous friend and focused teacher whose eye is always on the value of appropriate practice for balanced living.

Michael has a D.M.A. in musical performance from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He received a Fulbright scholarship to travel and study music, which led him to spend three years in South America. He is an adjunct professor at the College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio. Mike’s inventive nature has kept him training in yoga at Kripalu, with Sampoorna Yoga, with Integrative Yoga Therapy, in Iyengar with Rodney Yee, Dean Lerner and Manouso Manos, and in Astanga, with David Swenson and Tim Miller.

Karen Allgire began teaching dance and movement awareness in 1982 and has been teaching yoga since 1998. Her detailed instructions sparkle with dedication and love of yoga. Karen is a Certified Intermediate Junior II Iyengar Yoga Instructor. She has made two month-long trips to Pune, India to study with the Iyengars, and studies regularly with senior Iyengar Yoga teachers Dean and Rebecca Lerner. Karen is co-director of Green Tara Yoga and Healing Arts in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Karen’s extensive experience in teaching dance, yoga and movement has taken her into schools and universities, community centers, hospitals, yoga and dance studios, including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, The Yoga Place, Eight Limbs Yoga, Cleveland YMCA, Among the Pines, Sacred Space, The Art Studio at MetroHealth Medical Center, The Art Studio at Fairhill, and the Christa Center.