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5Q Interview @San_Diego_HikYoga

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

Yoga is my moving meditation. I am a proprioceptive junky who loves working out. I first found yoga, 6.5 years ago when I was living in Rochester, New York, as a way to balance my endurance workouts and keep my mind calm. Now, Yoga is so much more to me than when I first discovered it. It is my scared time and every time I practice or teach, I feel myself getting more aligned with who I am and why I am here.

2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position?

I obtained my 200 hour certification from Prana Yoga Studio in La Jolla in May of 2016. I had just moved across the country that previous August, and with that major transition, I decided to keep on crossing items off my bucket list and take the leap to obtain my certification. I had known for over two years that I wanted to take my practice to the next level, so it was all very easy, exciting, and terrifying when I signed up for the program.

3.) What makes your classes unique?

Hikyoga is about taking yoga outdoors. It is a blend of hiking and yoga that helps people get outside and enjoy the benefits of nature, while getting a chance to practice yoga. It is especially popular for those individuals who may be intimidated by a yoga studio. Even though I now live in sunny San Diego, I still find myself doing the daily grind and not enjoying the amazing scenery San Diego has to offer.

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

I love music, especially when it has a good beat where my body can just find the rhythm to the music all by itself.

Hikyoga outdoor classes don’t use music, but whenever I hold an indoor event, you will be certain there will be music playing! And now, I can incorporate Nameless Energy into my playlist!

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

You can visit: www.hikyoga.com for all the events throughout the country, but the next two San Diego Hikyoga events are listed below:

www.5dollaryoga.eventbrite.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hikyoga-98-bottles-happy-hour-febuary-12th-led-by-taimi-tickets-31402279062?aff=ehomecard

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5Q Interview @YoginiElla

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

My personal journey with yoga happened organically. I feel like yoga found me at just the right time, it helped me connect to my breath when I felt like life was making it hard to do so. In the end, yoga has taken me on a greater journey than I could ever foreshadow. It brought me a greater connection to my body and it softened my heart. This softness allowed for so much abundance to enter, me shifting careers and love coming into my life. As yoga helped me heal my wounds, it brought light in, light that I know use to help others. I have clients that are dealing with Cancer, in remission from cancer or dealing with another disease, and my journey encourages me to grow and evolve so I can continue to heal others. It is all beautiful and mystical.

2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position?

I feel like my purpose in life has always been to teach. I was an elementary school teacher working overseas in several countries and even though I practiced yoga, I never imagined I would be teaching yoga, but you just never know what the universe has planned for you. It has been a whirlwind of transitions, but I have never felt so at home in my body, in my heart and in my life. I am where I need to be, helping people live pain-free more vital lives where there is joy in each day. This life, right now, has never felt so right.

3.) What makes your classes unique?

My classes are unique in that I bring in a spiritual theme and have a deep intention to help others connect to their emotional body. I get the themes from my meditations or reading, or from something that is happening in my life or the world. An example is when its Thanksgiving it is a full practice for gratitude from the postures, to the words, to the breathing or meditation activity at the end of the class. When horrific things happen in the world and we just cant make sense of it, and feelings of anger, frustration or helplessness arise within us, yoga is a powerful modality to help us process these emotions. So that theme would include a powerful flow where transitions may be unique which would keep the presence and focus, keeping the students engaged and being with what is happening within. I bring myself into the journey with them, we are on this journey together. We are here to help each other heal and thrive.

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

Music is an essential part of my yoga class. I spend quite a bit of time creating a playlist that would evoke an emotion, and each part of the class is different so each part of the playlist is important.

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

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IG: yoginiella

FB: Ella Isakov

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5Q Interview @Stephanie_Strine

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

I started practicing yoga as I got more competitive with soccer in high school. My tight muscles needed some sort of release besides massage and similar to most yoga journeys, the delicate aspects of my life needed release as well and I found that through my yoga practice. After tearing my meniscus my freshman year at the Naval Academy, I started taking Bikram Yoga to rehab. When things in my life went south, I always found my true north through yoga. My mind, body, and spirit found healing through my practice; it’s the only place where I really feel comfortable in my own skin. Upon being stationed in Okinawa, Japan, I felt like it was time for me to take my practice to the next level and I completed my 200HR RYT in February of 2014. When I returned to San Diego, I started Yoga Sculpt TT at CorePower Yoga in Encinitas and have been teaching since August. Yoga is everything to me. It’s probably the one thing I truly am passionate about. Being able to practice and teach in a safe, loving space has been so transformational for me; I truly am in love with this community of Yogi’s and look forward to spending time with my students on their mats!
2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position?

I first began teaching yoga while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. I was teaching to Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Civilians on base as well as a local CrossFit gym. The experience I gained teaching to a wide range of yoga abilities was instrumental in teaching to bodies, vice spewing out words based off of memory. I’ve found myself in many leadership positions throughout my life, but being in front of people who have the courage to shed layers on their mat has been the greatest role yet. I love seeing people who just start yoga and witnessing their transformation as well as being a part of a seasoned yogi’s journey, aiding in their growth on and off their mat. I learn the most from my students and am humbled by the opportunity to lead classes in this community.

3.) What makes your classes unique?

I come from a very athletic background (D1 College Athlete, Marine Corps Officer) and I try to bring in all aspects of my physical tool box to my mat. Whether I’m teaching Vinyasa or Sculpt, I try to cultivate a safe place for students to breathe, let go, and be challenged on their mats. My students are usually promised a lot of lower body work as well as core work!

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

Creating my playlists for class is HUGE. I’m a big music freak & especially in Sculpt, a heavy beat is a must! However, silence is also really powerful in class. I try to give my students music that allows them to tweak their practice as needed. I love feel-good music, especially EDM in Sculpt.

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

-Live DJ Sculpt with DJ DTO at CorePower Yoga in Del Mar at 6 PM on Friday 1/20

-Kwaay Paay Hike/Sunset Yoga with @parrotsandcarrots 1/22 at 2-5PM

-Instagram @stephanie_strine

-Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sstrine13

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TwistOnline.net – DTO creates inspirational music

January 14, 2017 by DTO

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DTO creates inspirational music. Recently released Album “Nameless Energy” perfectly depicts the class and skills of the artist. Dave is a devoted kind of person always in the mood of helping the other beings. If you listen to his music the words first come into mind will be sweet, peaceful and soothing. All tracks of his album are melodious and you can put them on when you are on a long drive or while having Yoga in the early morning or when you want to calm yourself.

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<a href="http://download.dtomusic.com/album/nameless-energy">Nameless Energy by DTO</a>

5Q Interview – Erika Lee

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

I found my yoga practice going on 22 years ago now! Within the first 6 months I knew that my life would be forever changed by this amazing practice. Yoga has essentially sculpted my entire adult life and helped me to become strong yet flexible, grounded yet uplifted, and helped me to heal from the inside out.

2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position?

I started teaching full time in 2009 and that has been my life moving forward. My dharma was laid out in front of me and I walk the path with deep gratitude and humility. I have always had a leadership mentality, so it was an easy roll for me to adopt. However, I consider myself more of a guide than a leader. I simply show my students a path that can change their life and I support them through that powerful process.

3.) What makes your classes unique?

My classes are an eclectic blend of movement, breath, stillness, and philosophy. My inspiration is derived from the many styles of yoga that I have either been certified in or simply love to practice on my own. I am also an energy worker and always infuse my classes with tons and tons of love and light!

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

There is no doubt that sound and music heal the body, mind, and soul. And guess what? So does Yoga! It’s kind of like guacamole and chips…they just obviously belong together! A good music vibe during class truly allows the students to go on a journey!

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

I will be teaching at The San Diego Yoga Festival on Jan 28th with the ommmazing DTO playing live!

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5Q Interview @SanDiegoYogaFestival

5Q Interview with Melanie, @SanDiegoYogaFestival

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

I limped into my first yoga class because my knees hurt too badly to run long distances like I used to. For a while I would only practice power vinyasa because I felt I had to “get a workout”. Years later I’m back at running because yoga saved my body and I’m skipping all my chaturangas because yoga saved my mind!

2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position? How has this translated to your hug project, the San Diego Yoga Festival?

I originally started teaching because I thought there must be a way to meditate, slow the mind and center the soul while at the same time get a butt kicking workout. As my practice deepens I’ve learned that the asanas do their work on the practitioner no matter how the instructor strings them together or how hot the room is. Eventually I started my own studio, TriPower, in an attempt to bring together the western focus in asana and physicality as well as the mind/soul connection. I became extremely compassionate toward the community where I live and teach, Ocean Beach. I worked hard to embed myself in the community to bring about positive transformation. When Shawna presented the idea of throwing a yoga festival here in San Diego with the intention of raising the positive vibrations of your city it fell right in line with my own heart’s desire for my local beach community in SD. As the vision took shape into reality it became clear that the perfect venue for SD Yoga Fest was not a venue at all but rather the beach, and what better beach than Ocean Beach!

3.) What makes your classes unique?

I ask a lot of my students. I bring in my background in fitness and athletics. I ask them to drop into their bodies and stay there. But then I ask them to show grace and compassion, so different from what I learned as a personal trainer and pro-athlete. Feeling how the body feels, asking what is best for the body and responding with dignity is a common theme in my teaching. I’m also silly and playful. I don’t believe in taking life to seriously, least of all on the mat.

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

Music changes everything. I spend hours each week creating a new playlist. Some of my favorite playlists are for my “Cardi-Yoga” class (which I’m teaching at 8am on Saturday morning at the festival). This class is 1/3 vinyasa, 1/3 high-intensity-interval-training and 1/3 deep stretch. We go from DTO to Kesha to the gayatri mantra all in one class!

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

I teach about 8 classes a week at my studio TriPower Yoga. Check it out: www.tripoweryoga.org and definitely come take Cardi-Yoga at San Diego Yoga Festival! www.sandiegoyogafestival.com

Yogawithshawna.com #yogawithshawna

Sandiegoyogafestival.com #namastoked

#sandiegoyogafestival @san_diego_yoga @sandiegoyogafestival

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Huffington Post – DTO’s Album ‘Nameless Energy’ Heals and Uplifts

There are many ways in which our minds process music. It can keep us awake or lull us to sleep, it can move us to tears of joy or sorrow, it can make us dance all night or head-bang until whiplash, it can blind us from reality or reveal the truth, and it can even alleviate our ailments from depression to cancer. Music is an indispensable part of the human experience and San Diego based musician Dave “DTO” Kemp is harnessing its power to heal and uplift.

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<a href="http://download.dtomusic.com/album/nameless-energy">Nameless Energy by DTO</a>

Interview | Nicole Kempka @RedLotusMama

5Q Interview with Nicole Kempka, aka @RedLotusMama
Studio Manager of YogaSix

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Find her on Instagram here!

1.) Tell me about your personal journey with yoga. Why is it important to you?

I found yoga in 2000 when I was living in San Francisco. Every day after work I would walk by a yoga studio were people would pour out the door drenched in sweat and looking totally blissed out. After my first class at that studio I was hooked. Over the years I have taken breaks from my practice, but whenever life hit some bumps I would return to my mat. My mind would clear, my body would feel better, and life would feel less bumpy. Yoga has challenged me to really find who I am and what I want out of this life.

2.) When did you first begin teaching yoga? What made you transition into a leadership position?

I started teaching yoga full time in January 2014, after spending 13.5 years in Internet Project Management. Becoming the Studio/Program Manager for Yoga Six Solana Beach gave me the chance to utilize all of the skills I had developed in my previous career while working in the industry I love so much.

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3.) What makes your classes unique?

My passion for hands on adjustments! Whether it is for alignment support, to deepen a stretch or simply a feel good massage … I really enjoy giving hands on adjustments in my class. I love when a student tells me afterwards that an adjustment I gave them really helped or felt so good. I believe hands on adjustments can transform a class for any student.

4.) How does music benefit your guidance in a yoga class?

Music is a huge component in a class. It can set the tone and pace. It can round out an experience of the senses.

5.) Tell me about your next event and where we can follow you online.

There all kinds of workshops happening at Yoga Six Solana Beach in 2017! I will be leading one called “Empowered Heart: Backbends, Vitality & Sweet Connection” on Sunday, February 19. You can find our schedule by going to http://yogasix.com/studio/solana-beach/ or following the studio Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/yogasixsolanabeach.

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BONUS QUESTION:

6.) How has becoming a manager of a yoga studio shaped your journey as a yogi and a person? Talk to the challenges and successes you’ve faced.

I have had the opportunity to use my “yoga of the mat” a lot more as the Studio Manager of a busy yoga studio. I daily use active listening skills and conscious communication with my team and members. Understanding that we are all on a different path of this yoga journey and to have patience and respect for that. Stepping outside of my comfort zone in all aspects has encouraged me to change my habits, ask for help and recognize where I have room to grow.

✨YOGINI SPOTLIGHT!✨ ❤️ This lovely Yogini Nicole Kempka, aka @redlotusmama is a super siSTAR! She seriously rocks. Read all about it: ❤️ In my recent interview with her she talks about her journey with yoga and the challenges and successes of running a yoga studio. She runs YogaSix in Solano Beach, CA! ❤️ Visit DTOmusic.com/interview-NicoleKempka for the whole interview, photos, and more! ❤️ “Raising the vibrations of the planet through art and music.” ~ @BuddhaMusicGroup ♫ ♪🌍🎨

A photo posted by DTO – Dave Kemp (@dtomusic) on Dec 13, 2016 at 1:00pm PST

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Huffington Post – Trip-Hop Opera Ensemble ‘Dolce Ardor’ Premieres in Los Angeles

December 8, 2016 by DTO

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The award-winning multimedia creation “Dolce Ardor” born from the minds of Dave “DTO” Kemp and Andrea Saenz is coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, December 3rd for a live performance followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew. This budding artform blends the timeless traditions of 18th century opera and regalia with the modern culture of electronic music. Starring Andrea Saenz with music by DTO, storyboarded by Isabel Gomez and produced by the Buddha Music Group, “Dolce Ardor” is a collaborative art with each individual playing an integral role in the project from conception to stage.

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<a href="http://download.dtomusic.com/album/nameless-energy">Nameless Energy by DTO</a>

Nameless Energy Review on Reality Sandwich

December 8, 2016 by DTO

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Written by Sarah Jane Bucher for Keyframe-Entertainment / Evolver EDM

Meet Down To Om. DTO is floating in this cosmic soup that is the universe, along with the rest of us. On a mission to create inspirational music, DTO wishes to raise the good vibrations and level you up a bit. A devout yogi, he practices Ahimsa (non-violence and compassion for all living beings), and strongly believes in respecting all living things: humans, animals, and insects alike. DTO does all he can to elevate and empower his fellow man or woman. Dave is the type of person who would give an arm and a leg to assist others and be of service. Everything he does is done from a place of love and gratitude for each waking breath.

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<a href="http://download.dtomusic.com/album/nameless-energy">Nameless Energy by DTO</a>

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5Q Interview @San_Diego_HikYoga

5Q Interview @YoginiElla

5Q Interview @Stephanie_Strine

TwistOnline.net – DTO creates inspirational music

5Q Interview – Erika Lee

5Q Interview @SanDiegoYogaFestival

Huffington Post – DTO’s Album ‘Nameless Energy’ Heals and Uplifts

Interview | Nicole Kempka @RedLotusMama

Huffington Post – Trip-Hop Opera Ensemble ‘Dolce Ardor’ Premieres in Los Angeles

Nameless Energy Review on Reality Sandwich

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