teacher bio's ~
Keval Kaur Khalsa began studying Kundalini Yoga with Har Darshan Kaur Khalsa in 1999. Awed by the transformative power of this technology, she took a Teacher Training course with Har Darshan and then the Master's Touch Certification Course in New Mexico in the fall of 2002. Keval Kaur is now a Kundalini Research Institute Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and has been teaching Kundalini Yoga & Meditation for the past seven years in the Triangle area. At Duke University, she developed and currently teaches a course entitled Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma. Coming to the study and practice of Yoga from a 25-year dance background, Keval Kaur is an Associate Professor in the Dance Program at Duke, Director of the Duke Dance Program, and Co-Artistic Director of the dance company 2 Near The Edge. Accessing the spiritual through the physical is what first drew her to Kundalini Yoga, and she continues to experience tremendous benefits from her daily practice. Keval Kaur is the mother of a 19-year-old son, resides in Durham, and serves on the Board of NC WARN (the North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network).
Michele Tracy Berger is a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, yoga teacher, and has a coaching practice called 'The Creative Tickle'. She is a graduate of the Yoga, Body, Mind and Spirit Program and is a member of the International Association of Black Yoga Teachers (IABYT).
She has been practicing yoga for twelve years and has been influenced and inspired by outstanding teachers in the Iyengar and Kundalini traditions. Her classes are playful, exploratory, and focus on how yoga postures can help create a sense of health and well-being. Michele is interested in helping students embody a unique blend of alignment, movement, and breathing principles. She will develop themes every eight weeks that concentrate on building a strong yoga practice.
Deborah Morse. Debbie is a certified Yoga and Prenatal Yoga teacher. She has trained with Esther Myers of Toronto who based her work on her
experience with Vanda Scaravelli - an Iyengar taught legend, and also with Aadhil Palkhivala (Iyengar),Chuck Miller and Maty Ezraty (Ashtanga).
Other influential teachers have been Donna Farhi, Doug Swenson and David Swenson, Shiva Rae, Michael David Gach (acu-yoga), and Erich Schiffman,
as well as many teachers in the Triangle area including Tracy Bogart, Mark Jantzen, Sabine Mead, and David Beadle. Her classes infuse breath,
meditation, and belief in the present moment. Debbie believes that yoga can move you, promote growth, comfort and happiness. Deborah practices
vinyasa flow, power, ashtanga, iyengar, and restorative yoga, has taught for over 6 years, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and member of
International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Donna Norfolk was drawn to yoga in the early 80’s as a way to strengthen and tone her body. She soon discovered that a regular practice of yoga not only worked wonders for her body but also soothed her mind and opened her more fully to the underlying joy and spirit in life.
“Yoga just makes me feel good, and I don’t mean just physically. There is
something about the intention in the practice of yoga that brings you to a
deeper, more pleasant place in your self."
Donna opened The Yoga Practice Center, in January of 2004 with the intention of creating a place for herself and others to continue to learn, practice, and study the art and science of yoga. Namaste.
Danielle Rainville
Massage Therapist and Belly dance instructor.
Danielle has been studying dance and movement therapies for over ten years. After earning her BA in Dance
from the University of NC at Greensboro, she has continued studying and performing a variety of dance styles, including
modern, West Africian, and middle eastern. She currently practices massage & body work therapies here at the Yoga Practice
Center and is able to bring her knowledge of the body and love of dance to each class.