SHOSHA BOTTOMS

Curriculum Vitae

*E-RYT500 Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance
*Certified Sivananda Yoga Instructor – 250 hour Training 1988
*Completed Teacher Training Intensive with Dona Hollerman 2001-2002

• 1978            Vittorio Storaro suggests I read Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda - my journey begins
• 1979            Kedrick Woolf gifts B.K.S. Iyengar’s book Light on Yoga
• 1979            Began self-practice in the forest of the Philippines
• 1980            My first child, Io, was born
• 1980-1985   Continuing self-practice
• 1985            My second child, Clara, was born
• 1986            Group practice at Sivananda Yoga Center
• 1988            Completed Sivananda Teacher Training Certification
                      at University of the Trees in Quebec, Canada
• 1989            Began teaching at Angel City Yoga in Studio City, CA
• 1989            Began study of Tai Chi with Doria Cook Nelson
• 1990            Introduced to Iyengar Yoga by Anna Delury
• 1990-1991   Assisted Anna Delury in PreNatal classes
• 1991-1996   Studies with Kofi Busia, Gabriella Giubilaro
• 1998            Studies with Dona Holleman, Judith Lasater
• 2000            Attended Iyengar Institute Intensive with Faeq Biria
• 2001            Attended Geeta Iyengar’s Odyssey in Pasadena, CA
• 2002            Attended Dona Holleman’s Teacher Training Intensive in Berkeley, CA
• 2003-2009   Began deeper studies with Paul Cabanis, Manouso Manos, Mary Dunn, Karin O’Bannon & Stephanie Quirk
• 2007            Attended IYNAUS Convention with Geeta Iyengar: The Journey, From Body to Bliss
• 2006-2008   Assisted Paul Cabanis in Saturday classes at Angel City Yoga
• 2009            Transition from Angel City Yoga to Shosha Yoga Studio
• 2010
  • Continuing studies at the Iyengar Institute with Senior Iyengar Teachers
  • Continuing studies of Tai Chi with Doria Cook Nelson & on the rare occasion with the incomparable Wen Mei Yu, Master Liangong Chi Gong Instructor
  • Shosha celebrates 32 years of continued personal practice, creatively integrating and sharing a teaching of Classical Hatha Yoga along with Tai Chi and Liangong Chi Gong.
• 2011
  • Continuing studies at the Iyengar Institute with Senior Iyengar Teacher, Manouso Manos
• 2012
  • Continuing studies at the Iyengar Institute with Senior Iyengar Teacher, Manouso Manos
• 2013
  • Continuing studies at the Iyengar Institute with Senior Iyengar Teacher, Manouso Manos
  • Continuing studies of Tai Chi & Chi Gong
• 2014-2016
  • Continuing Iyengar studies with Manouso Manos
  • Continuing Tai Chi w/ Doria Cook Nelson
  • Continuing Lian Gong Chi Gong w/ Wen Mei Yu
• 2017-2023
  • Continuing with Firooza Ali Razvi, David Meloni, Carrie Owerko

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