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Laurie Ahlemann has been practicing and teaching Vinyasa Flow yoga on Long Island since 1999 and is certified at the 500 hour level in the ISHTA yoga style. She attended the Be Yoga 500 hour certification program in New York City under the guidance of Alan Finger, founder of Ishta yoga (Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra and Ayuveda.) She is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a RYT 500(registered yoga teacher) and an E-RYT 200(experience yoga teacher). She also holds a Yoga Fit Certification and is certified in CPR.
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Laurie created an in-depth Teacher Training Certificate Program for physical education teachers in the Nassau Boces school districts. This program makes it possible for yoga to be added to the physical education curiculum by knowledgeable teachers giving children from grammar school through high school a well balanced, beneficial yoga experience. She also created the Prana Shakti Flow 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification Program. Prana Shakti Yoga, located in North Bellmore on the south shore of Long Island is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a RYS 200 (Registered Yoga School). She will be offering two teacher trainings a year; a 6 month program every January and a 3 month program in September.
Her Advanced Training mentor program for 200 hour certified yoga teachers is scheduled to begin September 2008 and will be offered three times a year.
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Laurie was also involved in the creation of the Long Island based AHRC (Association for the Help of Retarded Children) yoga program. She has trained various teachers to work with this population to ensure that all yoga classes are sequenced specifically for the level of individuals participating. In order to expand this program she has done presentations on Long Island as well as Upstate New York at the NYSARC and NYSACRA conventions, bringing this idea to others working with the developmentally challenged population.
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To add to her versatility, Laurie continues her studies in various styles of yoga including Vinyasa Flow, Anusara, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Yin. She attended the workshops of Shiva Rea, David Swenson, Mark Whitwell, Glen Black, Amy Ippoliti, Gabriel Halpern as well as many others. She incorporates some of the principles of these other styles when appropriate to better serve her students by keeping in mind their individual needs. Laurie also presents meditation & relaxation workshops at the NYFD Counseling Services Unit Wellness Day Events on Long Island and in NYC.
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She studied Raja Yoga Meditation at the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Center in Great Neck, Long Island for two years. These principles are applied in her guided meditation classes.
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In addition, Laurie is a certified Reiki II practitioner and a master/teacher of Magnified Healing. She was also attuned in the healing modality of Astrostonic in 2008 when given a Uuilan attunement by Steve Booke.
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