Resume

Wendy Loven – E-Ryt 500, YACEP                                       Yoga Alliance ID #135249
Berkeley, CA 94608 wendyloven@gmail.com
Personable and passionate Yoga Teacher, dedicated to sharing the Yoga tradition and lifestyle with eager students. Recognized for ability to conduct warm and inviting classes that foster an invigorating, centering, and calming environment. Ability to empathize and develop relationships with people of different abilities and from varying backgrounds. Specializes in Beginners, Gentle, Yin, Chakra Yoga and Trauma Informed Yoga.  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Pink Salt Wellness, CA 06/2024 – Current
Yoga Teacher
Banyan Grove Retreat Center, CA 9/2020 – 3/2022
Yoga Teacher, Facilities Manager
Satya Yoga (formerly Namah Shivaya Yoga), Dallas, TX 12/2013 – 7/2020
Yoga Teacher, YTT Faculty
Nessel Development, Dallas, TX 6/2014 – 2020
Yoga Teacher – Bi -weekly classes for residents of CityScape Apartments
Summit Climbing Gym, Dallas, TX 9/2018 – 2020
Yoga Teacher
Offering Tree, Online – wendyloven.offeringtree.com –  7/2020 – 8/2023
Yoga Teacher

• Facilitate Hatha style yoga classes in a group setting, explaining the benefits of each asana and provide modifications based on physical limitations.
• Highly competent in providing instruction in Pranayama (breath techniques), and providing instruction in the teachings of Yoga from sources such as the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad-Gita.
• Experienced in following the moral ethics of the Yamas and Niyamas.
• Provide a welcoming and comfortable environment, effectively communicating to students, while enabling a thorough understanding of the important concepts of Yoga.
• Clear explanation of benefits of Asana with focus on proper alignment.
• Verbal and assisted adjustments to modify and enhance poses based on individual needs.
• Provide guidance in meditation and relaxation techniques.
• Consistently encourage and arouse student curiosity regarding their Yogic path. • Experienced in teaching Yin, Restorative, Hatha, Yoga Nidra, and Vinyasa Flow – Gentle, Beginners, and All Levels.
• Experienced in teaching workshops on Mindfulness, Meditation, Yin, Yoga Nidra, The Eight Limbed Path, Crystals, The Chakras, Mudras, Introduction to Yoga and Plant Based Nutrition.
 
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Namah Shivaya International School of Yoga, Yoga Alliance Registered School
RYT 200 – 12/2013RYT 300 – 7/2015 E-RYT 200 – 4/2018 E-RYT 500 – 6/2019 YACEP – 4/2018
Yin Yoga for Your Body – Bernie Clark, Yoga International – 8/2019
Vedic Thai Yoga Bodywork Certification – 8/2018
Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell University – 4/2015
Certified Master Level Mindfulness Practitioner – 12/2018
Certified Reiki Master, Crystal Reiki Master, Animal Reiki Master – 03/2019, 04/2019, 04/2019 Certified in Trauma Informed Yoga – 7/2020
Ayurvedic Practitioner – 08/2022      
Somatic Movement – 07/2024