Biff Mithoefer has taught yoga at Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, Omega Institute in Rhinebeck N.Y., and at workshops in Vermont, Hawaii and California. He is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance registered teacher and has trained and taught extensively with Don & Amba Stapleton. He has also received training as an Advanced Yoga teacher in Forrest yoga, Yin yoga and anatomy by Paul Grilley, and Yin and Hatha yoga by Sarah Powers. He has studied shamanism with teachers of the Shapibo tradition of Eastern Peru, and is a student of cross-cultural shamanism, as taught by Angeles Arrien. He lives in Vermont with his wife Amy and their two sons, Ben and Peter.
Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga uses gentle long held postures practiced with an attitude of compassionate acceptance to awaken the more Yin parts of our physical, emotional and spiritual selves. By promoting the flow of energy (Qi) through the energy channels (meridians) of our deep Yin core we can help bring health to our bodies and balance to our busy Yang style lives. In my classes and workshops on Yin Yoga participants learn the theory and practice of Yin Yoga while gaining a basic understanding of the Chinese meridian system and it's relationship to Yogic chakra theory. We also look at how our basic anatomical differences ultimately effect our yoga postures , helping us to bring a sense of self acceptance to our practice. We balance the Yin practices with more Yang style practices based on Hatha and Taoist tradition.
