Shanti Pollacek

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Shanti Pollacek has been a Registered Yoga Teacher RYT with Yoga Alliance for four years since completing her certification through the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation in Having grown up in a yoga and meditation community and attending a yoga and meditation school for the majority of her K- education yoga has always been an integral part of Shantis life  As a yoga teacher Shanti has taught at the Expanding Light Retreat the Ananda Palo Alto yoga studio Living Wisdom High School of Palo Alto and at Inner Adventure Teen Camps a summer program she founded to guide youth in their transition to adulthood Shanti is passionate about education yoga meditation health and natural medicine nature the arts social and environmental justice intentional communities and spirituality She brings to her classes a blend of outward challenge inner exploration and a peaceful loving atmosphere As a high school teacher Shanti specializes in yoga for teens and is passionate about making yoga accessible relevant and supportive for teens as they learn about themselves and find their way in the world To deepen her ability to serve this demographic Shanti completed the training: Teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to Children through the organization Little Flower Yoga As someone who loves to learn and grow Shanti is always seeking new opportunities to explore and deepen her yoga practice and classes.