Instructor: Debi Mancuso, RYT-500

Debi Mancuso has completed her 500-hour level of yoga teacher certification through Shiva Rea’s Samudra Global School of Living Yoga and with Betsy Kase of Yoga Haven.  She began her study and practice of yoga to help on her journey of achieving the rank of Black Belt in Japanese Jujitsu.  She is a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance and has received her Prenatal Teacher Certification from Janice Clairfield, Kids Yoga and Restorative Yoga teacher certifications at Yoga Haven.

In addition, Debi is a certified Power Pilates Mat Instructor.  She is currently working on completing a Thai Yoga Massage certification with Michael Sitzer.

Debi's teaching is influenced by her studies with Shiva Rea- emphasizing fluid movement and vinyasa flow, building strength in the body while maintaining flexibility and strength of mind and spirit.  Debi knows the importance of harmony and balance in life and provides a comfortable yet challenging environment in all her classes.  Her teachings follow the wisdom of one of her earliest teachers knowing "Yoga is not about what you can do.  Yoga is about what you can't do and how you deal with it."

FAVORITES
Books:
Active Birth by Janet Balaskas

Hush, Don’t Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi by Shakram Shiva

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater

Preparing For Your Birth With Yoga by Janet Balaskas

The Eight Human Talents by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga by Janice Gates

Your Best Birth by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein
 
Music:
American Beauty Soundtrack

Cello Blue - David Darling

Divas & Devas - Dave Stringer

Eight String Religion - David Darling

Elephant Power - MC Yogi

Jala compiled by Shiva Rea

Japa - Dave Stringer

The Prayer Cycle (a favorite for her personal practice) - Jonathan Elias

The Lover & The Beloved - Donna DeLory

Pure Ganesh - Guru Ganesha Singh

Riverdawn - piano meditations - Catherine Marie Charlton

Yoga Sol compiled by Shiva Rea
 
DVD’s:
All by Shiva Rea-
    •    Creative Core: Upper Body & Lower Body Series
    •    Daily Energy
    •    Fluid Power
    •    Shiva Shakti
    •    Surf Yoga Soul