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Jewel's Hatha Yoga inquiry began in 1973, her junior year in college, when she discovered a small paperback book in a health spa. Her personal practice has been a profound source of healing, transformation and inspiration and since 1995 she has earned two teaching certificates:
- Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher 500hr from Nosara Yoga Institute, where she studied with cofounder and director Dr. Don Stapleton, Dean of Kripalu Yoga Education, and author of Self Awakening Yoga: Expansion of Consciousness Through the Body’s Own Awareness - Integrative Yoga Therapy 400hr “A Bridge Between Ancient Wisdom and Modern Wellness, A New Paradigm of Health and Healing” |
Jewel Marie also holds: Masters in Isadora Duncan Studies from the Isadora Duncan International Institute, BFA from California State University, Chico with a double major in Painting & Life Drawing, minor studies in Child Development; graduate work in Education Through the Arts with a focus in the preservation of innate intelligence and creativity as the foundation for the development of the intellect. She has been teaching creative multimedia classes for as long as she can remember, and she brings her creativity and joy of teaching to her Hatha Yoga Classes. Jewel is the owner & director of Morning Star Studio, Creative Arts & Yoga Center, Fairfield, IA. Downtown – East Side of the Square
Jewel Marie has also studied Yoga and Movement Therapy with:
Jewel Marie has also studied Yoga and Movement Therapy with:
- Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans Coping with Trauma - Dr. Daniel J. Libby, Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University and VA’s Mental Illness Research and Educational Clinical Center, Cofounder of the Yoga for Vets Project
- Andodea Judith, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and author of charka classic, Wheels of Life- A users guide to the Charka System, Eastern Body-Western Mind and Walking the Global Heart.
- Richard Miller, PHD author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapy, the founding president of the Center of Timeless Being, and co-founder and co-president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology.
- Martin Kirk, Anusara Yoga Teacher and author of Hatha Yoga Illustrated and Yoga Anatomy: The Biomechanics of Anusara Yoga (co-written with Yoga Spirit Presenter Ellen Saltonstall and Jordan Kirk)
- Emilie Conrad, somatic pioneer, founder of Continuum Movement and author of Life on Land
- Alice Rutkowski, PhD, pioneer in the mind body field, is a humanistic artist and master teacher of nonverbal communication. She is developer of Motional-Processing, which is deeply rooted in the renowned work of Anna Halprin.
- Max Strom, international renowned yoga educator and author of Life Worth Breathing
- Yogini Kaliji (Kali Ray) internationally renowned yoga educator and founder of TriYoga, a hatha yoga method that emphasizes the union of asana, pranayama and mudra.