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About Marianne
Marianne Jacuzzi, MA; Jyotish Visharada, Jyotish Kovid, CVA; E–RYT 500 (Experienced - Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, at highest level)
How yoga became my life passion is a story with many twists and turns. You can read My Story if you like. If you want just the highlights, here they are in a nutshell:
- Yoga Teacher in California since 1986, in Ireland since 2000
- Yoga Teacher Trainer since 2008
- Yoga Retreat Leader since 2009
- Jyotish Practice since 2013
- Meditation practice since 1968
- Disciple of the late Ramesh S. Balsekar, enlightened sage and teacher of Advaita Vedanta
- Jyotish Visharada, CVA, 2014
- Jyotish Kovid, CVA 2016
- Extensive teacher training in Ashtanga, Iyengar and Sivananda yoga, including numerous training courses, workshops and retreats with senior teachers around the world, Western and Indian
- Direct student of Sri K Pattabhi Jois beginning 2003
- Regular visits to India over many years
- Advanced teaching certificate--Sivananda Yoga-Vedanta Centre
- Advanced teaching certificate from Srivatsa Ramaswami, who studied for 30 years with Krishnamacharya
- Over 1000 hours of yoga philosophy study with Georg Feuerstein Phd., eminent yoga scholar and practitioner (Two certificates)
- Advanced certificate in Buddhist Psychology and Counselling from Amida Trust, UK (an order of Pure-Land Buddhists)
- Shamanic training with the Sacred Trust (UK), the Scandinavian Center for Shamanic Studies, and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (California)
- Experienced Buddhist and shamanic counsellor
- BA and MA in English literature and language, University of California
- Author of Blood Memories, a novel
- Certified doula and birth educator, apprenticed with independent midwife, taught pregnancy yoga in California
Jaya Ganesha Pahimam!
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If you’re new to the wonders of Jyotish, the Sun provides a simple but powerful practice where all can begin. Right now—with the Winter Solstice upon us—is the perfect time to begin. On the darkest day of the year, Sun reaches the most southernly point in his annual journey (from a Northern Hemisphere perspective). But also, in mid-December Sun transits one of the most sensitive points of the zodiac, a psychic gateway into what could be a whole new way of life. Read more