Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
Yoga Alliance®

Certified Group Fitness Instructor (CGFI)
American Council on Exercise®

YogaFit® 200-hour Yoga Alliance® Program

Trained in REIKI I
First Degree Natural Healing
Rev. Rina Lichtinger

Trained in REIKI II
Second Degree Natural Healing
Rev. Rina Lichtinger

Primary Education

• Registered Yoga Teacher. Tamara trained 200 hours with YogaFit®, a world-leader in mind-body fitness. Her Yoga Alliance® approved program focused on asana (poses), pranayama (breath work), meditation, anatomy & alignment, fitness principles, chakras, philosophy, sanskrit, sound therapy, chanting, the four paths and eight limbs of yoga, visualization, body mapping, journaling and mindful living. Tamara received specialty training for Seniors Yoga, Kids Yoga and Pre-Natal / Post-Partum Yoga.
  
  
• Certified Group Fitness Instructor. Tamara passed the Group Fitness Instructor exam given by the American Council on Exercise®, proving her knowledge of exercise physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, nutrition, health screening, program design and group teaching, adherence, motivation, disabilities and health limitations, exercise and pregnancy, injury prevention, emergency procedures, legal and professional responsiblities and ethics.
  
  
• College Graduate. Tamara earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication, University of Miami

• Workshops:
  
  

  • Heartsaver AED, 07/06, 07/08, 07/10
  • Spiritual Activism, Seane Corn, 11/09
  • Reiki-I, 04/10
  • Reiki-II, 05/10
    
    
• Self-Study Courses:
  
  

  • Exercise Adherence, ACE, 08/10

Trained Heartsaver CPR/AED
Every 2 years since 2006
American Heart Association

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• Since 2006, Tamara has taught Hatha and Hatha Flow Yoga to children, teens, adults, seniors and prenatal students.
  
  
• Tamara discovered Hatha Yoga in 2000. Since then, she has practiced Hatha and Flow Yoga, Pilates and aerobics with various certified and master teachers.
  
  
• In 2005, Tamara helped create and was featured in a fitness DVD, "Mom & Tot Workout" by Kiddie Village which is available online and in stores nationwide.

• Run for our Future - June 2009. Tamara donated yoga classes in advance and on event day to participants of this Sunset Yoga / 5K Run / Summer Solstice Celebration. Proceeds went to Junior Achievement of South Florida, Inc. and FLIPANY (Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth).
  
  
• Kid Yoga in School - Since 2006, Tamara has volunteered kid yoga in the classroom. She has worked with preschoolers through third-graders. For the past three years, she has taught a weekly kid yoga class to a kindergarten/1st grade group in a Broward public elementary school.
  
  
• Yoga for Foster Teens - In 2006, Tamara donated yoga classes to teen girls in a foster home.
  
  
• YogaDayUSA - Since 2006, Tamara has organized and taught an annual free outdoor yoga class. Inspired by the Yoga Alliance®.
  

YogaDayUSA - January 23, 2010

Run for Our Future - June 2009