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About Francesca
Francesca Vanegas is a student of yoga and eastern contemplative practices. As founder of the Florida Yoga Institute (FYI) she pioneered this region’s first Yoga Alliance registered, interdisciplinary foundational yoga teacher training (YTT). Since then, FYI has certified almost 50 students who have travelled as far away as the Florida panhandle and North Carolina. To view graduates’ praise click here.
Yoga and Meditation Studies
At age seven, Francesca got her first yoga lesson from her dad which left an imprint that became a strong desire to learn more. Years later she found the Kripalu Center and immersed herself in a meaningful journey of yoga, meditation, and personal development, a journey which continues to this day. She has double certifications in Kripalu Yoga and Forrest Yoga having completing the latter systems’ rigorous advanced YTT. She has studied with notable teachers Yoganand (Michael Carroll), Ana Forrest, Guruatma Khalsa and Gurmuk Khalsa.
Francesca is most drawn to the heart of yoga, or meditation. She has participated in silent meditation retreats and has studied with Hyon Gak Sunim, Larry Rosenberg, Tara Brach, Lama Surya Das, Jonathan Foust and Mr. Goenka. She leads meditation retreats and offers private instruction in meditation. To learn more about meditation instruction click here
Author
Francesca devoted two years to writing Teaching Down Dogs New TricksTM: Yoga’s Top 25 Poses Unveiled. This precedent setting book (to be released in 2010) delves deeply into yoga’s foundational poses. Each pose is studied in depth from a its philosophical roots, therapeutic aspects, and anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical characteristics. The book also demonstrates ways to render the poses accessible to every student no matter the age or range of motion. The book’s dedicated website is www.teachlearnyoga.com and is under construction. To learn more about Teaching Down Dogs, pre-order a copy, and receive a free sample chapter*, click here.
Writing Guide
Through the two-year writing process, Francesca learned what fuels the creative flow, pathways to spontaneous writing, and efficient routines that boost inspiration and productivity. If you are eager to test the waters of creative writing, join us for writing workshops to expand your powers of observation, imagination, and language and collect numerous tips on craft and practices. To learn more about upcoming writing workshops click here.
Life Before Yoga
Before embracing yoga full time, Francesca worked in the field of marketing communications, public relations, and TV news. She is a native of Italy and lived in Colombia, South America. She speaks three languages fluently.
Personal Development Guide
Francesca is a graduate of the Newfield Network, an ontological school of leadership development and is a certified personal development guide. Ontology is the study of being, or how we show up in this world. She also trained in the personal mastery concepts of The Vth Discipline by business guru Peter Senge. The training helped produce significant shifts in perceptions and behaviors enhancing all aspects of communication and her skills to live a life aligned with what she cares about. If you wish to live a life you love and learn more,To learn more about our personal development sessions click here.
*The book is currently in the design process, you will receive a beautifully designed sample chapter as soon as it is available.