Yvonne Papanek

Yvonne is (was?) working as a yoga instructor.







Yvonne has a B.F.A in Choreography/Dance from California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts)and has over 15 years of experience in yoga and specialized dance & experimental movement practices. An Integral Yoga Therapist since 1995, She did residency studies at the Yogaville Ashram in Buckingham, VA.

Yvonne Papanek is an Integral Yoga Practitioner, a Yoga Therapist accredited in Dr.Dean Ornish's certification for Cardiac Yoga, Stress Reduction, and the reversal of Heart Disease. She teaches a mindful based class in Hatha Yoga and Experiential Exercises. She is also an Experimental Dance Artist with a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. She has over 15 years' experience in specialized movement practices addressing mind and body. Since 1993 she has been a member and workshop leader of Body Weather Laboratory, an international movement research forum. The organization seeks to encourage artist, students, and audiences to experience, explore and break preconceived boundaries of physical expression and to investigate the body’s relationship to the environment. The aim is to explore and develop consciousness of the body as an ever evolving landscape within a greater surrounding landscape. Yvonne has worked in Japan, France, San Francisco, and Mexico, and she lives and works in Santa Monica, CA. with a private practice in Yoga, Macrobiotic Cooking and Acupressure.