About Beth O'Hara

Beth O'Hara is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. She has studied yoga for 11 years with some of the country's most advanced Iyengar yoga teachers. She is a competent and knowledgeable instructor who continues to deepen her understanding of yoga through regular study with her teachers and through her practice.

Beth has been teaching yoga for over 7 years. She studied for 4 weeks at the Iyengar Institute in Pune, India in June of 2007. In addition to her daily yoga and meditation practice, she is continally studying yoga philosophy, anatomy and the art of teaching to bring new understanding into her classes.

Beth is experienced at adapting poses for all levels of students and is adept at providing individual guidance during classes.

Yoga has brought joy, peace, focus, and spiritual meaning into her life. Her enthusiasm for the practice of yoga shines through in her teaching and she is dedicated to helping her students discover the benefits of yoga.

She is grateful to her teachers Judi Rice, Dean Lerner, Jan Campbell, Geeta Iyengar and Prashant Iyengar.

In addition to her in-depth study of yoga, Beth is dedicated to meditation and consciousness studies. She is a certified Enneagram teacher and trainer and a student at the School of Conscious Living, a 2 year program utilizing the Enneagram and Spiral Dynamics for raising awareness and deepening consciousness. Beth studies directly under Dr. Deborah Ooten.

She holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of Louisville in Psychology with a concentration in Physiological Psychology and is certified in Anatomy and Physiology through Brainbench.com.

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Student Feedback

"When I think of how yoga has helped me, I think of poses that build strength, encourage openness and emphasizes posture. Yoga has also sharpened my mindfulness and helped me relax through the use of meditation. . . Beth's classes have been great. She integrates the spirit of yoga with the teaching of poses. She also gives individual attention that encourages participation at one's optimal level."

– Arlene H.

"Beth has modeled spiritual centeredness and increased my appreciation of the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit. She is very knowledgeable and positive and an excellent guide."

– Deborah J.

"Yoga has helped me relax, improve my posture, stretch, and relieve tension and stress in my life. It has decreased the frequency of tension headaches I have had. . . Yoga has helped me to breath better, quiet my mind, and sleep better."

– Jeanne S.

"Beth has taken my injury and provided special poses to aid in my recovery. . . Beth is a calming positive influence, willing to adapt postures to my physical limitations."

– Michael L.

"Her words take me deeper into a pose and her combined actions, ability, and desire to share what she has learned and continues to learn expresses her life as both a student and a teacher. . . Iyengar Yoga provides a foundation for my life that plays out at home, at work, in relationships, and in my spiritual life."

– Lisa M.

"Yoga has helped with flexibility and strength. I am 66 years old and it helps my arthritic wrists, knees and feet. . . I especially like the spiritual part that Beth brings to yoga. She also challenges me to try poses that I think are difficult, and encourages me to keep practicing."

– Mary W.

"Yoga has helped me to be mindful of my emotional, physical, and mental state. To accept these things and move toward the direction I'm heading."

– Dawn B.