Lisa
Clark
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nickname:
Lila (leela) the divine play of the cosmos
Favorite
Word: inspire = to breath or blow into, a divine
imparting of truth or idea
I
wish for .… everyone I teach to find internal peace
and quiet
I
am thankful for .....the grace of each breath, the
joy of my growing daughter, the love and partnership of my husband
Plamen; for all my teachers and friends who have journeyed into
the deepest internal/external places to come out speak the truth
and hold the door open for the rest of us.
Sun
Sign: Virgo
What
gives you peace? Breathing, chanting, water, feeling
the earth, poetry, - all things that bring me into the fullness
of the moment
Why
Yoga? It is my home. I feel when I do yoga, like a
fish that has found water.
3
words to describe you: loving, compassionate,
capable
What
/ who inspires you? people who are expanding human
consciousness; embryology and anatomy books, watching people
and animals move, studying movement, nature.
What
you can’t live without? joy
Favorite
yoga pose and why ? supta badha konasana - supine
bound angle pose. This pose deeply relaxes and regenerates the
whole body, and I love how it feels and sounds rolling thru
the mouth.
Favorite
Food? Salad greens from the garden
Words
to live by (or your favorite quote ): I
am the spiritual impulse itself - an evolutionary intuition
embedded within the sacred unfolding of the cosmos." -
Pierre Teihard de Chardin
Best
advice you’ve ever received (from who?): “You
catch more flies with honey then vinegar” my grandmother
Words
to describe your teaching style ? embodied, integrated,
whole body/person perspective, creative, inspiring.
What
do you love to do for FUN? ice skate,
swim, walks in the woods, cooking and meals with friends/family,
movies, a good book.
When/where/with
who was your first yoga class? 1977 1st yoga
class, Yogi Amrit Desai, Massachusetts.
Local
escape: walking the trails in Frick Park
Other
Teachers & Subs:
Joanne
Spence, Renee Aukeman,
Aleta Howard, Amy
Burleson, Katrina Woodworth,
Leslie Wright, Jennifer
Chaparro, Mariangela
Mancuso, Jennifer Sylves,
Anne Brownlee, Cathie
Sunderman, Maga Sanchez-Dah,
Heidi Zellie, Michaelene
Stanko, Greg Karas, Jayna
Bonfini, Leanne Santiago, Cara Bessko, Dawn Penney