DOERTHE
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
Doerthe Braun is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (Intermediate Senior 1/level 3). Her practice, and her teaching, are strongly influenced by decades of study with teachers around the world, including the Iyengars in Pune and senior teachers in Europe and North America. She has studied with her mentor, John Schumacher, since 1999 and has been teaching at Unity Woods Yoga Center in Bethesda, Maryland, since 2009.
Doerthe’s enthusiastic, energetic teaching style and her emphasis on precision encourages students to extend themselves physically and mentally, while her keen sense of humor keeps her classes fun. Students experience an enhanced awareness of the body, stability and quietness of the mind, and self-understanding. Doerthe integrates her knowledge of therapeutic methods in her regular classes and in focused workshops.
RAINA
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
Raina Fishbane is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (level 1). After trying many different types of yoga, Raina began studying with Doerthe and has been a long time student of Doerthe's and of Iyengar yoga ever since. Raina was drawn to the physical benefits, such as becoming stronger and more flexible, but also how Iyengar yoga helped her to quiet her mind and boost her energy. She believes teaching is all about building relationships. She is always deepening her own practice through her teaching, and vice versa, deepening her teaching through her own practice as well. Her teaching style is relaxed and accessible and she shares her love and enjoyment of practicing with her students.
