Peggy Hong 
All paths lead to yoga. Teaching yoga is one of the most difficult and
fulfilling activities I’ve ever engaged in, but it brings together
all of my interests: body/mind integration, art and creativity, science,
language, spirituality, meditation, interpersonal relations, community
building, and peacemaking. I am grateful to my students and colleagues
who support and encourage me in this challenging task.
My yoga practice began in earnest in 1996, when my youngest child started
school. At first, I used yoga to complement my dance training and my
work as a performer and choreographer. Over time, the yoga practice became
larger and larger. I began teaching yoga in 2001, when I realized that
in order to keep growing in my own practice, I needed to share my learning
with others. I’ve taught yoga to students at Alverno College, Milwaukee
Yoga Center, The Aveda Institute for Beauty and Wellness, Shorewood High
School, Tamarack Community School, Public Allies, and more. I am also
a published poet, fiction writer, and creative writing instructor, and
I teach workshops that combine yoga and movement with writing.
I'm a certified Intermediate Junior 1 yoga instructor through IYNAUS
(Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States), and continue
advanced yoga studies with senior teachers Chris Saudek and Lois Steinberg,
among others. In July 2005 and January 2008, I traveled to Pune, India
to study directly with the Iyengars at their Institute. I’m the
mother of 3 young adult children (who all practice yoga) and I live with
my husband along the Milwaukee river. I’m a peace activist, Waldorf
school parent, and proponent of everything that contributes to community,
sustainability, and wellness. Visit my blog at: stillinsirsasana.blogspot.com.
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