We’d like to introduce Trainers who joined us for the BaGua Flow Retreat:

Anthony Finno:  (Starting left side)

Over the past 10 years Anthony has applied his passion to develop a better understanding of what it means to live a life of internal balance, compassion and openness.  Over the past decade he initiated and developed a socially motivated for-profit venture in West Africa, sharpened his business prowess at an investment bank, published ideas concerning consciousness and well-being and founded City Life Wellness, a community-inspired center for thought and expression.  Through City Life Wellness he hopes to communicate the importance of practicing conscious choice for a personal experience. He is forever a student; learning everyday what it means to be a man while discovering the common thread that connects all of us. In leadership and thoughtful interpretation he strives to guide wellness to the forefront of creative consciousness in the minds and bodies of the City Life Wellness community. www.citylifewellness.com

Lara Sackey – Bio

Anahatha Lara Sackey has been practicing yoga since the age of three, and currently teaches her dance-infused version of it, OLM, (called OLM because it is Original Live Movement set to Original Live Music ) in Orange County, Ca.   Anahatha Lara has taught yoga and dance nationally and globally for seventeen years.  She was certified by Yoga Zone (now Yoga Works) in NYC 1996, and in Yoga-Dance in1999 trained by Master Magha Nancy Buttenhiem of Kriplau Center.  She is a freelance journalist, with a weekly nationally syndicated column as the LA Yoga Travel reporter on Examiner.com, and currently writes for Allvoices.com, Xoopla.com, and LA Yoga Magazine.  She is a “Broadway baby”,  dancing and singing across  LA, Seattle, NY, and London stages.  A Wellesley College alum, she is a jazz singer, music videographer, lounge lizard, and composer (see Jamwave.com/anahathalara for a listen,) and is in the process of writing and composing a theatrical musical about the life and death of Ms. Betty Page. Anahatha Lara and her musical counterpart Brian E. Plaster  are planning the opening of their own studio The OLM Yoga Project  (and Bagua Flow) somewhere in North Orange County, after a summer of intensive training and taping with the Bagua Flow TV series.  She’d like to express special gratitude for the gift of the extraordinary and inspiring athlete, artist and innovator, Master Teacher Maria Camille for coming into her path, and for opening this exciting new door of learning, adventure and opportunity.

Laura Fern Lacey

Laura was raised in Benicia, Ca., the youngest of 5.  She began dancing at age 5 and became an assistant instructor at age 17.  In 1990, she founded the Laura Lacey Dance Theater.  Four years following, Laura and her family of 4 relocated to Enchanted Hills, a 15 acre garden estate in Springfield, MO.  At Enchanted Hills, Laura redesigned and restored the gardens and launched Enchanted Hills Weddings, hosting over 300 weddings in her time there.

In 2000, Laura opened Quisenberry Gardens, a 60 seat, California eclectic restaurant located in a historic Springfield Victorian home.

Laura completed her Pilates certification in 2004 and built a practice blending Pilates, Yogas, dance and guided imagery.  Laura is a Pampamesayok healer in the Inkan Shamanic tradition.  She continues to study with her mentor, Karen Duncan of Marshfield, MO.  With her knowledge of varied alternative wellness therapies, Laura aspire to open a creative wellness center in 2011.  She currently resides in Salt Lake City, Ut.

Lori Anderson Craze – Bio

Lori Anderson Craze, owner of Fitness Craze in Orange County – link: www.fitnesscraze.org has been involved in some form of fitness most of her life. As a child she enjoyed karate, soccer and dance. As a native to Orange County, she enjoys anything that allows her to get outside and take advantage of the beauty her hometown has to offer; that could be riding her bike on the beach, hiking, kayaking or a number of other activities. Lori started out in the medical field and witnessed firsthand the ill health brought on by the standard American diet and lack of exercise. It was then she decided to redirect her career and take a “preventative” approach to health. Lori became a certified personal trainer in 2001 and has been happily changing lives ever since. She trains clients throughout Orange County; at gyms, parks and in her client’s homes. She is also a Holistic Nutrition major, LA Nutrition Examiner and published author for Live-Strong.  Lori is very passionate about teaching people (especially children) the importance of proper nutrition; (see latest article in the Examiner – http://www.examiner.com/x-23170-LA-Nutrition-Examiner.   One of Lori’s aspirations are to help change school cafeteria standards.  Because of proper diet and exercise, Lori feels more comfortable in her body now than she did in her youth­­!  She is also a firm believer that it takes more than exercise to be “fit”. Lori has learned through her own life that the essence of a happy and healthy lifestyle is not only rooted in physical fitness, but diet and mental strengthening as well!!  Currently, Lori is working on a Hypnotherapy certification with an emphasis on weight loss.

Lopsang Dhargya – Guest Instructor

Dhargya Lobsang was born in Muli, Tibet in 1973.  His family practiced the ancient art of Tibetan healing and produced medicine from plants collected in the wilderness. At the age of seven he became a Monk of the Seramey Monastery where he studied Buddhist scriptures and healing arts under his Guru, the Master Ven Geshe Thumcho Sampo.  He specializes in ancient Tibetan Tantric Yoginic Healing.

Maria Camille – Founder – BaGua Flow

Christy Christensen:

Christy found her joy in life through movement. Trained in many styles of dance since age three. She narrowed her movement studies to Modern Dance and Ballet at Southern Utah University. She was first drawn to Yoga while studying Dance in Southern Utah at SUU and performing with the Modern Dance Company there.

Christy is 600 hour yoga certified, having certified through Dana Baptist’s multifaceted Teacher Training Certification program. Her proven knowledge of the principles of kinesiology and movement make her a well-rounded instructor of mind-body practices like yoga. Christy is owner of Mindful Movements, where she offers private yoga therapy and group classes. http://www.mymindfulmovements.com

Christy is currently certifying at the 1000-hour level in Yoga for Therapy through Inbody Academy, and is certified in Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga. Christy contributes the ease of her pregnancies due to her devoted yoga practice. She enjoys helping others find joy in pregnancy and motherhood. Christy has witnessed how mind-body skills, when applied can remarkably support the recovery process. She wants to share this understanding with all who are ready to hear it.

Christy feels blessed to have a love and understanding of Moving Meditations and Internal Martial Arts. She is grateful to have been certified in BaGua Flow### level one by Founder Maria Camille. She is looking forward to continued education as one of the first trainers for BaGua Flow. She is excited to be sharing the BaGua Flow wellness/fitness program, while honoring the ancient energy arts.

Sheri Moody

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DeNa Munoz -

DeNa is a Karma Yogi, devoted to expanding health, agility and well-being in a nurturing environment.   She stepped on to the Yoga mat in 1997 at the advice of a friend, in the effort to relieve chronic wrist, neck and forearm tension caused from mental and physical exhaustion and an unbalanced lifestyle.   Along with the rewarding personal benefits she has received as a body-worker, DeNa credits the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga for gifting her with the permission to surrender to God and embrace her personal journey toward her spiritual truth.

As an avid athlete, The Primary Series satisfies her desire to remain in perpetual motion.  This daily practice continues to increase her strength, flexibility, and allows her to open a reserve of untapped energy.   She experiences calm, yet grounded ‘lightness’ which is a primary goal that she invites all who make it to the mat to achieve.   DeNa has sailed the high seas with an abundance of gratitude for her past achievements and mistakes and holds an open hand for her current and future teachers and experiences.

DeNa is a Certified Ashtanga Teacher, graduate of The Mount Madonna Center in Watsonville, California under the tutelage of Baba Hari Dass, Ginger ‘Kamalesh’ Hooven and the MMC Community. It were Babaji’s words “teach to learn” that inspired her to seek out to “teach and learn” from individuals of all levels, ages and conditions of the human spirit.   DeNa has studied Ashtanga Vinyasa-flow, from Yoga Loka under Marc McCauley and family of Marin County, California.  She has over 500 hrs of teacher training experience…ongoing.

DeNa enjoys traveling the world, seeking training and workshops under master teachers. She is currently studying Iyengar under Sandy Carmellini from the Brentwood Yoga Center.  This is where you can find DeNa teaching a creative, intuitive Ashtanga vinyasa flow celebrating the breath, individual alignment and with health potential awareness.

DeNa grew up 40 miles east of San Francisco, California in the Delta river town of Antioch, California.  She was raised with conservative values from married parents of 48 years.  She is the youngest child and only girl with two brothers.  At an early age, she studied jazz, tap & ballet.  These were natural outlets for her creative spirit. Her natural desire to nurture animals and people, to experience relationships, her compassion and intuition led her to massage therapy. She is available for private yoga sessions, charity events, and retreats.  She teaches at the Brentwood Yoga Center, in the San Francisco-East Bay.  Off the mat, she is an avid snowboarder, cyclist, runner, gardener, music appreciator, star gazer, tree hugger, lifestyle motivator, culture loving world traveler. Most days, you can find her hiking after class in the East Bay hills with her favorite teacher, Kota~son, her faithful Golden husky.

Mike McGowan -

Mike was born in Martinez, California on August 14, 1951. At the age of seven Mike began competitive swimming under the AAU Banner (now USS Swimming). During this time Mike held numerous national and regional records. In 1964 Mike was picked for the U.S. Junior Team against Canada. Mike continued to swim and play water polo through his college years. In 1969 Mike started to train in Doshinkan Karatedo and continue to actively train in that art today. In 1976 Mike began to train in the traditional Korean art of Kuk Sool Won. Mike trained until 1985 until an injury sidelined him. Mike returned to the art in 2001 and continues to train actively today. Mike also trains in the traditional Korean sword art of Haidong Gumdo. In 1980 Mike moved to Japan where he coached swimming an water polo. Mike continued his martial art training while there. He also met his wife there. Mike now has four children – two boys and two girls ages 17- 25. Mike has actively trained in martial arts for 41 years. He was fortunate to have three masters who taught open minds as well as his initial Karatedo instuctor.