Albina grew up in Kazakhstan and came to Houston in 1996. As a child she was turned down from gymnastics and dance for being too inflexible and stiff. She thought that touching her toes or doing a backbend was out of her reach forever. That is, until she discovered yoga. Her journey to yoga started in 2000 at a basic yoga class in a local Houston gym. It has since been influenced by various types of yoga from Hatha, Bikram, Anusara to Ashtanga and Forrest Yoga. Albina studied with, and was certified by, Robert Boustany, who gave her not only the solid base of knowledge but also a positive and appreciative outlook on life.
Albina is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and she recently completed Ana Forrest’s Advanced Teacher Training (2009) and Ana Forrest Foundation Teacher Training (October 2011). She decided to abandon her career as a CPA to teach yoga full-time and to share with her students the amazing benefits, experience and enlightenment that yoga brings into one’s life.
Roger RippyRoger grew up near Fort Worth, Texas, where practicing yoga was not commonplace and where it could quite possibly have gotten you beaten up. He attended his first yoga class (hot yoga!) with Albina in 2002 and has been a student of yoga ever since. He recently completed Baron Baptiste’s Power Vinyasa Yoga Level 1 and Level 2 Teacher Trainings in Tulum, Mexico and is a Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Associate Teacher. He was first certified by Lex Gillian at the Yoga Institute in January 2008.
He remains a dedicated student of yoga on his lifetime yogic journey. He has a passion for yoga, music, art, the written word, dark chocolate, red wine and his family, and he tries not to take himself too seriously. He loves his seeing students grow, connect, strengthen, become empowered and heal through yoga.
Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking it. -Antonio Machado
Unleash Your Inner Superhero As a Yoga Teacher: Elevate Your Greatness
Saturday, February 1; 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
