Lafayette
Center for Yoga
Realign your body, build strength and flexibility!
Special July Pricing....30 days for $60! (unlimited classes). See Summer Workshops & Fall Certified Teacher Training Schedule.
About Us
Lydia and Michael Morton practiced and taught in Detroit, Michigan for 10 years, one of the largest & most diverse yoga communities in the US. They took their Yoga Teacher Training from Jonny Kest of Jonny Kest Center for Yoga in Birmingham, Michigan, who was a student of Pattabhi Jois and David Williams.
Lydia has worked in th fitness industry for over 20 years, with the last 10 years devoted to her Hatha Yoga practice and teaching. She earned
her Teacher Training certification in 2003 and joined the teaching staff at Jonny Kest Center for Yoga. She also taught Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Slow Flow in other locations in the Detroit Metro area. She has studied with David Williams, Doug Swenson, Jonny Kest (all students of Pattabhi Jois), Paul Grilley, Lillias Folan, Rama Birch and Seane Corn.
Prior to teaching yoga, she taught Step, Double Step, Hi/Lo, Interval Training and Slide aerobics at major health clubs and corporate venues throughout the Dallas, TX area. At the same time, she maintained private Personal Training clientele at the Austin Gym in Dallas, TX. She presented at Fitness Workshops and Master Classes in the Dallas area and represented Reebok as part of a Demo Team for local sporting goods stores.
She is currently a registered Experienced Yoga Alliance Teacher (ERYT) and maintains the Red Cross CPR certification. Lydia was formerly certified in Aerobics and Personal Training with ACE (American Council on Exercise), THIN (The Health Instructors Network) and received her Personal Training certification from The Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research in Dallas Texas.
Michael is a long time practitioner of Hatha Yoga and completed his Teacher Training in 2006. After retirement as an executive from DaimlerChrysler, he began teaching at Gilda's Club in Detroit, a free support community for anyone touched by cancer.
He studied, trained and was certified by Jonny Kest, ( a student of Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India) and other renowned teachers at Jonny's Center for Yoga. He has also studied with Paul Grilley ( with a deep focus on anatomy and it's place in yoga asanas), and Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini ( with focus on inversons and balance postures).
He is registered thru Yoga Alliance (RYT) and maintains the Red Cross CPR certification. Michael is a graduate of the University of Mississippi in Fine Arts and currently serves on the Board of the Acadiana Arts Council. He also received his certification in Anatomy Biomechanics from the Cooper Institutes of Aerobics Research.
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