Joanne VandenHengel, ERYT

Joanne VandenHengel teaches at many locations in the Pittsburgh area including the Himalayan Institute of Pittsburgh and  Schoolhouse Yoga. She also teaches a community class at Rosslyn Community Center as well as classes for many businesses in the area.

VandenHengel has practiced yoga and meditation for over twenty years and has been teaching Yoga for ten years in and around the Pittsburgh area, receiving her training and certification from the Himalayan Institute. She has studied with Judith Lasiter, Sandra Anderson, Jaimie Stover Schmidtt, Barbara Benaugh ,Cyndi Liee and Rodney Yee.

Certifications include yoga teacher certification, , a certified Yoga Alliance 200 hours yoga teacher training program , pre and post natal and senior yoga training  and Reiki Level 1 &2. She is pursuing advanced certification hours in yoga therapeutic techniques. She can be accessed at www.3rdstreetyoga.com.

Bringing over thirty years of teaching in the public school systems to her craft, VandenHengel offers a  comprehensive Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training program. The program offers aspiring yoga teachers the opportunity to receive instruction and certification in the Yogic Arts. Class sizes are small to allow personal attention, hands-on experience and the opportunity for each potential teacher the experience of developing their own unique techniques, grounded in good Yogic theory, practice and philosophy. The option of student teacher interning with an accredited teacher will be recognized as additional class hours.