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Experts in all things wellnessDR. LIZ LINDH, ERYT-500
FOUNDER & PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Liz Lindh is the Founder & Program Director of Lakshmi Rising Yoga & Wellness, a portal for health, spirituality, creativity, and community. Currently based at The Sanctuary at Two Rivers on Costa Rica’s magical Nicoya Peninsula, Liz facilitates transformative, Yoga Alliance-approved Yoga Teacher Trainings, luxurious yoga retreats, and wellness workshops in Costa Rica and across the globe. She offers lifestyle inspiration for empowerment and awakening through movement, meditation, ritual, self-care, exploration of the natural world, environmental stewardship, and creative self-expression; all in support of personal and collective evolution and healing.
Liz is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, holistic skincare and natural beauty expert, yoga teacher, and yoga teacher trainer. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and a Masters of Oriental Medicine degree from the East West College of Natural Medicine, along with additional training and certifications across many health and wellness disciplines including Ayurveda, meditation, acu-point injection therapy, psychology, functional medicine, holistic nutrition, and herbal medicine.
Liz’s yoga education has been focused on the vinyasa lineage of Sri Krishnamacharya taught directly from his son TKV Desikachar, Shiva Rea, and other wonderful teachers over the past 25+ years. She also studies and practices classical tantra passed down through the teachings of Sri Kapilnath, Sri Mahendranath, and Dr. Robert Svoboda. Her passion and inspiration for conscious dance comes from the philosophy of 5 Rhythms taught directly by creator Gabrielle Roth and her son Jonathan Horan. Liz has also undergone intensive studies in classical Pilates in the direct lineage of Joseph Pilates with instructor Junya Tanner. She continues to study the timeless wisdom and cutting-edge knowledge of her beloved teachers: sages, artists, and scientists from cultures near and far. She integrates time-tested traditions, ancient wisdom, and modern innovation with direct experience to share her clear and informed perspective on yoga and wellness.
Liz Lindh has worked with award-winning musicians, actors, authors, dancers, athletes, and artists of all kinds to inspire creativity, beauty, and focus; enhance performance; and prevent injury. Her extensive experience in Integrative Medicine includes research with stroke patients at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital; a tour with a rock band as their private acupuncturist; presentations at the University of Miami Miller College of Medicine with her mentor Dr. James E. Williams; the development and implementation of a yoga, meditation, and wellness program for cancer survivors for The Wellness Community, an international non-profit support group; and the formulation of her own line of herbal elixirs and beauty products.
Yoga Journal, MindBodyGreen, and The Chalkboard Mag have all featured Liz’s yoga sequences, retreats, and wellness concepts. She frequently is featured online and on television and radio as a yoga and wellness expert, has been recognized by MindBodyGreen as a leader in the field of wellness, and received a Mercury Love Award for “Best Yoga Instructor.”
LIZ’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
2022
AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 10 / 17 SOUTH OF FRANCE
SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 7 / 14 VERONA, ITALY
OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 5 / 12 BARCELONA, SPAIN
NOVEMBER 27 – DECEMBER 17 COSTA RICA
2023
FEBRUARY 5 – 25 COSTA RICA
APRIL 9 – 29 COSTA RICA
MAY 7 – 27 COSTA RICA
JUNE 4 – 24 COSTA RICA
JULY 2 -22 COSTA RICA
Naganatha
Naganatha’s spiritual development and journey took formation in 1989 when he was studying Japanese at university, which subsequently inspired him to visit Nippon, the Land of the Rising Sun. On that sacred island of ancient traditions, Naga found resonance within the Buddhist temples, gardens, rituals and ceremonies. From here, Naga delved eastward into the Tao, igniting an insatiable appetite for Eastern Philosophies which evolved onwards through the Himalayas, sourcing various streams of Indian thought.
This ardent pursuit led him to meeting his spiritual mentor, Dr. Robert Svoboda, renowned author and scholar of various Tantric Sciences, and his Guru, Sri Kapilnath, of the International Nath Order, in the years 2003 and 2004, respectively. Naga has completed thousands of hours of personal yogic studies and hundreds of hours of yoga teacher trainings with master teachers, Shiva Rea (her Advanced Teacher Training Program), Rod Stryker, and teachers representing the Bihar School of Yoga. Naga studied Ayurveda at The Ayurvedic Academy held at Bastyr University in Washington State.
Naganath is co-creator of The Sanctuary at Two Rivers in Costa Rica, a 100% off-the-grid eco-retreat center focusing on yoga and meditation retreats. He also is the plant-based Executive Chef of Gaia Gourmet, his critically acclaimed gourmet vegetarian and vegan cuisine and cookbook. Naga lives with his family in the jungle between two rivers where he continues advancing his studies and practices of Jyotish, Ayurveda, Vaastu, and Twilight Yoga. Naganath sheds light on these esoteric subjects at the Lakshmi Rising 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Program, with the hope of bridging the western yoga world and the ancient practices and processes of classical spiritual development.
NAGANATHA’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Naga is peripherally involved with all yoga trainings, providing support and holding space for all.
BRITTANY’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
2023
JANUARY 1 – 21 COSTA RICA
JULY 31 – AUGUST 20 COSTA RICA
NOVEMBER 5 – 25 COSTA RICA
DECEMBER 3 – 23 COSTA RICA
BRITTANY LYNNE, E-RYT 500
Brittany Lynne, E-RYT 500
Brittany is passionate about helping others create a foundation for a more balanced and peaceful life. She guides her classes with creative, intelligent sequencing and the intention of cultivating present-moment awareness through movement, gratitude and stillness.
Brittany is a Yoga Alliance-certified E-RYT 500 yoga and meditation teacher and continuing education provider. She has studied meditation, yoga asana, sound healing, breathwork, the neuroscience of meditation and yoga nidra and has led over 3,000 hours of practice with her students. She is a teacher on Inner Dimension TV and Insight Timer and specializes in teaching mindfulness for company headquarters and workplaces including The Oscars, TOMS Shoes, Omaze and Thrive Market. Brittany strives to share her light with the world and encourages others to do the same.
DAVE YOSS, ERYT-500
David Yoss is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and a graduate of both the Level 1 and 2 Ayurvedic Studies Program from the Ayurvedic Institute as well as their program in Pune, India. Enjoying the study of the different cultures of the world, he graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Anthropology. David has been teaching and practicing at the Ayurvedic Institute for more than 5 years and has taught an extensive range of topics there, such as Yoga, Nutrition, Sanskrit, Herbology, Herbal Preparations, Lifestyle Practices, and Clinical Practice. He also teaches Yoga and Meditation at Sani Yoga in Albuquerque, New Mexico, co-leads their Teacher Training Program, and is a visiting teacher for the Lakshmi Rising School for Yoga & Wellness 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. David is a Nath and initiate in the International Nath Order. He was initiated in 2011 by Sri Dhruvanath and given the initiatory cryptonym Samdhyanath, or Twilight Lord. He has also been initiated in the South Indian Shakti tradition of Sri Vidya by Sri Amritanandanatha. David loves to teach and share and help people gain knowledge which can lead to their self-empowerment. He is known to use stories and humorous anecdotes to create an authentic and fun learning environment.
DAVE’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
JULY 31 – AUGUST 20, 2022 COSTA RICA
AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 SOUTH OF FRANCE
SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 14, 2022 VERONA, ITALY
OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 12, 2022 BARCELONA, SPAIN
ANNABELLE’s YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
2022
SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 7 / 14 VERONA, ITALY
OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 5 / 12 BARCELONA, SPAIN
NOVEMBER 27 – DECEMBER 17 COSTA RICA
2023
JANUARY 1 – 21 COSTA RICA
FEBRUARY 5 – 25 COSTA RICA
APRIL 9 – 29 COSTA RICA
MAY 7 – 27 COSTA RICA
JUNE 4 – 24 COSTA RICA
JULY 2 -22 COSTA RICA
JULY 30 – AUGUST 19 COSTA RICA
ANNABELLE TERRY, RYT-500
Annabelle was born and raised in Boise, ID, where she began practicing asana to treat somatic stress symptoms. After experiencing dramatic improvements, she continued on to train with Boise Om School to receive her 200H credentials at the age of 18. She relocated to South Florida where she studied Psychology, Sociology & Exercise Science, and later graduated with a BA. Annabelle first connected with Lakshmi Rising when she completed her 300H training with Liz, and continued on to apprentice with the school. Today, Annabelle is passionately curious about the intersection between yogic teachings and western psychophysical research. Her teachings fuse ancient yogic wisdom and practices with modern understandings of neuroscience, physiology, psychology and evolution; coupling remedies for suffering with insight into why, and how, humans actually suffer. In addition to teaching with Lakshmi Rising, Annabelle facilitates intensive and empowering retreats through her company, Pranic Path Yoga.
GABY’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Coming soon.
GABY COLLETTA, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, AHC
Gaby Coletta is a Yoga & Meditation Instructor and Ayurvedic Health Counselor based in Northern California. Be it on or off the mat, she shares the ancient teachings of yoga as a practice to re-discover the limitless potential that resides within each of us. Her experience is steeped in over 10 years of practice and study, with a focus on cultivating a deep understanding of one’s relationship between mind, body and heart. Influenced by Tibetan Buddhism, Tantra, Earth wisdom and somatic psychology, her guidance is grounded with intention and inspires intuitive discovery.
ALEX BERGER, RYT-500
Alex Berger’s interest in yoga began as a supplement for winter sports, but after attending a 200-hour YTT he reoriented his life around studying, practicing, and teaching yoga. He is currently teaching public and private classes in Boulder, Colorado.
In addition to doing both his 200 & 300 hour teacher trainings at The Sanctuary at Two Rivers, with Lakshmi Rising School for Yoga & Wellness and Tantric Alchemy Institute, respectively, Alex holds a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado. The focus of his degree is on yoga as a spiritual technique found in various Indian traditions. Additionally, through the study of Sanskrit and Indian culture, he has developed a deeper level of insight into the practice of yoga and how to understand and utilize the texts associated with the tradition.
ALEX’S YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Coming soon.