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About Us |
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Introduction and Brief History |
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The Long Island Yoga Association (LIYA) is a
non-profit organization that was formed in 1988 for the purpose of
promoting yoga and networking the yoga community on Long Island, NY. The
organization conducts workshops and retreats to provide opportunities
for members to share a diverse array of traditions, techniques,
practices and insights into yoga. |
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LIYA was the long-cherished dream and hard
work of four Long Island yoga teachers: Marianne Mitsinikos, Joan Lowitt,
Anne Rechter and Tara Eidmann. Over the years, it had become apparent to
them that Long Island students and teachers of yoga were in need of an
organization that could serve as a resource center for yoga studies and
a networking forum to share information with other practitioners. |
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It all began when Marianne and Joan met Anne
at a yoga workshop and discovered that they shared a fervent desire to
see such an organization formed. However, making the dream a reality
took more than passion and desire. Months of hard work followed as the
laid the foundations for the non-profit organization. The
newly-established Officers labored to create an Association which would
welcome and appeal to serious yoga students and teachers alike, and by
virtue of the meaningful and professional programs it planned to offer,
would promote yoga on Long Island. |
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To Marianne, who had become the first
president of LIYA, fell the challenge of providing this vision,
leadership and energy needed to give LIYA its lifeblood. This required
her involvement in programming, publicity and numerous related duties.
Joan, who served as Treasurer, set up the financial structure of the
organization and handled all of the monetary responsibilities. Anne,
appointed as the first Vice President, working on programming and, in
fact, was a guest teacher at one of LIYA's early workshops. Anne also
brought Tara Eidmann on board to serve as Secretary. Tara became the
architect of our Articles of Association and Bylaws and
assumed the difficult task of establishing our legal and organizational
framework. |
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It all paid off. In February 1988, the first
LIYA workshop was held and Beryl Bender Birch was the guest instructor.
The room was packed, literally, and the enthusiastic turnout
demonstrated that the dream of LIYA's four founders had become a
reality. |
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Today, twenty years later, LIYA is nearly
200 members strong and continues to grow. We owe a profound debt of
gratitude to our four founders for their vision and our heritage and
thank all of our members, past and present, for their dedication and
active participation. |
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Board of Directors |
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Officers |
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President |
Laura Inserra |
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Vice President |
Nancy Owens |
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Treasurer |
Jeff Logan |
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Recording Secretary |
Robin Shores |
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Directors |
| Roxanna
Lucero Gail Scamoni
Elayne Seligman Ann Slattery
Marie Wooley |
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President Emeritus |
| Marianne
Mitsinikos |
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