Deborah Adele, E-RYT 500, (born October 27, 1949) is an author

Author

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 and lecturer

Lecturer

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 on yogic philosophy and yoga

Yoga

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...

 lifestyle. She writes and speaks on topics such as the Yamas

Yamas

Yamas, and its complement, Niyamas, represent a series of "right living" or ethical rules within Hinduism and Yoga. These are a form of moral imperatives, commandments, rules or goals...

 and Niyamas, the Mind and Meditation

Meditation

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, and Right-Living. Adele is initiated into the Himalayan Tradition of Hatha yoga

Hatha yoga

Hatha yoga , also called hatha vidya , is a system of yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a Hindu sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika....

. Her book, The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice, was published in 2009 and is among the first books written in the West focused singularly on the topic of the first two limbs of the eight Limbs (Ashtanga) of Yoga from Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras.

Career

An E-RYT 500 certified yoga instructor and co-owner of Yoga North Studio in Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota

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 since March 1999, teaches 200-500 level teacher training programs, and leads workshops around the USA on yogic philosophy. From 2003-2007, Deborah Adele worked as a business consultant bringing her Gestalt skills into organizational development.

Teachers and Education

Studies with Narvada Puri and Swami Avdheshanand Giri in India

India

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. Holds yoga certifications in Hatha, Kundalini

Kundalini

Kundalini literally means coiled. In yoga, a "corporeal energy" - an unconscious, instinctive or libidinal force or Shakti, lies coiled at the base of the spine. It is envisioned either as a goddess or else as a sleeping serpent, hence a number of English renderings of the term such as 'serpent...

, and Meditation, having studied with various teachers including Yogi Bhajan, Yogiraj Achala, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, and Phil Nuernberger, PhD.

• Master of Arts in Religious Studies and Theology from United Theological Seminary
  United Theological Seminary
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   in New Brighton, Minnesota
  New Brighton, Minnesota
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• Master of Liberal Studies from University of Minnesota
  University of Minnesota
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  , Duluth
• Bachelor of Arts in History and Social Science from Emporia State University
  Emporia State University
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   in Emporia, Kansas
  Emporia, Kansas
  Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
  
  

Publications

• “The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice”, On-Word Bound Books, 2009
• Guided meditation CDs: "The Art of Relaxation" and "The Practice of Meditation"
• Blog "The Yamas & Niyamas"

Published Articles

• Integral Yoga Magazine, article titled "The Yamas and the Niyamas"
• Himalayan Path - The Journal of Yoga, Spirituality and Wellness
• The Edge: Soul of the Cities
• Duluth News Tribune "Healthy Living" Columnist 2007- 2008