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About Mirka Scalco Kraftsow

AVI Director of  Teacher Development

Mirka Scalco Kraftsow is the AVI Director of Teacher Development where she is a facilitator of personal transformation and a mentor for students on the teaching path.


Experience Mirka

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Private Yoga and Yoga Therapy Sessions

By phone or In-person.

Wellness, healing, personal transformation, deeper study of yoga...all of these are reasons to seek out the help of an experienced and gifted Viniyoga Therapist. Experience a level of refinement in personal practice that is not possible in large group settings. Students across the country attest to Mirka's unparalleled ability to discern the subtle needs of each individual student and guide the student to connect with Self using the tools of Yoga. Through Private Yoga Sessions, you can:
  • Revitalize your personal practice
  • Receive tools to help you through transitions and healing
  • Link your practice to current life situations to make your practice relevant

Private Yoga Sessions may be held either on the telephone, or in person at Mirka's location in Sebastopol, California. To schedule your Private Yoga Sessions with Mirka, please email mirkayoga@yahoo.com for an appointment. Please include your phone number.

"Loved the slower concentrated approach. Feels very therapeutic. Feels great in my body. Mirka is an awesome instructor, love her energy and style and personality."
M.E., Fond du Lac, WI

Guided Inner Practice: Sangha Conference Calls

By phone or Recording.

These free hour-long teleconference calls help you stay connected to your practice, to your sangha, to yourSelf. Open to practitioners at all levels and from all backgrounds, Mirka guides the group in a meditative inner practice of the heart-mind. Weaving breathing, chanting, guided meditation and teachings from favorite texts, Mirka makes this work personal, supportive and applicable.

These calls are hosted in cooperation with AVI Viniyoga Teacher Graduate, Lorna Lange of Synergy Fitness and Wellness. For more information about the Sangha calls, contact her at lorna@synergyfitnessandwellness.com.

"Mirka is wonderful; engaging, highly skilled and clearly is passionate about what she does."
G.S.K, RN, Wisconsin

Teacher Satsang Calls

By Phone or Recording.

Refine your teaching skills of inner, heart-mind yoga practices in these 1-hour conference calls specially created to mentor yoga teachers. Mirka explains the intention and creation of specific meditative sadhanas she has personally taught, including sequencing and adapting for the individual. Participate in one or all calls, live or via downloadable recording.

These calls are hosted in cooperation with AVI Viniyoga Teacher Graduate, Lorna Lange of Synergy Fitness and Wellness. For more information about the Sangha calls, contact her at lorna@synergyfitnessandwellness.com.

"Mirka is wonderful; engaging, highly skilled and clearly is passionate about what she does."
G.S.K, RN, Wisconsin

Viniyoga Home Study

By Phone or Recording.
For Yoga Students, Teachers, and Therapists


Relax into learning or reviewing the art and science of Viniyoga from the comfort and convenience of your own home.

Mirka Kraftsow uses a compassionate and supportive style of teaching to help you deepen your understanding on an intellectual level, while also evolving your own personal practice. The 20-hour, multi-week course is based on Part I of Gary Kraftsow’s book, Yoga for Wellness. Upon completion of the Viniyoga Home Study course, you will receive a 20-hour certificate of participation.

Next Viniyoga Home Study begins in September, 2011.

This course is hosted in cooperation with AVI Viniyoga Teacher Graduate, Lorna Lange of Synergy Fitness and Wellness. For more information contact her at lorna@synergyfitnessandwellness.com.

"Mirka is not only an inspiring teacher but an individual as well. She motivates students to reach their highest potential."
N.S., RN, Montana

Home Retreats

By phone.

Let the teachings of yoga unfold in the convenience and affordability of your own home. Allow personal transformation to be integrated into your everyday life with the guidance of master level Viniyoga teacher and Yoga Therapist. Mirka offers personal home retreats which includes consultation and practice guidance via phone or Skype for a personal yoga retreat in the comfort of your own home. To learn more about this option please contact Mirka at mirkayoga@yahoo.com. Please include your phone number.

"Mirka is compassionate and masterful. During our four day "journey" together she stayed completely tuned in to me."
Lorna Lange, Wyoming

Customized Group Retreats & Workshops

In-person.

Feel the sangha of community with others on the Yoga journey. Group retreats offer specific opportunities for learning in a more focused setting. A gifted, open and accessible facilitator, Mirka has helped hundreds of individuals develop and maintain a personal practice and manage challenging personal & therapeutic conditions in retreat settings.

If you have a group that would like to schedule a retreat or workshop with Mirka either in Northern California or another location, please contact her at mirkayoga@yahoo.com for more information. Please include your phone number.

"Mirka has a deep understanding of the teachings and practices of yoga, a compassionate heart, and the gift of skillful communication. She is one of the finest yoga teachers I have ever met."

Gary Kraftsow

"Mirka is a remarkable teacher. She is intuitive and uses this gift in her teachings. She is able to read what her students need know the appropriate time to apply it. Watching her gift of adaptation is inspiring."

N.S., participant in the Art of Personal Practice Workshop

"Mirka uses all of her heart and soul to make this an experience like nothing else."

I.G., participant in the Art of Personal Practice Workshop

"Mirka is wonderful, engaging, highly skilled and clearly passionate about what she does."

Gloria, Wisconsin

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