Lea Bender

Lea Bender, E-RYT-500, combines twenty-four years of personal yoga practice, hundreds of hours of anatomy and therapeutic study and a deep respect for the ancient yogic traditions and philosophies, to offer students a fully integrated experience. Lea received her 200-hour RYT certification from Jaya Yoga Center and her 300-hour Advanced RYT certification from Abhaya Yoga, both in Brooklyn. Lea believes that yoga offers a path to physical and mental wellbeing for every age, body and ability and can be taught to anyone, anywhere. Outside of yoga studios, Lea has taught in many diverse settings –from retreat centers and private homes to classrooms and jails, and now from the Zoom room. She is grateful to her Indian “second family” who introduced her to Indian culture from a young age and brought her to India as a teenager. She is also indebted to the numerous skilled anatomy, meditation, philosophy and yoga teachers who have passed their knowledge down to her, particularly, Carla Stangenberg and Ramit Kreitner from Jaya Yoga for the many teaching and learning opportunities they have provided to her over the years. For more about Lea: www.leabenderyoga.com.