Cathy Harmon, PYT, E-RYT 500 Owner/Instructor cathy@grapevineyoga.com A student of yoga since 1985, Cathy Harmon earned her 500-hour teaching certification in 2004 from Namaste International.  She is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500) having taught over 2000 hours of yoga since 2004.  Most recently, Cathy completed Professional Yoga Therapist training in August 2009 with Yoga Therapists Joseph LePage and Maria KaliMa of Integrative Yoga Therapy. Recognizing and supporting Yoga as an established therapy, Cathy is also a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, IAYT.org. Cathy teaches yoga that is inspired by the work of Vanda Scaravelli, author of Awakening the Spine.  Cathy is fortunate to have studied with Irene Beer, Diane Long and the late Esther Myers, who all were Vanda's students. Classes with Cathy are light-hearted and compassionate. "I want people to feel good in their bodies," she says.  Cathy has also studied with Mukunda Stiles, author of Structural Yoga Therapy, and Judith Lasater, well-known for Relax and Renew, the definitive guide to Restorative yoga.  Cathy certified as a Relax and Renew Trainer in 2008. See RestorativeYogaTeachers.com Health and movement have long been important to Cathy.  In the 1980's, she earned an instructor-level rank in the martial art of Lung Gung Fa Kung Fu ~ the Dragon Forever Learning.  Cathy is proud of achieving the Kung Fu ranking, as it required completing a 17-mile survival run in addition to the traditional testing on forms. Cathy taught Kung Fu classes and also was an instructor with Jackie Sorenson's Aerobic Dancing during this time. Cathy holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Secondary Education; she taught high school English and Remedial Reading in the public school system for many years.