B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Center of Las Vegas
Aileen Epstein-Ignadiou
As a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher since 1983, Aleen has studied with the Iyengar family in India, and senior Iyengar teachers around the world. Having lived and taught classes and workshops around the world, she made Las Vegas her home since 1992, raising three children here. While pregnant she studied with the Iyengars in India, using this knowledge and training to develop the prenatal/postnatal program for the prestigious B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in Los Angeles. Aileen is a Yoga Therapist, certificated through the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her desire is to provide the people in her community with professional instruction and a state-of-the-art facility in which to practice and learn yoga.
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Please contact Aileen below for details about upcoming online classes.
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Contact Information
Email: aileen.iyclv@gmail.com
Phone: 702-222-9642
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Payment Option
Zelle: aileen.iyclv@gmail.com
Rachel Polednak
Rachel started her yoga practice 25 years ago in Las Vegas after stumbling upon a yoga class at the gym. After a few years of practicing she found not only did it help keep her fit, but it also kept her mind steady and more focused. One of Rachel's teachers approached her suggesting that she should teach yoga. From there Rachel became a certified yoga teacher in Vinyasa Flow, Yin, and Hatha yoga. Knowing that she craved more of the yoga world; Rachel decided to join the Iyengar community at the suggestion of a friend and has never looked back. Iyengar Yoga was like coming home to the real thing. Rachel earned her Level 1 certification as an Iyengar Yoga teacher in 2022 and assists Aileen Epstein-Ignadiou with the Iyengar Yoga Center. She is extremely grateful to have been under the guidance of such a devoted Iyengar teacher. Rachel also feels very blessed to be currently studying under Gloria Goldberg. In addition, Rachel currently serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Iyengar Yoga Association.
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Please contact Rachel below for details about upcoming in-studio and online classes.
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Contact Information
Email: rachelpolednak@gmail.com
Phone: 702-860-6436
Eva Hallbeck
Eva has been teaching yoga in Las Vegas since 2011. She is a Level 1 Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and 500-hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. Eva currently teaches an All Levels course and has taught several courses at the Center, including the Introduction to Iyengar Yoga, Continuing Introduction to Iyengar Yoga, and Continuous Movement, as well as filling in as a backup instructor for Aileen.
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Please contact Eva below for details about upcoming in-studio and online classes.
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Contact Information
Email: evahyoga@gmail.com
Phone: 702-510-6005
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Payments Options
PayPal: Margret Hallbeck or 702-510-6005
Venmo: Eva Hallbeck
Zelle: 702-510-6005
Nathalie Fairbanks
Nathalie first encountered Iyengar yoga as a graduate student during a study abroad program in Hoboken, NJ in 1996. She fell in love with the precision and rigor of this style of yoga. Over the past 28 years, she has had the privilege of studying with many of the most experienced teachers in the United States and has been teaching for 18 years. She is certified as a Level 2 teacher by the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She is certified to teach Yoga for Osteoporosis by Dr. Loren Fishman, M.D.
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Please contact Nathalie below for details about upcoming in-studio and online classes.
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Contact Information
Email: nathalie.fairbanks@gmail.com
Phone: 646-644-2914
Payment Options
Check: Payable to Nathalie Fairbanks
Venmo: Nathalie-Fairbanks
Adam Vitolo
Adam is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and has been teaching the Iyengar method since 2000. Adam has been a faculty member at the Iyengar Institute of New York since 2007. He is also a member of the original faculty at PURE Yoga studios in NYC, and is the co-lead teacher of their 200hr teacher training program. In January 2009, Adam concluded a length of study with the Iyengar family at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India.
Adam found Iyengar Yoga as he searched for rehabilitation after he was struck by a car while cycling in 1998, and has been practicing ever since. He initially used Yoga to regain strength after the accident, but found that Yoga not only gave him the ability to strengthen his body but also laid out the framework to strengthen his mind.
Adam teaches the Iyengar Method through his own experience with clear and mindful instruction. Helping his students navigate through the body with the application of the mind; allowing them to have an experience that is full and profound. He incorporates Yogic Philosophy and humor into his teaching to help his students not take themselves too seriously, and give them the opportunity to understand that Yoga is not just a practice that takes place on the mat in class, but an opportunity to develop an internal awareness that can truly transform their life.
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Adam currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Iyengar Yoga Association of the Southwest.
Contact Information
Email: adamvitolo@gmail.com
