debbimurphy.com

Welcome to my webpage where I hope to share my passion for yoga with you.
I have been intrigued by the Mind-Body connection for decades.  I studied psychology & philosophy throughout college and chose to complete my studies with a doctorate in exercise science from the University of Missouri. During this time, I taught for the university & the University of Missouri Medical Center and held a weekly television spot as the community’s “fitness expert”. Believing there was still a piece missing, I also pursued the study of yoga with master teachers such as John Friend, Richard Freeman, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea and Seane Corn but felt I had truly “come home” when I took teacher training from Erich Schiffmann. Compelled to create a space dedicated to “finding peace within”, my dear friend & fellow yogi, Pam Blasco, built Shanti Yoga Studio & School in 2001. Since then, Shanti hosts weekly classes, monthly workshops & advanced study/teacher training workshops. Our Teacher Training program developed out of hundreds of hours of study & practice and emphasizes the transformative power of yoga. Through personal experience and from teaching for the past 20 years, I believe this power not only changes the person, but allows the practitioner to impact the evolving, dynamic art & science of yoga. I love to teach yoga and have expanded my schedule to include classes at other locations including Om Yoga in Sayulita, Mexico, the Yoga Tree of Boise, Cascade & in other settings throughout the Northwest. I continue to attend advanced teacher trainings and workshops with master teachers, but feels my greatest influences are my students. My slow flow yoga style is inspired by the attending lots of advanced teacher trainings and workshops, but I truly feel my greatest sources of inspiration & knowledge come from my experience with my students.