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Amanda Straka
Amanda Straka
    Yoga experience: Really listening to every teacher I have ever practiced with and taking it to heart.
    Training and Education: yogastudio; Yogafit; Thai Body; Yoga Center of Mpls; 4 years at Augsburg for English Lit; 4 years at Hennepin Technical College for Horticulture; currently at Normandale for Kinesiology; next on the list is Culinary School ;-)
    Why I like yoga: Best combo of peace, movement, breath
    Family: My sweetie, my beautiful baby girl born May 2011, "The Bean"; dog and cat, parents married 40 years, 2 brothers (one in spirit), 2 nephews.
    Favorite food: Sweeties
    Hobbies: Cooking while listening to a recorded book, gardening for myself, exercise
    My focus when I teach: From my heart, honest intentions, fun
    How you live green: I try to be aware of what I am doing
    Something that makes you laugh: Just about anything
    Born and raised: Rockford, MN