Speaker Bio

Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, is a passionate yoga enthusiast and innovator in bringing the health and healing benefits of yoga to underserved populations. She works and teaches regularly at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health where her specialty is creating opportunities for people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities to experience health and vitality in practical everyday ways based on the science of yoga.

She applies the teachings of great masters from all traditions to her life which includes her husband of 30 years, three adult children and a vocation in the field of yoga. For her yoga has always been more about learning to stand on her own two feet versus standing on her head. She adds that the headstand is one of her favorite poses but definitely not the measure of her practice.