Over the course of the last 3 weeks, we have received hundreds of nominations across the four categories available for the Seattle Yoga Awards. Voting is now open until December 3rd among the finalists. The winner in each category will be announced during the Seattle Yoga Holiday Party on December 5th.
The “yoga studio of the year” and the “yoga teacher of the year” categories were the most competitive with dozens of candidates and numerous lengthy justifications on why those nominees are deserving of the award. It was a close and lengthy process to decide on the finalists.
Here is a visual representation of the top yoga teacher nominees:
The top 5 finalists for the yoga teacher of the year 2015 in alphabetical order are:
One of these 5 Seattle area yoga teachers will be recognized as the “Yoga teacher of the Year 2015” during the Seattle Yoga Holiday Party. Your vote is what will decide whether it will be Danielle Gaudette, Danielle Zissou, Pamela Chang, Tina Templeman or Terilyn Wyre.
As for the “yoga studio of the year” nominations, it was a very close call when it came to who made it to the top 5. Here is a visual representation of the top nominees:
The 5 finalists for the award of “Yoga Studio of the Year 2015” are:
When it comes to the “yoga organization of the year“, here are the four finalists:
Last but not least, the finalists for the”yoga article of year” on Seattle Yoga News are:
After 27 years teaching yoga, I got a job at the mall by Theresa Elliott
An inspiring story of transformation: from tough teen to a loving yogini mom by Rebekah Santiago
How yoga helped get the Seahawks to the Super Bowl again by Ivo Grossi
The social spirit of healing: lessons from teaching yoga in the Middle East by Robyn Long
Yes, you took four classes this week…but when was the last time you actually practiced Yoga? by Danielle Zissou
We invite you to vote now until December 3rd for your favorites. Note that only one vote per person per category is allowed. The winners will be announced during the Seattle Yoga Holiday Party. We hope you will be joining us for this evening of celebration with the rest of the Seattle yoga community on 12/5.
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