Author & Yoga Teacher

Stphanie (a.k.a Stefani) Pappas

Short Biography

Stephanie Pappas was born in New York City in 1960 and grew up in central New Jersey. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, Douglass College. After graduating from college, she worked for 10 years in the telecommunications industry.

Stephanie has been practicing and teaching yoga and meditation since 1992 when she met a teacher from India, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

She is the founder and director of the Devalila Yoga Teacher Training, a registered 200 hour level training with the Yoga Alliance. Stephanie has certified over 150 teachers in North America and holds teacher trainings once a year in New Jersey.

Her book for yoga teachers, "Yoga Posture Adjustments and Assisting" was published in 2006. Right now she is finishing her next book, "Reflections of a Codependent Yogi: Book One - Exploring the Stickiness of Relationship and the Longing for Self-Love," due to be released in 2009 through Trafford Publishing.

She is also a massage therapist, interfaith minister, belly dance teacher, aspiring web designer and ESL teacher. Part of the year Stephanie lives in Tulum, Mexico where she writes books, tends to her tropical garden, plays with her 9 cats, and teaches and writes. Stephanie is available to lead workshops and trainings worldwide.