Linda Eich DesJardins

Linda Eich DesJardins, (RYT), studied Iyengar Yoga in London, Hatha, Polarity and Power Yoga with Richard Chandler and completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training program under Rudy Pierce, a Kripalu Yoga instructor with over 30 years of instructing experience, where she learned “Gentle Yoga in the Kripalu Tradition.” The intention of this practice of yoga is to relax and rejuvenate the body, to increase range of motion, and to bring a calm stillness to the mind.

Linda recently completed ‘Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra teacher training’ at Kripalu, with Jennifer Reis and completed her 3rd day long training with international yoga teacher, Doug Swenson. She is the regular instructor of the Monday evening yoga classes for AgeLess Yoga.

In addition to her work as a yoga instructor, Linda is president of Eich Motor Company, a fourth generation family automotive business. She began her career in banking, working first with the Comptroller of the Currency and later with Mellon Bank. Linda’s board work has included the United Way, the St. Cloud Technical College Foundation, Hands Across the World, and Beat the Odds. She is currently serving on the boards of Bremer Bank in St. Cloud, the Stearns History Museum and Research Center, and the historic Fisher’s Club of Avon. Linda graduated from St. Mary’s College in South Bend and received her MBA from Drexel University.

In addition to her work as owner of Eich Motor, and instructing yoga classes, Linda enjoys spending time together with her family, especially while skiing, biking or canoeing.

Having a Linda as a participant in our yoga classes over the past six years has been most joyful for me, as she has inspired her fellow yoga practitioners with her leadership, compassion and supportive collegial helpfulness. After she completed the first half of her 200 hour yoga teacher training program, in early 2010, I invited her to co-teach yoga classes with me as well as have her own yoga classes to practice what she had learned in her training. In addition to hearing wonderful feedback from the members of the class, I too, experienced a deeper calm as we did yoga under her skillful and caring guidance.

My wife Bonnett Chandler, (co-owner of AgeLess Yoga), and I, are very happy and honored to have Linda instruct yoga for us.  

Namaste,

Richard Chandler