The LCMS has been a world leader in religious radio and television, parochial schools, higher education, and international missions. Too often, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is regarded as a conservative, traditional church body that catches “the latest wave” only after it has already splashed through other denominations. Oh, and one more near-miracle: it’s all paid for-in less than a dozen years! How Was This Possible? But more: Synod not only accepted the invitation, but today the 10-acre campus of CISS boasts a magnificent series of cutting-edge structures that comprise elementary, middle, and secondary schools with 1,100 students, 140 faculty, four gymnasiums, a handsome concert-assembly hall, a superb student center, and the latest in audio-visual-computer equipment. foreign-service personnel, and the People’s Republic of China itself-to build an international school in Shanghai. In 1997, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod was invited-by multinational corporations, American expatriates, U.S. (During the day, they approach 260 mph!) And the Ramada Inn, where I stayed in Shanghai, was not a two-or three-floor motel but a 24-story skyscraper!Īnd still more surprises lay in store. Since it was night, the operators cut the train’s speed to a mere 180 mph through the city. The train rides on a spine of reversed polar electromagnetic plates that eliminate friction and enhance speed. Peasant villages have given way to urban sprawl that sprouts towering office buildings gleaming with glass and whole forests of high-rise apartments.Ĭhina backward? This past March, when I was invited to lecture for a week at Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) and landed at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport, I was whisked into the city on a MagLev (Magnetic Levitation) train––the only one in the world. Remember the old pictures of a street in a Chinese city with 50 bicycles and only one car? Taken at the same spot today, such a photo would still show the 50 bicycles but wedged between 100 cars. "May you be anchored in your most calm, clear, courageous Self.Everything in China is different today. To her many media credits, in the March 2008 issue of Yoga Journal, Karina was featured as one of " 21 Top Famous Teachers shaping the future of yoga in America." In December 2012, she graced the cover of Yoga International.Ĭheck out h er popular features and media (w/Yoga Nidra CD album).You can also find Karina on : Insight Timer or on, YouTube. She is also the founding member of a support group for those who have been harmed in yoga communities. She co-founded a grant funded YTT for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ students in Kalamazoo and teaches widely about cultural appropriation and abuse of power in the Western yoga industry. She aims to center the experience of marginalized students, as well as offer accessible and inclusive programs. Karina is anti-racist and advocates for people with disabilities. She trains coaches to use yogic philosophy in the Yoga Mindset Coaching ™ programs. Karina holds a Master’s degree in East/West Psychology. Karina resigned from that organization in 2021. ![]() ![]() She was one of the first certified teachers of Para Yoga. ![]() She’s has been teaching yoga since 1998 and training yoga teachers since 2004. Since 2003, she's the director of Sangha Yoga in Kalamazoo, MI. ![]() Karina Ayn Mirsky, is a widely sought after Yoga and Meditation educator and best selling author of Make a Difference and Make a Living Teaching Yoga. Thank you for reading my bio! Here is a gift for you: a free PDF copy of my book!
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