Kathy Anthony
Rhonda Austin
pilateswithrhonda@yahoo.com 614.203.3946
Rhonda Austin holds her Master of Fine Arts degree in dance from Temple University. She was certified in Pilates Mat through the Physical Mind Institute in 1999 and successfully completed the Polestar Education Rehabilitation Curriculum in 2001. Additionally, she is trained through the Stott® Pilates intensive reformer program. Rhonda has taught dance and pilates for OSU-Mansfield, Otterbein College, Ballet Met, Columbus Youth Ballet and The Riverview Center for Orthopedic Rehabilitation, amongst others.
Laura Bratton
lbratton01@gmail.com 513.476.5452
Laura recently returned from India where she studied yoga for 45 days. Her style is gentle and her goal is take her students on a journey within, fostering feelings of peace, joy and acceptance.
Lori Candon, RYT, CRM
lcandon5347@wowway.com 614.263.4459
As a Yoga Instructor and Grief Recovery Specialist, Lori’s purpose in facilitating yoga classes is to support inner potential of all students. Her approach to teaching incorporates different styles of yoga and offers a safe and supportive playground where students can experience and connect to their own inner essence. Utilizing breath, asanas and meditation, classes model a non-judgmental environment where individuals can release old patterns, allow energy to flow, and open up to new possibilities. Her philosophy is to have a conscious approach to negotiating different options that aid in the balance, well being and overall health of mind/ body and spirit.
Lori has been practicing yoga since 2003 and recently graduated from the 200-hour ShivaShakti Synthesis yoga teacher-training program. In addition to teaching yoga, Lori also facilitates Grief Recovery Groups, which further fulfils her commitment to supporting the inner potential of each being.
Katrina Castergine
Stella Cornett, RYT 200 Ashtanga Instructor
sanguidstar@gmail.com 614.315.4472
Stella started practicing yoga in 2003 to help relieve stress. In 2008 she took her first Ashtanga class and immediately fell in love with Ashtanga Yoga. She discovered that not only did yoga relieve symptoms of stress but it boosted her confidence and has led her to doing things she thought she could never do.
Inspired by the benefits she received from this practice, she wanted to share this with others. In 2009 Stella completed the 200-hour teacher training at Yoga on High.
Carla Fox, RYT 200, KRI and Yoga Alliance Certified
sat.puran@gmail.com 614.582.0492
Carla Fox, RYT 200, KRI and Yoga Alliance Certified, tried various yoga styles over the years, and then found her niche in Kundalini yoga. She fell in love with the yoga, meditation and the effect it had on her life. She did her teacher training soon after beginning her practice. Carla is also specially trained in Prenatal and Postpartum yoga, and is a trained doula. She is working on her 500-hour certification, continuing her education in Kundalini yoga. Carla has been a teacher in Columbus since 2009, and is always accepting new students.
Michael French, RYT-500
yoga.michael@gmail.com 614.459.2939
Mike was "needled" into going to his first yoga class by a fellow bus passenger. Little did he or the other passenger guess how that would change Mike's life. Mike's approach to yoga is to convey the fascination and mystery of the body that yoga embodies. The fascination comes from discovering the unique possibilities that each student manifests, as they are. The mystery is that every body is the doorway to the many layers of being human. Mike's approach is to lead students to experiencing existing patterns that can be transformed to open up deeper levels of energy, mind, and spirit. And he and his class have fun at the same time! He has studied under Erich Shiffman, George Purdy, Doug Keller, Paul Grilley, Doug Swenson, and received his 200 and 500 level training from Janice George of ShivaShakti Synthesis, at the Center For Wholeness.
Janice George, E-RYT500, PYT, Director of ShivaShakti Synthesis
Kevjan1@wowway.com 614.262.6634
Janice George is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-E) and Yoga Therapist, who has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. She is the originator of ShivaShakti Synthesis, a whole body approach to yoga. Her approach allows each layer of the body, the physical, mental/emotional and the spiritual bodies to be deeply stretched and strengthened. Her major influences include Kripalu, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Doug Keller, Richard Miller, Iyengar and Ayurvedic medicine. She offers yoga classes, individual yoga therapy sessions, and Yoga Alliance accredited Yoga Teacher Trainings.
For more information please contact Janice through www.shivashaktisynthesis.com. She is also one of the original founders of the Center for Wholeness and currently serves as the Vice-Chair.
Martha Gifreda
Martha Gifreda has been studying yoga seriously for ten years, with a focus on the teachings and lineage of Krishnamacharya, who emphasized the importance of adapting the practice to the individual. Martha has been described as “old enough to know better and young enough not to care”. She has a special interest in serving those who are unable to have a strong physical practice and supporting those who wish to add a contemplative dimension to their existing practice. She has received advanced training in iRest® Yoga Nidra. In addition, she has attended workshops with Lilias Folan, Doug Keller, Ray Long, and Richard Miller.
Racquel Graham, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
rgraha4@columbus.rr.com 614.268.2925
A yoga student since 1975, Racquel Miller Graham has been teaching for over twenty years, as a movement therapist and yoga instructor. She is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, studying regularly with the Iyengars in India, with a B.S. in Physical Education and Dance and an M.S. in Sport Psychology. Developed over the past fifty years, by Sri B.K.S. Iyengar, this method of yoga emphasizes precision of alignment in the poses to nurture muscular and postural balance. Particularly unique to the Iyengar method is the use of props (walls, blocks, chairs, etc.) and individualized adjustments to facilitate healthy alignment and movement in postures. Iyengar yoga is spiritual practice in physical form, and the absolute attention to precision and alignment give great depth, taking practitioner from the physical body to deeper levels of being. Alignment or "right action" learned in the body expands to alignment of "right action" in how we live (through practice of the yamas and niyamas) and finally align with our true nature.
Mary Beth Holt
Leigh Mamlin, Musician
mtcolumbus@gmail.com 614.795.6635
Leigh is a registered Music Together instructor and has been teaching Music Together classes for more than two years, and holds a masters degree in arts administration as well as education. Leigh is the mother of two young children, and a veteran parent of Music Together. She has played guitar most of her life, and has taught privately for nearly 20 years; however, the pinnacle of her study was as a student of Aaron Shearer at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA where she helped to edit Shearer's latest series of technique books, Learning the Classic Guitar.
Megan McGeary
Victoria McMahon
Keisa Pettit
Wendy Rieser, Zumba Instructor
rrieser513@yahoo.com 614.854.0621
Wendy Rieser has a Bachelors Degree in Music from the Ohio State University. She is a professional vocalist, but has always loved dance, dance performance and teaching dance. Wendy has a versatile dance background in Ballet, Show Choir, Musical Theater, Drill Team, Jazz, Tap and Hip-Hop. Wendy was certified in Zumba Fitness in 2009. Zumba incorporates Latin style dance movements into an invigorating and fun workout. It also integrates some of the basic principles of aerobic, interval and resistance training to maximize caloric output, cardiovascular benefits, and total body toning. Wendy combines the Latin essence of Zumba (Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia and Reggeaton) with her past training to create an exciting and exhilerating workout!
Craige Roberts, Yoga Instructor
craigeroberts@sbcglobal.net 614.261.8531
Craige Roberts has studied yoga and meditation in several traditions since 1970; over the past fifteen years she has focused on the approach to Hatha yoga of B.K.S. Iyengar and his students. She studies with Donald Moyer and Mary Lou Weprin at the Yoga Room in Berkeley, California, where she completed the Advanced Studies Program in 2001. Craige has taught classes in beginning and intermediate asana, restorative yoga and yoga philosophy in the Columbus area since 1994.
Ann Tepperman, 300hr Certified Teacher
As a Yoga Teacher I emphasize safe, effective and inspiring methods of practice that give my students a solid foundation in the philosophies of yoga and their application to daily life. I teach students how to live the yogic lifestyle, enhancing spiritual health and body awareness, and I strive to motivate and encourage students to undergo a transformation in their appreciation and perception of themselves, others and life.
My training enables me to teach multiple forms of Hatha specifically Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Prenatal, Yin and Taoist. In each class I give instruction on asana, pranayama, meditation and philosophy, upholding the spiritual teachings of the 8 Limbs while providing a non-competitive environment for students to feel safe while practicing.
Angie Toerner (Registered Yoga Teacher)
Angie is a 200hr Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher. Angie first began practicing yoga in response to a chronic injury but quickly learned that yoga’s benefits extend far beyond healing and strengthening the physical body. She believes yoga truly is for everyone and the benefits of yoga are so varied that you can expect increased flexibility, a discovery of unknown strength, and the ability to better cope with stress, as well as learn how to live more mindfully with greater appreciation and love for your life. Angie enjoys meditating, music and spending time outdoors boating, hiking and taking nightly walks with her husband and dog.
Teresa Zanardelli
Teresa began her yoga experience in 1995 and has been studying and practicing yoga since then. Her practice deepened when she was first introduced, and immediately drawn to ashtanga yoga in 2002. She began teaching after completing an ashtanga vinyasa based 200 hour teacher training, and a 75 hour Yin yoga teacher training at Downdog Yoga in Reading, PA in March of 2009. She also is certified to teach Yin yoga. Teresa believes in making yoga practice fun and accessible to all. She reminds her students that yoga seeps into their everyday lives, and that the practice offers tools that can be accessed at any time. Her clear, detailed instructions create a positive understanding of the basics and the benefits of yoga. Her classes are a dynamic and flowing, focusing on the ashtanga principal of building internal heat as you find the connection between asanas, bandhas, drishti and ujjayi. This practice will help purify your body while the steady breathing help will soothe your mind.
BODY/ENERGY WORKERS
Supporting all paths to health, we provide space for a wide range of healing arts. Please contact these practitioners directly to schedule an appointment or for information.
Sonia Buhrer-Bowen, RYT, CRM
Reiki Treatments and attunements
Lori Candon, RYT, CRM
614.263.4459 lcandon5347@wowway.com
Reiki Treatments and Attunements
Shannon Clark, RYT, CRM
740.407.7785 carcam51@insight.rr.com
Reiki Treatments and Attunements, Crystal Healing