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Christina Ionno
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
Level 2 Reiki Practitioner
Brooklyn, NY

I truly love practicing all styles of yoga but Ashtanga (The 8 limbs of yoga) is my method of choice. Ashtanga is the method I studied in my teacher training. It's a combination of moral discipline, observances, asana, breath work, concentration and meditation. When teaching a class I bring my own creative vinyasa flavor to the flow. I love when music is infused into sequences - as an aspiring DJ I love curating an amazing playlist to set the tone for the class.

Shawna Schenk 
Yoga With Shawna + San Diego Yoga Festival, Founder 
San Diego, CA 

I am the founder and creator of one So-Cal's largest yoga festivals (San Diego Yoga Festival) and the owner of one of the only donation-based yoga and meditation studios in the country. I also started the first community Reiki Clinic offering $25 Reiki sessions. I have created and lead 9 yoga and reiki certification programs and have written the book Yoga For Teens which is published in two languages. 

Joan Varini
OM Movement Studio 
Sun Warrior Yoga, Founder 
Miami, Florida

I have been teaching yoga and doing energy work and spiritual counseling for over 10 years. I am currently teaching the Yoga Teacher Trainings as OM Movement Studio and I have participated and taught 13 other teacher trainings at various other studios. I earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Miami. I trained extensively under Tate Mahinto Wi, a Sioux medicine women, I have continued my education in the areas of Body Talk, Thai Massage, many different forms of yoga and various other healing modalities such as Akashic Reading and Chakra balancing.

Alexandra Pullen
200 hour RYT, 30 Hour Katonah Training
Healthy Ballerina, Founder 
Los Angeles, CA

I think that yoga is for everyone! My dream is to make yoga a more accessible practice. It breaks my heart when someone comes to my class and admits that they’re intimidated. Especially in LA, yoga can feel very shiny and elitist. I try to promote an open and accepting environment in all of my classes, so everyone feels that they are in a safe space free of judgment.

Gretchen Graham Lightfoot
Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation, Blooming Life Yoga Studio + School
Zionsville, Indiana

A Yoga Alliance RYT-500, Gretchen Graham Lightfoot trained with Carmen Fitzgibbon, Thomas Taubman & Gigi Snyder of YogaWorks in Los Angeles. Gretchen’s teaching experience includes group classes at Quest for Balance,  Crawfordsville Parks & Recreation, Finish Strong, Center Pointe, Goorus Yoga, YogaWorks, Neutrogena, and Fancy Feet Dance Studio among others.

Liz Conner
Chief Executive Peacock, The Prancing Peacock Studio Owner
Reiki Master, E-RYT 500, RCTY
Yardley, PA

Now, at 62, yoga has helped me to break free from the limiting social construct of age, especially as a woman. My life experience is held in my body, and all 62 years have resulted in strength reflected in my muscles and my generosity, beauty in wrinkles that reflect my perseverance and dedication, and power in the ability to claim it all as my own.