Let me introduce myself. My name is Kelly and I’m a student of yoga. I teach Hatha Yoga and offer Private or group lessons. My classes focus on a fun and relaxing style of yoga that cultivates mental and physical balance and flexibility. Classes are open to students of all ages and physical abilities.

When I took my first yoga class, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew that yoga was supposed to be good for reducing stress and increasing flexibility, but that is all I really knew about it. After finishing my first class, I became really fascinated with yoga and wanted to learn more. I decided to continue taking classes and to find out as much about yoga as I could. I discovered the eight limbs of yoga, the chakra energy centers, meditation and more. Over time, I felt my body becoming stronger and more flexible. Then one of my instructors suggested that I look into becoming a teacher, I had never thought of it before but the idea interested me so I always kept it in the back of mind. Then when the time seemed right I started studying to become a yoga teacher and I’ve been learning ever since.

Yoga has brought a sense of peace and balance to my busy family life and I want to share my secret for happiness with as many people as I can.

I have studied under a variety of instructors and at various institutions over the past decade. I have been influenced by the following lyengar teachers: Bob Glickstein, Mary Frankos, and Debbie Jensen (also an Anusara teacher) (www.columbiayoga.com and www.marylandyoga.com/gby.htm). Kripalu teacher Mandy McMahon. Anusara teacher Karen Angeline. As well as taken classes at the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts ( www.kripalu.org) and participated in several other yoga intensives, specialty yoga classes, and retreats. I have completed a Hatha yoga teacher’s certification class through the Temple of Kriya Yoga (www.yogakriya.org) based in Chicago, IL. I also hold a 200 hour teacher certificate from Yoga Alliance (www.yogaalliance.org) the largest and most recognized yoga organization in this county. I am also a Level III Radiant Child children's yoga instructor (http://www.childrensyoga.com/). I also hold a 30-hour certificate in yoga birth and pre/post-natal yoga from Mary Barnes and the Barnes Method.