Teachers & Guides
L-Z
We are incredibly lucky to have this incredible blend of styles, missions and spirit joining us this year.
Her Sacred Circle
Yantra Healing Arts
Leia is a yoga teacher, bodyworker, dancer and artist. She has studied Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga and has a BA in Dance and choreography.Her unique soulful teaching approach combines an emphasis on breath, alignment and intention. Leia hopes to inspire more joy, freedom and peace through her offerings.
Plant Matters
Lindsey Feldpausch RH(AHG) is a clinical herbalist and educator. As an herbalist, Lindsey’s goal is to connect plants with the humans who need them. She believes in our innate ability to engage the healing powers of plants, and one of her life’s intentions is to kindle this belief in others.
Lucas Ciapetta
Yoga with Lucas
Lucas facilitates wildly playful and practically skillful movement. He’s a 500Hr RYT with over 1000 classes. His practice is rooted in vinyasa yoga and uplifted with sculpt, tai chi, visualization, and breathwork. He also loves teaching acro yoga and contact dance. He manages CorePowerYoga Shaw in DC.
Positive Health Solutions
M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT is a leading speaker, educator, and trainer in the field of Lifestyle Medicine, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medical Yoga. Her passion is creating a bridge between medicine, psychology, neuroscience, yoga, and mindfulness. Dr. Cunningham is the Founder and Director of the renowned teacher training programs: Neuroscience & Yoga; Cardiac Medical Yoga; Hospital Bed Yoga; and Limited Mobility Yoga. She is on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Nursing and is also the President and CEO of Positive Health Solutions.
Ignite Your Life Yoga & Massage
Marcus is a Spiritual Healer and Yoga teacher located in Lexington, Ky. His yoga practice started in 2014 after 17 years in the military. Yoga helped him heal various physical and emotional imbalances after the military. Yoga showed him self-love again and now he teaches others the same path.
SoulShine Studios
Mare has been practicing and sharing conscious dance for over 25 years. She practices healing through movement. Her classes are an energetic blend to nourish and stimulate body, mind and spirit. You will dance, play and discover yourself through movement, connection, and expression.
Yoga in Lynchburg
Marni Sclaroff LLC
Marni Sclaroff is an art and movement educator who brings passion for living a creative and purposeful life to people all over the world. She has over 30 years of experience in the holistic, visual and movement arts, and a Master’s Degree in Art Education.
Jivamukti Yoga with Mary Brown
In 2003 Mary completed a 300 hour teacher certification in Jivamukti Yoga, the first residential program taught by co-founders David Life and Sharon Gannon. Since then she has participated in many trainings and retreats taught by notable teachers such as Sharon Gannon, David Life, Michael Stone, Jules Febre, Ruth Lauer-Manenti.
I’m an independent astrologer and certified yoga instructor in the southeast. (I ping-pong between my hometown of Davidson, NC and my beautiful plot of land in Floyd, VA.)
I am passionate about sharing traditional yoga philosophies and practices in a modern way. My goal is to bring these ancient teachings to you in a way that suits your unique learning style.
I believe in the healing power of yoga for body, mind, and soul. And I’m confident that when you open your heart and mind to its teachings, you will feel empowered in life.
Ohm & K Mindheart Creative
Monica & Kendall established Ohm & K MindHeart Creative with the aim of unveiling a more profound, potential-centered yoga framework that delves into the core of our motivations and who we are. They bring forth a wealth of wisdom from over 13 years dedicated to yoga, mindfulness, and holistic well-being.
In Balance Yoga Studio
Nicole LaFon, E-RYT 500, Eden Energy Medicine (EEM) Practitioner. Her studio, In Balance Yoga located in Blacksburg, VA is a service entrepreneurship business giving back to 3 nonprofits annually. She is currently working on EEM Year 3 Clinical training studying cancer and cardiology protocols. She loves to share these strategies
Nitya Living
Lydia Nitya Griffith, is an Integral Yoga 200hr, self-taught CYRT, and a certified Yin Yoga Teacher. Nitya offers one on one and group retreats at her homeOpen Sky in Cumberland VA.
Narayani
Beauty Mountain Shri Yoga
Randy has completed over 1300 hours of YTTs. He is a quest teacher in hundreds of hours of YTT’s in WV, Ohio, PA, Mass, & Va. Currently Randy is a teacher trainer with Ashaya Yoga & Indigo Yoga, Online Yoga Anatomy & Therapy workshops. He has taught many workshops and retreats since 2009 and averages 6 weekly private yoga therapy sessions.
Mountain Pose Boone
Rebecca guides alignment-based classes that are steeped in imagery and metaphor to evoke the imagination and tune the instrument of the body. She employs the physical practice of yoga as a way to embody archetypes that make one more poised, pliable and powerful, both on and off the mat.
Rick Tan
Rick Tan teaches Leadership at Radford University. He practices at Sweetgrass Yoga in Christiansburg and In Balance in Blacksburg. He co-developed a series of yoga-drama fusion workshops, adapted from award-winning simulations that he presented at an international conference in Lisbon. He received his RYT 200 with Satsang Yoga in 2016.
Sarah Hudson
Awaken Her
Sarah shares from her innate connection to mothering. Inspired by the mothering of nature, herself, her children, and the healer within. She weaves the wisdom of nature, traditional yoga practices, and spirit to support curiosity and wellness. A forever student seeking within and through the wisdom of Jyotisha, Mysticism, Yoga.
Sacred Vibes
Shanna completed her 200-hour yoga training in 2017 at the Integral Yoga Center of Richmond, followed by certifications in Sound Therapy and Sound Bowl Therapy . She continues to expand her knowledge through continuing education with Faith Hunter and recently obtained a Sound Healing Certification from Sankofa Yoga Studio.
Radiant Living Institute
YOSOURCE & Living Light River Studio
Always open to learning & change. An earth dancer, woods walker , river lover, woman medicine guide, listener. Certified Kripalu Outdoor Forest Guide, Certified LMT, Certified Rolfer Structural Integrationist, Certified Rolf Movement Therapist, Yoga Facilitator, Founder of Floyd Yoga Jam, YoSource, and Living Light River Studio
Vibrant Thang Wellness LLC
Owner of Vibrant Thang Wellness LLC; yoga and wellness initiative. With joyful intention, she currently offers all levels yoga classes and workshops around RVA. Leading with her heart, the intention is to continuously create peace of mind around the city; improving mental and physical health through breath, movement and mindfulness
Brien Egan & Amy Baldwin
Brien is an author, certified hypnotherapist, a Raku Kei, Usui, Karuna, and Holy Fire Reiki Master, sound healer, a maestro shaman of the Shipibo lineage, an ordained minister and founder of the Ascenzion World EcoCampus, and is the director of the Sound Healing Conservatory, now in it’s 6th year.
Stephen Diesel
Great Abiding Yoga
Practicing with Tara, you get more than a teacher on the mat; you gain guidance for daily life. No two experiences are the same. Students are not told what to do, but empowered to listen to their bodies. Tara is an ERYT500, RCYT, YACEP, self-published author, and Certified Life Coach.
namasterrie
namasterrie is Terrie Thoma, RYT-500, ERYT-200 certified yoga teacher in High Point, NC. Terrie has been practicing yoga since 2005 and has trained at NETA, Village Yoga in Duck, NC, and the Asheville Yoga Center. She teaches Vinyasa, Restorative, and Chair yoga both locally and online.
Twee Yoga Collective
Twee’s ability to weave sacred scripture, eclectic music, creative flow, descriptive language, and spot on instruction makes her a sought after teacher in China for the past 15 years.
