Meet All Teachers

I created Yoga Tune Up® as a modality for self-healing. Over my 24 years of studies in yoga, I still felt within my tissues that there were gaps of critical information missing from so many techniques. Yoga Tune Up® evolved out of a need to activate, awaken, and cultivate internal connections to the parts of my body that were not fully "participating" in poses. My playful nuts & bolts approach honors all of the body's inherent biomechanics, and integrates them seamlesly into accessible practices that reveal where our bodies are underused, overused, or just plain "out of touch." My studies of Bodywork as taught by my lifelong mentor Glenn Black, infuses Yoga Tune Up® with a constant collaboration between self-care and healthy modes of exercise for a lifetime.

In addition to yoga, my work draws upon 24 years of expertise including the moving arts of Modern Dance, Pilates, Breathwork, Shiatsu, and Butoh. I teach workshops and retreats internationally, am a longtime faculty member of the Omega Institute, and Kriplau and have traveled nationally choreographing programs for the Discovery Health Channel. Recognized for my unique approach, I've been featured in Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga, Breathe Magazine, Women's Running, and on NPR; the LA Times calls me "kinetically arresting". My DVD series' include Yoga Tune Up®, the critically acclaimed Pranamaya produced Yoga Link- Easy Access to an Ageless Art, and Gaiam's Yoga for Weight Loss Workout. Please visit my "Contributing Expert" page at gaiam.com

Visit me at my ongoing classes at Equinox Fitness Clubs in Los Angeles.

After 20 years as an editor and journalist covering travel, food and health, Suzanne Ausnit received her RYT teacher certification from Yoga Zone in 1998 and is currently registered at the 500-hour certification level through Yoga Alliance.

Suzanne teaches a slow but intense vinyasa style yoga with strong emphasis on mindful alignment and easeful breath. She focuses on building core strength and engaging specific muscle groups to develop body awareness. Her teaching incorporates techniques from a wide variety of somatic disciplines, including physical therapy, Pilates and body/mind centering.  She specializes in working with injuries--back pain, neck/shoulder complications, sciatica & breathing issues.

Her certifications include: Yoga Tune Up with Jill Miller, Body Language with Tom Myers, Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff, Therapeutic Yoga with Charles Matkin, Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater,  Cardiac and Cancer yoga with Nischala Joy Devi and Children's Yoga with Shakta Kaur Khalsa. She continues to study with Glenn Black.

By age 10, I was a two-time junior Olympian in gymnastics. Fast forward to the University of Colorado at Boulder where I won my first of two natural body-building titles. I also began personal training as a way to make money while earning my B.S. After graduating, I became a professional fire fighter. For the first time, everything I did in the gym had a direct impact on my ability to do a job where physical performance could be the difference between life and death.  I was terrified I wouldn't be strong enough and quickly learned the value of functional training.

Having enjoyed a successful career in the fire service, I re-located to Southern California and started practicing Hatha Yoga, training in Mixed Martial Arts and a new Zen art called Budokon, a fusion of martial arts and Yoga. I was very fortunate to study under the Master and creator of Budokon, which allowed me to submerse myself in the purest form of the discipline. I quickly earned the rank of sensei and the privilege to teach at the prestigious Equinox Clubs across the greater LA area.  I recently created a version of Yoga Tune Up®  for Personal Trainers called Physio Tune Up.™  It allows fitness professionals to create healthy, lasting change in their clients bodies using a smaller but effective set of Yoga Tune Up® techniques. 

Currently, I am a certified personal trainer, certified self-defense instructor, senior Budokon teacher trainer, one of the first people in the US to earn a blue belt in Budokon and a Yoga Tune Up® teacher trainer. I am the Group Fitness Manager of the flagship Equinox in LA where I teach on-going Yoga Tune Up® classes, Unbreakable Woman® and Physio Tune Up™seminars.

Movement training and development includes prior work in classical ballet and cross country track.  Influenced by Ana Forrest's vision on healing the spirit through core awareness and strength, Theresa completed the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training in 2004.  She currently continues to teach Beginner through All Levels Forrest Yoga.

An interest in pain relief, healing physical injuries through joint rehabilitation movement and stabilization inspired the completion of Jill Miller's Core Integration Teacher Training in 2007 and Yoga Tune Up® Level 1 Teacher Training in 2008.  Theresa is  K-8 YOGA Ed. certified.

Studying Taoist Yoga with Paulie Zink, her prior yoga instructor experience also includes Slow Deep Stretch, Gentle Yoga, Restorative, Senior and Yin Yoga.

Tiffany brings 20 years of experience in various yoga practices. As a teacher, she is influenced by anatomy, dance, movement, psychology, aeriel arts, meditation, hands-on energetic healing and gymnastics. Tiffany brings a caring presence to the classroom, which provides for a supportive and safe environment allowing space for the individual's healing process. Among others, she has studied with Jill Miller, Bryan Kest, Ira Rosen, Heather Tiddens and Ana Forrest with whom she completed her teacher training at The Forrest Yoga Circle. Tiffany's classes are dynamic, challenging, and connect her students to their inner wisdom and ability to heal one's self. Tiffany is also a certified Yoga Tune Up® teacher.

Lillee Chandra’s approach to yoga and movement is founded upon her incredible fascination with understanding anatomy and using that information to feel and then heal the body intuitively.  Each class weaves self-massage techniques and corrective exercises together in order to rehabilitate tight, tired, damaged, or forgotten tissues. With a light-hearted touch, Lillee encourages students to practice looking inward, to listen to themselves, and to respond authentically to whatever they find.  As a result, her classes are therapeutic, imaginative, and unpredictable. 

Lillee is a former competitive gymnast, dancer, and acrobat.  She is a licensed massage therapist, a certified yoga instructor and a certified Yoga Tune Up® Teacher, the lead trainer for  the YTU anatomy teacher training program and has assisted Jill Miller for several years. Known for her keen intuition, she compassionately encourages anyone to become healthfully aligned in their life adventure. She has a private practice in North Haven, CT.

Sadie Chanlett-Avery began practicing hatha yoga in utero and emerged into the mountains of West Virginia after a few pivotal cat/cow poses. After a two decade hiatus, she reconnected with yoga at her local gym. The practice ignited an exploration of how Eastern approaches integrate with Western forms of exercise.

Sadie received her teacher certification from Ana Forrest in 2003 and has immersed for months in the jungles of Costa Rica with Master Yoga and Tantric Meditation Teacher, Glenn Black. Sadie holds a personal training certification from the American College of Sports Medicine and serves as the In-House Yogi in the employee gym at Clif Bar & Company. Offering an understanding of anatomy, biomechanics and the profound effects of conscious relaxation, Sadie assists Yoga Tune Up® founder, Jill Miller, in teacher trainings across the country. In June 2009, Sadie will complete a Masters Degree in Holistic Health Education from JFK University with specialized coursework in nutrition and somatic psychology.

Sadie appreciates the diverse expression of the human genome with the belief that people of all ages and sizes can benefit from exercise and heal with yoga. With humor and compassion, she applies ancient yogic principles to individual needs and modern lifestyles. She infuses her classes with a playful, energetic attitude while challenging students to open, strengthen, and relax.

One of Sherri's earliest memories includes taking her first after-school tumbling class at the JCC in Chicago, Illinois.  While bouncing across the mat to Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together," that inner child's awareness of the body and fascination with body movement inspired a lifetime of enthusiastic athletic endeavors, including participation in biking, dance, kickboxing, and competitive gymnastics and volleyball.  Although she never followed in her ballerina mother's footsteps "œsur les pointes," Sherri found herself drawn to the softer, supportive expression of yoga in search of relaxation and momentary escape from the high tech world.  Her exploration of many different styles of yoga has spanned the country, allowing her the privilege of practicing with incredible teachers such as Baron Baptiste, John Berg, Kent Bond, Gary Kraftsow, Jill Miller, Desiree Rumbaugh, Sianna Sherman, Ganga White and Tracey Rich.  The journey down this yogic path came full circle (but continues indefinitely) when Sherri recently met an aunt on her mother's side, Lin Chiung Chu, in Taiwan, and discovered she was a lifetime member of several international yoga associations and one of the first to bring yoga to the island more than 30 years ago!

Sherri's teaching schedule consists of private sessions and corporate health and wellness programs.  Based on her own experience with body mechanics and injuries from both physical activity and "corporate-itis," Sherri has a personal interest in pain management and injury prevention/recovery for the back, neck and shoulders.  She emphasizes safe, gentle fitness routines to improve posture, release tension, increase flexibility and renew energy, especially important for those sitting at desks all day long.  Sherri is a Level I certified Yoga Tune Up® teacher and is also certified by SCW Fitness for Yoga Fundamentals I, II and Flow.

Sarah Court is an Integrated Yoga Tune Up® Teacher, also trained in Anusara and Jivamukti Yoga, who draws from all of these styles in her teaching. Her challenging and inspirational classes reflect a deep desire to support each student in their movement towards true self-awareness, and are tempered by a strong shot of down to earth humor and a deep knowledge of kinesiology, anatomy, alignment and therapeutics. As a graduate of Princeton University  she is not afraid to write long run-on sentences. She lives in Los Angeles with her dog Pearl.

Lashaun Dale began teaching fitness classes as a teenager  in Whitefish, Montana and now offers workshops, seminars and master-classes nationally and abroad. Lashaun holds degrees in International Relations, Philosophy and Applied Anthropology, and an MPH from the School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. She also teaches group and private classes and is Creative Manager of Group Fitness at Equinox Fitness Clubs. Lashaun is certified and by NSCA, IYCA Yoga-Tune Up and CHEK specializing in yoga, core strength, flexibility training and youth fitness. She represents Team Body Bar and is featured in the Master Your Body videos: Core Strength and Stretch, Sportszone, Yogasculpt, Equanimity, Strength Resolutions and Body Bar Flex. Lashaun is committed to inspiring all generations to exercise and live healthy, well and to be happy. A regular contributor to media publications such as SELF, Women's Health and Fitness magazines, Lashaun is especially proud to be mom to Tevan and Vanessa.

Brigitta has always combined many modalities to help her students experience better health. Certified with Polestar Pilates, she is also a certified Spinning, and Yoga Tune Up® instructor. Holding a degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music for classical piano, Brigitta's teaching career began on the keys.  Teaching piano for eight years allowed her to meet many people - young and old - and to see first hand how music can be such a healing practice for us all.  This is her passion - helping others feel their best.

Learning the fundamentals makes for a great Pilates student as well as musician. It was no surprise that Pilates became her main focus 10 years ago. Having taught privately and group classes ever since, Brigitta enjoys infusing other practices into her work pulling from Yoga, Feldenkrais and Gyrotonics as well. Yoga Tune Up® was just the next obvious step along this path.

Brigitta is thrilled to be embarking on this next chapter of her life and being a part of the Yoga Tune Up® community. Healthy, efficient movement leads to deep, effective breath and our breath is our fuel for passion. Living a full and passionate life is available to all of us, and Brigitta is grateful to be involved in helping others create the space within themselves to experience such grace.

Before he was a yoga practitioner, Claiborne was a tennis player who was developing strength imbalances.  “Racquet sports tend to overdevelop muscles on one side of the body, so I realized it was important not to neglect my left half!”  A friend convinced him to attend his first yoga class.  “After that one session, I was hooked.  I had the idea that yoga was passive, but soon realized it’s actually an active and precise way of tuning the body, both physically and mentally.  It’s done wonders for my tennis game and for my life in general.”

Claiborne is honored to represent Yoga Tune Up® in New Orleans.  He completed the Level 1 training with Jill Miller and Lillee Chandra in New York City.  He earned his first yoga certification through Wild Lotus Yoga’s Soul School teacher training program.

Claiborne created a “Yoga For Athletes” course based on Yoga Tune Up® and has previously taught yoga to Tulane University’s baseball team.

He worked a number of years in the television news business and credits yoga with maintaining his sanity throughout odd work hours and ever-present deadlines.

Area Group Fitness Manager for Equinox Fitness clubs and a native New Englander, Kristy fell in love with Group Fitness 18 years ago and has been teaching/managing  in health clubs throughout Massachusetts, NYC and NH ever since.  She is a former Hip-Hop dancer, with both a contemporary dance and musical theatre background. In addition to her work in the fitness industry, for the past 12 years she works both as a choreographer and performer in theatre venues throughout the New England area. Kristy holds a B.F.A. from Emerson College. Additional certifications with AFAA, Mad Dogg Athletics, Yoga Tune Up®, AAAI/ISMA, Reebok, BOSU, Yogafit, Fit Kidz, Powerstrike (Forza, Impact & Powerstrike) and STOTT (SPX & Arc barrel). Yoga Tune-Up allows me to encourage students to dig deeper into their minds and bodies and make stronger and lasting connections to their movement patterns. It is both challenging and nurturing for the participants and it has brought pain free living to the lives of many.
 

Forever learning, and sharing...

Bonnie has been a counselor, teacher and writer throughout her entire career. She has taught  stress management  for three decades, facilitating yoga classes with employees in the workplace as well as adult college students from ages 18-90. She is the author of two books , one based on her nationally recognized expertise on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator ® She has written numerous professional articles as well as receiving the Outstanding Faculty award for her innovations in the classroom at the community college.

Owen has been passionate about moving his body through space and time his whole life and began his movement career as a National-level competitive cyclist and Nordic skier.  His interest in Yoga began 15 years ago with the study of Iyengar Yoga at Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland and has led him to a full-time career as a Pilates and Yoga instructor in the Bay Area since 2002.

Once he discovered yoga, Owen realized the benefit of balancing his yoga practice with his passion for cycling, nordic skiing and other outdoor pursuits.   In 2002, Owen added Pilates to his movement repertoire and has studied and worked closely under the mentorship of  Nationally recognized Pilates Master teacher Tom McCook, founder and director of Center of Balance in Mt.View.  Owen credits Tom’s mentorship & coaching in his development and success in teaching movement full time.  He continues to develop and refine his personal Yoga and Pilates practice to gain optimal integration for himself as well as his students.

Owen's experience teaching yoga is founded on a combination of his personal practice of Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga and in more recent years influenced by the Core Immersed style of Jill Miller.  He feels that Yoga Tune Up is a logical addition to what he can offer his students as a teacher and himself as a life long student and believes that Jill's expert teaching and bodywork experience perfectly complements the areas he would like to continue to develop as a teacher himself.

In addition, Owen is certified as a Physical Mind Institute Pilates Apparatus, Mat and Standing Pilates instructor. Most recently, Owen completed the Frankin Method Certification in  2005 - 2007  with Eric Franklin, founder of the Franklin Method, combining vivid imagery and experiential anatomy to help people navigate their bodies with greater ease and facility. And, he is also certified by Pino Carbone of Body Code Systems in Bodykey instruction. Body Code system is a patented series of exercises performed on unique equipment, the Bodykey, which enable one to improve their physical condition by strengthening and stretching in a three dimensional spherical way.

Jason is a certified personal trainer and Black Belt Nia Teacher. He teaches daily stretching classes, self healing movement classes called Nia Five Stages, private yoga and Yoga Tune Up classes, and occasionally offers group Yoga Tune Up classes in a series of eight.  His passion for creating a perfectly balanced and proportionate body is reflected in his work. Jason has the ability to infuse precise attention to detail with playfulness. The result is a fun intensity that leaves you glowing with a new connection to your body and a sense of feeling muscles you didn't even know you had.

Dawn is a structural and alignment based yoga teacher interested in helping people explore their body while cultivating and awareness of how their muscles and joints are functioning on and off the yoga mat - which are being overused that require release and stretching, underused that need to be engaged and strengthened or misused that are at risk of injury . This awareness coupled with conscious movement and breath creates a practice that can be physically challenging yet safe, relaxing and fun. While Dawn has completed Ashtanga, Kundalini, Restorative and Yoga Tune-Up(R) Teacher trainings, she has also studied Yin and Iyengar Yoga along with Sports & Therapeutic Massage and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She's been practicing yoga since the mid-90s and teaching for the last 7 years. 

Tiffany has studied movement and body mechanics since she was a child; growing up as a dancer, practicing Tai Chi, Alexander technique, Pilates, Strength triaining, Meditation and including more than 13 years of yoga experience. Her training as a Massage and Craniosacral therapist from Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing and The Upledger Institute gives her an intimate understanding of the body, specific injuries and spinal related issues. Her discovery of Iyengar yoga and Yoga Tune Up® changed her practice dramatically and she loves sharing this knowledge of deconstructing body awareness with her students. Teaching yoga is a natural compliment to her bodywork practice as she can empower her clients to better understand their aches and pains; teaching them self maintenance for lasting change in their bodies. She currently works with private clients only.

Alex Iglecia, MA is a teacher, trainer, mover and shaker working at the intersection of human development and body-mind training. He shares the transformative and healing benefits of movement through yoga and conscious movement classes, and his background includes research during an MA in Conscious Evolution, Yoga, Yoga Tune Up®, Freediving, Personal Training, MAT, Kettlebells, Clubbells, Self Defense & Martial Arts. Alex is the founder of The Epic Workout® and is part of the Equinox team bringing the Pure Yoga Teacher Training program to the West Coast.

Petula is a certified teacher in vinyasa yoga, Yoga Tune Up®, and the art of Budokon®. Since embarking on her yoga journey a decade ago, she has been blessed with the opportunity to study with a number of loving and inspiring teachers throughout California, most notably Ganga White and Tracey Rich, Cameron Shayne, Saul David Raye, Shiva Rea, and Jill Miller. She has received over 500 hours of professional training in the arts of yoga, meditation, Budokon®, Yoga Tune Up®, and Thai Yoga Massage Therapy, and has assisted both Budokon® creator Cameron Shayne and Yoga Tune Up® creator Jill Miller in their public classes. 

Petula brings her love and enthusiasm for yoga to her teaching. She teaches a diverse and eclectic array of individuals ranging from college students, corporate executives, professionals in the entertainment industry, and Hollywood celebrities to active seniors in their 70s. When working privately with individuals, she develops the best practice for each individual by tailoring each session to the client's specific needs. Her public classes simultaneously balance the cultivation of strength, stamina, and flexibility in the physical body and the practices of love, forgiveness, and compassion in the emotional body. She encourages all her students to approach their mats as safe places where they can experience the pleasures and joys of their physical practices as well as investigate the sources of discomfort, unease, and fears in their lives. She challenges her students to find their personal edges and, in the process, expand their worlds and transform their lives.

Annette started practicing yoga 7 years ago. Few years later, she felt the urge to start teaching it to others. So, as a fitness evangelist and instructor, Annette has been teaching a variety of fitness as well as mind/body classes. She is certified in Yoga and Pilates, and has studied with Jim Gallas, Jillian Glikbarg, Julz Arney, and Lawrence Biscontini.

Her curiosity about the therapeutic aspects of Yoga led her to Jill Miller’s Yoga Tune Up® teacher training, and in September 2009 she successfully passed her Yoga Tune Up® Level 1 teacher training.Independently, she learned Shiatsu and relaxation massage techniques.

Her group Yoga classes and private Yoga Tune Up® sessions are fun, challenging and rewarding for students of all levels and age groups.  With her caring personality, passion, attention to detail and humor, she tailors her private classes to the individual. 

I’m proud to be the only Los Angeles fitness professional bringing expert Kettlebell training with the healing techniques of Yoga Tune Up® straight to your door!

I offer private and group training in the comfort of your home, backyard, apartment gym or favorite park!

BALANCE IS THE KEY:

My Kettlebell routines destroy fat and maximize strength while Yoga Tune Up® heals and enlivens your body to continue maximal fitness for a lifetime. Yoga Tune Up® tunes the body not just for yoga but to create a balanced, pain free and energy filled life for anyone and any body.

As a trainer I offer the perfect combination of expertise, energy and enthusiasm. I will create a program that is gratifying, sustainable, and focused on turing your goals into a reality.  I am an Advanced Kettlebell Concepts Instructor, a Licensed Yoga Tune Up Practitioner and am certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine in Personal Training.

With me, your goals WILL become reality.

About Kettlebells:  One quick Google search and you will see that Kettlebells are popular right now, and for very good reasons. They offer unparalleled strength, cardiovascular and flexibility benefits in a compact ball of iron. In addition they lend themselves well to both sexes.

Ladies, want a dancers body? You got it! I have all sizes of weights and we’ll use them to define and lengthen your whole body.  Guys, want to look like a shredded fighter? Done! I have Kettelbells up to 80lbs and I look forward to the client who’s impressive strength force me to buy something heavier, bring it on!

These hunks of metal are the best tool for revealing the body you deserve. Not only are they sculpting magicians, they offer unlimited adaptations for sport specific training. The unique U-shaped handles allow the bells to be manipulated in every plane and every direction. Thusly, pretty much every exercise performed with a Kettlebell is a core strengthening exercise. Even while your lifting your butt or sculpting your arms you are strengthening your center and sculpting your abs.

Kettlebells work by taping into your primal movement patterns. You’ll learn how to create power from your hips and then control and manipulate that power. No more silly gym machines guiding your movements and isolating muscles that were never meant to work alone. It’s back to the beginning, we train like animals. We train movement patterns not muscle groups. You’ve never seen a beast in the wild that wasn’t sleek and fit, but you’ve seen it in the gym. Get out of the gym and into the best body you can!  It’s back to the beginning, we train movement patterns not muscle groups.

Please e-mail me to set up your first FREE session. Let's find out if we're a match! :)  I'm currently training clients all around the Greater Los Angeles are.  Base rate is $100/hour but there are lots of options so don't hesitate to contact me if you're on a budget.

Jochen comes to Yoga with a background in gymnastics, dance and tai chi. In all his endeavours he combines flow and strength. Jochen teaches classes ranging from Yoga TuneUp to traditional Vinyasa flow, focusing on developing a playful asana practice, graceful transitions and strong alignment.  He encourages laughter and emotional honesty in class.

Jochen is certified in Vinyasa Flow, Power Yoga and Yoga TuneUp.  His own practice continues to grow through daily practice and study with teachers such as Shastri, Dharma Mittra, Rusty Wells and Jill Miller.

Completing Jill Miller\'s Yoga Tune Up® Level I & II teacher trainings have given Jeff the necessary knowledge for transforming the body in a systematic, accessible, and safe way.  Jeff is on the leading edge in helping to develop and spread Jill\'s methods.  Jeff's articles and blogs can be foundon the News & Community page of the Yoga Tune Up® website.

Having grown up playing hockey, baseball, and strength training the physical aspects of yoga drew Jeff into the practice.  However, after 7 years of yoga, Jeff still came to study with Jill supporting many injuries and imbalances.  Since beginning his Yoga Tune Up® practice his body has been transformed.  It is with this experience of healing and feeling vibrantly alive and fully functional in his body that Jeff approaches his instruction.  Simplicity, accessibility, warmth and humor are his charms, drawing you deeper into your experience.

\"The quality of experience that comes from being in a body that is radiantly dynamic and able to adjust and support us - being free from suffering - allows us to pursue our higher interests with efficiency.  Yoga Tune Up® is a way into that body.  I seek to inspire and share with you my pursuit of empowerment, so that you may come to know your highest self (or just feel better)!!\"

Please come in and visit Jeff at any of his classes.  Jeff can be reached at jeffrey@yogatuneup.com.

My name is Chris Miyachi and I've been doing all kinds of yoga for thirty years. In the summer of 2006 I completed a 500 hour Forrest Teacher Training Foundation course and in  2007 I completed the Forrest Yoga Advanced Teacher Training (75 hours).  I've assisted Ana Forrest at a  weekend workshops, teacher training intensives and the Yoga Journal Conference in Boston since 2007.  I've also completed an apprenticeship at Back Bay Yoga in Boston with Lynne Begier where I have taught, and I continue to practice and assist.   

I've always had a strong interest in Iyengar Yoga so in 2008, I started teacher training in this system with Patricia Walden.  I take local classes weekly with Iyengar teachers Patricia Walden, Peentz Dubble, and Karen Wenc.   

Since I am also a certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer, I became certified in Yoga Tune Up in 2009 (www.yogatuneup.com).  Yoga Tune Up takes exercises from many movement systems to help students gain the strength, mobility, and mindfullness to do classic yoga poses.  I have gained tremendous strength and vitality from this work in my own practice and I'm excited to share this with my students.

Suzy Nece grew up in a gym owned by her father in Virginia and joined the New York EQUINOX family as a personal trainer in 1995. Nece has been a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher for the last 15 years and toured nationally with the New York based Bessie Award winning dance company, Jange Comfort and Company, teaching master classes, choreographic residencies and youth at risk workshops. She received her B.F.A. in dance/choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University and AFFA certification. Suzy is currently a Yoga Tune Up & Planet Yoga certified instructor with a background in Ashtanga, Vinyasa/Flow, Iyengar and Resotrative yoga styles. In addition, she has studied movement therapies including Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, Pilates and Body Mind Centering. Suzy is the Group Fitness Manager at Equinox in Palos Verdes.

Via Page, RYT 500, is double-certified by Yoga Alliance to teach both Hatha and Gentle Hatha Yoga. She trained with Lanita Varshell at A Gentle Way Yoga and Joyful Movement Center in La Mesa, CA and completed her 500 RYT certification with Erika Faith Hattingh of Cloud Nine Yoga, Huntington Beach, CA. Via has also trained with Sarah Powers, Rod Stryker, Judith Lasater, Paul Grilley, Paulie Zink, and Jill Miller (Yoga Tune Up®). Her speciality yoga certifications include Yin Yoga, Yoga Tune Up®, and Yoga in Chairs for MS. Via is also a Certified Pilates Instructor (CPI), trained and certified by BASI (Body Arts and Science International) to teach Pilates mat and Pilates on the apparatus.

Yoga has been an integral part of Via's life journey for the past 25 years, with the integration of Pilates as a second discipline over the past 15 years. Via's yoga teaching focus has been gentle yoga, restorative yoga, and yin yoga postures that stretch connective tissues. She integrates Yoga Tune Up® inspired movements and stretches into her classes and privates. She is teaching Yoga Tune Up® at Redondo Beach Yoga, Yin Yoga Tune Up® at Spectrum  Fitness South Bay and Spectrum Fitness Redondo Beach and Yoga Tune Up® for Bonebuilding at Beach Cities Health District. She teaches other yoga and pilates classes at Beach Cities, Spectrum Fitness, Ofie's Elite Physiques, Redondo Beach Yoga, and Back for Yoga. She schedules privates, semi-privates, and small group classes in her yoga studio and a fully equipped Pilates studio in her home.

Via's dream is to make the life-changing magic of yoga and pilates available to people who think they can't practice yoga and pilates - people with health challenges and motion restrictions, people who are inflexible, people with round bodies, people who think they are "too old" to practice yoga and pilates. She has emphasized yin-style yoga in her classes until now. Since she completed teacher training in Yoga Tune Up® earlier this year, all of her classes are spiced with and inspired by Yoga Tune Up® and she is making plans to schedule and teach more classes that are purely Yoga Tune Up®.

Via is available to teach in studios, gyms, and corporate and community settings in the South Bay of Los Angeles, CA and other locations nearby. Her public class schedule is posted at her website, www.viayoga.us. Via is also available for private yoga and Pilates sessions. She comments on various aspects of yoga and pilates for her students at her blog, which is at www.viayogablog.us. She is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ViaPage. You can contact her by phone at 310 483 5154 and by email at yogawithvia@gmail.com

"Holli delivers instruction blending breath inspired movement with precise alignment to open channels of energy, release tension and introduce you to your "new normal." 

Utilizing the techniques of Yoga Tune Up, we will educate your muscles and connective tissues, strengthen your body in support of excellent posture and mobility within the context of your own intentions for a deeply personalized experience. Creative and specific instruction signature Holli's classes with a vibe that settles and engages the mind, inspires, juices and stimulates. In community, we practice together in support of revealing what is already there inside of you, waiting for you to uncover.  In addition to Yoga Tune Up Certification, I am YogaWorks trained and a Member of the Yoga Alliance. Enlighten your spirit and experience your inner joy as you become an excavator of your own total experience.

I love physical fitness, whether it's running, hiking, kayaking, waterskiing, whatever - preferably outdoors. Most mornings I see the sun rise while running on a trail somewhere.

Several years ago a physical therapist I was seeing for a minor repetitive stress injury suggested I start practicing yoga. Although I was a bit intimidated at first (I'm not what you would call flexible), I learned to love it.

A favorite teacher asked me to take over a class for her, one thing lead to another and I began teaching. Another favorite teacher told me "you've got to meet Jill Miller" - which is how I ended up with a teacher page on this website.

Barbara brings more than thirteen years of experience in various yoga practices. Barbara has been teaching for more than ten years in Lower Westchester. She began her study of yoga with Mary Dunn, in Iyengar Yoga. In 1998, she was certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy with Joseph Le Page, a practice which bridges the timeless insights of yoga and the latest advances in mind-body health. In 2004, Barbara completed the Kripalu Yoga Teacher 500-hour Professional-level Certification Program. The advanced curriculum included a strong, well-defined group of core courses and electives in several categories including techniques, teaching methodology, anatomy, physiology, philosophy and ethics, as well as required practicum. She holds additional certifications in Yoga for Skeletal Health (2002), with Sara Meeks, Restorative Yoga (2006), with Judith Lasater and Yoga Tune Up (2008), with Jill Miller. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance. Barbara's trainings allow her to work with students of all ages and abilities. Barbara teaches yoga with mindfulness, humility and compassion. Her kind, gentle, playful spirit infuses the class with the true spirit of yoga.

I believe yoga is a lifelong study. 

The practice of hatha yoga, or physical postures, allows us a pain-free existence which enables us to focus less on ourselves, and more on our world.  I cherish the practice of seva yoga, which means self-less service.  I have volunteered and taught yoga all over the world, including Cambodia, Viet Nam, India, and New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 

I am student of Jill Miller, Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, and Tias Little.  All of my teachers are keen observers of life as we live it in our bodies.  From my studies of somatic psychology, meditation, dance, and massage, I have gleaned the proper tools to guide students toward more freedom, grace, and ease in their precious selves. 

I am an advocate of  one-on-one time with students, as I've observed no two bodies are alike.  Each of us has a history that we embody; a keen and compassionate teacher can light our path towards self understanding-- both in our movement patterns and how we move in the world.  A yoga session has the potential to lighten our load as well as enlighten our very being. 

In respect for the current economic times, I am offering recession-friendly prices for private sessions and am available for corporate classes and workshops.

 It will be a pleasure to meet you on the mat!  

Namaste!

Shortly after moving to California from Canada several years ago, Deborah discovered a yoga studio near her home and began attending classes regularly. Her practice turned serious in 2005, and in 2007 she became certified in Hatha yoga and registered with Yoga Alliance through the teacher training program at Yoga at the Village in Glendale, CA. In early 2010 Deborah expanded her practice by training under Jill Miller and becoming a Yoga Tune Up®-certified teacher.
 

Currently, she is a teacher at Yoga at the Village and conducts a variety of substitute classes, including beginners, special needs, gentle, and seniors. Deborah starts her regular Tune Up class at Yoga at the Village on July 14th. While Deborah's personal practice is mostly Yoga Tune Up®, Iyengar, and an eclectic mix of flow, stretch and strengthening poses, she continues to explore various styles and is constantly working on improving and expanding her awareness of both the physical and mental aspects of Yoga.

It was love at first Sun Salutation for Amanda Tripp ...who was introduced to yoga as a teen when her mom brought home a video. Eventually, she sought out living, breathing teachers to help direct and deepen her practice. Her teachers have been inspirational; her yoga practice: transformational. Amanda felt the call to share the healing benefits of practice with others and completed a 250-hour teacher training program at the Yoga Centre of Burlington.  Continuing studies led her to the work of Jill Miller and certification as a Yoga Tune Up® teacher.  Amanda's classes speak to the body, breath, mind and heart as she guides students toward greater ease of being.
 

Tia Ukpe has been a devoted student of yoga since 2001 where she was inspired to give it a try while in college. She has found the yogic journey very eye-opening and tries to instill the lessons she has learned on the mat as well as through encounters and challenges in her life. Tia has focused on practicing and teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa, a style of yoga which she finds to continually challenge and humble her. Her distinguished teachers include David Williams, Tim Miller, David Swenson, Saul David Raye, Jill Miller Judith Hanson Lasater and Alice Joanou. She received her 200 hour teacher certification from IT's Yoga in 2007, is a RYT through Yoga Alliance, and through other training is certified to teach kids’, pre-natal and postnatal yoga. Tia is also a Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga teacher and is certified to teach Yoga Tune Up®, an integrative form of yoga therapy created by Jill Miller. Tia is currently working towards her Master’s in Holistic Nutrition, has received her initial certification from Saul David Raye in Thai Yoga Therapy and continues to look for new ways that she can integrate holistic living in all aspects of life.

Karrie has been an avid practitioner and devoted to the art and science of yoga since her first class 10 years ago.  Her certifications include 200 hours of Hatha and Vinyasa training and a 140 hour integrated certificate from Yoga Tune Up®.

Her movement experience includes: Butoh, Laban Technique, 5 Rhythm Wave, Temple Dance, Budokon, Pilates, Hatha Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and Yoga Tune Up.  She is ever grateful to her teachers and mentors and thanks them for their tremendous influence on her teaching, Doranne Crable, Jill Miller, Maura Barclay, Amara Pagano, Misty Tripoli and Alex Dawson.

Larry Watanabe is a professor of physical education and head wrestling coach at Mt. San Antonio College.  He is coordinator of the martial arts and yoga programs at the school.  Larry has certifications in Yoga Tune Up and Prime of Life Yoga.

In her yoga classes, Sara combines classical asana and vinyasa wth innovative Yoga Tune Up® exercises to increase awareness, restore physical imbalances and improve mental clarity.  In one-to-one sessions, Sara creates a personalized program of yoga, massage and other bodywork as a means to repair damaged tissue, enhance flexibility and build strength.  Her intention is to deepen students' connection to mind, body and breath and enhance overall wellbeing and ease in daily life.

Sara has been practicing yoga for 17 years. At Yale University she studied yoga as a complement to acting, exploring asana to increase the versatility of the body as a tool for physical expression, pranayama as a means to expand breath and foster clarity, and meditation to center the mind and enhance performance. She spent four years of postgraduate studies at Columbia University, NY and the University of Wisconsin focusing on systems of movement, breath and meditation, including Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Hung Gar Kung Fu, and the modern dance forms of Laban, Butoh and Martha Graham. Studies in Feldenkrais and Alexander deepened her understanding of how biomechanics affect health and physical performance.

For Sara, yoga unifies her research in dynamics with her interest and training in therapy. As a massage therapist, Sara applies an in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology to encourage relaxation and the rehabilitation of tense, weak and injured areas of the body. Yoga is a natural extension of this work.

Sara began training as a yoga teacher at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) in Chennai, India.  KYM emphasizes breath as the foundation of yoga practice and adapting the practice for the individual. Her teachers included TKV Desikachar, Mekhala Desikachar and Shobana Srinivasan. She continues to advance her teacher training in the Yoga Tune Up® system, which complements the traditional methodology Sara learned at KYM and fuels her passion for exploring the mind-body connection through increased awareness, a spirit of play and Yoga Tune Up's therapeutic applications.

Sara has also created a series of programs for women and couples who are conceiving, pregnant, or new parents.

Patty Wortham believes working out and creating strength in the body should be a joyful experience. In both group classes and private Yoga Tune Up sessions, Patty keeps the tone light while working the body hard. With a background in dance and movement, Patty is a firm believer in using music to enhance the experience and sharing knowledge to deepen the client's understanding of how the body works. Join her for an experience that will lighten your load - body AND mind!