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Teacher Profiles
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| Carrie Honore, RYT, MT |
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Carrie Honore, registered yoga teacher (RYT), massage therapist (MT), co-founder of evolve yoga studio is a dedicated student of Yoga as a means of revealing the blissful nature within each of us. She guides her students in this practice with a unique blend of knowledge, strength, compassion and personal experience. Teaching from her intuitive nature, she encourages her students to turn within, focus on the breath and ultimately find a connection with their own true, blissful nature. |
| Lois Gannon, MSW, YT |
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Lois is co-founder of evolve yoga and is inspired by the practice of yoga to enliven each person's inner energy, knowledge, union and joy it can bring to body, mind and spirit. She is compassionate, supportive, and gentle as she teaches asana (postures), pranayama (breath energy) and meditation. She has been practicing yoga since 1998 and took teacher training with the Living Yoga Program at Barsana Dham Ashram in Austin, Texas. Lois has a master's degree in social work and was a practicing mental health therapist for 10 years. |
| Brian Black, RYT |
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When yoga was still considered a bad word in America, Brian Black discovered this ancient wisdom through the venerable Swami Satchitananda. This lanky gray-haired man wrote the book that ignited Brian's initial practice, which consisted mostly of sun salutations and a few simple postures. A decade later, Brian was introduced to meditation and began to experience the bliss therein; soon he was teaching the yoga of meditation himself. Once running took its toll on his knees, in 1998, just to get rid of aches and pains, he wandered into Namaste Yoga Studio in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was love at first sight, and a few years later he completed yoga shala (teacher training) at that same studio. In 2001, Brian was initiated by an Enlightened Master from India, and has been practicing Isha Yoga under his tutelage ever since. He looks so forward to meeting you and assisting you on your journey towards the realization of your Boundless Nature. |
| QiQi Zhou Das, RYT |
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R.Y.T., M.A. in Holistic Wellness, Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, Chef. QiQi is a devoted student of John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga. Teaching yoga is an organic extension of hers. QiQi enjoys exploring the beauty from Nature and brings that into her teaching --- to align with Nature. QiQi went to culinary school in Glion-sur-la Montreux, Switzerland in 1997. She also went to Chinese Internal Medicine School, Suzhou, China in 1993. QiQi is a PhD. Candidate at Clayton College of Natural Health pursuing her N.D. QiQi currently teaches at evolve yoga studio. She loves nature and brings nature to her class. When not teaching, QiQi loves to cook, grow vegetables and herbs, and knit. To learn more about QiQi, please visit www.qiqidasyoga.com |
| Nick Hansinger, RYT |
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Nick Hansinger, RYT, was certified by Katherine Lucas, president and founder of Karma Yoga, in Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Karma Yoga (yoga of action). Nick has been a dedicated Ashtanga student for several years, and began teaching in 2006. The profound healing potential of yoga is what originally drew Nick to practice. His goal is to share this ancient knowledge in such a way that it is accessible to all, and relevant to modern life.
Nick is also an active freelance musician throughout the Metro Detroit area, playing trumpet in a variety of settings. Above all, Nick is extremely grateful for the numerous extraordinary mentors who have had such a profound influence on his life. |
| John Kaye, RYT |
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John has been a student of yoga since 1999. After contending with his own series of personal and life challenges, he was drawn to deepen his practice and subsequently to teach, completing his yoga shala training and becoming a registered yoga teacher (RYT). His spiritual practice has become part of his life and is incorporated into his teaching style. He is passionate about bringing yoga into the lives of others and is truly an advocate for the healing abilities that yoga possesses and its abilities to open and transform lives. |
| Suzy Mazloum, BA, MA |
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Suzy spent most of her childhood traveling in the Far East. Yoga had always been part of her life and culture and about ten years ago she became a self taught yoga student by practicing daily from the book: "The Sivananda Companion to Yoga, Lucy Lidell, Sivananda Yoga Center , 1983."This was a defining moment in her life and she has been practicing yoga since. She earned her yoga teacher certification from Namaste Yoga in Royal Oak, MI in 2004. Suzy teaches a variety of yoga classes incorporating both Yin and Ashtanga style yoga. She always includes a brief meditation and Pranayama (breathing exercise) and likes to be creative with her teaching so that no two classes are ever the same.
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| Shelley Shindler RDH, RYT |
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Shelly has been practicing Yoga for over 8 years and considers it to be one of the most important aspects in her journey for personal growth. During that time, she has studied and become proficient in numerous forms of Yoga instruction. She is certified by the National Yoga Alliance. Shelley has been fortunate to have studied with several wonderful teachers. Included among them are Eric Paskal of the Yoga Shelter and Katherine Lucas, owner of Karma Yoga. She has had additional training in Prana Vinyasa, a practice designed by Shiva Rea and Anusara, the yoga of alignment. Additionally, she has studied the Yoga Sutras with Michael Johnson for two years and has studied Ayruvedic medicine. Some of her more memorable experiences include time spent in India at an Ayruvedic retreat.
Her personal philosophy is that Yoga is a path to graceful personal growth. Yoga has transformed Shelley's life with the understanding that we create our own suffering as well as happiness. The lessons of Yoga help us to see the world in a brighter light. Shelly is committed to sharing these lessons by giving students the opportunity to transform themselves physically, mentally and spiritually. Shelley has been teaching Basic yoga, Healthy back and Vinyasa for the past five years.
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| Tanya Thunberg, RYT, LMSW |
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In her youth, Tanya began exploring the joyful rhythms of the body/mind connection through dance and gymnastics. A beloved modern dance teacher introduced her to asana practice in 1991, and by 1999 her attention was captivated by the deep inner stillness that arrives through practicing the art and science of yoga. The deep listening of Kripalu, the dance of Vinyasa, and the alignment of Anusara are her treasured movement teachers. Her classes combine the exploration of postures, breath technique, and meditation while cultivating a focused yet compassionate attitude. The heart beat of each class is learning to embrace the awareness of being already at one, in union, free. She received her teaching certification from Kripalu Yoga Center in Massachusetts in 2006. |
We at evolve yoga studio are always looking for RYT-certified instructors with the desire to share the transformative power of Yoga with others. Contact us at jobs@evolve-yoga.net Please include a resume with all requests. |
