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Melanie
Snyder, RYT 500, School Director Melanie has studied with many
of the masters in yoga including Bryan Kest, Rolf Gates, Sean Corn,
Stephanie Keach, Joe Barnett, Carol Krucoff, and Kimberly Carson. She
has also studied with many local masters including Chrys Kub, Phyllis
Rollins, Hollace Stephenson, Christine Riverstone, and Johnna Smith
among others. Melanie is also the owner of Natural Healthcare Store, a
national distributor of natural health products including many natural
detoxification products. Since 2006, through the Natural Healthcare
Store, Melanie has worked closely with many of the nations leading
natural physicians and scientists creating and testing natural products
for the purpose of detoxification and correction of Ph for optimal
health. 
Hollace
Stephenson, ERYT 500, Certified ParaYoga, Primary Faculty In
addition to having a real love of yoga, Hollace Stephenson, E-RYT 500
also has a love of real food, modern science and sharing her skill and
knowledge with her students. In addition to being an inspiring yoga
instructor, she is a part time biology instructor, whole foods chef,
creator of EATwell LIVEwell and co-owner of Yoga Shala Charlotte. She
completed her initial Yoga training through The Kripalu Center with
Yoganand Michael Carroll. She is a level 1 Certified Para Yoga
Instructor and continues to study, practice and teach Para Yoga
extensively with Yogarupa Rod Stryker. Hollace has also trained with
Stephanie Keach in Prenatal yoga as well as Baron Baptiste in power
yoga. Joe Barnett, ERYT 500 
Joe
Barnett, ERYT 500, Certified Yin and Acro Yoga, Senior Student of Paul
Grilley Joe has been teaching for over a decade. He travels
nationally and internationally year round, teaching many styles of
movement and has certifications in Yang (Vinyasa) Yoga, Yin Yoga and
Acro Yoga. His main focus of study is Functional Anatomy for Yoga and
all forms of movement. Joe is a senior student of Paul Grilley, a true
Yoga Scientist who is largely responsible for the current rise in the
popularity of Yin Yoga and Functional Alignment . Joe travels teaching
teachers how to understand and feel the full range of motion of their
joints and their students joints; and how to use this wisdom to
effectively and therapeutically build the postures in yoga. 
Joy
Bennett, ERYT 500, Certified Kripalu and LifeForce Yoga Joy is
a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, and certified LifeForce Yoga
Practitioner, Levels I & II. She qualified as a LifeForce Yoga Educator,
and travels to teach LifeForce Yoga weekend workshops throughout the USA
& CA. She has regularly taught with Amy Weintraub, ERYT-500, as a
faculty member of LifeForce Yoga Programs since 2007, and is the
Director of Mentoring for LifeForce Yoga Practitioners. She has been
certified by Yoga Alliance and by Integrative Yoga Therapy as an
ERYT-500. joyfulbreath.com 
Holle
Black, ERYT 500 Holle’s completed training in the Pranakriya
tradition includes her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training under the
directorship of Yoganand Michael Carroll, William Hufschmidt, and
Marlysa Sullivan, her 500Hour Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Certification
under the directorship of Marlysa Sullivan and Yoganand Michael Carroll,
and her Prenatal Teacher Training under the directorship of Jacci
Reynolds. She is a cofounder and director of Centering Youth, a
nonprofit 501(c)3 organization with yoga programs in the Fulton County
and Dekalb County Juvenile court systems, Haven ATL, and Covenant House.
Kimberly
Carsen, MPH, ERYT 200, Co-Director of Yoga for Seniors, a member
school with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Kimberly
Carson is a Yoga Therapist at Oregon Health & Science University in
Portland, OR. As a health educator specializing in tailoring yoga and
meditation for people living with medical concerns, Kimberly taught yoga
at Duke University's Center for Living for over 10 years before
re-locating to Portland. While at Duke, Kimberly co-authored and served
as yoga therapist on research protocols using yoga and meditation for
various medical conditions (e.g., chronic low back pain, metastatic
breast cancer pain, menopausal symptoms in cancer survivors). Kimberly,
and her husband Jim, have also published the findings of their Yoga of
Awareness for Fibromyalgia research program in the journal Pain. This
most recent study was conducted at Oregon Health & Science University
where she also teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction as developed
by Jon Kabat-Zinn as well as specialized yoga classes for various
patient populations. Based on their published studies, Kimberly and Jim
co-direct Yoga of Awareness Teacher Trainings for Cancer and Chronic
Pain. Kimberly is certified as a teacher of Kripalu Yoga, pre & post
natal Integral Yoga, as well as Cardiac Yoga as taught by Nischala Devi
and has practiced yoga for over 20 years. 
Marcy
Braverman Golstein, PhD Dr. Marcy Braverman Goldstein
currently teaches Global Connections classes that focus on Hinduism,
Buddhism, and yoga in the Department of Religious Studies at the
University of North Carolina at Charlotte. After receiving a Bachelors
degree from the University of Rochester, where Dr. Douglas Brooks
introduced her to the study of Indian traditions, Marcy continued her
studies in the history of religions, Sanskrit, and Indian Studies in the
Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa
Barbara where she received her Masters and Doctorate degrees. Her
Sanskrit training included tutorials with Dr. B.N. Pandit in New Delhi,
India on a grant from the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute. She
also participated in Sanskrit Graduate Seminars through Muktabodha led
by senior US scholars Dr. Douglas Brooks and Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega. She
has taught Sanskrit at Loyola Marymount University's Yoga Philosophy
Certificate Program, at yoga studios throughout the country, and as
private tutorials to beginner and advanced students of yoga. 
Sierra
Hollister ERYT 200 Sierra Hollister has been immersed in yoga
for more than twenty years now and continues to fall in love with the
practice anew each day. Teaching faculty for several different Yoga
teacher training programs, including Asheville Yoga Center, she is
certified in Kundalini, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow and Sat Nam Rasayan.
Sierra began her yoga practice in Washington, DC, where she was working
her dream job at Greenpeace and living her yoga at Ahimsa Ashram. In
1995, at the request of Yogi Bhajan, Sierra brought Kundalini Yoga to
Asheville and has been sharing the teachings of Kundalini with North
Carolinians ever since. In addition to studying with Yogi Bhajan, she
has also studied with Gurucharan Singh, Kartar Singh, Shakta Kaur, Ravi
Singh, Gurunam Singh, Rajashree Choudhury, Sarah Powers, David Swenson
and Stephanie Keach. Sierra loves to share the beauty of kundalini and
watch vitality, health and happiness bloom in souls as a result of the
practice. Sierra shares her musings on yoga, life and environmental
issues at www.dragonflysamadhi.blogspot.com 
Carol
Krucoff, ERYT 200 A frequent contributor to Yoga Journal
magazine and founding editor of The Washington Post’s Health Section,
Carol is co-author of Healing Moves: How to Cure, Relieve and Prevent
Common Ailments with Exercise. She is also co-director of the Yoga
Therapy Intensive, Teaching Yoga to Seniors, held annually at Duke
Integrative Medicine to train yoga teachers how to work safely and
effectively with older adults. She has practiced yoga for more than 30
years and is grateful to have taken classes and workshops with a broad
array of senior teachers from around the United States and in India. A
member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Carol is on
the Peer Review Board for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. She
also teaches yoga at Duke University’s Center for Living and at a senior
residential community near her home in Chapel Hill—where her students
are in their 70s and 80s. Her passion for sharing the gifts of yoga with
older adults began in 2001, when she created and taught a yoga program
for seniors enrolled in a Gerontology Rehabilitation program at the
Durham, NC, Veterans Administration Medical Center. An award-winning
journalist, she has published hundreds of articles in a wide variety of
national media outlets including The New York Times, Reader's Digest,
Prevention, Glamour, and Health. Most recently, she has written a new
book, Healing Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Pain. She is also creator of the
audio home Yoga practice CD, Healing Moves Yoga. For more information
please visit www.yoga4seniors.com 
Beth
Marik, AHC/E-RYT200/ LMT/NCTMB /ACE Personal Trainer Beth is a
wellness professional with over 10 years experience in the field of
health education. Beth's extensive knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology,
physiology, and pathology has helped her to become an exceptional
therapist. She is a NAMA certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor (600
Hours) and currently finishing her program for certified Ayurvedic
Practitioner through Kanyakumari Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness Center,
Milwaukee, WI (500 Hours). She graduated from the Chicago based Soma
Institute, 750-hour Clinical Massage Therapy Diploma Program in 2007.
She works locally in Chicago as a therapist offering personal yoga
therapy and Ayurveda techniques to a variety of patients, clients and
local students. 
Alvaro
Matta, Nurtritionist, RYT 200 Alvaro attended the Institute of
Integrative Nutrition in New York City and is a professional health
coach. Alvaro is also a United States Marine Corps Infantry
Veteran of the first Gulf War and Co-Founder and VP of Semper Fidelis
Health and Wellness a 501(c)3 dedicated to the health and wellness of
our veterans. Alvaro graduated from the Institute for Integrative
Nutrition educated in Holistic Nutrition, Health and Wellness. His
passion for health and wellness has led him to explore many avenues of
fitness, such as yoga, kickboxing, and nutrition. When working with
Alvaro, you can expect focused energy, genuine interest, thorough
attention, and creative solutions all mixed with the right amount of
humor and fun. 
Cay
Moore, PT, RYT 200 Cay has been a practicing physical
therapist for the past 20 years. She has worked in a variety of settings
and especially enjoys treating clients with neurological and balance
challenges. Cay has extra training in manual therapy techniques,
neurological rehabilitation, vestibular and balance rehab, and aquatic
therapy. She began practicing and studying yoga over 10 years ago and
teaching 8 years ago. Her initial yoga training was through YogaFit and
she completed her RYT 200 with Charlotte Yoga Club with a concentration
in therapeutics. Cay loves to use yoga therapeutically with her patients
and students to help them heal and unlock their full potential. Join Cay
to further develop and explore your unique practice. 
Sybil
Nance, ERYT 200, CYT 800 Sybil has been teaching yoga for
almost 15 years since completing her first 200 hour Vinyasa Flow teacher
training in 1999. She has led trainings in the US, Great Britain,
Canada, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Brazil. Sybil competed her 500 Hour
Yoga Therapy training in 2012, her 800 Hour Functional Synergy Yoga
Therapy Training with Susi Hately in 2013, and is a member of IYAT.
Sybil has studied with Shiva Rae, Donna Fahri, Paul Grilley, Sarah
Powers and Julie Gudemstat. Sybil currently operates a Yoga Therapy
business offering individual sessions, small customized classes,
workshops and retreats. Sybil has worked extensively with many athletes,
including working five seasons with the Hood River Valley High School
ski team. Sybil is an avid skier and former ski instructor at Mount Hood
Meadows. 
Kristy
Price, RYT 500, CYT A yoga therapist with experience in
teaching both the community and the cancer rehabilitation and wellness
field. Kristy is passionate about providing complimentary and
alternative medicine, specifically quality yoga and mindfulness skills,
to cancer survivors and caregivers in the Integrative Oncology
Department. All classes incorporate gentle stretches, breath work,
mindfulness and deep relaxation to reduce symptoms on the physical,
psychological and emotional level. Monthly staff mindfulness sessions
are also provided to the Cancer Survivorship Department at Levine Cancer
Institute, CHS. Kristy is a graduate of Holistic Yoga Therapy
Institute’s Yoga Therapy Program. 
Melissa
Smith, ERYT 500, Thai Yoga Practitioner Melissa embodies all things
yoga and holds true to her personal belief in freedom. She is truly an
example of living life! She began teaching Group Fitness 22 years ago
while attending Texas A&M. After a Marketing degree and an adventurous
corporate career, she took time off to be a Mom of 2 amazing boys. She
has taught workshops and trainings all over the US and throughout Asia
and most recently lives abroad in Malaysia. Her 200-RYT (350 hours) is
from Inspyrayoga in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2005 where Melissa
specialized in pre/post natal for over 3 years. Melissa has grown her
practice and training by earning her 500-RYT She's also a certified
AcroYoga Teacher and a Thai Yoga Practitioner. 
