(O) – Orange room (B) – Blue room
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(O) 10:00-11:15am Community Beginners Yoga with Olivia $9
(B) 10:15-11:30am Mommy & Toddlers with Betsy
(B) 11:45–1:00pm Mom & Infant Yoga (pre-crawlers) with Betsy
(O) 4:00-5:15pm HOT Flow Yoga All Levels with Stephanie
(O) 5:30-6:45pm Dynamic Flow Yoga Level 1&2 with Stephanie
(B) 5:45-7:00pm Gentle Flow
Yoga with Kelley Boyd
(O) 7:15-8:30pm Kundalini Yoga All Levels with Christine
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{B) 7:30 - 8:45pm Yoga for Athletes with Dawn T.
(B) 7:15 - 8:30am Community Gentle Flow
Yoga with Olivia $9
(O) 8:45-10:00 Dynamic
Flow All Levels with Kelley Boyd $9
(B) 10:15-11:30am Community Yoga All levels with Stephanie $9
(B) 4:00 - 5:15pm Flow Yoga Level 1&2 with Stephanie
(O) 4:00 - 5:15pm Yoga for Athletes with Dawn T.
(O) 5:30-7:00pm Ashtanga Yoga All levels with Lisa
(B) 5:45-7:00pm Restorative Yoga with Sue
(O) 7:15-8:30pm HOT Flow Yoga All levels with Betsy P.
(O) 7:15 -8:15am Community Dynamic Flow with Betsy P. $6
(O) 8:45-10:00am Flow Yoga Level 1&2 with Elizabeth
(B) 9:15-10:30am Gentle Flow
Yoga with Sue
(B) 11:00-12:15 Community Beginners Yoga with Pamela C. $9
(B) 4:00-5:15pm Community Yoga All levels with Dawn S. $9
(B) 5:30-6:45pm Beginners Yoga with Dawn S.
(O) 6:00-7:15pm Dynamic All Levels Yoga Flow with Kendall
(B) 7:15-8:30pm Yin Yoga All Levels with Lauren
(O) 7:30-8:45pm HOT Flow Yoga All Levels with Dawn S.
(B) 7:15am - 8:30am Community Yoga All levels with Olivia $9
(O) 10:15-11:30am Community Dynamic Flow with Stephanie
(O) 12:00-1:15pm Yoga Basics with Amanda
(B) 4:00-5:15pm All Levels Flow Yoga with Olivia
(O) 5:30-7:00pm Dynamic Flow Yoga All Levels with Kelley Boyd
(B) 6:00-7:30pm Yoga Flow Basics with Kendall
(O) 7:15-8:30pm HOT Flow Yoga All Levels with Stephanie
(B) 7:15-8:15am Community Dynamic Flow with Betsy P. $6
(O) 9:15-10:30am Community Yoga Basics with Olivia $9
(B) 10:30-11:45am Level 1 Flow with Pam
(O) 12:15-1:30pm All Levels Flow Yoga with Amanda
(B) 4:00-5:15pm Community Yoga All levels with Stephanie $9
(O) 6:00 - 7:15pm HOT Flow Yoga All Levels with Pam G.
(O) 9:00-10:30am HOT Detox Flow Yoga Level 1&2 with Betsy P.
(B) 11:00-12:30pm All Levels Flow Yoga with Dawn S.
(O)
12:45 - 2:00pm Beginners Flow Yoga with Stephanie
(B) 11:00-12:30pm All Levels Flow Yoga with Stephanie
(B) 4:30-5:30 Community Gentle Yoga with Lauren $6
(O) 5:45-7:15pm HOT Flow Yoga All Levels with Kendall
(B) 7:30-8:45pm Flow Yoga Level 2 with Dawn S.
Amanda Hanlon
Amanda has been practicing yoga since 1999. She started practicing yoga at the Jivamukti yoga center while living in New York. In 2003 her interest in yoga took her to Trivandrum, India to study classical Hatha yoga and South Indian dance. Her current practice and her classes focus on culitvating mindfulness through a strong asana practice. Amanda graduated from her 200-hr teacher training program at the Savannah Yoga Center in May 2010.
Betsy Boyd Strong
- is trained
in the Integral tradition which emphasizes achievement of: balance in
mind/body/spirit through breathing, stretching and strengthening leading to
inner peace. "Easeful body, peaceful mind, useful life" is a short-cut to
describing Integral Yoga. Her style is gentle and emphasizes building on
personal strengths and encouraging effort instead of perfection. Betsy's is
dually certified by Satchidananda Ashram to teach beginning, intermediate &
intermediate-advanced (i.e., Levels I, II & III) Integral Hatha Yoga as well
as Children's Yoga.
Betsy Powers
RYT 200 - A
newly certified yoga teacher, who has been practicing yoga for the last three
years. She believes very strongly in the transformative power of yoga. Hoping to
help people learn to deal with their feelings through their body in an
uplifting, energetic environment.
Christine Ristuccia
Christine received her RYT 200 hour certification from Savannah Yoga Center and RYT 220 in Kundalini yoga. Kundalini yoga emphasizes physical yoga exercises along with the uses of mantras or chanting to achieve a meditative state of mind which leads to a relaxed mind and body. Kundalini can be physically challenging which leads to a relaxed state of mind. Christine is a member of 3 HO (Healthy, Happy and Holy –a kundalini yogic organization). She is also a speech-language pathologist and a mother of 2 boys. Christine’s other yogic passion is in teaching Children’s yoga.
Dawn Smith
Dawn's classes are
focused on aligning the body, mind and spirit through asanas, breath and
meditation. Bringing oneself to awareness through yoga is her primary focus...
that and having a laugh or two. She teaches a Flow style of class that is both
lighthearted and fun while still challenging. Dawn is a 2007 graduate of the
Savannah Yoga Center's own 200 hr Teacher Training Program. She has been
formally studying yoga for 3 years. She is also teaching yoga in the Savannah
School System through the Youth Yoga Initiative.
Dawn Tanis
Dawn has been practicing yoga since 1998 and combines a variety
of styles into her teaching. She is 200-hr RYT and is participating in
Asheville Yoga Center's 500-hr TT program. Her classes appeal to the beginning
yogis as well as the seasoned veterans, and she adapts to everyone's needs along
the way. This is indicative of her philosophy that anyone and everyone can
absolutely benefit from practicing yoga-not only on a physical level, but also
by applying
flexibility, and endurance, to daily living.
Kelley J. Boyd
E-RYT 200 A
native of Savannah she opened Savannah Yoga Center in 2003. She is a Yoga
Alliance registered yoga teacher of 230 hours and is enrolled in
Asheville Yoga Center's 500-hr TT program. Kelley has studied with many great
teachers: John Friend, Desiree Raumbaugh, Barbara Hall, Sianna Sherman, Mitchell
Bleir, Stephanie Keachl and Douglas Brooks. Kelley's teaching style
is a patchwork quilt of Anusara, Iyengar and Flow Yoga, emphasizing heart
centered openness, joyful breath and strong awareness to good body mechanics and
alignment. Co-Founder of Youth Yoga Initiative ,Kelley also teaches yoga as part
of the
PE curriculum in Chatham County Schools.
Jessica Hedrick
Jessica discovered yoga in 2002 while looking for an alternative to dance. She studied ballet as a child and young adult and found that yoga cultivated similar feelings of love and grace. Her interest in yoga was deepened in 2008, when a high stress job led her to a work trade position at the Savannah Yoga Center. Jessica is inspired by many schools of yoga and has been fortunate to study under wonderful teachers such as Desiree Rumbaugh, Brian Kest, Andrea Boyd, and Jeffrey Cohen. Her primary focus is breath awareness and believes that it is the fuel for the soul. By combining the breath with a solid foundation, we can all feel our limitlessness. Jessica graduated from her 230-hr teacher training program in May 2010.
Kendal Beene-Crowder
Kendall began practicing yoga in 1999. She became a
certified instructor through the Asheville Yoga Center in 2007, and was
certified in prenatal yoga later the same year. Her unofficial training
as an instructor began long before she became certified, and she has been
teaching Vinyasa-style yoga for four years in Chattanooga, TN. Kendall's
teaching is inspired by many traditions and many teachers, combining dynamic
asana with a strong emphasis on breathwork and internal awareness to open
physically and energetically. As an instructor, Kendall invites her
students to find their individual edges, to get beyond the form of the asana and
awaken to the profound joy of present moment awareness, on the mat and
off.
Lauren Lapointe
Lauren is an
RYT-200 hour certified yoga teacher and singer/songwriter who began practicing
yoga about five years ago. Since then she has continued her exploration of yoga
through a variety of classes, workshops, DVDs and home practice and is
passionate about sharing the practice of yoga with everyone all bodies and
fitness levels. She recently completed her teaching certification in
Kripalu-style yoga, a heart-centered approach that emphasizes the mind/body
connection and encourages self-acceptance. Lauren is a member of KYTA (Kripalu
Yoga Teachers Association) and Yoga Alliance.
Lisa Seago
Lisa has taught
Ashtanga Yoga for 6 years and practiced Ashtanga for 11 years. She's
trained and studied with many senior teachers, including traveling to India to
train with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Her daily practice, sense of humor,
and flexibility guide her teaching. Additionally, she is a
professional counselor helping individuals with a variety of needs,
including addictions, trauma and improving relationships.
Olivia McIntosh
Olivia has been practicing yoga for thirteen years. She believes that yoga can be a perfect compliment to any lifestyle and activity level. Her practice is grounded in an understanding of how to best teach her students to get in touch with their body. This will allow their practice to meet their specific needs. She is willing to try new routines for individual needs and will work one on one until the student is satisfied. Olivia is a graduate of Savannah Yoga Center's 200hr Teacher Training Program and lives in Savannah with her dog Penelope and her two cats, Tweety and El Ray. Currently she is in Graduate school at Savannah State University in their Urban Planning Masters Program.
Pam Giacomini
Pam Giacomini is a Connecticut native living in Savannah. Pam discovered yoga a few years ago and immediately became a dedicated yogini. She enjoys sharing her love of yoga and brings a sense of humor to her classes. She recently completed her 200 hour yoga teaching training at the Savannah Yoga Center.
Pam has been blessed to share the gift of wisdom from such teachers as Sally Noel and Kelley Boyd, and has attended amazing workshops with David Williams, David Keil and Desiree Rumbaugh.
Pamela Cincotta
A native of Ohio, Pamela began practicing yoga several years ago while working in New York City. Asana practice allowed her to channel the stresses of traveling, working with special needs populations, and living in an urban environment. After relocating to Georgia in 2008 as an army wife, a deeper study of yoga philosophy blossomed. She graduated from the 200-HR certification program at Savannah Yoga Center in the spring of 2010. Inspired by service, her teaching style draws from a variety of Eastern traditions, with an emphasis on cultivating mindfulness and a beginner’s attitude. On the path of exploration and discipline, she encourages her students to harness the breath thus nurturing a peaceful mind, awakened body, and playful spirit.
Stephanie Jones
Since 2001, yoga has been a means for Stephanie to discover and express the rhythms of her True Self. Cultivating love and compassion is the essence of her practice. She strives to inspire practitioners of all levels to mindfully challenge themselves in a safe and ego-free environment. With an empathic understanding of students' emotional needs, Stephanie blends yogic philosophy, breath work, asanas, and meditation to help individuals reconnect with, heal and unify the mind, body, and spirit. Stephanie is a May 2009 SYC 200-hour Teacher Training graduate, and has a Yoga Ed certification in teaching yoga to At-Risk Youth and Adults. She earned a degree in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina in 2008. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Professional Counseling at South University.
Originally from New Jersey, Sue RYT200 has lived in Savannah since
1997. She began to practice yoga in March 2008 and quickly felt its
positive impact on her mind, body, and spirit.
Sue enrolled in the Savannah Yoga Center's Teacher Training program in
October 2008 to pursue a journey of self discovery. During this journey,
she realized her passion. To teach yoga. It is Sue's desire to share this
gift that she has received and to create a healing and peaceful space for her
students.
"Yoga is the effort to experience one's divinity personally and then to hold on to that experience forever. Yoga is about self-mastery and the dedicated effort to haul your attention away from your endless brooding over the past and your nonstop worrying about the future so that you can seek, instead, a place of eternal presence from which you may regard yourself and your surroundings with poise. Only from that point of even-mindedness will the true nature of the world (and yourself) be revealed to you." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert "Eat, Pray, Love"
Beginners Yoga - New to yoga? Been awhile since you practiced? This class will help you build strength, confidence flexibility and concentration in the basic yoga postures. Breath work, meditation and deep relaxation are included. Suitable for all levels of students welcome, brand new to experienced.
Hot Detox Flow Level 1&2 - A flowing sequence with a great deal of twisting in both standing and supine poses meant to free up mobility in the spine and detoxify the internal organs. 90-94 degrees.
Level 1 Flow Yoga -
Suitable for experienced beginners.
This class will help you to
unwind, build confidence, flexibility and concentration in the basic yoga
postures. Breath work, meditation and deep relaxation are
included.
Levels 1 & 2 Flow Yoga - Suitable for
experienced beginners to advanced students.
This class is for those who
want to explore basic and some intermediate poses. while suitable for beginners,
it offers more of a challenge, provides more detailed asana and alignment
instruction.
Gentle Flow
Yoga - Suitable for all levels of students welcome, brand new to
experienced.
This class is suitable for someone who has never taken a
yoga class before. Through gentle, relaxing movements, in the chair and on the
mat, you will discover how to free yourself of habits that are interfering with
your optimum self. Students report improved breathing, greater range of motion,
enhanced vitality. Many find relief from chronic pain or limitations resulting
from injuries or illness. With repetition, as gentle yoga improves how you move,
you will also see how it affects how you move through life.
Restorative Yoga - Suitable for
all levels of students welcome, brand new to experienced.
The use of
props and pads to you to fully relax in physically supported positions while
stretching and opening the body. The emphasis is on release of muscle tension
and increase of flexibility rather than on development of strength and aerobic
capacity. This class helps to reduce the effects of chronic physical, mental and
emotional stress on the body by inducing a deep relaxation, allowing the
parasympathetic nervous system to work properly. Positions can be varied
according to the individual's flexibility and modifications are readily made for
individual differences.
Community Flow Yoga - We offer these classes
discounted to the community so that everyone can enjoy the practice of yoga. The
classes vary according to the teacher's personality and intention for the
classes.
All Levels
Flow Yoga - Suitable for all levels of students welcome, brand new
to experienced.
A beautiful moving meditation melding the body mind and
breath into a seamless expression of yoga. Finishing off with a delicious deep
relaxation. A blend of Iyengar and Anusara yoga. Suitable for all levels of
students welcome, brand new to experienced.
HOT All Levels Flow Yoga
- Suitable for all levels of students welcome, brand new to
experienced.
With the heat cranked up to 85+ degrees. Bring your own
mat and towel please! A beautiful moving meditation melding the body mind and
breath into a seamless expression of yoga. Finishing off with a delicious deep
relaxation. A blend of Iyengar and Anusara yoga. Suitable for all
students.
Dynamic Flow
Yoga All Levels - Suitable for all levels of students welcome,
brand new to experienced.
An All Levels allows the instructor to alter
sequences and assign poses in response to students' needs. Dynamic Flow Yoga is
a strong practice that builds heat, endurance, flexibility, strength, and mental
focus using poses that encourage alignment, flexibility, balance, strength, and
cardiovascular endurance.
Dynamic Levels 1 & 2 Flow Yoga - This class
is for those who want to explore basic and some intermediate poses. While
suitable for beginners, it offers more of a challenge, provides more detailed
asana and alignment instruction.
Dynamic Flow Level 2 & 3 - Not recommended
for beginners.
Level 2+3 is the most challenging level class we
offer. It is dynamic, kick ass, sweat producing yoga. You will sweat so bring
your own mat, a towel, and a change of clothes, if your mat gets slippery try a
Yogitoes or an Ashtanga rug for on top of your mat, we sell both at the studio.
HOT Dynamic Levels
1 & 2 Flow Yoga - Suitable for experienced beginners to
advanced students.
With the heat cranked up to 85+ degrees. Bring your
own mat and towel please! This class is for those who want to explore basic and
some intermediate poses. While suitable for beginners, it offers more of a
challenge, provides more detailed asana and alignment instruction.
Ashtanga Yoga -
Suitable for experienced beginners to advanced students.
With the
heat cranked up to 85+ degrees. Bring your own mat and towel please! One of the
many paths of Hatha yoga, Ashtanga is the system of Yoga taught by Sri K.
Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore , India . This
method of Yoga involves synchronizing the breath with progressive series of
postures-a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying
sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a
light and strong body, and a calm mind.
Mommy & Infant Yoga - Suitable for
experienced beginners to advanced students.
for Mommys & Infants
6wks to 8-9 months old; pre-crawling. Come spend a quality hour with your new
baby, connecting with other new moms and practicing yoga together. Benefits for
both moms & infants are: Stretching & Strengthening, Increasing
circulation & Healthy Digestion, Healthy Growth & Development, May help
in reduction of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Moms also have a chance to
re-connect & re-balance after giving birth, Moms get to connecting with
other new moms. Mommy & Infant Yoga offers a golden opportunity for new
mothers & their infants to bond closely and to receive from practicing yoga
both physical & spiritual nurturing and of course, having fun together!
Classes are relaxed and informal, focusing on the needs of both mother &
infant.
Mommy and Baby
Yoga - Suitable for experienced beginners to advanced
students.
for Mommys & Babys 9 - 14 months old. Come spend a
quality hour with your baby, connecting with other moms and practicing yoga
together. Benefits for both moms & babies are: Stretching &
Strengthening, Increasing circulation & Healthy Digestion, Healthy Growth
& Development, May help in reduction of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety,
Moms also have a chance to re-connect & re-balance after giving birth, Mommy
& Baby Yoga offers a golden opportunity for mothers & their babies to
bond closely and to receive both physical & spiritual nurturing from
practicing yoga and of course, having fun together! Classes are relaxed and
informal, with stories and songs as well as yoga.
Hot Kundalini Yoga - Kundalini Yoga utilizes specific sequences of movement and breath to target various spirit-mind-body concerns. This class spans a range of vigorous to gentle and is devotional in nature. Even though this is an "all levels" class plan on sweating and a vigorous workout.
Yin Yoga - suitable for all levels. this yoga targets the connective tissues (joints, ligaments, bones) instead of the muscles (that we focus on in other styles of yoga and exercise.) This class will consist mostly of floor poses (i.e. not standing) that are held for 3-5 minutes each. As always, there are plenty of modifications for each pose to make sure that you are comfortable yet feeling challenged. This class is a great way to really deepen your practice, achieve greater range of motion, and feel a renewed sense of energy.
