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Cindy Olah

Cindy Olah has joyously devoted herself to being in the service of spirit. This path has lead her to receive certifications in hypnotherapy, yoga and Reiki. She started practicing yoga in 1998 and received her teaching certification through Peachtree Yoga Center in 2002. Cindy continued her yoga studies with many renowned teachers mostly being influenced by the heart opening practice of the Anusara style and is now an Anusura Inspired Teacher. As a long time yoga student, she has experienced how this practice has empowered and awakened her in so many ways. Cindy opened Sacred Garden Yoga which has been thriving since 2003. She has also lead several retreats to the mountains of N. Georgia, North Carolina and Peru. As a yoga teacher, she is able to offer her unique understanding on the powers of the heart, mind and body. She aspires in empowering others to find  joy, purpose, and complete well being in their lives.

Born in Peru, Cindy is fascinated with the relationship that the native Peruvians have with nature and loves to incorporate this knowledge into her teachings. Having that latin flare, Cindy and her husband have also been enthusiastic salsa dancers for over 10 years. She loves spending time with her little dancer Ethan, who is 5 and the source of so much delight and inspiration.

Diane Gottlich

Diane Gottlich is a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level, certified by the Yoga Alliance with over 1600 hours of teaching experience. She trains every year with Yoga Masters like Patricia Walden, Rodney Yee and Judith Lasater. Diane is also a licensed Neuromuscular Therapist, Thai Massage Therapist and a Certified Reflexologist. She holds a Masters degree in Psychology and has been a healthcare management/IT consultant for 30+ years. Her advanced clinical training and education combined with her compassionate spirit, shines through in her open hearted teaching style. Her classes are inspirational, educational and fun!

 

 

 

Vicki Knight, E-RYT

Vicki Knight, E-RYT is a former educator and counselor who worked in prisons, hospitals, and inner city high schools for many years. Ready to move on to the next phase of her life, she received 200 hours teacher training through Peachtree Yoga Center in 2003. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance and has been teaching yoga full time since. She has continued her education attending workshops with some great yoga masters including Baron Baptiste, Shiva Rea, Sean Corne, Richard Freeman, Roger Cole, Tias Little, Doug Keller, Ana Forrest and John Friend. She recently visited the Satchidananda Ashram in Va. to learn about Integral Yoga and ashram living.

Vicki teaches Vinyasa Flow yoga in which she combines the principles of Iyengar (alignment), Anusara (flowing with grace) and Ashtanga (dynamic) to build strength, flexibility, stamina and balance. She brings fun and laughter to her classes while helping students reach their greatest level of health & vitality.

Natasha Pavlovic

Natasha Pavlovic has been practicing Zen with the Kwan Um School of Zen, since 1991 and is a Senior Dharma Teacher in KUSZ. She has attended many long retreats and lived in Zen Centers in Europe and the U.S. She has tought Zen Meditation in the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, the Boston Center for Adult Education and Boston & Brandeis Universities in Massachusetts. To learn more about the Kwan Um School of Zen, visit their website at www.kwanumzen.com.

 

 

 

Scarlet A. Chatman

Scarlet A. Chatman is a Certified Reflexologist, Reiki Master and G.R.O member. She moved to Atlanta in 1997 making it her mission in life to heal and enlighten herself and help those around her to accomplish the same. At an early age, Scarlet was blessed with gifts that she strives to strengthen and make use of, for the higher good. Some of her gifts include intuitive readings, reiki energy healing, spiritual ceremonies and aromatic reflexology. She has an eclectic approach, that combine knowledge and intuition so that each client receives just what they are looking for.

 

Sunshine Deal

Sunshine Deal was blessed to grow up with yoga.  Since her Mom began practicing at the age of 17 Sunshine can't remember a time when the practice of yoga was not in her consciousness.  She started her personal yoga journey as a teenager when she began to explore not just asana but meditation as well.  In 2004 she was involved in a bicycle accident that left her in need of surgery; and not wanting live with the physical and emotional pain for the rest of her life she dedicated herself strongly to her practice in order to heal, and heal she did.  It was this that inspired her to complete a yoga teacher training in July of 2007 at the Asheville Yoga Center with Stephanie Keach.  She spent the following year traveling and training in India, including 2 months at the Ashtanga in Mysore with Ajay Kumar of Sthalam8 Yoga Shala and 5 months at the Yoga Niketan ashram in Rishikesh. A class with Sunshine will focus strongly on good alignment blended with compassion and joy for who you are.  "We each bring something different to our mats and it is on our mats that we learn lessons that help us to live more free and from the heart. Yoga has the power to help you to be present in the moment without worrying about the past or future because all we truly have is right now."

Carolyn Purvis  RYT, PYT

I spent my twenties and most of my thirties in Corporate America, "living a life of quiet desperation." I discovered yoga in 2002 and it changed my life!  What started off being a weekly "exercise" class soon became the doorway to numerous physical benefits, emotional growth and spiritual awakening.  My truest desire is to help every student discover the innumerable benefits of a lifetime yoga practice, learn how to heal themselves, and discover more about who they really are.  I was licensed through Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT) 200 hour Yoga Alliance approved training in 2006 and completed my 500 hour Professional Yoga Therapist certification in 2009.   Although my training has encompassed many forms of yoga with many teachers, my emphasis has been help my students to customize a safe and properly aligned practice.

 

 

Michelle Sessions

Michelle began dabbling in yoga in her mid twenties, and fully devoted herself to the practice when she began studying with Cindy Olah in March of 2008. She was so inspired by her practice that she decided to become a certified teacher in order to share this wonderful way of life with others. Michelle completed the Anusara Immersion program with Gina Minyard in early 2011. She then received her certification through the Carolina Yoga Teacher program in September 2011. The program was taught by renowned Anusara teachers Sarah Faircloth, Kelley Gardner, and Stacey Millner-Collins. Michelle is also a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200 hour level with the Yoga Alliance. She continues to be influenced by the Anusara style of yoga. Additionally, she has taken workshops with John Friend, Christina Sell, and Ross Rayburn. Michelle believes that in the context of a comfortable, inviting environment that everyone can enhance their lives with yoga.

 

 

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