just breathe EAST Staff Bios, Johnstown, PA | Yoga Studio near me in Johnstown, PA

Carrie

I fell in love with yoga in 2003 - the very first time I stepped onto a yoga mat. The movement, the stillness and the connection of mind, body and breath kept me coming back again and again.

We are uniquely and divinely created souls, designed to be filled by a living spirit that is housed inside a physical body. Yoga encourages this spiritual awareness in our lives - both on and off our mats.

in 2019, I stepped out in faith to complete my Yoga Alliance RYT200 certification, studying under Lynne McQuillan at just breathe. In obedience, I trust that God will restore, confirm, strengthen and establish people through their practice just as He has done for me. I am so very grateful for this opportunity to be a vessel - all glory to Him.

My goal as a yoga teacher is to build up, edify and encourage people in both their faith and fitness. If I deliver one message to my students, I want them to know that we are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. We are to incredibly loved.

His mercy is a song - I hope you'll sing along.

Psalms 23:3

Amy

Amy has been a student of yoga since 2003. As her practice unfolded, her understanding of the connection between the body, mind and soul deepened and her interest in yoga expanded. It was her love of the practice that inspired her to complete the Anjali Yoga Teacher Training in September, 2014.

Yoga has been the vehicle for her spiritual journey. Amy believes yoga is a personal practice; therefore she encourages her students to quiet their minds, open their hearts, and be in their bodies. It is her intention to provide a serene, safe, and welcoming space where students, both new and experienced, can explore their own physical and spiritual practice.

Tuesday

5:30

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6:30

PM ZOOM Virtual (NOT in studio) Gentle Yoga - Link will be sent

Adriann

Adriann began doing yoga in the mid 1990's to defuse work stress. When her 23-year career ended in a layoff, she decided to teach what she found she loved...yoga! She is a RYT-200 and teaches an interdisciplinary style that she learned through her education at the Omega Institute in NY. She enjoys adding tidbits from various styles of yoga to create her own mix within a safe, structural alignment. She also teaches Bellydance and senior fitness.

Carmen

Carmen came to yoga for the physical benefits, but quickly realized just how big the yoga world can be. Her personal journey has brought her to admire and appreciate the emotional and spiritual benefits of yoga. Seeking a deeper understanding of this world led her to become RYT-200 certified through Yoga Alliance, having studied under the Anjali Yoga Teacher Training program. She hopes to promote and advocate a yoga practice for all: that yoga can be so much more than just the physical. It is her balance for an active lifestyle.

Chelsea

Donna

Donna is a registered nurse who is a certified group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and advanced health and fitness specialist through the American Council on Exercise. She teaches Zumba®, Spinning®, cardio-strength classes in addition to yoga.

Donna received her RYT- 200 training through YogaFit. She is passionate about the health benefits of yoga and encourages everyone to include yoga practice into their lives.

Dory

Dory began taking yoga classes and doing a home practice over 12 years ago to help deal with the stress at work and to lose weight.

Since retiring in 2014 she went on to complete the 200 hour yoga training program with Anjali Yoga. She knows maintains her 200 RYT designation through Yoga Alliance.

Dory is interested in many styles of yoga, but focuses primarily on alignment in her classes. She believes that it is important that you continue to move your body as you age and enjoys helping people to achieve this goal through the gentle practice of yoga.

Guest

Paulette

Monday

5:30

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6:30

PM Flow Yoga

Jody

Jody is a RYT-200. Her teacher training began in 2012 with Joanne Vandenhengel at 3rd Street Yoga and was completed through Schoolhouse Yoga’s Teacher Training and Yoga Intensive in 2013.

Jody began practicing yoga to prepare mind and body for natural childbirth. The new-found peace and calm encouraged her to continue and she’s never looked back.

She recognizes yoga as an integral part of the connection between mind, body and spirit. She hopes to share her exploration of hatha yoga and the chakra system with you.

Jill

Jill teaches an all-levels power vinyasa class. Since she began practicing yoga over 4 years ago, it has completely changed her life.

She completed her 200hr YTT in 2016 and hopes to share the yoga love with other who can benefit from yoga as well.

Ro began practicing yoga in 2002, mostly a home based practice. When the Just Breathe Studio opened she expanded her practice by experiencing the many styles of yoga presented there. She enrolled in the Anjali Yoga Teacher Training program which became available at the Just Breathe Studio. She completed the program in 2014 and is RYT 200 hour certified through Yoga Alliance. Yoga has become such a big part of her life and she wishes to share both the physical and emotional enjoyment that can come from a regular practice through her gentle, approachable teaching style.

Samantha

Lauren

Lauren (Pappas) Repak

Instructor

200 hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200, Yoga Alliance), 120 hour YogaFit for Warriors (trauma-sensitive yoga) Certified Teacher, Certified Pilates Teacher (CPT, Shenandoah University/Pilates Method Alliance), TRX Level 1 Suspension Trainer

Trained as a classical ballet dancer, Lauren’s interest in yoga and Pilates began as a teenager when she danced for the Johnstown Concert Ballet. She then attended Shenandoah University to earn a BA in Dance. While at Shenandoah, Lauren studied courses such as kinesiology, biomechanics, and anatomy and physiology. These courses both enhanced her dance/movement education and prepared her for SU’s Pilates teacher training program. She received her Pilates mat certification under Kim Gibilisco (PMA CPT, PMA Board Director) in 2006-2007. For several years, Lauren primarily practiced and taught Pilates as she was “on the fence” about yoga. ;) Lauren finally caved and decided to take a level one teacher training course through YogaFit in 2011.

Lauren now is a 200 hour RYT and specializes in trauma-sensitive yoga (yoga for PTSD, Addiction/Recovery, Restorative Therapeutics, Mood Balancing, Thai Energy/Massage). As a pre-PA student, her teaching style is anatomically-based with safety and efficacy at the foundation. Lauren also strives to tailor her classes for each of her students, creating an inclusive environment for all practitioners to experience. Most of all, Lauren’s energy helps her students find the will to “work” through their practice so that they can find their “bliss” not only in Savasana, but also in their day-to-day lives.

Tiffany

Lesley

Lesley is a graduate of the Himalayan Institute of Pittsburgh's 200 hr teacher training program.

Her training focused primarily on relaxation techniques & meditation, specifically mantra meditation.

In Sept 2017, she completed training through Transformation Yoga Project, which focuses on teaching yoga to drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and those in prisons or other institutions.

Lesley was inspired to become a yoga teacher because of her own powerful and transformative experience that yoga and meditation provided.

She feels strongly about digging deep into these ancient traditions of yoga and sharing the practices with others~ helping others to accept themselves just as they are and to feel more connected to the calm, stable, and sacred place that lies within each of us.

Variety of

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Richard

Pittsburgh-based Richard Gartner cultivates an exciting independent spirit in yoga, inspired by teachers like Tias Little, Max Strom and Paul Grilley. Richard is a 200-hour Prajna Yoga instructor through Tias, which integrates the eight-limbed yoga path, body science and art into a seamless practice.

Richard Gartner is one of Pittsburgh's most resourceful, knowledgeable and uplifting yoga teachers. His instructions are accurate without being finicky. He fosters a non-dogmatic and compassionate attitude about students' faculty and circumstances.

The teachings fuse traditional posture and breathwork with contemporary anatomy and bodywork. It draws from all forms of yoga, trigger-point therapy, mindfulness techniques and common sense.

His classes are challenging and intense, with a respect for everyone's abilities. Richard does not teach any style of yoga. Going beyond a single yoga system, Richard builds on svadyaya (self-study) to help students discover their anatomy, energy, and mind.

Richard is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. His workshops can be taken for continuing education credit.

Teacher Trng

This class will be taught by one of our 200 hour Teacher Training Students. This Trainee is near the end of their training and is required to teach a public class as part of their final training assessment.

Please join us on the mat!

Mike

Terri

Terri is a former classroom teacher who continues her love of learning and teaching through yoga. She completed her training through Anjali Yoga in September 2015 and is registered by Yoga Alliance as RYT-200. Her training is Kripalu Yoga based, with a focus on being fully present in the moment through a combination of yoga postures and breath awareness. Classes range from gentle and meditative to a more vigorous flow style, all with an emphasis on alignment.

Terri believes that yoga is a way of life that offers increased strength, greater flexibility, and improved balance both physically and emotionally. It is her desire to share this with others.

Tonya

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