JZT Dance and Yoga

Stephanie is currently a passionate speaker, facilitator, teacher, transformational guide and writer in the fields of spirituality, energy medicine, personal growth, empowerment, illness mapping, balancing and healing the chakra system, yoga, divine partnerships and conscious relationships. Stephanie formerly owned and was the creative director for YogaMos Healing Sanctuary and Urban Yoga Spiritual Center in Pennsylvania. Her focus is meditation, transformational yoga, spiritual lectures and community outreach. Stephanie has recently relocated to Weehawken to expand her reach and see what adventures can be had. She is also an advocate for organ donation, lupus awareness, kidney disease, and the power of spiritual well-being as a means to heal past or present trauma. It is her life’s mission to assist humanity through the awakening process to fulfill one's fullest divinity and purpose in this lifetime. Are you ready?

Malka first found her practice in 2015 while working a stressful corporate job in NYC. She did not have an athletic background and was very hesitant before taking her first yoga class. Initially, it was extremely difficult for her to let go. But once she did, it completely changed her life. Two years after her first class, Malka completed her 200hr RYT at Yoga Vida. Here she continued to pursue her 300hr RYT, completing a 25hr Restorative training and 25hr Trauma-Informed training in 2019.

Malka's class is a combination of Vinyasa and power yoga.  In Malka's class, you can expect dynamic yet accessible yoga sequences.  Power yoga offers an excellent way to tone & strengthen muscles, increase heart rate, and burn calories…and then some! Challenge yourself, feel great, and prepare to power through the rest of your day… or evening. Malka's all-levels class has plenty of instruction for beginners, and some optional, more advanced poses to challenge more experienced yogis. 

Julia’s yoga journey began in 2011 when she became a fitness instructor. It was there that she discovered her true passion for yoga. Yoga immediately became part of Julia’s daily fitness practice and has been ever since. She attained her RYT 200 certificate in 2014 and has been teaching now for over five years. As an instructor, Julia incorporates strength, mind, body, and soul into all of her classes. Julia is dedicated to helping her students to connect with their bodies and improve their overall health.

Come join Julia on the mat for her Vinyasa-Hatha Combo (all levels) class and feel the connection within. 

It was 2004 when Ania decided to step into Bryan Kest’s Power Yoga studio in Santa Monica, California. As a longtime athlete, she was looking for a new challenge and reboot after a stressful entertainment job. Barely surviving the first yogic experience, her competitive mind was motivating her to come back for more.  In 2008, addicted to “torturous” power flow, she signed up for her 200 hours training in National Yoga Institute. This was the starting point in her pursuit to become a yoga teacher. The same year she graduated from Yoga for Kids from Mini Yogis Foundation and Thai Yoga Massage, followed by additional 200 hours at Yogaworks. During her training she was  introduced to Ashtanga Krama Vinyasa Yoga which became her primary practice. She has studied with many influential teachers, including David Swenson with whom in 2009, she accomplished her Teacher Training in Ashtanga.   In 2012 Ania returned to Yogaworks to advance her teaching skills and gained 500-ERYT certification.  Years of the practice opened her to new modalities, including Budokon. Zen-like movement that combines mixed martial arts, yoga, mobility and animal locomotion. She travelled to Miami and Spain to study with Cameron and Melayne Shayne, founders of the movement, and in October of 2017 received her first Certification. She continues to train and immerses herself in many MMA forms of traditional martial arts from Hapkido, BJJ to Jet Kune Do. 

 

It has been more than a decade since she began sharing her wisdom. She describes herself more of a “suggester” than a yoga teacher, allowing her students to find their own yoga. She is a senior teacher for the Athletic Department in University of California in Los Angeles and works with private clients helping them develop new ways of how to become more functional movers.