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?

Through dynamic sequencing and attention to alignment, Vicky’s classes combine both the rejuvenating effects of Vinyasa flow as well as the soothing principles of Restorative yoga. Vicky received her 200 hour certification recognized by the Yoga Alliance in 2010, and holds various yoga certifications focused on expecting mothers, young adults and seniors. Since then she has taught in office spaces, the YMCA, The Spence School, yoga studios across NYC, as well as senior citizen centers. In Vicky’s classes you are invited to experience the mind-body connection by bringing awareness to your breath and movement. She believes this methodology will empower you in your own body.

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. 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.

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.