Barbara | Bethany | Bridget | Candace | Christiana
Jennifer | Kate | Liz | Louise | Meg | Melanie | MiMi
Reanee | René | Stevan | Terry | Tifany | Trina | Valerie

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Louise Applebome Restorative Yoga, Yoga Fundamentals & Flow, Chair Yoga	Louise has enjoyed robust careers in marketing, event planning, retail, arts management and journalism. In 2007, she shifted gears to earn her Yoga teaching certification and begin her teaching practice. Louise studied ballet and modern dance for many years and incorporates that grace and precision into her practice and teaching. She also emphasizes play, laughter and lightness. In Louise's Restorative Yoga classes, students are able to experience pure bliss in supported poses that energize and circulate the breath, and lengthen and brighten the spine. Restorative Yoga is a full-body experience of release and relaxation; and its meditative quality allows the mind to enjoy a much-needed respite from constant churning and thought. Louise unabashedly credits Yoga with changing her life and is grateful for the emotional and physical health benefits and balance it fosters. Some of her greatest pleasure, however, comes from sharing those benefits with others as a teacher.

Candace Bordelon Yoga, Pilates, Tone & Sculpt, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Back Health, Raise the Barre	Candace Bordelon, Ph.D., has been exploring movement since her first dance class at the age of 4. After a 15-year career in professional dance, she discovered the strong healing power of yoga when she was diagnosed with a herniated disc in her lower back. Now a dedicated practitioner of Iyengar yoga, Candace has spent many hours of teacher training with Judith Lasater, Peggy Kelley, and Dean Lerner. Her teaching method is rooted in honoring the anatomical integrity of the body, and her own back injury led her to create the "Yoga for Back Health" class at MoveStudio. Candace earned a Ph.D. in Dance Studies from Texas Woman’s University, where she did her Pilates training. She is an Associate Professor of Dance for North Central Texas College and has taught in the dance departments of Texas Woman's University as well as the Dallas and Collin County Community College systems. With a background in ballet, modern, Middle Eastern and African dance, yoga, somatics, and bodywork, she brings a well-rounded perspective to her classes. Her company “Movement for Healing” combines yoga therapy, Pilates, fitness, and dance to assist clients battling back injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, cancer, and other variety of other challenges. Candace is a MoveStudio legacy instructor, having taught at the studio since 2001.

Jennifer Childers Meditation	Jennifer’s passion for learning has led her to study, teach and experience meditation, the healing arts, dream interpretation and metaphysical principals for more than 10 years. She is certified up to Reiki level 2, LaHoChi healing, and has earned a Teacher’s Certificate for metaphysics and meditation. What Jennifer loves to most is helping others to see that stillness can exist in their minds and bodies. She focuses her classes on stillness and concentration to help develop a meditation practice. Meditation is simple, beautiful and revealing. Join her, in taking your journey inward.

Barbara Edes Yoga Align & Balance, Core & More	Transplanted from Northern Virginia, Barbara has been studying alignment-based yoga since 2004, completing her teacher training in 2006 at the Health Advantage Yoga Center in Herndon, Virginia. She has studied with Doug Keller and Susan Van Nuys. She is an RYT-200 with the Yoga Alliance, as well as a Certified Personal Trainer with NASM, Mad Dogg Certified Spinning Instructor, Concept 2 and Rowbics certified for Indoor Rowing, and Group Exercise Certified Instructor with AFAA. While living in Virginia, Barbara had been pursuing a degree in Exercise Science from George Mason University and hopes to finish her degree here in Texas. Her passion for yoga began with a desire to create strength and flexibility and prevent injury through yoga, and she was inspired to help others do the same. Barbara believes that an alignment-based practice brings strength, flexibility, balance, restoration and deeper understanding of asanas, while helping to prevent injury and aiding in injury rehabilitation.

Bridget Boland Foley Yoga for Emotional Health Bridget's website	Bridget is a Senior Forrest Yoga teacher, energetic healer, writer, birth coach and former attorney. Blending Forrest Yoga with Scaravelli Yoga for a strong yet fluid practice, Bridget strives to provide a sanctuary for students to explore their emotional landscapes through breath and movement in yoga ceremony, or practice. Bridget offers group and private instruction, corporate classes, pre/postnatal yoga and yoga/creative writing workshops. She also provides hands-on therapeutic healings based on her studies of energetic healing and Biosynthesis. For Bridget, well-being arises from creating balance in the physical, emotional and spiritual realms of life.

Kate Geddie Yoga Flow	Kate was a yogi before she ever knew what that meant. Growing up in England she began doing yoga poses at a very young age, unaware they were an intricate part of an ancient spiritual practice. It was not until 20 years later when she attended a yoga class in Dallas that she realized there were names for the daily poses she had been doing. Needless to say, that is when her formal training began. Kate began teaching accidentally in 2004 when she filled in for an absent instructor. She was a natural, and she has been teaching vinyasa flow at various studios in the Dallas area ever since. Yoga is not only Kate's passion but an essential part of who she is today. She feels it is vital that we nurture the union of body, mind and spirit. Letting go of our egos allows us to understand that no one is better than anyone else. As we liberate ourselves, we come to accept what is, to live in this moment, and to make each breath the purest breath we will ever have. As well as teaching yoga, Kate is a first grade teacher with an MA in Reading. She has been married for 26 years and her whole family practices yoga. Her husband Alan, who regularly attends her class, runs an eclectic coffee shop in Addison called Dunn Bros Coffee.

Terry Gold Iyengar Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga	Terry started his yoga practice in 1983 with George Purvis in Dallas. Six months later he attended his first workshop with Ramanand Patel and has studied with him several times a year ever since. Terry also has studied with many other notable Iyengar teachers over the years for workshops and teacher training, including: Mary Dunn, Judith Lasater, Dean Lerner, John Schumacher, Manouso Manos, Gabriella Giubilaro, Vera Sida and Rodney Yee. He has traveled to Pune, India numerous times to study with BKS, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar, and Rishekesh with Ramanand Patel. Since 1986 he has been teaching yoga at Richland College. Terry holds an ERYT (expert registered yoga teacher) certificate with Yoga Alliance.

Trina Hall Yoga, Yoga Flow	For Trina, yoga is a conduit for self-knowledge, self-love, awareness and happiness. She says she developed her relationship with the divine on the yoga mat and she continues to experience the divine in all living things. She is certified at the 500-hour level by Yoga Alliance and continues to study yoga for health, healing, stress relief and therapy, feeling a deep responsibility to be a perpetual student of the ancient traditions so she can share that wisdom with her students. Trina also believes the creative process is a way to heal ourselves in times of trouble and get in touch with the divine aspect of the Self. She helps people uncover their inner artist using photography, cooking, painting and other modes of expression. She fell ill in 2002 and had an awakening as a result, discovering the transformative healing powers of the creative process. She now knows her life's work is using and teaching the creative process through art and yoga so others can heal themselves.

René Hawthorne Yoga, Kids Yoga René's website	As a former ballet dancer with The Dallas Ballet, René has experienced many different exercise styles. The past 6 years, yoga has been her passion. Her teaching style is a fusion of her training and inspiration from her yoga and dance experiences. Her goal is to teach classes that are fun, challenging, and relaxing. She incorporate positive, relaxing and modern music into a yoga flow that empowers the breath, strengthens the body, and focuses the mind. While her formal training is in Hatha yoga, many students who like Power and Vinyasa classes are also attracted to her class because she incorporates the physical aspects found in a Power Yoga class with the flowing movements found in a Vinyasa yoga class. She encourages students to move with their breath throughout the practices while challenging themselves to continue to grow at their own pace. Every class is different, but the goal is always the same – improving physical health, embracing relaxation, and stilling the mind. A Dallas Native, René is married with two young children. She worked for many years in the real estate industry as a marketing secretary. Through a series of changes due to the economy, she found herself at a crossroads midway through life. Life was leading her down another path – the path of yoga. When she quieted my mind and listened to her body, she decided that it was time to make a career change and become a yoga instructor. Now a 200HR RYT yoga instructor, she teachs a variety of yoga classes. She also teach kids yoga as well as corporate yoga. She am registered through Yoga Alliance and also has an additional Group Fitness Certification with American Fitness Professionals & Associates which specializes in the fundamental dynamics of group fitness as well as various group fitness modalities which gives me a solid, well-rounded foundation to teach from. She is also CPR and First Aid trained as well.

Tifany Henderson Yoga, Restorative Yoga	Tifany teaches a blend of Hatha Yoga styles to warm the heart, focus the mind, and strengthen the body. Teaching from the heart what she has learned along her own yoga journey, she helps students increase strength, flexibility, and peace of mind. Modifications are offered for each student’s body type, challenges, and level of expertise. When Tifany took her first yoga class in 1997, she had no idea it would have such an impact on her that she would start teacher training the following year. Under the direction of her teachers Claude Grimes and Ranjana Pallana, she learned how to communicate the essence of yoga and develop her own teaching style. She received her teaching certification from Ranjana Pallana in 2000 and has been teaching at MoveStudio since 2004. Tifany has attended workshops and teacher trainings with master teachers Irene Beers, Kofi Busia, Judith Lasater, Kausthub Desikachar, Rodney Yee, John Friend, Gary Kraftsow and others. Locally she has studied with Cynthia Pierro, Vicki Johnson/Namaste USA, Annette Doody and Ruth Lurie. Tifany has a bachelor’s degree in Business Computer Information Systems from the University of North Texas.

Stevan Koye Yoga, Yoga Flow	After a somewhat troubled childhood, attending military boarding school and flunking out of college, Stevan found yoga. The workout and the message helped him find a beat that he could call his own. He strives to teach you how to build your own path while maximizing efficiency in your movements, muscles, thoughts and breath. Stevan completed his 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification with Yoga Alliance through American Power Yoga. He has actively studied under Rod Stryker Para Yoga and Anna Forrest Yoga. He has continued education specializing in meditation, arm balances, restorative, backbends and inversions.

Meg Li Yoga to the Core Yoga, Yoga Flow	Meg had been working in corporate America ever since she graduated in 1999 but did not feel fulfilled. She started practicing yoga in 2005, fell in love with it and took teacher training in 2009 to deepen her practice, not knowing what the path might unfold. Teacher training was an important turning point in her life. She realized she has so much to learn about yoga, not just the physical aspect, but spiritually. She knew that yoga will be her lifelong journey to self-discovery and finding inner peace. Yoga training has taught her about conscious living, self-awareness, compassion and more. Being physically weak and fighting asthma throughout childhood, yoga has helped improve her breathing and stamina. Her teaching focuses on breath to create a union with the body, mind and spirit. She believes yoga is for anyone and she caters her practice to her students at all levels. She is passionate about sharing yogic energy and fostering an awareness of ourselves and the present moment, bringing balance, peace and harmony with the greater whole.

Mireille "MiMi" Mears Viniyoga, Prenatal Yoga, Postnatal Yoga MiMi's website	MiMi attended her first yoga class in 1989 at the University of Namur in Belgium, her native country. Since then, her interest in yoga philosophy and in the ancient science of yoga as a healing modality and as a path to happiness has continued to grow. She has been a Certified Yoga Teacher since 1996 and an Associate of the International Yoga School of England since 1997. She has trained in California and Colorado with Joseph Lepage, the founder of Integrative Yoga Therapy, and has been a Certified Integrative Yoga Therapy Instructor since 1999. She also completed the advanced training in Integrative Yoga Therapy. By 2000, MiMi held 3 yoga teacher certifications, but was still feeling there was much more to be learned. In late 2000, she discovered the Viniyoga style and immediately knew she had found the path of yoga she wanted to explore in depth. The teachings of Viniyoga can be traced all the way back to one of the classical texts on yoga: the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In 2001, MiMi completed the prerequisites to enroll in the American Viniyoga Institute’s certification program taught by founder and director Gary Kraftsow. When enrolling in the program, MiMi had no idea she had embarked on a four-year journey of self-discovery and in-depth study of Viniyoga that would take her to Maui, Snowbird resort in Utah, back to her home country of Belgium, and finally to Austin, Texas. MiMi completed the foundation portion of the training in 2003, and in June 2006, she received her Viniyoga Teacher Certificate. Her final project was to create a 6-week prenatal yoga series, applying the principles of Viniyoga to the teaching of Prenatal Yoga. MiMi has been a certified Mamaste(TM) Prenatal Yoga teacher since 2003, and is trained in pre- and post-natal massage therapy, including the "Baby's First Massage" program. Her training and experience as both a registered massage therapist and a yoga therapist help MiMi tailor her classes to the physical and emotional needs of her students. She places great emphasis on the breath as a means to deepen and enliven our yoga practice and on awareness of the movements of the spine in relation to the breath. MiMi’s students enjoy her gentle style, sense of humor and wonderful French accent. Her goal is to help them develop not only greater strength and flexibility, but also a calmer, more peaceful mind. Learn more about MiMi at her website. MiMi is a MoveStudio legacy instructor who has been teaching at at the studio since its inception in 2000.

Melanie Murray Yoga	Melanie an inspiring heart-centered spiritual counselor, healer and yoga teacher. She combines elements of her history in professional dance, jungian psychotherapy and study with spiritual masters from a variety of traditions to deliver a fresh, enlivened inquiry through the body into a fearless exploration of “who we truly are.” She has been teaching yoga for 12 years and has a daily meditation practice that includes chakra energy healing and breath work. She is certified by the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara and has studied extensively with master yoga teachers such as Tias Little, Judith Lasater, Gary Kraftsow, and Elise Miller. Melanie has a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She is very interested in somatic psychology and Jungian depth psychology. She uses all of her training and experience in her teaching, which she considers a healing art form.

Valerie Rogers Yoga Flow, Chair Yoga Valerie's website	Valerie is a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher and a Registered Massage Therapist. She has a unique, fun, eclectic teaching style. Her abstract approach stems from eight years of studying various styles of yoga including Hatha, Kundalini, Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa. Her deep desire to teach derives from the positive influence and profound transformation of her own personal life through the practice of yoga. Teaching gives her the opportunity to share the joy of self-discovery with her students. She is thankful to the many that have gifted her with guidance along her journey including Rod Stryker, Sri Dharma Mittra, Erich Shiffman, Deepak Chopra, Seane Corn, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Shiva Rea, and Desiree Rumbaugh. Valerie’s passion and love of yoga transcends throughout each class. Her dynamic slow flow offers a clear explanation of postures and modifications catering to each student’s individual needs. She brings focus to harmonizing the energy within to reverse the effects of aging, restore vitality, rejuvenate the nervous system, strengthen the body and calm the mind. "Go with the flow, open your heart, focus within and set your spirit free."

Reanee Spratt Yoga, Partner Yoga	Reanee started practicing yoga in college and it became a life-long passion and fascination. She has studied many styles of yoga — Hatha, Kundalini, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar, Bikram, Thai Yoga Massage, etc. — always seeking out new information and trying to grow. She has been teaching yoga since 1997 and teaching at MoveStudio since 2005. Her class is eclectic, blending what she likes most from the various styles and philosophies. Reanee loves people and enjoys all forms of movement, dance and music. Her relationship with yoga is one of pleasure and gratitude only deepening through the years. Partner Yoga is her current passion.

Christiana Stich Yoga, Restorative Yoga	Christiana began practicing yoga in 1995 while living in Tokyo, Japan, and has been teaching at MoveStudio since 2004. She is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, with her primary training through Para Yoga under Yogarupa Rod Stryker. Ongoing study has included trainings with teachers Liz Tucker, Shakta Kaur Khalsa, Judith Lasater, Donna Farhi, Ramananda Patel, and Rodney Yee. Yoga has profoundly changed her life, and her greatest joy comes from sharing this with others. Christiana’s classes, which are a blend of different Hatha Yoga styles, focus on correct physical alignment and include pranayama practices to move deeper into poses, visualizations and meditation to help students explore yoga’s mind/body/spirit connection. Including modifications depending on one’s ability, she encourages students of all ages to honor their bodies, to find contentment in any pose without judgment, and to listen to one’s inner teacher. She invites her students to explore what yoga has to offer for “the peace and tranquility of yoga will reveal itself in a way that is best suited” for the student.

Liz Tucker Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Bhavana in Motion Liz's website	Liz is a transpersonal eco-psychologist and sacred movement teacher who is passionate about elevating the consciousness of the collective. She says, "As a truth-seeking visionary I have sat in the center of my own shadow. I know what it takes to crawl out from the darkness, create a life of abundance and expansion, and find the absolute joy of truth. I want to share with you the practices that got me there. The somatic experiences of yoga and conscious dance have transformed my inner landscape from fearful self-loathing to compassionate curiosity. I believe that these practices have been gifted to me from Spirit and my soul's deep longing for connection, and that my life's work is to be of service by sharing my passion for movement as a potent catalyst for transformation. All that I ask when you come to my class is to be where you are in your practice and with yourself, and to bring an open and receptive heart. I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to hold space for you." Liz has a certificate in transpersonal studies and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Transpersonal Psychology, with a specialization in creativity and innovation, through the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology's Global Program. She is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, with formal yoga teacher training in the Para Yoga tradition inspired by Yogiraj Rod Stryker. Her dance teachers are Michael and Anneli Molin-Skelton, co-creators of Spiritweaves, a conscious dance experience based in Los Angeles. Liz's teaching style is reflective of her 17-year immersion in the yoga teachings of Para Yoga, Iyengar, vinyasa, and kundalini, and the intuitive nature of conscious dance. She facilitates her own practice, Bhavana in Motion, an integrated movement experience that combines conscious dance, tantra yoga, shamanic ritual, creative expression, and various meditation and breathing practices. Liz is a MoveStudio legacy instructor, having taught at the studio since 2001. Find out more about Liz at her website.