Julie Bergfeld believes that yoga can touch the most untouchable and inflexible lives. Bergfeld is a persistent marathon runner and regularly wins races at the Master's (over 40) level. Most recently she completed Level 1 Bootcamp with Baron Baptiste and teaches and practices Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga. To keep supple for the rigors of marathon training, Bergfeld also enjoys a Yin practice, which is slowly unwinding her hips and hamstrings. Bergfeld completed the YogaSource Teacher Training in 2008 and has been practicing yoga since 2000.
Amanda Brookman has been teaching yoga since 2007 and completed the YogaSource 200 Hour Teacher Training Program in 2009. She finds that yoga has brought a strong balance to her life – both on the mat and off. Her background in dance helped her find a deep connection Vinyasa style classes. Amanda brings a lighthearted approach to her classes while deeply honoring every student's individuality. Classes are always interjected with humor, laughter and acceptance.
Tarraugh Flaherty has practiced yoga since 1989 and massage therapy since 1991. Her classes are inspired by the Anusara, Ashtanga, Sivananda lineages as well as Kundalini and Yin traditions. Tarraugh's teaching creates a strong foundation for the practice of Hatha Yoga, focusing on synchronization of breath and movement and she creates a safe and encouraging environment. Her latest explorations include Certification in Thai Yoga Therapy in 2003 and Heart Sound Seminars, The Physics of Sound and Healing. She holds a degree in Sociology and Certification in International Studies from Webster University. Tarraugh enjoys meditation, reading about quantum physics and health. She offers gratitude to the teachings and to those who support expansion of consciousness and compassion for the entire planet.
Jacueline Grubb's class will provide a peaceful, loving environment which will encourage you to be true to yourself and open to greater compassion and balance in your life. In her class, you'll be challenged, you'll sweat, and you may even fall once or twice, but through it all you'll have fun and leave smiling, ready to take on what life throws your way!
Georgina Gustin completed Yoga Alliance teaching certification in 2007. She first discovered yoga when traveling in India in the early 1990's. Georgina has deeply connected with the Ashtanga-influenced styles of Baron Baptiste, Jivamukti and others. Through these challenging, flowing practices she believes we build energy and venture toward clarity in the middle of our rapidly moving, sometimes kooky world. She is now especially devoted to the idea that yoga should be accessible -- a part of our everyday physical and spiritual experience, even when our pesky lives interfere.
Jan Esterly Herzog has been teaching yoga since 1997 and continues to study with the founder of Anusara Yoga, John Friend as well as other highly recognized teachers. Her classes are both uplifting and therapeutic. One of her goals as a yoga teacher is to see and help expand the potential in her students for optimal health and energy. She enthusiastically and effectively shares safe biomechanical alignment and yoga philosophy inspired by her own yoga practice, her life experiences and by her teachers. She has extensive background in anatomy and therapeutics. She has helped students heal chronic pain as well as to find increased energy and ease in their lives. She also has led many yoga retreats. Jan met her husband in yoga class five years ago, and they are now enjoying their daughter, Sarah. Jan has earned the qualification of Affiliate Anusara Yoga Teacher and has been a practicing massage therapist for 15 years.
Lucy Holmes, E-RYT 500, began her yoga practice in 1989 and has been teaching since 1991. In 1994 she received her 200-hour, month-long teacher certification training from Kripalu, and co-founded the Big Bend Center for Yoga with three local yoga teachers. Lucy ran her own yoga studio, Experience Yoga! from 1997 to 2001. In 2002 she moved to California to embark on the 780-hour, 18-month Advanced Training through the Piedmont Yoga Studio and returned to teaching in St. Louis in 2004. She has studied with master teachers of the Iyengar, Astanga, and Anusara traditions, and currently enjoys studying Dynamic Yoga with Matthew Krepps. Lucy's teaching style is influenced by her love of music, Dunham dance, nature, philosophy and 15 years as a certified professional massage therapist. Her technical background includes extensive study of anatomy and physiology, and her spiritual influences include Buddhism and Native American ceremonies. She is an Experienced. Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level with the National Yoga Alliance, sat on the board of Spirit of Yoga in St. Louis, and is a registered yoga teacher trainer. Lucy loves sharing yoga with all levels of students, using humor, insight, and compassion, and she seeks to create sacred space for students to tap into their own well-spring of empowerment.
Sat Inder Singh Khalsa’s journey into yoga began in 1999 at the Solar Yoga Center. Shortly after, he discovered Ashtanga and fell in love with it. As a dedicated practitioner, Sat Inder made his way into the 3rd series before an encounter with Anusara teacher Mitchel Bleier switched his focus. He began studying with local affiliate teacher, Jan Herzog, and later senior certified Anusara teacher, Desiree Rumbaugh. Also, in 2000, Sat Inder began the study of Kundalini yoga with a tape from Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa and continues his study of this energy-moving yoga with local KRI-certified teacher, Nancy Lewis.
Sat Inder, formerly know as Keith Mitchell, has recently embraced the spiritual name granted him by the 3HO organization. Sat Inder Singh, which means the lion of god who lives in truth and divine consciousness, will now be his legal name rather than Keith Mitchell.
Sat Inder's classes offer the richness and depth of the yogic teachings, and strike the perfect balance between alignment and flow. He is inspired by his comprehensive background in Ashtanga and Anusara studies, his transformational experiences with Kundalini yoga, as well as studies with Shiva Rea and Saul David Raye. Through his unique style and sense of humor, Sat Inder challenges his students to grow deeper in self awareness and physical practice.
KC Beachy Mitchem has recently returned to her hometown to be closer to family while raising her three young "buddha" babies, and continues to pursue her love of teaching mind-body movement. She is a certified Brown Belt Nia and Yoga Instructor who brings a wonderful freshness and uplifting attitude to her classes. Nia is a dance-based, cardiovascular, barefoot workout for the mind-body-spirit. KC's Joy and enthusiasm for the mind-clearing, body-shaping, spirit-filled results will inspire and motivate every fitness level.
Phoenix Amira Lei For Phoenix Lei yoga is a process of letting go of what you wish you could be and enjoying who you actually are. It is a balance of sthira (steadiness) and sukha (ease). Her first exposure to yoga came at the age of 16, and ten years later she took her first official yoga class. Over the last fifteen years she has studied with Erich Schiffmann, Saul David Raye, John Friend, Kitty Daly, Desiree Rumbaugh and Sianna Sherman. She completed the YogaSource 2008 Teacher Training and has become drawn to both the Yin and Anusara styles of yoga, as well as Jivamukti. She brings a rich and varied background to her style of teaching.
Lynn Rosemann spent almost 20 years in the advertising industry before finding her way into a yoga class. She was initially attracted by the physical nature of yoga and its potential for stress reduction but has become increasingly interested in the deeper levels of healing and balance it offers. She completed the 2006 YogaSource Teacher Training and is Registered with Yoga Alliance. She has the opportunity to study with many inspiring teachers, including Beryl Bender Birch, Richart Rosen, and Annie Carpenter. Her passion for yoga draws on the traditions of Hatha, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa. She uses a gentle yet challenging approach to teaching and encourages students to work toward a place of empowerment. Her teaching style focuses on form and alignment while allowing for self-exploration, humor and acceptance.
Emmet Schmelig took his first yoga class in 1992 and is an ERYT-200 through Yoga Alliance. He brings a lifetime of participation in athletics and interest in physical fitness to his classes. His sense of humor and down-to-earth approach is very accessible. Emmet is also a fitness coach as well as a certified personal trainer. He is member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Kathy Vanderselt took her first yoga class in 1995 and began a gradual shift from professional fitness training (1987 Singapore National Aerobic Champion) toward the inner strength of yoga. More than 20 years in the fitness industry have allowed her to work with a variety of people, everything from “pre-school,” yoga students to an older, active adult population. Her lifelong love of learning led her to complete the YogaSource teacher training program in 2006. Kathy’s creative and upbeat approach to the practice is informed by her passion for an energetic, flowing style of yoga. Her experience working with various ages and abilities makes her classes accessible to all. Kathy’s yoga reflects her belief that through asana we find the stillness within, allowing a move from center toward a union with all living beings.
JennTara Ward I took my first yoga class in 1996 and fell in love. Yoga became a crucial part my life. My formal yoga studies are in Anusara Yoga and I feel fortunate to be connected to this tradition of dedicated teachers and students. The life affirming philosophy and heart opening practice of Anusara Yoga has transformed my life and I am deeply grateful. Through this practice I have gained more inner strength and opened up to more life enhancing choices. I am honored to share this tradition with students in the classroom and to be the co-sponsor of some of Anusara Yoga’s most well respected teachers for workshops for here in St. Louis. It is my hope that the practices of yoga awaken us to the one love inside us all.
Michael Webb Michael began his study of yoga in 1992 and soon after was fortunate to be trained by Tias Little. He is a Polarity Therapy Therapist as well as a Massage Therapist and teaches Prajna Yoga which is blend of Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga combined with wisdom teachings from yogic traditions. He brings authenticity, compassion and a knowledgeable presence and expertise to his classes!
Kim Winn has been teaching yoga for 4 years. She is a strong teacher who focuses on core strength. Kim loves yoga because it has helped her to ground herself and become more aware of everyday events and situations.
Chris Yonker began practicing yoga in the early 70s and began teaching in 1993 after completing teacher certification at Kripalu Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. Over the years she has received teacher certifications from White Lotus Foundation, Integrative Yoga Therapy and Santa Barbara Yoga Center in addition to studying with master teachers in the Ashtanga, Iyengar, Viniyoga and vinyasa styles of yoga. She currently studies and practices Mindfulness and Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers and draws inspiration for her classes from these studies as well as her deep appreciation for Vinyasa flow yoga taught in an accessible and straightforward manner. Chris has an extensive background in dance, athletics and massage therapy. She was one of the founders of Big Bend Center in St. Louis and in 2003 opened YogaSource to further promote yoga in the St. Louis area. She believes that yoga can (and should) be accessible and fun!
