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                         Natalie         Loree           Jill          Jason          Brandi          Peter        Debra Lee         Vanessa                        


Natalie Morales
 

Natalie has been studying varied approaches to Hatha yoga since 1981, including Anusara, Ashtanga, Bikram, Kundalini, Iyengar and the style some call Viniyoga.  She started teaching in 1995, blending her experience into light-hearted classes where we are encouraged to make our own multi-layered study of the self that extends way beyond the physical.  She promotes each class as an act of self-discovery, not just by emphasizing body-awareness through asana, but also by encouraging us to fine-tune an awareness in the patterns of thought and emotion that underlie our movement. She believes that the most well-rounded approach to life and yoga involves experimenting with various styles, to honor our multi-faceted personalities.  To help students experience this, she teaches Yoga Nidra, Restorative, and a style she calls Funyasa™, a power-vinyasa hybrid with special emphasis on fun.  To learn more about her, visit funyasa.com


Loree Shrager
 

Loree has been teaching yoga since 1996. Over the years she has studied extensively with Erich Schiffmann, and has trained locally with Bobbi Golden in the Iyengar tradition, and with Peter Barber, focusing on Kripalu Yoga.  To earn her PhD in Clinical Psychology, she did her dissertation on the psycho-physiological effects of yoga and meditation.  For 12 years, she has been teaching a devoted group of students at the Hotel Biltmore, and on Grove Isle.  Her flowing style is always changing, and she’s known for leading classes that are challenging, relaxing, fun and soothing all at once.


Jill Rapperport
 

Jill is a yoga instructor, meditation teacher, Level III Reiki Master and Personal Empowerment Coach.  As a dedicated Ashtangi, she honors the traditions of the late Sri K. Patthabi Jois, and has studied this style extensively with David Swenson, Michael Gannon, Lino Miele and David Keil.  She has studied anatomy, chakra balancing and cranio-sacral therapy with Tias Little, and has has been trained by Rod Stryker in meditation and the arts of Yoga Marma and Yoga Nidra. She's certified to teach children and teens, and holds special workshops and camps for youth.  Jill is also a Certified YogaEd Trainer, committed to bringing this nationally recognized program to Dade County schools.  With her anatomical knowledge and training in astrology and music, Jill is known for infusing her yoga classes with the essence of varied spiritual practices.  Each class is a sensual journey, a challenging physical workout connecting the present moment with ancient traditions.  She ends each class with a meditation to the healing music of crystal bowls. To learn more about Jill, visit  soaringeagleyoga.com


Jason Lawner
 

Jason has been an active athlete his entire life, thriving on the challenge and discipline of physical exercise.  He participated in triathlons from the age of 10, and as a result of ruthless training at such a tender age, developed back injuries so serious that he was forced to wear a brace for almost 3 years. After sustaining a knee injury, he was sidelined from sports altogether his sophomore year in High School.  As a means of rehab, he reluctantly checked out a yoga class, and came away with something that he never got in his years of training in the gym: an overall sense of wellbeing. Since then he’s never looked back.  Having learned first-hand about the body’s capacity to heal itself by applying principles of biomechanical alignment taught in yoga, Jason is proof of the resilience of the human spirit and the healing power of yoga.  He has studied Anusara® Yoga extensively with John Friend, Desirée Rambaugh, Sianna Sherman, Amy Ippoliti and Jordan Bloom, among others.  He completed a Level I Anusara® Yoga Teacher Training, and was certified to teach Skanda Yoga by its founder Ken von Roenn III.  Jason shares his experience and puts his skill into action in his classes, invoking the warrior spirit for a challenging and self-empowering practice.  To learn more about this style, visit skandayoga.com


Brandi Baldwin
 

Brandi is a Miami native and life-long athlete, an artist, entrepreneur and avid Yogini.  She sees yoga as the ideal playground for people to explore their true nature and to access their Highest Self.  It provides an opportunity for people to explore and celebrate their uniqueness; to observe the ego and detach from the desire to compare and control.  She encourages her students to release judgment and to find contentment in the face of challenge, both on and off the mat. By helping her students manage stress, live more wholly and realize their greatest potential, Brandi sees teaching yoga as her contribution to the betterment of society, one person at a time.  She’s also an expert on human interaction, and facilitates workshops on successful relationships.  She imbues her Yoga Flow classes with her warm and accepting spirit, leaving students feeling refreshed, centered and recharged.   

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Peter Barber
 

Peter Barber is a Certified Anusara® Yoga Teacher, is a retired attorney and has been teaching yoga full time since 1996. He has trained extensively with some of the most renowned teachers in the country, and has been a student of John Friend since 2000.  He shares his knowledge generously, and is grateful for the opportunity to do so.  To learn more, visit yogipete.com or anusara.com


Debra Lee Lazaro
 

With a Health & Fitness background from New York, California and Florida, Debra Lee turned her entire focus to teaching yoga, and received her Yoga Certification in Miami 2001.  She teaches a strong, flowing and meditative vinyasa yoga class, infused with elements from the Anusara, Ashtanga, Iyengar and Tantric traditions. She has trained extensively with some of the most renowned teachers in the field, such as John Friend, Rod Stryker, Rodney Yee, Aadil Palkhivala and Tias Little.  Well known for safety and alignment, Debra Lee’s soft approach to her powerful style is an energizing and vigorous blend of physical movements synchronized with the breath, helping her students increase flexibility, muscle tone and strength, while conditioning the cardiovascular and digestive systems, to create an overall sense of well-being


Vanessa Michel
 

Vanessa was a teenager when she first encountered Rachel Welch’s now-famous book of yoga.  She was so inspired by the amazing poses that she began to imitate them out of curiosity and for fun, always interested in whatever involved moving the body.  Over the years she has developed that keen interest into a way of life, exploring different yogic methods to arrive at her present blend of styles.  Vanessa is known for coaxing amazing poses out of people with her playful spirit.   In her classes, she combines the details of Iyengar yoga with the discipline of Ashtanga Vinyasa, adding the spice of Jivamukti and traditional undertones of Vipassana Meditation and Tantric ParaYoga®.  She has studied with Sharon Gannon, Rod Stryker, Doug Swenson and Karen Prior, among others. She teaches Vinyasa,  Mamaste™ Prenatal Yoga  & Postnatal Yoga.  She joyfully invites you on a wholesome journey with effects sure to extend beyond the regular asana practice.