Yoga Studio Manager Sonnya has practiced yoga for nearly 20 years and taught since 2016, drawn to the introspection cultivated through movement and noticing. She holds certificates in Yin, restorative, tween/teen yoga, and yoga for mental health, plus a master's degree and clinical licensure in social work. She teaches Beginner, Yin, and Full Moon Yoga.

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Yoga Studio Team Leader Crystal has shared yoga since 2017 and is certified in Accessible, Chair, Yin, Gentle, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Power Vinyasa, and Yoga for Mental Health. She's also certified in Reflexology through the Valley School of the Healing Arts and is a Reiki practitioner. Her background is steeped in disability advocacy and inclusion, with over 30 years in special education.

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Cindy began her yoga practice in 2012 and now teaches both adults and children, with RCYT-95 certification through Next Generation Yoga and Accessible Yoga training. Sharing yoga's mental and physical joys with kids in age-appropriate, meaningful ways is her passion. She offers Gentle Vinyasa, Kids' and Teen Yoga, Grown Up & Me, yoga birthday parties, and Reiki energy healing. [Book with Cindy]

Molly has taught yoga for over ten years and holds certifications in Trauma Informed Yoga and Baptiste Art of Assisting levels 1 & 2. She teaches challenging classes with creative sequencing and a heavy emphasis on alignment and safety, wanting students to find agency and joy in their practice. Her background includes a BS in Neuroscience and an MS in Child Psychology. She teaches Warm Vinyasa Flow, Vin to Yin, and private lessons.

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Jill completed trainings with Studio B in Hershey and Create Karma in Lancaster, with additional certifications in Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Yoga for Stress, Yoga for Adult and Teen Anxiety, Barre, and Reiki I & II. Her specialties are Vinyasa and Power Yoga. She teaches to help others find the power of being in their body and out of their mind.

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Melissa brings a decade-long immersion in yoga, with Yin Teacher Training and Reiki Level II certification. Her classes fuse movement, breathwork, mantra, affirmation, and visualization into themed, transformative experiences. She teaches All Levels Yoga Flow & Sound, Vinyasa, Gentle, Yin, and Meditation, plus customized private sessions.

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Shanthi was introduced to yoga in India and completed her 200-hour certification in 2012, later earning 300 hours in Trauma Centered Trauma Sensitive Yoga from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI. She holds an MSW from the University of Connecticut and certifications in Restorative Yoga and Reiki. Her classes take a trauma-informed approach with gentle, restorative movement and breath work. She teaches Gentle Yoga with Meditation.

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Born in Mendoza, Argentina and a former United States Marine, Julieta found her way to yoga while searching for new purpose after military service. She completed 200-hour trainings with Free Spirit Yoga and The Grateful Yoga, plus 300-hour advanced training with Love And All Is Coming. She teaches vinyāsa, meditation, and prāṇāyāma influenced by Aṣṭāṅga and Haṭha Yoga.

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A second-generation Palestinian-American yoga teacher and healing arts practitioner, Nelly's path has carried her into deep study of birth, women's wellness, and embodied healing. She trained with traditional comadronas in Guatemala through a Mayan Midwifery Immersion, and holds prenatal yoga, doula, and Well Woman Yoga Therapy certifications. Her classes create space for deep listening and reconnection to the body's natural rhythms.

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Jennifer earned her 200-hour certification through My Vinyasa Practice, initially to deepen her own practice before encouragement from teachers led her to the front of the room. She teaches plus-size yoga, blending breath with movement, deep stretching, and a touch of comedy. Her classes are built to feel welcoming and joyful for every student

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A Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor by day, Nikki believes yoga and therapy are perfect complements. She completed her teacher training in 2020 and loves yoga mythology, arm balances, and the peace of moving meditation. She teaches Power Flow and New Moon Yoga.

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Cecilia creates gentle, grounding spaces where students can reconnect with themselves without pressure or perfection. She specializes in Restorative, Yin, and Yoga Nidra — practices supporting deep relaxation, emotional balance, and nervous system healing. Outside the studio she's a high school social studies teacher who loves camping, hiking, and kayaking.

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Lizzi draws on lifelong intuitive healing insight to create experiences exploring the duality of existing as both mortal and divine. Attuned in Usui Reiki I & II, she completed her 200-hour training under Stephanie Johnston of Free Spirit Yoga. As a lifelong spiritual explorer, she brings awareness to a wide array of themes of substance and essence.

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Free Spirit Yoga Stephanie spent over 25 years as a Speech Language Pathologist specializing in adult neurological conditions before turning fully to yoga, which she has practiced for nearly thirty years and taught since 2000. She has completed over 3,000 hours of training and holds a Master's in Psychology, with advanced study in yoga's benefits to the brain and nervous system. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Penn State Harrisburg.

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Debbie's yoga journey began 19 years ago at Free Spirit Yoga in Hershey, and she earned her first 200-hour certification there in 2021, followed by 300 hours from Evolution Lancaster. Yoga has been a meaningful part of her life in retirement from public education. She teaches Strengthen, Flow and Restore.

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Tai Chi + Deepen the Stretch With over three decades of experience, Carol is a seasoned Tai Chi and flexibility expert who views the practice as a "moving meditation" designed to restore the body and calm the mind. She's a NASM Certified Stretching & Flexibility Coach and ACE Certified Personal Trainer, with advanced Tai Chi for Health training under Dr. Paul Lam. Her classes reduce tension, improve balance and mobility, and lower stress.

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Certified Barre Instructor Andrea started teaching barre because she loves it so much, and has been leading classes for over three years. Barre is a low-impact full-body workout blending yoga, pilates, and ballet, using balls, sliders, resistance bands, and light weights set to an upbeat playlist. She looks forward to her Tuesdays at Brownstone with regulars and newcomers alike.

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