WAKE FOREST YOGA

103 S White Street
Wake Forest NC 27587

 

Prema Carol Battle has been teaching Yoga for the last 13 years. She is certified as an
Integral Yoga Teacher and is a member of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association,
Central North Carolina Yoga Teacher Association and the Yoga Alliance. Integral Yoga
is an easeful, peaceful style of Yoga that is easily adaptable to all people regardless of
their physical abilities. A typical Integral Yoga class includes breath work (pranayama),
sun salutations, standing poses, backbends, forward bends, inversions, twists, and deep
relaxation. Her favorite class to teach is Yoga Basics with a lot of fun thrown in.

Marianne Blackburn has been a seeker of yoga since 2003, and is certified to teach through Yoga Alliance. Her classes explore all aspects of traditional yoga, and are organic, devotional and supportive in nature. Marianne encourages students to examine themselves and their conditioning with humility and acceptance as a path to personal growth. Her intention is to guide students to a harmonious union with themselves and the world in which we live.

Ashley Carter RYT is a recent graduate of the NC School of Yoga. She has been subbing for
us since October 2006. Based on the positive feedback we received from her students
when she subbed we have talked her into teaching a regular class at WFY.

Scott Chemlar RYT 500* began practicing yoga in 2004 and quickly discovered that opening, strengthening and aligning the body and mind through yoga created a sense of peace, health and well being. Scott has been certified as a Yoga Teacher at the 200 and 500 hour levels and also is certified as a Prenatal Yoga Teacher, and is currently participating in yet another 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in the style of Anusara. Scott is registered with Yoga Alliance as a Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level.

Ginny Fleming was introduced to kundalini yoga in 1991 by HarDarshan Khalsa and has been practicing that form of yoga ever since. In an effort to approach healing a physical illness with a holistic mind/body/spirit approach, she completed a consecutive thousand day meditation for 31 minutes a day in 1994. Throughout her healing journey that has included many forms of complementary and alternative therapies, kundalini yoga and meditation has been the most effective and consistently doable and helpful practice in her life. Ginny completed a series of instructor training classes taught by HarDarshan in 2000, and has offered private and group sessions during the past five years. Her desire is to share the unique benefits of kundalini yoga and meditation with all of us living in these stressful times who are looking for ways to decompress, relax, refresh and reconnect. Her classes differ from other forms of yoga which emphasize physical strength and endurance. Ginny’s classes combine physical exercises with breathwork, chanting, meditation and relaxation, and are perfect for all ages – teenagers through “the golden years,” all levels of experience – beginners on up, and all states of health – including those with chronic physical challenges.

Sheila Gooch has been practicing yoga since 2000, and is a graduate of the NC School of Yoga 240 hour Teacher Training program. She seeks to make her classes light hearted and fun. Let you inner child out to play at one of Sheila’s classes. She and her husband are co-owners of Wake Forest Yoga .

Marty Gooch RYT, has been practicing yoga since 2000 after his initial training through the NC School of Yoga. His continuing studies of Anusara yoga have led to his status as an official Anusara-Inspired Yoga Teacher. He seeks to customize classes to the needs of the students. He and his wife are co-owners of Wake Forest Yoga.

Diana Hurwitz began her journey into yoga in 1993 as a student of Kripalu yoga. She became certified in the Sampoorna Hatha Yoga tradition in Florida in 1999. Her teaching is heavily influenced by the Iyengar and Kripalu styles of yoga.She began teaching in 2000 at community centers, gyms, spas, retirement communities and private homes. In 2003 she opened a yoga studio. She is very experienced in the modification of yoga poses for seniors and those with chronic health conditions.

Matthew Tarnowski, RYT has been practicing yoga since 2001 and is registered through Yoga Alliance. He teaches from his own evolving practice, which reflects a deep love and commitment to his teachers and to
Pantanjali's eight-limbed path. Matthew's classes blend the principles of alignment and the playfulness of vinyasa flow to encourage exploration of breath and movement, internal observation, acceptance and surrender. Through these methods we arrive at a profound revelation of our divine Selves and a deeper connection to the world around us. Om purnamadah purnamidam. . .

Laura Thompson Quinn, R.Y.T is a master’s level psychologist who has practiced yoga since 1978. She is rooted in the Iyengar style, but has continued to evolve through study and practice of vinyasa, therapeutic and other styles of yoga. She completed her teacher training at the North Carolina School of Yoga in April, 2003 and is continuing her training to the 500 hour level with Lillah Schwartz in Asheville. She believes that yoga is truly for everyone and endeavors to give suitable instruction to each individual.

"Restful yoga for stressful times". Asanas and props assist and support the body in restorative yoga poses for gentle stretching to improve flexibility, and meditation and breathing techniques to allow stress reduction and deep relaxation to help heal and restore the body.

 


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