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Marty Maddox
LMT, eRYT500

Marty Maddox, LMT, NCTMB, eRYT500, is the owner and founder of yoga4all located in Seminole, Florida since 1999. She is a member of the Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association, a Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT) at the 500-hour level and a Licensed Massage Therapist currently holding Florida, national and specialty certifications. Working in alternative health care since 1976, Marty was naturally drawn to yoga which she has practiced for 20 years and been teaching for almost 16 years. She received her education first through a local apprenticeship and then additional training and certification through the PranaVinyasa School of Yoga. Over these years, she has studied a variety of yoga styles with many teachers and her extensive background in human anatomy gives her yoga classes a focus on alignment, structural integrity and safety.  She believes that Yoga and Massage are about creating space within the body so your natural life force – prana-  can freely flow.

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Wanda Howe
eRYT500

Wanda Howe, eRYT500 has studied yoga since 1983, primarily in the Iyengar tradition.  She has taught for 20 years, is an eRYT certified instructor through The Yoga Alliance, serves on the Board of Directors of Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association, is a staff instructor with Pranavinyasa Yoga Teachers Training Program and President of The Yoga Workshop, Inc.  Wanda has the ability to distill the training she has received from many yoga teachers and masters into a simple practice that focuses on building a stronger foundation in the yoga practice in order to work towards more challenging yoga, inversions, arm balances and back bends.  She conducts ongoing classes weekly, private instruction and frequently offers workshops for students and yoga teachers training.

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Sandi Teresi
eRYT

Sandi Teresi, RYT is an eRYT certified instructor through The Yoga Alliance and TriYoga® certified (Basics and Level I) teacher with a strong background in Iyengar yoga.  She is a member  and past Secretary of Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association.  Sandi emphasizes breath, meditation and the flow of energy and has special training in spinal alignment for scoliosis.  She has studied with Masters such as Kali Ray, Rodney Yee, Ramanand Patel, Kofi Bosia, Lilias Folan, Dr. Richard Miller, Sandra Anderson, and  Lynne Andrews--just to mention a few.  Sandi provides yoga, breath and meditation classes on a volunteer basis for Post Traumatic Stress Patients.  She is available for private instruction at the Studio or in your home.

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Denise O'Dunn
CAP, RYT500

Denise O’Dunn, RYT500, president and founder of Balance & Bliss™ Inc., is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Yoga Teacher, who began studying Yoga in 1970 and received certification as a Yoga Instructor in 1985. She is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level. Denise has served as president of the Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association, Inc. and remains active on its board of directors. Denise received her degree in Ayurveda at the Sarasota Campus of the Florida Vedic College in 2005 and is a professional member of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. She blends the ancient traditions of Ayurveda and Hatha Yoga into an individual practice of self-care. Her clients and students are guided on a blissful path to living a healthy, happy and harmonious life. 

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Judy Kovatch
eRYT

Judy Kovatch, eRYT has an E-RYT (Experienced  registered yoga teacher) designation from the Yoga Alliance. She has been practicing and teaching yoga, meditation and guided imagery over 30 years.  She’s had in depth training in numerous styles of Hatha yoga.   Her integrated traditional teaching method combines elements of Kripalu yoga (the gentle yoga of compassion), Iyengar yoga (focus on proper alignment) and Viniyoga (an approach to Yoga that adapts yoga practice to the unique needs of the individual). Educated at the Kripalu Yoga Center, located in Lenox Massachusetts, Judy is a certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT). She has studied with Joseph Le Page, Gary Kraftsow, Dr. Jeffery Migdow, Stephen Cope and Judith Lasater. Judy’s classes are tranquil, comfortable and fun. Judy draws from a tradition of yoga that is non-dogmatic and open to all levels of ability. Her teaching stresses the adaptation of poses to address the needs of the individual student. 

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Susan Simmons
RYT500
Susan Simmons, RYT500 is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher. She received her teacher training through The PranaVinyasa School of Yoga and has been teaching for nearly 8 years.  Susan integrates proper stretching with breath and alignment in her many styles of practice – allowing the student to find their own path and move from a place of compassion with themselves.  She currently teaches our gentle stretching classes, as well as several easy-to-moderate levels, and also offers classes and workshops in a full restorative yoga.   While Susan has her roots in Iyengar style yoga, she has studied several different yoga styles and easily adapts to all level of students in her classes. Susan is available for private instruction at the studio by appointment.

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Sugandha Purohit
MD, RYT

Sugandha Purohit, MD, RYT was born & brought up in India and then trained in England in OB/GYN. She had a successful practice for 27 years in Toledo Ohio as Board certified OB/GYN where she also practiced yoga for several years. After retiring from active medical practice, her love for Yoga motivated her to go through yoga teacher training course to gain more knowledge. As a certified yoga teacher registered with the Yoga Alliance® and with her medical and OB/GYN background, she started teaching prenatal yoga. She enhances the classes she teaches because she knows Sanskrit language. Sugandha is also a student of Indian music which helps her teach chanting & devotional singing classes.

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Jeffrey Navarre
RYT

Jeffrey Navarre, RYT.  After spending 25 years in service to his country Jeffrey decided to dedicate his life to the study of Yoga and Tai Chi. He teaches the Sun ( Soon ) style of Tai Chi and Sivananda Style Yoga. His classes are open to everyone no matter their level of study. He has been studying Tai Chi for about 15 years and yoga for 20 years. The Sivananda Style of Yoga is a Hatha Yoga class the focuses on asanas as well as relaxation. The Sun style of Tai Chi helps with lowering high blood pressure, balance and fall prevention as well as relaxation.

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Lisa Recchione
RYT

Lisa Recchione, RYT is Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher. She received her teacher training through The PranaVinyasa School of Yoga. She has practiced Hatha, Ashtanga, Power, Ananda and Kundalini yoga and draws on these styles to provide an eclectic experience. Lisa also holds a masters degree in Counselor /Education and has worked in the fields of counseling and special education.

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Nancy MacDonald
RYT
Nancy MacDonald, RYT is a Yoga Alliance registered yoga teacher. She received her teacher training through the PranaVinyasa School of Yoga, continues to take training from high caliber teachers and studies voraciously on her on.  Nancy co-teaches beginners as well as assisting and substitute teaching whenever needed.  Nancy has a background that lends itself to being an excellent teacher with an understanding of the anatomy of the body. She has studied several different yoga styles and easily adapts to various beginner levels in her classes.

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Michele Cowing
Pilates Instructor
Michelle Cowing, pilates instructor comes to us with a fabulous background of teaching yoga, kickboxing, ball, pilates and other fitness classes. She integrates her background and abilities to create a class that is always interesting and unique

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Lynne Andrews
RYT

Lynne Andrews, RYT is a certified TriYoga® Teacher Trainer and senior instructor. A TriYoga instructor for over 18 years, Lynne specializes in postural alignment and teaches vegan & live food preparation classes. Lynne teaches regular workshops in Tampa and here in Seminole at yoga4all.

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Amanda James
Student Instructor

Amanda James, a teacher-in-training from the PranaVinyasa School of Yoga, brings her educational background to the studio and combines it with a variety of yoga styles to teach her class that is a fusion of several traditions. Her beginner's is a hatha blended yoga class offering instruction in alignment, breath and meditation.