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Xiaoyi Dong (Solange) (Tai Chi)
Xiaoyi Dong (Solange) is from China and a current student in Agnes Scott College, majoring in psychology and religion. Her life goal is to promote people’s spiritual world and guide people to a better way of living. She witnessed the effect of modern chemical medicine on healing psychological diseases and realized that a better way to overcome these diseases, such as sleeping and emotional disorders, is natural healing, such as practicing Tai Chi and learning Buddhist gospels.
Xiaoyi Dong learned Chen-style Tai Chi in 2009 in Yangshuo Tai Chi and Kongfu School in China and was trained as a Tai chi instructor there. She taught her high school classmates Tai Chi and instructed the group performance during school celebration.
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Jude Hasken (Tai Chi)
Jude began his study of Tai Chi with Master Marshall Ho in 1976. He studied Yang style Tai Chi 108 Forms and was introduced to Qi Gong. In 1995, Jude moved to the Atlanta area and since then has had the great good fortune to study with Grandmaster Tingsen Xu and Master Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen.) With Dr. Xu, Jude has studied both the Tai Chi 24 Forms and the Tai Chi 108 Forms. Jude is continuing his study of Qi Gong with Master Chen. He is certified to teach Tai Chi 24 Forms and is a member of the North American Wudang Taoist Association.
Jude assisted Dr. Xu with the study of the benefits of Tai Chi for Parkinson's Patients conducted at Emory University. He also assisted Dr. Xu in introducing the Tai Chi 10 Forms to Emory University students. He is a member of Dr. Xu's Tai Chi Health and Research Association. Under Master Chen's guidance Jude has developed an increased awareness of the nature of Qi and its importance to Health and Longevity.
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Corinne Chaves (Tai Chi and Qi Gong)
Corinne has been a student of Master Yun Xiang Tseng (Master Chen) since 2002 and is one of his senior instructors of Tai Chi and Qi Gong. She lived and studied in China for most of a year deepening her Tai Chi and Qi Gong foundations and studying with Master Huang Chuan Bo, Master Zhong Yunlong, and other instructors at the Wudang Sanfeng Academy. Corinne brings a deep awareness of the internal aspects of Tai Chi and Qi Gong practice to her instruction and quickly takes her students to a personal connection with the source. |
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Stephanie Foxman (Yoga Basics)
Stephanie is a dynamic and engaging yoga instructor with a strong background in alignment-focused yoga. She helps students enliven and integrate their body, mind and spirit through the powerful practice of yoga. A former competitive gymnast and dancer, Stephanie is an Introductory I teacher in the Iyengar yoga method. She continues to passionately pursue her subject, studying yoga poses (asanas) and yoga philosophy (sutras) under the guidance of top Iyengar yoga instructors from Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, India and London.
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Annie Harbison (Power Flow Yoga & Noon Flow Yoga)
Annie studied classical dance techniques under the tutelage of stage ballerinas and musical theater directors. This training encouraged her to be aware of her own physicality and to value the benefits of a clear, positive mind. Yoga naturally became an outlet for her in college. Craving the rewards of mental clarity and physical expression, she discovered that her time on the mat was priceless.
Annie’s belief in the power of practice and interest to expand her knowledge, led her to teacher training through Yogafit. Annie is new to the Decatur area and excited to get to know the community. She enthusiastically plans to continue her education in the practice and philosophy of yoga for life.
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Pat Hudson (Yoga for Wellness)
Pat has practiced yoga for over 40 years and has 30 years of teaching experience, with over 10 in the Atlanta area. She is certified through the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation. While living in Nashville TN, she served on the board of the Nashville Yoga Society. She is also a personal trainer and is certified to teach pregnancy yoga and strength training.
Pat believes that everyone has the capability to find serenity and peace through yoga and meditation. As a teacher, she guides students to make their practice their own and their intention personal. Pat warmly invites you to join her in healing through mindful and meditative vinyasa yoga.
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Terri Leonard (Therapeutic Yoga)
Terri’s passion is bringing the benefits of yoga to those requiring a slower or more customized practice. Her skill as a teacher is making yoga more accessible by modifying breathing practices, physical postures, and relaxation techniques by using chairs, props, and therapeutic movement. She creates accommodation for those with physical, neurological, or cognitive disability, as well as for those who seek a slower, less strenuous yoga practice.
Terri is currently a Candidate Certified Yoga Therapist (CCYT) with Professional Yoga Therapy Studies. She completed the 200-hour yoga teacher certification in classical yoga from Kashi Atlanta in 2004. Terri continues her professional development by attending workshops and trainings focused on the therapeutic application and adaptation of yoga postures for people with disability.
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Michael McCullers (Vinyasa Flow Yoga)
Michael has been a longtime yoga practitioner and has his Sivananda Yoga Teacher Certification. He has over 16 years of Martial Arts training, holding black belts in both Tae Kwan Do and Jujitsu. Beginning in 2000, Michael studied Tai Chi with Hiep Trinh. Through Hiep, Michael has received thorough training in both Chen and Yang styles of Tai Chi. The forms which he has learned include Yang 24 and 108, as well as Basic Chen and Cannon Fist Forms.
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Amy Scully (Noon Flow Yoga)
Amy has studied yoga and meditation since 2004 and brings to her teaching a deep commitment to alignment and integration as the foundation from which the grace of yoga is experienced. She received classical yoga teacher training at Kashi Ashram Atlanta and has begun work towards certification in Anusara yoga. Her classes include practice in posture, breath, meditation and sound that explore the dynamic play of opposites – effort and ease, strength and flexibility, engagement and detachment.
As the daughter of an American diplomat Amy grew up abroad, primarily in Asia and Africa. Her undergraduate study was at Vanderbilt University where she majored in Asian studies with a concentration in comparative religions. She is currently completing a master’s degree in social work at the University of Georgia.
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Caroline Young (Multi-Level Yoga)
Caroline Young is a young and passionate yoga teacher. Fresh out of college where she studied journalism, she is on a lifelong journey to pursue both of her passions—writing and yoga. Ever since she was 8-years old, when she found her mother in a headstand in her bedroom, Caroline has been intrigued by the practice of yoga.
Caroline earned her 200-Hour teacher training certification in St. Augustine, FL at Discovery Yoga, an affiliate of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshires, MA. As a new resident of Decatur, she is looking forward to spreading her love of yoga through teaching. Caroline believes everyone has an innate, permanent joy and that a steady yoga practice is one way of finding it-no matter what issue or circumstance may be hiding it.
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Tamara Albright (Nia)
Over the years, spiritual discovery, art, natural foods, yoga & aromatherapy created a synergy of well-being practices that became a cornerstone in Tamara's (rhymes w/ Sara) personal development. Yet, she still craved to connect with others through music & dance. Traveling the east coast, she attended music festivals/concerts, sharing her spirit through ecstatic tribal dance.
Eventually landing in Asheville, Tamara discovered Nia at the YMCA in 2006. Nia provided her with a new avenue uniting spirit, self & community. A year later she became an instructor teaching 3+ classes a week. The newest chapter in her journey of self-discovery brought Tamara to Atlanta in 2008. Here she has introduced Nia to kids and adults. Her training as a certified ReUnion Process Facilitator in 2009 has added a new depth of awareness and compassion to her teaching. She is looking forward to connecting with you through movement, breath & bliss.
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Erica Saffron (Nia)
Several years ago, Erica lost a close friend. Grief over the loss sunk in so deeply that I experienced one of the darkest depressions in my life. This is where her journey with Nia began. In the midst of it all, she emailed a friend who reminded her of the Nia dance that she was doing. In that moment of great darkness and pain, Erica immediately sought out a class in Atlanta.
Since doing the White Belt Teacher Certification in September of 2008 with trainer, Stephaney Robinson, Erica has been dancing through life with ALL of her Being. She discovered the ability to self-heal. Her own healing and life lessons, allow her to truly and authentically be a healer to others. Erica seeks to uplift and bring out the best in everyone in their own natural time and in their body’s way.
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Robbin Marcus (Alexander Technique)
Robbin is a well-known traditional dance leader and an advocate for accurate performance styles in the music classroom. She was initially drawn to the Alexander Technique to help her with back and neck pain from years of playing piano and teaching small children. Robbin received her initial training at the Alexander Alliance with Bruce and Martha Fertman in Philadelphia. She now specializes in helping musicians and others unlearn habits which make them uncomfortable at their daily activities.
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Christina Shunnarah (Osho Meditation)
Christina (aka Deva Meghana) was first drawn to the teachings of Osho back when she was a graduate student in the year 2000. Her experience with the many different Osho meditation techniques led to a deep transformation, healing, rejuvenation and a desire to share the techniques with others. It gives her great joy to be able to share the gift and jewel of active meditation.
When she is not meditating, Deva Meghana is a Kindergarten teacher at an international school in Atlanta. She also teaches college courses at Oglethorpe University and Dekalb Technical College. Her passions include creative writing, art therapy, cultural studies, swimming and travel.
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