o  ur instructors are dedicated to presenting yoga in its original purity and splendor as outlined by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (cir 500 BC)

They skillfully integrate teaching proper form and alignment, breathing techniques, philosophy and meditation.

A passionate and knowledgeable instructor. Doug brings to his students an exceptional depth of skill and experience. His style is sincere but offbeat and playful.

His in-depth training includes studying yoga at the Krishnamarcharya Yoga Mandarim in Chennai, India.

In addition to teaching weekly studio classes, Doug leads International workshops and retreats.

Kathy is a skillful and nurturing instructor. Her style reflects her infectious joy for yoga and her broad, in-depth training and experience. She has had the opportunity to train with many well known teachers in the Krishnamarcharya tradition who have fertilized her understanding of yoga, most notably TVK Desikachar.

In addition to weekly studio classes, Kathy partners with Doug to lead and organize retreats in Mexico and Costa Rica.

Marta was introduced to yoga by her parents over twenty years ago. She is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher through the Atlanta Yoga Fellowship and Peachtree Yoga Center. Her classes incorporate sensory guidance, a challenging flow of sun salutations and encourage students to witness their own experience of yoga without judgment. “The practice of yoga gives me a sense of being grounded in the present moment, an experience of openness and willingness to really engage life. This is what I’m inspired to share when I teach. There can be peace even in the intensity of life.”

Christina took teacher training and was certified at Peachtree Yoga Center. She is a warm and nurturing instructor, skillful at teaching all levels. Her style has been influenced by several well known teachers including Graham Fowler, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rae, Eric Schiffmann and John Friend.

Rebecca Keane has been an avid student of yoga since 1996. In January, 2000 she earned instructor certification through Atlanta Yoga Fellowship and Peachtree Yoga Center. She has studied with leading western masters including Erich Schiffmann, Rodney Yee, John Friend, Shive Rae, and Doug Keller. She is a registered instructor with the national Yoga Alliance.

Rebecca teaches flowing, vinyasa-style for all levels, from a very vigorous, heat-building practice to gentle meditative yoga. She guides students in yoga philosophy, the universal principles of alignment and helps them find their way into their own practice. "Yoga helps us cultivate beauty, wisdom and joy. I try to create a class experience that allows students to find that."

Robert Rowland began his Hatha Yoga journey in 1988, in Athens, GA, with Kundalini. He grew up in Central Georgia and has travelled, studied, lived, and taught around the world. Robert's journey is a testimony of the benefits of yoga on all levels. He studies and draws from the Astanga, Bikram, and Iyengar methods and uses a "hands on approach" with an emphasis on precision and alignment. His background includes an in-depth study of herbology, anatomy and physiology, and subtle energies. In addition to yoga instruction, Robert is a Naturopath that offers a variety of massage techniques , counseling, and Geotran Integrations/Trainings.

Rutu Chaudhari received her 200 hour teacher training from Peachtree Yoga Center and is currently studying "Purna Yoga" with Aadil Palkhivala in Bellvue, Wa. Purna means "complete" and is based on the understanding that yoga is far vaster, deeper, and more subtle than the physical postures (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama). This program is a 1700+ certification which teaches the importance of living in true health, caring for all aspects of our being: the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. This is one of the finest and most thorough programs in the country, with alignment based asana and pranayama from the Iyengar system; working knowledge of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika; nutritional principles found in Ayurveda, Chinese nutritional philosophy, and the best of Western nutrition; the philosophy of the Yamas and Niyamas, and The Yoga Sutras. Rutu is also studying powerful tools of meditation called "Transformative Spirituality" with Mirra Palkhivala. Rutu is driven to learn and teach the essence of yoga. "True yoga doesn't care about the shape of your body, but the shape of your life. Yoga isn't to be performed; yoga is to be lived. Yoga doesn't care about what you have been; yoga cares about the person you are becoming. Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose, and for it to truly be called yoga, its essence must be taught" (A. Palkhivala).

Rutu is also certified in Level 1 Thai Yoga Therapy. She offers classes, group sessions, privates, and workshops.

Becky received her yoga teacher training at the Asheville Yoga Center studying with Stephanie Keach. As a recovering former corporate executive, Becky is discovering how yoga reconnects us to ourselves, to others, and to new possibilities. Becky's natural enthusiasm comes to life as she encourages others to discover their yoga. She enjoys sharing this yoga experience with others, creating an environment of safety and appreciation to celebrate the wonder of the present.

Lara Falberg is a clinical therapist who began exploring the physical practice of yoga in 1999 and has come to learn that the asanas are a means towards discovery of the self and the place in the world one seeks through a regular yoga practice is a wonderful path by which to enjoy and appreciate life. She was certified through Peachtree Yoga Center , and is a registered yoga teacher though the Yoga Alliance. Her classes are varied and she provides a creative approach to sequences and finding one's way into a given posture. Lara employs rigorous flow with posture focus, restorative, goal-oriented, and yin practices. Her reverence for yoga, and learning something new about the practice and oneself each day is where her passion for teaching comes from, and she loves sharing this joy with others. She encourages students to abandon their usual approaches to their environment and their practice, and advocates taking each day as it comes, and utilizing the practice of yoga toward this attitude of being in the moment, and expecting progress, not pefection.

Leigh Anne Neal’s teaching is a harmonic blend of classical Hatha Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. Her classes are warm-hearted and full of spirit. She enjoys opening minds and bringing students towards oneness within themselves. She began studying yoga five years ago and has since received her RYT 200 from Kashi Ashram Atlanta. Leigh Anne has practiced with Stephanie Keech, owner of the Asheville Yoga Center, in the art of Prenatal and Post Natal Yoga. She is currently studying the Iyengar approach to yoga and is slowly, but surely, moving towards certification. She likes to spend time learning from Steve Jacobson and Kathleen Pringle at Stillwater Yoga in Midtown. In April 2006, Leigh Anne opened Nirvana Yoga in the heart of Cabbagetown. She is currently instructing at Yoga Samadhi, Jai Shanti Yoga, Urban Body Studios, Emory University and Nirvana Yoga.

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