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.

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.”

Stephanie Kohler discovered yoga after living in Japan for two years, where tai chi first exposed her to vinyasa. Itchy feet and a desire to experience yoga at its source motivated her to travel to India , where she studied in Mysore with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy. In the US , she has studied with several senior teachers, including David Williams, David Swenson, and Tim Miller. Equally influential, however, is the community she has encountered both at home and away. As a practitioner and a teacher, Stephanie strives to balance effort with surrender, precision with laughter. She encourages students to create some kind of daily practice in order to experience yoga more fully. Constant exploration of yoga, not just asana, motivates her own practice.

Todd Roderick has been dedicated to the practice of Ashtanga since 1994 and has been teaching for over 11 years. He had the rare opportunity to study extensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India, and as a result he is the most experienced Ashtanga instructor in the Southeast. Todd attended his first yoga class in Mysore, where he studied for 14 months between two trips in 1996 and 1997.

Over the years, Todd has studied with many other senior Ashtanga instructors, including Tim Miller, Rolf Naujokat, Ranjani Cobo, to name a few. His teaching is steeped in the ancient tradition of yoga. By adhering to tradition, he honors the teachers that came before him. Todd's teaching style can be described as intuitive and sensitive, yet direct. He believes Ashtanga Yoga is a catalyst to spiritual development and teaches accordingly.

In 2006, Creative Loafing Magazine named Todd "Best Yoga Instructor to Bring Your Ashtanga Practice to the Next Level"

Lucy Curtis was thrilled to complete her 200 hour teacher training in 2008 with Leigh Anne Neal at Nirvana Yoga in Atlanta, GA. She believes that hatha yoga has the power to transform the practitioner into a more whole, healthy, harmonious version of him or herself. Lucy's classes are warm-hearted, encouraging and fun; a place where it's always appropriate to giggle (or cry) on the mat. Lucy's love of children and yoga merged recently when she completed YogaKids Foundations Training with Cheryl Crawford and Amy Haysman. She's now happily barking in Downward Facing Dog pose as a YogaKids Associate and working through the next level of training. When not practicing yoga, Lucy enjoys reading, engaging in record player dance parties, tutoring children, and watching crazy cats on Youtube.

Natalie has been practicing yoga for the last 6 years and completed her 200-hr certification at Peachtree Yoga in 2009. Through her own personal meditation and yoga practice, she has been delighted to discover depths of calm awareness and compassion in every day life. She enjoys living each moment fully in the present and connecting with others in an open-hearted way. Her classes are infused with subtle humor and warm encouragement. She creates a nurturing environment using softly flowing movements, held postures and deep breathwork where students can grow in their practice in an authentic way.

Jocelyn Rose's classes are a playful and challenging exploration of the spirit, linking movement and breath in one Divine dance. Jocelyn seeks and shares inspiration from yoga's many shining shapes through mantra, mudra, meditation and breath. Her teaching style is a blend of graceful and creative movement intermingled with her passion for alignment and attention to detail, which she believes ultimately leads to freedom in both the body and the mind. Jocelyn has studied yoga and meditation in India, Chicago, New York City and Atlanta.

Jocelyn completed her 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification at Laughing Lotus in NYC. She holds a Masters degree in Vocal Performance and Opera. She is also a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist with an emphasis on deep tissue release.

Latonya's true passion in life is yoga! She has been practicing yoga since 2001. During that time, her life has changed in different ways but her yoga practice has evolved and remained constant in her life.

Latonya earned her RYT 200 hour Classical Yoga certification from Kashi Atlanta in 2008 under the supervision of Swami Jaya Devi. She is also in the process of finishing her 500 hour RYT certification. She is certified to teach Restorative Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Pre-natal yoga, Vinyasa flow and Yin Yoga. Her classes may incorporate a mixed bag of yoga styles.

Latonya loves to teach yoga by encouraging her students to practice with an open heart and mind. Latonya became a yoga teacher in order to spread her love of yoga and to teach others to connect with the heart and soul. She truly believes that yoga allows one to be at peace - mind, body and soul.

Narin Hassan has been practicing yoga for over ten years and teaching since 2004. Her practice and training encompasses a range of styles, including Iyengar, Kripalu, Vinyasa, and most recently Purna yoga. Grounded in a therapeutic, alignment-based approach, Narin’s classes reflect her focus upon posture and alignment detail while combining a sense of fluid breath and movement. She emphasizes the role of yoga as a complete holistic method that includes the study of nutrition, meditation, and pranayama. Narin incorporates her practice and teaching of yoga with a career as a college professor. She teaches literary and cultural studies at Georgia Tech, and one of her current projects involves researching the cultural and historical roots of yoga in its migration to the West.

Kerri Affronti is known for being an expert in Male/Female Dynamics. Professional Speaker and Trainer, who shows women and men how to be seen, heard, and celebrated in their true essence. She has helped men and woman around the world understand the most basic instincts of men and women in the world of dating and relationships. She has worked with couples on learning how to get what they need from their dating counterparts to create passion and harmony in the relationship. Kerri created The Super Sexy System to help men and women to attract supportive relationships, nourish their powerful bodies, and become sexy, now. Clients rave about the practical ideas, implementation tips, and step-by-step guidance they receive from her. She has helped thousands of women discover there courage as a woman and along the way helped out a few men in understanding the woman’s mystique. She illuminates the core of women’s behavior – how women think, feel, communicate, and relate to themselves and others. She truly bridges the gap of social dynamics between men and women.

Lisa did her first sun salutation nearly 10 years ago and she’s been diving deeper ever since. She’ll be the first to tell you that it’s the most powerful presence in her life. She received her 500-hour advanced certification from Peachtree Yoga Center in 2008 through the leadership of Graham Fowler and Ursula Nix. She has studied deep meditation with Bhagwan Awatramani. Explored the power of chanting the Yoga Sutras in Sanskrit with Dr. Michel Angot. And absorbed alignment, anatomy, and patience with Erich Schiffman and Sean Tebor.

With roots in Hatha yoga, she teaches vinyasa-based classes. As a certified pranic healer and massage therapist, she believes in the power of touch. You can expect hands-on support in her classes as she gently encourages alignment and depth in each pose. Truth be told, she’s pretty down to earth, too. Don’t be surprised if she plays Van Morrison and brings you chocolate.

Stephanie has been practicing yoga for ten years after having surgery on both knees as she was an avid runner. She enjoyed the therapeutic benefits of yoga after surgery and started going to classes regularly. She and her new husband recently moved to Atlanta from Kansas City where Stephanie taught first grade. With the support of her husband and family, she decided to follow her passion and become a yoga instructor. Stephanie jumped right into the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course at Peachtree Yoga. Prior to starting the course, Stephanie had gone through the Level l and ll training with YogaFit, so do not be surprised if you sweat in her class. Stephanie believes in the power of uniting breath and movement both on and off the mat. Her classes are challenging and fun, and she always offers modifications. You will find her classes to be free of judgment and competition because every day and every body is different.

Currently, Stephanie is working on becoming a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer. She believes in finding balance in life by moving each day, eating whole foods that support the body and soul, and getting plenty of rest.

Jose Morelli was born in Lima, Peru but has lived in Atlanta the past 24 years. He is an architect, graphic designer and musician. Jose has also studied and practiced Buddhist meditation and philosophy for over thirty years the last twenty of which have been with some of the most renown meditation masters from the Gelukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, here in Atlanta at the Drepung Loseling Monastery, where he also works. Currently Jose is teaching a meditation course at the CDC, as a member of the "Cognitive Based Compassion Training Program" developed by Emory University. Whether playing music with the “Flying Mystics” or sitting on a meditation cushion, he wants to share the bounty that meditation brings into your life.