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Tiiu Gennert is certified as a Sivananda Hatha Yoga Instructor (Yoga Acharya, Master of Yoga, M.Y.) and a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 Hour Level. She is also trained and certified in methods of deep relaxation, meditation, and adapting yoga to life threatening illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. Tiiu has been practicing yoga since 1997 when a close friend in law school inspired her to explore the benefits of yoga.

Tiiu has a background in biology, anthropology and public health. She has found Sivananda yoga to be a perfect complement to her academic training because of its scientific approach to holistic health. Tiiu has always enjoyed a variety of team and individual sports, and is fascinated with the way in which yoga practice combines strength, flexibility and mental poise for a healthier and more fulfilling life. She is inspired by the way in which yoga practice integrates into her daily life as well as the lives of her students. The practice of yoga is a constant learning process as one searches for truth and enlightenment from within. Tiiu strives to create a safe and positive environment in which her students are comfortable learning, exploring and challenging themselves.


Striving to provide high quality and individualized instruction, Tiiu was looking for a way in which to better serve her students with neck and back sensitivities. In her search, she found that Pilates instruction was a powerful and energetic way to strengthen her students' bodies from the “inside out”. Respecting a classical approach to teaching yoga, she became enamored with Power Pilates' classical, systematic and integrative approach to strengthening and stabilizing the core (the "powerhouse") of the body. She is Mat Certified and System Level I Equipment Certified with Power Pilates, and is currently training with the fitness-based Power Pilates program to further hone her mat based class instruction skills and work with the Reformer, Chair, Cadillac, Barrels, Magic Circles, and Ped-o-Pul.

Additionally, Tiiu practices the art of Thai Yoga Massage. This healing tradition can be traced back over 2,500 years to India and the spread of Buddism. It is performed on a cushion on the floor in loose and comfortable clothing. Thai Yoga Massage combines yoga postures and breathing practices, Aruveda, and meditation, and has been described as assisted Hatha yoga. In receiving Thai Yoga Massage one receives the benefits of the practice of yoga, including: stretching and toning the muscles; improving circulation; relieving muscle tension; helping regulate metabolism; boosting the immune system; balancing the body energetically; increasing mental poise and calm; and perpetuating compassion and loving kindness.

Shakthi Paramasivam has been practicing Yoga ever since he was really young, the benefits of being born in a family that appreciated the esoteric and a culture that honored the sacredness of life. This early upbringing in yoga has imbued him with a sense of the spirit that is deep and playful at the same time.

Shakthi has had many teachers (family, friends, kids, strangers, animals, plants) who have each given him a glimpse of the infinite. He has also studied with the modern Masters: Tolly Burkan ( The Father of the Fire Walking Movement), Richard Asimus, Antoinette Asimus, Bodhi Avinasha (Ipsalu Tantra Yoga), Richard Bartlett (Matrix Energetics), Abraham – Hicks ( Law of Attraction), Larry Crane( Release Technique), Marshal Govindhan (Kriya Yoga). The effects of these modern masters and other masters of different times are apparent in the way he teaches and leads his life.

www.agnishakthi.com

Fabienne Bernard is a Certified & Registered Yoga Teacher. Fabienne obtained her teacher certification from Cyndi Lee’s OM yoga training at Evolution Yoga and is also registered with Yoga Alliance. She teaches a powerful vinyasa flow class with a strong focus on alignment, inspired by the OM yoga and Ashtanga traditions. Her classes are open to every body and all levels of experience, so that all students may explore and challenge their limits, and reap the benefits of yoga in a fun and safe environment.

She practices yoga as a tool to thrive in her everyday life, and considers yoga her life philosophy as well as her way to reach toward a higher consciousness. She believes in simple and mindful living, and that we can’t go wrong if we keep giving it our best.

Fabienne holds a master’s degree in English and has also been licensed both as a private pilot and skydiver. While the first part of her life has been rather nomadic, taking her from France (where she grew up), to Germany, San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles, she has settled in Cleveland for over three years now and loves it! A random mix of her favorite Cleveland staples includes Agni Shakthi, The Gathering Place, Ty Fun, Nature’s Bin, the West Side Market, Balanced Living Magazine, Lincoln and Rocky River Parks… Look them up if you’re new – or not so new – to Cleveland…


Shanna Sheline is a Cleveland-based Modern Dancer, teacher, practioner of Thai Yoga Massage, and Pilates instructor. She received her M.A. in Contemporary Dance from Case Western Reserve University . Shanna is certified at the mat level in Power Pilates and continues her training through this classical system. Shanna turned to Pilates to become a better dancer and received so much more. She believes that core strength, balance and control gained from a regular Pilates practice enhances the body’s performance no matter what kind of mover you are.


Marcia Sachs took her first yoga class in 1979 and began teaching in the 90’s. She has been fortunate to have been exposed to various styles and teachers but identifies to the Sivananda lineage of yoga and in 2000 became a certified Sivananda instructor.

Her classes are heavily influenced by the this classical style of yoga with a focus on the mind/body/spirit connection. She enjoys helping others explore this through self-acceptance along with developing deeper inner-awareness.

Typically a class will include centering, pranayama (breath work), warm up, asanas and relaxation.


Denys Morgan, LMT has been working professionally with movement and exercise since 1986. Her lifelong dedication is to heal one’s body, mind and spirit. Denys founded Total Body Solutions in Cleveland, Ohio in 1994 to offer her clients a holistic approach to physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being. She has an extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology, great enthusiasm and creativity, and a sincere desire to help others. As a healer, body worker and teacher, Denys relies heavily on her intuition.

Denys began studying yoga in 1991 at the Reese Institute in Orlando, Florida and in 1992 she completed her teacher’s training. In 1994, she began teaching in the Cleveland area. She teaches a dynamic, eclectic blend of several styles of yoga including Hatha, Ashtanga, Raja, and Kriya Yoga as well as Tibetan yogic techniques. Denys’ follows the teaching of her gurus: Sathya Sai Baba, Pramahansa Yogananda, Meher Baba and Guru Mai. By Their grace she is blessed to spread Their message.

In 1991, Denys began the practice Sufi Dervish whirling, a movement meditation. While in India, she furthered her studies of Sufi religious philosophies. Over the years, Denys has also done self-guided studies of the teachings of the Light of Yoga Society, The Self-Realization Fellowship, the International Yoga Association, and the Bihar School of Yoga.

Denys is an ordained minister with The Universal Life Church and is licensed in the State of Ohio to perform wedding ceremonies.

Denys has held numerous workshops and retreats nationally and internationally. She has traveled the globe spreading healing energy and sharing her life lessons. The highlights of her yoga career have been teaching in Serbia, England, Italy, Costa Rica, and India. She is currently offering spiritual healing retreats in the U.S., Costa Rica, and various other exotic locations. Her dream is to open an alternative teaching and healing center on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Another project on the horizon is the launch of her new technique of practicing yoga in water, which she calls “Waga (sm).”

www.totalbodysolutions.net

Deanna Black's favorite quote is from Gandhi, “Live as if you are going to die tomorrow, learn as if you are going to live forever." She has been in the fitness industry since 1985, teaching group and individual exercise, cycling, and yoga classes throughout the Midwest and internationally. With a BSBA in marketing-management and a minor in athletic training from Missouri Southern State College and later undergrad and graduate coursework in advanced exercise physiology and psychology from Iowa State University, her education continues to be diverse in dance, martial arts, Pilates, yoga and massage therapy, as well as a variety of certifications and workshops by ACE, AFAA, AIFE and Yoga Alliance. The classes she creates accommodate a wide range of levels designed to empower you to do more than you thought possible in a safe, non-threatening environment. The benefits are more that meet the eye. Your reactions and/or responses to the challenges in your physical practice often reflect and carry over to those from the challenges of daily living. With the community developed in Deanna's classes, we can work individually on our well being, yet know we are together in enhancing our world around us. Many thanks to her teachers, Shiva Rea, Shri K Pattahbi Jois, David Swenson and his wife Shelly, Daren Friesen, and locally, Marni Task, Jan Hauenstein and Brian Ballentine, She is humbled and inspired through each of their teachings. And to her students, she is truly touched to share the journey. Life ... Love! Peace! Enjoy!

www.deannablack.com



Laura Noss Sutphen is a Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher who studies directly under the guidance of yoga masters Sharon Gannon and David Life. She has been practicing yoga since the early 1990s, when she found herself in a Jivamukti Yoga class in New York City, with purple walls and a group of people standing on their heads and thought, “Who are these crazy people and where do I sign up to become one of them?” A teacher since 2001, she infuses her sessions with humor and laughter, accessibility, a sense of ease, and guides students to find simple ways to take their yoga off the mat and into daily life. As one of the only Certified Jivamukti teachers in Cleveland, Laura's classes incorporate the classic elements of the Jivamukti method: chanting, to help students find their true voice; a lesson drawing from ancient texts with modern, relevant (and sometimes funny) commentary; a challenging but fun, flowing asana class; and the tranquility of meditation. Laura is known for her approach to music as a transformative element in yoga: each class is set to a unique playlist of fresh music that makes a statement, ranging from hip hop and rap, to rock and roll, to the best of the 70s and 80s, to folk and jam bands.

Featured in national press including The New York Times, Common Ground, Yoga Journal, Real Simple, and Living Fit, Laura is a recent transplant from San Francisco back to her hometown of Cleveland, and hopes to inspire students to ‘rock out’ with their yoga and in doing so, become grounded but inspired to take action in the world. In addition to yoga, Laura founded and teaches Urban Meditation for BeginnersTM, a series designed for any urban (or suburban) dweller who has been curious about meditation or getting centered, and offers grounded, accessible, and easy practices to quiet the mind. Laura offers thanks and pranams to her primary teacher Ruth Lauer Manenti, who consistently inspires her from afar to practice with integrity and intention, to David Life and Sharon Gannon, who remind her to live life on the cutting edge, and to her meditation teacher Jack Kornfield, whose loving presence calls her to the quiet within. Learn more at http://www.onewithintention.com

John Bowden has been practicing Yoga for 8 years and discovered Ashtanga Yoga while being in YTT. "The practice spoke to me in so many ways that I decided to teach this vigorous athletic Yoga to all that would like to learn. I like to have fun and bring a down to earth approach to my teaching style infusing humor and playful qualities. I have a background in martial arts Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, teachers that have inspired me are Robert Moreno, Ginny Walters, Tim Miller, and David Swenson and my students. I like fine dining and a nice bottle of Scotch now and again."

Meg Witt is a Cleveland native with a love for urban living, writing and all-things-yoga-related, Meg Witt teaches power vinyasa yoga and was trained by Tami Schneider of Cleveland Yoga. Passionate, energetic and joyful, Meg’s classes infuse the ancient spiritual teachings of yoga with up-beat music and powerful movements. If you’re looking for a yoga class where you can “sweat it out” and really flow from pose to pose with grace and strength while getting into the groove with some fun tunes, you’ll enjoy Meg’s style. The daughter of a protestant minister, Meg grew up wanting to be a missionary and even went on a missionary training course for 5 months where she lived in Scotland and Egypt. Since discovering the power of yoga, Meg has decided her new mission is to simply LOVE and share that love with others. Combining and exploring the spiritual traditions of the east and the west, Meg loves to teach an inspirational yet down-to-earth class that is creative and FUN. One of her favorite teachers, Diana Vitantonio, likes to say, “No fun. No yoga”. This is the message Meg seeks to live and teach. Meg’s teachers in life and yoga are her boyfriend and fellow yoga teacher, Eric Tabora, as well as Tami Schneider, Diana Vitantonio, Laura LaRosa, Marni Task and her lab/border collie mix, Thea.

Carli Taylor Miluk has taught and performed dance locally for many years. She currently teaches dance not only here at Studio 11 but with Young Audiences of NorthEast Ohio ArtWorks program, Karamu House, Tri-C, and with MorrisonDance. Carli has worked as a guest artist with Cleveland Public Theater, Solon Center for the Arts, Jete Dance Centre, and Brecksville Theater on the Square. Her Cleveland performance credits include MorrisonDance, MegLouise Dance, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Public Theater, Fourth Wall Productions and the Magic Mike Productions magic shows. International credits include a European tour for Armed Forces Entertainment as the host of a puppet show with Natural Bridges Puppet Production Company. She graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a BA in Dance and Theater.

Lisa Kozak is one of the few female 6th Degree Black Belts and Certified Master Instructors* in the traditional Korean Martial Art of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.  She is annually certified through the United States Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation.

She has been the owner of the Moo Duk Center since 1995.

She is also a member of the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame since 1987 as the female competitor of the year. Her work as a martial artist and instructor has been featured in national magazines such as Marie Claire. She was selected by guest editor Demi Moore to be featured along with three other women as national examples of women in athletics.

She is a past national and world champion in martial arts competitions and was selected in 1995 as a member of the United States demonstration team for a presentation to a worldwide audience in Seoul, South Korea.She currently serves as the Regional Examiner for martial artists seeking black belt or higher level certification from the four state region comprising Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.

She has been an instructor in the martial arts, to both children and adult students, for more than 25 years. She has a B.A. in psychology from Cleveland State University and a post graduate certification as a surgical technologist.

*To obtain her master instructor status, she was required to attend an 8-day intensive training seminar along with other elite martial artists. Her first such seminar attendance was in 1994. Since that time, she has attended that 8-day seminar in 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2008.

She is married with three great kids, all martial artists themselves.

Additional information about the Moo Duk Kwan Center can be found at the studio's website: www.moodukkwancenter.com



MaryAnne Jage is a RYT 200 with Yoga Alliance and is currently enrolled in RYT 500 with Yoga Therapy Certification. She began practicing 6 years ago upon returning back to the Cleveland area. Truly impassioned on the path and love to share the benefits of yoga, Maryanne was inspired to complete her teacher training in 2006.

"Yoga has enchanted my life in countless ways. I truly enjoy meeting and serving those I teach. My desire is to continue to travel and learn on the path, sharing yoga and the healing it can offer. When we truly connect to selfless service, we are connected to Divine Source and each other."

Maryanne has traveled and studied in Costa Rica, Utah, and has attened the Yoga Journal Conferences in 2007 and 2008. She has trained with Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Sharon Gannon, David Life, David Swenson and Anna Forrest.

Her "aha" moment was the women's sacred retreat at Feathered Pipe Ranch, Montana. It is here she truly realized that her joy in life was to spread the blessings of yoga. She has made this her "second-half" life career and adores bringing joy to others – especially friends, family and grandson Kadin through yoga.

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