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“I grew up in the wonderful land of Siberia where from a young age I was involved in outdoor activities such as rock climbing, hiking, ice skating and many others which developed my love, interest and appreciation for nature and active life. When I moved to the United States several years ago my yoga journey began as I wanted to keep following an active lifestyle. Starting up from attending yoga classes and enjoying the opportunity to learn more about my mind and my body as one complete piece I moved on and started teaching yoga classes and absolutely fell in love with the entire process. I got Yoga Instructor certification with AAAI-ISMA in 2018. In the beginning of 2019, I completed a 200-hour training course in Tantra Vinyasa Yoga in Peru. In March of 2020 I have accomplished an advanced yoga teacher training course in New Zealand for RYT500.

Being a yoga teacher has become an absolutely life changing experience for me and made me feel so grateful for all the benefits that yoga is bringing to people’s life. As a base of my yoga classes I prefer active and energetic flow with attention to breath work. My goal is to help students explore and understand their physical body and mind as a union through their personal practice. I like giving students the opportunity of the challenge. I love seeing people improve and become stronger, healthier and more complete inside as they continue practicing yoga. I truly believe that finding the balance and harmony inside of the self is the key to true happiness and Yoga is for sure a right path to reach this goal.”

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“My journey with yoga began in college where I was an active member of the campus yoga club starting in 2008. Upon graduation, I attended the world-renowned Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica during January of 2010 and received my 200-Hr. RYT certification. I founded the ‘Random Acts of Yoga’ class on Ocean City’s beaches during the summers of 2010-11 and began teaching yoga classes at Pure Family Fitness (then Powerhouse Gym) around the same time. I also taught hot yoga at Soul Yoga Studio in Salisbury, MD from 2015-2019 and at Meta Yoga studio in Salisbury during 2019, and I’ve completed my 300-Hr. YTT with Rebecca Sirman-Farr. I’ve continually expanded my knowledge of yoga practices, attending workshops and training in things like acro-yoga, SUP yoga, psychology of the chakras, arm balancing, and yoga nidra, all of which contribute to a unique blend of what I’m able to offer in my classes. Being a yogi has quite literally changed my life. Through fitness and community, I have grown and evolved alongside the other amazing people that I encounter through yoga.

My teaching style blends vinyasa, ashtanga, and hatha yoga to create a ‘power yoga’ fusion. I believe my practice is an opportunity for self-inquiry and reflection, which in turn leads to breakthroughs and growth on and off the yoga mat. My classes are built upon this foundation. I deeply enjoy the creativity and opportunity for discovery that yoga lends to every human being, and I enjoy helping others tap into potential through their practice.”

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After losing her father, Lauren began yoga as a way of coping with anxiety and my emotions. Coming from an avid runners background, she believes in the physicality of yoga and has lived the benefits that the practice can bring to one’s mental and physical wellness.

Recently, Lauren deepened her practice to incorporate chanting and breath work for a more spiritual practice. Being a professional musician also influenced her addition of chanting and Naad yoga, which incorporates vibrations used for a healing effect. Lauren has studied in pranayama, offered by The Art of Living, obtaining her 200 hour teaching certification, and is experienced in teaching various forms of yoga, including Hatha, Kundinini, and Chakra toning with chant.

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Kate is a 200-hour trained yoga instructor and a lifelong practitioner of yoga. She is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and draws on that skillset to develop yoga sequences that invoke fun, innovative experiences for her students. Her class style flows between vinyasa, yin, and restorative and focuses on fostering a sense of community. Kate believes that a fun yoga practice experience with a supportive community is a great building block for a robust self-care routine. As a mom of 2 children, 4 fur babies, a wife, a daughter, and a busy professional – she understands life can be chaotic and stressful and aims to provide students with a safe place to practice self-care.

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Mk found yoga during her senior year in college as an outlet to channel her anxiety. Never wanting a traditional desk job, she felt called to teach from the very beginning. In 2019, she took a leap of faith and signed up for her first teacher training at M.Power Yoga Studio in Baltimore.

Mk has always had a strong connection with animals and has been known to rehabilitate strays or care for special needs animals. She strives to practice Ahimsa (non-harming) by obstaining from eating meat or buying products tested on animals.

She received her BA in journalism and public relations from Salisbury University and has dreams of starting her own wellness and self-care brand. Mk incorporates yoga philosophy, intuitive movement, meditation, and astrology into her vinyasa rooted classes to educate her students both on and off their mats.

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After 18 years in banking, Alisha left the corporate world to find balance and health for her family and herself. She studied health and nutrition to become a PN1 certified nutrition coach. Alisha quickly found that she truly loved helping others, and became a fitness coach, and a certified fitness instructor in three Beachbody programs: Insanity, PiYo, and Core de Force. She later discovered peace, strength, and passion in YOGA and became 200-hour certified under Rebecca Sirman. Alisha has continued her education by completing her 300-hour advanced yoga teacher certification with Rebecca Sirman Farr in 2022.

Through her own journey to health, Alisha lost 30 pounds, reduced her stress, and became pain-free for the first time in her adult life. She now shares her learnings online, in person, on the water, on the beach, and in the studio classroom.

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Born and raised in the beautiful Ocean City, MD, I discovered the transformative power of fitness during the spring of 2020, amid the Covid pandemic. This journey ignited a passion within me, profoundly enhancing my physical and emotional well-being. By 2023, I embraced yoga, a practice that has been instrumental in helping me understand myself and gain control over the anxieties that I allowed to control my life.

My mission is to guide others toward finding balance in all aspects of their lives, infusing each day with love and joy for every moment and chapter we experience. I am deeply connected to nature, often finding solace and inspiration in its beauty.

Join me as we explore the path to wellness together, finding balance, joy, and love in each moment.

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Sara’s yoga journey began with a connection to the philosophy and the teachings of yoga. After losing her Mom to cancer, there was a connection, a calling to the yogic principles that brought her peace. Through yoga, the universe and the spiritual journey seemed more fluid.

Throughout Sara’s life, yoga has been a welcome mat- a place where she turns to recenter and reconnect. She hopes to provide that same welcome mat for her students.

Sara is RYT 200 certified and trained under Candice Hennessey of Yoga Centric and Chrissy Ehrhart of Zenna Wellness. In addition to her yoga training, Sara has a degree in Psychology, and she has worked in the Medical Device Industry for more than 15 years.

Sara’s passion is for Vinyasa. Through vinyasa Sara recognizes the potential to cultivate energy, connecting physical movement and breath. Sara’s hope is to provide classes that combine a work-out for the body, mind and spirit and that somewhere along the way we tap into a collective energy where we unite.

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Colleen Sullivan has been teaching yoga on the Eastern Shore since 2018. Her yogic journey began in 2012, in efforts to heal physically from back pain. Having grown up a dancer, the Asana practice felt familiar & soothing to her nervous system. Over time, she witnessed the increased balance & mental clarity that yoga brought into her daily life. Wanting to learn more, she received her E-RYT 200 with Eva Whipple & later received her 500 RYT with Jason Crandell. Colleen has continued ed hrs in Kids Yoga, Yin, Pranayama, & SUP Yoga. She has experience teaching as faculty in teacher trainings & at Salisbury University. Her classes embody a paced vinyasa flow with a bit of philosophy weaved into meditation.

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Megan is a healer. She is the gift of fearless love, and is passionate about helping others along their journey to self-discovery and self-acceptance.

Megan packs an extensive library of knowledge and experience and is stoked to share her passion of movement and mindfulness with her students. She has been teaching yoga for a decade, while personal training and teaching group fitness for even longer. Megan has a deep understanding of the body in space and movement as she holds a Master’s of Science degree in Applied Health Physiology and a BA in Dance Performance. Megan is an ERYT500/YACEP international yoga teacher, a Certified & Trained Sound Practitioner, and the Founder & Lead Trainer of The Embodied Warrior School of Yoga.

Megan has shifted her focus within her personal life, practice, and teaching style to include a heavy focus on energy cultivation and what is beyond the physical. This philosophy is applied to the 200hr YTT curriculum, as it emphasizes the interpersonal practice of yoga beyond the mat. In her classes she opens her students’ bodies and minds to an energetic experience within themselves and has the ability to transport and transcend the confines of this dimension through energy cultivation using pranayama, asana, and sound healing.

Megan loves to travel, explore new places and cultures, and continually push out of her comfort zone to discover all that there is. Join Megan for an embodied experience of your own unlimited personal potential in a yoga class, retreat, workshop, or yoga teacher training.

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A Philadelphia native, Kim moved to the ocean city area in 2003 and never looked back. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting, but has always had a passion for physical wellness. She graduated from her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2022 at yogavibez studying under Emmanuelle Clouser, Jared Rowan and Dawn Ehman. Yoga has helped her transform physically, mentally and spiritually. She looks forward to continuing to learn more to deepen her practice. In addition to her 200-ryt, she is certified in several other formats of physical fitness: Barre intensity training in Fit Barre, cycling, Bodypump and Core. She looks forward to sharing her love of yoga within the community.