  View Schedule Email Alice | Alice Beecher Alice Beecher has been experiencing Yoga since 1969. She received her certification from the International Yoga Teachers Association and has over 30 years teaching experience. Alice has studied in India and continues to attend workshops with internationally known instructors throughout the country. She practices and teaches Yoga as a way to integrate the whole being. She is an engaging teacher who enjoys introducing people to Yoga. Alice teaches college students, conducts group classes and private sessions. return to top of page |
| View Schedule Email Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ | Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ, RYT Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ earned her teaching certificate through Triad Yoga Institute's 330-hour training program. She advocates that from the mat to the grocery store line there is room to think yoga in our everyday lives, opening the door of practice to every body type. Incorporating her love for running, hiking, and sports in general she is sincere in helping students listen to their bodies, find joy in the moment, and peace on the mat. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Anne Hoffman | Anne Hoffman, RYT Anne Hoffman R.Y.T., Anne was introduced to yoga 15 years ago through a Raquel Welch's yoga video tape and never looked back. The teachers that have most strongly influenced my practice are Rodney Yee, Johnny Kest, Terry Brown, and Patanjali. When the body, mind and spirit are balanced, life can be lived with freedom and joy which is what I look to share with my students in a logic, gentle, and encouraging manner return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Cory | Cory Stephenson, RYT Cory Stephenson has practiced yoga for nearly a decade and earned her teaching certification from the Triad Yoga Institute through their 330-hour training program. She has taught students ranging in age from 5-80 and considers yoga to be a means of peace and personal growth for all. With her background in dance, she teaches a dynamic style of yoga that incorporates breath, flowing postures, and a sense of joy in physical expression. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Gareth | Gareth Griffith, RYT Gareth Griffith, R.Y.T., has studied yoga since 2000. He has an MS degree in Biomechanics, and incorporates his yoga experience into the coaching of high school athletes. Gareth likes to expose yoga to people of all walks of life and likes to explore the range of benefits, from therapeutic to performance sharpening. In his classes, he formulates a yoga experience that is comfortable, enjoyable and accessible for a wide-range of practitioners. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Gary | Gary Dickson, RYT Gary Dickson, R.Y.T., completed the Triad Yoga Institute 330-hour Teacher Training Program in 2007. He followed his wife into Yoga as a way to find inner peace and to gain balance in his physical body. Recently retired from a long career in science, Gary has focused on the skills and techniques of teaching Yoga to older students. He recently completed a program at the Duke Integrative Medicine center on teaching yoga and therapeutic yoga to seniors. As a senior himself, Gary delights in sharing the journey into maturity with others. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Heather P | Heather Patton, E-RYT Heather Patton, E-R.Y.T*, has been practicing Yoga since 1999. She has completed The Triad Yoga Institute's 330 hour certification program. She also holds a certificate of completion from Cindy Dollar's yearlong teacher training course. She leads her students to find their own path from deep within. Heather hopes that all will experience the joy that comes from the practice of Yoga. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Jerry | Jerry Cunningham, RYT Jerry Cunningham, R.Y.T.,and co-owner of TYI, was found by Yoga in 1995. His 200-hour certification was with Lillah Schwartz at Lighten Up! Yoga Center in Asheville, NC. He completed his 500-hour certification, graduating from TYI's Yoga Vidya in March, 2008. Jerry has enjoyed numerous classes and workshops with a variety of teachers and Yoga styles. He blends those different styles with his own, believing that Yoga is for everyone, even those with tight bodies and limitations such as his own! return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Joseph | Joseph Dix, RYT Joseph Dix, R.Y.T., began his study of Yoga in 1999 at The Triad Yoga Institute. He completed The Triad Yoga Institute's 330-hour Teacher Training Program in 2003 and continues to expand his study and practice through weekly classes at TYI and workshops with guest instructors. Joseph enjoys offering his students light-hearted, but challenging classes in which to explore their own practice. return to top of page |
| View Schedule Email Kishie | Kishie Wyatt, RYT Kishie was first introduced to yoga while in college, and has been hooked ever since. She completed the TYI 200 hour teacher training in 2010, and received her certification to teach children's yoga at the Asheville Yoga Center. Kishie has three children, and credits her yoga practice for teaching her the value of living in the present moment and finding contentment in all of life's journeys. She feels so lucky to be sharing her love of yoga with students of all ages! return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Kymber | Kymber Owens Kymber received her children's yoga teacher certification in Asheville, NC at the Asheville School of Yoga and Massage and The Asheville Yoga Center. She is also a mother of a two year old (who is already doing yoga!) and is a community activist who works for youth education and youth empowerment. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Laura | Laura Mrosla, RYT Laura Mrosla, R.Y.T., came to Yoga seven years ago and has been a student of yoga ever since. Bringing her experience as a health educator into her teaching, she hopes to help others experience the joy and peace that Yoga continues bring to her own life. Laura completed TYI's teacher training program in 2003 and has studied with Cindy Dollar, Suzanne Newton, Martha Garrett, Terry Brown, and others. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Martha | Martha Garrett, E-RYT Martha Garrett, E-RYT 500, has been teaching Yoga since 1995. Her own certification was strongly alignment based and she has also been inspired by teachers Donna Farhi and Eric Schiffmann. Her classes are tailored to meet the needs of a variety of physical abilities with focus on proper alignment, use of the breath, and the creation of a light heart. An artist and teacher of art, she understands how to encourage students uniquely in their practice while creating an arena of challenge and support. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Nancy | Nancy Thornton Nancy Thornton loves to teach Ashtanga Yoga. This system of yoga presents an intelligent combination of postures and breath. As the class moves from sun salutations to standing, seated and inverted postures the breath slows down as the bodies heat up. Nancy currently studies with Matthew Sweeney of Australia who emphasizes the importance of using the breath as the link to move in and out of the postures, enhancing our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. return to top of page |
| View Schedule Email Sheila Wells | Sheila Wells, RYT Sheila Wells, R.Y.T., learned a few yoga poses in college, only to forget about yoga until she re-discovered it in the mid 1990's. She soon realized that yoga was more than great exercise and nifty tricks; it is truly transformative for the mind, body and soul. Sheila completed her teacher training at TYI in 2006 and loves teaching people of all ages and abilities the fundamentals of yoga. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Sheila Wenzel | Sheila Wenzel, RYT Sheila Wenzel, R.Y.T., began her study of Yoga in 2001 and completed her 230 hour Teacher Training Certification in 2003 at Asheville Yoga Center with Stephanie Keach. Other areas of study are Prenatal & Postnatal Instruction, The Radiant Child Program, the science of Ayurveda, and is also a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. She enjoys the non-competitive nature of yoga and encourages students to utilize their breath and focus from within to experience the freedom and joy of yoga that permeates the body, mind, and heart. return to top of page |
 View Schedule Email Steve | Steve Willis, RYT Steve Willis, R.Y.T., has practiced and studied yoga since 2001. He completed the 330-hour Teacher Training Program at Triad Yoga Institute in 2005 and he has attended workshops with many highly-regarded yoga teachers. Steve believes that yoga can be the key that unlocks the creativity and amazing potential we all have within us. He encourages his students to listen carefully to their bodies and to practice with awareness, commitment, and joy. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Susan | Susan Rostand, RYT Susan Rostand, RYT, began a dedicated practice of Yoga in 2001. A former licensed Physical Therapist, Susan brings to her Yoga practice and teaching a compassionate and caring manner, as well as a deep knowledge of human anatomy, physical disabilities and limitations. She completed the 330-hour Yoga Teacher Certification at TYI in 2004 and TYI's Yoga Vidya 500-hour certification in March 2008. Susan is especially interested in the therapeutic applications of Yoga and loves teaching the older Yoga student. return to top of page |
.jpg) View Schedule Email Terry | Terry Brown, CPYI, E-RYT Terry Brown, CPYI, E-RYT 500, co-director of the Triad Yoga Institute, has been a student of Yoga and meditation since 1984. Terry's extensive journey in the study of Yoga has led him to study with a variety of teachers and traditions, however he now considers Aadil Palkhivala, founder of Purna Yoga, his main teacher and influence. Terry is a certified Purna Yoga Instructor and licensed Physical Therapist Assistant. He teaches alignment-based asana to enhance the connection of the energetic and physical bodies, thereby enhancing the yoga poses' benefits and healing effects. Terry also combines his knowledge of the human anatomy and experience in working with physical limitations into his teaching. Co-owner of The Triad Yoga Institute, Terry teaches Purna Yoga, founded by Aadil Palkhivala and his wife Mirra. Purna Yoga distills and integrates the vast aspects of Yoga into an invaluable set of tools for transformation and healing. Offering wisdom and techniques for the union of the body and the mind with the spirit, Purna Yoga teaches alignment-based asana, meditation and pranayama, along with nutrition and yogic living. Purna Yoga is the art of loving yourself by living from the heart. For more information, visit www.purnayoga.com. return to top of page |