ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS:

CHERYL:

Cheryl Boyles first became interested in yoga after a series of auto accidents left her with debilitating neck and back injuries. She came away from her very first yoga class with the conviction that she would one day become an instructor. Cheryl's teaching combines a variety of yoga styles, with special emphasis on evolving the mind-body connection through use of breathing techniques and breath-synchronized movement (Vinyasa). Using props and offering modifications as needed, she is committed to making yoga accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels, helping them manage stress, increase in strength and flexibility, and correct muscular and structural imbalances. Cheryl wholeheartedly believes consistent yoga practice promotes healing, as evidenced by her own recovery from injury and dependence on prescription pain medications. Passionate about wellness of body, mind, and spirit, she considers yoga a remarkable tool for integrating these three aspects of our being into optimal functional harmony. Cheryl strives to express yoga as a balance of strength and grace, facilitating a guided yoga experience of enduring benefit. A yoga instructor since 2003, Cheryl has completed her 200 hour teacher training with White Lotus Foundation.
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ABOUT MUSIC TEACHER THOMAS BOYLES

KELLEY:

Since Kelley Foley began her healing journey in 1994, she has been led on many different pathes of alternative healing. She holds certification in Energy Medicine, Hypnotherapy, Nutritional Therapy, Pranic Healing, and Reiki. in 1999, seeking relief from the pain caused by a debilitating auto immune disease, she found yoga. She completed her 200 hr certification with Yogafit Worldwide in 2007.
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MARY:

Mary has been practicing yoga for almost 20 years. After graduating from college with a degree in studio art and art education, Mary started her studies in the long established tradition of yoga. While studying at the Meditation Center in Minneapolis, she fell in love with Raja yoga, a system of yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditation. This passion for yoga led her to India to meet the founder of the Meditation Center, Swami Veda. While in India, Mary trekked in the Himalayas, volunteered to teach art at a charity school for children and studied Yoga. One of the highlights of her travels was the opportunity to study in Rishikesh with an 84 year old Yogi, formerly a disciple of the famous Indian saint, Swami Sivananda. Currently, Mary’s gurus are her 6 year old and 11 year old kids and her students at Hesperia High School where she teaches high school art.
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TARA:

Tara Matthews, L.Ac is a certified yoga teacher in both Hatha and Kundalini yoga traditions. She first became interested in yoga while in college and was certified as a Hatha Yoga Instructor through Santa Barbara Yoga Center and taught private classes in Montecito for several years. Tara continued to teach as she obtained her degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine until she opened her medical practice in Phelan in 2005. In 2008, she was introduced to the practice of Kundalini yoga and fell in love with the technology. Practicing alone was not enough! In 2010, Tara and her mother, Jo Ann, undertook the rigorous seven month Kundalini Teacher Training Program at GoldenBridge Yoga, Los Angeles. A desire to share her love of this ancient tradition with others has brought Tara to the Yoga Shack! She brings years of deep study and practice of many healing modalities to her teaching.
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