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.
Since
earning a
Sport Yoga certification from NESTA in 2003, Cheryl has taught many hundreds of hours
of group yoga classes and private yoga instruction while continuing
participation in yoga trainings and other avenues of yoga experience and
education. Additionally, YogaFit Training Systems Worldwide has certified
her to teach prenatal and postpartum
yoga.
ABOUT MUSIC TEACHER THOMAS
BOYLES
Lana began practicing yoga about eight years ago as an alternative form of exercise with the hope that it would ease stress. Within a month, she became hooked after realizing that various back and hip tweaks that she had always lived with began to disappear. Since then, her yoga practice has slowly evolved into an ongoing journey that recently led her to obtain her yoga teacher certification at Yandara Yoga Institute in Mexico. Although her background is in vinyasa and power yoga, lately Lana's style has been more meditative. She believes that everyone has the perfect body for yoga and that it can be done at any age. Lana is RYT-200 certified.
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