Meet Our Yoga Instructors - Prenatal, Family & Therapeutic Yoga

Real Experience, Real Depth

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Amanda Naccarato
E-RYT 200, YACEP

Heated Power Vinyasa + Moon Yoga™ (Astrology-Inspired Flow)

Amanda’s yoga practice focuses on mindful movements, intentional breath, and a willful mind. She loves that yoga is a lifestyle that you truly make your own. You can feel free to challenge your body in a pose or allow your mind to rest. Her mission as an instructor is to build strength from the inside out. Amanda earned her yoga certification at One Point One in Pittsburgh April 2021.

Expect creative sequencing, strong standing work, and thoughtfully layered progressions. Her classes are energizing, empowering, and rhythm-driven.

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Cecile Shellman
RYT 200

Gentle Flow + Accessible Yoga for All Bodies

Cecile teaches Yoga for Every Body with an emphasis on accessibility, foundational alignment, and sustainable pacing. After navigating a debilitating illness that once required mobility aids and supplemental oxygen, she returned to yoga as a pathway to regain strength and vitality. 

Her classes prioritize thoughtful use of props, steady breathwork, and supportive movement. Students can expect a welcoming, resilience-informed practice rooted in lived experience.

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Christianne Johnson
RYT 200

Christianne leads Slow Flow classes grounded in alignment, fluid transitions, and deliberate breath-to-movement connection.

As a full-time working mom, she understands the importance of balance and offers a structured space to reset.

Her sequencing follows traditional Vinyasa patterns at a steadier pace, allowing students to build strength with clarity. Expect smooth transitions and focused, intentional movement.

Slow Flow Vinyasa

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Jennie Bolas
RYT 200

Beginner’s Yoga + Foundational Breathwork

Jennie’s Beginner’s Yoga classes focus on core postures, accessible sequencing, and steady breath awareness. Her teaching style supports students with zero experience while also offering refinement for those seeking a slower, grounding practice. 

Expect clear instruction, hands-on guidance (when welcomed), and an approachable atmosphere. Her goal is to make yoga feel steady and attainable from the start.

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Jess Ferek
RYT 500

Power Yoga + Kundalini-Inspired Nervous System Work

Jess leads Ignite + Elevate, a 90-minute workshop blending dynamic Power Flow with Kundalini kriya and breathwork. Her trauma-informed approach bridges physical strength-building with nervous system regulation and energetic release.

Classes move from heat and empowerment into guided meditation and deep rest. Expect intensity followed by integration.

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Jess Johns
RYT 500

Jess specializes in family-centered and youth yoga, holding certifications in Yoga Playgrounds, Yoga 4 Classrooms, and Childlight Yoga. Her Mommy and Me Yoga classes use music, storytelling, and playful movement to introduce breath and body awareness to young children. 

She also leads Yoga for Strong, Resilient Families, integrating mindfulness and emotional regulation tools. Her teaching is interactive, developmentally informed, and grounded in exploration.

Family Yoga + Youth Mindfulness

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Jessica Schaefer
E-RYT 200

Jessica teaches Prenatal Yoga centered on connection—to breath, changing bodies, babies, and community. With additional training in prenatal education and yoga therapy, she integrates pelvic floor awareness, mobility, and strength-building to support labor preparation. 

Her classes are anatomically informed and accessible across all trimesters. Expect mindful pacing and guided relaxation.

Prenatal Yoga + Yoga Therapist in Residence

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Karen Ashby
RYT 200

Hatha I + Mindful Strength Yoga (Integral Tradition)

Karen teaches steady, alignment-focused Hatha classes rooted in the Integral Yoga tradition. Her sequencing includes held postures, balance work, twists, and accessible inversions designed to build strength and steadiness. 

Clear guidance makes her classes approachable for beginners while still offering depth for returning students. Her teaching reflects more than 25 years of personal practice.

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Kate Olsen
E-RYT 500, YACEP

All Levels Yoga + Long Holds + Intelligent Sequencing

Kate is known for creative metaphors, long-held postures, and sequencing that builds strength and mobility with intention. Having practiced for decades as someone who doesn’t identify as “naturally flexible,” she offers inclusive guidance and thoughtful modifications. 

Her classes blend grounding movement with steady breath and moments of stillness. Expect both challenge and accessibility in equal measure.

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Marta Napoleone Mazzoni
RYT 200

Marta teaches Core Fire Yoga, a gently heated practice combining progressive core activation with vinyasa flow and somatic release. Her background in grief education and mindfulness informs a practice that builds resilience from the inside out. 

Classes emphasize breath-led strength and nervous system grounding. Expect both physical challenge and emotional steadiness.

Core Fire Yoga + Somatic Breathwork

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Megan Gilson
RYT 200

Himalayan-Sequence Hatha + Midweek Reset

Megan leads Midweek Reset using the traditional Himalayan sequence: centering, sun salutations, standing work, inversion, backbend, twist, and systematic relaxation. Her classes focus on breath awareness and rhythmic pacing to align mind and body. 

Nature imagery and curated playlists support focus and calm. Expect structured sequencing with restorative integration.

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Susannah Azzaro
RYT 500

Susannah teaches steady Hatha classes that blend strength, balance, and intentional silence. After beginning yoga post-scoliosis surgery, she brings lived awareness to adaptation and alignment.

Her classes emphasize sustainable movement and integrated breathwork. Expect thoughtful cueing and spacious pacing.

Hatha I.5 + Breath-Centered Strength

Amy George
RYT 200

Vinyasa Flow

Amy is an intuitive, explorative yoga teacher passionate about how we can “live yoga” in all aspects of our life, bringing mindfulness to wellness. Her teaching style falls under the umbrella of vinyasa yoga, incorporating philosophy, pranayama, somatics, and touch. She is also experienced in hatha, yin, and restorative yoga.

In her classes, expect intentional, fluid sequencing for all bodies encouraging self-centering, embodied creativity, and nervous system regulation. Touch/assists for a deepened experience are offered

(but optional).

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Tracy Jackson
RYT 200

Hatha Flow + Alignment-Based Movement

Tracy teaches Hatha Flow, linking alignment-based poses through steady, breath-led transitions. With over 20 years of personal practice and Reiki I certification, she brings subtle energetic awareness into her classes. 

Expect moderate pacing, structured sequencing, and restorative grounding at the close. Her approach is clear, steady, and accessible.