"I help people change the way they think and feel about their food, their bodies, their relationships, and themselves. I'm dedicated to helping all people heal through food, touch, and movement."
As a child, I began dancing in my bedroom to movie soundtrack albums, thus beginning my love of expressive movement.
Shelley Lowther is a Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor and the founder of Dancing Dogs Yoga, a Baptiste Inspired Affiliate studio with four locations in South Carolina and Georgia. She is a writer, an artist, and a powerful teacher and leader. Shelley opened her first small studio in 2010 and quickly developed a strong and loyal clientele. It was after meeting and training with world-renowned yoga master, author and presenter Baron Baptiste that Dancing Dogs Yoga grew into the recognized center for power yoga in the Southeast that it is today.
Ana is committed to personal & transformational health, wellness and relational healing. She worked and trained in communities in Thailand, the Netherlands, Brazil and across the US.
Certifications:
CPR and AED certification.
Namaste - Osho Community, Porto Alegre, Brazil. 2007. Bioenergetics Training Level 1.
Tamapla Institute for Expressive Arts Therapy, Kentfield, CA.
Certification as a Halprin Practitioner. 2005 Level II Graduate. 2004 Level I Graduate.
Radiant Child Yoga Teacher Training by Shakta Kaur Khalsa, New York, NY.
2004 RCYP Level 1 & 2 Certification.
Mandie is a Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher & Leader with a passion for helping people to discover their own inner joy. She is the owner of Universal Laughter Yoga, the premier Laughter Yoga school in the Dallas - Ft. Worth area. As a Laughter Yoga Teacher, she is qualified to train and certify future Laughter Yoga Leaders. She studied extensively under the Founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, who introduced this powerful concept in 1995. Now a world-wide phenomenon. Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea – simple and profound.
Chrystal Rae is owner and founder of Gaia Flow Yoga. She is known as a teacher's teacher and has positively influenced the yoga community with her love based philosophy. Her strong directive style of discipline is complimented by her grace, compassion and warmth. A natural yogi Chrystal Rae's 20 years of experience teaching and educating students translates in an ability to empower her students both in their poses and in their lives. Practicing with Chrystal Rae is definitely an experience you will never forget. Meet her on the mat at GaiaFlowYoga.com.
Certifications:
Owner and founder of Gaia Flow Yoga - A 200/500 Hour Yoga Alliance school.
Carah Ronan is a Yoga Teacher, Doula, Filmmaker and Energy worker in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas. Seeing the beauty in nature and our connection with one another, knowing that yoga and our practice of yoga, is in everyone and everything that surrounds us. Mainly influenced by her teachers Nicki Doane and Eddie Modistini in the style of Maya Yoga, her teachings incorporate the day-to-day changes in our lives, bodies and minds and breaking through the illusions that hold our spirit back.
I am also a devotee to the art of yoga. Yogees combines my love for working with children and my enthusiasm for unique physical and mental wellness of yoga.
Gerardo was born in Madrid, Spain. He was introduced to Yoga at a very early age from Master Shri Kamala, a formidable Yogi from Calcutta that lived in Madrid; he was introduced to the fundamentals of the eight-limb method. He has studied Hatha and Asthanga Yoga with BKS Iyengar, the Jois family, and many others. He has travelled to India to deepen his understanding of this healing practice. Gerardo has instructed yoga for over 10,000 hours up to this day.
Certifications:
Rigpa Yoga Head Instructor, and Head Teacher Trainer, Kinesiology, Vinyasa Yoga
Kurt has spent a lifetime studying health and happiness. He is the owner and founder of American Power Yoga, is the official yoga instructor of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. He created and hosted 60 episodes of the internationally televised program "Yoga For Life". His latest DVD, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader's Body Slimming yoga was awarded "Best yoga for all levels" in Fitness Magazine Feb 2010. He has over 7500 teaching hours and has trained over 100 APY instructors. He is a master in Tibetan Kung Fu and is well versed in ju jitsu, tai chi, chi gung, herbology, and acupuncture.
Douchka is a 200-hour Yoga Alliance experienced registered yoga teacher with over a 10-year experience in yoga science. With a vast knowledge on Ayurveda, nutrition and aromatherapy, she considers herself an “eternal” student constantly exploring and researching on alternative therapies and techniques to help relieving aches and pains in our stressful world. She’s committed to her true mission of sharing yoga with others as a powerful Tool of Life.
Certifications:
200-hour Yoga Alliance certification with Ro Chapa at Alpha Omega Shala
On-going CEU with Kelly Hass (Anusara), Desiree Rumbaugh (Anusara), Eagle (Ashtanga), Pradeep (Sivananda, Vinyasa)