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Lanae Blattner
Lanae shares an extraordinary way of teaching yoga straight from her heart. She certified early in 2012 with honors in the Yoga School’s state- approved program. Her classes are taught with love, compassion, understanding, and skill. Suzette says she shares that gift of knowledge which comes from wisdom and understanding sometimes given to individuals early in life. With her intuitive gifts, she offers her students a touching gift of body and mind connection. She has studied with some of the world’s greatest masters including Rod Stryker, Doug Keller, and Gary Krafstow . She thanks Suzette Scholtes for her guidance in learning therapeutics of yoga. Trust that when you leave Lanae’s class you will feel grounded, tranquil, and connect with your true self that stays with you long after you leave the mat! ! |
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Nicole Clay CYT 500
Nicole is a skilled, certified massage therapist who helps many of the school’s visitors. Her studies in yoga and knowledge of physiology and therapy, make her an exceptional teacher of yoga. She shares her talent by observing and guiding. Her students find her class a wonderful experience and often come back for time on her therapy table as well. She has gained well over 12,000 study hours in massage and yoga … exceptional for anyone. She teaches from a bottom-less heart! |
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Kathryn Duncan
Kathryn’s background in occupational therapy and knowledge of anatomy and physiology contributes to her teaching. Kathryn has trained with Suzette Scholtes, Aadil Palkhivala, Judith Lasater, Doug Keller, Paula Tortola no Self and Jamie Elmer. She is certified to the 500 hour level.
Through her own practice of yoga Kathryn has found stillness and how being present in the moment is the pathway to love. Kathryn teaches yoga to extend her love by guiding others to experience the light within that teaches eternal truths and guides our choices. She understands how this light is often dimmed through neglect or stress of our organic bodies. If you ask her family and friends, they will tell you that her advice for managing or healing a chronic condition, an ache or an emotional challenge is….”come practice yoga with me!” |
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Ali Foulk
Ali Foulk was introduced to yoga at a young age while living in Southern California. She advanced her yoga studies following the birth of her son after her practice helped her relax and gain confidence as a new mother. She has studied yoga with Suzette Scholtes, Judith Hanson Lasater, Doug Keller, Gary Kraftsow, Aadil Palkhivala, and many more. Her specialty includes family yoga, kid’s yoga, and prenatal/postnatal yoga. Her classes include breath work, yoga poses, storytelling, nutrition, and art. She certified in The Yoga School of Therapeutics Teacher’s Training Program. Ali holds a certificate of Nutritional Healing as well a Master’s Degree in Art History from UCLA. |
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Sharon Friedman, Assistant Event Manager
Sharon fell in love with yoga over 8 years ago and soon wanted to share its benefits
and the wonderful “secret” of yoga. At the same time Sharon began
to study Massage Therapy. She found that Yoga and Massage had many common elements.
She loves to teach her clients about how the breathe and the body work together.
She uses Yoga poses as therapy in her Massage and sees first hand how her clients
benefit. A Bodyworker since her graduation from MTTI in 2001, Sharon is now
completing her 200 hour Yoga Certification. She has attended many workshops
with Doug Keller, John Schumacher, Aadil Palkhivala, Judith Lasater and Elise
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Theresa Goodman - CYT RYT 500
Theresa's skill in yoga broadened and deepened when she joined the Teacher’s Training
Program in February 2008. Theresa says yoga has helped her family and she remain even more healthy
and happy in every way. She is a skilled herbalist, nutrition specialist and a daily meditator as well.
She has studied with many influential master teachers including Paula Tortolano, Doug Keller, Aadil Palkhivala.
She completes her 500 hour study in 2009. She and her husband, Mark, enjoy their home
And four lovely sons. She was educated at Kansas State University in 1992-1993. She
Says her personal yoga practice for her is an art form in which she strives for perfection for the physical and spiritual benefits. |
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Sudha Govindan
Born and raised until early adulthood in India, Sudha was surrounded by yoga all the time. She has witnessed first-hand the benefits and the power of yoga practiced by my family members and how it helps their professions. She says, “With love of yoga, the best way to be more committed is to teach it.” Sudha notes she is fortunate to learn from Suzette Scholtes, Doug Keller, Aadil Palkhivala, Donna Farhi, and many other gifted teachers. “I want everyone to feel the powerful mind and body connection yoga brings. There is nothing more I crave than seeing students leave the classroom feeling and looking happy, calm and so peaceful.” |
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Emmie Johns
“Yoga helps me stay more in the moment, Emmie says. “With yoga, I am a more aware and conscious human being. By remaining in the moment, it has helped me to reduce my fear, anxiety, and stress. This also helps me become more aware of my body and feelings, thus being able to work through, and handle my emotions with more peace and ease. Yoga gives me strength and flexibility, both body and mind. It has truly become one of my most cherished and valuable "tools" I love living from the inside out. I feel I help the planet to evolve to a more loving, compassionate, understanding, world as I do this with myself.”
Join Emmie’s class as she reminds you of your true essence in seeing the grandest version of yourself. She teaches you each class of the ease, grace, and confidence that everything is exactly how it should be; and the power of resolve and healing resides inside you. Emmie certified as a yoga instructor at The Yoga School in 2012, with honors of achievement in all areas of study. |
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Kim Lacy CYT, RYT 500
Kim Lacy is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor and dedicated yoga practitioner.
After graduating from the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco in 1989,
she moved to Washington to study with Aadil Palkhivala and has taught for years
at his studio, Yoga Centers, as well as at Yoga Northwest, director Ingela
Abbott. She is immensely grateful for yoga and the yogi friends, students and
teachers she has met along the way, has recently moved back to Kansas and is
looking forward to connecting with the yoga community here. She teaches now in Lawrence as well as at the Yoga School. |
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Julia Lentz - Sub Teacher and Workshop contributor
Julia’s warmth and quiet confidence transfers to her students making her
a loved and popular teacher. She has immersed herself in various Hatha yoga traditions
since 1997, including Kundalini, Iyengar, and Vinyasana Flow. She concluded in-depth
training with Saul David Raye at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement, Venice, CA;
as well as completing her certification with Shiva Rea at the same school in
07-08. She takes time to travel east to complete her studies at Duke University’s
Yoga Therapy Intensive with their Center for Integrative Medicine. This specialty
focuses on working with seniors. Her other important teachers include Aadil Palkhivala,
Doug Keller, Lisa Giroux, and Suzette Scholtes. This gifted teacher has been
teaching yoga classes in the Hickman Mills School District and has led a series
of therapy classes for the Yoga School. She brings to the classroom her rich
knowledge of yoga combined with exceptional intuitive understanding of yoga as
therapy. |
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Nancy McMillan C.Y.T, RYT 500, Relax and Renew® certified
After serving as a substitute teacher during her apprenticeship at the school, Nancy became a regular teacher in 2006. Having discovered yoga in the early 90s Nancy is aware of the powerful effect yoga has had on her life. She firmly believes no matter one’s age or physical limitations, a focused practice can be life changing. A commitment to life-long learning challenges, motivates Nancy in her own study and in her teaching. In her classes she strives to make certain each student experiences a deeper awareness of their own body that will enable change and growth through their practice. She is grateful for inspirational teachers who give so much of themselves as she continues her own journey. She witnesses community forming between students and teachers with each giving and receiving equally. Regular attendance at workshops given by Aadil Palkhivala, Doug Keller, Judith Hansen Lasater,, Paula Tortolano has been invaluable in her continuing growth. |
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Victoria Ann Newman, BSN, RN
Victoria holds that rare gift of a yoga teacher who brings to her students the benefits of many teachers-in-one. Victoria has been an RN at hospitals and clinics in Missouri and
Kansas, and has worked in the mental health field and as an EMT.
Certified by The Yoga School of Therapeutics, she intends to
complete advanced trainings for many more years with her goal to
help merge Western with Eastern philosophy, bringing wellness from
both traditions. Her foundation is built upon her service in
the Air Force, and a career in health care. While in the Air Force
Reserve, she was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal, and
volunteered work in a program called “Day of Caring.” Her devotion
to helping people easily translates to her students as she knows
how to listen, offering gentle yoga asana for the maximum affect,
whether easing a tight back or lifting anxiety and worry.
Victoria’s students find her a gentle and gifted instructor as she
lifts their confidence in her presence. Her long-term history in
wellness is a double bonus for anyone who takes a class with this
talented teacher. |
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JAN SCHMIDT, MA, RYT 500
Jan seeks to help others optimize their health and well-being by helping them discover the resources within their bodies, hearts and minds to live healthy and fulfilling lives. In 1996, after several years of demanding much from her own body as an athlete and group exercise instructor, she turned to yoga in search of healing and balance. Through this process, she discovered that yoga is so much more than a form of exercise, but truly a way of living.
Jan holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, personal training certification from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and has 30 years of experience in teaching group exercise classes. Soon after discovering the gifts of yoga, she started sharing what she was learning in her group exercise classes and personal training sessions, specifically working with the breath and cueing for body awareness. She had the privilege of entering formal teacher training with the Yoga School of Therapeutics in 2012 and completed her 500 hour certification in April 2013. She is gifted at teaching asthanga, traditional, and therapeutic yoga to all ages and body types. |
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Suzette Scholtes, CYT, E-RYT 500
Teaching yoga and meditation since l984, Suzette founded The Yoga Studio of
Johnson as a formal corporation in l994.
She also serves as Director of Teacher’s Training. Suzette says to
teach one must be committed to service while keeping a sense of humor.
Her studies continue this day in advanced trainings across the country.
Suzette’s community service has brought recognition in both
awards and press. Her published works include a current column in KC
Wellness Journal. She previously wrote a monthly column for Enlightened
Practice Magazine. Her other published non-fiction material on health
and wellness has appeared in many national and regional magazines.
Her audio tape “Yoga Balance” was published by New Leaf,
Atlanta, in l996. She was awarded for her non-fiction work in l989
by Writer’s Digest Magazine.
In 2006, she was hired by KU Medical Center to lead a study on yoga’s
effects on Parkinson ’s disease where she relied upon her 12,000
hours of training to create new yoga therapeutics. Suzette’s
presentations on yoga and health have been received by such groups
as the Kansas University School Nursing, The American Business Women’s
International Conference, Wyandotte County Mental Health Association,
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Unity Church and more. She leads yoga
workshops and conferences in many others cities, including an annual
presentation in Wichita, Kansas.
Suzette says that an effective teacher helps students empower themselves
to create wellness in body, mind, and emotions. |
