Becky has been teaching yoga since 2003 and has taught in studios in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Charlottesville, and Nashville, TN. From 2005 to 2009 Becky owned and operated Body Balance Studio in Williamsburg, Virginia. Having studied different styles of yoga, under the guidance of James Barkan (Hot Yoga, Vinyasa), Cyndi Lee (Vinyasa), Roger Cole (Iyengar), Leslie Lytle (Prenatal, Iyengar), Shiva Rea (Vinyasa), and Judith Lasater (Restorative), Becky brings a well-rounded knowledge to her practice and instruction. She has most recently studied with T.K.V. Desikachar and continues to deepen her practice and inquiry with Anna Pittman and Graham Schweig.
Jade Arditti
Jade Arditti has been practicing yoga since 1998. She received her Yoga Teacher Training certification from the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California where she was trained by Master teachers Ganga White and Tracy Rich in Vinyasa flow yoga. She has also studied with other well-known and influential Vinyasa yoga teachers such as Erich Schiffman and Sean Corne and completed a fluid power teacher intensive with Shiva Rea at Kripalu.
Jade draws her inspiration from an array of yoga traditions and influences; her Vinyasa yoga is known for its creative sequencing, smooth transitions, and focus on linking poses with the breath. Jade’s classes are a dynamic blend of sun salutations, standing poses, gentle backbends, inversions and unwinding postures, pranayama and deep relaxation. Jade offers modifications for asana to allow students to adjust the intensity of the practice. Jade also loves to practice yoga in Costa Rica and leads annual yoga retreats there at the beach.
Courtney Burton
Courtney Burton grew up in Riner, Virginia and credits the development of who she is today to a deep appreciation for the breathtakingly beautiful surrounding area. From observing nature, she believes that life is movement and the practice of asanas (postures) allows us to enliven deep physical, mental and spiritual pathways to benefit us as a whole. She believes that yoga is a vehicle for self exploration and discovery, quieting the fluctuations of the mind so that we can more clearly hear and understand the language that it speaks.
Courtney completed the Yoga Teacher Training program with Jeff Tiebot at the Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga and is currently enrolled in the school's massage therapy program. She has also studied with David Williams. Her classes are influenced by the elements of nature, giving a sense of grounding balanced with a sense of lift and weightlessness. She invites a feeling of riding on the breath to fluidly move through the practice, fueling the fire within.
Karen Cairns
Karen Cairns is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level. She has studied Ashtanga since 2001 with Laura Spaulding, Authorized Level 2 by The Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI), as well as being a direct student of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois for six years, from 2002 - 2008. Karen continues to study every year in Mysore, India at KPJAYI with R. Sharath Jois and was Authorized Level 1 in April 2010.
Shannon Cummings
Shannon Cummings received her yoga teacher certification through Yogafit, is a certified pilates instructor, and has received training in Yogalates. Teaching both hot yoga and vinyasa styles, she enjoys power yoga and anything that she finds a challenge to both her body and mind. She is currently undergoing Ashtanga yoga training with Jeff Tiebout.
A Salem native, she attends Virginia Tech and studies English with a concentration in Children's Literature. She enjoys attending asana classes from a wide variety of teachers, particularly Eileen Crist in Blacksburg, Virginia who has helped to grow and shape her personal practice and teaching style.
Shannon also teaches at the Weight Club in Blacksburg. In her spare time, she enjoys going to concerts, playing with her dog Gonzo, and painting her nails.
"When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God.
When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world." -B.K.S. Iyengar
Erin Herring
Erin Herring has been practicing yoga since 1997. She has completed Vinyasa Flow teacher training with Stephanie Keach, Yin Yoga teacher training with Sarah Powers, and is currently studying Hatha Yoga with Anna Pittman. Erin's classes draw from all of these teachings, combining flowing movement with attention to alignment. Breath and body awareness are also emphasized, allowing exploration of the true self and revealing one's inner light.
Kylie Johnson
Kylie Johnson received her 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher certification
through Anna Pittman of The Breathing Space in Blacksburg, Virginia. She
is inspired by her past dance training in Laban technique and modern
dance with Susan Gash as well as in Katherine Dunham
technique with Theo Jamison.
Kylie's detailed instruction is informed by the subtle play of the
body learned through countless hours of rock climbing in her
twenties. A runner, she's completed two marathons and thus loves hip
opening sequences. Kylie's personal practice and exploration
guides her teaching. Believing that how you show up on the mat
affects all the other hours of the day, she uses her creativity to
develop sequences which emphasize the fundamentals of asanas (proper
breath, alignment and movement principles) while also exploring the inner dimensions of yoga.
Chanel Jost
Chanel Jost received her 500-hour yoga teacher certification from Sunstone Yoga in Texas. She began teaching in September of 2009 when she started the Yoga and Meditation Club at Virginia Tech. She currently teaches Hot Yoga and continues to explore a variety of yoga styles to enhance her practice and instruction.
Anna Pittman
Anna Pittman has dedicated her adult life to understanding both the function and mystery of the body/mind complex. She began her career as a modern dancer. From
1984 – 1990 she studied the Limon style of modern from a practicing Zen
teacher who used improvisational work as a means to access the
un-integrated emotions harbored in the body and sub-conscious. At the same time, Anna studied Hatha and Raja Yoga with Carla Sgroi of the European Yoga Alliance for 5 years in Milan, Italy. These
very personal and revealing practices formed the fundamental
understanding that the body, living in the past, and the mind, often
existing in the future, rarely meet in the present. Anna
continued her inquiry into her own life through extensive self-study
while acquiring certification as a 500 hour Advanced teacher of Hatha Yoga, Meditation, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Shiatsu bodywork, Massage and Barratt Breathwork as well as now offering Soul Coaching by combining these various modalities.
Holly Richardson
Holly Richardson began practicing yoga with her mother at a young age, and was introduced to Hot Yoga when she was in high school. She found peace and confidence through yoga and began to deepen her practice with meditation. Holly was inspired by the positive changes she saw in herself and decided to pursue the idea of teaching yoga. In the summer of 2010, Holly received her 200-hour certification in Hot Yoga and Vinyasa from In Balance Yoga. As she continues to expand her practice, Holly has found that her personal relationship with yoga is deeply influenced by music, especially the classical instrumentals and rhythmic chanting of India. By integrating certain styles of music into her classes, Holly hopes to help others find a deeper mental state during their practice. Holly believes that yoga has the capacity to calm the mind and warm the heart of everyone, and looks forward to the wonderful experiences she will share with her future students and teachers. Outside of the studio, Holly loves being with family and friends, cooking and eating just about anything, going for night runs, and finding stray animals to fall in love with.
Jenn Richardson
Jenn left her home and family in Virginia at a tender age, destined to feel something new and different, her mantra on the mat. San Diego gave her the opportunity to find out who she was by unrolling a mat in front of her. Her mind became clear and her heart pure and she began to live for love. Her journey has brought her back into the arms of her family and home to share her experience and to share her love of yoga. She thanks Corepower Yoga for the wonderful training and mentorship they provided and for the time teaching at their amazing studios. She has taught and practiced at many other studios in San Diego and is thrilled to practice and teach in Virginia, her home. As a teacher she wants her students to feel loved and to know that there are no expectations and there is no judgment. They can unroll their mats onto the earth and realize that they are one with everything surrounding them and that they are safe to express their bodies and breath with an open heart and an open mind.
Eileen and Rob Patzig, team teaching
Eileen and Rob Patzig have been practicing and teaching partner yoga together since 2005. They both completed their 200 hour teacher training with Sri Dharma Mittra in 2007. Rob and Eileen teach vinyasa flow, partner, and gentle yoga at The Weight Club and at In Balance Yoga Studio in Blacksburg, VA . Eileen has been practicing yoga since 1999 and Rob since 2003.
