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# In Balance Yoga Studio

In Balance Yoga Studio in Blacksburg

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- [Highlight of the Month March 2026](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-march-2026/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Damaris! 1. How did yoga find you? Many years ago, I won a one-week pass to In Balance Yoga from the Blacksburg Recreation Center. Life was busy with work and family, so I didn't use it until after a ski accident in February 2022. I was dealing
- [Highlight of the Month February 2026](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-february-2026/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Josh! 1. How did yoga find you? Yoga found me on a whim. Just before Covid, I walked into a hot yoga class with zero expectations and very little yoga experience, and I immediately fell in love. I was drawn in by the intensity, how it pushed
- [Highlight of the Month January 2026](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-january-2026/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Rell! 1. How did yoga find you? I realized that I needed to take care of myself by incorporating movement and strength training into my life. 2. What is your favorite thing about being a part of In Balance Yoga’s community? The feeling that even though I'm
- [Highlight of the Month December 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-december-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Eloise! 1. How did yoga find you? I started yoga from a young age. My mom would take me to classes at our local studio in Glens Falls NY. I always saw yoga as a way to wind down after a school day and take care of
- [Highlight of the Month November 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-november-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Justin! 1. How did yoga find you? I found Yoga seven years ago after desperately looking for some pain and stress relief from overwork and overuse injuries. Pain in my back, IT band, arms and wrists was progressively making life and work a challenge. After a decade
- [Highlight of the Month October 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-october-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Jane and Sofia! 1. How did yoga find you? Jane: I started practicing yoga during graduate school, as a means to relax and find the focus I needed to finish my dissertation. At that time, I was practicing 5-6 times per week. Since then, yoga came and
- [Highlight of the Month August 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-august-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Linda! 1. How did yoga find you? Yoga found me during the Pandemic. I had three kids who were 5, 3, and 1 and I needed space and time to myself. I began waking up at 5am and doing a yoga with Adriane video on YouTube everyday
- [Highlight of the Month June 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-june-2025/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jeff! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? That asana, as excellent as it is, is only the beginning of Yoga. Asana leads us into quieting our minds. As our bodies develop balance, our minds can quiet and even out, and then our hearts
- [Highlight of the Month May 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-may-2025/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Kylee! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? I’m most excited to share my fun music choices in class. I love curating unique playlists that create a dynamic flow and connect with students throughout the class. With a deep appreciation for all genres and
- [Highlight of the Month April 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-april-2025/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jonny! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? I most enjoy sharing with my peoples in class the vulnerability of my own struggle. There's no better way to really connect with folks than for them to know that I'm down in the mud with
- [Highlight of the Month March 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-march-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Megan! 1. How did yoga find you? Honestly, I saw someone on Instagram talk about the magical feeling of a cool lavender cloth in corpse pose after a challenging hot flow yoga class. I had never heard the Sanskrit words “savasana” or “vinyasa” before. I was a
- [Highlight of the Month February 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-february-2025/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jeanmarie! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? What I really love sharing in my classes is a few things. I love teaching the nitty gritty of more complex asana in a way that allows students to take either a little step in achieving
- [Highlight of the Month January 2025](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-january-2025/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Shawn and Molly! 1. How did yoga find you? Shawn: I was on a snow skiing trip last January with some guys ages 67-72. They were in phenomenal shape, rippin skiers! I asked them their secret, they said, “good sleep, good food and HOT YOGA!” When I
- [Highlight of the Month December 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-december-2024/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Carol! 1. How did yoga find you? Yoga found me when my good friend Diana knocked on my door in March almost 10 years ago, exclaiming “I have a birthday present for you! Come with me.” Equipped with a yoga mat under each arm, she walked me
- [Highlight of the Month November 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-november-2024/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Emily! 1. How did yoga find you? I have been practicing yoga here and there for a few years. I would only attend classes with a friend as a guest and knew I would like to practice regularly, but yoga found me for good 8 months ago
- [Highlight of the Month October 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-october-2024/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Kelsey! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? Honestly, music!! I get really excited about making new playlists and put a lot of thought into the flow and how it pairs with the sequence. Music has always been a huge part of my life
- [Highlight of the Month September 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/36785-2/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Anna! 1. How did yoga find you? I was introduced to Hot Yoga by a friend while living in South Florida and I loved it, even though I didn't really know what I was doing. Shortly after that first class, I went to my hometown of Winston-Salem,
- [Highlight of the Month August 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-august-2024/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Natalie! 1. What are you most excited about sharing with yoga? I love that it feels like the only time I can check all my worries, fears, and overthinking at the door and just be. It is the time where I feel most comfortable and can tune into
- [Highlight of the Month July 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-july-2024/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Eileen! 1. How did yoga find you? Yoga found me after my mother passed in 1998- I started by following yoga tapes, Ali McGraw Mind and Body and Rodney Yee.😄 2. What is your favorite thing about being a part of In Balance Yoga’s community? I love
- [Highlight of the Month June 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-june-2024/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Aaron! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? My aim as a teacher is to help people understand that they are in control of how things go. A lot of the choices we make in life are part of unconscious programming given to us
- [Highlight of the Month April 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-april-2024/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Bryce! 1. The journey that is yoga! From quiet moments of self reflection to finding strength through vinyasas, each class offers a unique opportunity to explore, grow, and connect with yourself and with each other. There's endless lessons to be learned throughout the ups and down of your
- [Highlight of the Month March 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-march-2024/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Dave! 1. How did yoga find you? Yoga found me after I realized I was spending too much time and money on chiropractor visits and physical therapy. After my first Hot Flow with Erin, I was hooked! Next thing you know, yoga and meditation became part of
- [Highlight of the Month August 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/36076-2/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Carol! 1. How did yoga find you? My good friend Diana was an IBY member. It was my birthday 8 years ago. She knocked at my door and said, "Let's go. I have a birthday present waiting for you. Put on leggings and a 't'." She was
- [Highlight of the Month June 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-june-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jen McDonald! 1. I enjoy designing all my classes to move the body in different planes of motion to build strength, flexibility and balance. I offer multiple levels of movement to be inclusive to all levels of students to safely challenge them where they are that day, week,
- [Highlight of the Month January 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/36097-2/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet SaraElizabeth! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? I’m extremely excited to share the practice of Yoga Nidra (guided deep relaxation and meditation)! There are a host of scientifically proven benefits that Yoga Nidra has to offer including those that are physiological, mental, and
- [Highlight of the Month December 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-december-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Erin! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? I try to give people a place to land exactly as they are on a given day, to find themselves and practice breathing, moving, and being still. I teach warm flow/vinyasa, hot flow mix and Barkan
- [Highlight of the Month September 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-september-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Leigh-Anne! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? Yoga has helped me cultivate a sense of joy and play in my life that I found hard to consistently access before I started seriously practicing about 15 years ago. Now whether I’m teaching aerial, flow,
- [Highlight of the Month July 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-july-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Isabelle! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? I’m most excited about offering a comfortable and relaxed environment for students to practice being in the present moment. 2. What is your favorite thing about being a part of In Balance Yoga’s community? Being surrounded
- [Highlight of the Month May 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-may-2023/) - Member Highlight of the Month; learn more about Yong! 1. How did yoga find you? I was looking for something that helps with personal well being / mental health. And Yoga was one of the most widely recommended items. I searched for yoga studios, and the name of In Balance always came up. So I
- [Highlight of the Month for April 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-for-april-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jen! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? Dynamic yoga flows that develop strength and flexibility, sequences of postures that create balance and symmetry in the body and, mostly, a culture of love and acceptance where people feel free to practice at any level.
- [Highlight of the Month February 2024](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-february-2024/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jack! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? My Soul mission is to help others reach their highest potential. I share all the knowledge and wisdom I have attained over years of self-healing and study in many modalities with a prayer that those present
- [Highlight of the Month February 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-february-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Jason! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? Breath, self-regulation, and open-heartedness. I ran this question past my son, WIlliam, who has practiced with me more than anyone. He says he sees my excitement peak when sharing about breath. 2. What is your favorite
- [Highlight of the Month March 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/highlight-of-the-month-march-2023/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- meet Hannah! 1. What are you most excited about sharing? While I'm still on my journey to becoming a yoga teacher, I want to bring joy and a deeper connection and friendship with the body with every class I take and eventually the classes I teach. When I'm volunteering,
- [Highlight of the Month October 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/36082-2/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Brittany! 1. What are you most excited about sharing in your classes? What I love to share is an opportunity for intimate connection to our inner experience. Learning the communication methods of our bodies whether it is sensation, emotion, or energetic shifts. Holding patient space with ourselves, if
- [Highlight of the Month November 2023](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/36087-2/) - Staff Member Highlight of the Month- Meet Grace! 1. What are you most excited about sharing with Yoga? Yoga has taught me how to be present and grateful for the way my body moves freely. The gifts that yoga has brought me makes me excited to bring a positive spirit and good energy back into
- [In Balance Yoga is Excited to Announce New Ownership of the Kunga Yoga School & our Thriving Partnership](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/in-balance-yoga-is-excited-to-announce-new-ownership-of-the-kunga-yoga-school-our-thriving-partnership/) - In Balance Yoga is Excited to Announce New Ownership of the Kunga Yoga School & our Thriving Partnership Congratulations to Noelle Whittington, long time friend, mentor, leader, and senior faculty teacher for becoming the new owner of the Kunga Yoga School. In Balance Yoga is beyond grateful to continue their long-term affiliate partnership with the
- [In Balance Yoga Celebrates a Decade  of Wellness and Philanthropy](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/in-balance-yoga-celebrates-a-decade-of-wellness-and-philanthropy/) - Blacksburg, VA - May 2023 – As a Teacher and Owner of In Balance Yoga for a decade, Nicole Fitzwater LaFon exudes gratitude, as her small business evolves into a wellness community centered around collaboration and social responsibility expanding throughout the NRV. This would not be possible without years of dedication to building connections, active
- [Fear – the Unwelcome Visitor](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/fear-the-unwelcome-visitor-2/) - Global Pandemic!! Economic Devastation!! Explosive Racial Tensions!! There are so many reasons to be terrified right now. Take your pick…or you can be like me and just go ahead and worry about all of it, plus the dark political climate, global warming, wildfires, hurricanes, hurtling asteroids, and the insidious evil of TikTok. Yes, my friends,
- [Oh, The Humanity!](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/oh-the-humanity/) - Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Hell is other people.” And while that might be a bit dramatic, they certainly can complicate things. Consider this: traditionally, yoga seekers spent the majority of their lives in solitude, deep in the mountains or jungles, in search of tranquility and divine connection. They believed the unraveling their personal thoughts and emotions
- [Come As You Are](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/come-as-you-are/) - What if I told you that you are just fine exactly as you are? Sit with that for a moment. Feel it seep into your cells and bones. Maybe even say it out loud; “I am just fine exactly as I am.” How does that feel? I experience an incredible sense of relief when I perform
- [Stolen Moments](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/stolen-moments/) - I finally got to catch up with my favorite friend in California last night. Like all of us, she’s going through it right now. She had to shutter her business for months and is slowly reopening. She’s struggling to unravel the intricacies of her PPP loan, adjust to new protocols and replace staff members who
- [Morning Practice](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/morning-practice/) - It’s been an emotional, wrung-out-dishrag kind of week. As I began to craft this week’s post, my attempts at cohesive sentences, helpful insights and applicable advice felt clunky and forced. So I am falling back on the foundation of asana. Today I offer a love letter to the nurturing embrace that lives inside the poetry
- [Searching for Happiness](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/searching-for-happiness/) - I don’t know about you, but I feel icky. I find myself at the mercy of so many unknowns and worries and things beyond my control. I feel thrown off center and strangled by uncertainty. I’m mad that so many of the things that bring me joy have been taken away…simple things like feeling safe,
- [Do Your Best & Let It Go](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/do-your-best-let-it-go/) - Coronavirus has turned me into an all or nothing kind of gal. Saturday I worked for seven furious hours, cleaning the house from top to bottom. Sunday I spent mostly horizontal, completely worn out. My emotional highs and lows are exaggerated. My will to exercise comes in fits and starts. I’ll make half a dozen
- [The Long and Winding Road](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-long-and-winding-road/) - Close your eyes and picture the Yoga Path. What do you see? I have a lovely painting over my bed that evokes the path…it is a wide, gentle, well-marked trail through a calm and peaceful wood. The trees explode with the pale green of early spring. Sunlight filters down like fairy lights through the soft
- [The Other 99%](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-other-99/) - Talk doesn’t cook rice. – Chinese proverb My teacher’s teacher, Pattabhi Jois, famously said, “Yoga is 99 percent practice and one percent theory.” We can get together and discuss yoga philosophy over cups of tea. We can study the teachings and research the lives of the masters. We can read step-by-step instructions for the asanas (poses), and
- [Plays Well With Others...](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/plays-well-with-others/) - I don’t know about you, but I learned a lot of things in school I’ve never used. (I’m looking at you, Trigonometry.) Now, hopefully we can all agree on the value of a well-rounded education, but I imagine most of us have managed to navigate adulthood without needing to diagram sentences or describe the different
- [This Little Light of Mine](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/this-little-light-of-mine/) - Here’s how I view the yoga process: Imagine a bright, clear light buried beneath a pile of rubble. This light is the pure beacon of divinity that resides in each of us. It is kindness, clarity, compassion, wisdom, and bliss. It is where the myth of separation falls away, and we feel our connection to
- [Push and Pull](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/push-and-pull/) - Wherever you go, there you are. No matter how old, wise, mature, disciplined, or spiritually advanced you are today, the toddler you once were still lives inside you. This little person wants what she wants when she wants it. And this little person has no interest in things that are unpleasant or uncomfortable. Your inner
- [Give Thanks](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/give-thanks/) - It’s going to be a very different Thanksgiving for many of us this year. I’m going to miss seeing my dad before heading down to Roanoke for a raucous afternoon with my husband’s extended family, cheering on the family football game, and meeting the new baby. I will miss my traditional post-Thanksgiving weekend in Blacksburg
- [Falling From Grace](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/falling-from-grace/) - It happens. Sometimes we fall off the mat. Life gets busy or hard or complicated, and our yoga practice falls by the wayside. Maybe it’s due to a major life shift – having a baby, relocating, a job change, getting married or divorced, injury or illness, a death in the family…etc. Or sometimes something as
- [Eye of the Hurricane](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/eye-of-the-hurricane/) - Batten down the hatches!!! In addition to all its other unexpected developments, 2020 has emerged as a record-breaking year for hurricanes. Hurricanes are rude and inelegant. They sweep in, loud and chaotic, trampling everything in their path. They are unpredictable, frightening, and unstoppable. And for those who are forced to ride them out, the only
- [A Christmas Wish](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/a-christmas-wish/) - 2020 – What a year. The Yogis believe that we come to the Earth School to learn, evolve, and enjoy the adventure of our unfolding. As it turns out, it is often the times of greatest discomfort that lead to the deepest insights. Comfort is just so darn comfortable, and sometimes circumstances beyond our control
- [Begin Again](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/begin-again/) - So, here we are at another New Year. For most of us, it is a time of reflections and resolutions… a moment to look back at the year behind us - the challenges, victories, missteps, and lessons. And gaze into the year ahead - identify opportunities for positive change, reassess our goals and priorities, and
- [Mute the Commentary](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/mute-the-commentary/) - I don’t know if you saw it, but last spring a British sportscaster began commentating his dogs’ daily interactions. With sporting events suspended due to Covid, the poor guy found himself at a loss. He was a sports announcer with nothing to report. It was his job, his lifeblood, and he needed something to call. It’s
- [Make More Love](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/make-more-love/) - “My body is my temple, and asanas are my prayers”- BKS Iyengar Everything is crazy, right? It feels like we are living in a Star Wars movie, and the Evil Empire cannot be quelled. The events of last week are shocking, terrifying, and downright disheartening. I consciously surround
- [Serene Tips for Designing an at Home Yoga Space](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/serene-tips-for-designing-an-at-home-yoga-space/) - As many of us still work from home and the world is ever-changing, some of us feel like there’s no escape from home. You might be looking for a way to relieve some stress with some peace and serenity in your home. The answer could be as simple as finding the perfect place in your
- [Resistance is Futile](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/resistance-is-futile/) - I’m not going to lie. I am really struggling with my blog this week. After cranking out posts week after week, I suddenly feel like all my inspiration has dried up. It’s not that I’m out of ideas. I keep an ongoing list of topics to write about, and at one point I found them
- [Tending the Fire](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/tending-the-fire/) - Mid- February. Ugh! Even in “normal” times, for me this time of year has always been about Holding On. Winter has settled in, and shows no sign of ending. It’s been extra cold and snowy up here in Pennsylvania. The ground has been covered for weeks, and I find myself nostalgic for the green of
- [Good at Yoga](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/good-at-yoga/) - The post is for anyone who is new to yoga, intimidated by yoga, disillusioned by yoga, or uninitiated and curious. Maybe you’re drawn to the idea of carving out more peace in your life, or just wondering what all the fuss is about. Maybe you’ve tried a few yoga classes and felt way out of
- [Yogi, Heal Thyself – The Power of Restorative Yoga](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/yogi-heal-thyself-the-power-of-restorative-yoga/) - Oh, what a year it has been. When Covid-19 became an undeniable reality last March, it was hard to imagine we’d still be stuck at home a full year later, with hundreds of thousands of people dead, countless others with long-term health problems, millions still out of work, and thousands of small businesses shuttered. Every
- [Our Bodies (are not) Ourselves](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/our-bodies-are-not-ourselves/) - It kind of makes me sad when I see yoga marketed as FITNESS. “Come on in and get your Yoga Buns, or A Beautiful Yoga Body!” “Yoga will make you lean, sexy, and desirable!” While all that might be true, it really misses the point. One of yoga’s greatest gifts is the opportunity to redefine
- [Hang On!!!](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/hang-on/) - We’re not there quite yet, but it’s beginning to look like this strange life in the time of Covid might actually end someday. All things must pass, and this is no exception. Vaccines are ramping up, the weather has finally turned, and we are slowly moving towards some semblance of the “normal” life we so
- [You Are Cordially Invited…](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/you-are-cordially-invited/) - Atha Yoga Anusasanam (PYS 1.1) The honor of your presence is requested on the illuminating path of Yoga… When: Now. Yoga, union with your highest consciousness, is available in every moment. Any time you sit and examine your thoughts, take an aware and curious breath, observe sensations in your body, question your thought patterns, or open
- [The Truth Will Set You Free](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-truth-will-set-you-free/) - “Follow the truth, and then the truth will follow you.” –Swami Satchidananda Dishonesty is having a moment right now. Misinformation, disinformation, and Fake News are running rampant and unchallenged, poisoning everything they touch and plunging us into ever-deepening darkness. The warping of the truth for personal gain or ego aggrandizement has become so commonplace, that
- [Good Intentions](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/good-intentions/) - A popular proverb says, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” I respectfully disagree. I understand the sentiment behind it …the idea that what you actually do is ultimately more impactful than what you meant to do. But, I feel certain that if there is a final judgment awaiting us at the end of our lives, the jury
- [The Royal Path](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-royal-path/) - Yoga is everywhere theses days, and it’s Big Business. Yoga studios, online classes, apparel, yoga accessories, books, magazines, podcasts, trainings, retreats, workshops …etc are ubiquitous. It is wonderful that millions of people are discovering this ancient healing art, and I have no doubt that it has helped improve the health and lives of countless practitioners.
- [One Moment at a Time](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/one-moment-at-a-time/) - Summer Time, and the livin’ is…Busy?? Ok, so here we are, coming out the other side of a pandemic that forced many of us to slow way down, or even come to a complete stop. That was weird, right? Remember the uncomfortable and alien sensation of being asked to Sit and Stay, especially at the
- [Touchstone](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/touchstone/) - Pre-Covid I was teaching yoga twice a week to a dedicated group of regulars. When the health club that hosted my classes closed due to the pandemic I took my first real break from teaching since I started in 2009. The gym re-opened with new safety protocols last June, but I chose not to return
- [Lost in Translation](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/34082-2/) - Many years ago I got certified to teach English as a second language. Our ESL teacher shared a story I will never forget: One year, the owners of a large indoor shopping mall in Japan, enamored by all things American, decided to erect an enormous US-style Christmas display in the mall’s center. Local Japanese artists
- [The Other Shoe](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-other-shoe/) - “King Solomon once searched for a cure against depression. He assembled his wise men together. They meditated for a long time and gave him the following advice: Make yourself a ring and have thereon engraved the words ‘This too shall pass.’ The King carried out the advice. He had the ring made and wore it
- [Collection](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/collection/) - The classic definition of yoga is “Yogas chitta vritti nirodhah” (Yoga is the calming and quieting of the turbulence in your personal energy field. –PYS 1.2) Okay, so what exactly is a “personal energy field?” It sounds like some vague, new age hooey, “Back off, Man! Your negative vibes are polluting my personal energy field!” But, further
- [Cleanliness and Holiness](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/cleanliness-and-holiness/) - Yoga is Distillation – the process of extracting the essence of base materials to create something pure and refined. On this path, WE are the base material. As a holistic lifestyle practice, yoga removes the impurities that prevent us from dwelling in our natural state of peace, joy, and clarity. It is an undoing…a peeling
- [The Poses You Hate](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/the-poses-you-hate/) - My husband likes to pose the intriguing question, “ Do you think it’s more important to feed your strengths or shore up your weaknesses?” As an Economist and a musician who’s spent many years playing in bands, he understands the value of specialization. Obviously, to optimize the music, you want to put the best singer
- [Enough is Enough](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/enough-is-enough/) - The Holiday Season is upon us again! Does that make you smile or cringe? Do you happily anticipate peace, fun with family and friends, joy, gratitude, light, warmth and hope? Or does it portend exhaustion, depression, gluttony, anxiety, overwhelm, and financial strain? Perhaps all of it? Welcome back to the annual paradox. In some warped
- [Heart On. Brain Off.](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/heart-on-brain-off/) - My friend recently completed his Yoga Teacher Training. The other day, he boldly stepped in to teach his very first yoga class when the scheduled teacher failed to arrive. What an initiation…Trial by fire. What an incredible gift – to him and his students. It took me back to my very first time teaching -

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- [YOGA TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/yoga-teacher-training/yoga-teacher-training-faculty/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_enable_image=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_cta _builder_version=”4.4.7″ header_text_color=”#000000″ body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#ffffff”]Who teaches the program at In Balance Yoga Studio?[/et_pb_cta][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Who Teaches” _builder_version=”4.4.7″]Kunga Faculty Our Yoga Teacher Trainings are led by Yoga Leaders from our dynamic teaching faculty. Experienced guests lead portions of our programs so that the students benefit from a wide
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## Audio

- [Welcome to IBY Online Audio Library](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/audio/first-audi-test/) - Welcome & Namaste!

## Staff

- [Jason Clemons](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jason-clemons/) - Jason Clemons, RYT 500 Jason is a native of the New River Valley and a dedicated practitioner who completed both his 200 and 300-hour Advanced Kunga Yoga Teacher Training at In Balance Yoga. Grounded in the "Yoga of Service," his teaching emphasizes the connection between breath and mindful movement, with a particular focus on the
- [Zane Queijo](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/zane-queijo/)
- [Nicole Frayer](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/nicole-frayer/) - Nicole started doing Pilates in college as a way to rehabilitate her body from years of gymnastics. She loved it so much and saw such great benefit from the practice, that she became a certified mat instructor through Power House Pilates Institute in Dallas, Texas in 2001. She completed 300 hours of observation, teaching, and instruction
- [Natalie Duncan](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/natalie-duncan/) - Natalie Duncan started yoga in graduate school through aerial arts and aerial yoga as a way to escape stress by pretending she’d “run away to the circus”. As she continued practicing, she found an appreciation for more traditional yoga practices on the mat and particularly enjoys pranayama and using breathe as a way to stay
- [Makenzi Stamenkovich](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/makenzi-stamenkovich/) - Makenzi began practicing yoga in 2014 as a way of balancing her love for rock climbing. As she delved deeper into her practice, she found a passion for sharing the mindful and physical aspects of the practice with others. Makenzi went on to earn her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher certification with In Balance Yoga Studio
- [Kim Bennett](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/kim-bennett/)
- [Kelsey Trimble](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/kelsey-trimble/) - Kelsey found a true passion for yoga in 2018 after her first class at In Balance. She was quickly drawn to the welcoming presence of the studio and instant gratification of the practice. The more she practiced, the more the mental and physical benefits of yoga became apparent. As a teacher, Kelsey hopes to spark
- [Jennifer Hopper](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jennifer-hopper/) - Jennifer "Jenn" found yoga in 2008 while working at a commercial gym in Roanoke. That led to becoming certified in a yoga, Thai chi, pilates class in 2010. In 2012, she moved out of state with her best friend and met her husband. She found a Groupon deal for a yoga studio there and attended
- [Diana Shippee](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/diana-shippee/) - RYT200 & Aerial yoga basics level one. Diana completed her RYT 200 and Aerial yoga basics in 2021. She completed the Kunga Yoga School 200RYT that is offered here at In Balance Yoga Studio. Instructed by Nicole LaFon, Lisa Pelanne, Aaron Richards, & Erin Nuckols. Aerial yoga certification through FlyDog Yoga, instructed by Eliza Whiteman.
- [Darian Rai](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/darian-rai/)
- [Catherine Lee](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/catherine-lee/)
- [Ashlin Jackson](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ashlin-jackson/)
- [Anna Bellavia](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/anna-bellavia/) - Anna began practicing yoga in 2013 as a college elective and almost immediately began incorporating it into her regular practiced physical activities as a way to stay healthy, limber, and strong. She completed her undergraduate degree through Arizona State University in Healthy Lifestyles coaching and has a passion for finding unique ways to walk with
- [Andrew Sinnes](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/andrew-sinnes/)
- [Kacy McAllister](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/kacy-mcallister/) - Kacy discovered yoga in 2010 as a way to build strength and manage stress. While practicing at Charm City Yoga in her hometown of Baltimore, MD, she realized the transformative possibilities and universal benefits of the practice and became determined to share it with others. In 2012, Kacy began teaching small groups of friends. When
- [Hannah Losey](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/hannah-losey/) - Hannah Losey is a certified Kunga Yoga teacher and Group Fitness Instructor. She began practicing yoga in 2012 and quickly fell in love with how it can help cultivate not only one's mind-body connection but also connection to others and the community. Hannah was certified and started teaching group fitness classes in 2018 and received
- [Ashley Cylke](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ashley-cylke/) - Ashley Cylke is passionate about health and wellness. She received her Personal Trainer Certification from ACE in 2019 and since then began her journey in the yoga community. She completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in 2021 and began working on the Karma Staff. Ashley's mission as a yoga teacher is to share the benefits
- [Corinne Guimont](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/corinne-guimont/) - Corinne completed her 200 hour Kunga Yoga Teacher Training with In Balance in June 2021. She began practicing yoga in 2012 in her college dorms as a transition from her background in dance into other forms of movement. Her classes focus on finding comfortable movements for everyone. Corinne has been in the Blacksburg/Christiansburg area for
- [Brittany Folcik](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/brittany-folcik/) - Brittany grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan surrounded by nature and the Great Lakes. Since childhood, being around nature has inspired her journey. She attended college in Wisconsin and was overcome with passion for the study of Anthropology and Shamanism. Through yoga she has been able to marry her academic passion with Life
- [Lydia Gilmer](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/lydia-gilmer/) - Lydia began her journey with yoga in 2014. She has lived in seven states and settled into a regular practice of yoga while living in Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to Blacksburg in 2017 to pursue a degree in Public and Urban Affairs. During her time at Virginia Tech, the practice of yoga and the IBY
- [Kellie Kroscher](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/kellie-kroscher/) - Kellie fell in love with the benefits of yoga as a way help both the physical body and state of mind. While going to graduate school at Virginia Tech, she deepened her own yoga practice and pursued yoga teacher training at In Balance. In 2018, she completed the Kunga Yoga 200-HR teacher training and is
- [Annie Reid](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/annie-reid/) - Annie began practicing yoga in high school. During graduate school, she re-discovered the mental and physical benefits of yoga and committed to her practice. She completed her 200 hour Kunga yoga teacher training with In Balance Yoga Studio in Blacksburg, VA and is registered with Yoga Alliance. Annie’s classes focus on connecting breath with movement.
- [Carly McDonald](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/carly-mcdonald/) - Carly moved to the Roanoke/Blacksburg area from Annapolis, Maryland, in 2010. She began her yogic study in 2011. She’s gratefully practiced with teachers such as Beth Fischer, Kim Pugh, and various instructors at the In Balance Yoga Studio. She completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in October of 2020 with In Balance’s Kunga Yoga
- [Keala Mason](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/keala-mason/) - Keala grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii & went to High School at an American School in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Art & Art History and her Masters degree in Kinesiology from James Madison University. Keala previously worked as the Coordinator of Sport Clubs & Youth Programs at JMU Recreation Center. She
- [Laurie Turner](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/laurie-turner/) - In 1997 Laurie discovered Iyengar style hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga and Ram Dass’ Be Here Now. That has opened her path to continuous growth, expansion and exploration. She has completed two teacher trainings in Vinyasa Yoga, each with strong influences from the schools of Dharma Mittra, Jivamukti and Ashtanga’s first series. Breath, drishti, bandha, alignment,
- [Samantha Harden](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/samantha-harden/) - Samantha Harden, PhD, 500 RYT received her 300 hour registered yoga designation through Yoga Alliance in March of 2020 (received 200 hour in June of 2017). Both trainings were through accredited programs offered by In Balance Yoga Studio, Blacksburg, VA-- with the 300 hour being with the Kunga School of Yoga. Through this training Samantha
- [Jordan Laney](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jordan-laney/) - Jordan attended her first yoga class in 2005 and has continually returned to the mat for grounding, inner balance, and strength since. In 2018, she completed In Balance Yoga’s 200-hour yoga teacher training in Blacksburg, Virginia, and is currently an IBY intern completing her 300-hour Kunga yoga training. Patanjali’s Eight Limbs and liberatory frameworks provide a
- [Jade Norris](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jade-norris/) - Jade is a cancer sun, an earth child, and a holistic wellness and yoga instructor. She’s been a plant-based yogi for over a decade and is so passionate about this high-vibe lifestyle that she feels called to share it. She is a 200-hour Kunga Certified Yoga Instructor and is currently training for her 300-hour certification.
- [Ogden LaFon](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ogden-lafon/)
- [Joe Scarpaci](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/joe-scarpaci/) - Joe is a native of Pittsburgh and a 32-year Blacksburg resident. He started teaching yoga, informally, while taking groups to Cuba some 12 years ago. Doing yoga in Cuba is one of his favorite things to do because the light is so special there! During 2014-15, he continued to teach yoga in Aarhus, Denmark, with
- [Jennifer McDonald](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jennifer-mcdonald/) - Jennifer decided to pursue a career that she found more meaningful after working in medical sales for over 13 years and being diagnosed with an early stage breast cancer in 2013. As a part of her breast cancer rehab she discovered STOTT Pilates®. Pilates also offered her benefits for her triathlon training, trail running, and
- [Emily Glasson](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/emily-glasson/) - Emily is a physical therapist and yoga teacher in the New River Valley. She completed her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training specializing in hot yoga and vinyasa with Becky McDaniel in 2011. She also completed a 300 hour Kunga Yoga Service Leadership training at In Balance Yoga in 2020 focusing on gentle yoga and meditation,
- [Courtney Barr](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/courtney-barr/) - Courtney believes, through compassion, each of us can remember our own path to a healing practice. As an ever evolving practice, yoga is explored as a guide for Self discovery, transformation, and acceptance. Her classes offer well-rounded instruction in a playful atmosphere and focus on personalized alignments, calm awareness of the breath, and a steady
- [Amy Epperly](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/amy-epperly/) - Amy completed her 200-hour foundational teacher training at In Balance Yoga in 2017, and her 300-hour with the Kunga Yoga School in 2019, where she studied under Nicole Boyle, Kristin Cooper-Gulak and Noelle Whittington. She is a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance. Amy is a lifelong resident of Blacksburg, Virginia. She received her Bachelor
- [Jeanmarie Paolillo](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jeanmarie-paolillo/) - Jeanmarie Paolillo, author of The Vibe-A-Thon, is a yoga teacher trainer and certified professional coach. She leads trainings and workshops on the physical and philosophical aspects of yoga; how the mind works; meditation and mindfulness, and the energetic body internationally. The fundamental purpose of this work for Jeanmarie is learning to be present in the
- [Erin Ross](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/erin-ross/) - After having practiced yoga for several years, Erin discovered and fell in love with the Ashtanga Yoga practice. She completed a nine month, 220 hour Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga based teacher training in 2013 with Jeff Tiebout at Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga in Blacksburg. Since then she has taught regularly with Blacksburg Yoga
- [Janet Krones](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/janet-krones/) - Janet‘s yoga journey started years ago on a whim at a local studio in her hometown. Over the years she has learned that yoga, like all things in life, is a process, one that requires patience, persistence, and commitment, to the breath and the way we lead our lives. She now takes her yoga with
- [Cathy Skinner](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/cathy-skinner/) - Cathy has been practicing yoga officially for about 20 years, but began her interest in breathing, focus, and meditation while working with high risk prenatal patients. As each of her children were born, she applied techniques of relaxation, breathing, focus, and meditation to those life-changing experiences. Over the years, Cathy has studied with several local
- [Alyssa Gatto](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/alyssa-gatto/) - Alyssa fell in love with yoga during an assisted pigeon pose that brought her to tears 7 years ago. A Long Island native, Alyssa completed her 200 HR Yoga Teacher Training with the Kunga Yoga School at In Balance Yoga Studio in 2018. Her personal practice complements her studies in mental wellness and emotion regulation.
- [Ivi Brenner](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ivi-brenner/) - Ivi, Reiki Master, intuitive, empath, yogini, creator and founder of, “THERA-FLOW YOGA®, and owner of, “Blacksburg Healing Arts and Therapies”, has resided in the New River Valley for over 20 years. She is extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to study myriad modalities with amazing master teachers from around the world, enabling her to
- [Calleigh Fangmeyer](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/calleigh-fangmeyer/) - Sharing passion, authenticity, and creativity through playful sequencing, Calleigh creates space for students to find a deep connection to the body, breath, and spirit. With her background and practice in Athletic Training, Calleigh connects her knowledge of anatomy, injury prevention and body movement to the intention of her teachings. She is a 200 HR Registered
- [Daniel Ferrell](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/daniel-ferrell/) - Daniel is from Blacksburg, Virginia. He works for Montgomery County School District as a Special Education Teacher & has a passion for helping people with disabilities. Daniel completed his 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Nicole Boyle through In Balance Yoga in 2017. Daniel is married with two sons, Parker 13 and William 10. His hobbies are cooking,
- [Leigh-Anne Krometis](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/leigh-anne-krometis/) - Leigh-Anne began practicing yoga regularly in 2009. Though she initially approached asana practice simply as a way to stay in shape because she was bored with other exercise regimens, it was the richness of the philosophy, meditation, and history of yoga that have kept her practicing years later. She completed her HYTT-200 in 2018 under
- [Leia Jones](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/leia-jones/) - Leia is an artist, dancer and yoga teacher. She has a degree in Dance and Choreography from Hollins University, and is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor. Her personal practice is rooted in the unification of yoga and dance. Inspiring creative expression and empowerment through this combination. She has learned that mindful movement has the ability to
- [Karen Drake-Whitney](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/karen-drake/) - Karen began practicing Ashtanga Yoga in North Carolina as a way to help relieve the stress of graduate school. The set sequence of the Ashtanga practice was particularly appealing to her as it became a relaxing meditation unto itself. After moving to Blacksburg, Karen began practicing Hot Yoga at In Balance. Wanting to deepen her
- [Candy Beers-Kim](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/candy-beers-kim/) - Candy is known for her calm energy, patience, and inviting heart. Students say, “She gets it!” Her heart-felt intention is to invite her students to trust their innate wisdom. As a registered dance/movement psychotherapist and yogini, she believes this wisdom comes from loving and trusting one’s body as well as being able to enter a
- [Chloe Miller](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/chloe-miller/) - Chloe is a mom of two, soon to be three, from Oklahoma who has been practicing yoga for 8 years. She teaches Hot Yoga and Vinyasa classes at In Balance Yoga. Chloe completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Nicole Boyle at In Balance Yoga. Yoga is Chloe's outlet to release all of the
- [Nicola-Jayne Aymes, IPHM](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/nicola-jayne-aymes/) - IPHM (International Practitioner for Holistic Medicine) – M.A. Human Communications & Linguistics “Nicky” brings her International experience to Blacksburg and is delighted to offer at In Balance Yoga Studio a very unique style of teaching that takes the student deep within to heal one’s Body, Mind & Soul. She will guide you, helping you to
- [Stephen Patrick Diesel](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/stephen-diesel/) - Stephen envisions yoga as a life-long practice. He is passionate about empowering others through movement with vigorous and playful flow, strength building, balance, and breath. Stephen believes a personal practice is an integral step along the path towards unlocking your individual potential. He is also a vocal advocate of the importance of community yoga offerings;
- [Rachel Kelliher](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/rachel-kelliher/) - After years of playing competitive sports, Rachel discovered yoga in her hometown of Winchester VA, in 2015 and immediately fell in love. Fueled by her passion for spreading her love for yoga and all of its benefits, she completed her 200 Hour Teacher Training at In Balance Yoga Studio in Blacksburg, VA with Nicole Fitzwater
- [Alexa True](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/alexa-true/) - Alexa began practicing yoga in 2011 as an undergraduate at Virginia Tech. She committed to a regular practice after discovering the physical and mental breakthroughs Yoga could offer. After graduating she pursued her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training certification with In Balance Yoga Studio in Blacksburg, VA. Alexa is trained to teach hot yoga set
- [Melissa Ripepi](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/melissa-ripepi/) - Bio coming soon.
- [Jennifer Miller](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jennifer-miller/) - Jennifer Miller has worked in the fitness industry for more than 20 years. She is a master trainer for the American Aerobics Association International/International Sports Medicine Association and owner of Jennifer Miller Fitness, a fitness education company. More than 15 years ago, she discovered Ashtanga Yoga by accident and fell in love with the athletic
- [Zibby Greenebaum](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/zibby-greenebaum/) - Zibby received her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2017 with In Balance Yoga in Blacksburg, VA. She is also a registered/licensed Occupational Therapist. She began to 'stick with' yoga when she realized how drastically hot yoga reduced her chronic shoulder pain and mental stress. As she continues to practice, she finds yoga to be
- [Jeff Tiebout](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/jeff-tiebout/) - I started practicing yoga in 1978 after reading the autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. After exploring the work of Swami Satchidananda, BKS Iyengar, Swami Sivananda and Kundalini yoga, I’ve come to rest in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga as taught by Sri Pattabhi Jois. The dynamic nature of the practice drew me in,
- [Francenia Richmond](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/francenia-richmond/) - Francenia Richmond started practicing yoga in 2003 to help ease the pain of sacral joint dysfunction. She quickly realized the physical and healing benefits on the body and continued to practice for 10 years. After leaving Blacksburg for a stretch, straying from her practice and a shoulder injury, she was inspired to return to yoga
- [Mary Brown](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/mary-brown/) - Mary has lived the past 37 years in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Floyd, VA where the quietude of the land has guided and supported her. Her love of yoga is rooted in a deep curiosity about the indivisible nature of mind, body and spirit. It is her belief that the path of yoga provides
- [Maureen McGonagle](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/maureen-mcgonagle/) - Maureen’s interest in yoga was first cultivated during her time in India, where she spent three weeks living at a yoga ashram in Rishikesh. She has since settled back in Blacksburg, VA and has dedicated herself to the study of yoga and self-inquiry with Anna Pittman, completing her 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training certification, as
- [Christina Petersson Wolfe](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/christina-petersson-wolfe/)
- [Ellen Goldlust](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ellen-goldlust/) - Ellen Goldlust grew up in Northern Virginia and moved to Blacksburg with her family in 2000 after living in Charlottesville; Madison, Wisconsin; and Conway, Arkansas. After dabbling in yoga on and off for years, she found In Balance Yoga and began practicing more seriously in 2011 while in the midst of a divorce. Ellen completed
- [Anna Pittman](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/anna-pittman/) - Anna began studying Raja Yoga with Carla Sgroi of the European Yoga Alliance in Milan, Italy in the 1980's. After returning to the states in 1990 she became certified in Shiatsu, Massage, Barratt Breathwork, RYT 500 in Hatha Yoga and Life Transformation Consulting which includes work with somatic based trauma release, attachment styles and Vedic
- [Thea Vicenti](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/thea-vicenti/) - Thea has lived many places due to her father being a Navy Seal. She has had the pleasure of living in Colorado and Virginia the longest and would call both places home. Since childhood she has used her hands in touch to sooth her mother’s aching feet. Her mother knew she should have a career in therapeutic healing
- [Dwyn Taylor](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/dwyn-taylor/) - Dwyn was born in Stuttgart, Germany and has traveled around the globe throughout his life. An avid soccer player during his youth, he embraced physical fitness at an early age and actively retained that mindset as an adult. Through a 20+ year career in the military, he learned the crucial importance of maintaining a healthy
- [Annie Staples Dickow](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/annie-staples-dickow/) - Annie deeply appreciates the relaxation and wholeness that come from connecting breath with motion in the refined way of the sacred science we call yoga. She has been a yogini for 19 years. She received her E-RYT200 certification through In Balance Yoga.
- [Kim Pugh](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/kim-pugh/) - Kimberly discovered Yoga in 1999 as a way to relieve the stresses of working in the hospitality industry and has never looked back. Her love of the practice inspired her to read and study to learn as much as she could about yoga. During a workshop at her yoga studio home the teacher stated, “You
- [Rob Patzig](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/rob-patzig/) - Rob set out on his spiritual path more than 30 years ago and has seen firsthand how yoga and meditation can bring about radical personal and social change. After 20 years in corporate finance and venture capital, Rob left his career to focus on service, or karma yoga: helping others to discover for themselves the
- [Eileen Patzig](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/eileen-patzig/) - Eileen became a certified yoga teacher in 2000 through Frog Lotus Yoga Studio in North Adams, MA. She began teaching Vinyasa-style yoga in Blacksburg in 2001. In 2007, with her husband Rob Patzig, she completed a second 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Dharma Mittra in New York City. Over the years she has had
- [Erin Herring](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/erin-herring/) - Erin, although originally from New Hampshire, has been a long-time Blacksburg resident. She been a yogini since 1997, and began teaching yoga in 2008. Erin received her 200 Hour Hatha Yoga teaching certification from Anna Pittman. She has additional training in both Vinyasa and Yin yoga, having studied with Stephanie Keach and Sarah Powers. She
- [Amy Gallagher](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/amy-gallagher/) - Amy Gallagher was first introduced to yoga by her mother and grandmother as a child in the 70's. She began her first yoga teacher training program with Jeff Tiebout in the early 90s, and continued training with Becky McDaniel, becoming certified to teach restorative, prenatal, hot, and vinyasa yoga. Amy has expanded her experience by
- [Ginger Belay](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/ginger-belay/) - Ginger began taking yoga classes in college as a way to unwind from a long run or some other strenuous physical activity. It wasn’t until going through some challenging life events that she discovered the greater healing properties of yoga. Yoga helped her connect to her body and spirit in healthy and gentle ways instead of constantly
- [Susan Beck](https://www.inbalanceyogastudio.com/staff/susan-beck/) - Susan did her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Becky McDaniel at In Balance Yoga in 2012. In 2014, she did a restorative certification with Colleen Dwyer in Nashville, TN and she is currently working on completing a 300 hour teaching training course through Uttara Yoga Studio in Roanoke, VA. Her 300 hour teaching training

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