Debbie Stevens

I've taught yoga since 1988 while working fulltime as a Social Worker.  I was certified to teach yoga through Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA in 1992. In 1998 I opened The Yoga Center, a central space to practice yoga. Now I attend to my passion of yoga by teaching it fulltime at The Yoga Center as well as in the Health and Human Performance Department at Roanoke College.

I am a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance, a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner, certified Cardiac Yoga instructor, and a member of Kripalu Teachers Association and Integral Yoga Teachers Association. My style is gentle yet thorough, as well as eclectic, blending the compassion of Kripalu with ViniYoga flows and meditative elements of Yin Yoga.

I am available for private yoga sessions as well as Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy individual sessions. I teach all levels of Yoga as well as Yin Yoga.

I like reading, art, writing poetry, walking along the river and snuggling with my 2 cats.

 

Caryl Connolly

Caryl's journey began more than 35 years ago. Then after some life changing events, she made a decision to make Yoga the thing she wanted to do for the rest of her life. And that's what happened. She took her Integral Yoga Basic Teacher Training at the Satchidananda Ashram in Buckingham, Virginia in 1999 and the Intermediate Teacher Training in 2002. She is a member of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association and is registered with the Yoga Alliance.

Caryl teaches Beginners Yoga, Integral Yoga on Tuesdays, and Thursday morning classes. She is also available for private yoga instruction.

Caryl likes hiking, reading, cycling and being at home with her cat.

Ann Egge

Ann Egge is a Certified Integral Yoga Teacher, as well as a Certified Massage Therapist.  She has studied yoga on her own, and under guidance of Trudi Mardian and Debbie Stevens and she is Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. 

Ann teaches Tuesdays mornings and is available for private yoga instruction.

Ann and her husband, Kimball Egge, teach Partner Yoga at The Yoga Center. 

Ann also teaches classes at the YMCA.

Evie Urquhart

Evie has practiced yoga since 1995 and completed a 200 hour Teacher Training in June 2004. Becoming a part of the sangha at The Yoga Center has greatly enhanced her yoga practice and brought her in touch with wonderful yoga friends and teachers.

Evie works as a counselor in Roanoke.

She teaches Sunday evening classes at The Yoga Center.

Evie is back from medical leave starting January 27.

Jeff Tiebout has been practicing yoga daily for 25 years. He has studied with master yoga practitioners David Swenson, David Williams, Baron Baptiste & Manju Jois. Jeff is currently under the tutelage of Dee Silvers in Ardmore, PA.  He is also the Founder & Co-Director of the Blue Ridge School of Massage and Yoga in Blacksburg.

Jeff teaches Ashtanga Yoga at The Yoga Center.

Margaret (Maggie) Boyes has always had the desire to teach a physical fitness class and after taking many aerobics and high-intensity classes, decided that yoga would be the most beneficial course of study for her because of the value it brings to her emotionally, physically and mentally.

She has been practicing yoga for more than four years. She has a 200-hour Hatha Yoga teaching certificate and is a member of the Yoga Alliance, the organization overseeing the practice of yoga. Her background and experience are in journalism, media relations, marketing and public relations. She was born in the Caribbean, grew up in Pennsylvania and relocated to Roanoke when she married. Every once in a while you may catch her island accent during her yoga instruction. Maggie usually teaches Sunday evening classes.
 

Lindy Dalton completed her Hatha Yoga Teacher Training program in 2005 with Anna Pittman. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance.

Lindy lives with her husband, daughter, 2 dogs and a cat near Bent Mountain. She currently teaches the Prenatal Yoga classes, has taught a Mommy and Me class, and does some substitute teaching too!

Lindy feels very blessed to be a member of the sangha at The Yoga Center. She especially enjoys Ashtanga Yoga classes.
 

Pat Starkey

Pat Starkey teaches Monday night Beginner Yoga, as well as Wednesday night and Friday afternoon Yoga 1-2 classes.  He was first exposed to Yoga in 1997, taking his first classes with Debbie Stevens.  He has been practicing Yoga continuously for 6 years.  He received a 230 hour Teacher certification with Stephanie Keach in 2004, is completing a 300 hour teaching certification with Terry Brown in 2008 and is preparing to embark on a 500 hr teaching certification with Terry Brown this year.  He is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an RYT200. He is currently studying both the Iyengar method with Suzanne Newton in Greensboro, NC as well as Aadil Palkhivala's Purna Yoga with Terry Brown in Greensboro, NC.  Pat sees the eightfold path of Yoga as laid out by the sage Patanjali as a science for living.  Pat likes to explore asanas through the lens of aligning the body to expand the natural intelligence of the body and using Yoga as a tool for exploring the Self.  He believes the knowledge learned on the mat seeps over into our daily lives, expanding our awareness of ourselves, relieving suffering and opening ourselves to a life truly worth living.

Mary Brown

Mary Brown has lived in Floyd County since 1980 and has been practicing bodywork since 1993. She is a certified massage therapist specializing in Thai yoga massage. The practice of yoga as a means to liberation inspired her to take the Jivamukti Yoga training in 2003. She believes that through the effort of asana practice the indivisible interrelationship of mind, body and vitality comes alive.

Mary teaches Jivamukti Yoga classes at The Yoga Center.

Educator, Freeda L. Cathcart, BA, FLMI, CBE has been teaching childbirth classes for over a decade. She encourages students to integrate scientific knowledge with intuitive reasoning. She has a wealth of knowledge as well as experience. Her first child was born by cesarean. Her subsequent children, including twins were VBACs.

Freeda is a graduate of Roanoke College.

She teaches Women's Health classes at The Yoga Center.



 

Virginia has been working as an Occupational Therapist for many years.   After practicing yoga regularly for about 10 years she decided to take teachers instruction in order to share what she loved so much.   She studied Hatha Yoga with Anna Pittman in Blacksburg and is now teaching in a variety of settings.

Experience Monday or Friday Beginners Yoga with Virginia.

Rennie Rauch

I owned and operated a Jazzercise Franchise for 19 years. I also have 14 years Rehab experience since Graduating from the College of Health sciences in 94'. I became a Certified Occupational Therapy Asst. and worked for Carillon in acute care and inpatient rehab. I am certified through the PhysicalMind Institute and have been teaching the fundamentals of Pilates for 5 years.  With the combination of Personal Training for 17 years, teaching Jazzercise and Rehab experience; Pilates rounds out my background. My goal now is to teach Pilates where anyone and everyone can benefit from the extraordinary experience of control over the physiological body. Once a body starts practicing Pilates, they will find it carries over into functional life, improving life quality as  our bodies age!

Join Rennie for Pilates mat class Wednesday mornings, and Pilate Express class Monday & Wednesday evenings.

Gail Steele

Our newest teacher, and a teacher in training, Gail  was introduced to yoga during a prenatal class in the early 1990's, and has been an enthusiast ever since!  Gail regards hatha yoga as a well-established route to awakening the authentic Self, with positive physical and mental effects extending beyond the mat into everyday life.  She incorporates asana (postures), breath awareness and sources of inspiration from musical/literary traditions to create a unique and enjoyable class experience.  Gail studies yoga under guidance of Anna Pittman and uses travel primarily as an excuse to sneak off to previously unexplored yoga studios.

Gail teaches Sunday evening classes at The Yoga Center.