Instructors

Diane Anderson

Diane Anderson began her discovery of yoga in 1987 after being diagnosed with Insulin-Dependant Diabetes. Hatha yoga was her first step toward a healthier and more wholesome lifestyle. Her first yoga instructor was from the Kripalu tradition. She was amazed at the transformational benefits, at what seemed at the time such a gentle practice. She then went on and has studied many of the numerous styles and traditions offered such as Iyengar, Astanga Vinyasa, Jivamukti, and John Friend's Anusara. She is also a student of Religious Science (Science of Mind). Diane believes that all of the styles and traditions have gifts to offer, and her teaching style reflects her openness and compassion.

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Heather Cunningham

Heather Cunningham received her advanced teacher training at the Integral Yoga ashrams in Virginia and India. Her classes emphasize yoga as a moving meditation and include postures, breath work, deep relaxation, aromatherapy, and sound therapy using Tibetan singing bowls. She is also a licensed massage therapist and acupuncturist.

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Debra Dragovich

Debra Dragovich has been practicing Pilates for several years and has been teaching Pilates for 4 years. She received her training in Pilates mat work and equipment at Vitality Pilates in Mount Baker. Besides her interest in Pilates, she is an avid swimmer and has competed in local masters’ competitions as part of the Seattle Athletic Club Sea Slugs swim team. She also enjoys indoor cycling. The discipline and precision of Pilates core conditioning has been of great benefit to her in these activities, and she has found that it has enhanced her day-to-day life by increasing flexibility, balance and strength.
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Sylvia Chai

Sylvia began her yoga practice about 10 years ago, after a serious knee injury.  Unable to run/ jog as a form of exercise, she turned to yoga to strengthen and maintain stamina.  A few years later, she decided to deepen her practice and complete a 200-hour yoga teacher certification at Atmanada/ CenterPoint Yoga Studios RYS, and then went on to complete 500-hour certification with Adrienne Burke RYS (formerly Director of teacher training program at the Jivamukti Yoga School).  Sylvia has also undergone pre-natal yoga teacher training with Mia Borgatta of Ma Yoga, and is also an enthusiastic student of ballet and Horton modern dance.

Sylvia enjoys teaching a vinyasa-flow style which incorporates elements of the Ashtanga, Sivananda, and Iyengar yoga styles, as well as some principles of classical and modern dance.

“For me, yoga has become so much more than just exercise.  At every turn, there is something more to learn about this fascinating mind-body practice, and I love to encourage others to develop a regular, life-long practice”.

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Liziah Woodruff

Liziah completed her yoga teacher training in 2005 and is a certified yoga teacher.  Since graduating,  Liziah has had the wonderful opportunity to share the art of yoga with both kids and adults.  One of Liziah's favorite places to teach is at Children's hospital, where she worked with kids that had eating disorders.  Liziah Has a BFA in acting and performing arts form Cornish College of The Arts. Liziah teaches yoga with the intention to bring joy and inspiration into people's lives.

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Anne Kemerer Jones

Studying dance and baton-twirling while growing up in Texas, Anne was thrilled to discover Yoga after moving to Seattle. Anne completed her professional teacher training through 8 Limbs Yoga Centers in 2004. She has studied with Anne Phyfe Palmer, Melina Meza, Lisa Black, and Sarah Powers, and looks forward to completing advanced studies with Shiva Rea in Jan. 2008. She has also received inspiration from the teachings of Rodney Yee, Gary Kraftsow, Paul Grilley, and Ravi Singh/ Ana Brett. Anne holds a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling (working with people with disabilities) and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She takes pleasure in utilizing her experience with a variety of Yogic styles and knowledge of anatomy/ physiology to design classes to meet students’ needs. She is additionally in the process of completing a year-long Spiritual Development training with Lisa Williams, Medium/ Clairvoyant (whom you might have seen on the Lifetime channel). Anne loves to celebrate the uniqueness of the individual and sees the physical body as an entry-point to connection with Spirit.

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Carey DeMartini

Carey DeMartini is a registered yoga teacher at the advanced level with the Yoga Alliance. She has been integrating the powers of the mind, body, and creativity in her classes with students of all ages for over nine years. Carey completed teacher trainings with Ana Forrest and Shari Friedrichsen. Additionally, she is certified to teach prenatal yoga and trained in yoga therapy with The Samarya Center in Seattle. Her classes emphasize core strengthening, breath awareness, encouragement of practicing from a place of ahimsa (compassion and non-violence) and self-acceptance. As a new mom, she is learning to take her yoga beyond the mat--to be in the present moment and remember to breathe. She is also a licensed mental health counselor and art therapist.

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Stefanie Tatalias
Stefanie enjoys the art, science, philosophy, and movement (or stillness!) of yoga, and wishes to bring this joy to fellow students. She varies instructions in a class so that the beginner will be encouraged and the advanced student will be challenged. Her classes incorporate flowing sequences, postures, breath work and guided visualizations. Stefanie’s personal quest to find some comfort within the life’s chaos brought her to yoga. The physical practice soothed aching muscles at first, but soon she found that yoga’s other elements sung to her heart. Eventually, this brought her to teacher training at Samadhi Yoga in Seattle. Her personal practice is in continuous evolution as she learns (and forgets!) from various teachers and styles. She doesn’t know if life makes any more sense than it did twelve years ago, but at least she smiles a lot more.