JILL BECKER
Jill Becker is a lifelong dancer who clearly loves movement as an opportunity to communicate, entertain, educate and keep fit. She teaches children and adult dance classes at Kula Cooperative, Ohio Wesleyan University, Antioch College and to people with Parkinson's Disease at the Senior Center in Yellow Springs. Her students range in age from 3 to 92 and each one is a delight. Jill has a BA in Dance and an MA in Performing Arts.
Jill Becker is a lifelong dancer who clearly loves movement as an opportunity to communicate, entertain, educate and keep fit. She teaches children and adult dance classes at Kula Cooperative, Ohio Wesleyan University, Antioch College and to people with Parkinson's Disease at the Senior Center in Yellow Springs. Her students range in age from 3 to 92 and each one is a delight. Jill has a BA in Dance and an MA in Performing Arts.
MARIA CALABRESE
My lifelong search for a way to exercise that is also fun, ended about six years ago when I discovered Nia. An innovative, fun fitness class that combines dance, body awareness, and creative movement, Nia is choreographed to a variety of inspiring world music and the classes work for all age and fitness levels. It was a perfect fit! After taking classes for several months, I decided to deepen my knowledge of the Nia Technique and completed my White Belt training in the summer of 2010, enabling me to begin teaching classes that fall. I have since completed my Green, Blue and Brown Belts and am in my sixth year of teaching. Nia is helping me to age gracefully and to maintain health in body, mind and spirit.
My lifelong search for a way to exercise that is also fun, ended about six years ago when I discovered Nia. An innovative, fun fitness class that combines dance, body awareness, and creative movement, Nia is choreographed to a variety of inspiring world music and the classes work for all age and fitness levels. It was a perfect fit! After taking classes for several months, I decided to deepen my knowledge of the Nia Technique and completed my White Belt training in the summer of 2010, enabling me to begin teaching classes that fall. I have since completed my Green, Blue and Brown Belts and am in my sixth year of teaching. Nia is helping me to age gracefully and to maintain health in body, mind and spirit.
AMY REBEKAH CHAVEZ
My entire adult life I have been a devoted student of traditional medicine ways, birth, and
motherhood. At the age of 21, I initiated into adulthood through the portal of giving birth to my daughter. While my friends were studying art, politics, dance and science, I was enrolled in classes on childbirth, breastfeeding, prenatal yoga, vaccinations, nutritional and herbal support for pregnancy, birth and nursing babies. I was so uplifted, changed, and inspired by my birth journey experience that I enrolled in the Seattle Midwifery School’s doula training with the renowned doula researcher and author Penny Simkin, as well as a low residency herbal medicine course with David Hoffman through the California School of Herbal Medicine. In 2001, I was prompted to return my focus to education in the healing arts, gaining skills and a license through the Ohio State Medical Board in massage therapy in 2003. I expanded upon that license to include certifications in perinatal massage, newborn massage instruction, pediatric and adult craniosacral therapy, herbal education, lactation support, childbirth education, prenatal yoga instruction, and Somatic Trauma Resolution. In 2014 I completed a master’s degree in health arts and sciences through Goddard College, where I had the opportunity to synthesize the interdisciplinary fields of somatic psychology, holistic bodywork, herbal medicine, and yoga/ mindfulness practice into work I call ReStoryative Somatics Mind Body Medicine, offering individual healing sessions, group practices, classes, and professional trainings. I also work in the Dayton area as a professional labor support doula, offering unique holistic prenatal, birth, and postpartum care with a focus on emotional resiliency, trauma healing and prevention, and a supportive transition into motherhood.
My entire adult life I have been a devoted student of traditional medicine ways, birth, and
motherhood. At the age of 21, I initiated into adulthood through the portal of giving birth to my daughter. While my friends were studying art, politics, dance and science, I was enrolled in classes on childbirth, breastfeeding, prenatal yoga, vaccinations, nutritional and herbal support for pregnancy, birth and nursing babies. I was so uplifted, changed, and inspired by my birth journey experience that I enrolled in the Seattle Midwifery School’s doula training with the renowned doula researcher and author Penny Simkin, as well as a low residency herbal medicine course with David Hoffman through the California School of Herbal Medicine. In 2001, I was prompted to return my focus to education in the healing arts, gaining skills and a license through the Ohio State Medical Board in massage therapy in 2003. I expanded upon that license to include certifications in perinatal massage, newborn massage instruction, pediatric and adult craniosacral therapy, herbal education, lactation support, childbirth education, prenatal yoga instruction, and Somatic Trauma Resolution. In 2014 I completed a master’s degree in health arts and sciences through Goddard College, where I had the opportunity to synthesize the interdisciplinary fields of somatic psychology, holistic bodywork, herbal medicine, and yoga/ mindfulness practice into work I call ReStoryative Somatics Mind Body Medicine, offering individual healing sessions, group practices, classes, and professional trainings. I also work in the Dayton area as a professional labor support doula, offering unique holistic prenatal, birth, and postpartum care with a focus on emotional resiliency, trauma healing and prevention, and a supportive transition into motherhood.
LESLIE DWORKIN, MFA, RYT
Leslie is a professional dance artist and educator, and has been teaching in the field of movement for over 20 years. She is a Lee Holden certified qigong instructor, and studied intensively with Master Li Junfeng, one of the world's most celebrated qigong masters. She is a certified yoga instructor and has been greatly influenced by her teacher, Kali Ray, who created TriYoga--a meditative integration of breath, movement, and mudra. She maintains a private practice in the form of bodywork called the Trager Approach.
Leslie is a professional dance artist and educator, and has been teaching in the field of movement for over 20 years. She is a Lee Holden certified qigong instructor, and studied intensively with Master Li Junfeng, one of the world's most celebrated qigong masters. She is a certified yoga instructor and has been greatly influenced by her teacher, Kali Ray, who created TriYoga--a meditative integration of breath, movement, and mudra. She maintains a private practice in the form of bodywork called the Trager Approach.
KATY THERESE GAINES
Katy was born and raised in south Mississippi and is passionate about all things art. She shares her love for dance and creative movement through teaching dance classes for kids and adults, choreographing and performing. Katy received her BFA degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi and recently migrated to Yellow Springs where she happily finds ways to collaborate with the local art community. In good weather, she can be spotted taking her pet rabbits for a fun ride in a cart pulled by her bike.
Katy was born and raised in south Mississippi and is passionate about all things art. She shares her love for dance and creative movement through teaching dance classes for kids and adults, choreographing and performing. Katy received her BFA degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi and recently migrated to Yellow Springs where she happily finds ways to collaborate with the local art community. In good weather, she can be spotted taking her pet rabbits for a fun ride in a cart pulled by her bike.
REBECCA KUDER
Rebecca Kuder’s stories, essays, and poems have been published in Mothering Magazine, The Knitter’s Gift, Midwifery Today, The Manifest Station, Jaded Ibis Productions, Resurrection House, and forthcoming at The Rumpus. Rebecca has an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She teaches creative writing at Antioch College. All of Rebecca’s work (writing, teaching, living) is rooted in the centrality of storytelling to our collective humanity. She lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with her husband, the writer Robert Freeman Wexler, and their daughter. Rebecca blogs at http://www.rebeccakuder.com.
Rebecca Kuder’s stories, essays, and poems have been published in Mothering Magazine, The Knitter’s Gift, Midwifery Today, The Manifest Station, Jaded Ibis Productions, Resurrection House, and forthcoming at The Rumpus. Rebecca has an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She teaches creative writing at Antioch College. All of Rebecca’s work (writing, teaching, living) is rooted in the centrality of storytelling to our collective humanity. She lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with her husband, the writer Robert Freeman Wexler, and their daughter. Rebecca blogs at http://www.rebeccakuder.com.
NICOLE MANIERI
Nicole Manieri is an expressive artist and group facilitator who specializes in healing drum and song. She has been facilitating sacred women's circles and dynamic embodiment practices bi-monthly for over seven years. Nicole founded Sol Rising: Women's Transformative Arts Troupe in Yellow Springs.
Nicole Manieri is an expressive artist and group facilitator who specializes in healing drum and song. She has been facilitating sacred women's circles and dynamic embodiment practices bi-monthly for over seven years. Nicole founded Sol Rising: Women's Transformative Arts Troupe in Yellow Springs.
LARISA McHUGH, MA, MT-BC, RYT
Larisa combines Yoga with her life experience as a Music Therapist to offer a holistic and supportive atmosphere where students can explore and express their true nature.
Larisa combines Yoga with her life experience as a Music Therapist to offer a holistic and supportive atmosphere where students can explore and express their true nature.
CARMEN MILANO
Though I dabbled with yoga a bit in my twenties, it was as I approached my 50th birthday, observing restrictions in my flexibility as well as range of motion, that I decided to dive in. Through books, videos and classes I explored methods and styles of yoga postures and breathing. Eventually, one of my instructors who was about to travel for the summer, asked me to teach her classes. At first it was intimidating... and then I fell in love with it and enrolled in formal Yoga Teacher Training. My training, teaching and personal practice focuses on a therapeutic approach with gentle flowing movement and pauses for enjoying the moment and reflection. The results are relaxing yet effective at toning the body and encouraging fluid movement in daily life. I see positive results in myself and in class members. Each class I teach enriches my experience as a practitioner and as an instructor. I've thoroughly enjoyed what this calling has brought to my life these past 12 years.
Though I dabbled with yoga a bit in my twenties, it was as I approached my 50th birthday, observing restrictions in my flexibility as well as range of motion, that I decided to dive in. Through books, videos and classes I explored methods and styles of yoga postures and breathing. Eventually, one of my instructors who was about to travel for the summer, asked me to teach her classes. At first it was intimidating... and then I fell in love with it and enrolled in formal Yoga Teacher Training. My training, teaching and personal practice focuses on a therapeutic approach with gentle flowing movement and pauses for enjoying the moment and reflection. The results are relaxing yet effective at toning the body and encouraging fluid movement in daily life. I see positive results in myself and in class members. Each class I teach enriches my experience as a practitioner and as an instructor. I've thoroughly enjoyed what this calling has brought to my life these past 12 years.
SANDY RIORDAN
After 25 years of teaching Elementary school children science, I discovered Yoga and wonderful things happened! The practice keeps me fit for my busy life which includes seven Border Collies, three cats, a wonderful husband, daily Skyping with my two year old grand-daughter and caring for a whole lotta' hostas. Now I happily act as Administrative Assistant for Kula Cooperative and enjoy working with class members and instructors as we all discover the many possibilities of our programs. Let me know how I can help you.
After 25 years of teaching Elementary school children science, I discovered Yoga and wonderful things happened! The practice keeps me fit for my busy life which includes seven Border Collies, three cats, a wonderful husband, daily Skyping with my two year old grand-daughter and caring for a whole lotta' hostas. Now I happily act as Administrative Assistant for Kula Cooperative and enjoy working with class members and instructors as we all discover the many possibilities of our programs. Let me know how I can help you.
MARCIA SAUER
Marcia is a 500 RYT yoga instructor. She received her certification from Yoga Springs Studio in Yellow Springs and is registered with the Yoga Alliance. Her teaching reflects a strong emphasis on alignment, body awareness and effective breathing techniques. She believes yoga is a pathway to a healthy, balanced life. Marcia teaches adult and childrens classes at Kula Cooperative.
Marcia is a 500 RYT yoga instructor. She received her certification from Yoga Springs Studio in Yellow Springs and is registered with the Yoga Alliance. Her teaching reflects a strong emphasis on alignment, body awareness and effective breathing techniques. She believes yoga is a pathway to a healthy, balanced life. Marcia teaches adult and childrens classes at Kula Cooperative.