Valarie is offering Group ‘Yoga on the Lawn’ at Cypress Square, Fridays, 7:30am “Pay what you can”.
Val is now offering Laughter Yoga at 8:30am on Fridays, immediately following Yoga on the Lawn.
She also offers Private Yoga, Ayurveda consultations and mental health counseling. Pricing varies.
Sign up via Val’s scheduling website or click ‘sign up’ button under bio. https://valarieolsenwellness.as.me/schedule.php
EMAIL: [email protected]
Valarie Olsen, LMHC, E-RYT 200, AYS Valarie Olsen Counseling & Wellness
Valarie has been practicing yoga for over 20 years in the Ft. Myers area. Back in the 1990’s the only place to practice was in the gyms around town, this is where she met influential teachers that would shape her appreciation and understanding of Yoga. In 2011, she completed yoga teacher training in Bonita Springs and began teaching in studios and community centers locally. As an Experienced Yoga Teacher, Valarie teaches gentle yoga, as well as flow and all levels classes. In 2017 she added Ayurveda Yoga Specialist training to her repertoire. Valarie is a certified meditation teacher and can provide training to individuals and groups.
Valarie is also trained as a licensed mental health counselor spending much of her career working at a local non-profit agency and now currently as an associate in a small private practice. Valarie incorporates her background in mental health, the 8 Limbs of Yoga and interest in neuroscience into her teaching. Combining interests in Yoga, Mental Health and Wellness has led Valarie to study trauma sensitive yoga. She has provided trauma-informed teacher training to scores of trainees as guest faculty in local Yoga Teacher Training programs. Valarie can provide trauma-informed training for YTT’s as well as continuing education for registered yoga teachers.
Jayme currently offers public group classes on Wednesdays via Zoom; Sunday morning Beach Yoga @ Shucker’s FMB and monthly kid’s workshops.
Pricing varies per class.
Sign up via Jayme’s scheduling website or click ‘sign up’ button under bio. https://yogawithjayme.as.me/
Email: [email protected]
Jayme Nagle, RYT 200, PT
Yoga with Jayme LLC
Jayme has been teaching yoga for 4 years, in a variety of community settings. Her yoga teacher training through YogaFit has taken her across the USA for trainings, which has provided her with a variety of experiences and perspectives.
She has YogaFit Warrior and Warrior Kids certifications, which are trauma sensitive yoga certifications. She began her Yoga Therapy training in the spring of 2020. In addition to teaching public classes, she has been volunteering with the Fort Myers Vet Center through the Connected Warriors program, teaching yoga to Veterans with PTSD.
Her classes focus on flows that are accessible, mindful and intentional for the mind, body and spirit.
In addition to her public classes, Jayme offers one-on-one and private group sessions. She is also a Licensed Physical Therapist, with experience working with adults, children and their families. She is very familiar in working with the human body and thus able to create an individualized experience.
One-on-one yoga sessions are ideal for those who are new to yoga, those with injuries and/or participation restrictions, or students who are looking to deepen their practice in a personalized way.
Lindsey currently has weekly offerings at Heart/Space on Saturdays, 9:30am THRIVE Yoga and 11:00am Gentle Yoga
https://www.thriveyogawellness.com/
Email: [email protected]
Lindsey Zimmerman, E-RYT 500, CAP
THRIVE Yoga & Wellness
I’m so honored that you are considering joining me to THRIVE! I am passionate about sharing my love for yoga with others because I truly believe that mindful practices like yoga & its sister science Ayurveda give us the tools to we need to live our very best lives.
I found yoga at a time in my life when I desperately needed to reconnect with myself to deal with the physical and emotional toll of recurrent miscarriages. On my mat, I was able to process my grief, reconnect with myself and learn to love and appreciate a body that had once felt ‘broken’. I knew that I had found my calling in sharing yoga with others so that they too could feel better by managing their physical and mental health and well-being in a holistic way.
If we allow it to, yoga can become a refuge from the craziness of our daily lives. Our yoga mat becomes a place to find oneself, a place to drop in to ourselves and connect, a place of union with peace, joy and ultimately, love. Yoga helps us THRIVE!
Join me, won’t you?
Sondra offers Easy Tai Chi (this version of Tai Chi is accessible to all ages, abilities and levels of experience. It explores 8 of the 24 postures of Tai Chi) on Wednesdays from 2-3pm.
She also offers Stretch N Strength on Mondays and Thursdays from 11am-12pm.
Text Sondra to sign up or for more information.
Love Offering
Phone: 239-822-4371
Email: [email protected]
Sondra Dansby, E-RYT 200
Sondra has taught yoga for over 25 years-Iyengar based training. She was on the faculty of Yes to Yoga’s RYT-200 teacher training programs and has a chair certification.
She is teacher trained in Yoga Away’s Viniyoga Program.
She developed her Tai Chi classes after being certified in “TC Moving for Better Balance”, an evidence based fall prevention program.
Carla currently offers chair yoga on Tuesdays at 10:30am and mat yoga on Thursdays at 9:15 am.
8 people maximum. Socially distanced. 5 for $60 or Drop-In $15.00
Cash or Venmo @Carla-Hyde-4
To register Email, Call or Text Carla
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 239-850-8177
Carla Hyde
Flying Heart Yoga
Carla is a certified yoga instructor and has been teaching Iyengar style yoga – an inclusive and nonjudgemental practice – for more than 20 years. During that time, she has studied yoga and meditation with renowned teachers, including Aadil Palkhivala, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rae, John Schumacher and David Life, and many Tibetan Buddhist teachers.
Carla has been a certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer for 25 years, building on her unique talent as a trapeze artist and aerialist performer. But don’t worry! You won’t be asked to do that!
Carla is also a world traveler, and her light shines through with her ability to connect with others behind a smile that breaks down barriers!
In class, explore the art and science of letting go and experience gratitude and joy, all while enjoying the physical aspects of Iyengar yoga, including heart openers, hip openers, and strength and confidence building via standing poses and balance postures. With Iyengar yoga, props, demonstrations and alignment cues help you find yoga success on your own terms.
After all, it’s YOUR yoga practice!
Namasté
David offers an all levels Early Morning Yoga “Breakfast Club” on Mondays at 6am.
$10 Cash
Please call, text or email him to sign up.
Phone: 239-850-1800
Email: [email protected]
David Spina, RYT 200
David is a yoga teacher and licensed massage therapist. You may have seen him at the Alliance for the Arts Green Market offering chair massages.
John offers 60 minute Tuesday and Thursday evening classes at 7pm.
His classes explore Hatha, Kundalini and Yin Yoga, meditation always included.
$15 or 8 Classes for $88
Text or Call 239-333-8266 for more information and to sign up
John Hankis, RYT 200
Monkey Moon Yoga
I began my yoga journey in 2015 practicing Hatha Yoga in the Northeast. After studying under several Kripalu instructors I found my way to Ft. Myers. I completed my 200hr YTT training at Soni Yoga Florida and Yin Yoga teacher certification at Indra Yoga here in Ft Myers.
My style of yoga includes cueing further depth into poses and blending various practices of Yin, Kundalini and Hatha sequences. Classes include Pranayama breathing techniques as well as Meditation.
Susan offers yoga and Tai Chi Heart/Space.
Tuesdays, 12:30pm, Tai Chi-$10 Cash
Sign up via her scheduling website (or click ‘sign up’ button under her bio): https://breathewithsusan.as.me/
Email: [email protected]
Susan will also begin offering yoga to caregivers at Valerie’s House in June! We are so proud to be part of their mission. To find out more about Valerie’s House please visit www.valerieshouse.org. They provide support to grieving children and their families.
Susan Mokry, RYT 200
I have always enjoyed a variety of fitness activities growing up, but it was in college when I started running and learning hatha yoga.
Over the years, life happened, and my time was quickly filled with work and family commitments. It was not until the loss of my parents that I realized and appreciated the benefits of exercise. That was over 25 years ago, and I have not looked back.
Yoga has become particularly important to me as a great way to cross train for upcoming 5K, 10K, ½ marathons and full marathons. With daily and weekly practice, I began to understand how yoga helped stretch and strengthen my muscles, relax and control my breath, clear my mind and create greater focus.
In 2015, I completed my 200 hour vinyasa training and included restorative yoga certification in 2016. In January 2021, I will also be adding a yoga sculpt certification. Last year, I completed my training and am now a certified Tai Chi instructor.
Yoga and physical fitness have become such an important and intricate part of me; I look forward to helping and supporting others on their own yoga and fitness journey.
Damisa Cooper, RYT 200
Damisa offers an all levels vinyasa class. Practice is designed to be accessible for all. We will take our time to wake up to the practice, build a bit of heat and then take our time to unwind and relax.
Damisa also offers Yoga by the Pool at the Luminary Hotel, Downtown Fort Myers, on Saturday mornings.
Click out her ‘Sign Up’ link below for more information.
Shakti offers occasional workshops and Reiki trainings at Heart/Space. Check out the calendar for the updates.
www.offmatyoga.club
Email: [email protected]
Shakti Barnhill
If, by chance, you haven’t met Yoga, Shakti will more than likely provide you with an unexpected and exciting experience that will last a lifetime.
Feel free to contact Shakti via [email protected]
Check out Dolores’ Free Offerings Online! https://www.wisdomofthesacred.com/events
www.wisdomofthesacred.com
Email: [email protected]
Dolores J Gozzi
Dolores guides Ecstatic Dance
She also offers YoMassage and more throughout the local community.
EMAIL: [email protected]
Sue Persia, MS, OTR/L, RYT 500, AYS
I had no idea how much yoga would shape my life when I attended my first class over 20 years ago. Practicing yoga allowed me to feel at home in my body in a way that I could not fully comprehend or express at the time. It also opened my eyes to our amazing capacity for change. Initially I experienced this mostly on a physical level. My fascination with healing through movement led to a graduate degree in occupational therapy. Gradually, a steady practice of yoga and meditation led me to experience energetic and spiritual shifts as well. Seeking a deeper understanding of these subtle yet powerful shifts led me to yoga teacher training. I am so grateful that both of my professions offer me an opportunity to support others as they use yoga and movement to transform their lives.
Yoga teaches that everything we need already exists within us; it also provides us the tools we need to experience this within our daily lives. It is this physical, emotional, and spiritual shift that allows us to participate in our lives with more joy and meaning. As a registered yoga teacher with additional certifications in kid’s yoga, perinatal yoga, and Ayurveda, it is an honor to share the wisdom of these traditions with all yogis big and small.
