Stevie
Lake
Stevie Lake began taking yoga in 2006 and was quickly enraptured with the discipline. She completed her 200-hour teacher certification from the Living Yoga program and continues her studies towards the 500-hour level with Gioconda. She emphasizes "stability over flexibility" and uses the postures to encourage an intimate understanding of proper alignment and an internal knowing of each students' own body. Classes usually begin with a short devotional reading and centering, limbering exercises and progress vinyasa style through a variety of postures aimed at increasing strength and calming the erratic behavior of the mind, before coming to rest in sivasana. She currently teaches in Fredericksburg and in Kerrville. Stevie brings with her an unreserved manner and her love of sharing the benefits of yoga. These include improved balance, increased strength, more flexible muscles and the contentment that comes with a healthier and stable body and mind.
Deborah
Harrington
Deborah Harrington, a recent transplant from California, started teaching Nia after she got a phone from Meredith to ask if she would be interested. Deborah taught dance aerobics for 10 years in the 80's and 90's, from Florida to Utah and ending up in California. When she discovered Nia in the mid 90's, she knew that if she were to teach again, that Nia would be her choice. Most of her time is devoted to painting of which she has been a portrait painter since the early 80's. She also taught Life Drawing in the School of the Arts in Coronado California for ten years. Moving to the Hill Country of Texas was Deborah pick, having never lived in Texas, she feel in love with Fredericksburg the moment she stepped outside the car. She and her husband Lee love the large spaces and rural settings outside of Fredericksburg, and she feels very fortunate to be able to teach Nia and enjoy the people that come to dance with her.
Patty
Williamson
Patty Williamson is a Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Meditation Teacher, and Certified Healthy Back Specialist. She has practiced yoga and medtitation for over eighteen years, has taught for eight, and enjoys sharing the numerous benefits of a healthy, centered life. Patty's teachers have included Shiva Rea, Baron Baptiste, Cyndi Lee, Rodney Yee, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Ana Forrest, Roger Cole, Ann Hyde and Robert Boustany. She is certified by Boustany Yoga, and Robert Boustany remains her most influential teacher. Patty believes in the individuality of ach person's practice and experience. Her destiny is to help others achieve their mental, physical, and spiritual goals. She was featured in the September 2005 issue of Yoga Journal magazine for her work in small communities, and on the front page of the Kerrville Daily Times in July 2006. Though yoga benefits the body by increasing strength, balance and flexibility, and reducing stress, it is the clarity and peace of mind that are the true rewards of consistent practice.
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