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 Karrie
AuBuchon is the founder and owner of
Yoga Bala she has been a dedicated yoga practitioner
since 1994. Karrie is a yoga instructor and fitness trainer with certifications
from Tim Miller, Mini Yogis, Yoga Ed. and International Sports Sciences
Association. She is certified at the 500 hour with Yoga Alliance. Karrie attended the Krishnamacharya Yoga Festival in San
Francisco in 2003 where she was able to learn from the highly renowned
T.K.V Desikachar. In 2004 she traveled to India for a month long study
under the guidance of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois;
the true master and creator of the Ashtanga Yoga System, and his grandson
Sarath Rangaswamy.
Karrie has had the privilege of learning from some
of the most highly regarded yoga instructors ~ including; Noah Williams,
Kimberly Flynn
Williams, Tim Miller, Dominique & Matt Corigliano, Rolf Naujokat,
Maia Heiss, John Friend, Kate
Potter and Baron Baptiste.
Karrie' s primary training and personal
practice are with the traditional practice of Ashtanga Yoga which is true
to her heart. She also enjoys mixing it up a bit in her Vinyasa Flow
classes which combines the practice of Hatha,
Ashtanga Vinyasa Flow, and Anusara.
Karrie encourages all of her students to move past their own pre- conceived
limitations, let go, and enjoy. Though she teaches yoga in its true traditional form
lightheartedness and laughter are a part of every class.
Karrie relocated to Florida from California
where she was teaching in the Los Angeles School District, Senior Arts
Retirement Colony, The Red Chair School of Performing Arts, and in private
studios. Her students range in age from 3 to 91 years old!
Karrie regards Noah Williams and Kimberly Williams instruction,
to be the single most influence for the development of her yoga practice.
It is because of their words of wisdom, sharing of knowledge and experience
that Karrie is confident and excited to embark upon the opening of the
first Yoga Studio in Port Orange, Yoga Bala. She looks forward to sharing
the journey of yoga with this community and feels confident you will embrace
yoga as she has.
 For the past ten years, Jodi Ascherman has been traveling, learning,
and yoga-ing around the world. She received her 200 hour teacher certification
in Kripalu/Discovery Yoga with Deva Parnell at Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine,
FL. She also attended David Swenson's ashtanga teacher training in Oct.
of 2006. She has had the fortune of taking classes with some great teachers
including Doug Swenson, Beryl Bender Birch, Nicki Doane and Eddie Modestini,
Shiva Rea, Sharon Gannon and David Life.
While in Thailand, she studied
and received her Thai Massage practitioner certificate at the Old Medicine
College in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Jodi also is attuned to Reiki and sends
as well as uses it in all her classes. She is also a professional firedancer,
as well as a clown!
Meaghan Phillips has been a National Certified Massage Therapist
since 2003. She attended school at the Florida Keys Learning Institute
in Key West, Florida completing a 500 hour program in the sciences, theory,
practice, and application of Therapeutic Massage. In October of 2006 Meaghan
traveled to Thailand to continue her education in massage and study a
specific modality of traditional Thai Massage. There she attended the
Thai Massage School of Chiang Mai, which has earned the Royal Award bestowed
by his Majesty the King as an outstanding school with highest standards.
Meaghan has been practicing yoga for 8 years and growing as a student, Her
teachers have included John Friend, Kate Potter, and Karrie AuBuchon. She
has been committed to her practice on a daily basis and has learned to
integrate her knowledge of body mechanics into her teaching of yoga. Meaghan looks forward to expanding her yoga practice and sharing what she
learns with you.
Thai Massage like Yoga is an ancient art of body therapy for healing,
health, and transformation. It is an interactive manipulation of the body
using passive stretching, compression, and gentle pressure along energy
lines, which in tune has a uniquely relaxing and therapeutic affect. These
movements help to adjust the skeletal structure, increase flexibility,
relieve muscular and joint tension, stimulate internal organs, and balance
the body’s energy system. This style of massage is performed on
the floor using a mat and the client is to wear loose comfortable clothing.
Meaghan believes yoga and massage to be a natural match for tension and
stress relief! For more information please contact her at 386-314-3959
 Pat
Ray is a Retired Psychologist and previous owner of Bikrim Yoga
Titusville and was part owner of Ormond Beach Bikrim Yoga now known at the
Hot House.
Her yoga journey started at the age of 56. Fed up with weight gain and
menopausal side effects, Pat began practicing Bikrim Yoga. After feeling a
difference mentally and physically she then went to Los Angeles for a 9
week Bikrim teacher Training. She has since trained with Jimmy Barkin and
has completed her 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certification. Pat is also a
Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor.
Pat is Looking forward to sharing her love of yoga to all of her students.
 Holly
Garrison discovered and fell in love with yoga in
the summer of 2007.
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Holly's first
year of yoga began with the practicce of Vinyasa Flow with instructor
Rania Hanson. Holly then found Yoga Bala and began studying Ashtanga
yoga with Karrie! She was soon to realize the love she had for yoga was
something she would like to share with others. Holly began a committed
practice and was fortunate enough to learn from incredible teachers along
the way. Including our own Jodi Ascherman, Lewis Rothlien, and Jeff Welch
among others. Holly has since participated in Yoga-Fit teacher training
and had the privilege of attending workshops with Doug Swenson and Kate
Potter. Holly couples her experience as a teacher of all ages and as a
gymnastics coach with her passion for learning yoga and invites you to
join her on her journey along the path to grow in her practice and deepen
her understanding of yoga both in theory and in the physical sense.
 Judy Molinaro- A yoga practitioner since the mid 90's,
Judy is a graduate of the Discovery Yoga 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
program in St. Augustine, Florida. While there she attained a wealth of
insight and knowledge in the Kripalu Yoga tradition.
Brought to America in the 1960's Kripalu Yoga is a traditional Hatha Yoga
practice based on foundational postures whose roots date back thousands of
years. Kripalu yoga is accessable to anyone interested in the benifits of
yoga. It is not necessary to have the mind of a mystic, the body of a
gymnist, or the spirituality of a monk. Kripalu Yoga is much more about
the practice than it is the theory and to understand this simple fact you
must do it.
Judy has experienced first hand how yoga integrates focus and mindfulness,
physical strength and vitality, self awareness and personal growth. If you
are willing to open your heart to a new way of caring for yourself you
will find that yoga touches the very core of your mind, body, and spirit.
While it would appear that the yoga you practice on the mat is
transformational, it is what takes place off the mat that has life
changing potential.
A resident of Ormond Beach since 1987 Judy was a founding member of
Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare, a non-profit organization dedicated
to reducing companion animal overpopulation in Volusia County and is a
staunch supporter of numerous local animal welfare agencies.
 Emily Black-
Emily is a advert believer of health and wellness. After moving to Port
Orange in 2006 Emily earned her Mat and Reformer certification in Pilates,
soon after Emily was introduced to Ashtanga yoga. She quickly became
enamored with the tradition. Soon after, Emily attended Ashtanga
Yoga Teacher Training with the internationally renowned teacher David
Swenson, she has also had the good fortune to attend workshops with Doug
Swenson, Cindi Lee, and Jason Crandell. Emily was very fortunate to practice
in a weekend workshop with Shri K Patthabhi Jois, and is continuing her
training with Manju Jois this coming spring.
Emily enjoys incorporating Pilates Core Principles into her Vinyasa style
routines, and loves to challenge students in a warm and encouraging
environment. Emily feels very blessed to have the opportunity to share
the healing powers of yoga with others and looks forward to meeting you in
her class.
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