Our Instructors
Michael Thomas		Michael started his journey to teach on the healing island of Maui. He has been fortunate to study with Master teachers from both India and Southern California, where he has trained for years. Michael believes each of us is our own authentic teacher. In order to access this intelligence we must get quiet enough to truly listen. This awareness is where the practice of yoga begins. "Yoga is such a personal thing. Each of us carries to the mat ALL of the stuff we've been through. Every time we step onto our mat it is an opportunity to meet ourselves again and again with love, compassion, and joy." Michael teaches a challenging heart-felt practice drawing from his own life experience as a financial and estate planner, musician, and bhakti yogi. He has taught in New York City and instructs at and operates a donation-based studio in Baltimore. He has worked with professional football and soccer players as well as college and high school athletic teams.
Lauren Going		Lauren discovered the healing arts of yoga and meditation in 1999 while attending a study abroad program in Bodh Gaya, India. She continued to study Buddhist meditation and Iyengar and Ashtanga-based yoga while working in Kathmandu, Nepal until 2003. She completed her 200-hour teacher training with Kim Manfredi of Charm City Yoga in 2005. Lauren primarily teaches an intuitive Vinyasa Flow style utilizing the breath as the primary focus throughout the practice. Lauren weaves mindfulness, breath, and postures into an artful dance of the joyful expression of self. As a licensed psychotherapist, Lauren incorporates knowledge of mental health with the physical alignment and energetics of yoga to assist students in discovering their full potential. Read more about Lauren at www.laurengoing.com
Kate Kennedy	<>	Yoga found Kate when she was living in La Jolla California. At the time, she felt very busy working long days and was generally stressed out. A wonderful yoga teacher she met in 2003 said to her, “If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” For some reason this resonated so deeply as a truth in her mind and soul and she began to trust the process of Yoga as it began to unfold. Studying various types of yoga in California she found that a balanced mixed of Restorative Hatha Yoga and faster paced Vinyasa Flow worked well for her mind and body. Yoga became a way for her to let go and surrender to the obstacles of life and learn how to both strengthen the body and the mind with a sort of quite inner strength. In the summer of 2008, Kate moved back to her hometown of Baltimore after 8 years in San Diego working with non-profit youth and golf organizations. Although she misses the surf and the sun, she is honored to share the gift of yoga in Baltimore. She is certified in Integral Yoga and Yoga Ed and her classes tend to be a mixture of many styles of yoga emphasizing the breath, strength, relaxation, and a gentle flow.
Jessica Crowley		Jessica has a strong background of over 27 years of experience in dance performance and education. Feeling the light and dark elements of our human experience has empowered and humbled her self realization. She believe's that when the relationsip we have with the self is loving and kind, we are able to take care of the whole in our Yoga practice. This is the key to opening the gate to living a happier and healthier life. Through years of practice, Jessica has learned to integrate the physical and mystical aspects of Yoga into life. This has opened her heart to the union and love that goes deep and universal; connects to all relations. In class Jessica focus's on the science and intelligence of the mind and body as an aspect of Yoga. She teaches a Vinyasa practice with free movement including postures and visualizations that are restorative and will deepen the connection to your core. She empathizes how challenging it can be to implement changes into life, and follows the path of Bhakti Yoga. "When we find a place of stillness, we tap all that is and permeate peace. By living with the compassion that comes from our experience, every breath flows with love and service for the world." Jessica completed her first teacher training with Michael Thomas at Parkside Power Yoga.

 

 

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