Alexis began practicing yoga in 2013 when a therapist suggested she try meditating. She soon found an asana practice for the very purpose it is designed: to prepare the body so the mind may become...
Ernesto has been teaching since 2015 while maintaining his personal practice. He believes that yoga should challenge and restore using alignment, focus, and breath to shape and change the body. He...
Brian (RYT 200) began practicing yoga in 2004 at suggestion of Loryn Riggiola while he was still working in finance. The physical practice sparked a desire to explore the spiritual side of...
Iyengar Intermediate Junior 1: Sharon Cotugno has been practicing yoga since 2000. In 2013 under the tutelage of James Murphy, she earned her certification from the Iyengar Institute of Greater...
Andrea has been teaching yoga since 2002 with primary influences from Jivamukti Yoga, Integral Yoga, and Dharma Mittra Yoga. She has completed more than 600 hours of study in teacher training...
Alina has been a student of yoga for over 10 years. She has been drawn to yoga after the birth of her youngest child, discovering with surprise that not only did it provide her with a rigorous...
Jason is an experienced and dedicated 500 RYT yoga teacher with a profound passion for exploring various styles of yoga, including Yin, Vinyasa, Ayurvedic Yoga, Iyengar, and more. His yoga...
Angela started her yoga journey in 2005, specializing in Vinyasa yoga with a 500-hour Teacher Training certification from JaiPure Yoga. Grateful to her teachers, including Marcie Wallace, Loryn...
Marisa's journey with yoga began in 2004, igniting a passion that has flourished and evolved in countless beautiful ways ever since. Drawn by the transformative power of yoga in her own life, Marisa...
Justin has a passion for seeking big picture truth and understanding. In 2007, after reading Bob Monroe's book "Journey's Out of the Body," Justin became inspired to explore altered states of...
Leah Katz is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher at the Level 2 (Intermediate Junior 2 Level) as well as a certified Yoga Therapist through International Association of Yoga Therapists and has been...
Michelle began her study and practice of Iyengar Yoga in 1994 and began teaching in 2001. She is a core faculty member at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York, where she has taught since 2008, and...
Rena (E-RYT500) has been teaching yoga since 2011. She was trained by Kelly Santucci of Youniqueyoga for her 200 hours and deepened her knowledge with an additional 300 hours under Daniele Jarman and...
Becky Middleton is a 500 hour registered yoga teacher and has additional certifications in prenatal and children's yoga. She started practicing yoga in 2001. Becky received her 200-hour training from...
Aimee has been a student of yoga for 30 years, teaching for 20. Her deep thirst for learning and growth led her to study different methods with master teachers. She began with Ashtanga Yoga with...
Kristin has been practicing and studying yoga since 2008. She received her 200-hr RYT certification in 2014 through the Center of Natural Living at Kula Yoga and Wellness in Stanhope, NJ, with Jo Ann...
Joselyn received a 500-hour comprehensive Pilates certification from Club Pilates with Lia Masciulli in 2022 and a 200-hour Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga certification from The Heart of Yoga School in...
Sheri is an E-RYT 500 hour Power Yoga Instructor holding additional certifications in both Yin and Children’s Yoga. She completed her first 200 hour certification at Garden State Yoga under the...
Carol is honored and grateful to be a practicing psychologist and fervent yogi for over forty years. She is a RYT 300 and has been teaching Restorative, Yin, Gentle Flow, and...
Susan has been a student of yoga since 2001 and began her teacher training in 2006 at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in NYC. After her 200 hour, she completed additional trainings in psychic development,...
Meredith received her 200 hour RYT certification through JaiPure Yoga in Montclair, NJ, under the guidance of Loryn Riggiola and Marcie Wallace. Meredith has been practicing yoga since...
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away”. After being mentored by the incomparable Marcie Wallace, Washima has obtained her 200 hr...
Samuel Ralosky earned his teacher’s certificate in Mindfulness Meditation from both the Dharma MoonAssociation and Tibet House Foundation in January of 2023. He started meditation when he began...
Loryn (E-RYT 500) has been a yoga teacher for nearly 20 years and a practicing lawyer for over 35 years. To her, the jewels are in the practice, not the pose. Just as the craft of a trade sharpens...
Candice has been practicing yoga and aerial since 2014. She has been teaching aerial yoga since 2016, and received her RYS 200 certification in 2021 and started teaching immediately after that....
Lisa began practicing yoga in 1994. She started teaching in 2003, and teaching Iyengar Yoga in 2009. Lisa teaches at the Iyengar Institute of New York City where her love for the method was inspired...
Jacquie Ruderman, E-RYT 500HR, has practiced yoga since 1995 and began to teach in 2008. She strives to inspire her students through creative and thoughtful sequencing & breathing techniques. She...
Diane began practicing yoga in 2005. Her practice quickly turned into a passion. She was encouraged by her first mentor, Joyti Crystal, to take teacher training at Starseed Yoga and went on...
Marina has been a student of yoga since 2015 and a teacher since 2016. She found yoga (or rather yoga found her) after a studio opened up blocks away from high school. During a pivotal time of her...
Greg has been practicing Yoga since 2012. He was introduced to Yoga while attending Montclair State University. Since then, he has found a home at JaiPure. He completed his RYT 200 and 500...
Robert became involved in Yoga in 2014 and quickly became aware of the benefits of the physical practice. Robert, a certified 200 RYT, was drawn to the history & science of Yoga...
Amba Marcie (E-RYT 500) has been teaching yoga for close to 20 years and received her yoga certification, both 300 and 500 hour, from Lotus Yoga in Montclair, NJ. She teaches a variety of classes...