Yoga Center Melbourne

Instructors

	Linda Morse holds a 500 hour professional level advanced certification as a yoga teacher. Basic certification was also completed at the 200 hour level through the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA. This certification consists of intensive training in Asana (posture), Pranayama (breathing technique), Meditation, Theoretical and Applied Yogic Philosophy, Anatomy and Physiology, Communication, Teaching Methodology, Teaching Practicum, & Professional Ethics and Practices. Certified additionally in Cardiac and Cancer Rehabilitation, Chakra yoga training, and offering experiential workshops. Her meditative approach to yoga, with occasional good humor, invites you to journey inward.
	Brett Morse is certified at the 200 hour level with the Kripalu Center, is a KYTA member and a RYT with the Yoga Alliance. 'As Popeye the Sailor would say: "I am what I am". And what I am is a teacher who truly believes that everyone and everyBODY is unique and special. To me, yoga helps to define who you are - by building in unison body, mind and spirit. My classes are safe, interactive, and sometimes humorous. I encourage smiles and giggles, and always welcome questions. I would consider it an honor to join you in your yoga practice as we, together, journey toward inner peace. Namaste.'
	Emily Hain, 'I’ve been certified to teach yoga since 1997 through Integrative Yoga Therapy and since then have put in over 1700 teaching hours. I LOVE my job! My approach to teaching is to know and understand the needs of my students. Practice is modified for each person in order to insure their safety and maximum comfort and well-being. As a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, the Yoga Alliance, and the Himalayan Institute, my education continues in the applications of yoga to meet the needs of my students.'
	Juliet Kjerulff began studies in Yang Style Tai Chi in 1979 with Master Abraham Lui in San Diego, California. At the same time she studied Kung Fu, Chi Gung, Tui Na Chinese Medicine Medical Massage and Herbology with Toaist Master Share K. Lew. After moving to Melbourne, Florida in 1986, she continued her studies with Tom Turcotte, founder of Three Treasures School of Martial Arts. She received her Sifu level (advanced instructor) Certification in Tai Chi Yang Style Short Form. More recently she studied Tai Chi with Master Lien Guay Chang in Orlando, Florida, and in Costa Rica with Chris Luth, founder of Tai Chi in Paradise. She has been practicing and developing her Tai Chi for 25 years and teaching in Brevard County for over 15 years.
	Diane Nelson, a Melbourne Beach Florida native, has been teaching Yoga and Pilates for over 5 years. Diane is certified through SCW-Education in Evanston, Illinois, the Pilates Institute of America in West Palm Beach, Florida, and continuing education through Power Pilates.
	Eileen Petrovich holds a 200-hour basic certification from Kripalu in Lenox, Mass. Eileen has been practicing yoga for fifteen years. She relocated to Florida from New Jersey three years ago after early retirement from Corporate America. She received her certification in 2004 and was then in a position to begin a new career and share her love of yoga. For the past two years she has been teaching Beginner and Gentle Yoga classes which a special outreach and emphasis on encouraging seniors to experience the benefits of a regular Yoga practice.
	Joy Golding "I have lived in Melbourne for 4 years, I live with my wonderful husband and my amazing daughter and 3 incredible doggies. I have been a Yogini for 10 years, I am a Nationally Licensed Massage Therapist, an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Reflexologist and a Certified Yoga Instructor, I trained with Bryan Kest in Los Angeles. My style of teaching is an off-shoot from Ashtanga, it is Vinyasa Flow. We link the pose with the breath and are usually always moving from one pose to the next. Vinyasa appeals to all levels of ability. For me, Yoga has helped me through some difficult situations, like beating Cancer!!:):). My Student of 1 year says that practicing Yoga with me has made her a better mom, wife and friend to herself, and she has killer arms! :) Hope to see you in class!"
	Dave & Teresa Katz have successfully fufilled all requirements of training in the following Qi-Gong Arts: 12 Movement Riverwalk, Qi-Gong Style; 12 Silkweaving, Qi-Gong form; 5 Yang Organs, Qi-Gong/5Yin Organs, Qi-Gong Therapy; 6 Healing Sounds, Qi-gong and Vibratory Qi-Gong Style. Dave has satisfactorily completed training in EXTERNAL QI HEALING: HOW TO TRANSMIT LIFE ENERGY, at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Lenox, Massachusetts with instructor Kenneth S. Cohen, M.A., M.S. Th. Teresa, also studied under Daisy Lee and Gary Garriopoli. She has also studied Yoga, under various Masters for over 30 Years. Dave has been a resident of Brevard County since 1962 and is a Viet Nam Combat Veteran, with the USMC. Teresa has been a resident of Brevard County since 1980.
	Dawn Falotico is a 200 hour certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. She has lived in the Melbourne area since 1991, and is currently a flight attendant. Dawn has lived in Hawaii where she taught scuba diving and captained several dive boats. She is continuing her yoga teacher studies, and is always open to new approaches, and ideas. She loves to incorporate traditional yoga with a westernized twist, and has been told her classes are fun, and lively.
	Yvonne Silverman has been a certified yoga instructor since 1995 and has studied the Sivananda style of yoga and is greatly influenced by the Iyengar Method. Her teaching style focuses on compassion. Yvonne encourages her students to move through the class with an awareness of their breath. Her classes have a smooth flow and the poses transition easily from one to the next, so that her students can walk out of her classes feeling very relaxed, strong, and confident. Yvonne lives in Melbourne Beach with her husband and two sons.
	Gigi Andreades has taught all facets of yoga, fitness and belly dancing for over 20 years - having trained in CA, Vegas and Miami. Her experience ranges from kids to seniors, using her certification from the Arthritis Foundation. Her family had a large Italian restaurant in Miami for many years. She finds her variety of fitness background makes her a better teacher, with her students loving the modifications she offers. Her classes build stamina, balance and flexibility, while enjoying the flow and relaxed energy.
	Lilly Ferras first discovered yoga in 2001 when she was introduced to the method known as Hot Yoga, first brought to the United States by Bikram Chowdhury. She loved the intensity of the classes, but wanted more variety and so her journey began. Later she found Ashtanga Yoga, a powerful flowing class, linking breath and movement, using the bodies own authentic heat. Lilly later received her 200 hour teaching certification through the Barkan Method and is certified through the Yoga Alliance. She has also attended trainings and workshops with other master yoga teachers such as David Swenson and Bryan Kest. "There is so much more to yoga then getting a great butt!I believe yoga teaches us how to deal with oursleves and the world around us. It is about the marrige between the mind and the body and creating a strong union between the two.It's about shedding the ego and just being your true self. What we learn on the mat, we take with us off the mat. I hope you will join me in exploring this journey and I wish you much health and happiness!"