ABOUT THE YOGA TEACHERS

All of the Shanti Saagar teachers have trained extensively in various yoga disciplines under the umbrella of “Hatha Yoga.” Despite variations in style, we all share a common classical yoga goal of encouraging students to feel safe and comfortable in their practice. We are experienced yoga teachers, but, equally important, we are continuing yoga students as well.

JiJi Beckett has been dancing, practicing yoga, and experimenting with movement for as long as she can remember. She is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher as well as a practitioner of Thai Yoga Bodywork and Reiki.

Rebekah Goldstein-Hawes, a certified Hatha-yoga teacher who studied yoga in India and New Zealand, also is a Thai yoga body-worker and is completing Zero Balancing certification. Rebekah encourages students to increase their strength and flexibility by assessing and gently moving toward their own limits.

Lucy Jenkins has taught numerous classes for adults and children in Jefferson County. A certified Sivananda yoga teacher, Lucy studied in India and in her native England. She nurtures a living, or organic, style of yoga in her own practice and in the classes she teaches. Lucy is currently on leave from SS Yoga.

Judy Jenner, RYT500, a certified Integral Yoga teacher and Thai Yoga body-worker, has studied yoga at the Satchidananda Ashram, the Kripalu Center, and in India. She strives to embrace and convey the classical concepts of yoga.

Christa Mastrangelo-Joyce, RYT200, is a certified Charm City Yoga (Baltimore) teacher. Christa wishes to share the gifts that she has received from her yoga practice with others and to encourage practitioners as they find their own path to inner strength and joy through yoga.

Carla McAdams, RYT500,  encourages students to discover the strength, beauty, and joy of their inner selves through the practice of yoga. Carla has advanced certification from Kripalu Center, as well as certifications to teach prenatal yoga and chakra yoga. Carla’s Mountain Spirit Yoga studio is in Middletown, Md.

Melanie Sirni, a practicing registered nurse, has advanced certification as a Yamuna Body Rolling teacher. She infuses body, mind, and spiritual connections in her teachings. She also is a practitioner of Anusara yoga, Qi Gong, and Thai massage.

Dhyana Stiefel, an Integral Yoga teacher, creates fun yoga classes for students of all ages and especially enjoys working with beginners. Last year, she received her certification to practice acupressure from the Acupressure Institute in California.