Sheetal Contractor is a certified yoga teacher, a certified massage therapist and author of “Anyone Can Do YOGA!  (….So What’s Stopping You?).” Sheetal has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, has been training over 10 years, and has been teaching yoga for over 8 years.

  After being a business professional for 15 years, in the summer of 2006, she took a leap of faith, resigned from the corporate world and decided to pursue her passions – providing therapeutic massage and teaching the fundamentals of yoga.

Sheetal's website is www.anyonecandoyoga.com.

Deanna Doyle (Littlewings Yoga) A former teacher and librarian, Deanna has been doing yoga for more than ten years. She recently completed her 200 hour certification at the Yoga Loft and is also a certified Child Light Yoga Instructor. In addition, she has training in yoga therapy for special needs children. Although her favorite yoga is kundalini, she enjoys a variety of styles. She enjoys the creativity of working with children and combining stories with yoga. In 2009, she co-founded Littlewings Yoga for Children and Teens. A collector of quotes, her favorite is, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Ghandi.

Find out more about Little Wings here.

Meryl Schneider is a certified yoga instructor for 5 years. She has been practicing yoga for 8 years and teaching for 5. Meryl blends Ashtanga yoga with Classic yoga. Meryl focuses on strength,balance and flexability. She also brings a spiritual aspect to the practice through breath and meditation. The classes are for those who have had some yoga experience, and also for some beginners. Meryl is working on certification in Hot yoga.

Hilary Smith, BA, RN, has been studying Tai Chi for eighteen years, and teaching for thirteen. Hilary is active in the field of senior wellness, is a third degree black belt, and is certified as a fitness trainer, senior fitness trainer, and massage therapist, as well as a registered nurse and certified personal coach. She has been a massage teacher for 18 years.

As a teacher, Hilary is able to tailor Tai Chi instruction to the individual. She has taught Tai Chi to students who are rehabilitating from injuries, illnesses and surgery as well as using those using it as a “moving meditation” to reduce stress, and as a traditional martial arts practice. She emphasizes proper body alignment and precision in order to maximize the benefit and minimize any risk of injury. She has found that a well rounded Tai Chi practice can keep the body strong but relaxed and the mind sharp but calm.

Tina Thomas is a Certified Yoga Instructor and Massage Therapist.

Tina has studied Iyengar yoga for 14 years and Sivananda yoga for the past three years. The blend of the two styles provides a practice which brings the technical and the experiential together so the student continually learns in a safe manner.

Hatha Yoga with Tina is a class geared towards beginner to intermediate. She will use props to focus on proper alignment using some Iyengar methods. Students will increase strength, flexibility and the ability to relax.

Tina's website is yogaspaces.net.