Our Teachers
Angela Phillips, Director/Owner, E-RYT 500
Deeply committed to the essence of yoga, Angela has been inspired since she first read Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda in
1976. Angela offers a multi-dimensional approach to her teaching based on years of study with some of the most influential yoga practitioners, including
Donna Farhi, Eric Schiffman, Patricia Walden and Temple of Kriya Yoga. Her yoga teaching is enriched with certifications in Barratt Breath Work and
Thai Yoga Therapy and she is a 500-hour Registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.
Amy Culicerto
Offering primarily vinyasa flow yoga, Amy provides additional focus on alignment and modifications to help students develop their own authentic practice.
Her true goal is to create a comfortable atmosphere where students feel they can begin to explore beyond
the physical towards a path of more awareness. Always a student of yoga, she has continued her studies with such influential teachers as Shiva Rea,
Paul Grilley, Seane Corn, Cyndi Lee, Beryl Bender Birch, Rod Stryker, Sharon Gannon and David Life. Amy completed
her 200-hour yoga training at Gaea Yoga Center in Charleston, SC, and is a registered teacher with theYoga Alliance.
Katie Kramer Escobar
Katie began practicing yoga in the early 2000's. She was dealing with stress and found that yoga made her feel good from the inside out. By 2008 she decided it was time to take the risk and become a yoga teacher. She is a 500 hour graduate of Angela Phillips Yoga Teacher Training. Katie has had the honor of not only studying with Angela Phillips but with Rod Stryker and Sarah Powers.
Katie's greatest teacher, Edward, has been with her since 1998 and he continues to be her inspiration as she practices compassion, love, and patience everyday. Katie is the Inlet Fitness Director of Yoga.
Gabrielle Gerard-Jenks, RYT 200
Gabrielle draws upon her years of personal practice, her study with influential teachers who understand yoga as a therapeutic modality, and years of a personal & professional practice in the field of Breathwork. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she brings in the importance of connecting to the vital core and breath. Through progressive sequencing, she guides the student inward and towards lightness. This brings more comfort in the body, with the potential to unravel ways we inhabit the body; ways that may cause discomfort and that no longer serve us.
She is certified in the KaliRay method of Hatha Yoga and her primary teacher of Tri-Yoga, Martha Hamilton, guided her in a somatic approach to yoga practice. She recieved her 200 hour yoga teacher training with her sister Anna Pittman. She is a teacher of Barratt Breathwork and has studied with Kathleen Barratt since 1993 and has a thriving BreathWork and spiritual mentoring practice along with offering training and certifications in Breathwork. Gabrielle and Angela have been dear friends and soul sisters for over 20 years and consider one another each others teacher!
Rosie Taylor, CMT, E-RYT 500
Rosie has been a student of Iyengar Yoga since 1978 and her primary teacher is Kofi Busaia, a nationally recognized senior teacher in that tradition. She has directed teacher training programs, intensive yoga retreats and workshops. A class with Rosie includes plenty of hands on, exploration of the alignment of the asanas, inspirational readings and often meditation. Rosie is also a certified massage therapist having graduated from the Cayce/Reilly massage school in 2004. As well as massage sessions she additionally gives treatments in Body Memory Recall a form of myofascial release work.
April Megginson
The path of yoga is one of April Megginson's greatest passions and as an educator she was naturally drawn to pursue training as a yoga teacher. Her yoga adventure began in the early 2000's. Since then, she has been a perpetual student, drawn deeply to the interconnectedness that yoga brings through breath and movement. She is currently pursuing a 500-hour Yoga Therapy certification with the Wisdom Method.
To her classes, April brings an emphasis on yoga as a vehicle for relieving stress, calming the mind and cultivating an inner-awareness as well as welcoming an element of fun. As a teacher and practitioner, she aims to go deeper into the practice joining mind, body and spirit, transforming life one breath at a time.
Stephanie Fontaine, RYT 200
Stephanie found yoga in 2005 as a balance to her collegiate athletic career. What first started as exercise quickly turned into a hobby and ultimately a lifestyle. After 9 years of dedicated practice to many yoga styles Stephanie pursued her RYT 200 under the inspiring and incredibly talented Liz Lindh and Patti Doyle at Thames Street Yoga. Stephanie's passion to explore depths, generate positivity and joy translates into an energetic and diverse vinyasa flow. Her goal is to help her students ignite their inner fire to realize their true potential on and off the mat.
Venessa Mintel
Venessa has been a student of Angela Phillips since 1999 and completed her 500 hour certification in March 2014. Yoga teaches her something about life and herself every time she gets on the mat. She is grateful for the inner journey and the stillness that yoga reveals to her and carries that energy off the mat and into the universe. “When you and I meet together, we forget ourselves; our cultures and classes. There are no divisions, and we talk mind to mind, soul to soul. We are no different in our deepest needs. We are all humans” - B.K.S. Iyengar
Community Yoga Teachers:
ann, lynn, venessa, rhonda
Ann Williams: Yoga brings freedom and peace to the mind, body, and spirit, and I enjoy sharing these gifts with those around me.
Lynn Lantz: Finding my bliss, leading others toward sanctity and quiet within.
Venessa Mintel: Yoga gives me joy, peace, purpose, and awareness .... Now it's my turn to give back.
Rhonda Hubler: Yoga is a transformative practice and a path of discovery that allows me to move inward to learn about myself and my relationship with the world around me.
Sophia
Considered the master teacher, Sophia spreads her unconditional love and joy with all who enter the studio. Her favorite posture is savasana and she
spends much time practicing this pose.
Lili
Through her own exploration and journey of receiving and giving love, Lili is teaching us all to go beyond our comfort zones and experience the growth and transformation that happens when we do!