| | Key Memberships Integrative Yoga Therapy International Association of Yoga Therapists
| Certifications KYT=Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher RYT=Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance E-RYT= Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance 500=Professional Level (the highest highest level of certification sanctioned by the Yoga Alliance) BYT=Certified Bikram Yoga Teacher IAYT=International Association of Yoga Therapists MAYA=Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association CMT= Certified Massage Therapist NCTMB=Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork | |
| | Meet Our Wonderful Instructors & Healing Arts Service Providers! Experienced. Well-Trained. Professional. Dedicated. Caring. Holistic. The teachers and healing arts professionals at Dream Yoga are the best! They have training in a variety of yoga, meditation, massage and other holistic disciplines that are proven to enhance health, well-being and personal transformation. All have made their yoga or meditation practice, and/or the healing arts service they provide, central to their lives. For us, teaching yoga and meditation, and providing a healing arts service…is simply sharing what we love and what we know works. Most of Dream’s yoga teachers are trained in or influenced by Kripalu Yoga—a yoga practice that teaches the basic mechanics of yoga postures and breath…while encouraging inner focus, feeling, and mind-body awareness. Many also have experience and training in using "yoga as medicine" or "therapeutic yoga.: It is our pleasure and blessing to serve you.
The Dream Team by Service | Luann Fulbright  Dream Yoga’s Founder & Director Creator of the for-credit yoga program at George Mason University Email Luann Call Luann 703-448-YOGA (9642) 703-917-0067 How has your yoga helped you?! Luann wants to know. She's working on a book to help students of yoga develop a well-rounded home practice for greater peace, health and joy. Share your yoga experiences with Luann to help others know the many and diverse gifts of Yoga and Meditation. | Certifications: M.A., Professional Yoga Therapist (Integrative Yoga Therapy-500), Kripalu Yoga Teacher (KYT-500), Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), and Reiki Professional Affiliations: Member of the International Assocation of Yoga Therapists, Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, and the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association Provides: Yoga and Meditation Instruction, Therapeutic Yoga and Dream Interpretation Luann has been practicing yoga since 1979 and teaching since 1999. Her teaching reflects her years of studying a variety of yoga styles with some of the nation’s foremost yoga instructors. These include founder of Integrative Yoga Therapy Joseph Le Page; Kripalu/Pranakriya Master Teacher Yoganand Michael Carroll; Jonathan Foust, founder of the Mindfulness Training Institute of Washington; Judith Lasater; Anusara Yoga Founder John Friend; Betsey Downing, founder of The Health Advantage Yoga Center; Doug Keller; Advaita and Kashmiri yoga master Richard Miller; Chakra system author Anodea Judith; Viniyogi's Lex Gillan and Stan Hafner; Hillary Blackton; and the Swamis at Satchidananda Ashram/Integral Yoga Center. In addition to being a Professionally certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, Luann also completed a 200-Hour certification in the Iyengar style of hatha yoga; and spent two years in The Haden Institute’s Dream Interpretation Group Leader Certification program. She is acknowledged as a Experienced Yoga Teacher-500 by the national Yoga Alliance. She has also completed her 500-Level Certification as a Professional Yoga Therapist in Joseph LePage's Integrative Yoga Therapy program. Luann is amazed at what yoga can do for the body, mind and spirit. She began yoga, like many do, to better manage stress. Yoga has also helped her overcome physical challenges—including arthritis, pleurisy, a painfully swayed back, and a torn meniscus. Even more, yoga has strengthened Luann's love and sense of awe. Her goal as a yoga teacher and therapist is to inspire her students to embrace yoga as a tool to help them become healthier. To make their bodies more limber and strong, their hearts more open and joyful, their minds more clear and calm. Luann loves sharing the gift of yoga and its profound healing effects with both beginners and advanced students of all ages, shapes and sizes in both group classes and private sessions. She wants to break down the perceived barriers people have to doing yoga...so everyone--despite limitations--can practice and receive its many benefits. She has used the tools of yoga and meditation to help people manage and heal pain (in their back, shoulders, hips, knees, feet, etc.). She’s helped students with poor posture, sciatica, scoliosis, fatigue, asthma, insomnia, infertility, menopausal and mensus issues, pregnancy, post-natal recovery, organ prolapse, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, high blood pressure/hypertension, weight loss, hyper- & hypo-thyroidism, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, plantar fasciitis, more. A journalist and former communications director and university instructor, Luann is committed to personal, one-on-one communication with her students. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Mark Bell | Certifications: CMT, NCTMB Provides: Healing Arts—Therapeutic Deep Tissue Massage & Body Work, Sports Massage Therapy, Swedish Massage, Cranial-Sacral Therapy, Chakra Balancing Mark Bell has more than 30 years experience--and some 15,000 appointments--in sports and therapeutic massage. He's known for his ability to use deep tissue massage to help people recover from injuries and muscular strains and perform better in athletic competitions. Regular massage, he has found, can cut the recovery time from surgery and strenuous activities by up to 80 percent! Mark, a Dream Yogi since 2003, has been an active member of the National Capital Area Sports Massage Team (NCASMT) for 17 years. This group of sports massage therapists provides services for 100-mile races, marathons and triathlons. For 10 years, he was the men's massage therapist at the Pentagon. Mark, an 18-year member of AMTA (the American Massage Therapy Association), also brings in other healing modalities as needed to increase, balance and remove blockages from a client's energy system. Mark holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. As a former accountant, he understands the stresses and strains desk, computer and other office work puts on the body. He enjoys helping folks work out what he calls “OWies”… however they got there! [BACK TO TOP]
| | Hillary Blackton 
| Certifications: Hillary is certified to teach Hatha Yoga by Ruth Bender's Hatha Yoga Teachers 30-Hour Training Course in 1983; a 30-Day Teacher Training with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in 1987; and a 12-Day Pre-Natal Teacher Training Course at Satchidanada Ashram - Yogaville in 1995. Provides: Yoga & Meditation Instruction, Pre-Natal Yoga classes and workshops, National and International Yoga Retreats. Hillary is the founder and director of Divine Life Yoga. She is a respected teacher of hatha yoga, pre-natal yoga and meditation with 26 years of teaching experience. Her small studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland, allows her to give individual attention to each student. Hillary teaches an approach to yoga that combines the meditative with the precise—allowing students to find and experience their inner teacher. She has been influenced by Kripalu Yoga, Sivananda Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and by Donna Farhi who first gave voice to the question of the pose. She attended a 12-day Advanced Yoga Studies Training with Farhi in 1999. She continually devotes time to the study and practice of yoga. Hillary is delighted to share her unique style of yoga with students of Dream Yoga Studio. Hillary has been a member of the Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association, for the past 30 years. She has held every administrative office including the office of President for four years. The organization grew and prospered during her participation. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Forbes Robbins Blair 
| Certifications: CHT (Clinical Hypnotherapist) Provides: Dream Interpretation; Hypnosis for easing stress, anxiety, depression, chronic conditions; and Instruction in Self-Hypnosis Forbes Robbins Blair is the author of the #1 hypnosis book, Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open as well as Self-Hypnosis Revolution: The Amazingly Simple Way to Use Self-Hypnosis to Change Your Life. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1987 with a BA and became a certified clinical hypnotherapist from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy in 1996. He runs his own personal empowerment business called New Creations that focuses on clinical hypnotherapy and dream analysis. He has taught classes since 1998, facilitated dream groups, and has been a regular dream expert on the XM Satellite Radio show, Broadminded. His current emphasis in his practice is using hypnotherapy to generate love and joy which assists people in overcoming depression, anxiety and chronic conditions. | | Danielle Brand-LeMond 
| Certifications: KYT-200+, RYT-200, MA, Thai Yoga Bodywork Provides: Yoga Instruction, Wellness Workshops, Thai Yoga Bodywork (re-starting in 2010), Pre-Natal Yoga Danielle is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher who works at the intersection of spirituality and health. She delights in helping her students feel more comfortable and centered in physical, mental and spiritual capacities, and is also a Traditional Thai Yoga Massage/Bodyworker, certified by the Thai Institute. Danielle teaches yoga classes and wellness workshops throughout the Washington, D.C., area, including as an adjunct professor at American University. She holds a Master's degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and facilitates workshops on spirituality and peace-building, in addition to freelance writing. In her writing, facilitation and teaching, Danielle strives to draw out the connections between wellness and inner and outer peace. She encourages self-reflection, compassion for self and others, and awareness of the ethical and philosophical aspects of yoga. Through this, she believes she is helping people create healthier and more peaceful lives…which, in turn, can radiate out into the world community. In addition to yoga, meditation and spirituality in general, Danielle has a passion for dance, hiking, animals, the environment and travel. Danielle lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband Avi, their hound dog, and new baby yogi Micah (born January 15). [BACK TO TOP]
| | Christine Brooks | Certifications: E-RYT-5,000 , KYT-500, Registered Holy Yoga Instructor (RHYI), Certified Chair Yoga Instructor, Level II iREST (Yoga Nidra) Instructor Provides: Yoga and Meditation Instruction; Ayurveda, Nutrition and Breath Coaching; Functional Strength Training for Seniors Christine has many years experience teaching yoga and meditation, going back to 1972. Her journey into holistic health practices began in 1970, following the diagnosis of her mother’s cancer. Christine was determined to find an alternative to the pain she witnessed. In 1971, she was introduced to Dr. Ann Wigmore of Hippocrates Health Institute (Boston, Mass.), and her life changed. She began teaching yoga at the Institute the following year, and later went on to follow her dreams by studying holistic health practices abroad in Europe, the Far East, Africa and the Middle East. In 1983, Christine was introduced to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, and has been studying and assisting programs there ever since. She has assisted master teachers in over 95 programs at Kripalu, as well as studied with world-renown yoga teachers, including those known for their “powerful” practices—Kripalu’s Yoganand Michael Carroll, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Rod Stryker and Anna Forest. Christine is also a Men’s and Ladies Mat Pilates instructor, so she has lots of experience helping students work from and strengthen their core. She has studied Ayurveda for over 10 years, and is currently completing the Ayurveda Wellness certification program at the Deepak Chopra Center. Christine's 40 years of experience, research and study in spiritual modalities, nutrition, meditation, Yoga Nidra, Ayurveda, breath work, Arts Administration and world travel have been intricately woven to produce a sound base of knowledge for Christine in the broad fields of health and wellness. Also, since she was a child, she was intrigued by sparkles and dance…and went on to pursue special training in both. She worked as a head gemologist and does goldsmithing; and uses this gemological dance aspect of her life and interests as a fascinating connection to her work in the wellness world. Her philosophy is that each human being is a rough stone that becomes refined and polished as it goes through life, each one serving a unique and special role on the planet. Christine teaches classes throughout Northern Virginia, and offers weekend wellness retreats in Middleburg, Virginia. Through her workshops and personal relationships, she invites you to join her on a journey of discovery to find deep inner healing, balance, and rest. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Mark Clark | Certifications: MBA Provides: Meditation Instruction Mark began his meditation practice in the early 1970's at the age of 16 studying Vedic and Eastern philosophies. He adopted a concentration-based meditation practice which used the breath as the focal object. He spent many years dedicated to this path including three years in a D.C.-area ashram. During that period, he engaged in many community outreach programs teaching meditation and relaxation techniques to those in need. Later he transitioned to a Buddhist Vipassana practice from which he continues to explore the mind, awareness and insight. Mark’s meditation practice has permitted him to gain increased self-awareness, be more open to life, and experience the wonderful bliss found in everyone. His goal as a meditation teacher is to share his own experiences, be a resource for lessons learned, and be supportive to those who wish to start this noble path. Mark has 20 years experience in managing hi-tech commercial products. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA degree in International Business. | | Robin Camille Dennis | Certifications: NCMT; NCTMB; NMT (Neuromuscular Therapy); 200-Hour Certified Reflexologist, Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner; Certified Yoga Instructor, including YogaFit Kids, Seniors & Prenatal; Power Pilates Certified Mat Instructor; ACE Certified Personal Trainer & Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant; AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor & Kick Boxing Instructor; Certified Spinning Instructor Provides: Healing Arts—Sports, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Swedish, Hand & Foot Reflexology, Prenatal Massage, Thai Yoga Massage Robin moved to the greater D.C. area in 2005 from Boston and has over 13 years experience in the fitness industry as a Group Exercise & Dance Instructor and Personal Trainer. A rigorous teaching schedule of classes ranging from Yoga and Pilates to Kickboxing and Spinning led her to seek the healing benefits of therapeutic massage. After experiencing first-hand the restorative, health-enhancing benefits of massage, she decided to become licensed herself. She began with the study of Thai Yoga Massage at the Lotus Palm School (Montreal, Canada) and moved on to become certified by the Palmer Institute of Massage & Bodywork (Salem, Mass.) in Advanced Massage Therapy & Reflexology. During her time at Palmer, Robin studied Swedish, Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) and Shiatsu; and completed the 200-Hour Certified Reflexologist Program. She is a professional member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), and has continued her education by learning Sports Massage, Pre/Postnatal Massage, Japanese Hot Stone Massage, and Spa Therapy. Robin is a competitive runner and tri-athlete, and a current member of Arlington’s Team Z Triathlon Team. She recently completed her first full Ironman in Zurich, Switzerland. Robin holds a B.A. from Northeastern University where she studied Theater and Business Administration. She is excited to share her knowledge and passion for health and wellness with the Dream Yoga community! [BACK TO TOP]
| | Bonnie Elliot | Certifications: MSW, RYT-200 (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy), 60 Continuing Education Contact Hours – Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors at Duke University's Program for Integrative Medicine Professional Affiliations: Professional Member – International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT, Registered Practicing Member - International Yoga Association (IYA) Provides: Yoga Instruction and Education Bonnie is certified as a teacher of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, the only psycho-spiritual based yoga in the U.S. She has worked as an Employee Assistance (EAP) and Wellness professional for 8 years and practiced yoga since 2003. Her passion is sharing her knowledge with others in the hopes of encouraging their curiosity and participation in the amazing journey of self discovery that can lead to balance, harmony and contentment. She has found that the unique approach of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is the perfect forum for investigating our inner wisdom and applying what we discover to our everyday interactions to live a life that is rich and meaningful. Bonnie’s classes facilitate students’ self directed process of exploration while providing a safe space for students to learn from their own inner wisdom. She encourages students to observe their unique experience - their highest authority, and to be empowered by that learning to change and grow. As Carl Rogers said, “It is experience that I must return to again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming me.” As an EAP and Wellness professional, Bonnie has provided individual counseling, post-trauma intervention, management consultation and organizational development services. In addition, she has conducted trainings for employee groups including such topics as Stress Management, Balancing Work and Family, Dealing with Difficult People and Healthy Lifestyles. Asana, pranayama, and meditation practices with their multitude of benefits have become an important part of Bonnie’s daily lifestyle. In addition, she continues to enhance her understanding by attending workshops with renowned yoga teachers including; Betsey Downing, Joy Kirstin, Judith Hanson Lasater, Kate Miller, and Amy Weintraub. Bonnie is a strong believer in maintaining a well-balanced lifestyle that encompasses all aspects of physical, emotional and spiritual health care. She continuously seeks information about traditional and innovative ways to achieve optimal well-being and looks forward to sharing newfound possibilities with each and everyone with whom she has the privilege of teaching and learning from.
[BACK TO TOP] | | Caroline Hesse | Certifications: 500-Hour BYT Provides: Yoga Instruction After many years of traditional exercise and athletics, and several years of daily intensive karate practice, Caroline’s back had reached its limit. Her mother introduced her to Bikram yoga; and in the Fall of 2001 she moved to Los Angeles for the intensive, two-month long, 500-hour Bikram Yoga Teacher Training. With a renewed spine, she set out to teach Bikram for several years. In 2002, Caroline was introduced to Yogiraj Amrit Desai, prominent student of Swami Kripalu and founder of Kripalu Yoga Center. The unique meditative and intention-based approach of the Kripalu style of hatha yoga was a true awakening for body, mind and spirit! Caroline further studied with Yogi Desai in 2003 participating in a Yoga Nidra (literally “yogic sleep”) meditation intensive. She was serendipitously introduced to Luann Fulbright’s Kriplau classes at Dream Yoga Studio in 2004, and continued her yoga practice at DYS through pregnancy and after the birth of her daughter in July 2006. She is also an avid self-study student of nutrition, wellness and healing arts. After three years of staying home with her daughter and too little yoga, Caroline has recently returned to her roots practicing and teaching Bikram yoga. She will begin her training for certification as a Nutritional Therapist this winter, and is excited about sharing her experience with her Dream family. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Sunny Ho | Certifications: BYT, Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor, MBA Provides: Laughter Yoga Instruction for Children Sunny received her Laughter Yoga Certification with Steve Ross (Dream Yoga’s Laughter Instructor for adults) at Satchidinanda Ashram (Yogaville). Sunny moved to the U.S. from Taiwan in 1998, and has been teaching Bikram Yoga for the past four years. Sunny also teaches Hatha Yoga. Sunny will be regularly joined in the Kids Laughter Club! by her 8-year old daughter, Jillian, who enjoys potatoes and noodles. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Katherine 'Kat' Katz 
| Certifications: KYT-500, RYT-500, NCMT Provides: Yoga & Meditation Instruction Kat began her yoga practice as a student of Dream Yoga Studio with Luann Fulbright, and has been teaching since 2004. Her love of yoga led her to seek basic and advanced yoga teacher training. She has taught all levels of yoga, from gentle to vigorous, at various area studios and enjoys working with students of all abilities, including teens. She is currently finishing up her second 500-hour training in Pranakriya Yoga with Yoganand Michael Carroll. In addition to being a yoga teacher, Kat is a graduate of the Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage. She is also an artist and musician. Teens enjoy her instruction, which is skilled as well as playful with postures. They find her to be someone they can relate to. Adults appreciate her emphasis on alignment, breath, and experiencing the present moment. [BACK TO TOP]
| Hari Khalsa
 | Certifications: Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, 200-hour Hatha yoga certification from KRI (Kundalini Research Institute), 200-hour Hatha Yoga certification; Certified Massage Therapist, and Registered Nurse Provides: Yoga Instruction
Hari is a Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor as well as a Certified Massage Therapist and Registered Nurse. She began her study of Kundalini Yoga in 1979 and began teaching in 1985. She attended Florida School of Massage and began her private practice in 1988.
In 1999, at the Kundalini Research Institute, she completed her National Certification to teach Kundalini Yoga. For eight years, she was co-director of the Kundalini Yoga Center in Syracuse, NY, before moving to the D.C. area in 1994.
In 2008, she completed her 200-Hour teacher certification in Hatha Yoga at Health Advantage Yoga Center in Herdon. She has happily taught yoga, meditation and stress reduction to hundreds of students throughout the Northern Virginia area.
Hari also draws on her extensive nursing experience to make yoga highly accessible, experiential and therapeutic. Her nursing resume includes experience in a senior center, psychiatric, hospice, and as health director for an agency serving the developmentally disabled. [BACK TO TOP] | | Kandace Laass 
| Certifications: KYT-500, MBA, Certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner Provides: Yoga Instruction, Thai Yoga Massage Kandace has practiced yoga for over twenty years and has been teaching in the Washington, D.C., area for the past six years. She works with multiple populations—from students in their twenties to those in their nineties—at locations including corporations, community centers, and assisted living centers. She received her certification in Thai Yoga Massage while studying at the Lotus Palm School of Toronto, Canada. Kandace has an MBA degree with a concentration in leadership, and currently consults with a number of non-profit organizations. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Cristina Kuhn | Certifications: RYT-200 Provides: Yoga Instruction Yoga has been a part of Cristina’s life for much of her life. She began a very active yoga practice after the birth of her second child when she decided that she was in serious need of some balance. Yoga did just that. It balanced, opened and strengthened her body, mind and spirit in a way that no other experience had. After developing a strong personal practice—including studying here at DreamYoga with Danielle while Cristina was pregnant with her third child—she chose to go even deeper by completing the Holistic Teacher Training Program offered by Pure Prana (Alexandria, Virginia). It was there that she found not only her Self, but also her Dharma (life’s purpose). She discovered that yoga is not to be kept to oneself. It is a joy to be shared with others. She is excited to be sharing her joy of yoga with Dream Yoga students. Cristina’s teaching style is influenced by many hatha yoga styles including Kripalu, Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Anusara, Kundalini, Self Awakening, as well as Restorative. Her style is also influenced by her training in and love of theatre. Her training and work in Interior Design gives her the fine attention to detail yoga teachers need to guide students’ safely in and out of poses. Cristina's two boys are budding Dream Kids in our Fun Yoga for children ages 3-6 classes. | | Chul S. Lee
| Certifications: NCCAOM—LAc, CH, OM, MS (Certified in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology and Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) Provides: Traditional Chinese Acupuncture with ‘Cupping Therapy,’ Chinese Herbal Medicine, Tibetan Spinal Massage, Nutritional Counseling (to restore health, increase fitness and boost vitality) Special emphasis on Stress Management, Pain Control, Infertility, and Women’s Health Concerns. Languages Spoken: English, Korean When you meet Chul, it’s immediately evident how passionate he is about providing traditional Chinese Medicine techniques as an effective complement or even preferred alternative to other, sometimes more invasive, medical treatments or procedures. Using a holistic treatment approach to balancing body and mind—emphasizing diet, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine—Chul has had great success helping people of all ages. He just doesn’t address the symptom presenting itself; he pinpoints the “root” of the illness or discomfort. He gets your “qi” (or chi) flowing—and your circulation going—to ease your suffering, boost energy…and help you feel healthy, happy and whole. Chul is a licensed Acupuncturist in the states of Virginia and Maryland. He is NCCAOM Board Certified in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology and Oriental Medicine, and has been practicing for over 10 years. He is a graduate of the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the George Washington University. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Kelly Monahan | Certifications: B.A., YoKid & Radiant Child Yoga Certified; Certified YogaFit Instructor, and (in August) RYT-C (200-hour training program for Family Yoga with an Emphasis on Children) Provides: Yoga Instruction – Emphasis on Sports, Children and Youth Kelly is the Lead Teacher for Dream Yoga Studio’s “Yoga for Dream Kids” program. Children who regularly attend Dream’s twice-monthly Fun & Creative Kids Yoga classes with Kelly adore her!! In August, she complees her RYT 200-Hour Certification in the “Radiant Child Yoga” school of teaching training with Shakta Kaur Khalsa. Kelly is five-year student of Dream Yoga Studio/Kripalu-Style Yoga, and also teaches yoga throughout the Washington Metro area. Kelly is also certified as a YogaFit instructor which she used while coaching girls lacrosse. She taught girls lacrosse teams yoga to improve mental clarity, athletic ability, team involvement & overall well-being. Kelly also provides Yoga Parties for children and teens at Dream Yoga Studio; works for a mobile enrichment program called YogaTales bringing yoga to preschools, middle schools and high schools throughout the Washington, D.C.; and teaches yoga to 2 to 5-year-olds at Langley Children's Center. While earning her B.A. in Religious Studies, Kelly focused on Buddhist practice and psychology. Her goal as a yoga teacher is to give children a chance to express themselves openly and creatively. “I gently teach good manners and listening skills, but I primarily try to let kids be kids,” Kelly says. “I want children to learn classic yoga while understanding you can do yoga in many ways on and off the mat.” Kelly also enjoys showing children and young adults how to use yoga to prevent and overcome sports injuries. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Sandy Pradas 
| Certifications: KYT-200+, Reiki Master, Reiki-Seichim Master Therapist, Pilates Reformer Teacher, Yoga Retreats Provides: Yoga Instruction, Therapeutic Yoga, Reiki Sandy Pradas has been teaching yoga since 2001 and received her 200-hour certification from Kripalu Center in 2002. She is fascinated by yoga's ability to make deep and lasting changes in people's lives and is honored to share her journey with others. She is especially grateful to her teachers Naresh Ron King, Tarika, and Yoganand Michael Carroll; and has also had the privilege to study with some of the country's most noted instructors, including Rodney Yee, Gary Kraftsow, Angela Farmer and Stephen Cope. Sandy continues her studies and is working toward her certification as a Yoga Therapist. Her previous career as a medical writer informs her practice, as she had 15 years of experience learning about drugs, disease, and patient care. She has experience helping students manage pain—such as headach/migraines; sciatica; plantar fasciitis; and hip, back and neck pain. She has also helped students with asthma, COPD, cardiovascular and coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoporosis, bursitis, fibromyalgia, cancer, diabetes, thyroid disease, multiple schlerosis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, menopausal issues and prostate. Sandy enjoys blending her love of yoga and travel by offering yoga retreats in exotic locations such as Costa Rica, Italy, and Spain. Sandy is also a certified Reiki master, providing a gentle yet powerful method of natural healing for body, mind and spirit. She became interested in Reiki after her son noticed that "something powerful" was coming out of her hands. She received her first degree of Reiki training in 2002, and received three more degrees before earning her Master status in 2004 and a 6th-level degree in Reiki-Seichim in 2009. In her reiki practice, she has helped people work with grief, stress, disease, pre- and post-op, past trauma and more. [BACK TO TOP]
| | Sandra Reid | Certifications: 200-KYT, 200-RYT, M.Ed. (Counseling), LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor, State of Florida) Provides: Yoga Instruction & Private Sessions using yoga and meditation to help people cope with personal and family crisis such as caregiving, loss, stress and addictive behaviors Sandy is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher who believes yoga is a metaphor for life. Tools used in class—discipline, effort/non-effort, acceptance, compassion—can easily be used off the mat in the larger world. As a practitioner of mindfulness meditation and MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), she tries to create an attitude of nonjudgmental moment-to-moment awareness in the classroom. Sandy has been a grief and prevention counselor with children and adults, and has led support groups for women. She’s used yoga extensively for 10 years as “a haven of peace” while taking care of her mother afflicted with Alzheimer’s. She is dedicated to teaching yoga to people undergoing, grief, loss and deep change. She also likes to introduce yoga to populations that might not otherwise experience it, and teaches yoga in Fairfax County at senior centers, an assisted living center, a residential addiction treatment center and community center. Her recent yoga teacher trainings have included Prenatal Yoga and Yoga for People Over 50. In addition to yoga, meditation and contemplative prayer, Sandy enjoys independent films, reading fiction and walking. Sandy lives in suburban Alexandria. [BACK TO TOP] | | Steve Ross 
| Certifications: Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor, MBA Provides: Laughter Yoga Instruction, Meditation Instruction Steve is a yogi and meditation teacher who received his certification as a Laughing Yoga Teacher at Satchidinanda Ashram (Yogaville). In 2007, Steve was challenged by his coach trainer to laugh and have more fun in life, and found Laughter Yoga. He welcomes the opportunity to share the many gifts of Laughter Yoga with students and friends at Dream Yoga Studio. When he's not laughing, Steve works full-time in telecommunications sales management. He received his MBA from UNC, and is getting certified as a Professional Leadership Coach. His partner, Sunny, a yoga instructor, is also a certified Laughing Yoga Instructor. Steve is from Brighton in the UK and has lived in the United States for 10 years, in San Francisco and Reston, Virginia. He is acknowledged for non-profit work with Washington D.C.'s Capital Partners for Education and Northern Virginia's Alternative House (ex-board member); and is currently learning Mandarin. | | Diane Steele | Certifications: KYT-200, Restorative Yoga Teacher, Power Pilates Beginner & Intermediate Mat Instructor Provides: Yoga Instruction Diane began practicing yoga 11 years ago. She tried all kinds of different kinds of yoga depending on what was available nearby. It wasn’t until she came to America in 2005 that she realized that there was more to yoga than doing repetitive poses from a limited range…which is the only kind of yoga she had experienced before Kripalu Yoga. Once she experienced this holistic approach and diversity, it sparked a renewed interest in yoga and an enthusiasm to know more. Based on her experience of yoga with Sandy Pradas (a Kripalu-certified instructor here at Dream), Diane decided to become a yoga teacher to expand her knowledge and share this with others. She followed in Sandy’s footsteps and received her training and certification from Dream’s “mother ship”—Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Since then, she has also become certified as a Restorative Yoga teacher and as a Pilates instructor. Diane tells her students that yoga should be part of your “Insurance Policy.” It will help promote a continuing flexibility and strength, a peaceful mind, and a sense of joyful well-being for the rest of your life. | | Jon Waterman 
| Provides: Meditation Instruction, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Personal Coaching Jon Waterman began practicing yoga and meditation while teaching the martial arts in the early seventies. Since then, he has studied extensively with teachers from around the world with a concentration, since 1994, on Buddhist insight meditation. In the past decade, he has strengthened his personal practice by attending over 100 retreats and workshops. The majority of these being seven to thirty-day, silent, residential retreat settings. His classes, workshops and retreats focus on strengthening continuity of present moment awareness by synthesizing mindful movement, insight dialogue, and various meditation techniques within a relaxed environment. He is one of the founding directors of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW), and has been a member of that organization’s Teacher’s Council since its inception. Jon is fortunate to be able to dedicate his career to this work. His courses are well-received in high school, hospital, prison and business environments. He enjoys a successful personal coaching practice, and is also a founding partner of Mind-Body Health Associates, a group dedicated to bringing stress reduction programs into the community and workplace. [BACK TO TOP]
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