Cheryl Andres

Cheryl first started practicing yoga in the 1970's, holds a national certification in traditional yoga and has been teaching since 1996. She has also done specialty training for prenatal certification with Gurmukh Khalsa in LA, children's yoga training with Shatka Kaur Khalsa of VA and Lea Kalish of Yoga Ed. Her most recent training has been with Judith Hanson Lasater to become a certified Relax and Renew® Trainer.

Cheryl continues to seek more knowledge by attending teacher training and national workshops. She has enjoyed studying with Rodney Yee, Doug Swenson, Jenny Otto, Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten.

Cheryl has been devoted to birth and helping women prepare for birth since 1983. She worked as a labor and delivery RN and childbirth educator from 1983-2002. Her journey continues empowering women to trust their bodies by preparing for birth through yoga and birth education.

Cheryl has been married to Tom since 1974 and has two daughters, Melanie and Marisa. In March 2006, Cheryl was honored to witness the birth of her first grandson, Perry Michael and welcomed her second grandson Alexander Gray into the world in May 2009.

Tom Andres

Tom first started practicing yoga in 1999 and has been teaching since 2004. Tom completed Doug Swenson’s teacher training program in 2003 and completed therapeutic training with Jenny Otto in July, 2005. Tom has attended multiple workshops with Doug Keller, JJ Gormley, Judith Hanson Lasater, Angela Farmer and Victor van Kooten. His wish is to help guide others to be able to experience the focus, peace and relaxation he has found in yoga.

Christina Scott

Christina has been practicing yoga since 2000. Her personal experiences with pre and post natal yoga as well as her training in that area cultivated a desire to reach out to people at all stages of life.

In July of 2006, she finished her RYT certification program with Stephanie Keach in Asheville, NC. She attained pre-natal yoga certification with Chandra Om at the NC School of Yoga. Beyond that, Christina has attended workshops with Doug Swenson, Mary Kay West, Jenny Otto, Steve and Elaine Nelson, and Paul and Suzee Grilley. Most recently, Christina completed her Yin Yoga training, and has enjoyed introducing this healing style of yoga into her traditional flow classes."

As a mother of three young children as well as an instructor at a local college, Christina has experienced the balance and harmony yoga has brought into her life as well as the healing it has encouraged in her body; it is her goal to share that experience with others.

Jennifer Steinl

Jennifer Steinl was certified in March of 2000 by the Physical Mind Institute has taught since that time. She is proud of the strength, flexibility and balance practicing Pilates has brought into her body.

Jennifer is also certified as a group exercise instructor (AFAA, ACE, Flexible Strength) and has recently completed her AFAA Yoga Essentials training.

When not teaching classes Jennifer enjoys running, hiking and spending time with her four children and her husband, Kevin.

Mary Carabeau

Mary took her first yoga class in 1998 as a means to help manage the stress of her corporate job in New Jersey. She immediately realized the benefits not only to her state of relaxation, but to the state of her body which had been compacted by years of weight training and running.

In 2009 she completed her training at Asheville Yoga Center where she had the honor of learning from Stephanie Keach, Shala Worsley and Cindy Dollar among others. In addition, she has attended workshops with Jenny Otto and Steve and Elaine Nelson. She looks forward to a lifetime journey of deepening her knowledge and practice so she may share what she learns with others.

Mary credits her yoga practice with her "glass half full" outlook on life, and with relieving the low back pain she suffered with for years. Her classes are vinyasa flow style and she teaches with a light hearted and fun approach. She has been married to Scott for ten years and they share a beautiful daughter, Elena.