In Loving Memory

Debbie Schultz

Jan. 15, 1958 – Jan. 28, 2010

our yoga and movement instructors

cheri is certified by The White Lotus Foundation in Teacher and Advanced Teacher Training and has been a student of yoga since 1989. She has over 500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training and has been teaching Hatha Yoga in the High Desert since 1996. Teaching a fusion of styles and emphasizing traditional Hatha yoga basics, lines of energy and alignment, she guides students in a way that allows them to challenge themselves and make modifications when necessary. From Beginners', Kids' and Seniors' classes to her Power-level classes, she leads with positive motivation, providing students an opportunity to experience yoga in mind, body and soul. Cheri studied with Ganga White and Tracey Rich, whom she feels were her most inspiring teachers. She also studied with Baron Baptiste, Rodney Yee and Gurmukh Kaur Khasla. Cheri also has been a certified American Council of Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer since 1994. Her unique personal fitness training sessions combine strength training, Pilates and yoga.

debbie a. was introduced to yoga while in college and immediately fell in love with the practice. She is passionate about health and wellness and, during her studies, discovered the many benefits of a regular yoga practice. Debbie has been a Certified Yoga Instructor for three years and teaches Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques). She truly enjoys teaching all levels of yoga. Debbie has a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology and exercise science, as she earned her college BA with a concentration in Kinesiology.

jennifer is of Romani (Gypsy) descent, so you could say bellydancing is in her blood. Her dance career began as a four-year-old when she invaded her mother’s costume jewelry chest for anything sparkly, shiny and jingly with which to attend family get-togethers. It would be 20 years before she took her first proper bellydance class, but she immediately became hooked. A performer and avid student for 11 years, and teacher for the past six, Jennifer continues to study with the most renown instructors on the planet including Farida Fahmi, Mona el Said, Suhaila Salimpour, Rachel Brice, Sharon Kihara, Jill Parker of Ultra Gypsy, Judeen, Alexandra King, Ansuya and others. Jennifer’s teaching style is easy and relaxed, yet classes are challenging, fast-paced and rewarding. She assists students in creating muscle memory by strengthening the mind-body connection needed in these modern times.

kristen grew up in Apple Valley and studied dance in Hesperia at Joan Golden Dance Center. She has danced professionally for 16 years in Las Vegas, aboard cruise ships, and with tour companies across the US. Following a minor back injury, her doctor prescribed Pilates to strengthen her core muscles and alleviate her back pain. Kristen continued to study and developed a love for Pilates, which helped her to have a successful, injury-free dance career. In September 2009, she enrolled in the Body Arts and Science International (BASI) Comprehensive Pilates Program in Washington DC, and became a certified Pilates instructor in September 2010. Kristen is very excited to have the opportunity to bring her training and knowledge of BASI Pilates to the High Desert to help others experience and feel the benefits of Pilates!

maria finds that experience serves as a teacher, sometimes when we're least aware of this fact. Yoga presented itself to Maria at a time of physical dis-ease. Until then, she hadn't recognized how profoundly illness had affected all aspects of her being. Practicing Hatha Yoga revived in her a sense of purpose and overall emotional and physical well-being. Having been a high school English instructor for 19 years, Maria became instantly enamored with her new life change and earnestly wanted to help others come to know the same peace. As a result, she's currently working on her 200-RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) certification through YogaFit, adding another facet to her teaching career. The pathway of yoga significantly altered the way Maria lives her life. She finds that sincerity and gratitude abundantly abide in her, and that she now gives more attention to the simpler things.

sam first became interested in yoga in 1978, simply as a way to stretch and strengthen muscles. But as time passed and his study deepened, he learned how yoga truly connects the mind, body, and spirit. Sam has experienced many different styles of yoga and taken classes from some of the most influential yoga instructors in the country. After practicing yoga for numerous years, he decided to become an instructor in 2010, and was certified by YogaFit. He's currently working on his 200-hour yoga certification. Sam specializes in beginner’s yoga—with an emphasis on proper alignment. He really enjoys sharing his knowledge of yoga with new students.

“Self-knowledge has no end—you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river. As one studies it, as one goes into it more and more, one finds peace. Only when the mind is tranquil—through self-knowledge and not through imposed self-discipline—only then, in that tranquility, in that silence, can reality come in to being.”

J. Krishnamurti

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