teachers

Jane Gleason is a certified yoga teacher. Among many things, she is a devoted wife, mother, daughter and friend. She has created a beautiful life in Phoenix, Arizona that focuses full-time on two things: yoga and loved ones. If you were to come to any of her in-studio classes, you would find her completely engaged in leading a group of trusting students who are devoted to her teachings as a way to see themselves as they truly are: peaceful, happy and fulfilled.

To survive the inevitable trials of life, Jane adopts a healthy sense of humor and tends to see her glass (of green tea) half full and not half empty. She has had the benefit of expert yoga teacher training through a year-long intensive study program leading to her registration with the Yoga Alliance as E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) at the 500-hour level. Having studied and practiced varying styles of hatha yoga over a 20-year span, she has a well-rounded, authentic approach to the practice and loves to offer all aspects of the traditional yoga experience including, philosophy, breathwork, chanting as well as the postures. Jane will meet you where you are as a student, regardless of ability, to give you an individual experience that is all at once nurturing, accessible and challenging. She also makes a very nice apple pie.

• Have practiced yoga on and off for 10 years.
• Style I like to practice: All, I love the variety you can get with yoga.
• Influential teachers: Jane Gleason, Jen Brooks, Adam Johnson.
• To me yoga is my time to reconnect.
• Interesting talents/hobbies/facts about me: I have a wonderful son, and 2 wonderful step children (young adults now), I love to be outside, whether it's riding a bike, lake swimming, running, snowboarding or hiking. I do triathlons and I think I will be a student for life, I love learning and taking classes on new subjects.
• An interesting fact about me: I can balance a salt shaker on its side on 1 grain of salt.
• Yoga philosophy: live each day to the fullest, and be kind to everyone you don't know who could be standing next to you!
• A perfect day for me: at my cabin with my family, reading a book and watching the leaves dance in the wind. The smell of the mountain air is the most amazing thing.
• My favorite time of day: tucking my son in at night, and watching/hearing him laugh, nothing makes me happier.
• My yoga mat: green Yoga Rat with skeletons when I'm feeling wild, and my black jade mat on my chill days.
• I also have a serious running shoe fetish.

Gloria began practicing yoga over thirty years ago before yoga was popular. During a great time of stress in her life and on the advice of her doctor she began studying yoga seriously. This eventually led her to an ashtanga yoga Teacher Training. With an anusara practice and further study into the philosophies of the heart Gloria expanded on her knowledge of the yoga practice. She blends both Eastern and Western Philosophies in her teaching style. To Gloria, the physical practice of yoga is an amazing, beautiful and challenging journey from the head to the heart. As we release stress and blocked energy from our physical bodies, it reveals the light and healing of our Divine Essence and the perfection of the present moment. She has gone on to further practical and philosophical education and is currently studying in a Master's Teacher Training Program with international teacher, Rod Stryker.

Gloria's first love is yoga therapy. She has gone to study the therapeutics of yoga with Martin Kirk, Rod Stryker and Doug Keller. She is developing a breathing program for those with COPD and Emphysema using the yoga breathing patterns.

Erica found yoga to help calm her mind as well as get back into shape after she gave up her 20 year retail-career to focus on being a mom. Having a strong background in ballet and lyrical dance, she found yoga the perfect match for her heart, mind, and spirit. She immediately became a dedicated practicioner. In order to deepen her practice and see where life will lead her next, Erica decided to attend Yoga Breeze's Advanced Studies and Teacher Training program. Even though she has had many amazing yoga teachers along her way, she is most inspired by Jane Gleason and Jen Brooks and their deep devotion and love of yoga. Erica's classes incorporate her teachings from not only from her dance background and yoga but of her own day to day life lessons. Her friends and family and of course her 2 crazy but loving children, constantly remind her to live life to the fullest, love every minute, and BREATHE!

Renee took her first yoga class in 2009 and immediately knew she had found something truly special. After ending a 15 year career in accounting and becoming an "empty nester", yoga was the perfect avenue for the deeper Mind Body Spirit connection she was looking for. Years of high stress, in a fast paced environment had taken its toll on Renee's health. She found alternative modalities to restore balance to her body and yoga fit perfectly. She became a certified yoga teacher through a 500-hr Yoga Training program and hasn't looked back.

Renee greatly enjoys studying the philosophy of yoga and embraces all of the opportunities life provides to practice off the mat. With an absolute appreciation for the amazing teachers Renee has had, she feels it's an absolute honor and privilege to share the transformational gift of yoga with others. Renee is dedicated to sharing the tools yoga offers that can lend to living life with a sense of ease and peace.

Jennifer Brooks came to yoga in 2001 in order to find strength and flexibility. She immediately noticed benefits beyond the physical, and began her search for deeper meaning.

Her yogic influences include Sharon Gannon and David Life, founders of Jivamukti Yoga. An ethical vegan, Jennifer's personal practice is focused on Ahimsa (non-harming) and Bhakti (devotion).

Trained at the 500-hour level (Yoga Pura-Phoenix, AZ), Jennifer has been teaching since 2007. Her challenging classes include philosophy, music, and a sense of humor that will leave you feeling relaxed and inspired.

• 200 hour certified yoga teacher from At One Yoga.
• Registered with Yoga Alliance.
• 1000 + hours of teaching experience.
• Practicing: for 5 years.
• Style I like to practice: I love to partake in any class... from Power, Restorative, Vinyasa (preferably in that order), with a bit of Basics mixed in.
• Influential teachers include: All human beings! Mother Earth for her hospitable nature and The Divine Oneness for demonstrating unconditional LOVE!
• To me yoga is love.
• Interesting talents/hobbies/facts about me: Mother of 5 amazing souls. Hobby: learning all they have to offer me. Talents: settling disputes amongst the troops and removing unidentified stains from favorite t-shirts.
• Yoga philosophy that I live by daily: Fear less, Love more.
• A perfect day for me: Every day.
• My favorite time of day: When I finally remember there is no such thing as time, only precious, present moments. (which is usually right before my head hits the pillow).
• My yoga mat: A rainbow of Jade mats in the trunk of my car…you never know what you’re gonna get!

• 200hr yoga certified instructor.
• Going on 5 years teaching... let's say around 3,500 hours teaching experience.
• I took my first yoga class 6 months before my teacher training and, honestly, I did not like it at all... BUT three hours later I felt better than I'd ever felt before and was back the next day for more!
• Style I like to practice: Hot Yoga, in all its forms... Bikram, Hot Flow, Heated Hatha... Hot is where it's at!
• Influential teachers/texts include: Krishnamacharya, Iyengar, Stacy Mattingly, Jill Crowley, Brian Delaney (North Main Yoga, Greenville SC); Yoga Sutras, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita and anything by Terry Pratchett.
• To me yoga is egoless.
• Interesting talents/ hobbies/ facts about me: Well, besides being a Rock-Star, for the past 2.5 years I have been working on a sci-fi/fantasy novel; oh, and my parents are missionaries to Poland.
• Yoga philosophy that I live by daily: Keep breathing.
• A perfect day for me: Doing yoga to a killer playlist; rediscovering an old-favorite artist or album; noodling on an acoustic guitar, creating a cool electronic beat, or laying down a groovy bass line; and having the opportunity to use extraneous punctuation. :-)
• My favorite time of day: When my adoring fans (aka. the dogs) come barreling into me as soon as I walk into the house.
• My yoga mat: The new lululemon mat in coal, but I reeeeeeally want it in POWER PURPLE!

Julie began practicing in yoga in 2004. As her search for deeper meaning grew, her practice began to focus more on the spiritual aspects and foundational principals of yoga. After an injury in 2009, she personally witnessed the benefits of treating the body as a whole and deepening the mind-body connection as a conduit for health and healing. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training through At One Yoga in 2010 and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is incredibly grateful to all the amazing instructors, family and friends who have helped her on her journey, and continually finds inspiration through teachers and students alike. As a psychotherapist, Julie has always been intrigued by the mind-body connection and finds yoga to be a perfect companion in her work both personally and professionally. Julie's love and passion for yoga shine through in her teaching style.

• Certified Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level from Yoga Pura Teacher Training 2003.
• Too many hours of teaching to count.
• Practiced yoga for five years prior to TT, initially came to yoga when my husband gave me a gift certificate for my birthday.
• Style I like to practice:  Love, love, love a gentle or restorative practice.
• To me yoga is love – of myself and others.
• Interesting talents/hobbies/facts about me:  I am a mother of three (16yrs, 12yrs & 15 months- not sure if they would be considered my talent or hobby!), I attend college full time, teach yoga and I have a goat named Luke.
• Yoga philosophy that I live by daily:  When you judge yourself you break your own heart.
• A perfect day for me:  It’s Sunday morning (favorite day of the week) and I am sitting outside with my cup of coffee watching my husband and son ride their horses while my two daughters play with the goat!  Perfect!
• My favorite time of the day:  Definitely early morning…. That first cup of coffee is the BEST!
• My yoga mat: Manduka Black Mat – Purchased in 2003 and still holding strong!

Sophia has been practicing yoga on and off since she was 13 years old. In recent years she became devoted to the practice after realizing how much it really offered. After graduating from Arizona State University she decided to enroll in Yoga Breeze's Advanced Studies and Teacher Training program. Sophia uses knowledge from many aspects of her life, including her study of philosophy and classical ballet lessons, to enhance her classes and give her students a feeling of relaxation and harmony.

Lisa first discovered yoga in 1996 inside a North Carolina World Gym full of muscle-bound men. Fortunately, the yoga teacher (a fiery Irish redhead) taught a complete practice-incorporating asana with pranayama, philosophy and meditation-with a memorable music component. Lisa's yogic flame was ignited. She followed the path further in 2000, earning a yoga teacher certification in San Diego. After considering numerous 200-hour teacher training programs over 15 years, she finally enrolled in the best; graduating from Yoga Breeze's Advanced Studies and Teacher Training in July 2011, simultaneously earning her certification as a Yoga Nidra Facilitator. Endeavoring daily to be the change she wishes to see in the world, and with enormous gratitude for her teachers, Lisa is pleased to transition from the wheeling-dealing world of real estate to a career centered in healing and heart. Besides yoga, she enjoys writing, reading, music, movies, art, fashion, world travel and cuisine.