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Jessica found yoga six years ago and wasn't a fan. Yet, there was something that was drawing her to it, fueling her determination to find a form of Yoga that worked for her. She tried almost all forms, enjoying some, and feeling unsatisfied with others. After finding a heated vinyasa flow that spoke to her, the love for yoga began to grow. Since then, she has grown to appreciate all forms of yoga, and how each style benefits the body, mind and spirit in their unique ways. The journey she took to find her style made her realize that Yoga needs to meet you where you are at and so she created a studio that is all encompassing. play offers a core of heated yoga--her love--and a mixture of all other forms of yoga & types of movement. Jessica is constantly inspired to be playful and open to new experiences, and knows play will inspire you too! |
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Get Inspired Yoga is a style of yoga as eclectic as the founder, Garry Alesio’s life path. From carpenter apprentice to Co-owner of a large NYC construction company, Garry retired at the age of 49 to follow an inner path of service as a Social Worker in the field Drug Addiction & Alcoholism, Personal Trainer, an All Natural Bodybuilding Champion, and a Certified Yoga Teacher. Get Inspired Yoga is an exciting personal invitation to strengthen, explore, challenge, balance and let go when needed.
Garry’s commanding yet encouraging teaching style has students doing things they never thought they would ever do again! Get Inspired Yoga is an exciting practice ideal for anyone at a point in their life who is looking to create or deepen their commitment to a stronger, healthier body and mind. Click photo or check out our play-friends page to view Garry's site.
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Susan Taylor, previous owner of Pink Cadillac Pilates and Yoga of Oceanside, started practicing yoga in 1995 with Christina Allen and apprenticed with and was certified by her in 1998. She has completed numerous yoga workshops and trainings with many different yoga masters and lineages since, including Tim Miller's First Series Teacher Training in 2005, and Second Series Teacher Training in 2008. She has done several Ashtanga intensives with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and his son Manju Jois, David Swenson, Matthew Sweeney, Matias Flury, and many others. She has studied other styles of yoga as well including Iyengar's method with Roger Cole.
Susan completed her Pilates certification in 2000 through Pilates Inc. and Romana's Pilates of New York. She is considered a second generation teacher of the Pilates Method having been certified by Romana Krysanowska. She has also been certified in Personal Fitness Training by the National Federation of Personal Trainers. She currently teaches Pilates privately with all of the Pilates apparatus at her home. She is certified in Ball work, both the Bosu ball and the Swiss ball as well. Susan's understanding of the physical body, its dynamics, strengths and weaknesses is profound. Her classes offer in depth explorations of the poses and alternatives when the traditional form is not accessible. Her main goal is to simply spread joy through her teaching.
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Heather is an E-RYT200 and leads a dynamic, fun and inspiring Hatha Yoga Class. Heather has been teaching in our North County San Diego area for 9 years. Receiving her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training through Cindy Gibbons at Yoga Studio Carlsbad. Heather continues to achieve personal health and wellness through her dedication of practice inspiring others to do the same. Allowing students to explore and trust their own inner process while demonstrating innovative alignment based poses in a comprehensive and playful atmosphere.
Find vibrant health and new energy with Heather's powerfully transformational classes that are designed to alleviate stress and encourage you to feel the energy you are made of. In addition to her popular class instruction Heather is a highly sought after massage therapist. Trained in several modalities including relaxing Swedish, Deep Tissue, Lymphatic, Pre and Post Natal, and Native Hot Stone.
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Sorrel’s love for spirited and playful movement began as a little girl and has continued to grow over the years. Being raised on her family’s organic farm in rural San Diego she learned very early on that connecting her rhythm with the gentle rhythm of nature was vital. When she moved away from the family farm as an adult she found it hard to maintain the strong connection she once had with this rhythm and so she began exploring different forms of movement, expression, meditation and breath work that would allow her to gracefully and with ease enter her place of peace. All this has helped her create a daily practice filled with mindfulness, free of judgment and attachment, and sprinkled with a bit of not taking herself too seriously...and most importantly is full of love, laughter and play! |
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Led to yoga through her fascination with the healing powers of the body, Catherine draws on her training in energy medicine and meditation to encourage positive life change through yoga practice. Classes often include energetic techniques for personal empowerment and release. Her teaching style incorporates the alignment principles and philosophy of Anusara in a vigorous Ashtanga style flow. She offers a creative practice that guides students through a safe exploration of the postures, with the opportunity for challenge. Catherine received her initial 200 hr teaching certificate at NYC’s Sonic Yoga. Additional certifications include Yoga Fit, CPR and AED. She has studied Gary Craig’s EMT (emotional freedom technique) and spent a year in Shamanic apprenticeship.
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Diane Najjar has been doing hot yoga for about 7yrs...She discovered it after realizing running 5-6 miles a day just wasn’t helping her body. She has always had a passion for health nutrition and exercise. She has a BA in Business Administration. She did a 200 hour Hatha yoga training thru Yoga Tropics and is certified thru the Yoga Alliance. She also has a CNHP certification thru. CNHP.org (Cert. Nutritional Health Practioners) Along with many other nutritional certifications. She owns a local business Cream of the Crop here in Oceanside Ca with her husband. Her passion is helping people with all their nutritional needs and yoga was just the missing link that made the connection.
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Ashley has been an athlete her entire life, and it wasn’t until the constant pounding of marathons, which almost completely sidelined her from running that she finally turned to yoga for help and recovery. After practicing yoga for almost a decade privately, being too intimidated to walk into a yoga studio, her husband convinced Ashley to try hot yoga 4 years ago. She was instantly hooked. The benefits she received from her yoga practice have been amazing, relieving the pain in her knees, reducing the constant inflammation, and balancing out the body.
Ashley completed her 200 EYT in December of 2009 from Core Power Yoga and began teaching a hot flow and yoga sport classes shortly after the birth of her son. She believes yoga is and should be available for every one of all ages and sizes. Her style of teaching makes people feel comfortable to walk into the studio, try something new and feel ok if they don’t bend like a pretzel – there are certainly postures she admittedly struggles with. But yoga is a journey and you have an entire lifetime to experience it.
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After taking her first Hatha yoga class at the University of South Florida, Shannon knew yoga would be the path she would choose in her life’s journey. She has studied Hatha, Ashtanga, Bikrim and is a 200 hour Yoga Alliance certified Vinyasa Yoga teacher. Shannon’s classes are lively and upbeat, as she brings attention to alignment and meditation through concentration and correct form. She is inspired by all practitioners of yoga and shares her knowledge and energy in every class. Shannon encourages students to connect with their inner teacher and to allow the breath to guide them through their practice. She believes that yoga goes beyond the mat and is a spiritual guide to living a happy life. Aside from her passion for yoga, Shannon also enjoys traveling, surfing and running.
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Tamara discovered her first Yoga "class" over 10 years ago. She was immediately drawn in and fell in love. Heated Yoga came later....and she loved that even more. Tamara began teaching in 2007 after completing the first teacher training at Yoga Tropics. Tamara focuses practioners with positive energy and guidance. Her class is challenging, fulfilling and fun.
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Erin has recently finished her first year of teaching and absolutely loves her students and the whole staff at PLAY. She always likes to say that "yoga saved her life". After a car accident in 2009, Erin could barely walk upright without extreme pain in her neck, wrist, and hips. Jessica, her friend and the owner of PLAY, would diligently come to her house weekly to gently get her body moving and lengthening. Six months later, after much anticipation, she began a 2 month intensive training to become a certified Yoga Instructor. The first night she went to training was the first time she had ever done yoga in a class setting and in the heat! Although the atmosphere was intimidating at times, she dove right in and never looked back. Erin is constantly amazed at all the wonders a hot room can do for all of our bodies and is so thrilled to have seen so many people grow along with a brand new studio.
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Leyla Makris shares her love of yoga with people of all ages and backgrounds. She began practicing yoga to heal from a physical injury and discovered the potent healing power of yoga - not only for the body, but for the mind and spirit, as well. Her personal practice has helped her stay vibrant and healthy through her pregnancy and has kept her grounded through many life changes. Leyla believes that yoga inspires people to embrace a healthy lifestyle and to live their fullest lives. Her passion is to share the transformational practice of yoga with her students.
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Gillian's love and passion for teaching comes through in every class. As a counselor, Gillian strives to help her students recognize that the way they approach their practice is usually the way they are approaching life. She believes time spent on the mat is time getting to know yourself and honors the inner teacher in each of her students.
Gillian is 200hr RYT certified. She is also a Reiki Master, Hypnotherapist, Motivational Speaker, Author, Coach and Counselor. She calls all of her certifications her "little bag of tricks" and loves to created custom blends for all of her individual clients. |
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Ashley is super excited to be a new member of the PLAY team! Ashley found her yoga practice about three years ago in Austin Texas and after taking classes for a month Ashley knew she had found her calling and joined the teacher-training program and graduated in August in 2009. Ashley is now a 200hr RYT in Hatha Yoga. Since then she has participated in many workshops to help develop and expand her teaching skills, including Vinyasa training with Seane Corn and Tim Miller’s Ashtanga training. Ashley believes that yoga is for everyone, and loves introducing people to the beauty that a yoga practice can bring into your life! When not teaching or taking classes from the amazing staff at PLAY, Ashley enjoys hanging out with her husband Spike and dogs, Maggie and Cricket.
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Carey comes from a background in sports--playing both soccer and running track in college. After graduating, she found herself longing to keep competing. Carey began running marathons and other races, and found herself in a yoga studio in order to stretch out and loosen up. She was instantly hooked!! She loved that yoga allowed continual growth both on and off the yoga mat. Yoga was something that she could practice, and though it is not competitive--it quickly became her passion. Carey loves that someone can be an individual on the mat, but everyone in the room is unified--working together towards the same goal--to find that bliss. "It's like being part of a team again." Carey's classes are fun, energetic, creative, and challenging and leaves students relaxed and rejuvenated.
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