A financial planner, business owner, wife and mother, Kathy Fish is also a devoted yogini who relishes her early morning classes at Midtown Yoga. Her students are equally enthusiastic about their practice with Kathy.
"Yoga has helped me bring balance to a very hectic life. I know about multi-tasking, and am so grateful for yoga - and for the opportunity to share something I love with others."
Kathy teaches with humor, compassion and grace. Her attention to the subtleties of correct alignment helps her students to both deepen and refine their yoga practices.
Contact me: katfish912@hotmail.com
Leanne Thomas
Leanne found yoga through a discarded library book 13 years ago and has been practicing ever since. A natural teacher, Leanne inspires art students at St. Anne School to explore their creative potential. She offers similar opportunities to Midtown Yoga students.
"Yoga has opened my heart and soul to the possibilities of life, to things I never thought I could do. That has filtered into my creativity, art teaching and relationships. I feel open and present to the basic goodness all around me."
Leanne's yoga teaching style is best defined by 'connections'. She focuses on connecting the breath with movement, making anatomical connections to promote stability, strength and proper alignment. She encourages the ultimate connection of body, mind, and spirit through meditation and restorative asana.
Shantih Smythe
Knowledge, experience and commitment distinguish Shantih's teaching. Her calm, down-to-earth demeanor endears her to Midtown Yoga students. Her classes are grounded in her ongoing study of anatomy and inspired by her love of movement.
"I believe that flexibility of the body brings flexibility of the mind, and that strength of the body builds confidence and creates courage both within the yoga practice and out in the world."
Shantih's ability to clearly relay fundamentals of the asana practice and to maintain a compassionate and supportive environment results in students that are among the most loyal at Midtown Yoga.
Contact me: sbsmythe1@aol.com
Grace Harwood
Poise and precision aptly describe Grace's teaching style. A dancer for 21 years and a mother of three, she found that yoga filled the void dance left in her life and taught her how to slow down and breathe in the often chaotic routine of raising a family. Grace values the strength and beauty of Vinyasa Flow and encourages her students to find joy in their practice. Practicing with Grace (too good not to say!) is a treat not to be missed.
Mary Seay Taylor
Sarla Nichols
Sarla is the founder and director of Midtown Yoga. The studio has flourished since she opened the doors in May 2001. Yoga students from all corners of Shelby County and the surrounding area can be found practicing there on any given day.
Sarla's love for yoga and commitment to her students permeate the studio and keep it humming. Her commitment to the community is reflected by the large staff of certified teachers at Midtown Yoga and the nearly 50 classes offered there each week.
Sarla has been practicing yoga for 20 years and teaching for 10. Her instruction is clear, confident and compassionate. Her passion for yoga and for teaching is almost palpable, "I love this practice and credit it in no small part with saving my life. I consider the seat of the teacher a place of honor and responsibility. I hope that through my teaching I can pass on to others what my teachers, Felicity Green, Rodney Yee, John Friend and Hart Lazer, have given me."
contact me: Sarla@midtownyoga.com
Yolandrea Clark
From her first yoga class, Yolandrea felt an instant shift in her total awareness and considers yoga to be perfect for simultaneous nourishment of the mind, body and spirit. She enjoys sharing her passion for yoga with others and employs a three-dimensional approach to teaching, by incorporating breath awareness, physical alignment and yogic philosophy in each class.
She has attended workshops with Rodney Yee, Cyndi Lee, Jennifer Brilliant, Richard Freeman, Chris Coniaris, Hart Lazer and Shiva Rea. She has studied with Sarla Nichols since 2002.
When not on the mat, Yolandrea navigates through the world of finance as both an investment professional and an adjunct college professor. During less taxing times, Clark can be found reading or poring over a game of Scrabble.
Contact me: phnxrsng@aol.com
Caroline Schmidt
Caroline is a natural vinyasa teacher, and effortlessly imparts her enthusiasm and affection for yoga. She favors creative transitions and deep opening. Her style is reminiscent of Shiva Rea, but her spirit is all her own. She is a bright light and you know it when you meet her. You'll feel it when you come to her class.
Gary Edge
Jimmy Lewis
Debbie Denny
_To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! -Ralph Waldo Emerson_
Debbie walked away from a 10 year career in gaming hospitality to teach yoga. The quote from Emerson summarizes her approach to teaching, "As we practice yoga, we learn about ourselves through the breath." Debbie's personal practice includes traditional asana, meditation, and breath awareness. This enriches her classes and gives her students the opportunity to deepen their own individual practices. Debbie's classes are challenging and humorous, a true reflection of life off the mat.
Contact me: Debbie@DebbieDenny.com
Erin Healy
Sarah Ledbetter
Sarah brings a genuine love of life to her teaching, as well as a sense of openness and discovery. She feels honored to be part of this teaching and practicing communitity, and views teaching as the most rewarding learning experience of all. With a passion for dynamic alignment and the movement of the breath, Sarah shares a vigorous, sound, and refreshing practice with her Midtown yoga students.
Maggie Reese
Maggie's classes invariably bear the distinctive mark of her own individualized form of instruction. She teaches from an intuitive understanding of the body. Her instruction is slow and purposeful, and skillfully weaves together poses designed to open and strengthen even the most resistant bodies.
"Yoga is an opportunity to get to know your own body at a much deeper level. I like to think of teaching as a way to help people sort of 'come home' to themselves."
Maggie brings a mix of soul and teaching precision to the yoga mat, a combination that makes her classes a real treat.
Contact me: maggiereese@hotmail.com
Visit my website: www.maggiereese.com
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones is especially interested in the physical and emotional changes yoga initiates. Her teaching style has been described as quietly challenging. She explores both the physical power and the transformative potential of yoga, and her classes endeavor to develop mindfulness, confidence, and compassion through an emphasis on the breath, heart, and body alignment. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Leslie began practicing yoga in earnest shortly after moving to Memphis. A lifelong athlete, Leslie grew up riding horses and ran track at the University of Arizona. She continues growing as a teacher and yogini through her own practice and attending advanced workshops.
Jessica Harold
all levels
often quite vigorous, these classes are designed for students with some yoga experience. They usually include full vinyasa, standing poses, backbends and sitting postures.
gentle yoga
Gain flexibility, strength and balance in an atmosphere of safety and self acceptance with a yoga practice accessible to students of all ages and fitness levels.
Hot Vinyasa Level 1 & 2
Mommy and Me/toddlers
beginners
for students new to yoga or for the experienced practitioner who wants to review the fundamentals of yoga. This basic class emphasizes breath and alignment. Students will be gently guided through a short meditation, a basic vinyasa and a relaxation.
Hot Vinyasa All Level
The room is heated to 90 degrees promoting flexibility in the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Please bring water, a towel and to ensure sanitation bring your own mat.
buddha body
Mixed level class for students with curvier, rounder bodies.
all levels: pay what you can
all levels: pay what you can, starts 4/8
mommy and me/infants
Please feel free to bring a few toys, food, blanket, diapers, whatever you may need for a few hours with your baby.
For infants, Mom's usually use a blanket or two of ours, along with one from home on top, placed on or near their mat.
(we have mats for you, or bring your own)
Some babies lie on the blanket happily for the duration of the class, some don't, either is fine.
Toddlers do what toddlers do, we barricade all exits to the studio, and let them roam. They play together,
they play with mommy, sometimes they are content, sometimes not, either is fine.
You are always totally free to pick up your baby, feed, rock, change her diaper, walk her around, etc.
I will lend a hand if you want, I remember not long ago what an ordeal it was just to get out of the house!
Hopefully you will get in a bit of a workout, out of the house to a non-stressful environment, breathe, and meet other new mothers.
The value of this is paramount.
We will work on toning the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, strengthening the lower back, and stretching the upper back, improving circulation and posture,
reducing fatigue and increasing relaxation.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Namaste
Mary
pay what you can : yoga 1 & 2
Mixed level for beginners and continuing students with a faster pace and more challenging variations to develop strength, balance and endurance. Please come and pay what you can afford to pay.
yoga for life
How does yoga effect our lives off the mat?
Learn how the practice of yoga develops the strength
and courage needed to live effective, joyful lives.
This class is open to all students at all levels.
prenatal yoga
all levels, will not meet July 4
beginners, will not meet July 4
restorative, will not meet July 4 and July 11
pay what you can: yoga 1&2, will not meet July 4
buddha body, will not meet July12
beginner: pay what you can
kids yoga
community all levels
Same qualities of all level classes but class fee is $6 per person
A financial planner, business owner, wife and mother, Kathy Fish is also a devoted yogini who relishes her early morning classes at Midtown Yoga. Her students are equally enthusiastic about their practice with Kathy.
"Yoga has helped me bring balance to a very hectic life. I know about multi-tasking, and am so grateful for yoga - and for the opportunity to share something I love with others."
Kathy teaches with humor, compassion and grace. Her attention to the subtleties of correct alignment helps her students to both deepen and refine their yoga practices.
Contact me: katfish912@hotmail.com
Leanne found yoga through a discarded library book 13 years ago and has been practicing ever since. A natural teacher, Leanne inspires art students at St. Anne School to explore their creative potential. She offers similar opportunities to Midtown Yoga students.
"Yoga has opened my heart and soul to the possibilities of life, to things I never thought I could do. That has filtered into my creativity, art teaching and relationships. I feel open and present to the basic goodness all around me."
Leanne's yoga teaching style is best defined by 'connections'. She focuses on connecting the breath with movement, making anatomical connections to promote stability, strength and proper alignment. She encourages the ultimate connection of body, mind, and spirit through meditation and restorative asana.
Knowledge, experience and commitment distinguish Shantih's teaching. Her calm, down-to-earth demeanor endears her to Midtown Yoga students. Her classes are grounded in her ongoing study of anatomy and inspired by her love of movement.
"I believe that flexibility of the body brings flexibility of the mind, and that strength of the body builds confidence and creates courage both within the yoga practice and out in the world."
Shantih's ability to clearly relay fundamentals of the asana practice and to maintain a compassionate and supportive environment results in students that are among the most loyal at Midtown Yoga.
Contact me: sbsmythe1@aol.com
Poise and precision aptly describe Grace's teaching style. A dancer for 21 years and a mother of three, she found that yoga filled the void dance left in her life and taught her how to slow down and breathe in the often chaotic routine of raising a family. Grace values the strength and beauty of Vinyasa Flow and encourages her students to find joy in their practice. Practicing with Grace (too good not to say!) is a treat not to be missed.
Sarla is the founder and director of Midtown Yoga. The studio has flourished since she opened the doors in May 2001. Yoga students from all corners of Shelby County and the surrounding area can be found practicing there on any given day.
Sarla's love for yoga and commitment to her students permeate the studio and keep it humming. Her commitment to the community is reflected by the large staff of certified teachers at Midtown Yoga and the nearly 50 classes offered there each week.
Sarla has been practicing yoga for 20 years and teaching for 10. Her instruction is clear, confident and compassionate. Her passion for yoga and for teaching is almost palpable, "I love this practice and credit it in no small part with saving my life. I consider the seat of the teacher a place of honor and responsibility. I hope that through my teaching I can pass on to others what my teachers, Felicity Green, Rodney Yee, John Friend and Hart Lazer, have given me."
contact me: Sarla@midtownyoga.com
From her first yoga class, Yolandrea felt an instant shift in her total awareness and considers yoga to be perfect for simultaneous nourishment of the mind, body and spirit. She enjoys sharing her passion for yoga with others and employs a three-dimensional approach to teaching, by incorporating breath awareness, physical alignment and yogic philosophy in each class.
She has attended workshops with Rodney Yee, Cyndi Lee, Jennifer Brilliant, Richard Freeman, Chris Coniaris, Hart Lazer and Shiva Rea. She has studied with Sarla Nichols since 2002.
When not on the mat, Yolandrea navigates through the world of finance as both an investment professional and an adjunct college professor. During less taxing times, Clark can be found reading or poring over a game of Scrabble.
Contact me: phnxrsng@aol.com
Caroline is a natural vinyasa teacher, and effortlessly imparts her enthusiasm and affection for yoga. She favors creative transitions and deep opening. Her style is reminiscent of Shiva Rea, but her spirit is all her own. She is a bright light and you know it when you meet her. You'll feel it when you come to her class.
_To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! -Ralph Waldo Emerson_
Debbie walked away from a 10 year career in gaming hospitality to teach yoga. The quote from Emerson summarizes her approach to teaching, "As we practice yoga, we learn about ourselves through the breath." Debbie's personal practice includes traditional asana, meditation, and breath awareness. This enriches her classes and gives her students the opportunity to deepen their own individual practices. Debbie's classes are challenging and humorous, a true reflection of life off the mat.
Contact me: Debbie@DebbieDenny.com
Leslie Jones is especially interested in the physical and emotional changes yoga initiates. Her teaching style has been described as quietly challenging. She explores both the physical power and the transformative potential of yoga, and her classes endeavor to develop mindfulness, confidence, and compassion through an emphasis on the breath, heart, and body alignment. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Leslie began practicing yoga in earnest shortly after moving to Memphis. A lifelong athlete, Leslie grew up riding horses and ran track at the University of Arizona. She continues growing as a teacher and yogini through her own practice and attending advanced workshops.