carina adams
barrie sandman
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: rowan silver berg inspires me always! she guided me through one of my hardest moments! I will always be full of graditude.
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: this precious moment is all that there is
katie abbott
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: wild thing OR sprints on the bike (because i used to not be able to do them).
FAVOURITE SONG: bat for lashes - two planets
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: that I can walk on fire.
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: big sur, california.
FAVOURITE CHARITY: farm aid
WHO INSPIRES YOU? every person that has ever been in my life has inspired me.
COFFEE OR TEA? yerba mate tea.
FAVOURITE SCENT: the smell of being in the forest after a good rain.
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: my whole life experience has brought me here.
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: usually my intuition, but if that fails me, i have wonderful friends and family to count on.
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: i have two quotes that will sum it up!
1- "live your life with a compassion you can be proud of." -mirah.
2 - "security is mostly a superstition. it does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - helen keller
nefertiti mathews
meredith griffin
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: 3rd position in cycling because it is where I feel strength and I love tree position in yoga because I like the concept of being rooted like a "tree".
FAVOURITE SONG: Life is Wonderful by Jason Mraz or really any Jason Mraz song.
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: Our dog Boss, who we discovered in an animal shelter 10 years ago, and has been a wonderful addition to our lives.
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Sonoma, CA...my happy place
FAVOURITE CHARITY: CTF, The Children's Tumor Foundation
WHO INSPIRES YOU? My husband
COFFEE OR TEA? Coffee
FAVOURITE SCENT: lavender-vanilla
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: I have been blessed to have many special mentors and teachers in my life and their cumulative influence on me has brought me to where I am today.
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: My Aunt Betsy
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: "Do one thing every day that scares you" - Eleanor Roosevelt
susan berneike
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: Adho Mukha Svanasana
FAVOURITE SONG: Banjo/Bluegrass music.
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: That I am capable of more than I usually give myself credit for.
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: The mountains.
FAVOURITE CHARITY: ASPCA – American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
WHO INSPIRES YOU? I work with developmentally disabled adults and they teach me every day to experience the joy in life and remind me to keep things in perspective.
COFFEE OR TEA? Tea, iced.
FAVOURITE SCENT: Flowers on a Mimosa tree.
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: I’ve had the opportunity to learn from many talented people and they have all inspired me in some way or another.
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: Reason??????
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: If you change the way you look at things, the things that you look at change.
leanne werneke
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - WOW, what a ride!" Anonymous
brian mcdonald
FAVORITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION:
Seated climb, behind a stronger rider.
FAVORITE SONG:
Today it’s “Subspace Biographies” by Robert Pollard. Tomorrow, something else.
FAVORITE DISCOVERY:
Hasn’t happened yet, but it will – SETI.
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD:
Next to my wife.
WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Anyone willing to suffer for love.
COFFEE OR TEA?
Coffee.
FAVORITE SCENT:
Coffee or…
Morning in late spring/early summer on the bike. I’m a morning person.
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE:
Husam Sahin at ATA bikes, Cambridge, MA. He taught me all about bikes, and style and suffering. He also gave me the quote I live by.
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE:
Chemistry
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY:
“If you do something good, throw it into the ocean. If the fish don’t understand it, god will.” – Turkish saying.
Michelle Brown
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: Trikonasana and Hills, Hills, Hills!
FAVOURITE SONG: Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a wonderful world by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: Calm and Peace through the art of Yoga Breathing
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
FAVOURITE CHARITY: Matthew Salem Camping Foundation, Inc. – a camp for children with special needs
WHO INSPIRES YOU? My wonderfully patient husband
COFFEE OR TEA? Skinny Vanilla Latte
FAVOURITE SCENT: Cinnamon in the Winter and Citrus in the Summer
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: The wonderful love, encouragement and friendship of the staff at SpyngaFlows
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: I have to give this one to my husband as well
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: "There are only two ways to live your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -Albert Einstein
"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope" -Martin Luther King, Jr
scott supler
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: Extended side angle, full bind.
FAVOURITE SONG: This is like picking a favorite child! Favorite song live in concert: You Enjoy Myself- Phish; Favorite studio song: (Nothing But) Flowers- Talking Heads.
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: My own: Finding yoga in 2009; the world’s: music
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Vermilion, OH; Ellicottville , NY ; Vail, CO
FAVOURITE CHARITY: The Littlest Heroes ( Northeast Ohio kids with cancer)
WHO INSPIRES YOU?: My students
COFFEE OR TEA?: Cold, black coffee. Hardcore!
FAVOURITE SCENT: Onions and garlic sautéing in olive oil
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: My sister Pasqualeen
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY: “Today is the tomorrow that you were worried about yesterday”
virginia foster
FAVOURITE YOGA POSE OR CYCLING POSITION: Virabhadrasana II and standing climb
FAVOURITE SONG: Right now it’s OneRepublic’s Good Life
FAVOURITE DISCOVERY: Courage and determination can get you very far
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
FAVOURITE CHARITY: Heifer International
WHO INSPIRES YOU? My beautiful children
COFFEE OR TEA? – Coffee, iced is nice. And espresso.
FAVOURITE SCENT: Flowers - roses, orange blossoms & peonies
PIVOTAL TRAINING OR TEACHER THAT HAS BROUGHT YOU TO THIS PLACE: Carina and all of the fabulous folks at Spyngaflows Cleveland!
THE VOICE OF REASON IN YOUR LIFE: My Dad
A QUOTE THAT YOU LIVE BY:
My short one: Learn something new every day.
My long one: Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. – Emerson