Teachers

Laura has been studying, performing and teaching various dance forms in Lawrence for over 40 years. She is a certified teacher of 5Rhythms® Waves level since 2001 and Heartbeat level since 2010 trained by Gabrielle Roth and a member of the 5Rhythms Teacher Association (5RTA). She has taught locally as well as at classes and events such as Nebraska HIV/AIDS conference, Kansas University, Leiden, Holland and served as Core Faculty at the Omega Institute in New York for several years. She is also an ayurvedic Practitioner (A.P.) and is a Registered Ayurvedic Practitioner with AAPNA and NAMA. Laura is the founder of Be Moved Studio and Moon Jewel Ayurveda Center. She has recently received her 200 Hour Yoga and Shamanism Teacher Training after practicing Yoga for 45 years!

laura@bemovedstudio.com | moonjewelayurveda.com

Tina Haladay was first introduced to Hatha Yoga classes in 1990 while living in Lawrence, Kansas. Ashtanga Yoga was later her choice of practice while living in Australia. In 2007, she completed an ISHTA Teacher Training in Byron Bay, Australia with Rachel Zinman, which was followed by a gentle hands-on Advanced Adjusting apprenticeship. She taught classes for a year before heading to a Yoga Retreat in Ubud, Bali to deepen her knowledge and practice of yoga. Tina teaches an All-Levels Hatha Yoga class open to all- more of a flowing style of asanas with awareness on the breath, and allowing for variations in each pose to suit each student’s individual needs. She has been teaching a variety of classes since 2007, including private sessions, baby & kid’s yoga, prenatal, is expanding into teaching workplace & corporate yoga, and is leading peaceful & inspiring Weekend Yoga Retreats. She believes if one can practice breathing consciously and being present then anyone can be a Yogi.

www.findingbalanceyoga.org

Sarah”Sally” Birmingham has a love for both Vinyasa and Iyengar styles of yoga, and has also been influenced by Yin, Restorative, and Gentle forms of Yoga. Other interests include art, farming, herbalism, activism, and traveling, all of which have overlapping therapeutic benefits that have informed her yogic path. 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, received in Austin, TX, 2014. 15-hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Certification received in Oakland, CA, 2018. Sally habla español.

sbirmi@gmail.com

Sarah developed a love for yoga and the benefits to the body and mind it brings back in 2001. After years of exploring different styles and teachers, Sarah earned her 200 hours teaching certificate under Gopi Sandal at Westside Yoga. Since 2014 she has been teaching different styles of yoga from vinyasa to hatha. The Community Seva class is what initially lead Sarah to Be Moved Studio and introduced her to the beautiful space and myriad of amazing teachers. Continuing to practice the non-judgemental mind and body calming breath work that originally attracted her to practice, Sarah has expanded her practice to all ages including family, teen, children’s, and partner yoga.

785.550.6801

Shannon is a Spiritual Direction counselor and nature-loving yogi. In 2009 she completed Siromani teacher certification at the Sivananda Holistic Health and Self-Realization Yoga & Vedanta Ashram, and an additional 108 hours with local teacher Gopi Sandal (Bhakti & Iyengar) in 2010. Then she studied Anusara in Berkeley, California, while she completed a Masters of Divinity in 2014. Shannon offers spiritual expansion through her teaching, from an ancient call to help others unearth deeper love, inner peace, and divine attunement.

Spiritual Insight Lawrence

Julia is a Kansas Native and lover of movement. She has taught hula hoop dancing and yoga for 3 years. With a background in dance and a 200 YTT certification, she passionately shares what she loves with intentions that others will also feel blissful while practicing.

Radiant_elf@outlook.com

Nezam Ardalan uses Therapeutic Mindfulness and Meditation to unpack the challenges we encounter in our lives. Using meditation to explore our sense of Self and how we perceive our ‘life story’, Therapeutic Mindfulness shifts our reality through the power of awareness and presence. Nezam has studied meditation within many traditions including, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shamanism and Mindfulness. He is a certified yoga teacher, actor and academic, and believes deeply in the practice of listening.

nezam.ardalan@gmail.com

Adria Ruth, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, RYDT, CYT is an experienced 500 hour level Registered Yoga Teacher, Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist, Accredited Yoga Dance Teacher, and an Accredited Children’s Yoga Teacher. Adria has over 800 hours of professional training in yoga, 1000 hours of professional training in Pilates and 30 years of training in dance. She is the founder of Hawaii Yoga Institute, Hawaii Yoga Therapy, and Yoga For The People. She has led classes, workshops and teacher trainings in yoga, pilates, and dance for a variety of populations throughout the world. Her work is a masterful balance of personal depth exploration and playful inquiry into the heart of being human. Adria gives gratitude foremost to her primary teacher and mother Sharanagati Devi Dasi, also to her mentors; Nancy Shipley-Rubin, Kayse Williams, Luisa Teish, Mark & Sheri Akers, Manu Meyer, Laura Martin-Eagle, Shelly Morris, Megha Buttenhiem, Maria Lalita, Cliff & Arlene Kindy, Joseph & Lillian LaPage, and Don & Amba Stapleton. She is excited to be returning in 2019 to teach in Lawrence within the rich diversity of community and landscape that Kansas has to offer.

Lyle moved to Lawrence in the spring of 2013 after his daughter’s graduation and became a caregiver to his 90 year old father. During this time, his life began to shift. Things he thought to be important were not anymore. A change was in the works. A positive change found him. Lyle began doing yoga for the physical aspect over 5 years ago and then soon discovered the mindfulness aspect. Under the direction and guidance of Shannon Gorres, Tina Haladay and many others, a journey began. Lyle committed to his practice for 3 1/2 years of classes and completed his 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas April 2019