Emilie Cook Experienced Yoga Instructor with Yoga Alliance, E-RYT200, RYT500
I came to yoga over eighteen years ago when I stepped foot into my first yoga class. Yoga became an immediate and lasting influence in my life. I practiced yoga faithfully for the next decade and through all three of my pregnancies. I have studied with Gary Kraftsow, Joe Taft, Michael Johnson, Doug Keller, Libby Hensley, and Kathryn Budig. The physical benefits of yoga and the mental peace that I experienced during my practice eventually led me to
receive my 200 hour certification from Peachtree Yoga Center in Atlanta. I have been teaching several classes every week since 2007.
My teaching style is a combination of the Iyengar and Vinyasa style. With heavy
emphasis on breath awareness and proper alignment. I am a certified, registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, as well as a certified prenatal yoga instructor. I have experience with pilates, thi chi, and yin yoga. I have taught yoga for kids, prenatal, restorative, senior, yoga for athletes and gentle yoga. My heart lies with gentle yoga and my teaching reflects that. I recently attended an extensive weekend workshop with Gary Kraftsow, where I honed my yoga as therapy skills. Above all I believe yoga should feel good. I always strive to have you leave my classes feeling better than when you came. And I believe yoga should be fun so be aware you may have to endure my silly yoga jokes! I Have just completed my Yoga Therapeutics Training at The Asheville Yoga Center. I am now a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level with an emphasis in yoga as therapy.
receive my 200 hour certification from Peachtree Yoga Center in Atlanta. I have been teaching several classes every week since 2007.
My teaching style is a combination of the Iyengar and Vinyasa style. With heavy
emphasis on breath awareness and proper alignment. I am a certified, registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, as well as a certified prenatal yoga instructor. I have experience with pilates, thi chi, and yin yoga. I have taught yoga for kids, prenatal, restorative, senior, yoga for athletes and gentle yoga. My heart lies with gentle yoga and my teaching reflects that. I recently attended an extensive weekend workshop with Gary Kraftsow, where I honed my yoga as therapy skills. Above all I believe yoga should feel good. I always strive to have you leave my classes feeling better than when you came. And I believe yoga should be fun so be aware you may have to endure my silly yoga jokes! I Have just completed my Yoga Therapeutics Training at The Asheville Yoga Center. I am now a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level with an emphasis in yoga as therapy.
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Carmen has been studying yoga since the age of thirteen when she was given a book on the subject by a dear friend. This early love led to a lifelong process of studying various yoga styles, including B.K.S. Iyengar, Transcendental Meditation, Viniyoga, Sivananda, Jivamukti, and Ashtanga yoga. Carmen taught her first yoga class in 1983. She has taught in Florida, Connecticut, and for the last 20years in Georgia.
My yoga journey began in college when I took a semester of Yoga for PE credit. By the end of the course, I was a different person. I was more open in both mind and body. I continued practicing in a class setting, but was forced into my personal practice when the studio closed and there were no other local options. I studied and created my own private practice until in 2010, after the birth of my last child, at which time I began practicing in a class environment again adding two classes each week to my personal practice. Becoming a yoga instructor was secondary to my own desire to grow as a student, after plateauing in my own growth after a decade of Yoga. When I began my teacher training, my intention was merely to be a sub for my own regular teachers, not to hold classes of my own because my full-time career and being a mother required so much already. However, the knowledge and understanding that I gained, the love of sharing the benefits of yoga with others, and my own desire to give back to my community has pushed me outside of my own “plan”. I was amazed at how much I love teaching!!
My teacher training is through the College of Purna Yoga, from which I am a 200-hr level graduate. I teach in the style of Purna Yoga which was developed by Aadil Palkhivala. Aadil, regarded as one of the world’s top yoga instructors, began his own formal training of yoga under B.K.S. Iyengar, with whom he studied and worked for decades. He later refined his own teaching, based on that of Iyengar, and developed a style of yoga called Purna (meaning whole) Yoga to allow students to practice throughout their entire life - not simply perform acrobatic and challenging postures for a few peak years. This is a multifaceted Yoga - combining asana, meditation work, yogic philosophy and nutrition/lifestyle - to encourage practitioners to become more balanced as a whole person.
It is a beautiful, intentional, alignment based practice to strength and at times heal the student from the inside out.
Holding firm to my believe that this is a life-long journey, I am continuing in my own practice and maintaining my dedication to becoming a whole yogi and sharing with as many as I may along my path. I look forward to walking with you on this path. ~Namaste~
My teacher training is through the College of Purna Yoga, from which I am a 200-hr level graduate. I teach in the style of Purna Yoga which was developed by Aadil Palkhivala. Aadil, regarded as one of the world’s top yoga instructors, began his own formal training of yoga under B.K.S. Iyengar, with whom he studied and worked for decades. He later refined his own teaching, based on that of Iyengar, and developed a style of yoga called Purna (meaning whole) Yoga to allow students to practice throughout their entire life - not simply perform acrobatic and challenging postures for a few peak years. This is a multifaceted Yoga - combining asana, meditation work, yogic philosophy and nutrition/lifestyle - to encourage practitioners to become more balanced as a whole person.
It is a beautiful, intentional, alignment based practice to strength and at times heal the student from the inside out.
Holding firm to my believe that this is a life-long journey, I am continuing in my own practice and maintaining my dedication to becoming a whole yogi and sharing with as many as I may along my path. I look forward to walking with you on this path. ~Namaste~
Hannah began her yoga practice as a high school student. As a lifelong athlete, her initial practice focused on caring for herself off the field. However she soon discovered the other benefits of a regular yoga practice.
In addition to years of practice, Hanna completed her 200 hour teacher training certificate from the Asheville Yoga Center where she was able to learn and explore several different styles of yoga including: Restorative, Chair Yoga, Children's, and Prenatal. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of North Georgia and is Level 1 Yoga for Trauma certified. Making yoga accessible is her driving force and Hanna genuinely enjoys offering yoga to all bodies, ages, and abilities. She hopes her students will deepen their personal discovery of yoga to find their best practice.
In addition to years of practice, Hanna completed her 200 hour teacher training certificate from the Asheville Yoga Center where she was able to learn and explore several different styles of yoga including: Restorative, Chair Yoga, Children's, and Prenatal. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of North Georgia and is Level 1 Yoga for Trauma certified. Making yoga accessible is her driving force and Hanna genuinely enjoys offering yoga to all bodies, ages, and abilities. She hopes her students will deepen their personal discovery of yoga to find their best practice.
