Annette Tersigni R.N., E-RYT500
Annette Tersigni, RN, known as the Yoga Nurse®, is a former cover girl and Hollywood actor turned nurse and stress-management expert. She is the founder of Yoga Nurse Medical Yoga and Stress Relief and the creator of Yoga Nursing® as well as the lighthearted film series Couch Potato Yoga. Her programs are endorsed by doctors, nursing organizations, and health care providers as a safe adjunct therapy to increase quality of life. For the past 16 years, she has been educating people around the world to lead healthier, more spiritual lifestyles. A sought after coach, trainer,speaker and writer, she has been featured extensively in the media including ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX News. www.yoganurse.com
Hanna Coe 
Hanna has been practicing yoga for nearly 50 years throughout her nursing practice as an R.N.,B.S. Since retiring from nursing, she became certified to teach yoga by the White Lotus Foundation. She has continued her education with extensive training from Tracey Rich and Gangha White, coursework in Anatomy and Physiology from the Kripalu Center, and a certification in Yoga Therapy from Joseph Le Page. She teaches our Gentle Yoga Class.
Cheryl LeClair E-RYT200
Cheryl completed Wilmington Yoga Center’s 200 hour teacher training program in 2007. Since then she has completed Duke Integrative Medicine's Yoga for Seniors Therapist program and is certified to teach trauma-sensitive yoga through the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Center. In addition, she has completed advanced training in iRest® yoga nidra training with Richard Miller, PhD of the Integrative Restoration Institute and is currently working on her Level 3 certification. Cheryl teaches iRest and yoga at Camp Lejeune for Lejeune Naval Hospital’s “Back on Track” program for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She was selected for the February 2011“Hero Spotlight” by the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury “DCoE in Action” publication. She also received the “Service Over Self” award from the Jacksonville Rotary for her work with returning service members.
Jaya Jean Sarnacki
Jean Sarnacki has been a certified Integral Yoga Instructor since 1991 and has taught at many settings throughout the county. She brings to class a great sense of humor, and an extensive knowledge of anatomy and body alignment through her twelve years of experience as a massage therapist. She has trained in BKS Iyengar, Ashtanga, Kundalini & Structural Yoga Therapy.
Juli Saylor
Juli’s desire is to spread her passion for yoga on and off the mat. She graduated from Seaside Yoga of Wilmington with her 200 RYT in September 2008 with an emphasis on Anusara yoga. She honors her teachers Lisa Colletti, Susan Koepp, Ashley Ludman and Rachael Crawford Goolsby.
Michelle ThornellMichelle, now a retired law enforcement officer, began practicing Yoga in 2001 while searching for stress relief from her job. She began teaching yoga in 2003 and continued her studies with Master Purna yoga teacher Aadil Palkhivala, Tias Little and Meridith Musick. She continues to study with Master Purna yoga teacher Aadil Palkhivala to this day. Her classes and workshops are adapted to the level of the students and their needs. Michelle is a RYT-200 with a wealth of knowledge on safe alignment for asana and is known for her sense of humor while presenting. There is always room for learning and laughter in Michelle’s Classes!
Gerlinde Geier:
Gerlinde has been practicing
various styles of yoga for 14 years. 
In 2007 she became a Integral Hatha Yoga teacher, following the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda Maharaj. She also studied Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy with Chinnemasta and Mukunda Stiles, Yoga Therapy with Dr. Timothy McCall, M.D. and Ayurveda with world renowned teacher Dr. David Frawley. Yoga has been an integral part of Gerlindes journey to health, grounding and greater awareness of the divine play. She is continuing her studies in yoga therapy and recently received her certification in Yoga for Arthritis.
Valerie Baltzer, E-RYT 500Valerie Baltzer is an E-RYT500 yoga instructor, teaching yoga, pilates, personal and group fitness since 2005. Valerie mentored under the guidance of Beverly Burt of Kai Yoga Arts in Albany, Georgia and continues her yoga studies with world-renowned teachers including Judith Lasater, Cora Wen, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and Doug Swenson. Certified in Level I Thai Yoga Massage through Soma Veda, she integrates adjustments and modifications to every practice.
Mary
Willis, RDH, RYT-200 received her teacher training from Seaside Yoga
in Wilmington
under the direction of Ashley Ludman, and is a graduate of the Costa Rica Yoga
Spa in Nosora Costa Rica. She has also trained under the direction of Desiree
Rumbaugh, Cora Wen,
and Paul Grilley as well as our local yogini Annette Tersigni, the Yoga Nurse. She
is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and currently
studying for her 500 hour yoga training with Valerie
Baltzer. As a practicing Dental Hygienist and a mother of two she "feels the pain" of life's constant stress. Mary wishes to share the magic of yoga's healing therapeutics in a safe, nurturing environment! Privates are also
available. Katie DePalma, RYT, IAYT
Katie's been practicing yoga for over 10 years, is a
registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance and lives by the quote "the
tribute to learning is teaching". While she always loved her
practice, it wasn't until she lived in Chicago,
worked full time in the financial industry and took graduate classes at night
that she fully realized the benefits of yoga. The weeks she'd practice
yoga, even just once, she felt lighter, looser, and the stress just rolled off.
After receiving her MBA, she followed her heart to 7 Centers Yoga Arts in
Sedona, Arizona for two months to fully integrate herself into the yogic
lifestyle of the Iyengar lineage, and has been teaching ever since. From
2009-2011 she brought stress-reducing yoga to corporate America
wellness centers in downtown Chicago.
Now in North Carolina, she
enjoys sharing the benefits of yoga to the community through a combo of
classical Hatha and vinyasa flow classes. She thinks if the music's fun
people may actually have a good time! Since her initial training Katie
has had the luxury of learning and practicing with Ana Forrest, Paul Grilley,
Paulie Zink, Judith Lasater and others. She continues to practice Bhakti
or devotional yoga according to Sri Swama Sivananda, practices which go
hand-in-hand with teachings from the Vedas. She is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and currently training for her 500 hour certification in Yoga Therapy. Follow her yogic ventures, book
reviews and other random thoughts at www.kate-thetruth.blogspot.com.
Yoga has been a lifelong journey for Rae, as she was introduced to Yoga in high school in the 1960’s. She combined yoga with running for thirty years until a knee injury brought her focus back to yoga. She was thus encouraged to complete her teacher training at Holy Cow Yoga Center in Charleston, South Carolina in 2003. A knee replacement in 2005 led her to the Kripalu yoga Center in Lennox, Massachusetts where she attended Chair Yoga Teacher Training under Lakshmi Voelker-Binder.
Elainia White 
Elainia started practicing Vinyasa Yoga 11 years ago while attending UNC at Greensboro. She graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and worked for several years in the Mental Health field, all the while dreaming of becoming a Yoga instructor. This October, Elainia completed the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute’s Journey into Power Level One Bootcamp with Baron Baptiste. Baron Baptiste has long been an inspiration and Elainia is thrilled by the opportunity to share what she has learned so far and is honored to be continuing her journey with the support of this community. Elainia has spent a great deal of her life helping people to find joy in freedom from suffering; “pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.”