Juanita Remien - the T’ai Chi instructor, is an athlete and physical therapist.  She teaches the Cheng Man-ch’ing short Yang style, which she has studied since 1979.  Certified to teach by her teacher, Benjamin Lo of San Francisco, she has been teaching in Carteret County since 1999.

Brad Fischer

Brad Fischer is an Emerald Isle resident who owns and operates Oceanshore Design, an architectural design business.  He is a Kripalu trained yoga instructor and has been practicing yoga for over 10 years, After becoming PADI certified scuba diver in 1978, he has enjoyed many years of underwater exploration. An avid sailor, kayaker, and wind surfer, Brad’s love of the water started very early in his native home, Virginia Beach.  Brad specializes in teaching yoga  for scuba divers, and  surfers. He has also created a program called "Yoga for stiff guys” to help bring regular guys into the world of yoga and stress management

Cheryl LeClair - RYT200 Cheryl attended Wilmington Yoga Center’s 200-hour teacher training program in 2007 and is a RYT 200 with the Yoga Alliance.  In 2008, Duke Integrative Medicine awarded Cheryl certifications in “Teaching Yoga to Seniors” and “Yoga for Seniors Therapist”.  Cheryl’s work while enrolled in Duke’s program included mentored study and practice, and led to her development of her research paper entitled “The Effect of Yoga in Senior Populations with Osteoarthritis of the Spine.”  Duke Integrative Medicine’s program is recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, an organization of which Cheryl is also a member.  Cheryl has received a training scholarship from Richard Miller, PhD, to study his Integrative Restoration, or iRest, Yoga Nidra training in early 2009.  iRest, a form of guided meditation and mindfulness training has had very positive effects at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC in treating military personnel with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.  In addition, Cheryl has had the privilege of studying with Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, and Daniel Orlansky at Kripalu.

Cheryl's website is http://www.yoga-metta.com/

Jean Sarnacki (Jaya)

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.

Rae Williams - 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. 

Juli Saylor – Juli’s desire is to spread the yoga passion. She has been a dedicated yoga practitioner for over eight years and teaching yoga for the past year in Craven and Carteret County. She has been certified by the American Fitness Association and will graduate from Seaside Yoga with her 200 RYT in September 2008.  She honors her teachers:  Lisa Colletti, Susan Koepp, Ashley Ludman and Rachael Goolsby.

Nancy Stephenson - was taught by Chandra Om and certified by the North Carolina School of Yoga in Raleigh, NC in December 2007.  While she is a new instructor, she has practiced yoga from many different teachers since 1978.  Yoga is the best self-massage one can do and is a great practice for staying balanced.  Her background as a nurse assists her to understand the effects of yoga on the body and its value for wellness.

Kerri Nicholson - Kerri is very excited to have finished her 220 hour teacher training at the Wilmington Yoga Center and looks forward to sharing the yoga journey with her students.  Kerri has been practicing yoga for a year and hopes that her passion for the practice is contagious, as the practice has provided her with the tools and wisdom to find peace and contentment in this crazy world in which we live