Yoga (In Studio & Virtual)
Teresa Johnson ERYT200, RYT500, YACEP
Restorative: Tuesday @ 10am (EST)
Stress Relief: Tuesday @ 7pm (EST)
Chair Yoga (Virtual ONLY): Thursday @ 9am (EST)
Rest & Restore: Friday @ 7pm (EST)
~In Studio & Virtual Options Available~
Teresa Johnson was born in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont, enjoying a childhood of free play outdoors, hiking and fishing, and getting into boatloads of trouble with her sisters and friends. After attending college in New Hampshire and a brief stint living in Arizona, she ended up in Lexington, Kentucky, a place that she now calls home. After over eleven years working in corporate America, Teresa decided to follow her passion and become a yoga instructor, receiving her 200 RYT Certification with the Yoga Alliance through the Lexington Healing Arts Academy in October of 2016. In 2017, Teresa enrolled in The Essence of Yoga Center and graduated with her 300 hour YTT in October of 2018, under lead director Amanda McMaine and co-creator Cara Sparkman. In autumn of 2021, she reenrolled in The Essence of Yoga Center for a second lap of the 300YTT and graduated March 2023. She is currently registered with the Yoga Alliance ERYT500 & YACEP. Teresa is also the proud owner of SoulRebeLex® Wellness Center, which includes Yoga & her all-organic line of soaps, body butters, and deodorants. She has also created space in her business for other healers (massage therapists, Reiki, tarot, sound etc) to practice along side of her. Teresa’s background in corporate America has given her a unique perspective on the value of yoga. After working six (and sometimes seven!) days a week for over a decade, she realized that there had to be a better way. The constant running and stress started to take a toll on her and it was at that moment that she decided to free herself from the life she was living, embarking on a new journey to a life filled with focus, breathing, and learning calm. Today, she reflects on how easy it is to neglect ourselves and put self-care into the background. She believes that through the practice of yoga, spending time on the mat hearing our own breath, feeling our own heartbeat, and being present is the key to taking control of a crazy life that pulls us all in way too many directions. It is for that reason that she now dedicates herself with passion to this lifestyle & practice and hopes that you will join her on this journey.
Santosh David ERYT200, RYT500, YACEP
Psychic Sleep: Sunday @ 8pm (EST)
~ Virtual Class (In Studio Quarterly) ~
Santosh (Swami Santoshananda Saraswati) is dedicated to sharing his love of Yoga across the globe. His focus is on teaching the internal practices of yoga, which have had a profound impact on him and many others throughout the years. As a Multimedia Artist & Mindfulness Educator, Santosh draws upon his many trainings to foster deep change through creative interactivity. Santosh’s CV includes: Yoga Teacher and Trainer (200Hr ERYT, 500Hr RYT, and YACEP); Hypnotherapist; Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner; Reiki Master Teacher; and a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Megan Pillsbury, 200RYT, 300YTT
Functional Movement - Sunday @ 10:30am (EST)
~ In Studio & Virtual ~
Megan is a CYT200 graduate of The Essence of Yoga Center and is currently training to become a CYT500. Megan is passionate about helping others create and sustain functional movement on and off the yoga mat. Welcoming all levels of yoga experience, it is Megan's intention to offer a safe space to explore mind-body connection through easeful movement, breath, and meditative inquiry.
Bre Carter RYT200, RYT500
Power Vinyasa Slow Flow: Tuesday @ 5:30pm (EST)
~In Studio & Virtual Options Available~
Bre graduated from Lexington Healing Arts in 2019 with her 200hr YTT certificate and is working towards her 500hr YTT. Bre is also Trauma Informed Certified from the Essence of Yoga Center under director Amanda McMaine. Being an athlete her whole life, Bre needed something that would allow her body a release. She discovered and fell in love with yoga in college when her mental health began to decline. She believes yoga is a way to calm the body and mind and that the world would be a better place if everyone took the time to practice self care. Bre’s focus is on creating a safe space to practice and unwind with no judgement towards oneself or others.
Bre welcomes all people of all skill levels to practice yoga alongside her.
Sandra Barnes - 200RYT
Gentle Yoga: Thursday @ 6pm (EST)
~In Studio and Virtual ~
Sandra Barnes is a graduate of The Essence of Yoga Center, class of 2022 under program director Amanda McMaine and co-owner/lead instructor Cara Sparkman. Sandra's mission is to create a safe environment to practice yoga together in community through proper alignment, breath and meditation. She offers Gentle Yoga which is as good for the body & mind as it is for the soul.
NEW INSTRUCTORS
& NEW CLASSES COMING
FALL OF 2023.
STAY TUNED!
MASSAGE, REIKI, TAROT AND SOUND HEALING
leann Cawthorn - LMT, Massage by Leann
Leann has been a staple of SRL with her healing hands & lovely heart since 2018! Massaging many of our clients, friends & students every six weeks, Leann has brought health & wellness to a whole new level for all of us!
Leann graduated from Advanced Massage Therapeutics in 2018.
Through Leann's journey to healing, she has studied Therapeutic Massage, Injury Assessment and Treatment with Massage, Anatomy and Physiology and Deep Tissue Massage. Please email soulrebellex@gmail.com for upcoming appointment times.
Jamie Blair Reiki Master and Biomat Therapy
Sundays By Appointment
~In Studio & Virtual (Reiki Only) Options Available~
Jaime was first introduced to Energy Medicine in 2001 when she received her Reiki Level I and II training. She underwent such a profound personal healing that she continued her education to receive the Master Level training and graduated from The Healing Arts Academy in Lexington, KY in 2007. Jamie’s passion for sharing the benefits of Reiki healing with others has led her to be involved in the Kentucky Yoga Festival & MYPATH, two Kentucky based Healing Arts festivals.
Reiki is powerful as a stand-alone therapy and also works wonders complimenting other modalities. Reiki is referred to as a healing technique based on principles that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being.
Jamie will also be offering healing services with the Biomat, a modality that involves hot gemstone therapy, infrared & negative ion therapy.
To book a session with Jaime, please email jamieblair4080@yahoo.com for appointment times.
Jeshua Logsdon, Intratarot, Unlocked Music Studio
~In Studio & Virtual Options Available~
The Tarot has been used for ages as a tool to bring the users closer to the divine and closer to themselves. In the spirit of this tradition—Local tarot reader and empath, Jeshua Logsdon of @IntraTarot, believes that in order to affect the world outside, we must first reflect on the world inside each of us. He specializes in elemental and energy readings, focused on bringing your own energies into alignment, to allow a better flow of karmic energy.
Jeshua will be reading monthly, check FaceBook events for dates!