SANDI GERSHOWITZ
I always loved to teach. I taught Physical Education to the best middle and high school students. It was exhausting but invigorating.
My history has lead me down a path that now includes teaching yoga. I graduated teacher training Spring 2013, and was thrilled to start my teaching career in New York in the same studio where first began as a student in 2009. I am passionate about this voga as it has healed my knee problems and helped me maintain a feeling of confidence and peace in my life. When I am doing my yoga I feel like anything and everything is possible. The days that I practice know can manage my stress. The positive energy in the yoga room is contagious and reaches every aspect of my world. This yoga is my lifeline and the key to my happiness and health. I love it, I believe in it, and I am passionate about teaching it.
As a teacher I help students to notice. I believe that with patience and persistence. yoga can help anyone heal. A favorite quote I often think of is by BKS lyengar…
“Yoga teaches us to cure what needs not to be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”
LIA MIELE
Lia’s yoga journey began 14 years ago when a close friend introduced her to her very first Bikram class. Immediately she fell in love with the practice.
“I loved the way I was challenged both physically and mentally in every class I took”. “I loved knowing that I was detoxing my body and my mind.
With the help of this practice Lia was able to become sober and stay sober 11 years now.
Lia became a hot yoga instructor in 2017 under the careful watch of Yolanda and John Nash. Lia has always been into fitness and health. Being a runner who ran everyday as well as multiple half marathons and one full marathon she believe this practice has helped her achieve her goals.
Lia also fell in love with Vinyasa and completed her 500 teacher training online through My Vinyasa Practice, a registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance in 2022.
MARCI CATALA
My Yoga Journey began, early on, during my high school years. Luckily, my fellow class mates and I were given the option of yoga as a gym elective. Granted, my younger self had no idea how this practice would fully encompass my life in the future, but I knew yoga was something I would quickly love. In 2012 (many moons later) I began my first TT program, certifying in kids yoga.
The following year, I received my 200 Hour TT from Yogavida. I dove into this journey with full force. A few years after that. with many classes and workshops completed, I received my prenatal certification at Pure yoga.
Today, as a yoga instructor of over 10 years, it has been my highest priority to inspire others to reach limits they may perceive as impossible. The passion I exude in teaching directly reflects my desire to educate, prepare, and empower individuals to be able to accomplish their wellness and fitness goals. Throughout this practice we are constantly reconnecting, reawakening, and reigniting the divine spark within.
LAUREN COLEMAN
Lauren is a professional yoga teacher from NY currently based in Long Island, with over 12 years of experience teaching yoga including Hatha, Bikram, Vinyasa & Yin. After completing her first Bikram yoga training at the age of 16, she has continued to dedicate her life to furthering her yogic education on behalf of herself & her students. Since then, she has attended multiple trainings in the styles of Hatha, Bikram, Yin, Ashtanga & Vinyasa receiving over 1000+ hours in training & certifications. She has had the opportunity to teach globally and at premier studios in NYC. She has led workshops, created retreats, mentored trainees, taught group classes and private clients with a range of goals from physical injury recovery to mental illness rehabilitation to flexibility/ strength training and toning. Lauren strives to help people create space in their minds & bodies when they are on their mat so they can enjoy the things they do off their mat even more.
VICTORIA FOWLER
Victoria Fowler is a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, Certified Energy Healer, and Sound Bowl Practitioner. Victoria’s yoga classes seamlessly blend traditional asanas with dance-inspired transitions and meditation techniques. Her approach ensures that students leave feeling rejuvenated, grounded, and profoundly attuned to themselves on a physical, mental, emotional, and energetic level. Victoria creates a sacred, open, and compassionate environment for all practitioners. With over 800 hours of training, her expertise encompasses a broad range of styles, including but not limited to Dharma, Vinyasa, Yin, Hatha, Restorative, Power Flow, Yoga BootCamp, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, and Chair Yoga, among others.
Victoria is a highly sought-after instructor for a variety of events, including workshops, corporate yoga sessions, large-scale yoga gatherings, and festivals. Her notable engagements include the “Get Fit with Pink!” Bloomingdale’s Event, classes at Lululemon Athletica: Roosevelt Field, “Puppy Yoga!” presented by SNARR, Energy Healing Training Retreat, and the Long Island Yoga Festival. Victoria has also contributed her expertise by assisting Kat Fowler’s high-profile events such as Reebok Yoga in Union Square, Bryant Park Yoga, Union Square Sweat Fest, Sound Off Yoga, and her 300-hour teacher training modules at various prestigious studios across Manhattan.
In addition to her yoga classes, Victoria provides Reiki and Energy Healing, sound baths, and sound healing, as well as Guided Meditations sessions, all available by appointment.
