Owner Director
Laura Tyree first trained with Jan Campbell and the rigorous Iyengar Yoga Method in 1986, while recovering from a sports related injury from college. She began teaching in 1990 after meeting teachers Erich Schiffmann and Rodney Yee. Internal awareness, breath, and compassionate purpose lead her to deepen her practice and her studies.
Co-founder of Yoga Source in Nashville TN (1996), she began to teach in earnest and found an even deeper love in the continued sharing of the yoga knowledge. After many years of practice and study with Rodney, Erich and other dedicated and renowned teachers, she continues to hone her teaching skills and explore her personal growth.
Laura opened the Florida doors of Dragonfly Yoga Studies January of 2001, consolidating her training programs into one, 13 month long teacher’s course. With her love of adventure and nature, she now travels to facilitate yoga asana workshops and teacher trainings throughout the Southeast, raises her son, Will, and enjoys teaching public classes and her year-long teacher training programs in Florida and Tennessee. Her studies in yoga as therapy were inspired by her current teachers Doug Keller and JJ Gormley-Etchells.
Her personal approach to the eight-limb path, japa and meditation practice, and the study of ayurveda, anatomy, physiology, and psychology all blend beautifully with her life experience and teaching skills. Introspection and sincerity along with her warm humor encourage students to utilize the practice to deepen their awareness, and to open to their unique beauty and strengths.
Laura's love of music and chanting lead to the release of "Amma Bhakti" CD in 2007. Visit www.myspace.com/lauratyree to hear some of the beautiful songs from this creation.
"This CD is the culmination of 22 years of yoga practice and a lifetime of singing my heart full. I have chanted sacred yoga and spiritual mantra during and after classes for years as a means to promote healing, relaxation, and balance to those in need. These are ancient phrases blended with inspired melodies. These melodies arrived in their own time and unique ways throughout my yoga journey. Everything is vibration. Light, sound, thought, and action all culminate into each arriving moment. Those chills we get are the proof of something greater than our current knowing. I hope this brings you the opportunity to be, know, and experience yourself more deeply." ~ Laura
Laura is certified through the Sun Moon Yoga Programs (700 CYT) and is registered with Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level. She is currently in study to complete her 1200 hr Therapeutic Yoga certification with JJ Gormley-Etchells, (a 5 year student of TKV and Kausthub Desikachar), and will finalize her enrollment in John DeMartini’s Quantum Breakthrough Training in 2009.
Ed Dailey RN, RNPA, 500E-RYT
Ed’s style is aligned with the teachings of BKS Iyengar and Rodney Yee. He is known for his eclectic and inspirational approach as well as the implementation of props to support and open the body. Ed is a long time assistant to Rodney and a graduate of the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program in NYC, where he now sits as faculty for the program trainings. During recent years he has studied under Ramanad Patel, a long time student of BKS Iyengar. As an RN and an RNPA, he continues to work in the operating rooms in both Manhattan and Connecticut. His yoga teaching takes him throughout the U.S. and he is currently available for public classes and teacher trainings in Connecticut. Ed’s certainty of the power of yoga as a healing art is evident in his life and work. www.theyogamatrix.com
Felicia McQuaid 500 ERYT, CYT
Reiki Master: Usui & Karuna: MA 61060
Felicia fell in love with the practice of yoga feeling she had finally "come home" in 2000. She has been sharing this passion by teaching Hatha Yoga classes leading workshops, facilitating woman’s group and giving spiritual talks on Yoga and Buddhist philosophy. She is currently a nationally certified teacher E-RYT 500hour level certification level for Advanced Yoga Studies with JJ Gormley-Etchells of Surya Chandra School of Healing. She has over 1000 hours of studies on and off the mat. She has studied with many teachers including JJ Gormley, Laura Tyree, Mary Pafford, Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati, Rodney Yee, Doug Keller, Kali Ray, The Dalai Lama, Lama Ngawang Tsultrim, Diane Fuller, Erich Schiffman, Kaustaub Desikachar, Sarah Gibson, Baxter Bell and Monica Bommarito.
With over 12 years of experience and extensive training in the physical and spiritual aspects of Yoga. Felicia offers the chance to learn about Yoga for life on and off the mat. Her classes are rich in philosophy, grounded in the ancient texts of the Yoga Sutras and offer an opportunity for growth and expansion on all levels: body, mind and Spirit. She has the ability to work with all levels of students, challenging them each in their own unique way. Felicia is also a Massage Therapist and Reiki Master Teacher/ Practitioner. She holds regular courses on Reiki at Dragonfly yoga.
Sarah Lambert RYT, CYT
Sarah became a RYT-200 certified instructor in the YogaWorks method in 2009. She began practicing yoga in the Bikram tradition in 2006 as an opera singer who wanted to tone her body. Along her journey, she has come to understand yoga as so much more than just physical; she practices yoga as a form of devotion, healing and self-study. Her teaching style is influenced largely by the meditative flow and heat of Vinyasa yoga and the alignment, intelligence and awareness of the Iyengar tradition. Her primary teachers are Tzahi Moskowitz, Sigrid Pichler, and Fay Simpson. Sarah specializes in teaching singers and performers how to incorporate yoga techniques into their art form to help open and strengthen their bodies in ways that improve their craft. She is particularly interested in how our chakras (or energy centers) can be activated to connect us more deeply with our true selves and our audiences. Sarah holds a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music.
Andrea Hartsog 200RYT
The dedicated Andrea leads wonderful classesat Dragonfly. Her soothing voice and strong heart are at each student's disposal. Knowledge, clarity, and compassion are at the center of her teaching.
Oxana Solovieva 200RYT
Encouragement and grace flow in Oxana's the words and actions. Her teaching style is a blend of percision and warmth. You will feel amazing after being in her class and presence. She is a graduate of the Dragonfly Yoga Teacher Training Program.
Megan Welcher 200RYT
A beautiful graduate of the 2011 Yoga Teacher Training program at Dragonfly, Megan Welcher's steady presence on the teaching mat leads each student deeper into the joys of practice. You love her early morning classes.
Laura Hussey 200RYT
Laura began her yoga journey right here at Dragonfly in 2005, and completed her teacher training with Laura Tyree in 2010. Laura believes the asana have transformative power; but when the physical practice is combined with a deeper knowledge of yoga philosophy, the life-changing potential is enhanced. Her classes are designed to stimulate mind, body and spirit for students of all levels. Particular emphasis is placed on discovering the inner feeling of each pose. Laura combines a welcoming, encouraging atmosphere with a sense of humor and fun.
Nickie Medici
200RYT
Nickie took her first yoga class when she was twenty-two. A salon client gave her a gift certificate for five sessions which turned into a weekly flirtation with the exotic. Over the years, Nickie flowed in and out of classes until 2007 when she turned to the practice for deep and abiding solace on both the physical and emotional levels. In 2011 she enrolled in Laura Tyree’s Dragonfly Yoga Studies 200 hour teacher training program for an opportunity to deepen her own practice and to facilitate for others the same strength and peace she finds in her own personal experience as a student.
The pulse of the class as a whole, as well as each individual heartbeat of its participants, is sacred to Nickie’s teaching method. Each class begins with a loosely woven theme wherein she allows the energy and colors of the session to dictate the flow of each practice and enliven both she and the participants. Much like with storytelling, teaching yoga is sacred, liberating and communal. Ever a student, finding new and exciting offerings for future classes, Nickie’s main goal as a yoga teacher is to inspire and hold space for individuals herever they are on their personal journey. Favorite quote?
“We are the hero of our own story.” – Mary McCarthy
Nickie is a level two Usui Reiki practitioner with Felicia McQuaid. She hosts a yoga inspired blog -
