Laura Tyree 500 E-RYT, 700 CYT
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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.

Shannon Jones Dunn RYT, CYT

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began practicing yoga with Laura Tyree when she was pregnant with her daughter Morgan. She came to the practice in search of mental and emotional balance and ease. She discovered a community of generous spirits at Dragonfly Yoga that supported her in exploring yoga as a daily practice and a way of living. She completed the DYS teacher training program in 2007. Yoga has had a tremendous impact on her life, and she enjoys the never-ending possibilities for exploration and growth that yoga provides. She will always be a student of yoga. In addition to teaching, she continues to write, run a home-based business, and raise her beautiful daughter.

Amy Likins RYT, CYT

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is a certified Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master Teacher in the Usui Tradition, and Nutritional Lifestyle Consultant focusing on bringing the natural balance and harmony into all aspects of life. Amy holds a Bachelors in Geology, continued studies towards a Masters Degree in Holistic Nutrition sciences, and advanced studies in yoga and its therapeutic applications. Her warm compassionate nature as a teacher and strong understanding of the energy dynamics of body and mind help her tailor a lifestyle program to bring individuals toward their own greatest potential. Amy also leads seminars on nutrition, including classes on raw foods, organic whole food preparation, cleansing and detoxifying our bodies with fresh juices and personal consultations for cleansing programs. Amy’s intuition and natural gift of teaching create a wonderful atmosphere of learning geared to prepare you to take your life and health into your own hands.

Ann Wettergren Long RYT, CYT

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has a B.S. in Natural Health and is a mother of two. She has never considered herself an early riser, but now finds it the most peaceful time of the day while enjoying her early yoga practices.

Felicia McQuaid RYT, CYT

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The true spirit of yoga shines through in Felicia’s classes. She is a reiki master and nationally certified yoga instructor. Her classes weave together philosophy and asana, energy and body to create a safe and nuturing environment. Her love of the practice makes her an avid student and deep seeker of the depths of yoga.

Kayla Rodenhiser RYT, CYT

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has always had a love for music, photography, literature, and the human body. When introduced to yoga, she instantly was inspired to deepen her practice and knowledge about this art form. She is currently involved in the Dragonfly Yoga Teacher Training Program while going to school for her Associate of Arts Degree and working in the medical field as a Rehab Tech. As an instructor she is now able to use her sense of creativity and understandig of the human body to share her love of yoga with other people and hopefully give them her same passion.

Tisha Maraj

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combines her love for yoga and her love for health, strength and wellbeing in her classes. She has been living yoga for 14 years. Tisha is passionate about diet and nutrition and includes the health benefits of asana in her classes. She brings enthusiasm and encouragement to her students enabling them to reach their potential in a loving and fun environment. Her practices began with an introduction to Siddha Yoga and the teachings of Swami Muktananda.

It wasn’t until she met her life partner and teacher, Wade Maraj, now her loving husband, that her practices deepened and began to bare fruit. She recently completed the residential teacher training program at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville and is registered with the Yoga Alliance 200 YA. Tisha shares many practices with her students from a variety of yoga traditions, including Integral, Iynegar, Ashtanga, Kundalini, Bhakti, and Raja Yogas. She has dedicated her life to living yoga and finds her greatest joy in sharing her discoveries.

Mellissa Fountain

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After wandering down several career roads (and getting lost), Mellissa found herself on the path of yoga. It is here that two of her passions—teaching and yoga—merged together. >From her earliest days as a yoga student, Mellissa knew that she wanted to share the joy and peace that she experienced with others. As a graduate of the 2004 DYS teacher training program, she has watched how yoga transforms people’s lives, both inside and out. With her B.A. in English and a minor in psychology, she brings creativity and compassion to her classes.