Our Teachers
Rachel Clark: Rachel Clark hails from Santa Rosa, California where in 1994 her introduction to Iyengar yoga started as a therapeutic mode of healing the effects of hip dysplasia. As a result of that experience Rachel teaches yoga with an emphasis on the Restorative: a gentle, healing form of Hatha that is practiced with props to provide a supportive environment for total relaxation. The warm community of Village Productions in Amesville, OH has inspired her creative interpretation of the yoga practice. She currently is a substitute yoga teacher for Village Productions.
Ofelia Liu:
Master of Intercultural Translation of University of Seville. Vinyasa flow and power yoga RYT-200 by Yoga Alliance Anusara Element Yoga Teacher Acroyoga foundation.
Deb Murphy: Debra has been practicing pilates for her personal well-being since 1993. In 2003 she became a fully certified instructor for Pilates Mat classes by Pro Health and Fitness. She has competed the Advanced level of certification by Power Pilates for both mat and equipment classes in 2010. Deb is the owner of and works at Pilates and More Studio in Athens. as well as teaching mat classes in Amesville.
Serena Popoae: Serena’s yoga journey began in 2007 in Athens, Ohio. Serena initially came to yoga to help with chronic pain from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident years ago. Yoga quickly became more than a source of pain management; it became a tool for life transformation. Serena completed her 200 hour certification, at Open Space Yoga studio in Hawaii, as a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance with Mary Bastien and Jennifer Reuter in 2015. Serena is also a student of Ayurveda, and applies basic Ayurvedic principles to asana practice. Serena is passionate about living a healthy well balanced life full of meaning, growth and an abundance of love. She is dedicated to her meditative practice where she feels she can access great wisdom, love, and presence. Her classes are mind-fullness based and steeped in philosophy, flow and alignment. Serena is dedicated to sharing the beauty and magic of what Yoga can bring to life.
Stephanie Robinson: Stephanie began learning yoga in 2005 and after seeing the changes in her own life that came from moving body and breath attended yoga teacher training in January 2016. She completed her 200 hour training with Marianne Wells Yoga School in Cahuita, Costa Rica. Aligning the movement of breath and body, Stephanie focuses on a slow flow - holding poses to develop both strength and endurance as we breathe through a moving meditation. Slowing down, connecting to breath and generating a closer connection to all that is are the main goals of her teaching style. Stephanie teaches both slow flow and restorative yoga to help facilitate these goals.
Guinevere Whitford: Guinevere Whitford, MT-BC, is a local performing musician, music teacher, choir director, as well as a board-certified music therapist. Happy to be a part of the Amesville community, she hopes to offer our precious children and adults in the area classes that delve into music as well as therapeutic non musical benefits such as social interaction, relaxation, skill building, and community support. If you are interested in joining our up and coming Amesville Community Singers choir or learning about other musical projects with VP, contact Guinevere at guineverewhitford@yahoo.com or 740-448-1179.
Ofelia Liu:
Master of Intercultural Translation of University of Seville. Vinyasa flow and power yoga RYT-200 by Yoga Alliance Anusara Element Yoga Teacher Acroyoga foundation.
Deb Murphy: Debra has been practicing pilates for her personal well-being since 1993. In 2003 she became a fully certified instructor for Pilates Mat classes by Pro Health and Fitness. She has competed the Advanced level of certification by Power Pilates for both mat and equipment classes in 2010. Deb is the owner of and works at Pilates and More Studio in Athens. as well as teaching mat classes in Amesville.
Serena Popoae: Serena’s yoga journey began in 2007 in Athens, Ohio. Serena initially came to yoga to help with chronic pain from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident years ago. Yoga quickly became more than a source of pain management; it became a tool for life transformation. Serena completed her 200 hour certification, at Open Space Yoga studio in Hawaii, as a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance with Mary Bastien and Jennifer Reuter in 2015. Serena is also a student of Ayurveda, and applies basic Ayurvedic principles to asana practice. Serena is passionate about living a healthy well balanced life full of meaning, growth and an abundance of love. She is dedicated to her meditative practice where she feels she can access great wisdom, love, and presence. Her classes are mind-fullness based and steeped in philosophy, flow and alignment. Serena is dedicated to sharing the beauty and magic of what Yoga can bring to life.
Stephanie Robinson: Stephanie began learning yoga in 2005 and after seeing the changes in her own life that came from moving body and breath attended yoga teacher training in January 2016. She completed her 200 hour training with Marianne Wells Yoga School in Cahuita, Costa Rica. Aligning the movement of breath and body, Stephanie focuses on a slow flow - holding poses to develop both strength and endurance as we breathe through a moving meditation. Slowing down, connecting to breath and generating a closer connection to all that is are the main goals of her teaching style. Stephanie teaches both slow flow and restorative yoga to help facilitate these goals.
Guinevere Whitford: Guinevere Whitford, MT-BC, is a local performing musician, music teacher, choir director, as well as a board-certified music therapist. Happy to be a part of the Amesville community, she hopes to offer our precious children and adults in the area classes that delve into music as well as therapeutic non musical benefits such as social interaction, relaxation, skill building, and community support. If you are interested in joining our up and coming Amesville Community Singers choir or learning about other musical projects with VP, contact Guinevere at guineverewhitford@yahoo.com or 740-448-1179.
