Our Teachers
Andrea Chatfield: A native to Lucasville OH, Andrea completed her RYT-200 with Brown Dog Yoga in Huntington, WV in August 2017. She is also a certified Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist which she integrates into her classes and in her one-on-one interactions with students. She discovered yoga for herself 7 years ago and immediately became avidly engaged in learning all that she could on the subject. Living on a small family farm in Scioto county this meant starting out with library books and taking classes on YouTube. After practicing only, a short time she became a true believer in its transformational power and is convinced that yoga is for EVERYONE. With a teaching style that emphasizes being nonjudgmental with yourself and your body throughout the practice and employing the breath as a vehicle to strengthen the union of awareness between body and mind. Through her own yoga journey she has learned that only when you are willing to authentically face your self can you transcend your fears and self-perceived limitations. For her, yoga provides the safe space needed for her to do this self-seeking and look within. Her goal as a teacher is to create the same space for her students so that they may also seek their own inner healing and connection.
Dan Continenza, D.C.: Dr. Dan is an Amesville resident and co-owner of Tone of Life: A Center for Healing and Optimal Living, alongside his wife, Christian Continenza. As a chiropractor, his philosophy is that the body is infinitely intelligent and that, given the opportunity, each of us have the potential to heal, grow and thrive.
Dr. Dan continuously seeks to uphold this principle in his own life and is excited to share it with the community through body awareness and health building practices. To reserve your spot for his workshop series at Village Productions, or to learn about other offerings at Tone of Life, contact Dr. Dan at info@toneoflifeathens.com, or call (740) 448-1419.
Guinevere Jacobs: Guinevere Jacobs, 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.
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.
Dan Continenza, D.C.: Dr. Dan is an Amesville resident and co-owner of Tone of Life: A Center for Healing and Optimal Living, alongside his wife, Christian Continenza. As a chiropractor, his philosophy is that the body is infinitely intelligent and that, given the opportunity, each of us have the potential to heal, grow and thrive.
Dr. Dan continuously seeks to uphold this principle in his own life and is excited to share it with the community through body awareness and health building practices. To reserve your spot for his workshop series at Village Productions, or to learn about other offerings at Tone of Life, contact Dr. Dan at info@toneoflifeathens.com, or call (740) 448-1419.
Guinevere Jacobs: Guinevere Jacobs, 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.
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.
