Teachers ~

Lindsay Buehler
Lindsay began dabbling in yoga ten years ago but fell head over heels for the practice when she took her first class with a Jivamukti teacher shortly after moving to New York in 2006. She completed her first teacher training at Pure Yoga in 2009 and graduated from Jivamukti's 300 hour training in 2010. She is currently studying to become an 800 hour certified Jivamukti teacher under the guidance of her beloved mentor Narayani (Nicole Nichols). Lindsay's classes incorporate creative vinyasa sequencing with meditation, devotion, clear intention, yogic philosophy and uplifting music. It is Lindsay's goal to encourage students to cultivate joy, grace, mindfulness and spaciousness and to empower them to extend the teachings of yoga to all areas of their lives. Lindsay is endlessly grateful for and humbled by of all of her teachers and would like to thank each and every one, especially Sharon Gannon, David Life and Narayani for their immeasurable wisdom and compassion.

CLASSES WITH LINDSAY: Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm Lunchtime Yoga,
Thursday 8:15-9:30pm Basic, Sunday 5:00-6:30pm Vinyasa

Tymaree Cook
As a doula, yoga teacher, and a massage therapist, Tymaree brings a holistic understanding to the studio. Tymaree dedicates her life to the study of the human body and spiritual health. Growing up in Northern California as an athlete, dancer, nature enthusiast and world traveler; always searching for the physical limits of bodies and the endless nature of souls. Throughout these diverse pursuits, she has made Brooklyn her home for the last 8 years. 

Andrea Dershin
Andrea is from beautiful Vancouver Island, Canada, and grew up surrounded by nature and a love of the outdoors. A healthy, active lifestyle is what she has known all her life, and she believes that a clean diet and a moving body are the keys to a balanced life. She was first exposed to Yoga while living in Beijing, China and although she could not understand a lot of what her teachers were saying, a love was born. After moving to New York to be with her husband and raise a family, Andrea found Yoga People and never looked back. Her inspirational and nurturing teachers ignited a deeper passion for Yoga, and she decided to take her Yoga practice to the next level by enrolling in the YP Teacher Training Program - It was one of the best decisions she has ever made.

Andrea brings her playful energy and enthusiasm to her classes through the music she plays, her innovative sequencing, and a Vinyasa flow that gets you moving! She strives to make every student feel strong and empowered, and to find light and love in their daily practice.

CLASSES WITH ANDREA: Tuesdays & Fridays 7:00-8:15am Vinyasa, Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm Vinyasa

Rachel Feinberg
Rachel was certified by Yoga People to teach vinyasa in 2004, and has been teaching full-time ever since. She’s led workshops on the effects of stress, and stress reduction through yoga, for the Legal Aid Society and Group Health, Inc. She has experience working with individuals suffering from chronic illness, disease and mental health issues. Rachel studies and teaches Iyengar Yoga, and is enrolled in a two-year, intensive teacher training program at the Iyengar Institute in NYC. She graduates in 2011.

Rachel’s love of yoga and passion for teaching is evident. She gives clear, dynamic instructions and demonstrations. She emphasizes healthy alignment, attention and breath awareness. Her students range in age from 12 to 78, and Rachel believes that people of all ages, levels of fitness and body types can practice and deeply benefit from yoga.

CLASSES WITH RACHEL: Tuesday 6:30-8pm, Sunday 12:00-1:30pm Iyengar,

Peter Ferko
Peter Ferko began practicing yoga more than twenty years ago at Alan Finger's Yoga Works in Los Angeles. He studied there with Rod Stryker and Patricia Townsend. He studied meditation with Paramahansa Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship where he learned Kriya Yoga techniques. Peter sampled Iyengar and Ashtanga styles before landing back with Alan Finger's ISHTA Yoga (Integrated Science of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda) upon moving to New York in 1999. After decades of practice, he obtained the Yoga Alliance ERYT-1000-hour teaching certification and now teaches both students and teacher trainees. 

Julia Haramis
Julia K. Haramis is an NYC native and has been an avid student of Yoga for more than 12 years. Her practice has transformed her body, mind, health and view on life.

Wanting to deepen her Yoga practice, Julia completed her 200 Hour RYA Teacher Training in the spring of 2007 at Yoga People in Brooklyn Heights. Immediately after that she started teaching and fell in love with it. Since then she has also completed all 108 hours of Anusara Immersions 1, 2 and 3 through Yoga People. Julia has also studied with Seane Corn and completed her Yoga, Purpose and Action Intensive with Off the Mat, Into the World. In March of 2010 Julia completed her 500 Hour RYT at ISHTA (Integrated Science of Hatha Tantra and Ayurveda) Yoga with Alan Finger, Jean Koerner, Mona Anand and Sarah Platt-Finger. Julia's classes are a blend of all of the teachings she has enjoyed and benefited from over the years.

Julia is also a Certified Holistic Health Counselor. She is certified through Purchase College of SUNY, the AADP and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN). She completed her training in Health Counseling at IIN in 2009.

CLASSES WITH JULIA: Mondays & Fridays 12:00-1:00pm Lunchtime Yoga

Karina Hluhovska
Coming from a dance background, Karina discovered the depth and sustainability of yoga practices in 2007. Since then, it has become her passion and lifestyle. Having been asked by her friends and acquaintances to "teach them some yoga", Karina felt an immense joy from sharing and helping them in their yoga journeys. So much so that she went for teacher training and, under the blessings of her dear teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life, in 2011, Karina became a certified 300-hour Jivamukti yoga teacher. In her classes, the primary focus is on intention and its connection to the breath and movement. She views every student as a special student and attempts to meet each one's individual needs. Karina is highly dedicated to the path of yoga and to leading the students along its joyful way.

CLASSES WITH KARINA: Saturday 8:15-9:45AM Vinyasa, Saturday 12:00-1:30pm Basic

Kristin Law
Kristin discovered her yoga practice over 10 years ago. She studies Kundalini, Hatha, and Vinyasa under the tutelage of two Kundalini master teachers at New York University, which informs her own teaching style. An asthmatic all her life, Kristin was first attracted to yoga for its healing pranayama and beneficial asana. Now she looks to yoga as means to attain balance in her life by developing a strong and steady breath, and enjoys passing this knowledge onto her students. She completed her RYA teacher training at Yoga People.

CLASSES WITH KRISTIN: Wednesday 8:15-9:30PM Basic, Saturday 2:00-3:15PM Core Yoga

Marisa Lieberman
Marisa is grateful to have found her first teacher whose guidance, love and energy awakened her luminosity. Humbled and inspired by how meaningful her yoga practice is in her life, Marisa has a strong desire to share this practice with others. Marisa received her 200-hour Vinyasa Certification at Sonic Yoga. She then went on to complete the 300-hour Jivamukti Teacher Training and had the privilege to apprentice under the amazing Cassandra Rigney, completing her 800-hour Jivamukti Certification.

Each of her classes are a challenging and uplifting experience filled with joy and love. Her teaching focuses on allowing every movement and breath to create total harmony within oneself. In Marisa's class everyone experiences her energy and enthusiasm, as well as your own individual newly awakened and refreshed energy.

Marisa’s practice and teaching are a humble offering to her teachers: Phil Budin, Sharon Gannon, David Life and Cassandra Rigney.

MARISA LIEBERMAN is out on Maternity Leave.

Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson grew up on the California coast where she has practiced yoga for the past seven years. Her teaching style is influenced by a variety of lineages and teachers from Ashtanga, Hatha to Anusara and Restorative. She is proud to have received her formal 200 hour training at Yoga People. In her classes, Kathryn creates an environment that is welcoming, educational, inspiring and fun. Her classes empower her students to move beyond the asana practice to transform their lives through mindfulness and dedication. Kathryn dedicates her classes to her teachers, all of the teachers before her and the teachers in each and every one of her students.

CLASSES WITH KATHRYN: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00-2pm Lunchtime Yoga, Friday 6:30-8pm Vinyasa

Tamar Samir
was born in Michigan, but grew up in Israel, with the dual cultural influences of an Israeli father and Scottish mother. She moved to New York in 1997 to pursue a career in fashion design and later, broadcast design. It was in New York, at the Jivamukti Yoga School, that she discovered yoga as an all-encompassing system of transformational practices for spreading happiness and freedom to all beings.

Tamar has been blessed to study with Jivamukti Yoga founders Sharon Gannon and David Life, and Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher Narayani (Nicole Nichols). Tamar is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher with over 800 hours of training. In her classes, Tamar aims to pass on the teachings she has received through practical insights, compassion and humor. www.tamarsamiryoga.com

CLASSES WITH TAMAR: Tuesday 9:30-11am Vinyasa

I completed the Jivamukti 350+ hour teacher training in May 2008, taught by my Holy Teachers and founders of Jivamukti Yoga Sharon Gannon and David Life. Currently I am enrolled in the apprenticeship program at the Jivamukti Center in NYC, working towards my 800 hour certification, under the guidance of my beloved mentor and advanced certified teacher Rima Rabbath.

CLASSES WITH KATELIN: Wednesday 9:30-11:00 Vinyasa, Thursday 6:30-8:00pm Vinyasa,
Sunday 10:00-11:30 Vinyasa

Serena Tom
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Serena Tom grew up with a love for ballet, dance and movement ... Serena completed the 200-Hour Pure Yoga Teacher Training in 2010 under the tutelage of Alanna Kaivalya, Kay Kay Clivio and David Hollander. Afterwards, she continued her studies and completed 200-Hours of the Pure Yoga Mentorship Program, where she apprenticed under world renowned yoga teacher, Kay Kay Clivio. To deepen her understanding of yoga, Serena completed the prestigious 300-Hour Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training with world renowned yoga teachers Sharon Gannon, David Life, Jeffrey Cohen and Jules Febre. Serena is currently working to complete the 800-Hour Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training certification under the apprenticeship of her talented and beautiful mentor, Nicole Nichols (Narayani).