Gayla Marie Stiles has nearly 10 years of experience leading diverse populations of people in physical, therapeutic, and creative movement.  She has accumulated her knowledge from her training in Laban Barteneiff Fundamentals, the Pilates Method, Yoga, meditation in the Shambhala lineage, as well as her career as a professional modern dancer.  Gayla completed her Dance Medicine Internship in addition to her Core Dynamics Pilates mat Certification in 2000.  Her love of movement and its ability to inspire, educate, and heal naturally drew her to yoga.  She has studied Iyengar, Hatha, Restorative, and Vinyasa styles.  Gayla received her teacher training from New York City’s nationally accredited OM Yoga Center.  In addition she completed her restorative yoga certification with Judith Lasater in May 2005.

Her class focuses on uniting body and breath. Each student, whether brand new or advanced, can expect yoga rooted in anatomical alignment, physical awareness, and clarity of mind.  Kathy Arnold, Editor of Yoga Journal, said Gayla class “ created a feeling of unity” and “ was the most unselfconscious yoga class I’ve ever attended.“

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