Kathi Carzon, founder and owner of American Health and Fitness, has been providing fitness and Yoga instruction for more than 30 years. Certified as a Yoga instructor through the Exercise Safety Association, and with a staff of more than a dozen experienced, professional instructors, she offers a wide range of Yoga programs through Schoolcraft College's CEPD program.   

Holly Vogtmann is certified through National Exercise Trainers Association and has completed two 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certifications, one focusing on Vinyasa, the other on therapeutic yoga for spinal care and alignment. She has her Master’s Degree in Physical Education with a Concentration in Pedagogy.

Sheri Brodsky is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), guiding her students through Hatha, Better Back & Neck, Energetic Flow and Vinyasa classes to heal and strengthen the body and open the heart. She also has a certification in Yin Yoga and has studied under many amazing yogis, including Todd Norian, Sarah Powers, Jason Crandell and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.

Zhanna Prymak is an experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT 200), with over 12000 hours of yoga classes taught and has over 25 years of experience in the dance and fitness industry. She holds a degree in physical education, and trains and certifies new yoga teachers in her Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program.

Trevor Eller began practicing yoga in 1997 and teaching in 2002.  His approach to yoga is well-rounded, adhering to the spiritual dimensions of the practice while integrating Western anatomical principles and secular mindfulness. He has lived at various ashram and traveled to India maintaining a daily yoga practice for over 20 years. He is passionate about making yoga accessible to people of all life phases and enjoys tailoring classes to meet individual needs.

Trevor’s ability to work with diverse populations comes as part of his Certification as a Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT).  His practice as a yoga teacher and one-on-one Yoga Therapist focuses on Western Anatomy and Ayurveda as assessment tools. Trevor is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the State of Michigan and practices Orthopedic Massage and Assessment Techniques. 

Trevor and his wife (Miriam Dowd - Eller) run the Yoga Maya Lifestyle Submersion Course and 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training. This course runs in various locations around Michigan. Through the Yoga Maya Center Trevor also teaches classical yoga philosophy mantra, basic practices of Bhakti and Jnana Yoga, as well as monthly canting events on the full moon.

He looks forward to working with you to expand your yoga practice by meeting your unique individual needs.

Juli has been practicing Yoga for 20 years, teaching Yoga for over 12 years, and began teaching Yoga at Schoolcraft College in 2006. She has an E-RYT 500 training through Yoga Alliance. Juli travels to many Yoga Conferences/Workshops and has trained with famous instructors including Seane Corn, Baron Baptiste, Rodney Yee, and Paul Grilley. Juli’s style of Yoga is Hatha. She also teaches Vinyasa, Sun Salutes, Restorative and Yin Yoga. She has received training in Reiki I & II.

“Yoga is much more than just an exercise; it’s a life style.” Juli was never athletic; she says she started practicing Yoga one day after deciding to get off the couch.

Juli feels correct breathing and a correct understanding of each pose is very important.  “It’s not about how far you can go in a pose; it could take years. Just be happy where you are at the present moment.  Yoga will help you enjoy your life off and on the mat.”

Having been first introduced to yoga in 1973, Debbi has since embarked on a 45-year investigation into its study by attending classes, retreats, workshops and conferences in the U.S. and Canada, and has been teaching for over 26 years. 

Debbie has studied with numerous world renowned teachers, is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) and completed a 108 hour Anusara Immersion Study in 2008. She also completed 300 hours of training in Yoga therapy with Beaumont School of Yoga Therapy in 2016. Debbi is a member of the Yoga Association of Greater Detroit, the California Yoga Teachers Association, and has served as Membership Co-Chairperson, Vice President, and President of the Yoga Association of Greater Detroit. She also is a Reiki Master since 2013.

With passion and love for the gift of yoga, Debbi offers the unique gift of grace, gentle intensity and humor in her teaching style, and presents an opportunity for each yogi to explore and discover the grace which surrounds them, and is also their true essence.

MJ has been teaching yoga for almost ten years and has worked with professional figure skaters, developed marathon runners for events, and taken students with no yoga experience to a comfortable place on their mats. With a focus on alignment and breath, MJ enjoys the diversity that yoga brings to her life and, more importantly, the peaceful and balanced path. MJ shares that "working with new students brings gratification and a sense of purpose to my life."

Her western-based training through YogaFit has been coupled with an interest in the energy body, chakras. She has delivered presentations and written articles on the chakras which have since been published in magazines and on SelfGrowth.com. 

As a diverse teacher, MJ offers a variety of teaching styles including Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, and Kundalini.  She can combine these paths to create custom programs for those seeking a new journey of health and wellness. "A lot of people are afraid to start yoga because they say they aren't flexible. They need to realize that yoga helps you become flexible.” She stresses that the benefits of yoga are never ending: better sleep, increased muscle tone, strength and flexibility, less stress and anxiety and better posture.

Jennifer began practicing yoga 15 years ago as she was looking to find balance as a mom and professional in business consulting.  Almost immediately, she realized the serenity in body and mind she found from yoga would be a mainstay in her life.

Several years later she became a ACE certified professional trainer and certified yoga instructor. Her yoga teacher and workshop trainings include YogaFit, David Swenson, Beryl Bender Birch (Ashtanga), Amy Weintraub (Yoga for Depression) and 200 hours of yoga therapy and meditation with Ann Arbor Yoga and Meditation (Satyananda). She has completed her 800-hour program with Kripalu’s Integrative Yoga Therapy and is a Professional Yoga Therapist certified through the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Her mission as a yoga therapist for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and Mercy Elite Sports Performance is to help cardiac rehab patients and athletes seek optimum health both in body and mind.

As an instructor, Jennifer is passionate about being a guide to her students to live a life of vitality and secure balance in body, mind, emotions and spirit throughout all phases of life.

Stephanie MacDonald (RYT 200) completed her first yoga teacher training after graduating high school in 2011.  Since then, she has enjoyed teaching a variety of non-traditional classes, including SUP (stand-up paddleboard) yoga, yoga with weights, and Bend & Brew (beer yoga) which she is excited to bring to Schoolcraft College.

Though her personal practice consists primarily of Vinyasa (flowing yoga), she prefers teaching lighter-hearted classes, as they often appeal to a crowd that might otherwise be intimidated by the practice.  She emphasizes that new students do not need to be flexible (a common misconception) and that yoga can be fun and accessible to all.

 

Greta practiced Yoga for many years before completing Hatha Yoga teacher training in 2009. She certified to teach mat and equipment based Pilates as well as TRX, and is a Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer. As a registered nurse of 35 years, Greta brings a unique approach to her teaching. She utilizes a nurturing approach while keeping clients on their toes with lots of variety and challenges. She continues her movement education and private practice. Greta is also an adjunct faculty member in the Physical Education department here at Schoolcraft College.