Yoga

Sheri Brodsky is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), guiding her students through Hatha, 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.

Kathi Carzon, founder and owner of American Health and Fitness, has been providing fitness and Yoga instruction for more than 35 years. She was certified as a Fitness Specialist through the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas, is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, and maintains multiple certifications in related fitness specialties.  As a member of the Arthritis Foundation, she has worked at becoming a skilled arthritis yoga and water exercise instructor to help those who have limitations with balance, strength, flexibility and range of motion. “There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing improvement in students who have such limitations. Just to see them smile with excitement as they achieve their goals makes my day.” Kathi offers a wide range of both traditional and specialty yoga and fitness classes through Schoolcraft College’s PPL programs. 

Kevin Dreyer is an enthusiastic and engaging instructor who has been practicing yoga since 2001 and has been a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance (RYT-200) since 2009. Kevin’s experience teaching all levels of yoga brings a well-rounded approach. He often adopts many of the things from his own personal practice into each class he offers.  Kevin explains, “Yoga is a very experiential activity, and everyone finds their own unique way.  I encourage exploration and acute awareness to the experience with regular reminders for students to make individual adjustments to poses by listening to how the body responds. This helps one to stay in the moment, which is often quite challenging.”

Hannah Grimm became a Certified (650 hour) & Licensed Massage Therapist in 2009. In 2013, she became a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance (RYT-200). By guiding her students through a therapeutic approach on the yoga mat and the massage table, she finds that both are effective and work hand in hand together. She works with a variety of students who are recovering from a knee surgery, a traumatic brain injury, or someone who is just looking to manage their stress. She works with all levels of yoga and all walks of life.

Marianne Hopson is an experienced, registered yoga teacher (E-RYT200) with the Yoga Alliance. Teaching since 2013, she practices what she teaches. Her classes are comprised of traditional poses that flow together allowing deep breathing. Marianne’s philosophy is, “Yoga can benefit any student, at any level, if they are just willing to try.”

Stephanie Nagy is an experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT-200), currently studying to become a Yoga Therapist. She is certified in Yin and Chair Yoga, which she frequently incorporates into her classes.  Stephanie is certified in the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery as a Y12SR Leader, in order to support people in recovery through yoga.

Zhanna Prymak is an experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT 200). A former rhythmic gymnast with over 30 years of experience in performance dance and fitness, she holds a degree in physical education. Zhanna trains and certifies new yoga teachers in her Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. She encourages people to take a holistic path of healing and transforming through yoga. Her intense style, yet gentle approach allow people to connect with their own inner power and confidence. 

Sabrina Faris is a Health Education and Ergonomics Consultant who specializes in posture and stretching. She has a passion for health and wellness and loves to educate people on how to sit in a neutral position at their desk. Her passion for good posture came at a young age, as she started noticing how people were sitting at a restaurant. Sabrina will show you how to fix your posture while you work at your desk, and help you position all your equipment, so that you are sitting (or standing), and working in a comfortable posture.

Enjoy stretching during your desk breaks, and look forward to incorporating these necessary, yet simple, moves throughout your day. The release of tension while stretching makes your body feel so much better and allows you to be more productive and feel happy by the end of the day. Taking these necessary breaks are very important things to do while working.

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.

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.

Jean is an experienced registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance (RYT200). Jean began yoga to help with her marathon training and it changed her life. She has completed her certification in Trauma-Conscious Yoga and is finishing up her training with Connected Warriors to work with Service members, Veterans, and their families.

Charlene began practicing yoga casually in her 20’s and continued off and on until 2009 when she began training in earnest to become a yoga instructor. She has participated in over 500 hours of training for yoga therapy, Hatha yoga, anatomy, and structural integration. She focuses on a therapeutic practice of Hatha yoga to provide more awareness and easeful movement to the practitioner.

Through the gentle practice of yoga and through the integration of ideas from her training and studies, Charlene teaches students to have a better quality of movement and awareness of their bodies. Prior to becoming a yoga instructor, Charlene practiced Tae Kwon Do for over ten years, becoming an instructor (1^st degree Black Belt). The time spent both learning and teaching martial arts taught her the importance of becoming connected to your own body and mind, laying groundwork for her love of yoga. 

Her approach to Yoga has been strongly influenced by instructors Doug Keller and Katherine Schaefer along with structural integration therapists Carrie Gaynor and Tom Myers (Anatomy Trains).

Charlene is currently President of the Yoga Association of Greater Detroit, an organization that works to support yoga teachers and promote yoga within the community.