Meet our Teachers
Jennifer
Certified Tibetan Bowl Sound Healer and yoga instructor, Jennifer celebrates the vibration of sound for optimum balance of the Chakras. The breath is the intelligence of the body which brings individuals awareness of the subtleties in our world. The gift of yoga was shared with her by both her maternal and paternal grandmother. She later found her footing on the yogic path of service and entered teacher training.
Jennifer privately studies with Tibetan Singing Bowl Master, Shree Krishna Shahi, Cynthia Cunningham and Vibrational Alignment Therapist, Joy Gardner. She opened Sacred Streams Center of Yoga & Healing to serve others.
Certified Tibetan Bowl Sound Healer and yoga instructor, Jennifer celebrates the vibration of sound for optimum balance of the Chakras. The breath is the intelligence of the body which brings individuals awareness of the subtleties in our world. The gift of yoga was shared with her by both her maternal and paternal grandmother. She later found her footing on the yogic path of service and entered teacher training.
Jennifer privately studies with Tibetan Singing Bowl Master, Shree Krishna Shahi, Cynthia Cunningham and Vibrational Alignment Therapist, Joy Gardner. She opened Sacred Streams Center of Yoga & Healing to serve others.
Kate
Kate has been studying yoga for over seven years and what began as a simple curiosity is now a daily practice that expands far beyond the yoga mat. After completing her 200 hour Dharma Training and Certification at Dharma Yoga in Austin, Kate has greatly enjoyed sharing her love of yoga with others. Kate is inspired by her students and strives to create classes that invite expansion, exploration and playfulness.
She believes yoga is an individual practice, and encourages students’ exploration in finding what that means for them. Although an individual practice, Kate loves the powerful energy created when students come together to practice in the same space. She invites you to come practice and explore the buddha within you!
Kate has been studying yoga for over seven years and what began as a simple curiosity is now a daily practice that expands far beyond the yoga mat. After completing her 200 hour Dharma Training and Certification at Dharma Yoga in Austin, Kate has greatly enjoyed sharing her love of yoga with others. Kate is inspired by her students and strives to create classes that invite expansion, exploration and playfulness.
She believes yoga is an individual practice, and encourages students’ exploration in finding what that means for them. Although an individual practice, Kate loves the powerful energy created when students come together to practice in the same space. She invites you to come practice and explore the buddha within you!
Amy
Amy Pancake was introduced to yoga in 1992 while studying Vipassana meditation at Wat Suan Mokkh monastery in Thailand. She has been practicing daily since 1998, teaching since 2002. She teaches hatha, kids yoga and restorative. She completed advanced teacher training with Ana Forrest in 2006, and has been exploring Continuum Movement with Emilie Conrad since 2007. Amy has also studied Applied Kinesiology at The University of Texas. Amy’s class is designed to enliven every cell of the body so that fresh energy can flow and old fears and blockages may be released. We use breath, internal alignment, creating space in the joints and moving from the core. Learn how to balance the yoga dichotomies of stillness and movement, support and surrender, grace and structure.
Amy Pancake was introduced to yoga in 1992 while studying Vipassana meditation at Wat Suan Mokkh monastery in Thailand. She has been practicing daily since 1998, teaching since 2002. She teaches hatha, kids yoga and restorative. She completed advanced teacher training with Ana Forrest in 2006, and has been exploring Continuum Movement with Emilie Conrad since 2007. Amy has also studied Applied Kinesiology at The University of Texas. Amy’s class is designed to enliven every cell of the body so that fresh energy can flow and old fears and blockages may be released. We use breath, internal alignment, creating space in the joints and moving from the core. Learn how to balance the yoga dichotomies of stillness and movement, support and surrender, grace and structure.
Liz
Liz Belile, RYT, LMT, and MFA has been practicing hatha yoga for nearly twenty years, teaching for ten. She is an Anusara-Inspired ™ instructor, having studied extensively with Anusara founder John Friend since 1999, including therapeutics trainings and many teacher trainings. She is certified in prenatal and postnatal yoga, has been a massage therapist and bodyworker for 7 years, and leads writing and performance workshops for women. Liz has been a faculty member of a local teacher training program for years, and continues to mentor advanced studies teacher training students. Liz has studied with her spiritual teacher, Mary Keator, since 2002, exploring yogic texts and even deeper levels of asana and meditation on devotion and loving knowledge of the Self; as mother of a rambunctious toddler, Liz also deeply appreciates the benefits of a longterm yoga practice and the rarity of actually having the time and/or space in which to connect to the Self.
Liz Belile, RYT, LMT, and MFA has been practicing hatha yoga for nearly twenty years, teaching for ten. She is an Anusara-Inspired ™ instructor, having studied extensively with Anusara founder John Friend since 1999, including therapeutics trainings and many teacher trainings. She is certified in prenatal and postnatal yoga, has been a massage therapist and bodyworker for 7 years, and leads writing and performance workshops for women. Liz has been a faculty member of a local teacher training program for years, and continues to mentor advanced studies teacher training students. Liz has studied with her spiritual teacher, Mary Keator, since 2002, exploring yogic texts and even deeper levels of asana and meditation on devotion and loving knowledge of the Self; as mother of a rambunctious toddler, Liz also deeply appreciates the benefits of a longterm yoga practice and the rarity of actually having the time and/or space in which to connect to the Self.
Jason
Jason originally came to yoga seeking a physical challenge, but soon realized that this practice offered him much more. He went from playing sports six days a week to practicing yoga daily. Wanting to deepen his yogic experience he went on to earn his teacher certification from Dharma Yoga which aligned him with his real life purpose.
Jason recently obtained his Kundalini Yoga certification, expanding his teaching presence. Jason’s classes are inspired by aspects of Buddhism, Vinyasa, Thai Yoga Massage, Kundalini & traditional Hatha. Students can expect a mental and/or physical challenge. Jason encourages laughter in his classes, practice and in life. “If you think you are so enlightened, go spend a week with your family” –Ram Dass
Jason originally came to yoga seeking a physical challenge, but soon realized that this practice offered him much more. He went from playing sports six days a week to practicing yoga daily. Wanting to deepen his yogic experience he went on to earn his teacher certification from Dharma Yoga which aligned him with his real life purpose.
Jason recently obtained his Kundalini Yoga certification, expanding his teaching presence. Jason’s classes are inspired by aspects of Buddhism, Vinyasa, Thai Yoga Massage, Kundalini & traditional Hatha. Students can expect a mental and/or physical challenge. Jason encourages laughter in his classes, practice and in life. “If you think you are so enlightened, go spend a week with your family” –Ram Dass
Michelle
I began practicing yoga in 2001 where I instantly fell in love with the art of listening to what my body and mind whisper. The flame of a more meaningful life grew in 2006 when dedication and passion for living mindfully began to root. It was a teacher’s gentle shove inspiring me to face my fears of “going inward”, that lead to a profound need for self-discovery. An itch to share what I had been cultivating lead me to the Living Yoga Teacher Training Program at Barsana Dham. My most recent training was the Advanced Teacher Training through Dharma Yoga. I have a theory that overall wellbeing is fostered through fun, innovative creativity, and self care. I bring with me an eclectic yoga style from all of the wonderful trainings and workshops I have been fortunate to attend, I step first as a student with an inquisitive nature, insight, and ability to laugh at myself. I welcome you to flow, contort and laugh with me…
I began practicing yoga in 2001 where I instantly fell in love with the art of listening to what my body and mind whisper. The flame of a more meaningful life grew in 2006 when dedication and passion for living mindfully began to root. It was a teacher’s gentle shove inspiring me to face my fears of “going inward”, that lead to a profound need for self-discovery. An itch to share what I had been cultivating lead me to the Living Yoga Teacher Training Program at Barsana Dham. My most recent training was the Advanced Teacher Training through Dharma Yoga. I have a theory that overall wellbeing is fostered through fun, innovative creativity, and self care. I bring with me an eclectic yoga style from all of the wonderful trainings and workshops I have been fortunate to attend, I step first as a student with an inquisitive nature, insight, and ability to laugh at myself. I welcome you to flow, contort and laugh with me…
Danielle
Once Danielle found yoga she knew she was home. Danielle enjoys the Hatha and Kundalini traditions, as well as incorporating the physically challenging Vinyasa in her practice and classes. She has completed her 200 hour certification in Dharma Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. She is currently working towards the 500 hour Kundalini certification. Danielle’s classes offer a mixture of work, rest and a strong meditative aspect. She is able sense the needs of her students and offer them just what they are looking for. Danielle loves to share yoga at any level, the practice meets you where you are and allows you to go as deep as you wish.
Once Danielle found yoga she knew she was home. Danielle enjoys the Hatha and Kundalini traditions, as well as incorporating the physically challenging Vinyasa in her practice and classes. She has completed her 200 hour certification in Dharma Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. She is currently working towards the 500 hour Kundalini certification. Danielle’s classes offer a mixture of work, rest and a strong meditative aspect. She is able sense the needs of her students and offer them just what they are looking for. Danielle loves to share yoga at any level, the practice meets you where you are and allows you to go as deep as you wish.
Susan
Susan spent most of her life in the Boston area before landing happily in Austin 7 years ago. She is currently at the 500 hour level training in Hatha Yoga and 200 hours of training in Kundalini Yoga. Intensive teacher training and the amazing Austin Yoga community has contributed to Susan’s own yoga practice, as well as deepened her teaching. In her Hatha Yoga classes, Susan combines different Hatha traditions, so her students can get a sense of all that yoga has to offer. Rooted in the belief that yoga is for everyone, Susan encourages students to consider the various traditions and practices of yoga, and ultimately to follow their own inner teacher. Yogic philosophy is combined with mantra, asana, and meditation for a fun, eclectic yoga class. Susan also teaches restorative yoga and vinyasa flow.
Susan spent most of her life in the Boston area before landing happily in Austin 7 years ago. She is currently at the 500 hour level training in Hatha Yoga and 200 hours of training in Kundalini Yoga. Intensive teacher training and the amazing Austin Yoga community has contributed to Susan’s own yoga practice, as well as deepened her teaching. In her Hatha Yoga classes, Susan combines different Hatha traditions, so her students can get a sense of all that yoga has to offer. Rooted in the belief that yoga is for everyone, Susan encourages students to consider the various traditions and practices of yoga, and ultimately to follow their own inner teacher. Yogic philosophy is combined with mantra, asana, and meditation for a fun, eclectic yoga class. Susan also teaches restorative yoga and vinyasa flow.
