Mark Greim RYT

Sasha-Vanessa found yoga in 1995 after suffering knee surgery and back pain in a skiing accident. She was an aerobics instructor teaching mindless hours of step, boxing, and sculpt classes. Embarking on her yoga journey, her initial interest was ashtanga yoga because of its physically-demanding quick-paced class structure. Then she wanted to deepen her daily practice with hatha style and slow down her racing mind (and body!). Pilates-Mat and Pilates-Reformer were part of her exercise routine to rehabilitate her aching back, having suffered three herniated disks and a torn ligament and meniscus in her left knee.

Sasha-Vanessa found daily meditation as a way to find a tranquil mind and a healthier body image. In 2000, she took her first yoga teacher training with Bryan Kest. She's come a long way, completing a 200-hour vinyasa yoga teacher training with Tranquil Space Yoga in Washington, DC and another 300-hour samayama yoga teacher training and personal training certification with CityFitness in Washington, DC. Her sources of inspiration are her students, Shiva Rea, Bryan and Johnny Kest, and Baron Baptiste. Her passion for pilates encouraged her to walk, run and participate in marathons, half-marathons and ten-mile races pain-free.

She credits her self-practice of yoga and pilates and teaching (pilates-mat and pilates reformer) classes as her "saving grace" mentally and physically. She is hopeful to share her uplifting and happy spirit with all of those who practice yoga with her and enjoy her classes. Sasha-Vanessa incorporates meditation, vinyasa yoga and pilates in her life as a way to maintain balance and peace.

Mark Greim completed his MBA in 1999 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & his J.D. at University of Maryland School of Law in 2001. Since 2001 Mark has worked as a full time independent personal trainer & conditioning specialist and is the current owner operator of both Edge Fitness & Edge Yoga.

Mark is a Yoga Alliance (www.yogaalliance.org) Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 200) & N.S.C.A. Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Mark teaches rigorous classes that focus on postural alignment & asana execution that integrates his background in resistance / athletic conditioning & Vinyasa teacher training.

Sabina discovered the ancient art of yoga in the Pacific Northwest, and since then her yoga path is ever evolving. She studied Hatha Yoga on the island of Bali, Indonesia where she was certified by eclectic and passionate teachers, Ki McGraw and Bob Smith of the Hatha Yoga Center in Seattle. Her path led her to DC where she was drawn to power vinyasa yoga. She completed a 200 hour training in Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga at Down Dog in Georgetown. She is passionate about yoga, and continually seeks to grow as a teacher and student of yoga. She is honored to serve her students and is committed to teaching with safety and body awareness. There are wonderful benefits to a yoga practice, clarity, spacious opening, lightness, free-flowing energy, well-being, flexibility, and strength among many -- she is delighted to share this powerful and healthy practice with you. Om Shanti.

Betsy Cearnal, a native Texan, is a Registered Yoga Teacher living in the Washington, D.C. area. From the time she learned to walk, Betsy has always had a love for dance and movement. In 1999 she discovered yoga and has since been committed to the peaceful journey it brings to her life. Betsy studied with the Living Yoga Program (www.livingyogaprogram.com) where she completed the 200-hour Yoga Alliance approved training in 2005. She is trained in an eclectic style of hatha yoga that emphasizes breath, alignment, and compassion. Her joyful teachings draw from the Anusara, Iyengar and Vinyasa traditions. Betsy enjoys working with yogis of all levels and seeks to bring greater health and happiness into her students’ life through a strong asana practice. To learn more about Betsy visit www.yogawithbetsy.com.

Jessie's yoga practice started alongside her college roommates, and later propelled her from NYC to DC where she has made yoga her life on and off the mat. It's here in DC that Jessie turned the zest for life she found through her own practice into the power to spread the joy - by completing teaching certification through NYC/LA based Yoga Works. Now she thrives on nurturing her students through a compassionate yet challenging practice which uses breath and poses, along with careful alignment, to re-connect body and mind. You'll leave Jessie's class refreshed and renewed, ready to take on the world and with a whole new perspective on a happier healthier you! To learn more about Jessie visit www.jessiesyoga.com.