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 Edge Yoga LLC.

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 even at the Yoga I level that focus on postural alignment & asana execution that integrates his background in resistance / athletic conditioning & Vinyasa teacher training. Mark's teaching style is focused almost exclusively on the asana and his classes are tailored to active/athletic individuals that are looking for a low impact but very physically challenging cross training activity.

Rebecca has been studying yoga since 2001. She has developed a passion yoga since that very first class, and has now added teaching to the list of things she enjoys. She finished a Vinyasa style teacher training at Flow Yoga in February 2007, receiving her RYT status. She has been teaching at Edge ever since. Her favorite asanas are inversions, because they are challenging and involve a complete change in perspective to master.

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.

Nikki's yoga practice began in 2003 on a cold winter day in Montana. Looking out the window at the wind and snow she knew that there was no facing the extremities to go running. Turning to one of her yoga DVDs purchased for just this type of situation, she was hooked after the first “class”. Moving back to DC in the summer Nikki began a more vigorous and regular practice which quickly lead to formal teacher training at Tranquil Space studio. She completed a 200-hour Yoga certification in April 2005. Since then Nikki has also completed Baby and Me teacher training and earned a Pilates certification from the Pilates Institute of Maryland. Nikki is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and is dedicated to continuing her mind/body education. Her favorite part of class is when she leaves…feeling a little bit stronger, a little bit lighter and a lot happier!!

Sasha-Vanessa found yoga in 1995 after suffering knee surgery and back pain in a skiing accident. 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. For more information please visit her website at www.sashavanessa-fitness.com. 

Monica Neagoy, was first exposed to yoga in the early 1990s, but returned to it in 2005 shortly after closing LE NEON Theatre—which she co-directed with her husband Didier Rousselet—a highly physical, French-American professional movement theatre in Rosslsyn, VA. She has practiced yoga intensively over the past six years and became a Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor in 2008. Monica’s sincere desire is to bring to others—through the practice of yoga—better health to the body, more focus to the mind and lasting peace to the spirit. With 20 years of teaching experience (teaching mathematics teachers), she values pedagogy—the art and science of teaching. She’s known for her clear and articulate instructions intended to help students make the best of their yoga experience—and enjoy it! She sees a yoga practice as a moving meditation. Monica’s exposure to many cultures, mastery of several languages, professional involvement in both the arts (theatre) and the sciences (mathematics), and her growing knowledge of alternative healing methods and mind-body medicine provide her with a unique perspective on the teaching and learning of yoga. (For a peak at her “other life” visit www.MonicaNeagoy.com )