Instructors

Kathy Koberstein, owner 

I have a PhD in French from the University of Wisconsin and was a college professor for many years before I decided to devote myself full-time to yoga. I have studied yoga all of my adult life and have been privileged to study with a wide variety of well-known instructors. Many styles of yoga have influenced me. For example, I have studied Ashtanga Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Chakra Yoga, and Kundalini Yoga. Three schools of yoga have exerted a particular influence on my practice, however.  The first is Iyengar yoga, which is noted for its focus on the precision of one’s alignment and on the use of props. For my certification as a yoga teacher, I chose Kripalu Yoga, which is remarkable for its compassion. I completed my certification as a yoga therapist with Integrative Yoga Therapy, a pioneer and leader in this exciting field.

For me, yoga is a source of joy.  It is only recently that I have looked back over the years and appreciated the path on which my yoga has led me. It is a path that began with the sheer physical pleasure of the practice and how good it made me feel. I later began to marvel at how others reacted to yoga and at what a unique experience it was for each practitioner. Ultimately, however, I appreciated more and more the commonality of the human experience underlying that uniqueness. It was my training as a yoga therapist that made me begin to truly understand the energetic and spiritual bond that unites us all and that can affect us so profoundly. The joy of yoga now includes exploring that universal bond in a joyful and healing experience with my students in a way that is unique to each of them.

My journey continues, and I invite you to share my joy of yoga with me!

Noel Angotti

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Yoga came into my life at a time when I needed to relax and allow myself to be aware of what I wanted.  It was a time when I needed to take a risk and face my fears…3 years later I did it!  I 100% believe that the progression of my yoga practice and the addition of meditation have allowed me to go to heights I have never dreamed.  I have found a passion in yoga that makes me smile and constantly continues to help me grow, that I want to share with others.  I recently finished my 200 hour teacher training with Marianne Wells and have studied Hatha forms of yoga: Iyengar and Vinyasa Flow. These teachings have guided me to find a voice in my yoga practice to help others safely progress in their own practices.

I enjoy a practice that unifies, enriches, and invigorates my mind, body, and spirit.  I encompass these qualities in my classes because I want people to feel as if they have learned something new about their own heart, dreams, and journey.  I strive for each class to guide you to what you need at that present moment. One Love

 

Thérèse Bailey

Therese.jpgAs founder of ZenZen Bodywork & Yoga in Milwaukee, Thérèse Bailey has been a yoga practitioner for more than a decade and continues to deepen her practice as she teaches others to open, learn, and explore the body's messages. Combining the skills of a life coach (Wisdom of Life Coaching) with that of bodywork, she assists students in transforming their lives to become fully expressive--integrating the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of one's existence--and to take personal responsibility for a life-long journey of improving self and maintaining wellbeing. Her training in yoga therapy (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy) led to the creation of Yoga for Two, a healing method that allows participants to learn who they really are and how they really feel while practicing together and seeing the compassion that exists deep within all of us. She is a certified instructor in both Ashtanga yoga and Yoga for Golfers. She is available for private sessions at the You Go Yoga studio.

Mary Bruck

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Mary Bruck is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching for the past 5 years. She enjoys several types of yoga: hatha, Ayurvedic, yin/yang, restorative, and flow yoga and for that reason names her style, Fusion Yoga. She is a Certified Ayurvedic Educator and a Pancha Karma Technician, and has studied pranic healing. She has a B.S in Computer Science and worked at GE Healthcare for most of her career, but moved over to yoga 10 years ago. She is currently studying to be a Certified Ayurvedic practitioner and attending some advanced training in Ayurvedic yoga.  Yoga and Food for You is the name of her company which features 2 DVD’s with 15 minute yoga sequences and recipes for common everyday ailments; the website is www.yogaandfoodforyou.com.

Yoga stimulates your muscles, nerves and internal organs.  It helps to improve your circulation and your digestion.  It relieves stress in ways other physical exercise doesn't and helps you to establish an inner calm, improving your concentration, confidence and even your mood.  A short list of yoga's benefits includes:  improved sleep , increased energy, weight loss and improved digestion, decreased anxiety and depression, and increased relaxation and concentration.

 

Nancy Crawford

Nancy.jpgI began my journey on the mat 12 years ago and felt an immediate connection to the "spirit of yoga". I began teaching yoga/yoga blend classes 5 years ago and continue to give to and receive from my students in the process. One of the many meanings of yoga is "to attain what was previously unattainable". My hope is to offer each individual an opportunity to release resistance within and to create limitless possibilities.

Being a visual artist, I am aware of a flow and sense of exploration when I am in the  creative process. My intention is to bring that sense of presence and curiosity into my classes.

My style of teaching leans towards a flow type (vinyasa) class combined with longer held postures (hatha) offering compassionate guidance to create the ultimate balance of strength and ease.

Gayle Dombrow

Gayle.jpgMy interest in teaching yoga came about because of some interesting life situations.  After working in the landscape industry for twenty five years, and being around all sorts of loud machinery, this occupation came at a cost.  I started having ear problems; the ringing in my ears was diagnosed as tinnitus; along with hearing loss that digital hearing aids have helped immensely.  But during this time, these issues played havoc on my mind - overwhelming me and affecting my life and the life of my family.   Yoga has brought about peacefulness and this journey only continues to get better!  Realizing these benefits made me want to continue to share.  My classes will focus on poses central to most forms of yoga while holding the postures to achieve the benefit of  increased tone, strength, flexibility, balance, mind-body awareness and relaxation.  I want each person to feel the wonderful experience of doing whatever level is comfortable to their own body. All are welcome.

Nicole Eull

Nicole.jpg Nicole discovered yoga in 1998 in Washington, DC while in graduate school and has practiced various types of Hatha yoga including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anasaura, Sivananda, Vinyasa Flow, and American Power Yoga. She completed her 250-hour yoga teacher training and certification with Gaia Budai in Miami and taught classes in the Miami area until relocating to Milwaukee in the summer of 2008. Nicole is also a licensed health psychologist and founder of the HODI Center. She integrates yoga and meditation principles into her therapy sessions while bringing relaxation and stress management skills into her yoga classes. 

Her classes are friendly and fun with a focus on awareness of the body and the breath. She encourages her students to create a dynamic practice and work towards progressively more challenging poses. She believes that yoga teaches discipline, patience, self-acceptance, physical awareness and mental clarity which translates to a healthier happier life. Nicole enjoys travel, cooking, organic gardening, reading, SCUBA diving, watching movies, singing in the car, and talking with friends across the country. Nicole has also received a specialty certification for Prenatal Yoga through Global Yoga in Chicago, IL.

Amy Pauls


AmyPphoto.jpgI have been practicing yoga for over 10 years, beginning with meditation and then asana. I completed Teacher Trainings, Therapeutic Trainings, and some Anusara Immersions in Chicago as well as numerous workshops with Desiree Rumbaugh, Sianna Sherman, Douglas Brooks, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Natasha Rizopolous, Mitchel Bleier, Geri Bleier and others. . My Chicago mentors include the Yogaview teachers Quinn Kearney, Tom Quinn, Claire Mark, and Geri Bleier. I am constantly learning and exploring more about the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of yoga. I believe in everyone’s potential to grow, evolve, and to become what they envision. I believe yoga is not only an excellent form of exercise where one can find a balance between strength and flexibility through alignment and breath butwhere one can also assist in creating space in one’s own mind so one may think more clearly and make healthier choices. I strive to provide students with a safe environment and structure where each individual may open up to discover the grace and divinity within, and to really honor oneself. I feel grateful and enthusiastic for any possibilities to teach and to help others.

The quest for comfort murders the passion of the soul.
- Khalil Gibran