Patanjali's Place Teachers
Bryan Carey has been studying and practicing yoga for 25 years and teaching for half that time.
First introduced to yoga by psychologist John Thomas Payne, his training involved a balance of Payne’s "Transaction Systems Analysis," the Classical Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Selvarajan Yesudian’s Hatha Yoga. After completing a 7 year apprenticeship, he devoted an additional seven years integrating his studies with Payne with the practice of Deepak Chopra’s Primordial Sound Meditation and the study of the beloved spiritual texts of India, including the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads.
For seven years after that, he devoted his attention to the "modern" prophets of yoga – Swami Satchidanda, Mahatma Gandhi, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Ramakrishna and others. Bryan is the founder and director of Patanjali’s Place.
Lisa Bradrick’s path to yoga began in college with Hatha yoga classes taught at the university gym. Her athletic experience up to that point was fairly limited and the intricacies of yogic practice and philosophy seemed a bit intimidating at first. After a few semesters of classes, however, she realized yoga was precisely what she had been searching for all along. Her enthusiasm for her practice has deepened over the last several years as a path towards better health and personal enrichment. Her practice has given her all of that and much more.
Lisa is certified through Om Yoga and has a background in social work and psychology which has helped to support her growth as an instructor. She strives to give her students the same kind, compassionate instruction she found in her first instructor. Lisa uses her classes as a way for students to connect with themselves, release stress and tension and to find a calm place in the chaos. Lisa imparts humor, kindness and provides a safe space for exploration. Her classes focus on walking the middle path, balancing effort and ease in body and mind.
When away from the mat, Lisa spends her time cultivating her gourmet cooking techniques, camping as much as possible and enjoying the company of her husband and their animals.
 Sarah Bish first discovered yoga in a gym about four years ago. She was recently blessed with the opportunity to study Classical Yoga with Chandra Om at the NC School of Yoga in a teacher training program, which has changed her life forever. She continues to be in awe of the profound purifying effects she experiences through the holy science of yoga. As Sarah continues to study with her teachers, she hopes to share what aspects she has mastered with others who wish to know. When she is not practicing yoga, she is spending time with her two dogs (a Boxer named Bosley and Dachshund named Josie), babysitting, working at a local coffee roasting company, studying the Bhagavad Gita and praying for Divine assistance in all of the above. Her advice to one and all (including herself) is: Just keep coming to class.
 Victoria Bowden, MA
was introduced to yoga in 1999. While taking various instructors and styles of yoga she was introduced to Power Yoga. She was immediately drawn to the athleticism, strength and grace of the practice. Plus she loved the way it made her feel! Although she has been teaching various fitness classes since then, she most recently received her certification in Power Yoga at Franklin Street Yoga in Chapel Hill in order to share her practice with others. Her approach to yoga is simple; don’t take yourself too seriously. Try something new. Do something good for your body. Have fun! Victoria has a Master’s degree in Exercise
Physiology.
Irena Brezenski Became a Nia teacher in 2005 after taking her White Belt training in Hendersonville, NC with Denise Medved. She trained with Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas, the founders of Nia, for both the Blue and Brown Belt and will take her Black Belt this summer with these masters in Portland, OR. Irena feels very passionate about creating a safe space for people to explore a new movement form and to enjoy a sense of community. Once a year she leads a Nia retreat in Greece where we dance outdoors by the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
 Jennifer Brody loves working with children and has taught creative arts and movement to them for nearly 20 years. As a child, she was a professional ballet dancer with the Princeton Ballet and Hartford Ballet for eight years. Subsequently, she became a modern and jazz dancer and worked in Philadelphia with several companies. After her dance career, she transitioned to studying yoga and has done so for the last fifteen years. When she is not working with the children at Patanjali's Place, she moonlights as a professor of African American Studies and Theatre at Duke University.
 Sarah Cottingham, RN, MSN discovered yoga in 2002 and has practiced multiple styles since then. In 2006, her love for yoga led her to an ashram in India where she completed a teacher training course based on hatha yoga. Having experienced the positive ways yoga impacts her life and her nursing practice, Sarah strives to convey yoga as a vehicle for maintaining balance personal growth and connection.
 Julian Davis has been studying from western and eastern medical, marital, and spiritual traditions for the past 14 years. He has found beauty, empowerment and enjoyment in them all, and enjoys sharing their benefits. He holds to the integrity of only teaching practices that he has personally used with amazing success for years, and he is committed to supporting your natural way. He is also the founder of Triangle Tao. www.triangletao.com
Flannery Jones is a rising high school sophomore. She originally start attending yoga classes with her mother in 2008, to find new ways to improve her health and now continues with a desire to embrace spirit in the practice of community. .Flannery has been studying yoga with Bryan Carey for two and a half years and joined Patanjali's team of afterschool teachers in 2009. She has worked along side Sarah Bish for over a year and a half and now apprentices with Blake Tedder. Most recently, Flannery has completed her first level of YogaKids training and looks forward to many, many years of sharing yoga.
 Tony Lashley completed his 40 hour Y.O.G.A for Youth certification training with Krishna Kaur at the Yoga for Life studio in Los Angeles, CA. this summer. He has been studying and practicing yoga with Bryan Carey for the last six months, and assisted in the Yoga Tweens class at Patanjlaili's last year. Tony also volunteer teaches with Keval Kaur at the John Avery Boys and Girls Club and with Donna Fulcher at the Durham CAARE Center.
 Marci Lew discovered the life-changing path of yoga over a decade ago after taking her first yoga class, and has never looked back. After many years of practicing and teaching Hatha and Kali Ray Triyoga, she discovered a second passion in the form of Pilates, and became a certificated Pilates instructor. She has found Yoga and Pilates to be complementary disciplines, each informing and strengthening the other, and providing a more comprehensive and complete personal practice. Marci also works in Early Intervention as a Speech-Language Pathologist, has traveled to over 30 countries, and has a colorful history working with primates for 10 years in Africa and in the US.
 Nan Maule currently teaches yoga and meditation at the Wake County Correctional Center for Women, is employed by the Wake County Public School System and works at Enloe High School. She previously taught pre-school and was the summer program site coordinator for Arts Together. Nan guides children to explore and realizes their own unique gifts- strengthening them physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Nan moved the Triangle with her then two young children in ’93. She has received 200 hours yoga teacher certification with Dr. Landau in Ananda Marga tradition. It is Nan’s intention to incorporate the ancient discipline of yoga and meditation into the public and private schools; not only teaching our youth creative self-expression but also to awaken the capacity of each individual to become self-aware.
 David Nowotny has been studying how the human body moves for nearly 20 years. He received his master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from UNC in 1997, and spends his days helping people create and maintain proper movement function. He had an epiphany about the benefits of yoga in a class 7 years ago when the teacher simply said, “Raise your kneecaps” during triangle pose, and his hamstrings spontaneously relaxed. He loves the melding of millenia-old practice with cutting-edge exercise science. He received his certification in Power Yoga at Franklin Street Yoga in Chapel Hill.
Neil Prose works as a physician in Durham. His professional interests include the care of skin disease in developing countries, and the teachingof mindful and empathic communication skills to health care providers. Neil has practiced mediation and yoga for a number of years. He became fascinated by the concept of laughter yoga after seeing the film "Laughing Club of India" and attending a laugh-a-yoga session with Bharata Wingham at Yogaville. Neil is a certified laugh-a-yoga instructor, with a diploma to prove it.
 David Roberts - David Roberts is a certified personal trainer and a fitness instructor at Duke University. He presently works with clients individually on personal fitness goals as well as teaching group fitness classes in yoga and pilates. In addition to his studio instruction, David volunteers his teaching services each week to teach community classes free to high school teachers. David is currently enrolled in the Om Yoga Teacher Training program offered by the Om Yoga Center in NYC. Om yoga is a combination of vinyasa style with precision of placement, breath awareness and meditation. Confidence, Clarity and Compassion are the main tenants of the Om style of teaching. David's class is a great workout and is fun, rigorous and yet still very relaxing. You will leave feeling soothed, open, aware and joyful.
 Kevin Ryan M.A. L.P.C.- Has studied and practiced Buddhist meditation for 30 years in the United States and Asia. He has practiced primarily in the Tibetan and Theravadan traditions with some Soto Zen experience. Over the years he's become a eclectic contemplative, integrating eastern mindfulness practices with western psychological theory. His teaching and private work is also greatly informed by dance movement therapy and somatic awareness practices. Kevin has maintained a private practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor for the past twenty years at the Center for Integrative Therapy.
 Mindy Spadacenta is a native to the triangle area. After receiving her BFA in dance from UNCG she moved to Durham in the early 90’s.and began studying the Pilates Method. She became a certified instructor through the Physical Mind Method based in Santa Fe New Mexico. Mindy is a certified Massage Therapist as well, and has held a private practice in Durham for the past 13 years. Her interest in healing others and herself also led her to study the Hakomi Method of experiential Psychotherapy whereby she is also a graduate of the Hakomi Institute. Mindy believes that learning how to feel and be powerful in our bodies can affect us positively in every aspect of our lives. Her teaching style pulls from all of her trainings.
Blake Tedder was brought to the path of Yoga by picking up a hatha yoga class at a Carrboro gym. He found his teacher Ti Harmony there who was not teaching your typical "all body" gym yoga class. Blake completed Ti's Go Deep teacher training in April 2010 and is ready to assist others walking/crawling on the path or with just a basic interest in Yoga. He and his father survived a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains when he was 16. Having been to "the edge" of life and death many times throughout his recovery, established Blake on a contemplative path earlier than most. With humility, empathy, and humor he intends to provide a safe place for you to explore your body and Being. Blake's style influenced by Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten, Erich Schiffmann, Kripalu and Integral Yoga systems, and Ti harmony.
Laura Thomasson is a well-loved Yoga and Pilates instructor as well as a professional modern dancer with a deep knowledge of many movement forms. In addition to Pilates and Anusara, Iyengar and Restorative Yoga, she has studied Alexander and Klein Release techniques and is in her second year of Feldenkrais training with Movement Educators. The depth of body awareness, dynamic alignment principles and mindfulness she has gained from 20 plus years of practicing and teaching show in her focus on the body-mind's potential to open and transform.
Teresa Winters, RN, MPH- has been involved in the field of health for over a decade. Her interest in the human body and holistic care began as a registered nurse 12 years ago and as a practitioner of Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism, has expanded to include the essential mind body connection. She recently completed a Master’s in Public Health and gained a community perspective. When she began a dedicated yoga practice 4 years ago all of these elements came together. She was so moved by the effects of yoga on her own life that she went on to become a 200 hour OM certified yoga instructor. Teresa hopes to achieve a nurturing space where her students can enjoy and explore a combination of the physical and emotional benefits of yoga.
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