Anne-Marie Schultz
Anne-Marie Schultz is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. She has been practicing yoga since 1994 and continually deepens her studies. She’s traveled to Pune, India three times and continues learning and growing, and sharing with her students.

In her non-yoga life, Anne is a Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University and directs the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core. She enjoys time with her husband Jeff, her Golden Retriever, Milo, and her year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, Dante.  And you can find her entertaining writings at teachingphilosophyandyoga.blogspot.com

Expect a fun-filled dynamic class with philosophical observations about life, the universe, and everything Iyengar yoga.  

Beginners and all levels welcome!
Charles MacInerney
​Charles is known for his creative approach to integrating the ancient wisdom and traditions of yoga with the latest scientific advances in understanding the mind/body connection. Classes are based on a solid foundation of alignment principles while allowing for a playful, organic exploration of the pose and the breath. All levels are welcome, including beginners. 

Charles is an E-RYT-500 and also a certified yoga therapist with 30 years of teaching experience. He has presented at dozens of National and International Conferences and helped set up and run yoga programs for Seton Hospital and the Austin Heart Hospital. He started the Free Day of Yoga, founded the Texas Yoga Retreat and the Living Yoga Program (with graduates teaching yoga in 45 states and 15 countries). 

Charles writes and posts yoga videos for his website: YogaTeacher.com, and has published a book on Dharana (concentration) as well as contributing articles to the Yoga Journal and numerous other magazines. 
​Connie Hausman
Connie Hausman, director and founder of CAN DO YOGA™ in Austin, Texas, is a Yoga teacher with over 30 years teaching experience.  She is also a certified massage and Reike therapist and life coach and holds a BA in Psychology and English from the University of Texas.  

Connie began her Yoga teacher-training in the two-year Advanced Studies Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco.  Thereafter, Connie apprenticed for five years under internationally acclaimed Iyengar instructor, Yelena Fedotova.  After the sudden loss of her beloved teacher, Yelena, she studied and apprenticed for eight years with Manouso Manos. In the spring of 2001, she had the honor of working with Geeta Iyengar, BKS Iyengar's daughter, and in 2003 she traveled to Pune, India to study with the Iyengar family. 
 
Connie creates a safe, structured environment that encourages students to break through preconceived limitations. Her ultimate objective is to impart how Yoga creates choice--a choice for greater physical, mental, and spiritual health and well-being.  Connie lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, Satoshi, and is the mother of three children, Gabe, Akira and Saffron.
Devon Dederich
Devon holds a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in geography from the University of New Mexico, and is nationally certified to teach in the Iyengar tradition. Devon began formal practice of Iyengar Yoga in 1978, and since then has studied with senior-level Iyengar teachers both here and abroad, as well as with Mr. Iyengar, his son Prashant and his daughter Geeta in Pune. She has taught since 1980 in New Mexico, Africa, and Texas.

​Devon has also worked with Peggy Kelley and other teachers on Iyengar teacher training projects for over twenty years. She also likes art and craftwork.
Dustin Turner
Dustin is a gifted Yoga Therapist that has been teaching and working with groups and individuals for well over a decade. His focus is to integrate the wisdom, philosophy, science and art of yoga into action and guidance for our modern lives.

Dustin brings yogic precision and a loving heart to all his classes. You are sure to discover parts of your body you never knew existed.

He is deeply rooted in the Yoga tradition of BKS Iyengar having studied in depth with Judith Hansen Lasiter and for many years with his primary teacher Gabriel Hepburn.

If you are looking for deeper insight into your own personal healing, consider scheduling a private Yoga Therapy session with Dustin. 

Beginners and all levels welcome!
Georgie Nachlas
Georgie received her yoga teacher certification from Core Power Yoga and trained as a mentee under our most wonderful, Sandra Cardona. Georgie is also a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach with a passion for mind-body connection. She is focused on the importance of using yoga to strengthen both the body and the mind, while also creating space for regeneration. She's been a yoga student for nearly 15 years and is grateful for the different shapes the yoga community has taken in her life.

With a focus on Vinyasa/Power Yoga, Georgie believes that class should be enjoyable. She thrives on seeing her students grow and evolve their practice.  When practicing with Georgie, you will experience challenging flows, curated playlists, and the space to be authentically you.

Originally from New York, Georgie lives in the Austin area with her native-Texan husband and rescue pitbull.

Gordon Ivan Townsend
(Jiwan Chander Singh)
Gordon is a KRI certified Level Two Kundalini Yoga Practitioner (500+ hr.), and is also certified to teach Gentle Hatha Yoga  and iRest® Yoga Nidra. In addition, he has studied trauma informed yoga (Warriors at Ease), and the therapeutic benefits of Gong Yoga, Mudra and Meditation.

Gordon is retired as a Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas following a long career in public health. In addition, Gordon lived 12 years in México where he created a successful business developing, manufacturing and distributing natural health products.
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He is excited to share his passion for the calming, balancing and rejuvenating qualities of yoga, gong, meditation and breath-work. 
Joanne Sanchez
Joanne's motto is, "Yoga is for everybody and every body". She understands that everyone's practice comes from somewhere unique and that everyone has their individual path to follow.  

She started teaching in Alaska over twenty years ago under the guidance of amazing teachers and mentors that instilled in her a heartfelt practice, free from competition and judgement. Joanne wants to help each individual find their personal practice and make the journey that much more rewarding and clear.

Beginners and all levels welcome!
Jonathan Troen
Jonathan is co-founder of Austin Yoga Tree. He is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist. His belief is that yoga can be made accessible to every human being on the planet.

He brings a light-hearted nature to his classes, along with a dedication to drive you deeper to the center of your core, where your true self resides.

When asked if his classes were easy or hard, one student replied, "They are kind."

Jonathan is also a Life Mastery Coach, and creator of The Self Love Revolution.

His mission is to teach people how to practice kindness with themselves, with the understanding that when you are kind to yourself, everything you want and the miracles of life all appear at your doorstep. He will remind you that you still need to open the door.

Beginners and all levels welcome!
Marion Louis
(Jiwan Chand Kaur)
Marion is a KRI certified Level Two Kundalini Yoga Practitioner (500+ hr), with additional studies in the therapeutic benefits of Gong Yoga, Mudra and Meditation.
As a classically trained musician, Marion developed a special fondness for the stress relieving and calming qualities of sound, always including the gong or other soothing instruments as an integral part of yoga relaxation and savasana. 
Melissa Hagen
Melissa  is currently a certified Level 2 Iyengar Yoga Teacher. In 2015 she graduated from Peggy Kelley and Devon Dederich’s 2 year teacher training program. She has travelled to Pune, India twice to study; first with Geeta and then Abhijata Iyengar. She loves the precision and philosophy of Iyengar Yoga.
 
Her classes thoughtfully explore a variety of ways to safely approach challenging poses with the support and feedback of props. She recognizes that the individual needs of each student vary and offers options along the way to accommodate those working with injuries. 
 
Outside of yoga she is passionate about gardening and propagating tropical and heirloom vegetables at the plant nursery where she works. She also enjoys leading Social Cycling Austin’s Yoga Bike Ride and has hosted this free event for 10 years now.
Natalie Ramos Hernandez
Natalie is one of Austin Yoga Tree's YTT graduates. She learned under the mentorship of lead teacher, Dustin Turner.

Natalie loves to teach Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, and Restorative Yoga. Natalie believes that each person is extraordinary and she accepts students just as they are when they step into her class. Each of her classes is unique and alignment based to support, enhance, and modify for every student's experience. 

Natalie integrates sound to her classes helping connect the mind, body & spirit. Each instrument Natalie uses, is ancestral, vibrational, soothing, and relaxing. 

Natalie welcomes you with an open heart, great smile, laughs, and love and she hopes to see you on the mat. All levels welcome. 
Nicki Simonich
Nicki is a 200 hr RYT and is certified in Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy (TIYT), trained to work with students diagnosed with Anxiety, PTSD, Depression and Chronic Pain.

She was taught to meditate at a the young age of 13, and her yoga practice began in the early 90s having no idea what a major role these practices would play in her life. In later years Nicki embraced her personal practice, on and off the mat, to help manage the stress of the corporate world as well as some health challenges along the way.  

She credits her yoga practice to the deep connection she now has with Self, and for allowing her to enjoy life in a way that at one time she wasn't sure was possible. Leaving the corporate world behind, Nicki now dedicates her time and energy to bringing more peace into the world, one student one breath at a time. Nicki believes Yoga is for everyBODY, offering modifications and time for rest, always holding space for her clients to connect deeper to their personal needs in any given moment.   

She is passionate about sharing yoga as a therapeutic tool for creating well-being in ones life. Nicki guides her clients to discover peace in their mind and love in their heart. Nicki's offerings are based in the knowing that we all have exactly what we need within ourselves to find our way. Sometimes we just need a little support to access our own way home.

Beginners and all levels welcome!
Sandra Cardona
Sandra enjoys teaching power yoga, vinyasa flow, yoga sculpt and yin yoga.  She began practicing in 2003 to relieve a running injury.  Most of her practice, training and learning has been motivated from experiencing an illness or injury.  In addition to her 200 Hour Power Yoga certification, she holds a certification in Mat Pilates and Barre.  2020 was quite a year for everyone.  For Sandra it was a time to reflect and pursue her comprehensive Pilates certification and 300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training.
 
Sandra gets so much satisfaction from training and learning but more from passing the benefits of that knowledge to her students.  She teaches with an emphasis on alignment and building strength and stability so that the movements are accessible to everyone.  This means wherever you’re starting from, you will feel your body become stable and strong in her class.  Her ultimate goal is to inspire and encourage all students to establish a dedicated practice and journey toward building strong and healthy bodies so they too can enjoy the many and unexpected benefits that come with regular practice.  In Sandra's classes, you'll start with the most essential element of yoga which is breath.  If you can breathe, you can do anything. 
​Beginners and all levels welcome! 
Sheryl Abrams

​Sheryl has been teaching for over 20 years.  She began her path with Hatha yoga in Singapore while pregnant with her last child, at almost age 36.  Returning to Austin in the late 90's, Ashtanga or "power" yoga was very popular and she found herself in a certification course.  Then, due to an injury, she was referred to an Iyengar teacher and immediately found healing and her home.

Sheryl holds the Introductory 2 Iyengar Certification earned in 2011 and is currently working towards Junior Immediate 1.  She has a wealth of teaching experience at all levels as well as many years experience leading restorative "chair yoga" classes at several senior facilities.  

Sheryl and her husband are empty nesters with two of their three children living in Austin.  They enjoy boating and walking Town Lake and the hills of the Spicewood area.  Beginners and all levels welcome!
Vicky Hill
Vicky is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher who has been studying Iyengar yoga since 2000. Her practice and teaching draw on Mr. Iyengar’s insight that the physical practice—the asana—is much more than physical. He wrote, “Even in simple asanas, one is experiencing the three levels of the quest: the external quest, which brings firmness of the body; the internal quest, which brings steadiness of intelligence; and the innermost quest, which brings benevolence of spirit."
Vicky also offers tips and thoughts on asana and the yogic path via the Instagram account austin_iyengar_yoga, which she launched in 2018. In her off-the-mat life, she has a Ph.D. in American Studies, taught at the university level for two decades, and has two delightful adult children.