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Greg Nardi,  Level 2 Authorized Ashtanga Teacher and Miami Life Center founding member, has been studying yoga and eastern healing arts since 1996. Since 1999 Greg has studied at the KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, South India.   He also studied eastern philosophy and sanskrit mantra chanting during his time in mysore.  Greg has completed 4 teacher training programs in the united states, including ones with Richard Freeman of Boulder Co. and Manju Jois, son of Pattabhi Jois. He is also trained in Swedish and shiatsu massage therapies.  In 2004, Greg was authorized to teach by his guru, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois.  In 2009, at the age of 94, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois passed away leaving behind a legacy that has touched countless lives around the world.  Greg is committed to honoring his teacher by spreading the ashtanga method, which has been such a blessing in his life.  Greg has most recently returned from an authorization level 2 training course in Mysore with Sharath Rangaswamy, guruji's grandson, who maintains the lineage of asthanga yoga.  Greg is originally from N.J. He moved to Miami to become a part of the community at the Miami Life Center, which represents Greg’s dream of being integrally involved in a supportive community based on yogic ideals of living.  His view on yoga respects the ancient teachings that have been passed down unbroken through the centuries and give the practices the power to transform our consciousness.  Greg’s style of teaching assists students in finding the approach to the practice that is most beneficial for them. Through the use of hands on adjustments he will aid each student in building a connection to their body and help them understand how to work in a safe and healthy manner through the series.  Greg's Saturday morning 9 am full primary series class focuses on the traditional vinyasa count which is the cornerstone of the ashtanga yoga method.  It is geared towards students with a proficiency in the entire primary series, and develops grace, efficiency of movement, and mental concentration. For full details on Greg, please see www.ashtangayogaworldwide.com

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Kino MacGregor and her husband Tim Feldmann, as well as Greg Nardi are the directors of Miami Life Center. After spending a major portion of her life actively engaged in deep personal growth work, she returned to Miami to create a space dedicated to the integration of yoga, holistic health, consciousness and community.

She is one of a select few people to receive the certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga by its founder Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. Perhaps the youngest woman to hold this title, she has completed the challenging Third Series and is now learning the Fourth Series with Guruji and Sharath. Traveling internationally, she leads classes, privates, workshops and retreats in traditional Ashtanga yoga, holistic health and total life transformation with her partner and love Tim. Kino is dedicated to sharing the amazing tradition of Ashtanga yoga with its growing number of practitioners. As life coach and Ph.D. student in holistic health with a Master’s Degree from New York University, Kino integrates her commitment to consciousness and empowerment with her yoga teaching. In her unique, inspirational and playful approach, Kino helps her students expand and deepen their understanding of yoga and life. For more information, please see www.kinoyoga.com.

Tim Feldmann, co-director of Miami Life Center, is Authorized to teach directly by the founder of the Ashtanga Yoga Method, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and his grandson, Sharath Rangaswami. He was set on the yoga path by his teacher Lino Miele. A practioner of the third series he is dedicated to Ashtanga Yogas traditional style. Tim is of the firm belief that the regurlar practice of Ashtanga yoga is the true teaching/teacher. His teaching integrates extensive study of Alexander Technique and sitting meditation with 20 years of experience as a professional dancer and an internationally acclaimed choreographer. His in-depth knowledge of functional anatomy, alignment as well as the idiosyncratic body and mind in stillness and in motion creates the platform upon which his solid understanding of the Ashtanga method rests. Tim emphazisizes the Ashtanga basics - breathing, bandhas and gaze - as the primary means to help students connect with their own practice and inner truth.

Tim is a cherished teacher giving workshops, classes and privates throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, often together with his love Kino.

For more information about him, please see: www.timfeldmann.com.

Watch Tim & Kino teaching together HERE.

Kristin Jones:Helping people to live more balanced and healthy lives is Kristin’s passion. First introduced to yoga at age 8 by her mother. Kristin began to infuse yoga into her life through her teenage and college years. In 2003, Kristin completed her 200-hour multidisciplinary yoga teacher training in Wilmington, North Carolina and has since studied with many renowned teachers. Kristin believes that yoga serves to liberate the soul, and has the power to heal and free our internal world, and ultimately the world at large. Using our breath, body, and mental awareness in the yoga practice not only helps us to gain greater physical health, but also allows us to begin to befriend ourselves from the inside out; gaining greater self acceptance, cultivation of personal love, and peace. Kristin’s asana classes are strong, yet nurturing; with emphasis on finding spiritual growth and peace within physical challenge. It is her honor and privilege to serve. Kristin holds a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. Her current life and career development is involves yoking the healing powers of yoga and psychology for more holistic therapy. This holistic counseling method is a combination of life coaching, mental health counseling techniques, meditation, and asana practice. Kristin has experience teaching yoga and counseling to people of all levels, ages, and those with a variety of mental, physical, and emotional difficulties. She allows empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuiness to lead the way in her professional and personal life. For more information:www.counselinggroupmiami.com.

Angelique Sandas is a life long student of movement and the interconnectedness of mind body and spirit. It began with gymnastics and dance, initiating her love of sharing and communicating movement, the body's natural way of expressing ideas, emotions and experiences. Angelique received her B.A. in dance from the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1999, during which she spent some time studying at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London, England. It was also during these years that she was first introduced to yoga. In 2003, Angelique traveled to Thailand to study with Paul Dallaghan in the Ashtanga yoga system as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and received her teaching certification. She has also studied pranayama and yogic philosophy with Sri O.P. Tiwari of the Kaivalyadhama Institute, India and received advanced anatomy and adjustment training from David Keil. Angelique had been sharing her yoga experiences, teaching and practicing in Chicago and recently moved to Miami Beach where she currently studies the Ashtanga method with Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann. She continues her training with the Guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and his grandson, Sharath Rangaswami, in Mysore, India. Angelique is a dedicated instructor and a devoted student of yoga, embodying the spirit through it's physical expression. For more info about Angelique, please visit www.angeliqueyoga.com.

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Robert Mack is the author of the Oprah-endorsed, bestselling book, Happiness From the Inside Out: The Art and Science of Fulfillment and a coveted speaker and coach, offering group workshops, seminars, and intensives on happiness and success.An ivy-league graduate, standout consultant, and professional model and actor, Robert has helped celebrities, business executives, professional athletes, and everyday people radically transform their lives... from the inside out. His principles and methodologies have been featured extensively in the media, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, NPR, Talk of the Nation, Larry King Live, Oprah, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Review, The New York Times and Time Magazine. Robert entered the public eye through a career in entertainment with Wilhelmina Models. Since then he has made guest appearances in television shows for MTV, NBC, CBS, and UPN, and shot commercials and advertisements for numerous clients across the world. Prior to his career in entertainment, Robert worked as a consultant for one of the largest consulting companies in the world to help optimize organizational and individual performance and satisfaction. He has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania.

After spending a major portion of his life actively engaged in deep personal growth, Robert joined Miami Life Center, where he teaches people how to live happier, healthier, and wealthier lives.For more info about Rob, see

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Allaine Stricklen is an accredited master Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. Allaine teaches and offers meditation sessions, workshops and teacher training programs all over the world including Miami. Her unique style of teaching derives from her extensive studies in the Iyengar Yoga method and many different styles of Yoga.

Allaine is the creator of Gentle Therapeutics Yoga, a method utilizing the use of props to restore the body's balance and vitality. She complements Miami Life Center's intention of becoming a true spiritual center for all yoga practitioners with masterful integration of meditation, anatomy and solid tradition. For full details of this exceptional approach to the movements of yoga please visit www.gentletherapeuticsyoga.com.

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Dawn Wechsler is a certified Jivamukti and Prenatal yoga teacher, trained movement therapist, and former professional dancer. Her classes, shaped by warmth and love for movement, are both creative and physically challenging. Dawn’s prenatal classes follow a similar guideline, however, are adapted to nurture the ever evolving pregnant yogini. As a pregnant yogini, Dawn has become  especially passionate about the prenatal program at MLC, incorporating a variety of modalities available to the expecting mamas to be.

Before her life as a Yogini, Dawn danced professionally for 8 years, in both ballet and modern dance companies. She then went to graduate school for Creative Arts Therapy and has a degree as a licensed movement therapist from the Pratt Institute. In 2002, she suffered an acute tear of her Achilles tendon. What could have been a debilitating career injury instead became a pathway to her life’s passion: Yoga. Dawn is a student of Kelly Morris, David Life, Sharon Gannon, Lama Marut, Geshe Michael Roach and Christi McNally. Her classes are infused with the sacred Tibetan and Buddhist teachings as well as other inspirational texts. For more info on Dawn, check out her website: HERE.

Loren Russo, named Lil Padma by famed Kirtan singer Bhagavan Das, is a cheerful and committed devotional bhakta dedicated to spreading the authentic teachings of Yoga. Loren came to yoga in 1992. From the moment she stepped into the Jivamukti Center in Layfette, New York City she was deeply moved and inspired by the dance of devotion and dynamic interplay of powerful asanas, celestial music and positive energy. The connection became stronger when she emotionally internalized the powerful lessons of the law of Karma that teach thatkindness is the only action worth pursing and that the best way to uplift our own lives is to do all we can to uplift the lives of others. Since then, over the course of 11 years, she has been a tireless yoga practitioner and a dedicated and loving teacher. In 2003 she was granted the blessing to teach by her gurus Sharon Gannon and David Life. The Jivamukti Teacher trainined was also the time when she learned the balance of spiritual activism and physical action. The entrance of these teaching into her life helped her develop the confidence to be a leader in the field of spiritual activation and activism, and to live fully with spirit.

Loren is an active leader in the Miami Beach community where she holds a free jivamukti-kirtan class once a month. Balancing her commitment to sadhana and applying the teachings of her gurus every day, Loren encourages her many dedicated students to be the ones to change the world. Loren generously shares her knowledge and brings anyone attending her Jivamukti class through rhythmic flows of asana, imbuing hearts, minds and spirits with the joy of being alive.

Daniella Vaclavik is a devoted yoga practitioner, a licensed massage therapist and a dedicated yoga teacher. She has spent most of her life studying movement, starting with ballet at age 7 and eventually embracing modern dance. After years of dancing and performing in her native Peru, in 1999 she moved to Miami to pursue a BA in dance at New World School of the Arts. Her freshman year in college she was first introduced to yoga by a dance teacher. In 2004 she completed a 200hr yoga teacher training at Miami Yogashala. In addition to studying with her teachers at Miami Life Center, Daniella continues to further her studies with Ashtanga Guru Sri K Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswami in Mysore, India.

Daniella has great respect for all living beings and strives to find balance and harmony within herself, others and the environment; understanding and being aware that every action we make has a potential effect on the whole universe, and taking responsibility for it. It is a life long process of integrating awareness of body, mind and soul. Daniella firmly believes in the transformational power of yoga, and is in a path of her own to learn, educate and inspire. For more infor about her, please click HERE.

Autumn Raab has been inspired by Holistic Health and Arts from an early age. After years of self-discovery and wanting more out of life, Autumn engaged in yoga, singing, writing and cooking as a way aligning her inner self. She learned to identify her mind-body connections and began experimenting with food as her medicine. She suffered years of food sensitivities and explored various alternative health modalities such as 5-Elemental acupuncture, Chinese herbs, alkalinized diets, blood analysis, detoxes, vitamin and mineral supplements. She now recommends many of these modalities within her clients' dietary programs.

As a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, Autumn's goal is to inspire clients to adopt overall healthier lifestyle choices. In addition to her holistic approach, Autumn uses her passion for music as a tool for change. She helps clients find their root frequency, inner voice and combines sound to heal. This heals not only the body, but also the mind, spirit and soul. Self expression allows various portals to open and build confidence. Autumn is a mother and has spent a great deal on prenatal and postpartum health and education. She also focuses on allergies, stress reduction, food sensitivities, celiac disease and more. She is a freelance journalist for various publications and enjoys writing about current health issues; trends, social impacts and what ever inspires her clients to expand their overall well-being in mind, body, spirit and soul. Autumn is a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She is a University of Florida graduate with a Bachelors in journalism and minor in community health education and women's health. She studied Holistic Health at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in Manhattan, New York, along with Columbia University's Teacher/Education program.

Rev. Lorraine Meyer, HDD, MHt, is a Usui Reiki Master available for individual client sessions and to facilitate Reiki Healing Circles and Level 1 attunements. . She received her Master Level Certification from Rev. Tracy Kenline. After a difficult year watching as her husband persevered through several procedures and complications from a brain tumor, Lorraine realized it was time to bring the Reiki she was using in her own life and healing to others. She found that more and more often she was moved to ask strangers if she could offer them the healing comfort of Reiki, and while many times those strangers had to ask her what Reiki is, no one ever said no once she explained. Lorraine brings caring and compassion and a true love for sharing and healing to each of her sessions. Her passion is to see her clients heal, grow and succeed. As a Certified Hypnotist she is highly qualified to help you effectively achieve your goals; change unwanted habits, lose weight, overcome your fears, create harmony and balance, build confidence and self-esteem and much more. She is a member of the World Reiki Ministry and continues to broaden her knowledge of holistic healing.  She is an Akashic Records Reader and holds her Master of Hypnosis Certification. For more information about her, check out her website HERE.

Kane Tuma has been an avid spiritual seeker since early childhood and has spent many years studying and researching eastern and western spiritual literature and healing methods. He has recently explored India and Nepal while living in Buddhist Monasteries and a Hindu Ashram; and is now solely focused in his Healing and Consultation practice in order to benefit the greatest number of people he is able to in accordance with his Divine Purpose. 

Kane completed his Pranic Healing studies under internationally renowned Master Stephen Co, a senior disciple of the late founder Grand Master Choa Kok Sui. Kane is certified in Reiki Tummo under internationally known Master Rama, a senior disciple of founder GrandMaster Irmansyah Effendi. Kane is certified in Akashic Records Consultation & Healing under internationally known Gabrielle Orr, a member instructor of Akashic Pathway Teachings. He has also undertaken master level work in Quantum Entrainment under founder Dr. Frank Kinslow. 

“Kane is one of the most powerful healers that I have ever worked with (*my note: it is not my power, it is Divine Source's Healing Grace :) ). His energy is deeply healing and he comes from a truly connected, compassionate place. He takes you to places deep within that are not readily available amidst our busy lives and the process that unfolds is enlightening and healing with clear, measurable results that you can really feel. Kane is an open channel for a truly high source of energy and spirit!” - K.M.

Patrick Nolan began practicing yoga in his hometown of Key West in 1997 and he believes passionately its power to transform one's life from the inside out. He has practiced various styles, including Bikram, Sivananda, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga. His teachers include Kino Macgregor, Greg Nardi, Tim Feldmann, and Angelique Sandas. In 2009 Patrick made his first of what will be many trips to Mysore, India to study Ashtanga yoga with the living masters of that tradition, Saraswathi Rangaswamy and her son Sharath. While a devoted practitioner of yoga, Patrick is also an elite athlete, competing nationally and internationally in Olympic sport taekwondo. He trains with three-time Olympian and coach of the 2008 Olympic team Juan Moreno. Patrick's understanding of human anantomy and kinesiology is therefore informed by his experience both as a yogin and as an athlete. His classes are demanding and fun.

Jessica Fusco is the Office Manager of Miami Life Center. She has a background in drama and has studied acting since she was 12 years old. Always fascinated with delving deep into the lives of the characters she portrayed, it invariably became a process of self-discovery and self-improvement for her own life. This interest led her to complete her B.A in English Literature while studying psychology independently. She then went on to study theater at HB studios in New York City and work as an actress. After spending some years in New York working non-stop, she became tired and needed a break to re-connect with her passion for acting. She moved back to Miami and found Miami Life Center a perfect fit for where she wanted to grow spiritually and emotionally for evolving on a personal level. Excited and dedicated to the enrichment of the center has inspired her to appreciate the process of having a vision and carrying that out working with conscious minded and spiritually connected people. To take this newfound experience one step further, she went to India and studied at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute. She is now not only a part of Miami Life Center’s ever evolving spiritual growth, but also a dedicated practitioner.

Julia Lofstrand began practicing yoga in 2007 after the suggestion of a friend. Far from the lifestyle she used to live, it seemed like yoga found her. She quickly realized that yoga was a pathway to change, growth, and confidence that had been lacking in her life for many years. In 2009 she made her first trip to Mysore, India, to practice for three months at KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute with Sharath Rangaswamy and his mother, Saraswathi. This was her first time out of the country, and proved to be a truly life changing experience. While in Mysore she befriended several people from MLC and once back home in the states, moved from Maryland to Miami be a part of Miami Life Center.

Julia is a dedicated daily practitioner of the traditional ashtanga yoga method. Under the guidance of her teachers, Kino MacGregor, Tim Feldmann, Greg Nardi, and Angelique Sandas she also is an apprentice at MLC, and assists several mysore classes a week. She believes this lineage is a powerful and transformative tool for personal growth and happiness, and has helped her to reconnect with her body, thoughts, and emotions. Julia wants to encourage people that are new and intimidated by yoga, and feels the practice is about so much more than bending and stretching. She believes that anyone can practice yoga, but you have to start somewhere. It's never too late to change your body, your mind, and your life.