“Open your mind and your heart. Believe in yourself, trust yourself and you will find all the answers to all your questions." Shifu Shi Yan-Ming

Camilla Grube
Camilla, a native of Sweden, began her studies of Yoga at the Scandinavian Yoga Ashram, Stockholm, in 1999 and soon thereafter got introduced to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, which she felt a deep connection with. She received her Teacher Training with Master Yogini Dee Silvers.

While still living in Sweden, Camilla also got introduced to Acupressure and Chinese Medicine and in 1998 she graduated from one of Scandinavia’s largest and most well respected Bodywork Schools.

In 2001 Camilla was introduced to Thai Yoga Massage. She travels yearly to Thailand with her husband Todd and received her Teacher Training Certificate from Master Chongkol Setthakorn in Northern Thailand. Camilla has also studied Thai Oil Massage and Ayurvedic Oils at the Loh Kroh Institute, Thailand.

Camilla is currently studying Taoist Yoga and Chinese Philosophy, one of her passions, with Martial Arts Master Paulie Zink and Teacher Damon Honeyutt at the Temple of the Monkey.

Camilla takes her inspiration from her travels in South East Asia and her Gurus Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi and the Taoist Masters of ancient China.

Todd Grube
Todd started studying various forms of Hatha yoga 1998, but fell in love with Ashtanga vinyasa yoga in 2000. He has completed his Asthanga Yoga Teacher Training with Master Teacher Dee Silvers.

He is also studying Shaolin Kung Fu and Buddhism at the NYC Shaolin Temple under Shaolin Monk Sifu Shi Yan Ming who he considers one of his Gurus. Todd has also studied extensively under Master Yogi Duncan Wong and has also completed his Teacher Training Program.

Todd travels to Thailand yearly with his wife Camilla to extend his knowledge in the art of Thai Yoga Massage where he is Teacher trained under the guidance of Master Healer Chongkol Setthakorn and is currently studying Taoist Yoga with Martial Arts Master Paulie Zink and Teacher Damon Honeyutt at the Temple of the Monkey.

Todds teaching inspirations come from his travels in Asia especially the ashrams and temples of India and South East Asia and his Gurus Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sifu Shi Yan Ming and his biggest inspiration Sri Sri Neem Karoli Baba.

 

David “Dragonfly” Statler
David’s hatha yoga classes draw on over 10 years of dedicated personal practice, combined with trainings in asana, yoga philosophy, chanting and kirtan, Reiki, Transformational Breathwork and meditation. His inspirations are Dharam, Yogiar, and Ernest Holmes’ Science of Mind. His practice and teachings are deeply influenced by the Kundalini Yoga tradition, a connection to Mother Earth and nature, and the metaphysical nature of being. David’s classes fill you with a sense of peaceful and loving connection with Self, and a rootedness to the earth.

His sadhanas are the land and his family. He is a visionary artist, fire dancer and performer, and is the creator of OM Glass, a line of spiritual glass art. He currently co- directs Dragonfly Meadows with Lisa Peters, and is the owner of Dragonfly Studio & Gallery in West Reading.

Elissa Keeler
Elissa Keeler came to Yoga about 10 years ago through an Iyengar class in Arizona. She has since practiced many of the other forms of Yoga, including Hatha, Bikram and Ashtanga. In February of 2008, Elissa became certified in the Hatha Inner Fire tradition, as well as receiving a 100-Hourcertification in Ayurveda. Elissa is passionate about health and wellness, and plans to continue her education in Ayurveda as well as in Ashtanga.
Elissa is a Raja Yogini, and follows the Eight-Fold Path. She believes in observing the Yamas and Niyamas, and emphasizes the importance of these practices in her Asana classes.

Her inspiration comes from the love for her family, husband Tim and son Finn. Her other passions include a love of animals, the outdoors, art and cooking.

Vicki Graff
Vicki feels that yoga has always been a part of her life. She studies and practices in the Iyengar Method, and her primary teacher is Holly Walck, Certified Iyengar Teacher, with whom she has studied since Fall 2006.
Vicki has had the honor to study with Patricia Walden and Joan White and is currently studying to become a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher with Joan White at the Iyengar Yoga School of Central Philadelphia's Teacher Training Program.

Vicki is challenged by the discipline of yoga and moved by the depth of yoga's capacity to transform a person, physically and spiritually. Vicki also teaches at Jai Yoga in Bethlehem, and works as an actor and teaching artist at Touchstone Theatre.

Anthony Kocur
Anthony, a graduate from downdog YOGA's first Teacher Training also has a background in massage therapy. He graduated from East West School of Massage Therapy in February 2008 with skills in Therapeutic Massage, Swedish Massage, STR, Deep Tissue Massage, and Reflexology.
In 2007 he received his First Degree Reiki Certification and he intends to further his education in the Massage and Bodywork field through additional certifications in higher levels of both Reiki and Thai Yoga Massage.

Anthony holds a Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwon Do and a black sash in Northern Long Fist Kung Fu. He trains in martial arts, yoga, tai chi, qigong, stretching and weight-lifting.
Anthony holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Penn State Berks. He received a certificate in Gerontology from Montgomery Count Community College in Pottstown. Another passion is creative fiction where he aspires to be novelist.

Teresa Zanardelli
Teresa has been studying and practicing yoga since 1995 at various studios, as well as developing her own personal practice. She was first introduced, and immediately drawn to Ashtanga yoga in 2002 and has been incorporating its philosophies into her own life since then.

She has had the desire to teach for many years. She was pursuing a career working with animals in South Carolina and could not find a way to work a teacher training program into her schedule. Marriage recently brought her to the Reading area and finally the right time arrived. She completed the 200 hour downdog YOGA Teacher Training certification at the end of March 2009.

Teresa’s teaching style strongly reflects that of Todd and Camilla’s as they have been her main teachers for the past few years. Teresa shares many of their beliefs about incorporating yoga philosophy into everyday lives.