Susie Huard Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Certified Pilates Instructor, Reiki Master, Co-Director of East Boca Yoga & Pilates
Susie has been providing groups and individuals with health and fitness programs for over 20 years. She has been involved in many aspects of wellness, including aerobic dance instruction, sport training, Olympic weight lifting, cardiac rehabilitation, and physical therapy. An avid cyclist, Susie has taught spinning, yoga, Pilates, and meditation.
She holds a degree in Elementary Education and Exercise Science and Wellness and has earned over 15 nationally-recognized certifications.
A resident of Boca Raton for 37 years, she taught in the Exercise Science and Wellness Department at Florida Atlantic University and has owned three yoga and fitness facilities. A back injury in 1992 allowed Susie to rediscover the therapeutic benefits of yoga, hence her knack for therapeutics and healing.
Susie continues to keep herself strong through yoga and Pilates and studies regularly with senior Iyengar yoga teachers Dean Lerner and Manouso Manos. Through her joyful and friendly teaching style, Susie enjoys sharing the gift of yoga and believes this to be the path to make desired changes in our lives so that we may reach our full potential. Click here to see Susie's class schedule.
Pam Seitz
Pam Seitz Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, Co-Director of East Boca Yoga & Pilates
Pam was drawn to yoga in 1993, seeking to balance the demands of a corporate job in California. Although she had studied ballet extensively in the 1980s, she felt that a yoga practice would be a more holistic experience. Pam moved to Florida in 2002 and has taught yoga since then. In addition, she earned her massage therapy license in Florida in 2005 and has received additional training and experience in Thai Yoga massage. She is also a Reiki Practitioner.
Pam has always enjoyed coaching others, having honed her teaching skills as a piano instructor in college. Her students benefit greatly from her knowledge of anatomy and movement, her past teaching experience, and the insights she has gained from her own yoga practice. She has a compassionate and caring approach to her students and truly enjoys sharing yoga with others.
Pam lives in Delray Beach with her husband and two cats. She continues her yoga practice and study with Dean Lerner, Manouso Manos and Rebecca Lerner, senior Iyengar yoga teachers. Click here to see Pam's class schedule.
Kerry's love of movement began as a young child doing cartwheels and backbends. In 1970, she met her first true love at John Jay High School in Brooklyn, New York: hatha yoga. Through subsequent explorations into dance -- creative movement in particular -- her interest in the interrelationship of body, mind, heart, and soul flourished.
In 1991, soon after becoming a massage therapist, her passion for the science of yoga and the art of teaching was re-ignited. This led her to the beauty, intelligence and rigor of the Iyengar method of yoga. Kerry loves to share the joy of yoga and has been teaching Iyengar Yoga for 8 years.
Tammy began her Yoga journey to the connection between the mind and body over 25 years ago while training in gymnastics. A Yoga Alliance certified Vinyasa Yoga Teacher, Tammy has now become a student of Iyengar Yoga, studying under the direction of Dean Lerner.
Tammy views the practice of Yoga as an opportunity to strengthen and balance the body, as it calms the mind, allowing ourselves to discover what is important, what it is to be a human being. "Yoga allows us to see ourselves truthfully and discover how we can weave that awareness into the way we live our lives," she says. Click here to see Tammy's class schedule.
Janet O'Brien
Janet O'Brien Certified Sivananda Yoga Instructor
Janet began practicing Yoga in her teens in hopes of improving a chronic breathing problem. She went on to become a yoga instructor at a Jack LaLanne Health Club in New Jersey. A Florida resident since 1983, Janet continued her Yoga practice, taking classes with many certified yoga instructors throughout the country. She received her certification in 1993 and has been teaching Hatha Yoga exclusively since that time. Her classes appeal to students of all ages and physical capabilities. Janet's goal is to improve her students' physical, mental and emotional health so that they may achieve a long life filled with harmony and peace of mind.
Julie turned to yoga in 2001 and soon discovered that the many benefits of a regular yoga practice went way beyond a physical workout. She has practiced and studied Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Anusara Yoga, and after completing her 200-hour Yoga Register Teacher certification, she began teaching yoga in 2008. The bliss she finds through yoga inspires her to teach with humility, kindness, and humor, while respecting the fundamentals of alignment. Julie approaches her yoga practice with curiosity, exploration and acceptance, and one of her favorite quotes is, "If it doesn't change your life, it isn't yoga." Click here to see Julie's class schedule.
Judy Rosenzweig
Judy Rosenzweig Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
Judy Rosenzweig has been teaching Iyengar yoga in the Boca Raton / Delray Beach area for over 16 years. With a background in ballet and dance, yoga was a natural progression for her, especially after suffering severe back and hip injuries. According to Judy, Iyengar yoga has been instrumental in helping her lead her life with much less pain and stress. She studies with Iyengar teachers Colleen Gallagher, Manouso Manos, Lois Steinberg and Patricia Walden, and takes workshops with Gabriella Giubalaro and Joan White.
Judy especially enjoys learning about therapeutic yoga; her other interests include her antique business and watercolor painting. Click here to see Judy's class schedule.
Polina Mayorova
Polina Mayorova Certified Yoga Instructor
Polina has studied and taught Yoga in her native Russia and in the U.K. for 4 years. She was a student of Svami Ganapati in India and more recently received certification in Sampoorna Yoga at Yogi Hari's Ashram in Mirimar, Florida. Here is how she describes Sampoorna Yoga: "Sampoorna Yoga is the yoga of fullness. It refines and purifies all aspects of the human personality so that the soul can shine forth in its divine splendor. According to the yoga philosophy, when we speak of the body, we are referring to three bodies, the physical, astral and the causal body. All the systems in these three bodies are toned through Sampoorna Yoga. That is why at the end of a Sampoorna Yoga session you will feel relaxed, recharged and happy."
Nina Rabiefarr Certified Yoga Teacher
Nina has been practicing yoga for five years and recently completed her 200 Hour Teacher Training. Because yoga has been such a positive influence on her life, her goal as a teacher is to instill this enthusiasm to her students and encourage them to challenge themselves while having fun in the process. Nina teaches Vinyasa (flow) yoga twice a week at EBY&P.
Michele Cutler Certified Power Pilates Instructor
Michele was a competitive cheerleader for 12 years and involved in numerous exercise disciplines. Michele has a long history with EBY&P owners Susie and Pam. As a dedicated yoga student of theirs for many years, Michele became equally enthusiastic about Pilates when the studio began offering classes in 2006. So enthusiastic, in fact, that she earned her certification as an instructor and began teaching Pilates at East Boca Yoga & Pilates in May 2007. Click here to see Michele's class schedule or to register for a class.
Beverley Calderwood
Beverley Calderwood MCSP, SRP, ISPA
Beverley practiced as a physiotherapist in the UK for over 30 years. Her interest and participation in sport eventually directed her to specialize in sports injuries. She has worked with UK National sports teams, including basketball, swimming, rugby, soccer, hockey teams and track athletes. Beverley has lectured in sports injury and rehabilitation in Norway, France, Italy and Thailand. In addition to her training in complementary therapies including Aromatherapy, Shiatsu and Reiki, Beverley has completed a four-year training course with the British Wheel of Yoga. She also managed her own studio on the Island of Guernsey, where she taught Yoga and practiced Yoga therapy for 20 years. Since moving to the US with her husband in 2009, she has been settling into the Florida lifestyle and all that it offers. Beverley is now ready and eager to share her many years of experience with students to help relieve their aches, pains and physical difficulties and restore their health and fitness. Click here to make an appointment with Beverley.
Megan Huard
Megan Huard Customer Relations
Megan was born and raised in Boca Raton, and spent most of her childhood following mom around in fitness facilities. After high school, she decided to take her love for food and turn it into a career. She graduated in 2005 with a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University in Miami. As part of her schools requirement she completed a 3 month long internship at the prestigious Pritikin Longevity Center Resort & Spa. After the internship the company offered her a position as a head chef, which she accepted and carried out for 2 ½ years. While at Pritikin she got to take her love of cooking and her passion for sharing a healthy lifestyle and share it with others.She taught cooking classes to guest and worked hand and hand with nutritionists to reshape the way people look at their diet in a healthy way.Through her time at Pritikin she found her calling in Nutrition. She is now currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from FIU. Megan truly enjoys working with people and sharing others enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle.
Colleen Carr
Colleen Carr Office Manager, Newsletter Editor
Colleen has over 30 years of administrative and office management experience and an extensive background in graphic design. She has worked in an academic setting, as well as accounting, construction, and advertising industries. Colleen holds degrees in Journalism / Communications and Horticulture / Landscape Design. Prior to moving to Florida from her native Western Pennsylvania, Colleen worked in the "green industry" as a landscape designer and office manager in a large family-owned garden center and nursery. She has been studying yoga for 12 years.
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