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Transform your ordinary world into an adventure - all it takes is a little
imagination and the right guides!
Introducing Our Teachers!!
As in life, you will have
many guides. Every class will be your own journey. What you
experience or take away will be unique to you. No matter which class
you come to, you will find a competent and experienced teacher. All of
our guides desire to teach in a way that will give you the results you are
looking for. We teach from the heart, giving you individual care and
attention as we strive to offer you a safe and nurturing environment to
experience your practice. It is rewarding for us to see our students
begin to live up to their potential. Every journey inward begins with a
technique, but it can only progress if you allow yourself to move beyond the
mechanics and into the movement. Thru personal interaction, we will
work with you on your technique with the intent of helping you understand
who you are as we guide you toward your experience.
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Kimberly Hardick
Owner Nia and Yoga Instructor |
4 years ago I
took my first Yoga class at Bikram College
of India. I believed it to be only a
challenging physical practice. After 9
months of an intense physical practice
something changed. I began having an
emotional experience in class that I did not
understand. A friend took me to her
studio and it was there I was introduced to
Priya Yoga. What a blessing. I
continue to experience emotional releases
but with less intensity and more
understanding. What began as a
physical practice has turned into a way of
life for me. The changes in my
physical body are just as noticeable as the
changes in my mental and emotional body.
Fascinated with the process and wanting to
learn more, I began studying with Michelle,
the founder of
Priya Yoga. Completing the 200 hour
program in the fall of 2005 inspired me to
continue with the 500 hour Yoga Therapy
Program. In 2005 I went thru the Nia
White Belt Intensive and have been teaching
The Nia Technique as well as yoga. In
May of 2006 I completed the second half of
the Thai Yoga Massage training, also known
as the lazy man's yoga, and use these
techniques in my yoga classes and in my
private sessions,
Reflecting
Your Reflection. I am
excited to teach and share what I have
learned over the last few years in Aledo.
We are fortunate to have some amazing Yoga
teachers here, and we all strive to continue
to learn and grow as teachers as well as
students. We attend workshops and
trainings together as well as meet weekly to
share new bits of information we have come
across. It is not uncommon for you to
find one or all of us in each others classes
as we believe we all have something we can
learn and teach from each other. Already we
have created a sense of community, as
well as a safe and fun place for you to
begin or continue your Yoga/Nia practice
closer to home. I am pleased to
introduce to you our fabulous teachers.
Terry has a
great
interest in fitness. She has a
degree in Physical Education K
- 12 from the
University of Northern Colorado. She has been involved in many sports
playing several in college. She went
to the Olympic selection
trials for
field hockey for the 1980 Olympics.
Being pushed to the physical limit
day
after day taught her how the mind
and body must work together in any
type of
physical exercise to get the most
out of the workout. Terry has worked
at
health and fitness centers and
recreational centers. She has
volunteered at
nursing homes, worked with the
mentally and physically handicapped
sharing
her love of exercise and
movement From these
experiences she has learned
to be even more compassionate and
sensitive to the needs of people
with
limitations. Having hip problems of
her own caused her to make a
lifestyle
change. Facing a future of limited
physical activity she turned to
Yoga.
Slowly with patience and time
she began to improve. Terry became
so excited
about the
amazing benefits that Yoga can
provide she completed her 200 hour
Yoga
Teacher Certification in December
2006 at Yoga Island with an emphasis
in
Vinyasa Yoga. She started practicing
Yoga in 2003 and started
teaching in
May of 2006. Her goal as
a teacher is to help others
enjoy and learn the
benefits of yoga so they can improve
their quality of life mentally and
physically.
Amanda Powers,
L.M.T.
Taking dance classes well into my
teens instilled my passion for
movement. So, years later when I
discovered Nia, I was hooked after
the first class. I finally found
the freedom and joy dancing offered
me for so many years prior. After
taking a few Nia classes I
understood the healing energy it
offered on so many levels and it
soon became my form of therapy,
exercise, and stress relief all
rolled into one. After dancing as a
student at Soul Fitness for six
years I was ready to take the next
step and become a Nia White Belt.
In November of 2007 I went through
the White Belt Intensive Training
with Holly Curtis in Boulder
Colorado and have been teaching at
Aledo Yoga and Nia since March of
2008. My focus as an instructor is
to offer a high energy class for all
levels of athleticism.
In 2003 I became a Licensed Massage
Therapist and have a small studio in
my home in Fort Worth, TX. I am
also a Lifestyle Educator teaching
people how to live healthfully
through a 12 week Therapeutic
Lifestyle Changes “TLC” program in
which I learn about my client's
daily routine and current eating
habits, then tweak what is not
working well for them by offering
fun and healthy alternatives to
improve their lifestyle.
Currently, I am enrolled in the
College of Natural Medicine and will
be a Licensed Nutritionist in
January 2009. Upon completion of
the Nutrition program I plan on
proceeding to Holistic Practitioner;
with the ultimate goal of building a
health and wellness retreat where
the skills to obtain and maintain
well-being and longevity are
provided.
Lou
Chapman is an
Anusara-inspired Yoga™
teacher living in Fort Worth, Texas.
His rich knowledge of yoga,
dedication to his students, sense of
humor and powerful teaching style
open his students to offering each
pose with an intention to connect to
yoga’s larger purpose – while
staying aware of their body
alignment and finding the balance
between steadfastness and freedom.
His joyful teaching style is
uplifting and inspires students of
any level to live fully from their
hearts and celebrate life.
Lou
started practicing yoga in 2002,
when he was 50, and began his
Anusara studies less than a year
later. He has completed more than
375 hours of training with Anusara
Yoga® founder
John Friend,
one of the most highly respected and
sought-after hatha yoga teachers in
the world today. He has completed
the in-depth Anusara Teacher
Training program with Senior
Certified Anusara® Teacher
Todd Norian,
and has spent hundreds of hours
training with other senior Anusara
teachers, including internationally
recognized
Desireé Rumbaugh
and Austin’s Charly Pivert.
Lou
is also a respected artistic
photographer. After a lifetime as a
serious amateur and sometimes
commercial photographer, he began
submitting his artistic work for
gallery and exhibit consideration in
2006. Within 18 months, he had been
juried into a dozen national and
international exhibits, and was in
the permanent collection of the
oncology unit of Fort Worth’s All
Saints Hospital, TCU’s Neely School
of Business Administration and
OneSource Marketing & Communication.
He has enjoyed individual and group
exhibits, most recently a solo
exhibit at the International
Photography Hall of Fame in Oklahoma
City.
For
nearly 19 years, Lou was a newspaper
reporter, working for major papers
in New Orleans, Denver, New York,
Fort Worth and Boulder, Colo. He
earned his Master’s Degree from the
Columbia University Graduate School
of Journalism and later won a
Pulitzer Prize nomination and other
national awards. Lou continues his
writing as a marketing consultant
and director of communications for
an international synthetic lawn
company.
Lou
wished to express his immense
gratitude to all of his teachers,
friends, family and students.
Rasha brings an energetic style to the art
of belly dance that is all her own. Drawing
on her background in jazz, ballet, and
competitive dance, Rasha’s performances
showcase the dynamic combination of lyrical
and percussive movements that make belly
dance beautiful.
Rasha has been a principal dancer with the
Crescent Moon Dance Company in Fort Worth
since 2004. In addition, she is a gifted
choreographer and serves as Artistic
Director for Anahata Belly Dance Company. As
a soloist, Rasha is a featured dancer at
Kasra Persian Restaurant in Richardson and
performs regularly at various venues and
private functions across the Dallas/Ft.
Worth metroplex.
While continuing to further her own dance
education, Rasha is also an instructor. Her
teaching emphasizes proper body alignment,
mastery of basic technique, and musical
interpretation. Her technique and
choreography build on the fundamentals of
“raqs sharqi” (Eastern dance) while
incorporating elements of traditional
Western dance forms and modern American
belly dance.
Katy Hobbs, M.Ed., began her
practice of yoga in 2001 while
living in Los Angeles. In 2002, she
began teaching children’s yoga at a
California elementary school for
gifted children with learning
disabilities. The summer of 2005,
Katy attended the Yoga for the
Special Child basic certification
program at the Integral Yoga
Institute in New York City. In March
2007, she completed her 200 hour
Yoga Alliance teacher training
through Priya Yoga in Dallas.
Currently, she is working on her
prenatal yoga certification through
Mamaste Yoga.
Prior to Katy’s first Nia class in
2003 she had not even heard of Nia,
but was hooked by the end of her
first experience. In June 2004,
Katy attended the Nia White Belt
training in Baton Rouge, LA with
Helen Terry. In May 2006, Katy
received her Blue Belt in Nia from
Carlos Rosas in Chicago, IL. In
June 2008, Katy completed her Brown
Belt training with Debbie and Carlos
Rosas in Portland, OR. Katy says
that Nia is the biggest compliment
to all of her passions and has truly
taught her the “body’s way” of
moving. Katy’s practice of yoga and
Nia has improved her health,
strength, communication skills, and
overall wellbeing. She hopes you
will join her on the joyous journey
toward health.
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