Stephanie's yoga journey began in 2011 when she was encouraged to attend a class for stress relieve.  She fell in love with the peace & calmness the practice gave her and knew she wanted to share yoga with the world.  After practicing for a couple of years, she completed her 200-hr yoga teacher training from House of Light in 2016.  Since graduating, Stephanie began to teach a variety on classes in local studios while exploring her niche and voice. She realized her passion was seeded in yoga for healing and began to teach trauma-sensitive classes with a focus of self-empowerment.  In 2018 she began to teach SUP Yoga in Crystal River and in 2020 she reintroduced Yoga in the Park ~ a donation-base class.  

 

Stephanie is the founder of Soulful Yoga Connections and The Soulful Shala and is a recent graduate of Advanced Teacher Training 300-hour program at Lotus Pond in Tampa, FL making her a 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher. She completed an additional 30hrs in Aerial Yoga and has over 2000 teaching hours.  

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Stephanie holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and has been serving at-risk children and families through counseling for the last 13 years.

Lace’s true yoga journey began in 2001, when it was recommended, she attend a yoga class to help her recover from a recent surgery. Wanting to deepen her yoga practice, she took her first 200-hr teacher training in 2005 and in 2012, she completed her second training with an emphasis on the philosophy of yoga. She has gone on to obtained countless continuing education hours and has certificates in multiple specialties including Accessible Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Chair Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage (Level 1). She is a member of the local Nature Coast Yoga Teachers Association.

Lace has been sharing her passion as a teacher since 2005. When taking a class with Lace, students can expect motivating, clear and concise instruction with encouragement to be mindful and to have fun reaching towards their personal best. She believes that yoga teaches us to work through challenges calmly, and inspires us to be more grateful, mindful, and present.

Lace was the owner of the Inverness Yoga & Wellness Center from 2011 until 2020. The mission of the studio was to provide tools to the community to live a healthy lifestyle. After closing her studio, she took a hiatus from teaching and is excited to share her passion for yoga once again with others.

Lace believes in giving back to the community and does so by serving on the boards of many community organizations and being involved in numerous environmental efforts throughout the county.

Lynn has worked as a Physical Therapist for 30 years in various healthcare settings in both the US and Norway.  She has had a lifelong interest in health, exercise, and how lifestyle affects the body-mind-spirit.  In 2021 she graduated with her 200-hr yoga teacher training.  The journey was so inspiring and life-changing, she continued to deepen her studies and received her 500-hrs in May 2023 both from The Lotus Pond in Tampa.  Lynn draws inspiration form her many master teachers to include Karin Stephan who studied with B.K.S. Iyengar and Larissa Hall Carlson, former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda among many other accomplishments.​

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"The yoga journey is a most wonderfully inspiring journey.  It has profoundly changed my life.  That ever elusive contentment that I have been chasing after my entire life is paradoxically already in me (us).  Yoga for me, is the key that unlocked the door to inner peace" 

Bridgette started exploring her Yoga journey in college. It was while taking her very first Yoga class, the instructor gently guided them into a very relaxing pose, known as Corpse Pose (Savasana), when she realized this was something she could enjoy. She slowly continued to exploring Yoga more, realizing Yoga wasn’t just about Savasana, but so much more.​ Eleven-years later Bridgette really started deepening her practice primarily in Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga, exploring with the Chakras and Meditation.  She realized how important it was for her to share this amazing journey with others, so she became passionate to teach Yoga to seniors.  Helping seniors use Yoga as a tool to help them find flexibility, stillness, peace within themselves, mindfulness in loving themselves, and all the while moving gently through these amazing Yoga poses.

 

Bridgette received her Chair Yoga Teacher Training Certification in JivaPatha School of Conscious Yoga, in January 2015, then later obtained her certification as a Yin Yoga Instructor under Yin Yoga Teacher Training Intensive in November 2015.

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While living in Virginia, Bridgette received her RYT200 Yoga Teacher Training in July 2017. She then became a doTERRA Wellness Advocate, learning how essential oils can assist our everyday living, later introducing them into her practice of teaching on and off the mat.

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Today in 2024, Yoga is still an extremely important part of Bridgette’s everyday living. Yoga isn’t just about being on the mat, it’s in every part of our daily living, from how we think, how we breath as we move through every minute of every hour, to how we treat ourselves and others, practicing Ahimsa (non-violence). Life is a dance, and learning how to allow ourselves to ebb and flow through life will help us accept things we maybe can’t change but accept them for what they are. Honoring and accepting ourselves, listening to our bodies, learning to be in the moment while finding our breath; are some of what is important in her daily living. Her passion, to help others find their way on the mat, while enjoying the journey.