Instructors

   Krista Shirley
An internationally recognized yoga instructor, and one of a select few people worldwide authorized by the Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute to teach Ashtanga Yoga. Krista is extremely passionate about and dedicated to the traditional teachings of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. She travels to Mysore, India each year to spend several months under the guidance of her teachers Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, and Saraswati Rangaswamy in order that her own practice and teachings may continue to grow on the right path under their tutelage.  Krista humbly gives thanks to Sharath for entrusting her to carry on the traditional teachings of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system as he has taught her.

Krista resides in Orlando, Florida. Krista is the founder of The Yoga Shala in Orlando, Florida where she teaches traditional Ashtanga Yoga classes. She also teaches yoga at Rollins College, and the Citrus Athletic Club. Visit www.AshtangaYogini.com for more information about Krista.

Krista’s dedication to her personal yoga practice and the Ashtanga lineage shine through in her teaching. Her energy is contagious and inspiring! Krista specializes in providing all her students with a lot of personal attention. Krista is here to help you begin or advance your Ashtanga Yoga journey.

  Shannon “Sati” Chmelar
Sati's conscious spiritual journey began in adolescence after experiencing a series of transcendental awakenings. This gave her a thirst to know the divine nature underlying existence which led her to various practices that largely used the body as a form of spiritual inquiry. Sati began to practice yoga in 2001, and eventually devoted herself to the traditional Ashtanga Yoga system after studying under Manju Jois. She credits Manju for leading her to a profound awakening on the yogic path that eventually changed her life in an unparalleled way. Other teachers that she has studied with who have deeply influenced her practice include Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, Saraswathi Ranagaswamy, Jeff and Harmony Lichty, Tim Feldmann and David Ingalls. Sati has been teaching since 2004 having completed over 680 hours of yoga teacher training including programs directed by David Swenson and Paul Dallaghan. She continues to study with various senior Ashtanga teachers in the U.S. and abroad.

Sati is dedicated to facilitating the transmission of ancient yogic teachings with humility and ever-evolving awareness. Her dedication to the traditional practice of Ashtanga Yoga and philosophical inquiry continually feeds her teaching. She encourages students to cultivate a deep love and devotional attitude that nourishes their practice over a lifetime. She leads classes and workshops and strives to educate her students on all the dimensions of yogic practice including asana, meditation, pranayama, chanting, philosophy and history.

To learn more about Sati visit www.satiyogabodywork.com.

    Laura Daniel

Laura has been practicing yoga since 1991 and teaching since 1996. She began her practice in the Iyengar tradition, then turned to a vinyasa form at the Yoga Institute in Maitland Florida. She began her practice of Ashtanga in 1999 and is certified to teach Kundalini Yoga. She has studied and attended many teacher trainings with many established yogis, but finds her best teachers are her students and her yoga practice buddies. “My purpose as a teacher is to help students find a path that is right for them, to help them find a yoga practice that will enhance their lives.”

   Anat Taggart

Anat fell in-love with yoga in 2001 after having her first son. She is dedicated ashtanga yoga practitioner and mysore student at The Yoga Shala.  Anat decided to pursue yoga teacher training in order to deepen her own practice but discovered tremendous joy in teaching others how to deepen their own practice.  She has completed 200 hours of Ashtanga teacher training with Ashtangi Linda Walker from Urban Ashtanga Yoga Shala.   As a mother of four with a busy life-style she finds peace and calmness in practicing and teaching.   “From all my teachers I have grown wise, but from my students more than anyone else.” (Jewish proverb).

  Jaime Shearer

Jaime began her yoga practice in 2006 at the suggestion of her personal trainer. She wanted a workout she could enjoy - and a stronger core. Upon hearing this advice, "Find something you love and stick to it," Jaime sought out yoga studios during her travels across North America and fell in love with the Ashtanga tradition. Both challenging and relaxing, Ashtanga yoga gave her a sense of appreciation for her body and abilities, and made the practice of her spirituality real. Jaime has practiced other styles of yoga, but has found that her devotion is to Ashtanga Vinyasa. She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification in 2008 from Urban Ashtanga, formerly in Orlando. Jaime teaches yoga because of her love for the practice and the gifts she sees students receive from it. She believes yoga is available to all, and the purpose is the practice.

  Shanna White

Shanna is a long time swimmer/runner and nutrition junkie.  She stumbled onto yoga while battling a dysfunctional thyroid just weeks before her 21st birthday and says, "I fell hard for yoga, I'm madly in love with this thing." "Where have you been my whole life??"  As her personal Ashtanga Yoga practice has developed, she realized she was meant to share these teachings with others, and decided to pursue a teacher training course that would equip her with a strong foundation to pass on Ashtanga Yoga to others.  Shanna has completed a 200 hour Ashtanga Teacher Training with Linda Walker of Urban Ashtanga.  She maintains a daily Ashtanga Yoga Practice at The Yoga Shala and attends workshops with influential Ashtangi's.

   Maureen Hanusek

Maureen began her yoga journey in 1999 and became certified to teach in 2004 in Orlando, FL. Since then she has continued her yoga education by attending workshops and teacher trainings throughout the United States and beyond. While spending a year abroad in Asia, Maureen traveled on to Thailand and Mysore, India, where she decided to dedicate herself to the Ashtanga practice.

Since then she received her 200 hours to become a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance with a concentration in Ashtanga. She continues to attend workshops and teacher trainings, studying with authorized and certified Ashtanga teachers.