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SUSAN VAN NUYS (E-RYT 500)
Susan is the director of The Health Advantage Yoga Center. She has been a yoga practitioner since 1989 and began teaching in 1997. A former Anusara® certified instructor, Susan has studied with many world-class Anusara and Iyengar teachers. She received a BS degree in computer science and linguistics from the College of William and Mary and she particularly enjoys applying the logic she learned while programming to the progressive teaching of yoga poses. Susan's approach is warm and clear with an appreciation of individual differences.
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JAN BALDI (RYT 200)
Jan began studying yoga in 1990. She completed the HAYC
Teacher Training Program and studied with
numerous senior yoga teachers. Her primary
teacher is John Schumacher who has influenced
and inspired her practice. John Friend
has also influenced her practice. She has an MS degree in
Public Administration.
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JENNIFER BRESEMAN
(E-RYT 200)
Jennifer has
completed the HAYC Teacher Training
Program and Levels 1 & 2 Anusara Teacher Training with John Friend. She also draws
on her training and experience as a
Registered Nurse, including working in
Labor and Delivery. She loves to watch the transformative
power of yoga as it unfolds in her life and in the lives of
her students.
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KELLY CLEVE LAND (RYT 200)
Kelly has
studied yoga since 1990. She received her
teaching certificate in 1994 and began
teaching at HAYC in 1996. Kelly has studied
many different alignment based yoga styles
with numerous experienced teachers over
the years. They have helped to shape and deepen her yoga practice and they inspired her to love the yoga she teaches.
Her love for life after breast cancer and other calamities has
taught her to appreciate her yoga even more each day. She
travels to Africa annually bringing yoga to people in Liberia.
Her goal is to open the hearts of all who are in pain.
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TRACY DeBELLIS (RYT 200) 
Tracy has been studying yoga since 2001. She graduated from the HAYC
Teacher Training program in 2008. In addition,
she is certified to teach yoga for fertility
and prenatal yoga, and has a children's yoga
certification through Karma Kids Yoga and the Radiant Child Yoga Program. Tracy
has a Master's degree in Organizational Development and Human
Resources. She currently works as a human resources consultant and lives in Vienna
with her husband and two young children.
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KATHY DUKE
(E-RYT 500) 
Kathy completed
the HAYC Teacher Training program with Betsey Downing and
Doug Keller in 2000. In addition, Kathy holds certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine
and the American Council on Exercise. She
has attended workshops with Kaustaub Desikachar, Erich
Schiffman, David Frawley, John Friend, Judith Lasater and
completed the Radiant Child Yoga Program in 2008. She
earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University
and has worked and volunteered in the health and fitness
industry for more that nineteen years. Kathy is currently
enrolled in the 500 hour Teacher Training program at the
Himalayan Institute.
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DIANNE FALK
(E-RYT 200)
Dianne is an experienced instructor and licensed Anusara®
Inspired teacher who is delighted to study
regularly with John Friend and Suzie
Hurley. With playful enthusiasm, a good
bit of humor, and a great amount of clarity,
Dianne encourages her students to learn that the yoga
practice is much more than physical movement. Her
continuing education includes multiple Anusara Teacher
Trainings and Therapy workshops as well as an Iyengar
Teacher Training Certificate. Dianne offers therapeutic
private sessions to students recovering from injury and
absolutely believes that teaching yoga is the best job ever.
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DOUG KELLER
(E-RYT 500)
Doug has a strong
background in the alignment based styles of
Iyengar and Anusara Yoga®, as well as in yoga
philosophy and yoga therapy. He is a regular
columnist in the internationally renowned
magazine Yoga+ and is the author of several
books covering all aspects of yoga practice. He holds a
Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Fordham University,
and travels nationally and internationally, teaching workshops
in philosophy and pranayama as well as hatha yoga.
And of course he teaches regularly at the HAYC!
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KELLY KESSLER
(RYT 200)
Kelly started as a
student at HAYC in 1993 and completed
the HAYC Teacher Training Program in
1999. She studies therapeutic yoga intensively,
drawing upon her own experiences as
well as her work as a Neuromuscular
Massage Therapist to teach the healing power of yoga to
her students.
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 JANET KIM (RYT 500)
Janet is a former Certified Anusara® Yoga Instructor and began her study and practice of Hatha Yoga
in 1972. She has taught yoga since 1987
and completed the HAYC Teacher Training
Program in 1995. Janet has studied yoga
with Betsey Downing, John Friend, Desiree Rumbaugh,
Rodney Yee, Sarah Powers, and Doug Keller.
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ANDE McDONALD (RYT 200)
Andre began
her study of yoga in 1972. Ande completed
Teacher Training programs with Betsey
Downing, Lillah Schwartz, and John Friend.
She has taught yoga at HAYC since 1995
and currently studies with Doug Keller.
Ande’s intention is for her students to find the joy of
movement in their yoga practice and their daily lives.
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PATRICIA PAO (E-RYT 200)
Patricia began her yoga
studies with Betty Roi. She has studied
extensively at HAYC since 1998 and has
completed the HAYC Teacher Training
Program, Radiant Child, Yoga 4 Teens &
Yin Yoga Teacher Training programs. She is
also a Relax & Renew Trainer®. Pat has completed intensive
Teacher Training workshops with Kaustaub Desikachar,
John Friend, Paul Grilley, Anodea Judith, Judith Lasater,
Elise Browning Miller, Sarah Powers, Erich Schiffman and
Rodney Yee. She is a former professional dancer and ballet
teacher. Pat has worked the last 18 years as a movie casting
director.
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MARY RUBARD (RYT 200)
Mary began her study of yoga at HAYC in 1998. She completed the HAYC Teacher Training with
Susan Van Nuys and Doug Keller and Level 1 Anusara Teacher Training with John Friend. She also completed the Radiant Child Yoga Program levels I & II with Shakta Kaur Khalsa and Mini Yogis Teacher Training with Shana Myerson. Mary continues to expand her knowledge of yoga by attending workshops with Senior Anusara teachers as well as Elise Browning Miller, Judith Lasater, and Erich Schiffman. Mary is also a Massage Therapist and is certified in Thai Yoga Massage. Mary's focus is to bring balance and calm into her life and to share this with others.
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ANGELIKA STADEL (RYT 200)
Angelika started her yoga journey in 1996 at HAYC. She
completed the HAYC Teacher Training
Program in 2001. Her main teachers are
Susan Van Nuys and Doug Keller. She has
studied with various senior teachers and
recently spent a month at the Iyengar Institute in India to
deepen her practice and understanding of yoga. Angelika
holds a degree in French and German literature and a
Masters in teaching French and English. With her strong teaching background she
loves to guide students along the
yoga path of self-discovery.
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 PAT TAYLOR (RYT 200)
Pat has completed the HAYC Teacher Training, Mindfulness
Yoga and Meditation Training, Relax and Renew Training, and Therapeutic
Yoga for Seniors. Pat attends meditation
retreats nationally and continues the study of yoga
with various teachers who focus on mindfulness and
midlife health.
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JENNIFER ZINCK  (RYT 200)
Jennifer has been studying yoga since 2002 and graduated
from the HAYC Teacher Training Program
in 2008. She has taken workshops with
Judith Lasater and Jamie Allison and studies
regularly with Susan Van Nuys. Jennifer has
a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in
Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise. She currently
works as a project manager in the field of Information
Technology and lives with her husband and two young
boys.
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RYT and E-RYT are registrations with the Yoga
Alliance. These registrations represent levels of educational
training and teaching experience for yoga teachers.
All HAYC teachers have met these standards and are registered
with the Yoga Alliance. For more information, please
visit the Yoga Alliance website: www.yogaalliance.org
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