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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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NICK BAUER
(RYT 200)
Nick began his study
of yoga in 1998. He completed the Radiant
Child Teacher Training with Shakta Kaur
Khalsa in 2003; the HAYC Teacher Training,
and the Level 2 Teacher Training with John
Friend in 2004; and Yin Yoga Teacher Training
with Sarah Powers in 2007. He has also studied with
Betsey Downing, Paul Grilley, Judith Lasater, Elise
Browning Miller, Desiree Rumbaugh, and Mukunda Stiles.
Nick enjoys sharing his experience and leading others on
their own journey of yoga.
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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 toddler daughter.
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KATHY DUKE
(E-RYT 200) 
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 approved
Anusara Inspired teacher™ who studies regularly
with John Friend and his senior teachers.
She has completed Anusara® Teacher Training with John Friend and with HAYC and also holds a 55
hour Iyengar certificate. Her passion for the mind-body
connection lights up her practice as well as her teaching.
With joyful spirit, Dianne encourages her students to celebrate
their own individual talents and to step into the flow
of grace in their lives.
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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. Janet began her
study and practice of Hatha Yoga in 1972.
She has taught yoga since 1987 and completed
the HAYC Teacher Training 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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 EILEEN ROEHR (RYT 200)
Eileen got hooked on yoga at HAYC in 1994. She is an Anusara Affiliate and her primary teachers are Betsey Downing, Doug Keller, and Susan Van Nuys. Eileen has also studied with John Friend, Suzie Hurley, and Jenny Otto. In her other life she is the Program Director at Graydon Manor; where she also teaches yoga to emotionally disturbed youngsters.
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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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 PAT TAYLOR (RYT 200)
Pat dabbled in yoga
and meditation for years before realizing
that she wanted them to be the center of
her life. She completed the HAYC Teacher Training Program and is currently enrolled
in the Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation
Training Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in
California. Pat attends meditation retreats nationally and
continues the study of yoga with various teachers.
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JENNIFER ZINCK  (RYT 200)
Jennifer has been studying yoga since 2002 and graduated from the HAYC Teacher Training program in September 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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