MEET THE TEAM

Danica; MSW, Pitbull Mama, Yoga Student, Artist
Breathe it all in, love it all out
Seeking your truth and finding your voice is contagious around Danica. Her own yoga journey is what has shaped her desire to share these sacred teachings. Over a decade worth of practice, devotion, training and studies has culminated in a spiritual journey that has offered Danica the opportunity to connect with others, love herself fully and find her voice.

Danica has been humbled and softened by her yoga practice. She follows the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of loving devotion, and has lead yoga (and barre) classes since 2014 with over 1200 teaching experience hours. With her playful yet mindful explorations, Danica holds space for you to just be you, safely and supported. Danica’s most beloved activity is chanting and being a part of Kirtan. Her harmonium, more often than not, accompanies her to class and she encourages others to share their voice.

Danica lives near the water with her fiancé and their two rescues, Moose and Patron. She loves reading, creating art from many different mediums, enjoying the outdoors, and cooking. 

Maria is an RYT and is a CKTT (certified Kineso Tapping Technician). She has recently completed her 50hr training in Trauma Informed Teacher Training. Yoga for her is space where she feels safe to allow herself to be vulnerable, to connect herself on a mental and emotional level. It has helped in her own recovery as a addict and coping with her mental illness. She doesn’t see herself as a teacher but as a guide to the students in the room to find their own connection to their own practice..on their own terms. Creating a “safe” space and practice through her knowledge of the anatomy. Deeply rooted in “Bhakt Yoga” also called Bhakti marga, is a spiritual path or spiritual practice, loving devotion towards a personal god/self. To see the divine in everything. The practice of devotion and self-less service .Maria is also an accomplished Hairstylist at Thompson Hair Salon in Shrewsbury

Eileen has been teaching locally since 2011.  She has completed her 500 Yoga Teaching Certification at Yogaworks locally and in NYC.  Eileen teaches Hot 26, Vinyasa (beginner and power) and enjoys teaching Yoga Massage with Therapy Balls.  Eileen has lived and worked locally most of her life and is also a technologist focusing on Cybersecurity.  Eileen enjoys spending time with her grown children and her pets.  You may also find her in Red Bank helping her daughter at Pearl St. Consignment. 

After finding yoga myself in 2004 and having my own life changing realization I continued to practice daily gaining more strength obviously, but also confidence to move forward. 

I completed my 200 Hr Teacher Training in 2010, I completed the Barkan Method Level ll Hot Yoga Training in 2011, and continued to educate myself by taking various Posture, Trauma Informed Yoga Trainings and Aromatherapy workshops. My practice is constantly evolving as I continue to grow and learn from all my fellow teachers and yogi's that inspire me daily. i look forward to our paths crossing one day as we travel on our own journeys seeking truth, light, patience and wellness. I hope to see you soon on the mat, until then just do you and have fun on that journey!

Namaste

Tanya Williams has been teaching yoga and serving her local community for the past twelve years.  She is trained in the Bikram Yoga advanced series and achieved both 200 and 500 hour teacher trainings with the highly respected Sri Dharma Mittra in New York City.  She is a Certified Dharma Yoga teacher in levels I, II, and III. 

Tanya is a student in the comprehensive and meditative path of Yoga (Raja) with Llewellyn Vaughn-Lee, an English mystic and Sufi lineage teacher.

Tanya is committed to the subtle teachings and philosophy of yoga and believes these aspects are of equal importance to the development of a strong asana practice.  Contemplative by nature, she is known by her students for continued patience, respect and dedication. 

Amy Crowe, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, started her teaching career in Dance Education at age 17 at the prestigious, Horizons In Dance.  After moving to New Jersey in 1996 she continued to teach recreational and competitive dance at a local dance studio.  Unfortunately spending so much time inside to deal studio did not allow her to take class for herself and her body felt limited.  In 2007 Amy took her first hot yoga class and the void was filled.  It was exactly what she was missing but did not stay consistent with her practice.   In 2009 Amy suffered a back injury that completely sidelined her from teaching dance.  Chiropractic and physical therapy did not help in any way.  With much hope Amy registered for a 10 day package at the local hot yoga studio with high hopes of feeling better.  She went religiously every day.  By the fifth day the pain was gone.  She was yoga’s biggest advocate.  In 2014 Amy received her 200 RYT Certificate through Colts Neck Hot Yoga.  Amy’s love for both dance and yoga continues to grow.  The greatest gift she can pass down to her students is to learn to slow down,  learn to breathe deeply, play.  Everything else is just stuff. 

Marvelyn grew up locally as a ballerina and turned to fitness when injuries ended her ballet career. During her path of graduating from Monmouth University with a Health Science Degree BS in 2017 she also received the following certifications; NASM Personal Trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise, MOSSA cycle, Rock Steady Boxing, and NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Cert. Marvelyn worked as a strength and conditioning coach of high level athletes during her gap year before starting Kean University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. During this time her love for yoga flourished at hot and soul and she soon became a certified BARRE instructor. Marvelyn became a Doctor of Physical Therapy in May 2021 combining her love for exercise and anatomy to serve Monmouth county. Marvelyn earned her 200 HR Yoga Teacher Training in May 2022 at Coba Yoga expanding her passion and knowledge for Vinyasa Yoga. Her mission is to get the most amount of people to return or continue to do things they love doing in a safe and healthy way! You can find her at Both HSY locations teaching Hot Barre and Vinyasa Yoga. 

Miriam began practicing yoga in 2005 in New York City  to regain and maintain strength and flexibility after twice sustaining a hip stress fracture.  As soon as she bought her first package she was hooked and consistently incorporated yoga practice into her daily life.

After returning to New Jersey and giving birth to her  two daughters, she left her corporate job.  She  knew that she needed to share the benefits of yoga practice with others.  In 2016, with the support of her  family,  she completed 200 hours of training at Colts Neck Yoga and was certified as a Yoga instructor.  She  went on to complete an additional 300 hours of training from Colts Neck Yoga. She also completed training and received Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness certification from Little Flower Yoga and trained in the practice of  Chair Yoga.  Miriam is also a Yoga Teachers College certified Gravity Yoga Instructor with Lucas Rockwood.

 She continues to learn through workshops and trainings.  She has attended workshops with senior yoga instructors including; Jules Mitchell, Leslie Kaminoff,  Jenni Rawlings, and Kathryn Bruni-Young,  She also completed a workshop with Bernie Clark and back expert, Dr. Stuart McGill.  In addition to yoga, Miriam became a Certified Personal Trainer and Human Movement Specialist through the Brookbush Institute, as well as a Functional Range Conditioning Specialist from the Functional Range Systems.

She believes that by continuing her education in yoga and movement, as well as by maintaining her own practice in various modalities, she will be able  to support  students in their individual practice..

Fitness has always been a big part of June’s life. As a former gymnast, she also enjoyed playing volleyball and soccer. June began practicing Yoga and Hot Barre occasionally, in 2016 it became a big part of her life. The physical and mental benefits have truly made a difference. June completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Tula yoga in January 2021.

After June completed the yoga training a mentor and good friend sent her an email about Barre Intensities training. Teaching Barre was always in the back of her mind as something she’d like to do one day. After quickly signing up June’s journey into learning all about teaching Barre began. June completed her training and certification for Barre in June 2021.

June also offers guided meditation and in November 2021 she completed a Yoga and Sound Practitioner course and looks forward to adding that to her Yoga and Guided Meditation practices.

Teaching is something that she loves and enjoys very much. For thirty years June has been a Dental Hygienist who worked both in private practice and hospital dentistry, and in Education. After teaching Dental Hygiene for many years she now looks forward to teaching Yoga and Barre to help others enjoy all the benefits that each have to offer.

My name is Karen Piekarsky I am new to the area but not new to yoga I’ve been teaching for 8 years now, and I feel blessed  to be able to share my passion with others.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. Namaste

Janice returns to NJ after living in the Nashville, TN area where she became 200  hour Yoga Certified and Yoga Sculpt certified through CorePower Yoga. While in Tennessee, Janice taught for CorePower as well as other local studios in the Nashville area where she shared her love and energy for yoga and sculpting with her students. Before  teaching yoga Janice taught dance for over twenty years including eight as a studio owner in Colts Neck, NJ. She has a BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College. Janice is looking forward to bringing her experience, energy, and enthusiasm to all her classes.  When Janice is not teaching or taking yoga/sculpt classes she is a wife to Paul and mom to four children, Joseph, Jackson, Gabriella, and Jayden.

Lucy started practicing hot yoga in 2014 in an effort to get back in shape post baby. But with family and a new baby there’s not always time to make it to class. As soon as she relocated to colts neck New Jersey, hot and soul became her home studio where her practice was taken to a new and exciting level. With the consistent practice, the mental benefit of yoga quickly outweighs its physical part. With the desire to further her practice, she completed her 200 hour training with Jandee Yoga in Feb 2021. By sharing her practice and teaching at the studio, she found a new way to connect with this community, helping others to find enjoyment in movement. You’ll find Lucy taking Barre/yoga classes when she’s not teaching.

Marilyn has over 30 yrs fitness wellness experience teaching, training, coaching and managing Group X…
AFAA
Primary:
Cardio, Strength, Core conditioning
Mat Pilates
Le Bert Barre
Les Mills -
Body Pump Aim I
Body Combat
Core
Grit
Mad dog Spin
(Doing CEC for nutrition coach now)
CPR:
American Red Cross

Adam Schwartz teaches a variety of yoga including Hot 26, Vinyasa and yin. 

Adam has completed six different teacher training courses and has accumulated 1400 hours of training. 

Adam has studied and practiced with internationally renowned yoga teachers including Sri Dharma Mittra, Jared McCann and Gianna Purcell. Adam also keeps a regular asana, pranayama and meditation practice.