MEET OUR YOGA INSTRUCTORS

CINDY MASTRY

Cindy Mastry was introduced to yoga by her Grandmother Ann Ree Colton in the 60’s, and began practicing at an early age, first with Lilias Folan on TV and with Vishnudevananda’s classic yoga text on her own. Cindy has a background in dance and also worked in the fitness industry on and off since the late seventies, always maintaining a home yoga practice. Today, focused only on Yoga, Cindy is the owner of the studio. She is a registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance (E-RYT) trained in classical Ashtanga Yoga at Mount Madonna Institute in California, home of the globally respected teacher and spiritual leader Baba Hari Dass who inspires “teach to learn”. Cindy has also studied with Kate Potter, Sharon Gannon and David Life, Larry Schultz, Gary Kraftsow, Jon Kest and Bryan Kest. Her style blends knowledge learned from all her teachers to encourage practicing the principles of yoga with self awareness and balance, without competitiveness in order to reach the underlying vibrational life force energy and true essence of yoga.

MONIKA RAMOS TAPIA

Monika Ramos Tapia was born in Mexico City and was raised in the United States. Her passion for travel and learning has allowed Monika to explore Yoga and Spirituality throughout North and Central America. Teaching yoga in distinct locations such as the Nosara Yoga Institute in Nosara, Costa Rica and as a core faculty member at the highly recognized Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. A teaching style that is eclectic, inspirational and compassionate, Monika incorporates both physical and spiritual aspects to her classes. Encouraging self awareness and self observation both on and off the mat, allowing for compassion to cultivate with Self and others. Her teachers include Amba and Don Stapleton PhD, Glenn Black, Jill Miller and is also trained in Reiki and Vortex Healing® as well as Pranassage™ and Thai massage.

REBECCA CHICCO

Rebecca is a 200hr - Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher and trained Reiki practitioner who received her training in India. There she learned the original and ancient techniques of Yoga without westernized modifications. Starting at a young age, Rebecca studied under the teachings of her father Onofrio Chicco, R.N., who aided many on their journey with hypnotism, Therapeutic Touch, and healing through flower essences while working with Hospice for well over 15 years. All of the above teachings and nearly a decade in the performing arts of dance and theater paved a nurturing path towards teaching Yoga. Rebecca enthusiastically invites you on the miraculous journey of Yoga practice and looks forward to sharing her energy with you!

DR. ADELE GIOTTA, D.C.

Dr. Giotta is a 200 hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. She started practicing yoga regularly while in chiropractic college because yoga can be done anywhere, anytime with very little props - all you need is a 5x8 space and a mat. Her brother gave her a beginning Hatha yoga book and she would read about one pose each day and then do it. Eventually she could do all the poses in the book. After she became a chiropractor, Dr. Giotta noticed that many patients had back, knee, shoulder, hip and neck problems due to poor posture, muscular imbalances and shallow breathing. She started to prescribe breathing exercises and appropriate yoga poses to her patients with great results. She feels that it is important for people to be in control of their own health and loves to be able to provide tools for them to do so. Yoga is one tool. Learning yoga and doing it regularly will strengthen your body and clear your mind. Dr. Giotta hopes that by sharing yoga with others she can give people the tools they need to get well and stay well.