Leah Green

Owner, Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher, Tier 3 Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher, E-RYT-500, MBody Yoga Teacher Certification Program , YACEP, FMS Level 1 & 2, TPI certified

I started my yoga journey in May 2012 when my husband asked me to join him for a class, so I did and loved it! I signed up for a 30 for $30 Groupon. I got lazy and soon realized I needed some motivation so I entered the March madness contest (2013) with a friend and we won! I began my free month and stayed with it! In August I wanted to do more with MBody and my community, so I became an Ambassador for the studio.

I was also beginning a battle with infertility and struggling with where my career was, at this point in my life, so I entered the 40 days to a Personal Revolution where I realized that my mat and my life were mirroring one another. After that program, I wanted more! More, self discovery, more inquiry, more yoga, more community and more break-throughs!

I approached Dawn in January of 2014 and inquired about the teacher training; she led me to the 200 YTT that started that month. In August 2014 I became a 200 RYT. In February 2016 I completed the 300 hr Embody Mastery program and became a 500 RYT.

Yoga provided me with a fun and safe place to not only receive a physical workout, but a mental one as well. This community has helped build a powerful practice, lifetime friends, a community that I am passionate about and encourage others to join and share. Besides Baptiste Power

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Chelsea Franklin

Student Advocate
Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher
RYT 500, MBody Yoga Teacher Certification Program
Trainer,

Chelsea is a certified Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor and the teacher/student advocate at MBody Yoga. She is 200-Hour E-RYT and 500-Hour RYT through MBody Yoga as well. It was her private music instructor that first exposed Chelsea to yoga through a “yoga for musicians” class. She was hooked and began to notice several benefits to having a regular yoga practice. She noticed a heightened sense of well-being and calmness in herself. The chronic back pain she suffered from years of playing an instrument subsided. One of the biggest results she saw was a decrease in her level of performance anxiety. Soon after, Chelsea began to look for a yoga studio to practice at and found MBody Yoga. From the moment she walked in the door, it felt like home. It was the community, something she had never experienced before anywhere else, that kept her coming back for more. Two months later Chelsea signed up for Mark White’s teacher training program. Through her practice and Mark’s training, Chelsea discovered self-confidence and a passion to teach. She has been teaching for over six years now at MBody. Chelsea also teaches an adaptive yoga class at MBody through oMS Yoga, a local organization bringing yoga to people living with Multiple Sclerosis. In addition, she teaches at the Eisenhower Center to veterans and those recovering from sports injuries. She has taught at drug rehabilitation centers and senior chair yoga at a local community center. When Chelsea is not on her mat or teaching, she enjoys both playing and listening to music, being outdoors and is a dog and cat mom to four fur babies (one dog and three cats).

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Louis Weimer

Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher, RYT 500

Louis has practiced different styles of yoga off and on since high school. When he came to MBody , he fell in love with Baptiste Power Yoga! He was challenged physically, his mind was stimulated through inquiry and the community was welcoming, gracious and caring. Louis’s journey here started with a Groupon and a class, this lead to him enrolling in the 100-hour Teacher Training which he took to deepen his practice. There he was inspired to take the 200-hour Teacher Leader Program and then the 300-hour Embody Mastery Program. As a 500-hr RYT, he is currently co-facilitating and leading trainings, leading workshops, and teaching classes throughout the week. He constantly enjoys learning and sharing with his fellow “yogis!”

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Suzanne Cooper

RYT 200, MBody Yoga Teacher Certification Program

I joined MBody Yoga June 12, 2012. A friend had invited me a few weeks prior, but I put him off because I was intimidated. I had preconceived notions of yoga studios and didn’t think it was for me. I traveled to CA to visit family and my sister-in-law invited me to her yoga studio. I took that as a sign – I had to try it! I walked out drenched in sweat feeling completely invigorated and so alive! Two days after I returned home, I took my first class at Mbody and I was hooked! I found a community of people (teachers and students alike) who accept, encourage, support and challenge me every time I step into the studio.
The physical benefits of my yoga practice, increased flexibility, stronger muscles, and improved balance were expected and I’m also learning that my body is capable of doing things I never imagined like acroyoga!!! What I did not expect was how a regular practice would benefit me off my mat as well. I’m learning to be more flexible and balanced in my life – I’m learning to breathe more and react less – I am learning to let go of self doubt and realize that I am capable of so much more than I’ve ever imagined.

As a graduate of MBody’s 100 hour and 200 hour teacher training programs I am so excited to share some of what I’ve learned from this amazing practice with others and to witness their growth. As an instructor, my goal is to create an atmosphere where students feel safe to learn and progress at their own pace – a place where they feel accepted, challenged, encouraged, and supported in their journey through this practice – a place to discover things about themselves that they never imagined.

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Roberta Paixao Cortes

E-RYT 500

Roberta Paixao Cortes is originally from Brazil, where she studied classical ballet. As a professional dancer, Roberta was always looking for ways to stretch and work out her body, and that is how she was introduced to yoga in 2005. At that time, she had no idea that she was getting hooked in Baptiste Yoga! Roberta went on to get her RYT200-hr at YogaOne Houston in 2012 and got encouraged by Roger Rippy to do level one training with Baron Baptiste in February 2014. The program made such a big impact in Roberta’s life that in the same year she completed level two training with Paige Elenson, and level three training with Baron, as well as started her certification process to become a certified Baptiste Yoga teacher! Roberta is a E-RYT500, tier 2 certified Baptiste Yoga teacher currently in the FIT to Lead program, an ambassador for Africa Yoga Project, a professional contemporary dancer, and the co-director and co-founder of the arts nonprofit Group Acorde. She learns every day from her teachers, students and from herself, and is really grateful for the power of yoga in her life and the opportunity to share that with others. Roberta’s classes are challenging, focus on breath, alignment, and honoring each student’s experience and needs. She is so excited to become a member of the MBody community and is looking forward to virtually connect with you soon!

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