Bonnie Morgan, Studio Owner Bonnie acquired the studio in January, 2008, after managing the business for 8 months.  She has been practicing yoga for many years and has been a regular member of Peaceful Yoga since January, 2004.  She is dedicated to helping others obtain a healthier lifestyle as a Certified Personal Trainer through the IFPA.  Bonnie continues her dedication to health and fitness through workshops and is currently working on her 200-hour Yoga Certification with the Yoga Alliance at Yoga Den in Manadarin.    ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Jennifer Connell  904.371.5494 or 908.451.8877 jennifer@joyfulevolution.com Jennifer, a Deepak Chopra certified meditation and yoga instructor, public speaker, workshop facilitator and personal enrichment and entrepreneur consultant offers valuable insights to bridge the gap between corporate visions and undeniable personal desires. She is a practical and creative leader, and a dynamic, inspirational speaker. Jennifer continues to inspire people by teaching them how to channel the power of mind and body in everyday settings, corporate and personal.  She empowers and entertains her audiences using ancient techniques that increase productivity, creativity and stamina. Having lived and worked in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands for nearly 5 years, Jennifer is a former Director of Training and Development at a UK based publishing firm where she conducted business with an international clientele. Her role included development and implementation of the corporate sales training program, and recruiting and motivating successful sales executives. She is also credited with the acquisition of new business contracts with multi –national corporations including Lotus, NCR, Documentum, Perot Systems and Institute of Management Development. Upon returning from Europe, Jennifer’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to become a certified coach and to open and operate a successful nutrition and exercise center. Her passion for assisting others to create successful lives for themselves is fuelled by her own thirst for joyful and balanced living. She is a founding partner of both Joyful Evolution and Building Momentum, companies that create and facilitate seminars, workshops and mentoring programs. | She has studied for many years with leaders in the field of personal and health enrichment including Deepak Chopra, MD, David Simon, MD, Anthony Robbins, David Hawkins, MD, Ph.D, Brandon Bays, William Linville, and Dr. Wayne Dyer.

Barbara Bennett, RYT Barbara brings eleven years of yoga experience to her teaching. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certified with the Yoga Alliance through Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine.  Her classes are fun, yet challenging; inspiring and rejuvenating; using the poses to build strength and stability with a light-hearted humor. She has completed many workshops and intensives with renowned yogi’s Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste, Sean Corn, Beryl Bender Birch, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, and many more.  She is also a school teacher in Clay County and brings that creative flow into her classes. Her training was through Discovery Yoga, where she continues to study with Deva Parnell.

Mary Chattin, RYT

Mary has been practicing Yoga since 2000 and has been teaching since spring of 2006.  After two years with her teacher, Nancy LaNasa, former manager and teacher of Jivamutkti Yoga Center, she answered her calling to be a teacher of yoga. 

Mary began her journey as a yoga teacher at the University of West FL in an apprenticeship program sponsored by Dominique Cullen and John Harding.  Here she completed a health research project on yoga for pregnancy and received her first Yoga Teacher certification through Fitour Fitness.  That spring she began to teach HathaYoga at the downtown Pensacola YMCA.  In January 2007, Mary followed in the footsteps of her teacher Nancy LaNasa by traveling to Kerala, South India to receive her second teacher training.  At the Sivananda Yoga and Vedanta Center in Neyyar Dam, she was provided with a complete study of yoga with students from around the world.  It was in India that she realized the importance of meditation and stillness of the mind. 

Mary was a former manager and teacher at Abhaya Yoga Center where she taught meditation, pranayama, and asana classes.  Most recently, she completed 'The Radiant Child' course.  Currently, Mary teaches open level asana and prenatal classes at Peaceful Yoga Studio.  Her greatest inspirations include Bob Marley, Julia Butterfly Hill, Swami Vishnu Devanada, the mountains, and most of all, her daughter Lily Bloom.  Mary enjoys rock climbing, hiking, the beach, and spiritual studies.  She has dedicated her life to the Yoga of Motherhood, Karma Yoga, and is constantly seeking the Truth. 

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Vicky Vance, RYT

Vicky Vance finds joy in the practice of yoga, connecting movement and breath to quiet the mind.  Vicky is a graduate of the Discovery Yoga Teacher Training Program in St. Augustine, FL where she studies with respected Kripalu Yoga teacher trainer, Deva Parnell.  She is an instructor of beginner and multi-level classes with emphasis on body awareness, alignment, and coordination of breath and movement. 

Vicky is certified as a Registerd Yoga Teacher (RYT) through Yoga Alliance and as a Kripalu Yoga teacher through  the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association.  She has completed teacher training with Karma Kids Yoga and is continuing to pursue advanced studies through Discovery Yoga. 

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Lisa Snyder, RYT

Lisa discovered yoga at the local YMCA and knew from the very first class that her concept of exercise and fitness was changed forever.  An intense longing to learn more and to dig deeper led Lisa to Yoga Den where she completed her 200-hour Teacher Training Program.  Due to her background in elementary education, the art of teaching cam naturally, and it wasn't long before Lisa was teaching a full schedule at yoga studios and, of course, the YMCA.  Although she loves the total yoga studio experience, she feels it is very important to give back to her roots.  As a result of her own personal discovery and growth through a daily yoga practice, Lisa believes every yoga class (whether mind/body, power vinyasa, etc.) comes down to the quality of your breath, the integrity of each pose, and the balance of your internal energy with the energy that surrounds you.  Lisa strives to deepen her practice and knowledge of yoga by reading, meditating, and spending time on her mat as a student.