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 has most recently completed her 200-hour Yoga Certification at Yoga Den in Mandarin. _______________________________________________________________

Jennifer Connell  904.252.7935 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

Yoga is a way of life for Mary Chattin.  Her practice began nearly a decade ago and has opened the pathway to learning the art and science behind the discipline.  Mary began her journey as a Yoga teacher in 2006 after an apprenticeship with Dominique and John Harding at the University of West FL.  In early 2007, Mary traveled to South India to study yoga philosophy and Vedanta at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala.  Following the birth of her daughter, Lily Bloom, Mary was inspired to complete the Radiant Child certification, Yoga for Children.  Additionally, she ha also completed her Reiki Level One certification.  

Mary's life experiences, teaching experiences, and her training have yielded a fusion of disciplines.  She teaches her class to the students, meaning Mary customizes her classes to fit the student's needs in that particular moment.  By 'reading' her students she can provide them with a more wholistic and authentic experience.  Furthermore, throughout the duration of the class, the emphasis wil usually shift from proper alignment to fully embracing one's experience, guided by the practitioner's intuition.  This is putting the phrase ' listen to your body' into practice so that one is more prepared to take this philosphy off the mat and into everyday life.

Among the various styles that Mary draws from are Yin Yoga, Sivananda Yoga, Kundalini, Restorative Yoga, and Jivamukti Yoga.  This not only means the physical aspect of these disciples but the grace, science, and art behind them.  Mary also teaches pranayama, meditation, yoga for injuries, yoga for hormone balance, and pre-natal yoga. 

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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. 

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Kim McGonigle, RYT

Born and raised on a Minnesota farm, Kim developed a love of nature early on.  Seeking mountains and ocean, she trekked to Seattle, enrolled in massage school, and never looked back.  Upon graduating with honors, Kim was offered the opportunity of a lifetime, one that would put her on her true path.  She spent the first year of the millenium traveling around the world as a massage therapist for a group of 250 bicyclists (not a bad first year experience for a newly minted professional)!  After traveling 45 countries and 6 continents, Kim settled in Orange Park, FL.  

Kim has been a massage therapist for a decade, with experiences spanning the spectrum from sports massage with elite athletes to palliative massage with Hospice patients.  She has received specialized training and certification in reflexology, accupressure, Reiki, and LaStone.

Kim is also a graduate of the Discovery Yoga Teacher Training in St. Augustine, FL, and has become a registered yoga teacher through both the Yoga Alliance and Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association.  Most recently she has become a certified Reiki Master and teaches yoga and Reiki workshops at Peaceful Yoga Studio.

Kim is passionate about massage and yoga, combining both arts with her professional and personal life.  She believes that if she can help people learn how to truly relax into the present moment through massage or yoga practice, they can carry this peace into their everyday lives.

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Barbe Kelly, RYT

Barbe has always been an active individual, studying dance from an early age and then playing golf, tennis, swimming, walking and practicing yoga.  Barbe has been a teacher for 22 years.  She has taught pre-school through high school in Michigan and Florida.  Life long learning is one of her passions. 

Practicing yoga daily, she felt the need to learn more and set a goal to become a yoga teacher.  Barbe attained this goal by studying with Deva Parnell at Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine, FL, where she studied the Kripalu method of yoga.   She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certified with Yoga Alliance and also certified in Pre-natal Yoga.  She started teaching yoga by offering free classes to her collegues at Fleming Island High School. 

Barbe enjoys sharing her love of yoga with her students.  The focus of her practice is on finding balance on and off the mat and finding peace and stillness within oneself.  She believes there are great restorative benefits to mind, body , and spirit by connecting movement with breath.  Barbe aspires to deepen her knowledge of yoga through reading, practice, and continuing her journey as a student while working toward her 500-hour certification.