Spring Lake's Hidden Treasure
304 Morris Avenue ,Spring Lake, NJ 07762
Meet The Team
Maria
Maria attended Quinnipiac University, receiving a Bachelor’s of Science and moved on to respiratory therapy working in the children’s unit at St. Peters University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. After several years, her desire for business success kicked in, and she pursued a career in the mortgage banking world and joined Wells Fargo. She was told she was too nice, too pleasant, and not aggressive enough to succeed. Within two years, she was a top producer in the New Brunswick branch and ran the construction and renovation division for several branches.
After ten years, though enjoying success, Maria was ready for a change. She completed 3 levels of certifications in Thai Yoga Therapy at Lotus Palm School. This was the beginning of her path.
After taking a yoga class at her local gym, she knew what she was destined to do. She was trained as a teacher at Kula-Kamala, earning RYT certification through the Yoga Alliance. She completed the training receiving certifications for teaching and yoga therapy. Using past learned business skills, Maria opened Inner Calm Health and Wellness studio in May of 2010.
Known for her kindness, and healing inherent in her nature, Maria hosts a myriad of events and workshops for other practitioners in the wellness community which include meditations, couple’s workshops, and one-on-one activities. She is married and loves to spend spare time with her husband, Ed, and her infant son, Jack.
Brett Lehr
Brett is our Dharma Inspired Yogi completing his 200+ hours with Dharma Mittra. His life experience and great sense of humor creates an atmospere for learning in every class. Brett focuses on yoga as a whole not just asana. He incorporates meditation, pranayama and asana in every single class. Brett is also known for his MAN-yasa classes which are created just for men who want to incorporate yoga into their lives. You can learn more about Brett and his LuvLifeYoga at www.luvlifeyoga.com.
Wendy Bonner
Wendy joins our family with over 20 years of fitness and yoga experience. Wendy has created the Core Barre program that is held exclusively at our studio. It is a blend of yoga, pilates, barre work with weights and some secret core busting methods. Wendy also leads our pre school yoga as well as some groovy vinyasa classes. When Wendy isn't teaching she enjoys being a mom to her two beautiful children. If you are looking to get in shape for the summer or for life take Wendy's classes.
Helen Hsu, RYT
Being someone who always took high impacting aerobics type classes such as step aerobics, jogging/run, tennis, zhumba… , Helen was encouraged into taking a fun but challenging yoga class to reduce her pain in her knees and foot. Surprisingly she got hooked and has personally been taking yoga classes for over 8 years. Helen wanted to learn more about yoga particularly placing more emphasis on proper alignment in doing the various poses. She took her Teacher's Training Course at Inner Light Yoga Center in North Brunswick, N.J. under the guidance of Tarra Piparo Madore DC, E-RYT 500. Helen not only expanded her knowledge on the fundamentals of Hatha/Anusara Yoga, but she also learned yoga's true meaning (the union of the mind, body and spirit). She is a certified yoga instructor, registered with Yoga Alliance. Helen offers gentle, beginner, multi-level, vinyasa, flow, and restorative yoga type classes. Her teaching emphasizes proper alignment while linking breath with each pose.
Additionally, Helen has also embarked in providing yoga classes for the Deaf/hard of hearing community with the assistance of Amy Chu, another Certified Yoga Teacher who is fluent in American Sign Language. Both of them have created an opportunity for the Deaf/hard of hearing community to benefit in taking yoga classes in Central New Jersey.
Helen’s favorite saying “Life is a journey on a long and windy road and it never ends” aligns with various yoga principles and philosophies. She is constantly growing and learning not only from her yoga practice but also from her yogi students.
Helen, CPA and
Denise Kornblatt, RYT
Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and recently completed her Yoga Teacher Training at kula-kamala-yoga. Denise is also a certified Reiki Practitioner and a registered member of the Yoga Alliance. Prior to her yoga training, Denise received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College, and her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Downstate Medical Center. She decided to take a break to raise her children when she came across the art of yoga. Denise's teaching style is alignment oriented, and she believes that yoga is for everyone, young and old. Overall, Denise enjoys and embraces the multiple purposes of yoga: fitness, relaxation, spirituality, healing, and fun! Denise is also a level II Reiki practitioner and a yoga therapist at Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital.
Barbara Lynch
Barbara is an experienced ACE Certified Personal Trainer who has worked in the fitness industry for 19 years. She has been teaching Pilates for the past 13 years and was the owner of the Shore Pilates Center of Belmar, which was the first Pilates studio at the Jersey Shore . Her studio was the NJ Certification Studio for the PhysicalMind Institute Teacher Training Programs, and she has trained over 300 Pilates instructors from the tri-state area in both equipment and matwork. Barbara is certified by Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), PhysicalMind Institute, Body Precision and Polestar. After adding yoga to her personal exercise practice, she decided to enroll in the YogaFit® teacher training program and is also a Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT 200).
Barbara left the shore area in 2006 and relocated to New York , where she trains private clients at her home studio and volunteers to teach mat classes to cancer survivors at Gilda’s Club of Westchester. This summer she is happy to get back to her roots here at the shore and is looking forward to teaching pilates and yoga classes at our studio. She is also available for private pilates sessions (mat & equipment). In her spare time, you will find her walking the boardwalk, bike riding around the local towns or just relaxing at the beach with her husband Phil.
Maura Bradley
Maura’s yoga journey began in 2006 when she attended her first Vinyasa yoga class. The result was an immediate sense of well being and spiritual connectedness that she had not experienced previously. Yoga had captured Maura and provided a long-needed sense of safety and calm in her world.
“I was so inspired by my own yoga experience, I decided to enroll in the Yoga Works Teacher Training program in the fall of 2010. Yoga has become my passion and I truly believe that yoga is a great way to heal the mind and body. My goal is to share my passion and joy for yoga with those who will benefit most. From the very young, including youth organizations, to patients recovering from chronic illnesses and individuals undergoing cancer treatments. My hope is to help provide comfort and ease to those people, through the sharing and teaching of yoga, so that they too may find peace during difficult times.
After graduating from Parsons The New School for Design and Marist College, Maura built a solid foundation of creative philosophies that she carried with her through her career as an Architectural Designer for leading corporate design firms in Manhattan. After settling in Monmouth County, Maura and her husband started a family and built a business. Maura’s hope is that her varied life experiences, along with her corporate qualifications and new-found passion for Yoga will translate to others through her teaching.
Pat
Pat was born and raised in
In the late ‘80’s and after much soul searching, Pat found herself living in an ashram in
After returning to
In 1992 she met Grand Master Yuan Ming Zhang, a Chinese Qigong Master. She became fascinated with the ancient qigong techniques that Master Zhang
was teaching and felt compelled to learn more.
In 1994 she went to
Pat studied and traveled with Grand Master Zhang for many years. She is currently certified as a Qigong teacher and in Qigong Healing Massage.
Three years ago Pat returned to the
Jennifer Pearlman
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