She is a 250 hour certified yoga teacher instructor, specializing in Samatva and flow Yoga.  She is also certified in Pilates Mat.


Terry Hendrickson - Pilates Equipment and Mat Instructor

Terry believes in playing hard for fun. Since childhood she has participated in several team sports and has competed in several triathlons. After being sidelined with a knee injury, she discovered Pilates. The non-impact exercises improved her flexibility, balance, agility, core strength and endurance, and as a result introduced her to a new career field. Terry continues to challenge herself, balancing family life (and raising three boys!) with her athletic endeavors. She strongly believes Pilates can enhance any athletic performance. With her confidence and abilities as a Stott Pilates™ instructor, Terry hopes to share her joy of play with her clients.

Kate Hill-Erwin, RYT  – Yoga Instructor
 

After a hamstring injury sidelined her from competitive running, Kate pursued the path of yoga initially searching for physical therapy, but the outcome changed her life forever. She fell in love with the magical union of breath, body, and mind and after seven years of practicing in various studios around the D/FW metroplex was led to Purple Lotus Teacher Training under the guidance of her mentor, Maggie Metzinger. 

Maggie introduced Kate to Ashtanga yoga, which she has been diligently practicing daily since. In addition, she has had the incredible opportunity to study with world renowned teachers: David Swenson, Doug Swenson, Judith Lassater and Rod Stryker. Kate completed her 200 hr RYT in December of 2008 and applied and was invited to train under the master ashtanga teacher, Tim Miller, in Carlsbad, California this summer.  She will receive her primary series certification in July.

Tricia Houston – Nia Instructor

Tricia figure skated competitively growing up and has taken dance classes from childhood through college to enhance her skating. Expressive movement to music has always been her passion along with choreographing, polishing and performing routines.

Tricia’s first Nia class was in 1998 with Deb Kern to live music performed by Jana Stanfield. It was amazing! She has been doing Nia ever since. It has touched her life in such a positive way and brought her so much joy that she became certified in order to share it with others. Tricia received her white belt Nia certification from Holly Curtis in January 2002.

Tricia’s goal is to share the joy of Nia. Nia frees your mind because you are so focused on the music and movement, it frees your body to move in ways that make you feel healthy and alive, and it frees your spirit to dance the way you feel, and to dance as though no one is looking.

Jenni Hulet - Prenatal Yoga Instructor

Jenni is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), and has enjoyed teaching in the Southlake area for the past four years.  She has also received specialized yoga certifications and training to work with individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis, as well as individuals living with and recovering from Eating Disorders.  Her teaching style is gentle and light with a strong emphasis on the fundamentals of technique and the therapeutic benefits of yoga.

Jenni has extensive training and experience in teaching Pre-natal and Post-natal Yoga, and has enjoyed sharing a part in the pregnancies with many women in the Southlake area.  She is passionate about birth and motherhood and has been privileged to work with several midwives and birth centers in the DFW area.  Jenni is certified in and offers the Mamaste Yoga program for both the prenatal and post-natal needs of women.  Mamaste Yoga™ salutes the mother in all of us, celebrates the miracle of childbirth and nurtures the child by nurturing the mother. 

Jenni  has been married for 11 years and has had two wonderful natural births resulting in two naturally crazy boys (seven and nine years old). Growing up as a missionary kid, living overseas, and having a mother who lives with Multiple Sclerosis has greatly shaped Jenni’s approach to her life and her teaching.  She can frequently be found sharing a coffee with many a story to tell.

Elizabeth Koenn, Yoga and Pilates Instructor

“Eli” served as a collegiate soccer and softball coach at the Division III Level for 12 years, and began practicing Power Yoga in 1998.  She received her yoga certification through YogaFit in 2002.  She began teaching Pilates Mat in 2003 and received certification in Mat and Reformer from STOTT Pilates in 2006.  As a collegiate athlete in soccer and softball, Eli received 1st Team All Conference recognition every year she played.  She also received All Region recognition in softball in 1991 and in soccer in 1993.  She was named Softball Coach of the Year for the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1999 and 2001.  Eli holds a B.A. from Scripps College in Claremont, CA and has a Master’s Degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University. 

Barbara Milhizer, RYT – Yoga Instructor

Barbara first discovered yoga in 2000 as a way to stay active during a high risk pregnancy, and she never left. Following the pregnancy, yoga soon evolved into more than a great fitness routine and became a way of life--reducing stress, renewing the spirit, and refreshing the mind.

After years of regular personal practice, Barbara decided to share her passion for yoga with others and earned her 200 hour teacher certification in 2008. She specializes in Mixed Level Vinyasa Flow and Power Yoga, incorporating a healthy dose of playfulness and her own brand of humor.

Barbara has a degree in German Language and Literature, and her interests include travel, photography, and playing the piano. She has been married for 13 years and has 2 amazing boys.
 

Melanie Murray – Yoga and Pilates Mat Instructor

Melanie Murray MA, MFA, is a certified Yoga teacher through the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA and a certified Pilates teacher through Stott Pilates in Toronto, Canada. Melanie has been teaching Yoga for twelve years and Pilates for five years. She has a Masters in Fine Arts in Modern Dance from TCU and has taught ballet and modern dance for twenty years in professional schools and college. Melanie was a professional ballet dancer in California and New York. Melanie does chakra energy work, meditation and pranayama which she incorporates in the teaching of Yoga. She teaches a flow (vinyasa) style of Hatha Yoga with a strong focus on proper body alignment and breath.

Melanie has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. She is currently practicing and developing her Energy Healing craft.

Janie Newell, Pilates Instructor

Janie worked for 20 years with Fortune 500 companies in Project Management within the Information Technology industry.  She was forever changed when she was introduced to the Pilates Method in 2001.  Practicing the work of Joseph Pilates brought to her a whole new outlook on her physical and mental health.  This in turn put her in a place of tranquility with the mind/body connection.  Because of this Janie recognized the desire within herself to pass this wonderful process on to others, so she pursued her Pilates Mat Certification in 2003 from the PhysicalMind Institute of New York. 

In 2006, Janie continued her education of Pilates and received another Pilates Mat certification from Power Pilates of New York.  She is currently working on her equipment certification also through Power Pilates.  Her passion for Pilates is so strong that she would like to be able to help individuals who are open to the ideas that Joseph Pilates intended to help bring them into a healthy mind/body state while having to pursue the every day to day challenges.  Janie believes that she can passionately pass this method on to others with the highest quality and respect this process deserves.  Her main objective is to empower her clients to give them the awareness and ability to find their own inner strength.   

Pilates is not the only passion that Janie has, she is also a parent volunteer for the Carroll School District as well as the Children’s Ministries at her church.  She has been married for 11 years and has 2 children.  While thriving to live a healthy lifestyle the family is very active in soccer, golf and dance activities. 

She looks forward to sharing the “Pilates experience” with you!  The work that is Pilates and the body that is the end result will be a rewarding experience for all!

Abbey Richards, Pilates and Dance Instructor

Abbey recently completed her comprehensive mat, reformer, cadillac, chair, and barrel certification through Stott Pilates. She also completed a Stott Pilates course on Injuries & Special Populations. She
began practicing pilates at age 14 with Cheryl Miller in Springfield, MO. Pilates helped Abbey recover from a serious case of tendinitis and bursitis in her hip joints, which has inspired her to help others in
this same capacity. Abbey received a BFA in Modern Dance and Minor in Arts Administration from Texas Christian University. She was also selected to show one of her choreographic works to the TCU Fine Arts
Guild. Abbey looks forward to sharing her passion for pilates and movement with her students.
 

Debby Riordan, 500hr RYT - Yoga Instructor

As a young girl, Debby realized that she always "felt better" after her dance classes, but it wasn't until many years later through her yoga practice that she was truly able to appreciate and recognize the mind-body-spirit connection.  A journey into her own spirituality over the last few years led her more deeply into yoga and meditation, and gave rise to a yearning to teach and share these practices with others usually through Vinyasa style classes which link life’s breath to movement.

Debby has her Masters Degree in Developmental Psychology and enjoyed a career as a Marketing Research consultant for many years.  She has been married to Steve since 1989 and loves and cherishes four children.  After 11 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Debby and family relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2005. 

Debby earned her 200-hour certification through Purple Lotus in Plano, and is a registered 200-hour level teacher with Yoga Alliance.

Noelle Rodgers, 500hr RYT - Yoga Instructor

Noelle began her journey into yoga in 1998, and in 2001 she fell in love with power vinyasa yoga.  The gracefully woven together poses gave her a challenging workout and cultivated a long sought-after inner peace.  Noelle hopes that through her classes you will find strength and develop a peace of mind that will last long after the class.  Be prepared to sweat and to let go into the present moment.  Noelle has attended teacher trainings with both Baron Baptiste and Shiva Rea and is working toward her 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification.  Locally she has practiced with Liz Edwards and Jessica Young.

Diane Wheatley, 500hr RYT - Pilates and Yoga Instructor

Diane's enthusiasm for teaching shines through with every class. Her teaching takes you on a journey into the body and mind bringing in a new sense of awareness. You'll have fun, work hard and discover muscles as you go. "My biggest joy is when a student finds their own 'aha' moment."  Diane is continuing her studies with N2Yoga to complete her 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification, adding to her existing Yoga Certifications with Mamaste Yoga(tm) and Let's Play Yoga (tm) Diane is also certified to teach Pilates mat and the full equipment in her personal training sessions, through Pilates Unlimited.

Dottie Wood - Hip Hop, Kick Boxing, Pilates Instructor