Name: Kelly Makosch

Occupation: Finger Lakes Land Trust - Director of Development and Communications

Favorite yoga pose: a tie between half moon and legs up the wall!

Yoga is...where I remember I need balance.

Name:  Cassie Barrows

Occupation: Nursing/Nursing student

Favorite Yoga Pose:  Any pose that I wasn’t able to do in the past that I’ve noticed has changed or grown for me in some way…  This obviously changes, but at the moment I’m loving half-moon with the bind.  It allows me to feel totally free and expansive. 

Yoga is… Breath. Movement.  But I’m starting to see that yoga is actually everywhere!  It’s the pauses and the awareness of our body and spirit in stressful moments when we aren’t actually on the mat…  If yoga is breath and movement, then it’s something we actually do our entire lives.  Some of us embark on a journey to deepen our awareness of ourselves, our breath, and how we move, and that is yoga.  A deeper understanding.

Name: Verdie Culbreath

Occupation: Writing Instructor and Doctoral Student

Favorite yoga pose: Sphinx pose

What do you love most about yoga? What I love most about yoga is that it teaches me new things about my brain and my body every day.

Name: Kenny Makosch

Occupation:  Systems Engineer

Favorite yoga pose: Warrior 3

Yoga is… my escape pod to slow down and reset.

Name: Corey Dresen

Occupation: Physical Therapist

Favorite yoga pose: Virabhadrasana II makes me feel so strong and expansive. I still get a feeling of pure joy every time I come into the pose.

Yoga is… the good things. Strength, peace and balance wrapped up into one beautiful practice.

Name: Beth Orenstein

Occupation: Firefighter/EMT

Favorite yoga pose: Standing balance poses- I love the focus required, and I feel like a figure skater!

Yoga is… Transformational. I can walk in to a class feeling tired, angry, or sad and within minutes, as the sweat and breathing begin to flow, everything gets cleared away. I leave class full of clear, positive energy.

Name: Liz Boeheim

Occupation: Nanny / Lifelong Student

Favorite yoga pose: Lizard

Yoga is… my favorite way to re-acquaint myself with myself – my yoga mat is a great, and honest, mirror.

Name: Maddy Walsh

Occupation: Lead singer, songwriter, and manager for nationally touring Ithaca-based moxy rock band The Blind Spots

Favorite yoga pose: Half Moon / Ardha Chandrasana

Yoga is… my peace and my power combined.

Name: Leslie Miller

Occupation: Licensed Massage Therapist

Favorite yoga pose: Half Moon

Yoga is… blissfully challenging.

What do you love most about yoga? The rush I feel after practice, like I’m a new person ready to take on the world, and... 

Name: Lindsey Hadlock

Occupation: MY Studio Manager!

Favorite yoga pose: Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II)

Yoga is… my place to thrown down and let go.