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Leah Bray Nichols

Leah is the primary teacher at Evergreen Yoga Center and has been teaching yoga in Memphis since 2001. She teaches Iyengar-based yoga in a straightforward and knowledgeable manner. Her clear teaching makes the benefits of yoga accessible to everyone. She has been practicing yoga since 1996, and is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance,after having completed her training with Cyndi Lee, founder/director of OM yoga in New York City. She is also member of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the US. She has had the great fortune of learning from many teachers, but is especially grateful to her long-time teacher Lou Hoyt. In addition to teaching yoga, Leah has performed on the stage as an actor since 1990. In 1997 her theatre work brought her to Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tennessee. She currently enjoys her creative work as a voice-over artist in the recording studio.

Laura Allen

A ballet dancer in her former life, Laura understands the connection between body and spirit that yoga helps to bridge. She is the mother of two boys and has been practicing yoga for over seven years. In 2003, Laura earned her Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification. Over the years, she has studied with many talented teachers and is grateful to them all for what she has learned. Laura has focused her continuing training in the area of pre-natal yoga and believes that the benefits of yoga can be enjoyed by all. Pre-natal yoga is a special respite from the daily routine – allowing you to gain space in body, mind and spirit. It permits you to become more centered and grounded, particularly during the hectic time before your baby arrives. Laura teaches pre-natal yoga with these principles in mind.

Lorrie Garcia

Lorrie Garcia, Licensed Massage Therapist, is a graduate of the Massage Institute of Memphis. She is nationally-certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). She has focused her continuing education in Hot Stone Therapy, Sports Massage, Pre/Post Natal Massage and Infant Massage Therapy/Instruction. Lorrie is a longtime yoga practitioner and brings this understanding to her work at Evergreen Yoga Center.

Stephany Fair

Stephany Fair has been teaching children since 2001 - the year she found yoga. The two blended so well, she plunged into YogaKids International’s 310-hour teaching practicum and received her certification to teach the YogaKids program. She has taught yoga to children all over Memphis - at Presbyterian Day School, St. Mary’s Episcopal School, and at St. John’s. She has taught classes to special kids at Avon High School and at St. John’s. She has also taught special classes to the Southaven High School Cheerleading Squad.

She finds teaching yoga to children extremely rewarding. No matter the age - from 3 to 18, our youth get yoga. They just GET it! Children come to class to have fun, explore, learn and Stephany’s YogaKids program gives them all this and more. Incorporating Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences in her teaching, she believes in educating the whole child. She encourages good posture, breath awareness - and the favorite of all, relaxation!

Debbie Denny

Debbie Denny began exploring meditation practices while earning her political science degree at Central College in Pella, Iowa. She came to the physical practice of vinyasa yoga as preparation for bull riding camp. Little did she know that she would never make it to the camp. Instead, she left a 10-year career in the corporate world of casino hospitality and be a full-time yoga teacher.

Debbie has studied Iyengar, vinyasa and anusara styles of yoga. She received her 200-hour teaching certification in vinyasa yoga in 2004. She is a student of both Iyengar and vinyasa yoga, and uses precise attention to body alignment in the vinyasa classes she teaches at Evergreen Yoga Center. In addition to teaching yoga asana classes, she continues to share her studies in shamatha meditation, yoga philosophy and pranayama.

“I’ve heard it said before that yoga is a mental practice which is accessed through the body. It is the awareness of our breath and mind which are our most effective teachers.” - Debbie Denny

Margot McNeeley

Margot is a long time and self-learned green enthusiast. She sees this mindfulness as a special kind of yoga, perhaps the most important kind. Margot offers, "We can practice our downward facing dog poses and our sun salutations and feel much better in our bodies through the physical practice of yoga, which is great! But it's when we start paying attention to our daily practices off the mat that we might actually change the world. Can the light bulbs we choose to use really make a difference to the future of our planet? Absolutely!"

Margot teaches alignment-based yoga, vinyasa yoga and restorative yoga. She received her 200-hour level certification through OM Yoga Center, Advanced Teacher Training with Hart Lazer, and Relax and Renew certification with Judith Lasater. She considers herself a student of yoga first and foremost, and is honored to teach at various Memphis area yoga studios and work places. Her primary yoga studio residence is Breathe Yoga Memphis.