Teachers at TreeHouse Yoga Center

Angela Tanger

Angela is passionate about yoga, both practicing and teaching. She believes yoga can be used to connect to our wholeness - physical, spiritual, and emotional. Angela has an eclectic style of teaching as she draws from the experience of the many teachers she has had the opportunity to study with - Cindy Lee, Rodney Yee, Judith Lasater, Stephanie Keach, Bryan Kest, Rolf Gates, Ana Forest, Angela Farmer and Victor Kooten. Angela's classes can be considered both grounding and reflective as she encourages her students to reflect inward to find their own inner guidance.

Candi Rowen FIFIYS Certified 250-hours

Candi was one of the first students in the Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies at the TreeHouse, which began in 1998. Her cross-training background in almost every form of exercise informs her teaching style and keeps her focused on safety, through good form. Candi is both a licensed mental health professional and a certified family mediator - which is why she both enjoys yoga practice and needs yoga in her life.

Cynthia Mallick FIFIYS Certified 250-hours

Cynthia has taught Hatha Yoga classes for the past three years in the Tampa/Brandon area. She is very excited to be part of the Treehouse Community since it was the approach to teaching by its founder, Maggie McClain, that solidified her decision to teach yoga!
Prior to her yoga involvement, Cynthia taught jazz and modern dance to children and adults in Boston, Massachusetts and various cities in Florida. Her passion for teaching reflects her love of learning, desire to communicate and her enjoyment of people. Comments from students sum it up best, "She brings a joyful energy to her class... and has great attention to detail."
Workshops that have most influenced Cynthia have been those taken with Erich Schiffman, Rodney Yee and Aadil Palkhivala.

Ellen Mueller RYT

Ellen has been instructing yoga since 2000. Her classes have a focus on breath, alignment through body awareness, and balanced strengthening. She enjoys working with a broad population, and therefore offers an wide array of pose options from which participants choose. With an emphasis on letting go of competition, judgement, and expectations, her approach is great for stress relief and relaxation.

Jiwan Shakti Kaur

Her classes focus on the pure teachings of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Her greatest inspiration as a student and teacher have been the profound changes she has seen in peoples lives. She lives a yogic lifestyle and loves sharing these benefits with others. She believes that "true happiness comes from within" and, when applied, the tools that Kundalini Yoga offers can help one lead a healthier, happier, more productive, focused and peaceful life. Wahe Guru!

Keli LeBlanc FIFIYS Certified 250-hours, M.A.

Keli discovered yoga 9 years ago and feels strongly committed to the path. Keli merges her study and practice of many different styles of Hatha Yoga into her classes. Holding a Master's Degree in Counseling, Keli is continually fascinated by the transformational aspects of yoga and the many unique ways student's lives are opened and enhanced by the practice of yoga. She is certified through the Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies.

LeGrand LeGrand Jones FIFIYS Certified 250-hours

LeGrand likes to share the joy of his yoga experience with others. He is strongly influenced by his first teacher, Vasanta Lidanova, who taught Integral Yoga in the tradition of Swami Satchidananda. LeGrand's emphasis is on staying in the comfort zone while challenging the body, calming the mind and expanding the spirit. He respects and nurtures all students wherever they are. He is currently enrolled in the Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies.

Linda Cheney - FIFIYS Certified 250-hours

Linda has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and has taught ballet, modern and lyrical in the St. Pete/Tampa area for twenty-eight years. She began her practice of hatha yoga in 1974 to compliment her dance training. She soon realized that the practice of yoga is much more than physical exercise; yoga is exercise for the spirit. Her practice and understanding of yoga deepened through the years and eventually matured into a desire to teach. She entered the teacher training program with the Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies and received her teaching certificate in October of 2002.

Peggy Abreu

Peggy has been practicing yoga for 35 years and teaching for 17 years. She has been registered with the Yoga Alliance since 2001. She has served as President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association and is currently on the Board of Directors. She is currently studying the Triyoga system developed by Kali Ray and is certified in Basics and Level 1.
Peggy places emphasis on the breath and creating a meditative energy. She shares her passion for yoga with all her students.

Peter Peter Litchfield
Peter C. Litchfield has been studying and teaching the martial arts including Tai Chi for over 29 years, and holds black belts in several arts and a teaching certificate in Tai Chi Chuan. Peter teaches extensively throughout the Tampa area in both private and group settings. No matter your age or skill level Peter's knowledge of Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung will enable you to understand the full range of physical and mental benefits that accompany the study of these ancient arts.

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Last Updated: July 26, 2010