Will (Wm Brashear), E-RYT 500 is the president of Cincinnati Yoga School. He has studied yoga since 1987 and has traveled back and forth to India since 2004, at least once a year, to deepen his practice, lead workshops, yoga teacher trainings, and to train teachers at the elementary school CYS has established in the Punjab area.

Will was certified in India as an Astanga Yoga teacher by Masterji Vishwanath (nephew and former assistant to “Guruji” Patabhi Jois) and certified in America in the Kripalu Yoga tradition by Martha Abbot and in Thai Yoga Massage by Rishi Dion. In 2004 he assembled a crew of yogic teachers from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and other yogic lineages throughout India to create a model Graduate Degree program for Antioch University McGregor (AUM) in Integral Yoga Psychology. He has served on the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of Cincinnati and other communities for many years and was asked by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of India to create materials to help Baha'i communities connect and correlate with Hindu and Buddhist communities through the teachings of yoga. A long time student of comparative/complementary religion, Will is the author of The Yoga of Religion (Inland Press, 2004), creator of the Virtue Mala Cards, and was the host of YOGA: The Other 98%, a radio talk show (1530 WCKY –The Revolution of Talk Radio). Will can be contacted regarding general info, teacher trainings, Thai Yoga Bodywork (sessions and trainings), corporate classes, Yoga for the Eyes,  and yogic-psychotherapeutic counseling.

Jeff Emerson, RYT fulfilling a lifelong dream, Jeff has recently completed his 200 hour yoga training and is now perusing the 500 hour teaching certificate. Jeff has studied meditation for a number of years and teaches meditation at Lebanon prison and the drop in center downtown.  Jeff is also a Reiki Master and certified in Thai Yoga Bodywork.   

Mary Kemper, RYT was introduced to yoga by her mother, and later became a Kali Ray (Kaliji) TriYoga teacher (Basics through Level 3), past vice-president of the Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association (CYTA), and an American Council on Exercise group fitness instructor. She is inspired to share the teachings of master yogini Kaliji, founder of TriYoga, to students of all ages and fitness levels in classes and workshops. TriYoga incorporates postures, breath, and meditation to bring health and balance to body, mind, and spirit. It is the science of health, happiness, and wisdom.

Monique Klasmeier, RYT has been teaching yoga in the Cincinnati area since 2000. She is a graduate of the Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association teacher/apprenticeship program and a certified yoga instructor through Atma Yoga with Christopher Ken Baxter. Monique focuses her classes on awareness from within, finding a place of steadiness and comfort which will allow the body to receive the most benefit from warm-ups, asanas and relaxation; thus promoting flexibility, strength and relieving the effects of stress on the body. She encourages her students to approach their practice with gratitude and honor towards one's self, only then, can one benefit truly from the practice of yoga.

Melisa Lindsay, RYT is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga since 1999 and has also studied Anusara and Ashtanga styles. Yoga helped her deal with her rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. and given her new energy, and strength. Melisa says "I feel a yoga teacher enriches students with her attention and willingness to be present and instruct their asana class. By loving what she is teaching, she is giving students a powerful message toward their yoga practice, and inspiring them to continue and deepen their personal practice."

Janet Osmond, RYT is a certified Kripalu instructor.  Her classes have a strong focus on body awareness alignment and modifications. For Janet Yoga is a haven which creates health and well-being for the body, mind and spirit.

Sevika Kathie Radecki, RYT Kathie has been practicing yoga since 1999 and became a RYT (registered yoga teacher) in January 2004 through the Integral Yoga Institute and Swami Satchidananda's teachings. Combining physical asanas with breath work, she focuses on the present moment to help overcome the stresses of everyday life. Encouraging her students to embrace the teachings of yoga and use them as a tool, she guides her students to become in tune with the inner body's needs and changes and loves what yoga can do for the spirit.

Angela Serna, RYT Angela has been teaching yoga since 2004, her teachings have included Pre-natal, Mom and Baby Yoga, New Beginners, Basic, Gentle,  and Yoga for Golfers. She is also currently teaching to senior citizens. She has also been trained in Thai Yoga Massage,  a unique and powerful system of Yoga Therapy.  Angela has a true passion for yoga and enjoys bringing all of the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that yoga offers to her students. Her classes are designed to bring body awareness and inner stillness through asanas (postures) and connecting to the breath, which releases stress and encourages health and well-being.

Ellen Zipperstein, RYT is a Kripalu Yoga certified teacher. She has been practicing yoga for over twelve years and teaching it for the past four.  Ellen had previously been on the faculty of Northern Kentucky University's Theatre Department, teaching Ballet, Modern Dance and Choreography.  She uses her knowledge of moving from the center, alignment, and self inquiry to guide students to discover their own yoga path. Ellen believes if you open your heart and mind to your breath your body will follow.

Laura Duran, RYT completed the 200 hour yoga teacher training at Cincinnati Yoga School.  She feels privileged to have been teaching for CYS since July of 2008.  She states that her yoga practice is a priority in her daily life.  She experiences harmony and finds sustenance for her soul through the union of the body, mind and spirit and strives to bring that same peace to her students. Her classes focus on connecting breathing with movement, land increasing awareness of sensation during the practice.By enrolling in the 500 hour yoga teaching training at CYS, she has continued to deepen her practice by taking courses in Thai Yoga Massage, Delsarte, and The Virtues Project.