Meet our teachers and staff

Patricia Cieluch, (Patty) discovered yoga as a way to manage anxiety. She used her anxiety and turned it into her passion teaching yoga and meditation. Her classes include practical use of poses for physical benefits and breathing and meditation techniques for relaxing the mind. She is a fully certified iRest® yoga nidra teacher (irest.us). The philosophical teachings of iRest® inform all her classes. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance (yogaalliance.org) as an E-RYT 200/500 and YACEP and is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT.org).     She completed the Master program, Yoga for Seniors, at Duke Integrative Medicine, (yoga4seniors.com.) Her goal is to make yoga accessible to everyone. She believes all people can benefit, especially those with challenges. She adapts poses and accommodates even those who prefer a chair. The benefits deepen as students commit to their own practice, which she advocates and encourages.

 

Her other interests include biking, hiking, and kayaking.

Peg’s teaching emphasis is on adapting the posture to the body, not forcing the body into the posture. Her classes can vary depending on the abilities and needs of the students in any given class and tend to be tailored to the most challenged student. Classes emphasize comfort, safety and accomplishment over full expression and use lots of props, including Posture Pro.

Certified through Yoga Alliance RYT200 in 2009, ERYT200 in 2011 (1000+teaching hours) and YACEP in 2016 (Teacher’s Teacher) and Silver Sneakers certifications in Yoga for Seniors (2010), Muscle Strength and Range of Motion I and II (2010), Yoga for Relaxation (2011).

Besides teaching yoga, she is also a Certified Reflexologist (2014), Reiki Master Level II (2014), and Animal Reiki Master (2016). In her spare time, she’s an avid bicyclist, organic gardener, and rescued dog spoiler.

Jayne took her teacher training at Yoga 4 Peace in the fall of 2014. She teaches Yoga 4 Beginners.

Jenn Frazier, RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher), started her yogic and meditation journey nearly two decades ago. The practice has been transformational, marked by improved strength and matched by shifts in attitude, relationships, health, and spirituality. Acute illness brought Jenn to her mat; her encounters with quietude keep her coming back.

She never envisioned becoming a yoga instructor, however with regular practice the thirst for more knowledge became profound, also discovering it was something she had a natural aptitude for and truly enjoyed sharing. Since then, she has completed credentialing for deeper insight, to refine her skills and offer more effective instruction to others. Yoga Shala: Graduating class 2009 Rising Sun Yoga (Yoga 4 Peace) 200-hour RYT Teacher Training Program. Active member of Yoga Alliance.

Jenn shares traditional yoga methods to make yoga accessible to students of all abilities, ages, bodies, shapes, and sizes. She believes in focusing on gentle, breath-centered strategies in conjunction with mindfulness and meditation. Her personal mantra: “Stop looking without and start looking within.”

Hello, my name is Sheri Giorio and I have been teaching Posture Pro at the studio since 2014. I began my own yoga journey in 2011 at the encouragement of my chiropractor Dr Ellen Lazar DC (RYT200), as a complement to my exercise regime. I started with Dr Ellen’s Posture Pro class and was smitten with yoga. In 2013 I made the decision to expand my knowledge of the yoga practice by taking the teacher training offered by Yoga 4 Peace. I graduated in Jan 2014 and was offered by current class in June 2014. I teach to all levels and skill sets during class, making sure we all stay safe.

I got started in yoga in 2007. I found many benefits in it, spiritually and physically. When my health started failing I became more involved and started teacher training in 2014. My goal was to give back what was freely given to me. In 2016 I also took training In Yin Yoga to expand myself. Teaching yoga has become such a reward to me. I have great pleasure in helping my students.

Yola is passionate about yoga. When she started teaching in 2007 she quickly realized that her students were her teachers. She finds joy in working with students and creating specific classes just for them.

Her experience ranges from 3-year-olds to her oldest student of 102. Over the years she has taught at gyms, community centers, yoga studios, schools, parks, community outreach and nursing homes.  She prefers to use many different styles of yoga in order to obtain the best effect for the student.  She enjoys teaching a combination of yin yoga, power yoga, hot yoga, kundalini yoga, hatha yoga, vinyasa, ashtanga and laughter yoga.

Yola is an ERYT-200.

Dawn Kowalczik is a proud Wyandotte resident, a mother of three amazing young adults, and a wife of twenty seven years. Her passion for yoga began in 2009 with a regular yoga and meditation practice that changed her and her oldest teenager’s life forever. In 2011, she humbly graduated from the Yoga Alliance certified    200-Hr Teacher Training program at Yoga 4 Peace and continues to study yoga with various teachers in the area. With deep gratitude and a peaceful approach, her gentle and therapeutic classes aim to provide students with a way to explore yoga’s harmonizing practice that will help to rebalance the body and mind, leaving the student in a rejuvenated serene state. She is currently teaching Yoga and Meditation, Reiki Practitioner Level II and shares information on essential oils in the Downriver area.

Margie took her teacher training at Yoga 4 Peace in the fall of 2014. She currently teaches a Basic Yoga class. She also rotates with Barb Prusak to teach a Gentle Yoga class.

Heidi took her teacher training at Yoga 4 Peace in the Spring of 2012. She teaches a Morning Vinyasa class.

My name is Regina Mitchell I have been teaching at the Yoga 4 peace studio since 2007 I teach Posture Pro which is taught with props that helps your alignment and let you stretch a little further with the help of Posture Pro. I teach all levels from beginner to advance.

Jim Pero has been practicing and exploring various yoga techniques for over twenty-five years. In addition to completing a 500 hour program with Sangha Yoga, he has completed multiple 200 hour programs including Rising Sun Yoga’s and Golden Lotus Yoga Teacher Associations teacher trainings. His extensive training has included studying with the Isha Foundation, the Amma Foundation, Posture Pro training, and a score of other yoga workshops. He has taught over 19,000 hours of classes over a fifteen-year span. He founded Yoga 4 Peace, was Operations Manager for Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center and developed and produced the first three Yoga Fests. He is currently completing training to become a certified Registered Nurse and has completed training in anatomy and physiology. Jim has extensive studies into the Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita. His application of yoga philosophy as a lifestyle is proven to be both pragmatic and transformational for his students.

Having dedicated the past fifteen years to the practice and teaching of yoga. he has developed an understanding of what teachers and students need for a successful journey on the yogic path. He has formal training in communication, anatomy, and physiology. He has explored the how’s and why’s of how yoga works to create transformations physically, mentally, and spiritually. He understands how to teach yoga safely, run a successful yoga business, create successful events, and how to meet the student at their level. He has had training in teaching styles and works to accommodate various learning needs. He has acquired a cornucopia of life experiences and has a passion for helping others.

Barb is a passionate RYT200 yoga practitioner. She loves to share her love of yoga and gift of healthy aging through teaching yoga classes both to children and adults alike.
She is enthusiastic about empowering her students to lead a healthier, happier and more balanced life through the practice of yoga. Barb is dedicated to providing her students with the tools to enable them to feel successful and confident.
She meets the student at their level and the focus is on breath/body awareness, alignment, in addition to taking the practice off the mat and applying these skills to everyday life.
She is a graduate of Yoga 4 Peace Teacher Training and has also completed Reiki I training and Yoga Kids Foundation Training in Boulder, Colorado as well as ongoing meditation training, workshops and classes.
Barb is a member of Yoga Alliance and is always looking for new poses(asanas) or methods of inspiration to incorporate into her classes. She also teaches Yoga N’ Books sessions to children which fuses breathing exercises, yoga poses and literacy while partnering with a themed story.

 

Mary began her  yoga teacher training in 2004 at Rising Sun Yoga.  Her yoga classes include a blend of yoga poses, meditation, and healing with the intention of strengthening the body, mind and spirit.  Her philosophy  is “No matter where you are in life, no matter your level of fitness, you can create a yoga practice and harvest its benefits.”