Andrea Levine

Cats or dogs? Dogs.

Favorite food? Shakshuka

 Favorite yoga pose? Floor Bow

 If I were a superhero, my superpower would be the ability to travel through time.

Liz Vetrano

On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me: heading to do something outdoors, no matter the weather 

Three words that describe you: mom, word-nerd, empath 

In another life, I’m pretty sure I was a surfer. 

The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is to grow through what you go through. No mud, no lotus. 

Cats or dogs? Dogs (please adopt a senior one at whitewhiskerswny.org)

If I were a superhero, my superpower would be teleporting. There are so many places I want to see! 

When I was five, I wanted to be a TV reporter when I grew up. (Fun fact, I did grow up to be one for awhile!) 

Any pet peeves? When you ask for no pickle and they give you a pickle and then you have to throw away the pickle plus everything the pickle touched on the plate 

Choon Hooch
 

The path that has led me to Bikram Yoga Teacher Training is an incredible one. During my treatment with breast cancer i required a port in my shoulder to administer the Chemotherapy. This port created problems for me after treatment ended, to the point where after they removed it I was unable to even lift my arm. I had surgery to try to repair the damage and my doctors told me that it would take at least eight months for my shoulder to begin to recover. I immediately went back into the hot room. I paced myself and was conscious of taking care of myself by doing the best i could and laying down if I needed to. I practiced five or six days a week, and within four months I had no pain and full movement of my shoulder.

After this experience, I became enthusiastic about the healing properties of Bikram Yoga. Not only did it help me recover physically, but the sense of community from the studio helped me emotionally and mentally. Yoga is good for you – there are so many people you meet, it’s like family all over the world. Yoga is self-love and world-love.

I teach yoga at a several studios, volunteer at Roswell and Gilda’s Club, and teach Qi-Gong. I attended teacher training in the fall of 2009, in hopes of sharing all of the healing properties of yoga with the world.

Louis Bryant

On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me listening to NPR Weekend Edition with my Huzby... no matter where we are in the world, together or apart, we listen together to the Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz.

Three words that describe you: Virgo (IYKYK), Blessed, Striving

The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is "If you STAY ready, you don't need to get READY."

Favorite food? Fish & Chips

If I were a superhero, my superpower would be laughter & lasers.

Any pet peeves? Punctuation, shortcuts that shortcircuit integrity, "there/they're/their"

 Who is someone you admire and why? I admire people who stand in the face of adversity, impossibility and insurmountability, with wide open eyes to see progress and potential... leading to purpose. Shortlist: Stacey Abrams.

Therese Kross

On Sunday mornings you can usually find me playing wordle with my husband or meditating in my yoga room.

In past lives I'm pretty sure I've been an ordinary woman who lived a bit outside of the law or at least outside of convention.

Best advice I've ever received? Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

Cats or dogs? Of course, cats. Cats. Always cats.

If I were a superhero, my superpower would be mind reading.

What did you want to be when you grew up? Depending on the day, a glamorous singer or a nurse/nun working with the poor.

Any pet peeves? I have peeves, but none are pets.

Who is someone you admire and why? My daughter and son and for the same reasons. They are unusually sensitive in an intuitive way; they are generous, sometimes more than I would have them be; they are clever verbally and I'm a sucker for a good turn of phrase; they have an edgy, sometimes deadpan sense of humor; and they work so very, very hard.

Madeline Laughlin

My name is Madeline.

Amelia Naples

 I am Amelia

Eva Ajtai

The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is to enjoy your children, they grow up so fast!

Cats or dogs? I love dogs!

Favorite food? Soups

Favorite yoga pose? Fixed Firm Pose

When I was five, I wanted to be a Vet reporter when I grew up

Who is someone you admire and why? Choon, for her determination and positive energy.

Sharon Coverdale

Sharon

Sarah Shallowhorn

On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me: At my favorite cafe enjoying a breakfast sandwich and latte (after sleeping in).

Three words that describe you: Curious, intuitive, whimsical

In another life, I’m pretty sure I was a witch

The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is to cultivate “heartfulness” along with mindfulness. The mind thinks. The heart knows!

Cats or dogs? I love all creatures but for the purpose of this question, I do have a cat and not a dog so…

Favorite food? Anything with pesto

Favorite yoga pose? Head to knee with stretching in the 26+2 series, full wheel in flow.

If I were a superhero, my superpower would be controlling the elements. Avatar style!

When I was five, I wanted to be a singer when I grew up

Caitlin Litz