Living Yoga Center located in Champaign, Illinois

Tami Mor is a doula and a yoga teacher. She was born in Israel and moved to Champaign in September of 2007. She has been practicing yoga for 11 years, 6 years intensively. She has been teaching yoga since 2006 and holds a certification from the Sivananda Montreal Yoga Center. Tami's yoga teaching is based in the SIVANANDA style which a traditional, gentle method is focusing on relaxation, conscious calming, breathing, and working with the chakras systematically with long relaxation in the asanas.
In addition to her work as a yoga teacher and a doula, Tami also practices Ayurvedic massage. This traditional (south) Indian technique uses hot sesame oil and dripping on the forehead which creates a deep relaxation and meditative state of mind. She also holds an MA in geography with a minor in sociology and a high school teaching certificate. In her work as a doula, Tami supports and accompanies women throughout their prenatal months and in labor with an emphasis on physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. She completed doula studies in Israel in a year-long advanced holistic program and began working as a doula in February of 2007. She has worked in four major hospitals in Israel, supporting over 25 deliveries. Tami began assisting births here in Champaign in April 2008 at Carle Hospital. She teaches yoga as a preparation for labor and delivery. This preparation includes physical as well as emotional and spiritual readiness. Tami emphasizes helping her clients understand the labor and delivery process. You can contact Tami at DoulaYogaTami@gmail.com.

	Deb Lister, Owner and Director, has been practicing yoga for twelve years and teaching for eight. She has worked in the health and wellness field for over 15 years and has practiced as a personal trainer and nutritionist. Her yoga training includes advanced studies with Beryl Bender Birch (Astanga), Shiva Rea (Vinyasa), and Ana Forrest (Forrest Method). She encourages her students to explore and experience the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of themselves through their yoga practice. Deb holds a Masters degree in Music Education, is a Thai Yoga Massage Therapist, professional musician, and an avid cyclist and runner. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. deb@livingyogacenter.net

Bev Hertle is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and she has practiced yoga on and off the mat since 1994. She has taught at the Living Yoga Center for 5 years, and prior to that, had her own yoga studio in Kalamazoo, MI. Bev provides a compassionate and supportive environment for her students, encouraging self-acceptance, self-awareness and mind/body/spirit connections. Bev also works as an academic advisor at the University of Illinois. bev@livingyogacenter.net

	Mary Wolters started practicing yoga in 1996. Originally from Rantoul, Illinois, she has studied with top yoga instructors in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. She has completed teacher training workshops with Deb Lister, Shiva Rea, Rodney Yee, Sean Corn, Eddie Modestini, and Nicki Doane. Mary has been teaching yoga since 2001. She has found that combining the breath and flowing movement of vinyasa yoga with mindful alignment cues to be the foundation of her mind-body work. Mary is a licensed and nationally-certified massage therapist and has studied a wide range of massage therapy techniques with emphasis on Swedish and Thai Yoga massage therapies. mary@livingygoacenter.net

Hayli Dorsey has been practicing yoga for 6 years and teaching for 3. She has trained with Shiva Rea and teaches in the Vinyasa style, a stimulating and invigorating practice that focuses on moving the body with the breath while allowing students to work at their own ability level. She also studied and is trained in traditional Ashtanga and Hatha yoga by Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Nasik, India. She teaches her classes with the emphasis on maintaining comfortable and steady postures. Currently, she is working on her MBA through the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and is a certified Massage Therapist. She has a beautiful daughter that is the center of her life and works full-time with her father at Financial Synergy, Inc. hayli@livingyogacenter.net

	Jennifer Allen recently moved to Champaign after living in New York City for 17 years. Certified at Integral Yoga in NY, she has been teaching Hatha yoga for the past 3 years with a special emphasis on the more restorative practices of Pranayama (breathing exercises) and Meditation. She brings 30 years of experience as a dancer and choreographer to her yoga teaching. Currently, Jennifer is finishing up massage school at the New School for Massage in Chicago. Her practice will focus on Zero Balancing - which is an energetic modality. jennifer@livingyogacenter.net

Steven (Steve) Willette has been practicing yoga for six years and is in his second year of teaching. Steve believes breath is primary in yoga. Every movement into and out of a pose as well as the pose itself is an expression of one’s breath. No style of yoga practice is appropriate for every body; however, the practice of yoga is appropriate for everyone. Every practice begins by assessing the needs and abilities of each student, striving to create a group session that is accessible, inspiring, and an inner adventure of self-discovery. The journey on the mat offers us the opportunity to move the practice into everyday life incorporating openness, grace, beauty and passion. Steve is a business owner and manager in Champaign currently providing financial services for individuals and privately owned businesses. steve@livingyogacenter.net
	Jenna Cameron is a certified yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga for eleven years and teaching for seven. She comes to yoga with years of experience performing and teaching modern dance and playing sports. She has most recently been training with Tias Little in Sante Fe, New Mexico where she has honed her interest in anatomy and yoga. Jenna is also a licensed and nationally-certified massage therapist and runs her own business, Renewal Body Therapies. jenna@livingyogacenter.net
Tami Mor is a doula and a yoga teacher. She was born in Israel and moved to Champaign in September of 2007. She has been practicing yoga for 11 years, 6 years intensively. She has been teaching yoga since 2006 and holds a certification from the Sivananda Montreal Yoga Center. Tami's yoga teaching is based in the SIVANANDA style which a traditional, gentle method is focusing on relaxation, conscious calming, breathing, and working with the chakras systematically with long relaxation in the asanas. In addition to her work as a yoga teacher and a doula, Tami also practices Ayurvedic massage. This traditional (south) Indian technique uses hot sesame oil and dripping on the forehead which creates a deep relaxation and meditative state of mind. She also holds an MA in geography with a minor in sociology and a high school teaching certificate. In her work as a doula, Tami supports and accompanies women throughout their prenatal months and in labor with an emphasis on physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. She completed doula studies in Israel in a year-long advanced holistic program and began working as a doula in February of 2007. She has worked in four major hospitals in Israel, supporting over 25 deliveries. Tami began assisting births here in Champaign in April 2008 at Carle Hospital. She teaches yoga as a preparation for labor and delivery. This preparation includes physical as well as emotional and spiritual readiness. Tami emphasizes helping her clients understand the labor and delivery process. You can contact Tami at DoulaYogaTami@gmail.com.
Contact LYC: email info@livingyogacenter.net or phone (217) 384-5829.