OM MY YOGA TEAM
Rachel Wilson is a Yoga Therapist and educator with 20 years of teaching experience. She is the founder of Om My Yoga and Om My Yoga Academy (A Registered Yoga School). Rachel offers creative and accessible classes, workshops, and retreats that draw upon her education and experience in Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Acrobatics, Pilates, marathoning and personal training. A mental health advocate, Rachel is passionate about using tools from Yoga and meditation for wellness at every level. She loves to share techniques for living a life of greater peace and to support students in personal growth and whole-being-health.
Ulysses began his Yoga journey over 15 years ago, and has taken thousands of hours of training in Yoga and acrobatics. Ulysses can be found co-teaching Acrobatic Yoga workshops and co-leading our annual 200 hour trainings, as well as providing invaluable behind the scenes support at the studio!
Carla Irvin is a long time dedicated practitioner and teacher of Yoga. She is an E-RYT500 and has been a teacher at Om My Yoga for over a decade. Carla has led and supported in our Om My Yoga Academy trainings, and is a beloved teacher at the studio.
Morgan is a RYT-500 and a certified trauma sensitive yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F). Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant complex trauma and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The TCTSY methodology has been developed in the United States and is utilized with youth and adults all around the world. The model is rooted in hatha yoga, (a practice that involves body and breath-based movement) neuroscience, trauma theory, attachment theory, and has been developed through years of research and feedback from survivors. Through Morgan’s background in athletics, hatha yoga, and TCTSY, her top intention is to create an inclusive, empowering, and respectful environment in which folks are offered the space, and the choice, to safely engage in self-exploration. The yoga practice is always an invitation and individuals are welcome to implement different yoga forms, at any time. Morgan has a passion for deepening her understanding of human suffering, the intricate complexities that make up our shared humanity, the human anatomy as a whole; and its capability to heal itself. She is honored to work beside individuals as they perhaps reconnect with empowerment, health, and their inner-peace. Likewise, she is enlivened by the opportunity to be present for others as they integrate forms of therapy, which are most useful for their unique experience, into daily life.
Karen has been working in the wellness industry for 2 decades and is a Certified Personal Trainer, eRYT, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, Holistic Life Coach, and Reiki Master. She is also an Om My Yoga Academy Mentor and teacher, and can be found co-facilitating our annual intensive training.
Along the path she has found healing through holistic methods and creative practices to live a more balanced life. It is her calling to guide others towards this experience as well.
Karen works with clients to find joy through a combination of the energetic and physical bodies.
She leads a variety of workshops, retreats, and other events in Central PA.
Michelle’s personal yoga journey began as a physically-focused practice in Baptiste Power Yoga in 2015. As life continued to unfold through personal life transitions and a chaotic hospitality career, she searched to deepen her practice. She turned to a variety of mindfulness, spiritual awareness, and self-care books and podcasts before finding her new yoga hOMe at Om My Yoga in early 2018.
The mind, body, spirit connection cultivated on her mat at Om’s studio was unlike anything she’d experienced. She swiftly signed up and completed her 200-HR Teacher Training at Om My Yoga Academy in March 2019 and has been teaching at Om as a substitute for mat classes since fall 2019. Michelle also has her Certificate in Yin Yoga and continues to actively pursue her 500-HR Teacher Training Certificate.
With an eternal student mentality, Michelle offers a welcoming and humbling environment full of compassionate space for each student to experience the practice they personally need in that moment. Her traditional Vinyasa mat classes incorporate mindful movements, focus on breathe work, and time for meditation. It is her greatest honor to be able to share the healing gift of yoga – she cannot wait to practice with you!
Natalie is passionate about mindfulness, wellness, and community. About 6 years ago, she began to host ecstatic dances, women’s circles, and cacao ceremonies. She is inspired by the idea that in spaces like this, we are all each other’s teachers. Natalie feels blessed to have found her way to yoga and to have incorporated yogic principles into her daily life. She is honored to be a 2024 graduate of the 200 hour RYT program at Om My Yoga Academy. She hopes to be a gentle guide as you explore your practice and encourages students to be kind to themselves on the mat. Outside of the studio, Natalie is the executive director of a local nonprofit retreat center. She is passionate about DJing, singing, philosophy, hiking, and all things creative.
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Shannon began her yoga practice in 2015, and received her training at Om My Yoga Academy. Yoga has taught Shannon peace, focus and gratitude both on and off the mat, and she is excited to share creative and welcoming classes on Wednesday nights!
Steph is a ray of brightness, a light and a lover of life, music, Yoga, and all things flowing. A thoughtful and introspective soul who thinks about the deeper aspects of life and practice, while connecting with the community with a steady and playful vibe. Steph is a graduate of the Om My Yoga Academy RYT Program, and is a trustworthy presence to guide you in your Yoga journey.
Please come and try my class even if you’ve never taken yoga before. My focus is on spine health and I promise I will not try to make you into a pretzel or make you stand on your head. There’s a lot of stretching and contraction of your muscles during each pose. If you can get down on the floor and get back up then you can take my class. Please come and make my first class a success! If you have ever had a back ache then you need this class! Meet you on the mat.
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When Jessica found Yoga more than 20 years ago, she could not touch her toes. Since graduating the om my yoga academy in 2019, her dynamic vinyasa classes meet each student where they are to help each find the resulting improvements in strength, balance and flexibility that come from asana practice; and the serenity of mind and spirit arising from moving meditation.