Lindsey VerStraeten, co-owner and yoga teacher

Rhonda Oliver - co-owner

Rhonda is a co-owner of Metta Community Yoga Center.

Her classes are a blend of practical philosophy, physical challenge and a light touch, dedicated to helping her students use the practice of yoga to awaken to their true Divine natures - along the way uncovering strength, joy and ease that overflow the mat into the rest of their lives.

Angie Cox, yoga teacher

Angie has been teaching yoga since she finished Yoga Teacher Training at SWIHA in 2006. She started taking yoga classes after she moved to Arizona in 2000, and decided to stick with it because of the amazing benefits of stress relief, good exercise and flexibility. She enjoys teaching Yin because it’s a great balance to the more physically challenging practices and an opportunity to be quiet and go within.

Nancy Ferraro, yoga teacher

Nancy has been practicing yoga since 2006, when she took yoga as cross training for running. Smitten from the first class, her passion for yoga grew until it was a natural progression for her to teach.

Her eldest student being 80 years old and her youngest 9, Nancy truly believes that yoga can benefit everyone by opening the body to heal itself. Her passion is to lead her students to discover their authentic self and reach their full potential on their life journey. It is truly her honor and energizing force in her life to bring yoga to her community.

Cathy Genzler, yoga teacher

Cathy integrates teachings of the classical, ancient yogis with contemporary insight and music to offer students a dynamic and unique experience with each class that she teaches. Cathy is fascinated with the human body; her understanding of anatomy, physiology and biology is derived from her formal, ongoing studies. She is currently working toward her 500 hour yoga teacher certification.

Honoring the earliest interpretations of the science of yoga, Cathy encourages her students to be mindful that the physical practice of yoga (asana) is meant to bring the body to place where the mind will finally become quiet, allowing the essential nature of the person to be revealed.  Cathy’s classes are planned with this in mind, regardless of the level of physical movement.

Cathy has studied nationally with a variety of teachers including T.K.V Desikachar, Dr. Judith Hanson Lasater, Shiva Rea and Max Strom, although her greatest inspiration comes from her students. Join her for an uplifting and dynamic yoga experience! More fun: follow Cathy on her website www.cathygenzler.com, cathygenzler@gmail.com.

K-Lee, bellydance teacher

K-lee has been a student of bellydance since 1998, a professional dancer since 2002 and an instructor since 2004. In addition to teaching bellydance she also directs and dances with local bellydance & world fusion dance troupe Natium World Dance who performs around the Valley.

While her passion lies in teaching and dancing tribal style bellydance, K-lee also thrives on teaching new students the joy that can be found in using the body to dance its way to a more fit life. Her teaching technique includes encouragement, challenges, and above all- FUN!

Logan Milliken, yoga teacher

Logan Milliken has been practicing various styles of yoga since 2000. In recent years, Logan has become ever-more passionate about her practice, which led her to receive her teacher certification through At One Yoga, in Scottsdale, AZ.

Logan will always consider herself a student of Yoga as she is constantly learning and discovering new lessons and pearls of wisdom that Yoga has to offer; not only in the Asana practice, but also in the ways we can choose to live our lives “off the mat”. Logan is grateful to all of the wonderful teachers whom she’s been inspired by over the years. Especially, and most recently, John Salisbury and David Swenson.

In her classes, Logan loves to use music to inspire her student’s journey inward. She offers a challenging Vinyasa class, that will leave students feeling more grounded, open, relaxed and re-energized when they leave!

Logan lives in Scottsdale with her husband, Chris, and their two little boys, Hutch and Parker. When she’s not in the studio, Logan can usually be found chasing her young boys, playing outside in the vegetable garden, or in the kitchen trying out a new recipe!

Since then she has taught many different styles of Yoga in many different atmospheres. She draws her inspiration from her family, amazing music and the incredible Yogis she has had the pleasure of practicing with- from the famous instructors she has learned from to the beginners who have come to her classes. Brijet lives in the Metta neighborhood with her husband, daughter and newborn son.

Kat is a dedicated, devoted and ever-evolving student of yoga and life.  She has been teaching since 1989 and teaching teachers since 1996.  Kat uniquely blends anatomy, alignment and body rolling into a healing, contemplative and radically dynamic approach to fitness and well-being.  Kat is grateful to the inspiration and teachings of Sri Gary Olsen, her Rhythmic Family, and all of her wildly creative students that continually inspire, motivate and teach her. Visit www.yogabodyrolling.com to learn more about Kat.

Patty Miller, yoga teacher

Patty has been practicing yoga since 2000, when she needed a way to get back in touch with her body after surgery. She had taken yoga classes in the past and always walked away thinking "this is just not my style." However, after her surgery, she decided to try yoga one more time. This time, it was exactly what she needed. The pain and stiffness had taken away her ability to move and breathe freely. Her yoga instructor introduced her to a practice that was gentle, free from expectations and easily adapted to her healing body.

In 2006, Patty became a Certified 200 Hour Instructor (RYT) in Interdisciplinary Yoga at the Nosara Yoga Institute with Don & Amba Stapleton.  In 2007, Patty was also certified as a Pranassage® Instructor, which is a yoga relaxation experience. Patty is currently completing her 500 hour RYT Training Program.

Having always led an active lifestyle, Katie was initially drawn to the physical challenge of yoga practice, however after realizing the mental and spiritual benefits she was hooked. She absolutely loved learning about the history and philosophy of yoga, the anatomy and physiology of asana, and personal approaches to yoga, through teacher training at Inner Vision Yoga.

Katie is thrilled to be able to share yoga as a teacher, so that others might find the balance, energy and joy that she has experienced from a regular practice. She enjoys looking for fresh approaches and new insights in her teaching and personal practice, and believe that there is always something new to learn and that everyone has something to gain by rolling out the mat!

Regina is a forever student & a natural teacher with a B.S. in Psychology, an M.A. in Spanish and over 10 yrs. of professional experience teaching. She has been teaching yoga since 2004.  Her authentic style embraces a variety of hatha yoga including Vinyasa, Anusara, Iyengar & Yin. Her classes take yogis of all ages through a deep explorative process that challenges students to integrate, exercise and align body, mind and spirit.  A true child at heart, she is a lover of God, life, learning, nature, family and fun! She wants to create a safe place to explore the joy of being a kid, a family & a community.  Regina practices and teaches with a playful spirit and a heart full of joy, laughter and love.

Jen is dedicated to helping her students experience authentic yogic techniques to use in everyday life to awaken their deepest potential for happiness, peace and fulfillment. In addition to her daily practice of yoga and meditation, Jen enjoys traveling, eating and spending time outdoors with her husband, Craig, and their yellow lab.