SALTARA INSTRUCTORS

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Kim is a holistic health practitioner with a degree from the Healing Hands Institute, where she became a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist in 2006. Her training included Shiatsu, a Japanese style of acupressure, alongside various other massage techniques. After honing her skills in gyms and chiropractic offices, Kim discovered her passion for yoga and completed a 200-hour instructor training course. This journey led to a deeper sense of self-love and the creation of Everlasting Health & Wellness, which offers massage, yoga, personal training, spin, and body sculpting.

With a focus on gentle yoga, Kim blends her expertise in wellness to cultivate a safe and nurturing environment for her students. She aims to guide them toward wholeness through movement, sound, and stillness.

Outside of the studio, Kim enjoys dancing with her husband of 30 years and spending quality time with their daughter, whether on the dance floor or exploring the mountains through hiking, biking, and camping. Her passion for interior design inspires her to create serene spaces that reflect the tranquility of nature. Additionally, Kim loves cooking vegan meals for her family and crafting natural skin creams and salt scrubs, believing these practices create a harmonious lifestyle.

Kim looks forward to sharing her holistic approach to well-being in her classes, where she seamlessly integrates Western and Eastern therapies for a balanced mind, body, and soul experience.

Amanda has been practicing yoga for almost 20 years. Originally a stress and anxiety relief practice, it has evolved into a way of life. In 2018, she dove into a 200-hour yoga teacher training. She loved it so much that in 2020, she decided to deepen her knowledge and enhance her teaching skills with the 300-hour advanced teacher training. Amanda uses the knowledge she’s gained in her training and teaching experience to mindfully guide practitioners through fun and light-hearted sequences while keeping the integrity of yoga intact throughout the practice. Amanda lives in Vernon, NJ, and has two amazing kids and two sweet kitties. She enjoys day trips to the Jersey shore, hiking, lifting weights, and spending quality time with family and friends. 

Jamie is a Certified Epigenetic Performance Coach, Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant, and a 200-hour RYT. A lover of healthy food and living a lifestyle fit for the unique individual, Jamie understands the importance of finding the best balance to fuel the fun.

Having completed 15 marathons, numerous half-marathons, 5Ks, off-road triathlons, and CrossFit competitions, Jamie, a former D1 college athlete, knows firsthand the impact proper nutrition, adequate sleep, and mental wellness have on performance.

Knowing how to work with your body, not against it, is a game-changer in competition and life. Using the right plan, you can achieve clarity of mind, improved focus, more energy, better strength, top physical response, knowing your true self, and feeling your whole well-being. Jamie loves to mountain bike, hike, run, practice yoga, and SUP, and move her body, preferably out in nature with her family and friends.

Lauren's journey into Acupuncture began years ago when she sought relief from hormonal imbalances, stress, anxiety, and digestive issues. The profound benefits she experienced sparked a passion to become an Acupuncturist, with a mission to help others achieve the same restored health and well-being that transformed her life.

A lifelong advocate of health and wellness, Lauren believes that true beauty and well-being are intertwined. As a Certified Holistic Health Coach, she combines her expertise in Acupuncture with various Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities, lifestyle adjustments, and nutritional guidance to offer comprehensive support.

Lauren earned her second Bachelor's Degree and a Master's in Health and Science, Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Medicine from The New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2020. She further honed her Facial Rejuvenation and Cosmetic Acupuncture skills under the mentorship of renowned practitioners Shellie Goldstein and Carrie Hart.

As a fully Licensed and Insured Acupuncturist specializing in Facial Rejuvenation, Lauren offers a range of techniques designed to promote a youthful appearance and overall wellness. Her approach not only enhances your external beauty but also nurtures your internal health, ensuring a holistic transformation.

Elaine Ziner is an Intuitive Healer, Reiki Master, and Ordained Minister who has studied mind-body and its effects on emotions since 1995. She combines her unique knowledge of Astrology and the planetary influences on the body, mind, and spirit with Reiki healing to align the Whole-Self and identify physical, mental, and spiritual blockages. Elaine Graduated with a Master's in Counseling Psychology specializing in Bereavement Counseling from New York University in 1995 and became a Reiki Master/Teacher and Theta Healer in 2008. She received her ordination as a minister in 2017.

"Life is full of changes, and the healing effects of those changes are essential for the evolution of one's soul."

Alyson Adashko Raskin, PhD. is a Certified Yoga Teacher and founder of YOGInquiry, which blends embodied inquiry with trauma-informed Yoga. She is also an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Neurogenic Yoga® and TRE® (Tension and Trauma Release) facilitator, and a school psychologist. Alyson currently teaches trauma-informed yoga teacher trainings and practicums

Alyson holds certifications in Kundalini Yoga, Ancient Ayurvedic Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Cardiac Yoga, Children’s Yoga, and Yoga for the Special Child. She has completed Advanced Yoga Teacher Trainings through Vesselify (90 Monkeys) and Advanced TRE Trainings. Her integrative approach also draws upon training and studies in clinical, psychoanalytic, school, somatic, and positive psychology, bilingual/multicultural studies, nonviolent communication, breathwork, anatomy for injury prevention, Yoga, and Psyche training (based on the integration of somatic experiencing and Yoga), shadow constellations and IFS (Internal Family Systems).

For over 25 years, Alyson has been leading healing body/mind-focused programs, including training staff in New York and New Jersey schools.