SALTARA INSTRUCTORS

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Kim is a holistic health practitioner, earning a Degree at Healing Hands Institute in 2006 as a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist. There, she studied and practiced Shiatsu, a Japanese style of acupressure, along with other massage techniques. After learning and adding to her expertise through gyms and chiropractic offices, she found her love for Yoga and completed a 200-hour instructor course to become a Yoga instructor. During this time, she found more self-love and created Everlasting Health & Wellness, which included massage, Yoga, personal training, spin, and body sculpting.

Combining her skills and education with her continued love for wellness is where she found her own style of Yoga, a gentle approach. Kim aims to create a safe place for all students to achieve wholeness through Yoga and movement, with the addition of sound and stillness. 

When not in the yoga studio or helping clients achieve their balance, you’ll find her spending time with her daughter and husband of 28 years on the dance floor or in the mountains hiking, biking, camping, and taking in the beauty of nature. Kim has a secondary passion for interior design that continues to inspire energies that motivate her to bring zen from the outdoors. She feels that cooking vegan for her family and creating natural skin creams, salt scrubs, and more is the perfect synergy for a healthy lifestyle. She looks forward to sharing her passions for well-being in her classes and creating an environment where Western and Eastern therapies combine into a perfect blend of mind, body, and soul.

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.