Our Pride of Teachers
Eric Wheeler 200 E-RYT
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Eric has a extensive teaching resume and has been part of Tampa Bay’s yoga community since 2002. He is currently teaching Yoga at the Dali, Yoga in the Park, Root to Rise, Ashtanga hour, yoga 101, prana flow, chair yoga, kids yoga and bhakti vinyasa in the Tampa Bay Area. Eric and his wife start Lucky Cat Yoga from their own teaching and bring yoga to many locations in Tampa Bay. Eric is a vinyasa innovator and creates a mood through strong, but thoughtful asana practice. In his teachings, he incorporates mindful asana, anatomical knowledge, concepts from the yoga sutras, mantras, and live music. You can find Eric at The Dali on Sundays, or at Dark Wave Yoga at Lucky Cat Yoga.
Eric has a extensive teaching resume and has been part of Tampa Bay’s yoga community since 2002. He is currently teaching Yoga at the Dali, Yoga in the Park, Root to Rise, Ashtanga hour, yoga 101, prana flow, chair yoga, kids yoga and bhakti vinyasa in the Tampa Bay Area. Eric and his wife start Lucky Cat Yoga from their own teaching and bring yoga to many locations in Tampa Bay. Eric is a vinyasa innovator and creates a mood through strong, but thoughtful asana practice. In his teachings, he incorporates mindful asana, anatomical knowledge, concepts from the yoga sutras, mantras, and live music. You can find Eric at The Dali on Sundays, or at Dark Wave Yoga at Lucky Cat Yoga.Eric has a extensive teaching resume and has been part of Tampa Bay’s yoga community since 2002. He is currently teaching Yoga at the Dali, Yoga in the Park, Root to Rise, Ashtanga hour, yoga 101, prana flow, chair yoga, kids yoga and bhakti vinyasa in the Tampa Bay Area. Eric and his wife start Lucky Cat Yoga from their own teaching and bring yoga to many locations in Tampa Bay. Eric is a vinyasa innovator and creates a mood through strong, but thoughtful asana practice. In his teachings, he incorporates mindful asana, anatomical knowledge, concepts from the yoga sutras, mantras, and live music. You can find Eric at The Dali on Sundays, or at Dark Wave Yoga at Lucky Cat Yoga.
Experience:
Head Teacher and President of Lucky Cat Yoga
Co-Owner of Lucky Cat Yoga
Lead Teacher Trainer for Lucky Cat Yoga
Monthly classes at Dali Museum and Body Electric, St. Pete
Assisted YTT program at Yogani Studios and other YTT Programs
Led Flow Yoga Trainings at Evolation Yoga in Buffalo, NY and Tampa, FL.
Leads creative yoga classes such as glow yoga, dark wave and prana flow.
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Erin Wheeler
300Hr E-RYT , CRYT, PRYT
Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin is a 300Hr Vinyasa Yoga teacher, earning her 300Hr level training at Asheville Yoga Center in 2016. Erin is certified to teach vinyasa yoga, Prenatal yoga, Children's yoga, Chair Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Yoga Therapeutics, Sound Healing and Mediation. She and her husband Eric Wheeler founded, Lucky Cat Yoga Inc., a company that brings yoga to all ages, all levels, in all locations. They created a variety of special event yoga classes in Tampa Bay like, Glow Yoga, Acoustic Flow, House of Yoga, and Dark Wave Yoga.
Erin's yoga journey:
Battling daily with depression, food addiction, chronic pain, (TMJ, back pain, knee pain.) in 2003, nearly 400 lbs, Erin decided to drastically change her life and have weight reduction surgery. During her recovery she began a practice of yoga and meditation to help her recover from surgery and she found that it helped her heal in more ways than just physical.
“I found my true passion in life as a teacher of this ancient art of wellness. I am constantly inspired and given so much love from my students and teachers. I am thankful for my teachers, my son Wes, Eric Wheeler, Michael Johnson, Lillias Folan, David Swenson, Micheline Berry, and Shiva Rea, who have helped me on my journey on and off the mat. I am honored to be able to practice yoga, and teach it to my students, as my teachers taught it to me, with love, integrity and devotion.”
Experience:
Trainer of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Invited presenter of Bella Prana Yoga Teacher Training 200Hr & 300Hr
Invited Trainer of Evolation YTT
Special Event Experience:Floyd Yoga Jam 2014-18
Flow Fest 2015
Rasa Lila 2011-2013
Glow Yoga at Curtis Hixon Park with over 500 attendees!
Lululemmon Showroom Ambassador 2011
Michelle Bramski
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Michelle started taking Dark Wave Yoga classes at Tempus Projects with Lucky Cat Yoga before they had a brick and mortar location! She graduated from their 200Hr All Levels Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program in the spring of 2019. Michelle now teaches Monday night Dark Wave Yoga since graduating! Michelle has continued with her yoga studies with Michael Johnson of Asheville Yoga Center and with her mentors Eric and Erin Wheeler of Lucky Cat Yoga. Michelle is smart, sweet and knows how to create a challenging but accessible flow for her classes and a rocking flowlist too! Mondays Dark Wave Yoga 7:15-8:15
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Tuesday
5:45
Gentle Flow
7:15
Dark Wave Yoga
Sandy is so excited to be joining the Lucky Cat Yoga family! Sandy has enjoyed doing yoga for nearly 20 yrs. Early on it was more of a physical practice to supplement her ballet training, a nice way to relax and rejuvenate after many hours in the dance studio. In 2015, after the sudden passing of her younger brother, yoga became so much more than a physical practice. Yoga was instrumental to her grieving process, healing and spiritual growth. Lucky Cat Yoga became her yoga home around that same time, Dark Waver!!, and provided what she needed to get through such a difficult time for herself and her family. Sandy fell in love with the Wheelers and soon began thinking about deepening her practice by completing their YTT program, but just kept putting it off. COVID hit and she realized life is short, stop waiting and do the things you want to do now. She signed up for their next Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hr in January 2021 and graduated that July. As a former ballet dancer, movement has always been a source of physical strength, inner strength, flexibility and body awareness. Yoga has allowed Sandy to explore a different side to movement than simply as a physical practice. Sandy believes yoga is a practice of self discovery, self awareness, allows us to deepen our connection to our earth, to each other, and connect to the understanding that we are all one. She believes yoga can help one process difficult emotions, manage anxiety and depression, and cultivate a life of wellness and well being. Sandy enjoys practicing and teaching fluid vinyasa flows with an attention to strength and alignment to help bring balance on and off the mat. Along with yoga, Sandy enjoys walks, bike rides, ballet, the beach, cooking, and spending quality time with her husband, Greg, their 2 children, 2 dogs and 1 cat
Allynne Rinelli RYT 200
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Allynne Rinelli RYT 200
Fridays
5:45 Yin and Restorative Yoga
In graduate school I came to yoga for stress relief and the balance it provided through physical movement after long hours of studying. With a regular practice I quickly realized yoga is a lot more than physical postures. I began to explore yoga as a philosophy and path to inner peace and wellbeing.
I have received so many gifts from yoga, the most profound being self awareness. I am continually learning to observe and understand my mind, body and emotions in ways that allow for the creation of healthier habits and a happier life. In an effort to deepen my own knowledge and yoga practice I completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training in December 2018.
Yoga is for everyone. I enjoy sharing what I have learned, helping all students safely enjoy their yoga practice and guiding them to discover their inner teacher. Experiencing the value of yoga at a personal level it is my hope that through the teachings of yoga we can heal the world - one person at a time, with peace, love and an attitude of oneness.
Alice Walke (200hr RYT)
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT)
Allynne Rinelli RYT 200
Madison Knott
Madison Knott
Madison Knott
Madison Knott, 200 hr RYT, first started practicing yoga when she was 16 years old in Long Island, New York. She started to learn about the various benefits yoga has to bring to the mind, body, and soul. She continued her study’s into majoring in exercise physiology with a minor in art therapy to gain more knowledge on how the body moves and alternative forms of expression. Combing her knowledge, Madison has focused on moving the body in ways that promote grounding and relaxation.
Jenni Holbrook
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
Sundays
12:30 Yin/Restorative Yoga
Jenni’s yoga journey is somewhat new but in her years of practice, she has found so much peace within. Growing up with trauma, as many people do, she developed wall after wall thinking it could protect her from feeling pain. She started doing yoga just looking to get a good work out, and in that first practice she got a peak over the walls for the first time, and has been practicing ever since. In her practice she’s learned how to appreciate herself; mind, body and soul, as well as learning how to let go of negativity and pain. Yoga is a way to look inside, and bring to the surface all the beautiful magic that each and every person has inside.
Jenni took Yoga Teacher Training in 2021 to deepen her practice, and found so much joy in teaching. She would like to show people that it's never too late to try something new, and that you can always meet yourself exactly where you are, mentally and physically, on your mat.
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
Monday
5:45 Power Flow
Rebecca discovered yoga as a graduate student in anthropology and it quickly became a central tool, she has used throughout her life to seek grounding and balance, as well as physical and mental health, goals she believes we are all working toward every day. As a college professor and lifetime learner, she was excited to complete her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Lucky Cat Yoga so she could share the passion and knowledge she has gained along her journey and help others re/discover the practical and holistic wisdom that can be gained through regular yoga practice. She believes that yoga is an elixir for the mind, body, and spirit and incorporates these three tenets into her high energy classes which aim to leave all students feeling stronger and inspired to conquer life beyond the mat.
Rebecca Todd (200 RYT)
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