Our Pride of Teachers
Eric Wheeler 500 RYT :Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Eric Wheeler started practicing yoga in 2002 and immediately fell in love with the practice. He began teaching in 2002 at Yogani studios, while still maintaining his office job at USF. In 2010 he and his wife established Lucky Cat Yoga Inc. and left his full-time office job to began his career as a full-time yoga teacher.
Training with teachers that stoked his creative genius, Eric has become a yoga vinyasa innovator, viewing yoga as a wellness art, he is known for creating 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.
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Erin found yoga practice after recovering from gastric bypass surgery in 2003. 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. Earning her 200hr level certification in 2008 and 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 bath meditation and guided Mediation. In 2010, 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 unique event yoga classes in Tampa Bay like, Glow Yoga, Acoustic Flow, House of Yoga, and Dark Wave Yoga.
“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 200Hr Lucky Cat Yoga Training Graduate
Erin Wheeler 500 HR E-RYT, CRYT, PRYT Specializing in All Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT) Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga 200HrTeacher Training
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) Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga 200HrTeacher Training
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT) Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga 200HrTeacher Training
Sandra McCreery (200hr RYT) Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga 200HrTeacher Training
Tuesday
5:45 Gentle Flow
7:00 Vibrant Vinyasa
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) Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga 200HrTeacher Training
Allynne Rinelli RYT 200
Monthly Classes (see schedule)
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.
Jenni Holbrook 200Hr
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Sundays
9:30 Gentle Flow and 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.
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Wednesdays
7:15 Restorative Yoga and Guided Meditation
Jenny is a 2020 graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga all levels 200 hour yoga teacher training. Her yoga journey began in 2008 while in nursing school. She quickly realized the many benefits of yoga, not only for the physical body but also for the mind. Jenny has continued her yoga studies with Michael Johnson of the Asheville Yoga Center and with Yoga International, concentrating on Yoga Nidra. She currently teaches Restorative Yoga and Guided Meditation.
Jenny is the owner of New Moon Integrative Health, located in the Lucky Cat Yoga Wellness Center, which offers health coaching, personalized Ayurvedic nutrition and lifestyle consultations, and Ayurvedic facials. She is a board certified nurse practitioner, specializing in cardiology, and a graduate of the IIN Integrative Nutrition health coach training program. She has a passion for Ayurveda and has studied under Collette Kent and Kerala Ayurveda Academy. Jenny has Ayurvedic culinary training with Divya Alter which has taught her to cook and eat according to the principles of Ayurveda centered on wellness through healthy food. She is a 2005 graduate of the Aveda Institute where she studied Ayurvedic based skincare and is a licensed esthetician. Jenny looks forward to serving the Tampa Bay community and focusing on health by integrating the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda through diet and lifestyle.
Madisson Taylor 200Hr
Jenny Cline 200Hr Graduate of Lucky Cat Yoga Teacher Training
Madisson Taylor 200Hr
1st Saturdays
12:00-1:30
The Rocket Series
Madisson Taylor Yoga has been a part of Madisson’s life for 20 years. His mom introduced the practice to him in high school when she received her teaching credentials and opened her own studio in Southern California. Madisson eventually found his way into a YTT program in September of 2020, graduated that December and immediately applied for a teaching apprenticeship through The Collective St Pete, where he became a regular teacher member in April 2021. “I didn’t know I was going to teach when I started my TT, but by the end of it, I really felt like a had something to share that was unique.” Madisson started Yoga Punx Saint Pete blending alternative, emo, metal, etc. music with yoga asana practice and the consensus is that the people love it! Madisson is a 200 hr RYT and is a certified Rocket teacher.
Briana Beauzile
Madisson Taylor 200Hr
Elain Churton
Briana Beauzile
Briana Beauzile
Wednesdays 12:00 and
Fridays 12:00
Gentle flow in 45Min
and
Thursdays 5:45
Gentle Flow All Levels Vinyasa
Elaine Churton, RY200, began her lifelong yoga practice as a young mother of twins while living in Arizona in the 1970s. Her long and winding tenure of yoga practice led her to Lucky Cat teacher training in 2018; and soon after combined her professional life as a mental health therapist/administrator with her passion for teaching. She also enjoys teaching practitioners and caregivers in local community mental centers as well as individuals residing in behavioral health crisis centers and residential homes. Elaine has also studied with Rolf Gates, Yoga and Recovery; and Stephanie Keach, cofounder of the Asheville Yoga Center. She is a perennial student of yoga as well as holding the philosophy of accepting and respecting each individual exactly as he or she arrives on the mat. She enjoys the mindful connection of community created with each class; enjoying a combination of playfulness, movement, and calmness. Her favorite mantra — Be Here Now.
Briana Beauzile
Briana Beauzile
Briana Beauzile
Tuesdays 7:00
Energetic Flow: All- Intermediate Vinyasa
Briana's passion for movement began with dance and transitioned into yoga after her last season of winter guard. Receiving her 200-hour RYT in Ashtanga yoga, Briana has traveled to Mexico and India to learn and experience the many facets of what this practice offers. This moving mediation has been a keepsake to her health and mind, a tool she hopes we all will tap into with the self-study available when we arrive on our mats. As a yoga teacher, her goal is to create a safe and welcoming space for students to explore their practice, discovering greater self-awareness and more comfort in their everyday lives. Briana is also a certified life/success coach and a neurolinguistic practitioner. She looks forward to practicing with you soon!
Desiree Shapiro
Desiree Shapiro
Desiree Shapiro
Friday
5:45 Energetic Flow
Saturday
10:30 Gentle Flow All Levels Vinyasa
Desiree’s yoga practice began in high school. She attended many group fitness/yoga classes with her mother. She noticed by practicing consistently she was calmer, stronger, and more flexible. After high school she graduated from The University of Tampa with a B.A. in Applied Dance (2015). During college, she also became a Certified Group fitness and Yoga Instructor. Her certifications include AFAA (American Fitness Association), PIYO live, and 200 hour yoga teacher training. She is currently a Dance teacher in the public school system, where she shares her love and knowledge of dance/yoga with her students.
Her teaching experience began at the University of South Florida, where she taught a variety of classes (step aerobics, yoga, partner yoga, and PIYO live) for over five years. She spent a semester teaching the Yoga elective to the P.E. department, where students learned to have breath and body awareness. Other teaching experiences in fitness/yoga include: University of Tampa, Golds Gym, Youfit, Sattva Yoga, and Rivercrest Park outdoor yoga class.
Desiree is excited to share her knowledge of yoga at Lucky Cat. She hopes that after every class her students leave feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Her favorite mantra is: Everything I need is within me.
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