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Meet The Well Team!
Founders: Amy Meilman, Lance Isakov, Leslie Lewart Staff: Kate St. John, Laura Beotcher, Lance Isakov, Amy Meilman, Leslie Lewart Practitioners: Karen Harvey, Rebecca Snyder, Shealy, Tom Swiss, Jessica Welch, Tammy Williams, Rebecca Snow, Lois Smith, Amy Meilman, Lance Isakov Regular Teachers:Bryan Hantman, Ali Hoffmaster, Liz Schulman, Jen Stukey, Linda Dobry, Chris Ruane, David Foulk, Ewan Tullis, Adele Isoda, Sara Amorim, Joseph Roberson, Amy Meilman, Lance Isakov, Sara Beth Visiting Teachers:Jason Baker, Pat Barnes, Doug Blessington, Joanna Clark, A'alyvyne Foxwood, Bob Glickstein, Jeremy Harlow, Ann Israel, John Jacobs, Debbie Jenson, Amy Leroy, , Sara Amorim, Lauren Torzillo, Kim Vetter, Alison Weeks, Leslie Lewart, Kevin Zucker Amy Meilman, Co-founder of The Well
Certified Medicinal Aromatherapist  Amy is a Certified Medicinal Aromatherapist. She says "I never leave home without them [the essential oils], they keep my feet on the ground and going in the right direction". Amy has been trained in Plant Spirit Medicine with Eliot Cowan. Amy recently moved back to Ellicott City to open The Well. She enjoys singing, music, yoga & playing with Nimbus the dog. She is passionate about her work and a delightful person. YAY! Lance David Isakov, M.Ac., Dipl. Ac., NADA, CYT Co-founder of The Well
Licensed Acupuncturist, Kundalini Yoga Teacher Reiki Master, Plant Spirit Medicine Practitioner  While other 7 year olds boys were fantasizing about working as police officers & construction truck drivers, Lance was dreaming of becoming a witch doctor. 22 years later you can find him sticking needles in people, doing hands-on-healing, helping someone with plant spirit medicine, leading crazy yoga exercises, doing a dream-journey around a sacred fire or dazed, typing on his computer. A modern medicine man, his mission is to bring ancient wisdom to the cutting edge to help others feel better.
Lance's promise in Life is that no matter what, wherever he is, life will show as a Spirited, Playful connection. Lance's purpose in Life is to live right now to his fullest! To burst and overflow with spirit, joy, compassion, outrageousness, creativity, brightness, wisdom and strength! And to be an inspiration and do whatever it takes to help others come to life most fully!!! Leslie Lewart, Co-founder of The Well
Designer, Global Warming Activist  Bio Coming Soon!Jason Baker BA in Music; MT-BC, Board Certified Music Therapist
Drummer-Percussionist, Music Therapist, Music Teacher, Reiki Practitioner Jason has been a drummer for 23 years. He holds a bachelors of music from Berklee College of Music, 1999; studied percussion in Cuba, 2000; studied yoga, meditation, and drumming as a resident at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health during the 3 month Spiritual Lifestyle Program, 2001; and was board certified as a music therapist after receiving a graduate certificate from Shenandoah University, 2006. As a performer he has played in a multitude of musical settings, for dancers, and for spiritual ceremonies. He taught two semesters of jazz and world music courses at Nakhodka College of Music in Nakhodka, Russia, 2002- 2003. He is currently a staff accompanist for the dance department at Towson State University. Jason believes that each person, no matter how they are with life, can drum, sing and move sufficiently to be a contribution in a musical relationship. As a therapist, Jason's compassionate presence creates a safe environment where sound therapeutic partnerships can develop. From this place, music serves as a failure-free medium through which an individual's strengths can be utilized to build positive self-concepts, shift attitudes and change unwanted behaviors. This self-directive process will develop holistic awareness, specific skills and the confidence needed to successfully navigate life's spontaneous changes. Pat Barnes MS, OT/L, RYT 
Pat Barnes has been teaching yoga for over 3 years, after completing the 200 hr. certification from Yoga Alliance. She has taught students ranging in age from 3 to 85, individually and in groups. She has studied with world-famous yoga teachers including Judith Lasater, Donna Farhi, Gary Kraftsow and Mikunda Stiles. Her style is influenced by Iyengar and vinyasa traditions.
As an added benefit, Pat is an occupational therapist with over 25 years of experience with issues such as arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cancer, stroke, MS and brain injury. Whether working with patients in a clinic or teaching yoga students, Pat infuses her sessions with humor and compassion. She believes in linking movement with breath to relieve pain and increase positive energy, as well as to connect with the spiritual realm. Her area of special interest and experience is in healthy aging. Teaching children brings joy and enthusiasm, which spills over into sessions with adults experiencing more serious health issues. Pat attended the first annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research, and aims to provide a therapeutic form of yoga when indicated. Pat's students report that her classes seem like spa sessions, since she pampers them with blankets, bolsters and eye pillows in a setting with soft music and candles. Pat replies that the enjoyment is mutual! Doug Blessington Drum Therapist, Plant Spirit Medicine Practitioner
After majoring in Anthropology and Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Doug continued his studies of indigenous traditions and healing by attending and completing Eliot Cowan's Plant Spirit Medicine Training Course; studying in Mexico and South Africa; and exploring the depths of the medicine that the djembe has to offer. Currently, he travels to Healing Camps to teach drumming, offers private and group drumming sessions, and is a Plant Spirit Medicine Practitioner. Doug uses drumming as a form of catharsis and medium of communication to foster transformative and heartening experiences. He utilizes his knowledge of indigenous African wisdom of the djembe and traditional 5-Element Chinese theory in his work with the drum. When not drumming, Doug is most likely attempting to tell a joke around a fire with friends, which would promptly be followed by more drumming. Laura Boetcher, The Well Exceptionalist  Laura is the newest member of The Well's delightful staff. While taking resumes door-to-door one September afternoon, she happened upon blue chalk arrows on the pavement leading to The Well. She wondered in and decided to take a chance and ask, "Are you hiring?" A month into is, she couldn't be happier… where else can you feel the breeze from outside, listen to Ani Difranco and be barefoot while working?!
While not a practitioner, yet, Laura is a participant in acupuncture treatments and is excited to get back in to pilates and yoga. She also works at the Apple Store at the Columbia Mall and is a self-proclaimed computer and video game geek. Her head is usually in the clouds and loves all manner of art and crafts: traditional printmaking, painting, graphic design, knitting, fabric arts, and ceramics. Someday she hopes to finish her BFA in graphic design. Say hi to Laura on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and bug her about getting some artwork done - it's been a while for her! Joanna Clark Joanna Clark is a free spirit with a variety of ways of self expression: improvisational dance, personal coaching, community building, story-telling, teaching classes, public speaking and workshops on a variety of topics.
She began doing Improv 28 years ago and based her undergraduate degree from Penn State on Creativity and Movement. She has taught, performed and choreographed using improvisational dance structures. Joanna brings a passion for being authentic to whatever she does. An independent thinker who loves teamwork, she is always looking for chances to collaborate on projects that express and deepen the human spirit. She has been coaching for eleven years. Her gift is to empower others to discover and be who they really are. She lives in Columbia, Md with her husband of 41 years, Ben Clark. Their son and daughter, daughter in law and two grandchildren also live in the area. Linda Bonn Dobry Certified in: Itsy Bitsy Yoga™ & Radiant Child Yoga
Linda brings 30 years of experience as an Early Childhood Educator, to her newer career, as an infant and child yoga teacher. She believes that a good teacher is a lifelong learner. Linda loves to get lost in a good book or movie, as well as play with plants, yarn and clay. The vision that keeps her going is: Children are the embodiment of possibility!
David Foulk TaiJi, Chi Gong Teacher
 In 1982, David B. Foulk was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident which left him in a coma for 9 weeks, and paralyzed on the right side of his body. For the next five years, David went through massive rehabilitation, which included relearning the most basic functions--swallowing, walking, talking, reading, writing.In 1985, while working as a Life Guard at the League for the Handicap, a patient approached David, as she saw he had difficulty when walking. She told him that she would be able to help him regain gait equilibrium and stability through the practice of Tai Chi. David began Tai Chi training with this instructor in 1986, and remained her student for 9 years. It was during this same time period that he began training with Dr. Pat Finley (his current teacher). Through the guidance and mentorship of Dr. Finley, David was taught different forms of Tai Chi, and the art of teaching to students of all ages, as well as to individuals with physical limitations. With Dr. Finley, David has been able to jointly develop a seated from of Tai Chi which works with individuals of limited mobility. In 2001, Mind Body Exercise, Inc., was established. David currently teaches various forms of Tai Chi at 10 Senior Centers, 3 Fitness Centers, and conducts private sessions throuhgout the Baltimore metropolitan area. He is also an adjunct professor at Howard Community College. A'alyvyne Foxwood, M.A., J.D. Intuit, Tarot Reader
A'alyvyne is an Initiate witch and Priestess in a traditional Celtic House of the Old Religion, Foxwood Temple, as well as a folkloric-based herbalist, faery seer, and drummer. A'alyvyne has been studying, playing and integrating the Old Religion into every aspect of her life for the past 18 years, working through a trifold philosophy of service, study and celebration to ignite the world with a passion for the inherent magick in all things. First and foremost a seeker and servant of the Old Ways, A'alyvyne also holds a Master's degree in Women's Studies and Counseling; she is also an attorney and activist for social justice, consulting on cases involving religious discrimination with the Lady Liberty League. She has developed skills in the areas of faery seership, earth-based healing, ritual facilitation and rhythmic trancework, as well as being an accomplished tarot reader. A'alyvyne reads the Daughters of the Moon tarot, and the Tarot of the Old Path, as well as utilizes a variety of intuitive techniques in consultation. A'alyvyne has been a teacher since 2001, and she offers classes on a variety of esoteric topics, including: the Craft, Tarot, Underworld/Dark Goddess work, psychic self-defense, earth-based healing and spirituality, and the faery faith. Bob Glickstein Yoga Teacher
 Bob has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 32 years. He was Director and Founder of the Yoga Center of Columbia Maryland for 15 years. Bob designed and facilitated Yoga Teachers Training Programs supporting the certification of hundreds of graduates. He customizes sessions for individuals utilizing the therapeutic elements of yoga & specializes in sports and other injuries. Bob has been leading yoga vacations in resort locations with distinctive cultures since 1990. He is Certified by B.K.S. Iyengar, the foremost yoga teacher in the world, to teach Asana (posture) and Pranayama (regulation of breath). His most influential teachers include B.K.S. Iyengar, John Schumacher, John Friend, Dona Holleman and Roger Cole.
Bryan Hantman Certified ChiRunning and ChiWalking Instructor, RYT 200
 Bryan teaches running, walking, spinning, and yoga classes throughout the Baltimore area. Bryan spent a week at Kripalu in Lenox, Mass., assisting a six-day ChiRunning workshop in May 2006. An award-winning athlete, Bryan is interested in the multidimensional benefits of meditation, Tai Chi, and yoga on athletic performance. Bryan is also a long-time yoga practitioner, in the High Performance, Power, and Iyengar traditions. He brings about 15 years of yoga experience to his classes, workshops, and retreats. Visit his personal website at www.multisportchi.com! Jeremy Harlow Qi Gong Teacher
 Jeremy brings a wide variety of experience to The Well. Through the National Qigong Association, Jeremy is a level III Certified Qigong Advanced Instructor and Clinical Therapist. In addition to his eleven years of experience as a mental health nurse and Reiki practitioner, he has studied the healing and martial arts since 1994. Jeremy holds a black belt in Hap Ki Do from the U.S. Korean Martial Arts Federation and a second degree black sash from the World Kuoshu Federation. Jeremy is a certified Tai Chi Chuan instructor through the U.S. Kuoshu Federation and the Wu Kui Tang. In 1997 he began his study of Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan and meditation under Karl Ardo. Graduating from the Baltimore School of Massage in 2001, Jeremy specializes in several bodywork techniques with an emphasis in energy balancing (Qi healing).
Currently Jeremy teaches Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan at the U.S. Kuoshu Academy in Owings Mills, Maryland under Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang where he has trained since 2000. For more information on Jeremy and his training please visit www.relaxedbodyquietmind.com. Karen Harvey MSW, LCSW-C, Certified Chakra Therapist, Reiki Master
 Karen is a licensed psychotherapist as well as an energy healer. She has a busy practice in Columbia specializing in depression and anxiety, but experienced in the full range of mental illness. A holistic and wellness approach to treatment describes her clinical work. Her practice has been strengthened by earning a two-year post-graduate certificate from the Baltimore Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Early in her career she became interested in energy healing and at her very first exposure realized she had special abilities. Over the years she has studied intensely with various mentors and received close clinical supervision in this practice. She is now integrating these two healing methods and brings fifteen years of experience to her work. Alison J Hoffmaster RYT 200, PA-C Ali began studying the healing arts at the University of Houston while recieving a bacholor's degree in Nutrition. She then went on to complete the Physician Assistant studies at the University of Texas Medical School. Ali practiced primary care allopathic medicine until moving to Maryland in 2003.
Today, Ali continues to provide patient care in psychiatry and addiction in Baltimore. A desire to integrate holistic healing and western medicine led her to pursue the study of yoga, She completed the 200 hour yoga teacher training at the Columbia Yoga Center and is currently enrolled in the 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training program at the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts. Her passion is to share the body-mind-spirit benefits of yoga and its related teachings. Ali incorporates teaching methods from many traditions including Iyengar, Anusara, Kundalini, and Kripalu. Her warm, gentle and welcoming energy along with her soothing voice provides an atmosphere that encourages students to relax deeply and be present with their yoga. Adele Isoda Shiatsu Practitioner 
Adele Isoda is a Certified Shiatsu Practitioner and Certified Practitioner/member of AOBTA, and Certified Ohasiatsu Consultant for the Ohashi Institute in New York City. She combines creative, real-world problem-solving with intuitive healing sensibility to help clients shift perspectives and develop habits to optimize overall wellness. Treatment sessions include exercises for specific conditions, and nutritional and lifestyle adjustments to promote whole health. Adele blends over thirty years of studies in the mind-body connection, including biofeedback, yoga, fitness instruction, massage, core Zero Balancing, acupuncture, Reiki, Jin Shin, Sotai and nutrition and neutraceuticals. As a wellness educator, Adele offers workshops to promote healthy lifestyle habits. She is co-founder of Holistic Choices, a community outreach program. To visit her personal website click here Ann Israel, MA, LCCE, CWBYT, RYT Yoga Teacher, Prenatal Teacher
 Ann Israel is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Whole Birth Yoga Teacher. She has worked with over 1000 pregnant women in the Baltimore area since 1993, and has completed training in Perinatal Fitness through the International Childbirth Education Association, as well as Breatfeeding Support and Labor Support through Lamaze International. Ann is also a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200 hour level with the Yoga Alliance. She has studied with Janat Balaskas, Robin Sale, Tejal Murray, Rimmi Singh, Roger Cole, Eric Schiffmann and Leslie Coombs. She has maintained a personal yoga practice for 7 years and has presented at International Conferences on the subject of Yoga and Pregnancy. John Jacobs Martial Arts Instructor
 A nationally certified 3rd degree black belt instructor, John Jacobs has been involved in the martial arts for nearly nine years, having studied exclusively with Asian masters. He brings to the mat intensity, presence, and a fiery passion for this ancient way of life and the benefits it has to offer to the modern practitioner. Whether with the deceptively serene and graceful, slicing precision of a swordsman or high flying, lightning fast kicks and punches, Mr. Jacobs has a mission to inspire, enlighten, and have fun; to spread his love of martial arts around the world, one person at a time.Debbie Jenson RYT500, RN
 Registered Yoga Teacher 500 hours with Yoga Alliance, certified by Liz Koch in psoas muscle health, member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, graduate of The Yoga Center of Columbia's (TYC) Teachers Training program 1999, and a Registered Nurse. Debbie focuses her years of training on how yoga can heal the body through a therapeutic approach to injuries and chronic illnesses. She supports the development of her student's own awakening of body/mind awareness through poses, breath, meditation, and relaxation. Debbie is a Senior Teacher at TYC and is the Therapeutics Resource for the Teacher's Training at TYC.
Amy Leroy CYI, CSA, CEH
Amy has trained in movement as therapy for more than 20 years. At an early age, she recognized the value of a healthy physical body and its positive effects on the mental and spiritual bodies. The transition from a classically trained dancer to a professionally trained Hatha Yoga Instructor was natural.
Amy has taught Hatha Yoga at the Arsenijevic Institute of Consciousness Development in Philadelphia, PA for the past 4 (four) years and teaches private lessons locally to both adults and children. Her graceful teaching style creates an open atmosphere for students of all ages and 'abilities' - anyone can practice Hatha Yoga successfully. Amy's goal is to inspire others to practice living Hatha Yoga, which is to invite truth, wisdom and joy - sat, chit, ananda - into one's everyday life. Sara Beth PiperMethod™ Certified Level III Belly Dancer/Level I Teacher  Sara Beth has been dancing for most of her life. As a youth, she danced with the Atlanta Ballet, enjoying many seasons as an angel or soldier in The Nutcracker. As a college student, she danced every day as a dance major at the University of Georgia. Modern was her love at that time. Then, Sara Beth spent a summer at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC and fell in love with African dance. Bollywood-inspired dance followed. It wasn't until 2003 that she discovered Bellydance. She attended Bellypalooza, the Daughters of Rhea annual super-event held at Johns Hopkins, and fell in love. Since then, Sara Beth has taken classes and attended seminars in traditional ATS, Tribal fusion, American Cabaret, and Bhangra; with such teachers as Lisa Zahiya, Zafira Dance Company, Awalim, Urban Tribal, Samantha Rigg, Kami Liddle, and Piper. Sara Beth is currently a Piper Method™Level III Certified dancer and performs with the Daughters of Rhea Dance Ensemble.Joseph Roberson, RYT200
 Joe is founder of Sanctuary Yoga & Meditation Arts, Developer and Director of the Teacher Training 200 Program at the Yoga Center of Columbia in Columbia, MD, has practiced yoga and meditation for 25 years. He has studied with senior teachers in Kundalini, Iyengar, Anusara, and Ashtanga Yoga. Joseph has studied Vipassana meditation in Thailand, Iyengar yoga and Osho active meditations in Pune, India. He has three sons, is a practicing artist, and is committed to living full-out! Sara Amorim  A teacher and student of dance and healing arts, Sara is dedicated to the awakening of consciousness and joy, and to restoring value, meaning and creativity
to life. She is most inspired by working with women to develop confidence,
imagination, community, and strength.
Sara has studied Odissi temple dance, Rajasthani folk dance, classical Hindustani music, and yoga in India; Permaculture and Afro-Brazilian dance in Brazil; Shiatsu and Asian Bodywork Therapy in Baltimore; Fire Dance arts in New Orleans and San Fransisco; and has travelled extensively through South America connecting with native healing traditions and sacred sites. Since 2001 Sara has learned varied styles of belly dance with Rachel K. Brookmire, Piper Hunt, Kajira Djoumanha, and numerous other teachers. She is an NCCAOM certified Diplomat of Asian Bodywork Therapy, a Healthy Moms® Certified Perinatal Fitness Instructor, a Licensed Massage Therapist, and is currently working on certification in Mother Massage®: Massage During Pregnancy. Sara is expecting her first baby in July 2008. Liz Schulman RYT 200
 Liz completed her teacher training program at the columbia yoga center in 2003. Since then she has taught Yoga classes throughout the Maryland area. Classes for adults, teen-yoga, and Deaf Yoga. Continuing to study with senior teachers such as: Donna Farhi, Richard Rosen, Rodger Cole, Judith Lasater, Shiva Rea, Doug Keller, Doug Swenson. Liz is committed to learning as much as she can from a variety of teachers so she can pass this knowledge on to her students.
Integrating over 25 years of dance and musical theatre experience into her yoga practice and teaching, Liz's classes are a fun combination of body awareness, the joy of movement and postures, mindful breath, and relaxation. But most of all Liz enjoys sharing the joy of Yoga. Shealy  Shealy is an intuitive-energy healer and teacher trainer, certified personal trainer and Reiki Master. She writes an international column "Ask Sherry" for YOGA Magazine and other health/life style publications, hosted and created WCBM' s Cosmopolitan People-a lifestyle/fitness radio program-interviewing experts in the fields of body-mind-spirit fitness. She is author of Living Your Intuitive Dreams and Confident Child. Lois Smith RM, Medium, Energetic Intuitive
Certified Heart & Soul Healing Practitioner, Usui Reiki Master Ama Deus Practitioner, Energetic Intuitive  Lois brings to her practice extensive training in the field of energy work and 18+ years in the healing arts. She is passionate about empowering clients to find their own answers, change old patterns and create something new and exciting in their lives. Able to see ascended masters, angels, and the deceased since childhood, Lois also uses her natural gifts as a Medium to help others bridge the physical and spiritual realms while keeping both feet planted firmly on the ground.
Rebecca Snow MS, CNS, RH (AHG) Licensed Nutritionist and Herbalist  Rebecca Snow has been working and studying in the field of
herbal medicine for 10 years. She has a passion for working
with people, plants, and foods, and loves empowering and
educating her clients to make positive changes in their life,
through diet and herbal therapy.
Rebecca is a graduate of the Tai Sophia Institute's Master of Science Program in Herbal Medicine. Prior to acquiring her Master's degree, Rebecca studied at the Dreamtime Center for Herbal Studies with Kathleen Maier, Matthew Wood, and Teresa Boardwine. Rebecca is certified as a Nutritional Specialist (CNS) through the American College of Nutrition and licensed as a nutritionist through the State of Maryland.. In addition to her private practice, Rebecca is an assistant faculty member at the Tai Sophia Institute and has enjoyed the honor of lecturing for Goucher College, Johns Hopkins University, Presbyterian Medical Center at the University of Pennsylvania, WC Grace & Co, Choice Hotels International, Ryderwood Village, and the Baltimore Herb Festival. More recently, Rebecca has been specializing in chronic Lyme disease and has enjoyed a week-long preceptorship with Dr. Qing Cia Zhang, author of Modern Chinese Medicine and Lyme Disease, through ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) preceptorship program. Rebecca Snyder L.Ac, CMT, Belly Gong Instructor
Rebecca is a licensed acupuncturist, bodyworker, integral belly dancer and fire dancer who has been studying Chinese medicine and related fields for 10 years. "Joyful integration" is her new motto and the philosophy behind her healing work. "You can transform anything" says Rebecca, who offers healing work (and play!) from the place of deepest trust in the heights of human potential.
Rebecca holds her Masters degree in acupuncture from Tai Sophia Institute and has been a licensed massage therapist for 10 years, practicing shiatsu, acupressure and chi gong healing. In addition, through a deep integration of her belly dance training and chi gong training, Rebecca has created at a new fusion dance form she calls Belly Gong Rebecca proudly and gratefully acknowledges her main teachers - Master Tai Peter Hom with whom she studied Chi Gong and Tai Chi for 5 years and with whom she holds a Level 2 Teaching Certificate; and her primary belly dance teacher, Piper Hunt, who has awarded her Level 2 certification from the Piper Method School of American Belly Dance. Kate St. John The Well Manager
 You can find Kate behind the front desk, or bouncing around the store and yoga room! She is so glad to finally have a job that she looks forward to going to each day! She loves working for a business where she loves and respects the people involved. This is a place that is very heart based and filled with love and positive energy
She loves the Co-workers, teachers and customers who all inspire and enlighten her on a daily basis. She is working on her Medicinal Aromatherapy certification which she loves...and its only the beginning of the journey! She is an artist and photographer and she has some of her work at The Well now! She has an obsession with Hula Hooping which is something that she has and will continue to bring to The Well. Kate is passionate about Fair Trade and spreading awareness about conscious consuming! She and her husband have started a Non-Profit production company called "Soul Shyne Productions" which is an organization that raises money for Local and International Groups such as OXFAM. They put together their first "Big Rock Benefit" last April in Virginia and plan to do it again next spring here at The Well. Kate loves being at a place where everyone is allowed to SHINE and "do what they love". She is grateful that The Well is a second home and an amazing and growing community space! Jennifer Stukey 
M.Ac. L.Ac. RYT
I completed my yoga training in 2004 during a ten-month teacher-training program at The Columbia Yoga Center. I am a registered yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level (RYT200). I teach Hatha yoga which is the yoga of physical postures and breathing techniques. My classes are inspiring and work toward emphasizing correct alignment and form. I blend my knowledge of Chinese medicine and acupuncture into my yoga classes masterfully weaving in ancient healing philosophies with the art and science of yoga. My training with teachers from the Iyengar and Anusara traditions creates a balance of heart-centered expressions and anatomical precision. I acknowledge my teachers Bob Glicksien (Founder of The Columbia Yoga Center), Joseph Roberson, Kathy Donnell (Director of The Columbia Yoga Center), Judith Lasater, Barbara Allen, Kim Manfredi (Founder of Midtown Yoga) and my current teacher Eric Reid. My dedication to my students is a joyful time exploring the body and creating awareness through the postures of Yoga. Jen's Website Tom Swiss Dipl. ABT, AOBTA CP, NCTMB, CMT
 Tom is a graduate of the Shiatsu and Asian Bodywork program at the Baltimore School of Massage, where he was trained in both the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Zen/Masunaga approaches to shiatsu. He is also a master level reiki practitioner. Tom holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, and a yondan (fourth degree black belt) ranking in karate. His years of experience as a software developer have made him familiar with the stresses placed on the body and mind by the professional workplace, while in his role as a karate student and teacher he has gained firsthand knowledge about athletic training and injuries. Lauren Torzillo BS in Horticulture, MS in Herbal Medicine
Lauren has extensive training in the biomedical sciences and spiritual and energetic aspects of herbs. Lauren practices herbal medicine clinically at The Well and works in an herbal apothecary in Laurel, MD. She has taught classes at the North Carolina School of Herbal Medicine and enjoys taking students on Herb Walks outside. Lauren incorporates nutrition, herbs and lifestyle changes into her protocols when meeting with clients to nourish their health. Kim Vetter, MA, MFA Pilates Teacher, Dance Teacher, Reiki Practitioner  Kim is an artist, healer, teacher and student of life who uses her body and her voice to create work that serves as a vehicle for spiritual transformation. She has been dancing and teaching for over 20 years. Kim's interest in African dance led her to Salvador, Bahia where she studied Capoiera and learned to dance Samba. Her study of Congolese dance and drumming under Titos Sompa, Mabiba Baegne and the late Malonga Casquelourd allowed her many opportunities to perform including a chance to work with world-renowned drummer Mamady Keita.
Kim studied with and was apprentice to first generation Pilates teacher Kathy Grant. She has been teaching Pilates since 1995 and has taught at UCLA, University of New Mexico, SUNY Brockport, University of Oregon and Lane Community College as well as private Pilates studios in New York, New Mexico and Los Angeles. As a dancer who has sustained a fair amount of injuries, Kim uses her body as her "laboratory" and is perpetually discovering and exploring new ways of moving to facilitate the healing and strengthening of the body. Her "body" work is always evolving and Kim utilizes all of her experiential knowledge in her performance work and in her teaching and healing practice. Alison Weeks MA  Alison brings more than 25 years of somatic work and training in dance, yoga, Pilates, chi gung, and personal development to her Nia practice. Alison believes passionately in the power of connecting sound, breath and movement to bring one more joyfully alive inside and outside of the studio. Her focus in Nia is to teach energy management, using Nia's first Principle, The Joy of Movement. She is a community builder, a conversation starter, and is developing her own work in Embodied Leadership. Prior to recently relocating to Catonsville, Alison was the co-founder of a business school in San Francisco that offers a distinctive MBA in Sustainable Management, one of the first of its kind.
Jessica Welch, RMP, CPR, First Aid Certified Massage Therapist  Jessica is a registered massage practitioner Nationally and Maryland state certified. Since receiving her first massage years ago, she has been drawn to the art and healing ways of touch. This year she received her Reiki Master certification and plans to continue helping others heal on spiritual and physical levels for a long time to come. This practice for her is about aiding others in getting back to their optimal level of health so that they may go into their lives at their full potential.
Tammy Williams, NCTMB, CMT Massage Therapist  Helping people feel happy and rejuvenated is my goal. Massage therapy is more than a modality for relaxation but is a way of healing the soul. It is my privilege and honor to assist my extended family in this way, and yes, we all are family. That is my outlook on life. I practice a variety of techniques including swedish, deep tissue, myofascial, pregnancy massage and intergrative reflexology which is a wonderful hour long massage on the feet. Donating free hours of massage is also something I enjoy doing. Everyone should be educated on the methods of taking care of there body,mind and spirit regardless of their financial situation. Massage has so many benefits for those that receive and those that give. I look forward to seeing you all at The Well.
Love and Light
Tammy
Kevin Zucker Flower Essence Practitioner "My approach to the art of healing as a musician allows the energy totravel through the body freely. Vibrational healing teaches us how the energy moves." Kevin Zucker is a Flower Essence Practitioner and a member
of the Flower Essence Society. See http://www.PathforHumanity.com.
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Tucked behind Historic Ellicott City, surrounded by trees and guarded by two rivers, you will find The Well. This beautiful space gives you the opportunity to connect with yourself and nature while exploring, energizing, and expanding your mind, body & spirit. Stay a while in our book shoppe, your home away from home, while you enjoy some tea or coffee under the skylight. For more information or to chat please contact us: email or call (410) 418-8944 The Well 3711 Old Columbia Pike Historic Ellicott City, MD 21043 (behind Taylor's - additional parking at lot D across the street) site map | |
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