Instructor Biographies
Natalie Lorber, Owner
Natalie has been a dedicated, passionate, and joyful practitioner of yoga for over 10 years. She is a graduate of T.R.Y. 4 Life yoga certification, a Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher and has dedicated her training hours to the very well loved and admired instructors in the Cleveland area including Tami Schneider, Diana Vitantonio, Parker Bean and recently Johnny Kest (love him). “Basically I have learned to use yoga to enrich and accept all aspects of my life. My classes are balanced, energizing classes, which encourage effort and awareness and are sensitive to individual students needs. I believe my passion and enthusiasm for yoga and for my students is what drives us to grow and get to a deeper level together.” Natalie enjoys teaching students of all abilities with a patient approach, she likes to guide her students towards a focused center of self-awareness, energy, and creativity. Natalie’s love of yoga is infectious, challenging and energetic. Come join one of her Power Yoga classes today!
Jenn Harte
Jenn Harte has been practicing yoga since 2006 and the practice quickly became a way of life. She started with a yoga basics 101 class and from the moment she stepped on her mat, there was no looking back. Eager to learn and grow, Jenn started attending various workshops with visiting and local teachers to take her practice to the next level. The time came when she realized that she wanted to share her yoga experiences and help others grow and be inspired. In fall of 2008, Jenn completed her 200 hour teacher certification with Tami Schneider and in 2010 completed her Level 1 training with Baron Baptiste. She continues her studies with her teacher's Tami, Jonny Kest and the inspirational teachers in our local yoga community. Jenn describes her classes as fun, compassionate, powerful and up-lifting! She says, "Your yoga practice is a reflection of how you do everything, I try to motivate my students to find their own personal edge and to bust through barriers and expose their greatest potential." When she is not enjoying her time at Harmony, Jenn enjoys wakeboarding, traveling and being with friends and family. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” - Albert Schweitzer. jenn.h@harmonyyogastudios.com
Molly Dindia
Molly has been a fitness professional & Yoga practicioner for 6 years. She graduated from Cleveland Yoga Teacher training in early 2008. Cleveland Yoga's program is inspired by Baron Baptiste Power Yoga. Molly is a 200 hour level Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance. In 2002, before discovering the abundant joys and benefits of Yoga, Molly became an ACSM certifed Group Fitness Instructor, making the rounds of North East Ohio as an aerobics, and group strength training instructor. “I hope to convey the exceptional mind-body experience that is Yoga through my passionate teaching style. Health, healing, and self love are the major messages and tools I want to help students discover. In my classes, you will, stretch, sweat and de-stress with fun Yoga poses, and good tunes.”
molly.d@harmonyyogastudios.com
Anne Ondrey
Anne is a Registered Yoga Teacher certified at the 200-hour level with the Yoga Alliance. She is a graduate of Jan Hauenstein’s T.R.Y. 4 Life Teacher Certification School in Cleveland. She also completed a hands-on assist certification program. She teaches a variety of yoga classes in Lake and Geauga County. All classes include a breathing practice, postures and relaxation. She has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh with a Certification in Gerontology and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University.
Daniela Slavkovsky
"You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 session." - Joseph Pilates. Daniela Slavkovsky has been teaching Mat Pilates since 2000, first being introduced to the Pilates Method on a trip to Costa Rica. Once back in the United States she pursued her certification to teach this amazing exercise. She has a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a wife and a mother of two.
daniela.s@harmonyyogastudios.com
Jane Telich
Jane Telich, certified Personal Trainer, Pilates and Group Fitness Instructor. I have worked in the Fitness industry for over 20 years. I came to Pilates due to a personal injury years ago, loved it, and as a result began teaching Pilates. I love teaching my brand of “Power Pilates” with light weights, bands or rings to tone &sculpt along with working the core. Pilates and Yoga, no matter your age or ability, can help you have better movement, posture and confidence in your body as you move through life.
Halli Kiwi
Halli Kiwi began her yoga practice in 2000, but it wasn't until she took her first Baptiste Power Vinyasa class in 2003 that she began to commit to the practice. Although her initial attraction to yoga was for the physical benefit, she soon noticed positive changes also happening for her OFF the mat. She realized that the more she practiced, she started to find strength, peace, and a sense of self-worth that she'd never had before. It was during this time that she realized she wanted to share this beautiful gift with others by becoming a yoga teacher. Halli began her journey to teach by first completing a Teacher's Assistant Program (TAP) at Cleveland Yoga with Tami Schnieder and Diana Vitantonio in 2005. She is now an Associate Baptiste Teacher, having completed Level I and two Level II trainings with Baron Baptiste, nearing 300 hours. In January 2008, Halli received her Pre/Post Natal teacher training certification with Lisa Bennett Matkin. Halli plans on continuing her training with Baron, Jonny Kest and the wonderful teachers in the Cleveland area. Halli's classes are powerful and empowering; she will challenge you and encourage you to find your teacher within.
halli.k@harmonyyogastudios.com
Paula Gardner
Paula attended her very first yoga class in 2001 because she wanted to find some relief from back pain. She not only found relief from the pain, she also discovered the many powerful physical and spiritual benefits of yoga! Wanting to share these wonderful gifts and the opportunity for healing and self discovery, Paula decided to become a yoga instructor. She is a graduate of TRY4LIFE Teacher Training at the 500 Hr. Level Yoga Teacher Certification, she is also a Certified Yoga Therapist and specializes in Prenatal Yoga. Paula continues her yoga education by attending workshops with Erich Schiffmann, Judith Lasater, Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten, Doug Keller, Max Strom, and Armrit Desi. Paula’s style of yoga is greatly influenced by yoga master Erich Schiffmann, who believes, “yoga is a practice of inner listening, in the poses, in the meditations and throughout your entire day”…listening and trusting your body’s wisdom. Her classes are nurturing yet dynamic. “I hope to guide you to deepen your practice and invite you to explore and discover your true self. My wish is for every student to leave my class feeling the bliss!” Paula teaches an assortment of yoga classes which include Gentle, Beginners, Prenatal, Therapeutic, Chair, Special Needs and she is also a Karuna Reiki Master Practitioner.
paula.g@harmonyyogastudios.com
Tina DiCillo
“It has been more than 10 years since a friend coaxed me, reluctant and doubtful, into a yoga class…I honestly thought it would not be challenging enough! Little did I know on that day, that I was to come to love this practice deeply and have the honor of sharing that love as a teacher.” Tina completed T.R.Y. 4 Life’s Yoga Teacher Training in the spring of 2001, and continues to build upon that foundation through workshops, additional teacher trainings with Angela Farmer and Victor VanKooten, and with her mentor, Ginny Nadler, here in Cleveland. In Tina’s classes, everyone is encouraged to find and honor their appropriate level of practice. Emphasis is placed on the breath, alignment of the body and feeling the flow of energy in the asanas. A spirit of community pervades in which students can ask questions, express themselves, offer support to one another and grow in their practice of yoga on and off the mat.
Christie Calvin
Christie Calvin began practicing yoga in 2004. “I had so many misconceptions about yoga, but while experiencing a rough season in my life, I had to give it a shot based on everything I heard about it.” Since then, she's been hooked to Power Vinyasa Yoga and the way it makes her feel. Christie became a yoga teacher because she wants to give back what she had received. In essence, she wants to touch, move and inspire people using yoga as a medium for transformation. “It’s very difficult to sum up what the practice of yoga has done for me physically, spiritually and mentally. I can’t imagine my life without it.” Christie attended Level 1 Baron Baptiste yoga teacher training in 2009. She also studied with Tami Schneider and completed Cleveland Yoga’s 200-hour yoga teacher training program in 2010.“I would have never thought in a million years that I would become a yoga teacher. I have the best job in the world. I love serving people and getting sweaty at the same time.”
christie.c@harmonyyogastudios.com
Christina LaMarca
Christina has been practicing yoga since 1999. She completed her 200 hr teacher training with her mentor Tami Schneider and graduated in 2009. She feels fortunate to have practiced with and been guided by an amazing group of teachers in Cleveland and her hometown of Atlanta, GA. She has recently studied with Jonny Kest (who is amazing!) and looks forward to further training with him and Kathryn Budig this year. Christina has also been a massage therapist for 10 years and credits her desire for more hip openers and good assists to years of massages. “I hope to one day inspire people both on and off the mat to truly find themselves and if it takes a sweaty, deep breathing, kick butt yoga class to do it…so be it!”
christina.l@harmonyyogastudios.com
Sarah Leptic
Sarah has been practicing yoga for over a decade and, like many, came to yoga looking to heal her body. During her practice, Sarah discovered that yoga is the way to open the door to our own bodies' innate wisdom to cultivate healing and strength. As Sarah's practice deepend, her body, mind and emotions became her best teachers and this is her hope for all of her students. As a instructor, Sarah's goal is that her classes will allow her students to begin to trust their own bodies, minds and hearts - both on and off the mat.sarah.l@harmonyyogastudios.com
Denise Musgrave
Denise has a background in personal training having attended the AFAA Certification hands-on workshop. She has experience both personally and professionally in physical fitness, body building, body sculpting, and nutrition. Having worked as a personal trainer and assistant at local gyms she decided to practice Yoga in 2006. There was no doubt this was a new awakening physically, mentally and spiritually for her. As she continued in her own practice she felt the need to share what she had been given. Having completed her 200 hour teacher training certification course with Tami Schneider at Cleveland Yoga in 2008, Baron Baptiste style, she is continuing her own personal journey in teaching and loving every second of it! “I look forward to furthering my education and personal practice in all styles of yoga. My students have taught me so much and I love my yoga family! I thank my students for giving me the privilege to feel and listen with them and trusting in me with an open heart.”