Liz Hays, ERYT-500 began practicing yoga in 2004 in Houston, Texas. She continued in earnest in Fairlawn, Ohio, practicing Amrit Yoga with Gina Stankard through 2009. In 2008, Liz decided to deepen her practice by attending a Baptiste Power yoga teacher training at Cleveland Yoga with Tami Schneider. Following completion of her RYT-200 there, with the intention of simply continuing to practice, she was asked to sub a class for her teacher and friend. Liz began teaching that night and has continued for the better part of fifteen yeras.

Liz considers it her great fortune to have practiced with and been inspired by many wonderful teachers including Tami Schneider, Christina LaMarca, Jonny Kest, Baron Baptiste, Sean Corne, Sianna Sherman, Ana Forest, Vija Duitt, Roopal Patel, Sushant Singh, Najendra Ji, and Swami Sudhir of Rishikesh. In 2015, Liz traveled to India for further teaching in yoga practice, including Ashtanga, where she received her RYT-500.

She has been away from Ohio and the Lifesource community for some time but is thrilled to be back home and back on her mat in the Lifesource studio.

A long time ago in the faraway suburbs of Chicago, a certain grandmother with a curious mind exposed her interested grandchildren to the fun and inspiration that can be found in Hatha yoga practice. That grandmother was Olga (a brave Norwegian immigrant to the United States) and one of her “students” was Diane. Listening and watching, the cousins would sit and settle, rise and bloom into salutations and postures and chuckle with delight.  While Olga’s yoga lessons were not deep, they were profound for Diane. Over subsequent years, she would find yoga knowledge and inspiration in books and the sporadic instruction that could find at YMCAs and “gyms,”  but it wasn’t until 2008 that she found Lifesource Yoga and the gift of studio culture and the many inspired teachers that practiced and shared within the Lifesource community.

Lifesource has been Diane’s home studio since her first visit in 2008 and the desire to advance her knowledge and study led her to become part of the first Lifesource Yoga Teacher Training class of 2012 -2013 (thanks Debbie & Margot!). Diane has been the owner/manager of Lifesource Yoga & Bodyworks since 2014 and she can be found at the manager’s desk, practicing in one of the beautiful LSY studio rooms, at Office Max or near the coffee pot almost daily.

Diane brings a firm commitment to the idea that yoga practice and study provides a pathway to improve & enhance every aspect of life and that the practice  can fit into anyone’s life – regardless of ideology, religion, faith, race, gender, status, physical ability or circumstance. It is a practice of life, for life.

Debora is an Italian actress with many years of experience in performance, research, and movement.  She started her study of Pilates under the diligent guidance of Matthew Gregor.  In 2006, she started working as a Pilates instructor.  Debora has studied with Marlys Martter, Nancy Meyers, and Dennis Gibbons.  In 2008, Debora received a certification in Functional Movement with Pilates Machines.  She is the proud mother of Viola, age 9, and Miranda, age 2; Debora is married to Terence Cranendonk, Lifesource’s Feldenkrais instructor.

Melissa began studying yoga at age 16 and took her first formal yoga class during college. In 1999 she received her teacher’s certification at Sivananda Yoga Vendanta Centre, in Canada. Melissa continues her studies with various senior-level teachers and her peers. She also practices massage and is a certified herbalist. Having studied yoga both through books and with teachers, she is a great believer in the idea that a student can advance much further with a qualified instructor.  Join Melissa at Lifesource Yoga and allow her knowledge and experience to advance your yoga practice. Schedule a massage, too.