Our Teachers
Jaithra Jayakrishnan
Jaithra has been dancing since childhood. I’m a trained Bharata Natyam dancer under Kalamandalam Sreejaya who is well known artist in South India, who is currently conducting classes in Toronto. Jaithra holds four year diploma in Bharata Natyam from Kalamandalam Sreejaya Dance School, Bangalore, India.
Tina Devine
For over 20 years Tina Devine, M.A., 500 RYT, has been practicing yoga, and exploring consciousness transformation and integral life practices. During that time, her practice has been informed by both classical yoga and Buddhism, and she has trained extensively with teachers from both traditions. Other certifications include completion of the professional practicum in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at Jefferson University Hospital’s Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine, and Advanced Chakra Training with Anodea Judith. She currently teaches at YogaLife Institute, and at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. In addition to teaching and seeing clients privately, she is a professional storyteller, and uses stories and poetry to spark others to live an engaged, vibrant life.
Mary Duffy
Mary is a graduate of Temple University with a BFA and M.Ed. in Dance. Her 200 hour yoga training was completed in 2004 in Spanda Yoga: the Yoga of Movement, directed by Dr. Jamie Stover Schmitt, a Temple Ed.D. Spanda Yoga is rooted in body-mind centering and developmental movement as well as the yoga philosophy of the Himalayan Institute. Mary is in the final phase of her 500 hour yoga teacher training at the Himalayan Institute. She teaches prenatal yoga and mom and infant yoga at Abington Hospital where she is employed by the Childbirth Education Department. She also teaches hatha yoga at the River of Life Martial Arts and Wellness Center in Ft. Washington. Aside from yoga, she is on the faculty of the Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy where she teaches movement and choreography in community outreach programs at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy and the Widener School, the Philadelphia public school for handicapped students.
Stacey Cohen
Stacey Cohen has been a certified yoga instructor for over 10 years, practicing both kundalini yoga as well as vinyasa, with origins in ashtanga. Practicing yoga was a natural evolution from her 20 years as a professional massage therapist and energy healer; an extension of her passion to share her knowledge and love of healing. The theme of opening and expanding ourselves to become greater vessels for the divine, while inducing the circulation of healing energy throughout our bodies and minds; permeates through all that she does on the mat and off!! Hopefully you will enjoy practicing and learning together with this very sweet and empowering practice.
Yael Ortiz
Yael is a gifted dancer and teacher as well as a member of Tribal Spirit Belly Dance Troupe. She enjoys performing at a variety of Haflas in the Tri-State area. Yael has also attended workshops with Zafira and Paulette of Gypsy Caravan. Yael completed her Dancing For Birth(tm) teacher and is a certified DFB instructor.
Carmen Butler
CARMEN BUTLER- dancer, performing artist and teacher, she began her formal dance training under the direction of the late John Hines and Ione Nash. Later Ms. Butler attended the Model Cities Program including The Philadelphia School of Dance and Arts, also the Ile Ife Museum- home of the Arthur Afro-American Dance Ensemble. Carmen attended the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center as a scholarship student. She also studied the Katherine Dunham Technique at the Performing Arts Training Center in St. Louis. On the international scale, Ms Butler has been a guest artist and lecturer in Northern Italy, Liberia, and West Africa.
Shiva das
Shiva Das is the Managing partner of Yoga On Main and co-developer of “Inner Fire Yoga” along with his teacher, business partner and Founder of Yoga On Main, David Newman. Shiva Das has developed in collaboration with David Newman and Senior Teacher, Ed Zadlo, Yoga On Main’s highly recognized Inner Fire Yoga Teacher Certification Programs. He has studied Yoga since 1987 and has been teaching since since 1995. His influences include the Integral Yoga Tradition of Swami Satchidananda, the Vinyi Yoga Tradition of Sri T. Krisnamacharya and his son T.K.V. Desikachar as well as Eric Shiffman and his primary teacher the Great India Saint, Mata Amritanadamayi Devi, “Amma”.
Mirella
Yogini, mom, spiritual seeker. Mirella Nicholson completed a 500 hour advanced yoga teacher training program in 2009 at Yoga on Main. She is currently teaching yoga 3x a week sometimes more when the opportunity comes up.She has been blessed to have many wonderful teachers in her life.