Jean is the founder/director of the Jiva Yoga Center. She began her yoga journey in 2000. Jean believes that the practice of yoga is a transformative journey that is available to everybody. Her classes are infused with inspiration, power and joy, asking you to show up and be your best. She received ...

Since 2000, Vicki Rickard has dedicated her life and yoga practice to empowering others.  She earned her 200 HR Yoga Certification from the Holy Cow Yoga Center in Charleston, SC and herE-RYT 500 HR Advanced Certification from the Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina. Vicki is the Director of ...

I began my journey of yoga in 2001 while training in the martial arts. In 2005 I received a 200hour Teaching Certificate from Holy Cow Yoga Center in Charleston, SC. However, I found my true love of yoga in the Jivamukti Yoga Method. In May 2009 I received my 300hour Teaching Certificate in this ...

Bonnie has passion for yoga and has been practicing for 8 years. Coming from a stressful background on Wall Street, yoga has helped her relax and stay healthy. Wanting to share this practice with others, Bonnie received her 200 hour certification from Holy Cow Yoga in Charleston. Bonnie teaches ...

Jann Boyer has been practicing yoga since 2000 and teaching in the Houston, Texas area since 2005. Having recently relocated to Hilton Head Island, Jann is resuming her teaching practice while pursuing certification as an Iyengar yoga instructor. Her teaching style focuses on precise alignment in ...

Karen Verechia is a certified and registered yoga alliance instructor through the Asheville Yoga Center. Originally from New Jersey, Karen has lived on Hilton Head Island for 23 years. Known for her passionate and inspirational style of teaching, she blends the vigorous hatha flow with concise ...

Ken joined  his wife Jean Rioux, at Jiva Yoga Center to  share his passion for yoga and community . Ken has been practicing Yoga on a Surf Board since 1986 and began do deepen his practice on his Yoga in mat 2009. Ken has successfully completed the MBody Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Certification ...

Kaitlen Jane Groetzinger is originally from San Fransisco, Ca; she has lived on Hilton Head Island for 18 years. While in high school she became very involved in Martial Arts. She worked her way up and was honored to continue her training in Australia and China with a renowned Chinese doctor and ...

Nancy’s yoga journey began in 2000 with her introduction to the technique of Bikram Choudhury. Enamored by the vigorous posture series and the concentration on breath expansion, she became a dedicated practitioner. Moving to Hilton Head Island in 2004, Nancy was introduced to the Vinyasa Flow ...

Vanessa Pedersen, a native Brazilian, has been practicing yoga in the USA for over the past 4 years. Motivated by her parents who have always used pranayama as a part of their daily routine; Vanessa studied yoga philosophy and incorporated it into her life.As a believer of following the heart, she ...

Ramsay first discovered the power, grace, and peace that yoga affords its practitioners in a Yoga for Dancers course at the American Dance Festival at Duke University in 2000. She enrolled in Kundalini Teacher Training that Fall at Yoga Yoga in Austin, Texas. Since then she has completed Astanga ...

Susan Hackett is a registered nurse with a Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Her desire to be connected to wellness led her to work with Deepak Chopra becoming certified in Meditation and Yoga. Most recently she has completed 2 programs of study at the ...

Rebecca Edwards has been teaching private and group yoga classes for almosta decade. She is certified in Ashtanga yoga and studied Integral in India,Thai Yoga massage in Savannah, and Prenatal in Asheville. She earned her BAin Journalism from Washington and Lee and MFA in Professional Writing ...

Pamela is Kripalu trained and has been teaching since 2004. Pamela specializes in a gentle approach with a focus on a breath practice that is applied in class and incorporated in daily life. Each class is dedicated to achieving a balance between body, mind, and breath. Pamela's yoga journey began ...