Teachers

Natalie Rizk

Natalie first turned to yoga in 2010 while searching for relief from anxiety, and a sense of community, while pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Boston. An athlete most of her...

Steve Etkin

Steve’s journey to teaching started with injuries from sprinting while working as a senior-level soccer referee. The injuries had as much to do with the ego as with an...

Yardley Sands

Yoga has been a part of Yardley’s life since she was in High School, but her practice has grown since moving to Arlington in 2012. As an athlete, she...

Christa Brolley

As a recovering marathoner, Christa initially came to yoga for the cross-training benefits and stayed when she found it gave her so much more, including a community of wonderful...

Rema Shebaro

Rema was first introduced to yoga by a dance teacher in middle school and came back to the practice as an adult looking for a way to de-stress. It...

Christina Kauffmann

After graduating from college and traveling all around the world, Christina fell in love with yoga through her RYT 200 teacher training. What once was a hobby is now...

Liz Eresuma

Liz’s yoga journey began simply for the physical benefits but yoga has proven to be so much more than expected. It has shown her not only what it does...

Meg Sangimino

As a competitive athlete, Meg discovered yoga in 2011 and quickly began to feel the physical, mental, and spiritual effects of the practice. She completed her RYT 200 in...

Vanessa Thomas

Vanessa is a southern girl who fell in love with yoga simply by it giving herself permission to practice a bit of self-care. The personal growth yoga made room...

Winny Braden

Winny was initially drawn to yoga for the physical aspects of improving strength and flexibility, but what really deepened her passion was what the practice did for her mind. She also loved...

Brenda Gillinson

Since birth, the three things that have motivated Brenda most are music, movement, and a desire for a spiritual connection to all life. These have all manifested as she...

Erica Piscitelli

An athlete all her life, Erica was drawn to yoga because of the vast amount of growth and strength that can be developed. She then started doing other forms...

Anne Krohn

Anne Krohn was educated at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA, and specializes in the Hatha Yoga class style. For Anne, yoga is a way of...

Jane Bahneman

Studio owner

Jane is the owner of Nectar Yoga Studios, and started teaching yoga in 2001. She has studied many styles of yoga extensively, and she draws from these experiences in her...

Christina Childs

Instructor

Christina loves sharing the gift of yoga with the amazing Nectar Yoga community! She found she was a bit skeptical when she began practicing yoga many years ago! Christina...

Cindy Wargo

Instructor

Nearly 20 years ago Cindy was drawn to yoga as an escape from the hectic life of being a new mom. Yoga made her a calmer, happier, and a...

Hillary Spruell

Instructor

Hillary firmly believe that yoga is for everyone and everybody and strives to guide yogis through a practice that allows individuals to find their beautifully messy you-niqueness, challenge their...

Nancy Jones

Instructor

When Nancy discovered this practice, it was like coming home. It provided a welcome respite from an all too busy life working on the Hill, and tending to the...

Abra Frankel

Instructor

Originally trained in Sivananada yoga in India in 2008, Abra’s teaching style has evolved over the years to focus on alignment, anatomy, and practicing with your body’s best interests in mind.  Specializing...