Teachers
Tsyr Han Chow
Awareness Yoga and Slow Flow Yoga
Self-care should be your priority. Listen to your body, nourish it, and be. It has been a long journey for me to be aware of what it takes to live in abundance. Fortunately, years of experience in the health food industry have given me guides from health practitioners to teachers from all walks of life. The message to emerge is to awaken oneself and be conscious.
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Tai Chi (Taiji) came into my life soon after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The Tao of movements and philosophy infused within me the understanding that there is a balance to our existence. The form I studied and taught for over 28 years had a basis of yoga principles and it fascinated me. So, to understand even more, I took my yoga teacher’s training 8 years ago and was thrilled to know they complemented each other.
The movements, the meditation, the breath, and the philosophies all lead to mindfulness. Teaching and practicing yoga and Tai Chi have taught me the importance of being aware, which in turn have enriched my life.
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Claire Spear
Vitality Boost: Mobility + Core
Hi! I’m Claire (she/they). I’m a holistic coach, founder and CEO of Integr8. Last December I left a promotion at a gym franchise to start my own business. Now I work to generate a sustainably balanced lifestyle for leaders, entrepreneurs, and caregivers of all types! The modalities I work with in my programs are movement, self-nourishment, and self-study.
I crafted Vitality Boost: Mobility + Core as an in-person offering geared to those wanting more freedom and stability in their daily movement. My area of study for movement is integrative personal training, and my background holds a little bit of everything (from ballet to powerlifting). My intention is to pull from that personal library of knowledge to bring the best of what I have learned and am continuing to study! The class is meant for any activity level, and my intention is to provide modifications/movements for those who may have impaired mobility. I look forward to moving with you in The Studio!
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Melissa Eggleston
Stretch and Restore
Melissa's teaching draws on her experience of practicing a wide range of yoga styles for more than 25 years. A former collegiate soccer player, the path of yoga has transformed her approach to exercise, physical care, and mental well-being. In 2019, Melissa took yoga teacher training and began teaching at the Durham Yoga Company. She strives to be an inclusive and trauma-informed yoga teacher. Her focus is restorative, yin, and gentle yoga. It’s her goal to ensure yoga is a positive and helpful experience for all.
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Rebekah Davis
Yoga for Mind-Body Connection
Rebekah found yoga postpartum and had a transformative embodiment experience that accelerated her journey toward wholeness. She is currently earning her RYT-500 certification and is a lifelong collector of tools that she can offer to aid in wholeness for any individual. She loves to instruct in a way that encourages people to nourish and cultivate their mind-body connection to unlock inner wisdom for their own lives. Her favorite part of yoga is that it can be a carved-out space for a person to cultivate mindfulness and intention, which becomes a habit they can eventually take off the mat, to show up as the truest version of themselves in all other facets of their lives.
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In addition to teaching yoga, she resides in Hillsborough with her husband and three children and is a wellness guide (Cardamom Wellness) for women looking to recover their mind-body connection so they can discover the truest versions of themselves and live it out.
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Mary Beth Knight
Yoga Substitute Teacher
Mary Beth Knight, a former ballet dancer and recovering workaholic, draws inspiration from her 20-year career in fundraising at leading universities, including UNC Chapel Hill. She began practicing yoga in 2014 to recover from ballet and found it brought balance to her life. After becoming a 200-hour certified yoga instructor in 2020, she taught online and outdoor classes, and led workshops. Additionally, she has trained in mindfulness-based stress reduction and is pursuing certification as a professional coach in positive psychology. Her teaching style fosters a supportive environment where students develop tools for thriving through movement, breathwork, and mindfulness.
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Mary Beth also teaches workshops!
The Studio Co-Founders
Dr. Jena Friedel: A Step To Health, Integrative Health Care Center, came under my ownership in 2003. I have loved nurturing it and watching it grow as more independent practitioners joined. In 2017, a new chapter evolved for our Center as we moved into a larger building, affording more rooms for additional practitioners, and excitedly, to have a space for a balanced movement studio. Having no idea how to manage such a studio, co-founder Emily Burrows happily joined me in designing our beautiful space. She took our baby through the first six years, building The Studio from scratch, finding and supporting instructors, and ensuring we stayed available through shutdowns. It brings me much joy to reflect on and share this wonderful journey!
Emily Burrows: Before the doors opened at The Studio, Jena invited me to collaborate with her to bring The Studio’s vision into a physical reality and find wonderful teachers in a wide variety of movement styles. It’s been a delight and privilege to work with Jena to support our community of students and teachers!