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Gina Raheb
– Gina is the founder and owner of
Natural Fitness, Yoga & Fitness.
She is a certified Ashtanga/Santosha/Hatha Yoga Instructor; and a 500-hour
Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She maintains her own personal practice
and studies in: Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa
Yoga. Gina has been practicing &
studying Yoga for over 15 years after discovering its many benefits and
complements to running, cycling, weight lifting and surfing. She has been
actively involved in running for 31 years, cycling and weight lifting for
28 years, and surfing for six years.
She is also an AFPA (American Fitness Professionals & Associates)
Certified Pilates & Free Weights Instructor. Gina enjoys sharing ideas from many
people she has studied with (Baron Baptiste, Jimmy Barkan,
Maya Breuer, Seane Corn, Betsy Downing, Ana
Forrest, Richard Freeman, John Friend, Tom Gillette, Paul & Suzee Grilley, Vyaas Houston, Cyndi Lee, Tias
Little, Sri Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rae, Rod
Stryker, David Swenson, Rodney Yee).
Gina has chronic Lyme disease (14 years) and was recently diagnosed
(summer 2008); come in and find out how Yoga can help with Lyme
disease. She opened Natural Fitness
Studio in September 2002, in order to share with everyone the many health
benefits of Yoga, Pilates & Free Weights. Stop by, when you can, for a visit. J
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Instructors in Training
Susan Yoest
has been studying and practicing Yoga
for nine years. She enjoys reading
inspirational authors: Eckhart
Tolle, Don Miguel Ruiz & Dr. Dwayne Dyer. She uses a variety of Yoga techniques
from her own personal practice in her instruction. Susan live in
Narragansett, has a Masters in Education, and
teaches History at Coventry High School.
Barbara Keegan
has learned to use traditional Yoga philosophy to maintain inner strength
& spiritual peace as a result of her successful training for the past 7
years with Gina Raheb. She dedicates her spiritual journey to
include the art of calming meditation & movement to increase the flow
of energy throughout the body creating a more peaceful, calming
attitude. Barbara has a MA in
Education and has taught K-7 for 30 years.
She has also worked at URI.
Dot Zullo
has been studying and practicing Yoga for over 7 years. She is a competitive race walker who
brings the practice of Yoga, breath, calmness & peace into her race
walking as well as into her profession as a mammographer. Dot loves to help others increase their
flexibility & strength while sharing the experience of peace, calmness
and connection with the self.
Karen
Zyons has been studying Yoga for the past 7 years with
Gina Raheb.
She also maintains her own daily practice and studies in different
traditions of Yoga, including Hatha, Vinyasa, and
Ashtanga.
Karen feels Yoga is the key to maintaining a healthy mind & body
and enjoys sharing with all the many benefits of Yoga.
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All Instructors
– At Natural Fitness we are committed to offering you a place to “take a
breath” and have fun while you improve flexibility, tone &
strength. All instructors will
provide modifications for injuries and will encourage students to
experience their strengths and capabilities in an atmosphere free of
judgment.
Upon arrival, please inform instructors
of any injuries or limitations.
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