Since graduating from a 200 hour yoga teacher training program in 2007 (Bodhi Tree Yoga, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Ali has continued on as a committed yoga teacher with an active physical practice and a keen interest in the anatomy and physiology of movement.Having been a keen follower of Jill Miller and Yoga Tune Up® since starting her journey as a yoga teacher, Ali completed the Level 1 YTU Training in October 2015 and is now also a Certified The Role Model® Method Practitioner.Ali is now located in Halifax, Nova Scotia  Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

Check out my upcoming 3 class Roll Model Method series in January, 2025 at Ubuntu Wellness in Chardon, OH. I am an E-RYT200 yoga teacher since 2010, and a Yoga Tune Up® and Roll Model® Method Teacher Trainer. I live near Cleveland, OH and happily travel to new places to lead TUFW trainings. Spreading the body and movement nerd word is my passion. Over the years I have enriched my teaching with over 500 hours of additional training, primarily in anatomy (including a 6-day human dissection course with Gil Hedley) and therapeutics as well as branching out as a MovNat Level 1 trainer and a RockTape Movement Specialist. My classes are rich with anatomy, body knowledge and functional movement. My students learn to be skilled self-care mechanics. I believe every person who lives in a body needs to create their own personal owner’s manual. Yoga Tune Up® and the Roll Model Method® are systems to teach a deeper understanding of how your body works, enabling you to be your own self advocate in your movement practices. Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

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 Allison is an Integrated Yoga Tune Up® Instructor as well as a e-RYT 500 Hatha Yoga instructor.  Her focus has always been on biomechanics and the YTU approach is a perfect fit with her approach to teaching.  Allison leads  Yoga Tune Up® classes and YTU Therapy Ball self-massage classes and workshops in New Jersey.   Allison’s goal in teaching is to empower students to have a better understanding and awareness of their own bodies and selves - inviting them to feel good and enjoy their lives to the fullest. She strives to balance information and fun in her classes -- inviting people to both learn and play. 

Alys Dahbura is a movement educator passionate about encouraging people to trust their intuition and restore within themselves an environment for optimal movement.  She holds certifications in Yoga Tune Up®,  Rock Tape Myofascial Taping, Egoscue PAS Level 2, Primal Movement Chains, the Biomechanics Method,ACE group fitness, 200 hr yoga teacher, and Spinning.  Alys holds a B.S. in Biology and an MS in Environmental Science but her journey from a debilitating injury allowed her to "live it and learn it" - expanding her book knowledge into true embodiment of functional anatomy.  

Hi, I'm Alyson! Rock n Roll your yoga routine with feedback-loop hacks for strength, mobility, flexibility, fascia power, vagus nerve regulation, and pain relief. As a certified Yoga Tune Up® Teacher and ex-contemporary dancer, I weave twenty-five years of experience from the fields of somatics, dance, yoga, and fitness into specialized online yoga somatic-inspired programs, trainings, and livestream Mentorship Labs for dedicated yogis. Certified yoga teachers gain continuing ed credits for anything you study with me. As a Somatic Movement Educator my 1:1 Coaching Sessions teach clients gentle, effective exercises to reset the nervous system and return muscles to a base level resting state. Sessions include a series of movements that highlight muscle dysfunction or Sensory Motor Amnesia-- and RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN out of stuck fight-flight-freeze postural reflexes. ERYT500 / Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) / Certified Clinical Somatic Exercise Instructor®See more about Online YOGA SOMATICS Studio here.  

Amanda Tripp is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) and an Integrated Yoga Tune Up® teacher.  She teaches weekly classes in the Niagara Region and trains Yoga Tune Up® teachers from across the country and around the world.   Curiosity about how best to help herself and her students live better in their bodies lead Amanda back to University, where she is currently studying Kinesiology.  As a result, her classes playfully and inventively blend yoga with the science of human movement, and she is adept at helping students inhabit their bodies with greater sensitivity, curiosity and intelligence.    Amanda is also the author/illustrator of the Meditative Mandala Colouring Book, she is on the Faculty of the Kripalu Center of Yoga and Health, and she rocks a delicious savasana.  Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

Amy Unsworth is a certified yoga therapist and 500 hour certified yoga teacher and has been leading classes at the Ann Arbor YMCA since 2013. Her enthusiasm for increasing body awareness and strength is imbued in her teaching style in a variety of classes, including mindful vinyasa, yin, restorative and most recently Body by Breath® Immersion, The Roll Model® and Yoga Tune Up®. Since 2018, Amy has been a part of the Trinity Health Michigan Heart staff in Ann Arbor, MI, instructing group yoga classes and private sessions for patients recovering from heart events. In addition, she leads monthly workshops designed to help patients reduce the harmful effects of stress and to find more ease and joy in their lives.

Andrea Loper, MPA, M.A., E-RYT200, YACEP, is a Yoga Teacher, Group Exercise Instructor, Personal Trainer and Program Manager. I have been in the health and fitness industry since 1997 and I was first introduced to yoga in 2000 while in college. I became  a "power yoga" or Vinyasa Flow style yoga instructor in 2001. In 2003, I moved to Germany, where I instructed yoga, aqua aerobics and aqua therapy, Pilates, and several other group exercise formats full-time. In 2004, I obtained my Personal Training Certification with the Aerobic and Fitness Association of America and began personal training on U.S.  military installations in Europe as well as working directly with group fitness clients from the numerous fitness facilities. In 2008, I moved to Los Angeles, California where I pursued a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certification and continued personal training and group exercise fitness classes. I discovered Roll Model & Yoga Tune Up® after participating in several YTU classes at Equinox Fitness Club and enjoyed the ability to work out enduring muscular pain and tension issues within my own body. I wanted to learn how to bring this to my clients and students to help them heal self injuries and repair from training sessions more quickly-- just as I did. I moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2017 and offer Yoga Tune Up® workshops throughout the year at different venues as well as work 1:1 with clients to address specific needs. 

Par la pratique des Asanas le yoga est entré dans ma vie peut-être par hasard il y a plus d’une dizaine d’années. Au fil du temps, cette discipline a pris de plus en plus de place dans mon quotidien. Il fait maintenant partie intégrante de qui je suis. En réalité, rien n’arrive par hasard… Suite à une période difficile à l’aube de la cinquantaine, j’ai eu le bonheur et la chance de côtoyer de belles personnes inspirantes qui ont changé ma vie. Merci à Maryse Lehoux , Mireille Martel et Julie Cadorette de l’université internationale Yogami. J’ai été été certifié professeur de Hatha Yoga  en 2021. Durant ma formation de 200 heures, j’ai découvert les bienfaits des balles thérapeutiques « Therapy Balls ». J’adore les balles 💖 et l’univers de Jill Miller. C’est ainsi que j’ai décidé de me lancer dans la grande aventure des balles et du Tune Up. J’ai reçu ma « Certificate of completion » The Roll Model method en janvier 2021 et « Yoga Tune Up Teacher Certification » en octobre 2022. Depuis j’ai suivi d’autres formations. Je me suis spécialisée en Yoga restaurateur avec Marie Daphné et en Yoga du visage avec Sylvie Lefranc. Maintenant j’ai l’honneur et le grand plaisir de partager avec vous, toutes ces richesses qui m’ont été transmises, ce beau mélange qui teinte ma personnalité, ma pratique ainsi que mes cours. Sur le chemin de la vie, je reste l’élève de tout mon Être. Comme une enfant qui s’émerveille, je prends beaucoup de plaisir à poursuivre mon apprentissage afin de le partager avec d’autres belles Âmes…. Bienvenue à vous qui êtes curieux et soucieux de votre bien-être ! Namasté

Anna Mitra is an Oregon-native yoga instructor, a dedicated student, and a great lover and believer in movement as a form of medicine. Her yoga journey began in 2010, in a time when she struggled daily to manage her mental health. Slowly the mindful practices of yoga began to replace her unhealthy coping mechanisms and through these practices, she has developed a stronger relationship with her own healing process. It is through this lens that she has come to terms with the many aspects of her own inner darkness, and the light she has discovered within it. Anna believes in the wholeness, the deep intuitive wisdom that we all have, and strives to help students remember this within themselves. She empowers her students to be curious, to move in embodied ways that they might not otherwise, to remain present with all that arises, and supports them in discovering their own unique way of being. She encourages her students to take charge of their practice, to listen deeply to the innate wisdom of their bodies, and to make intentional, compassionate choices about how they interact with themselves and in the world.

My passion for practicing and teaching yoga comes from the desire to help others live a healthier, happier, and more embodied life. It has taught be to be more patient, balanced and mindful in all aspects of my life. in 2007 I enrolled in a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and upon completion, I began teaching classes to my colleagues at work. The experience was the start of a brand new path that brought me back to my home town where I have been teaching since 2008 at various locations. In 2014, I began to focus mainly on workplace wellness, bringing self-care practices to people at work; yoga, self massage, movement, meditation and breath-work. Inspired to offer more to my students, I completed the Yoga Tune Up® Level 1 certification and The Role Model® Method in 2016, and The Breath and Bliss Immersion in 2019. I teach a weekly Yoga Tune Up® class at Juici Yoga in Waterloo.

Hello, there! Please sign up for my newsletter on my website: https://www.fierceover50.com I am the creator and founder of the FierceOver50 Gathering.  I guide busy, exhausted women over 50 who have tried every self-care solution, but realize it is their daily push, push, push that keeps their bodies stuck in stress, trauma, worry, and pain. My approach starts with breathwork and myo-fascial self-massage, guiding women through an empowering self-healing transformation that nurtures their sense of self-worth and their blossoming vitality.

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Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes it meaningful.   For me, movement variety is all about freedom and choice and we often have to overcome some sort of challenge (big or small) to be able to move in the way that we most desire.   What if I’m not actually here to teach you how to move, or breathe better or relax more deeply? What if my purpose is to teach you how to move through challenge and adversity with ease and grace?   Our ability to move your body in as many ways as possible is deeply rooted in our ability to trust that as we move and grow, no matter what happens or where life takes me, to say, “I got this”. Whatever comes my way, I take it in, feel it, share it, enjoy it or not, and move on having learned from the experience, having grown in new and unimaginable ways. I am more resilient and ready to take on the next challenge.   I’m deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to help so many people become physically strong, energetically vibrant, and emotionally and physically resilient. What does it mean to be resilient? Envision an elastic band that can stretch in many different directions while also easily returning to its original shape with ease. That’s resilience.   Physical and emotional resiliency, this is what I teach.   Like Felix the cat, I have a grab bag of valuable tools from my 30+ years of teaching. My programs are a combination of yoga therapy, breath training, self-massage, guided relaxation and meditation all in the service of helping to cultivate deeper inner listening and awareness.   I do not profess to be a 'healer' but a guide on your path to fine-tuning your ability to lean into the challenges of life, do whatever it takes, then return to center, stronger and more durable for having been through it.   I’m at our side, lighting the path.   How did I get here?   I began my career in fitness while attending a private architecture college in Burbank California in 1990. For many years I taught 6 am fitness classes, went to school during the day, and trained fitness clients in the evening; I taught yoga classes on the weekends. The turning point was when I fell off a stage and was injured while teaching a step class. I was introduced to Pilates in physical therapy. My healing process was the turning point to learning and mastering a variety of movement and healing modalities.   I have more certifications than I can list, but what has influenced my work the most is: my training and certification in Pilates in 1999 with Marie Jose Blum of Long Beach Dance Conditioning; a 300-hour Yoga Therapy Certification from Dr. Ganesh Mohan of Svastha Yoga; and Roll Model Method & Yoga Tune Up with Jill Miller. I’m also certified in various styles of yoga including, Hatha, Pre-natal, Vinyasa, Yin, Wailana Yoga, and SOMA breath work. Over the years, I have taught dozens of 200-hour yoga teacher training courses (US and overseas) and authored and taught anatomy courses for other teacher training programs. In 2013 I graduated with an Associates of Science in Advanced Massage Therapy and opened my third yoga, Pilates, and massage studio in Fair Oaks, California. I eventually sold that studio in 2018 to travel overseas and train massage therapists and yoga teachers.   Currently, I live in Hawaii where I see massage clients, teach transformational workshops and movement labs; both online and offline, for those looking to nurture their bodies and nervous system through self-massage, movement, and accountability coaching.

Ariel Kiley is a yoga and meditation teacher, teacher trainer, published author, and IAYT certified Yoga Therapist. Ariel has . been spokesperson and program designer for Equinox Fitness Clubs Regeneration classes. She created the 2018 "Yoga Fundamentals" program on DailyBurn.com. She is a lead teacher trainer for the fitness therapy system Yoga Tune Up®. Ariel also is co-creator and co-director of the Dou Yoga 200-hour teacher training. Ariel has published numerous posts and articles on the topics of yoga, meditation and yoga therapy. Additionally she co-authored the book Smitten: The Way of the Brilliant Flirt about self-realization and dating (Chronicle 2013). She has been featured on Extra!TV, CNN, NY Daily News and has worked as yoga consultant to the TV show The Affair. Ariel specializes in stress reduction and trauma resolution. Ariel’s professional mission, through teaching and the written word, is to transform human suffering into wellbeing. www.arielkiley.co Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

Ashley is passionate about sharing the power of yoga, movement, and philosophy to help her students open themselves up to vibrant health, joy, and love beyond measure. She was a yoga practitioner for years before being called to share this beautiful practice with others. After discovering the transformation that yoga can offer, Ashley was inspired to help others who feel disconnected from their body and spirit.Today, Ashley helps her students connect with their potential through yoga, meditation, and self-compassion. Ashley is devoted to deepening her yoga knowledge and earned her RYT 500 advanced certification in 2022. She has studied many yoga modalities to serve her students’ unique needs. In particular, Ashley studied Yoga Tune Up® to delve deeply into integrated anatomy and body mechanics while discovering a fresh approach to teaching, leading, and learning to teach creatively in the classroom and with individual clients. In this training, Ashley became proficient with anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics fundamentals and learned to craft memorable and accessible classes. She also embarked on additional training to learn the latest soft tissue science, over 50 self-myofascial massage applications, and unique self-massage sequences. Most recently, Ashley became certified in breath mechanics and the connection of breath and movement to the nervous system, learning how to create the conditions needed for profound relaxation, increased body awareness, and mind-body connectivity. When she’s not on the mat, Ashley enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her husband and cats.

At a young age, his father introduced Ben to yoga. Inspired by his father’s daily practice, Ben has pursued extensive study for more than twenty years, learning from masters in Europe, America, Japan, and China.  After finishing his graduate studies in computer science, Ben worked in Silicon Valley as a software engineer. For the last ten years, he has participated in various fitness boot camps, kickboxing, Pilates, and CrossFit. Always seeking yin and yang balance, he (re)discovered yoga in 2013 and immediately appreciated its tremendous benefits and the boost it gave to all his other activities.  In February 2014, Ben completed his 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga training under Edna Barr of Frog Lotus Yoga and his mentor Henry Abuda, the owner of the Xplore Yoga Newark studio at the time. Ben completed his second 200-hour Vinyasa training at Xplore Yoga in February 2015, under the guidance of Kelli Barnett and Mandy Ansari. In 2016, Ben studied extensively with Louis Jackson to become a certified Yoga Tune Up® instructor. Additionally, Ben is currently a sandan (3rd degree black belt) in a martial art called aikido. Ben is fluent in English, Czech, and Mandarin Chinese.

Beth Damm is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. Beth completed the Kripalu Yoga training in St. Augustine, Florida with Discovery Yoga.  Kripalu Yoga (krih-PAH-loo) means “being compassionate”.  In the fall of 2010, Beth became a Relax and Renew® instructor with the approval of Judith Hanson Lasater.  She was inspired to find the empowering practice of Yoga Tune Up® and enthusiastically completed the Level 1 teacher training program and looks forward to additional training.  Beth taught her first yoga class in January 2006 under the guidance of her yoga teacher, Liz Taylor who introduced her to the life-changing practice.  Beth believes that a regular practice that integrates awareness, mindful movement, stillness and breath with a touch of playful laughter will bring you all the benefits that yoga has to offer. Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

Cammy has a B.S degree in Exercise Science/Health Education from Utah State University. She received her RYT200 certification from Yoga Assets in SLC, UT and her RYT300 certification from Emily Perry, Yoga Tribe in Logan, UT. She is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 instructor and is YACEP certified. She is a Yoga Tune UpCertified Instructor through Jill Miller and a Roll Model Method Certified Instructor. She is teaching myofascial release self-care through the complementary movement modalities of yoga and Jill Miller's brilliant ball work. This practice results in pain relief, better body alignment, improved performance, and an increase in overall mobility.  Cammy loves teaching to all levels from teenagers to seniors, health challenged to hard core rock climbers. She loves connecting with and encouraging all participants in their quests for improved health and mobility.

As a 200+ hour Hatha trained instructor I have found Jill Miller's Tune Up Fitness courses to be an epiphany for me.  They have challenged and "stretched" my knowledge and thinking.  I have become much more confident and informed anatomically.  I look forward to continuing my learning and sharing this information with others.

Cari has spent her entire  life in motion! Her lifelong passion to study human movement, performance and the influence the CNS (Central Nervous System) has on human adaptation have empowered her to evolve as an instructor and personal trainer. A career spanning 40+ years, Cari was a leader in the birth of the fitness movement of the 1980's. From studying Kinesiology at UCLA while teaching classes at Jane Fonda's Workout to today, her passion for teaching students to embrace daily movement AND their bodies has set her apart. Although not a "yogi" herself,  Jill Miller’s intelligent approach aligned with Cari's quest to explore movement beyond traditional fitness and athletics.Training alone does not bring about improvements in performance and wellbeing. The importance of breath work, self-awarenes, proprioception, interoception, self-care, and recovery, are all essential elements to the whole system approach Cari embraces and embodies. Cari has trained countless cyclists, runners, swimmers, rowers, and other athletes to discover their maximum potential. Teaching non-athletes find their blind spots through the brilliance of YTU® Embodied Anatomy has enabled students to change habitual postures and reduce pain, improve health, and live more happily in their own skin. Additionally, Cari has studied extensively with:Katy Bowman and The Restorative Exercise Institute and holds Restorative Exercise Specialist Personal Trainer CertificationDr. Andreo Spina and holds FRCms (Functional Range Conditioning Certification), Kinstretch® Instructor Certification, FRA (Functional Range Assessment Certification).Cari is also an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer.Read her articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.

"Our bodies are our gardens—our wills are our gardeners." William Shakespeare        Casey Easton is an RMT, an E-RYT, an Integrated Yoga Tune Up® teacher, a retired perinatal specialist and a mother of two incredible half-sized humans. She resides in Carleton Place where she practices massage therapy, teaches movement and breaks into spontaneous dance parties.

Cathy is a registered dental hygienist,a certified Yoga Tune Up® teacher and a nutritional therapy practitioner. She has studied with Peggy Cappy of Yoga for the Rest of Us, with yoga modifications using a chair, and with Gray Kraftsow with an emphasis on yoga healing for the neck, upper back, and shoulders.She started yoga originally for stress release in raising her disabled son, and from chronic pain from years of practicing dental hygiene. The benefits of yoga has helped in all aspects of Cathy's life, but not until she started viewing Jill  Millers Yoga Tune Up® videos did she begin to release chronic pain. She is excited to help others alleviate pain in their own bodies, especially in the dental profession.  She believes that true health begins with self care. There are many ways of bringing nourishment into the body, our ears with the sounds of nature and music,eyes with the beauty of the world, nose with natural aromas,our heart and spirit with the love and friendship of other living beings, the mind with positive thoughts and the entire body with nutrient dense foods and playful movement that starts with Yoga Tune Up®

Chadd Schaefer owns two yoga studios in San Francisco:  Body Temp Yoga and Body Temp Renew.  Body Temp Yoga is a compassionate and friendly hot yoga studio.  Body Temp Renew is a non-hot yoga studio with a strong focus on recovery and resilience training.  Chadd is a Level 1 Yoga Tune Up® teacher, a Foundation Training teacher and was once a Bikram teacher. Chadd studied directly with Jill Miller, Dr. Eric Goodman and Mary Jarvis.  He has been teaching yoga since 2001.  Chadd counts Jill Miller, Leslie Kaminoff, Katy Bowman, Doug Keller and each and every one of his yoga students as strong influencers on his thought and work. Chadd has a strong and growing interest in the Yoga Tune Up® approach to practice and teaching, embodied anatomy studies, and learning the art of verbal and tactile cueing. Read my articles on the Tune Up Fitness blog here.