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Opening a Yoga studio has been a dream of Brandy's ever since she received her 200 hour Yoga certification in 2014 from Sangha Center for Yoga and Wellness. Since then, she has taken several scary, yet, exhilarating, life changing leaps, in order to make her dream a reality-opening Shakti Yoga & Pilates! Shakti represents the creative energy that is within us, our intuitive, motivating force, our personal power, and our ability to move and change. To help her students tap into this, Brandy's classes are based on the energy and needs of the students who show up. Her Yoga classes incorporate astrological influences, Yoga philosophy, and the wisdom of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine  (two sciences that teach us that what is going on in nature is also going on inside of us) to help her students feel more balanced as they move through their own changes.  Brandy also completed her Comprehensive Pilates certification through Lates Pilates. in 2020 and believes this practice is a beautiful way to offer movement that is supportive and sustainable for life. Her Pilates classes are ever changing, fun, and a good challenge for the mind and body. Brandy has experienced positive mental, emotional, and physical changes through both of these practices and she's thrilled to offer both disciplines to you.  Brandy hopes that the energy she's put into Shakti will help to set a spark off within you too!

Hi! My name is Kathy Gary and I'm excited to bring strength training to Shakti. After recieving my personal training certification from American Council of Exercise in 2019, I began facilitating groups and working one on one with women to make strength trainging less intimidating and more fun. My goal is to make every workout something you look forward to and have you leave class feeling stronger and more confident!

Nicole has a lot of titles under belt. She is a certified vinyasa Yoga instructor as well as a working personal trainer for the past 20 years (certified through ISSA). She also teaches  zumba/dance fitness. She loves bootcamp and cycling (both mountain biking and road riding) and anything having to do with the outdoors. Yoga is her saving grace and she loves inversions and arm balances. Look for some pop-up workshops soon!

Slow and steady. Useful advice for races and your practice. Although he received his 200 hr. training in a Power Yoga program, Matthew takes a more deliberate approach to his practice. Find the pose, settle in, hold it. Nothing too flashy, just tried and tested asanas to help you discover a whole new level of your practice.

Sherry Marentay is a licensed clinical social worker. She has provided mental health counseling toindividuals and couples for over 20 years. Sherry found yoga for herself and has been practicing for over10 years. It was through her own practice that she found the benefits of yoga on a mental, physical andemotional level. She decided that this was something that she would like to offer the people that sheworks with in counseling as well and further her own practice. In 2021 she attended and completed her200 hour certification training at One Point One in Pittsburgh. Her classes involve mindful movementand breath work activating the effects of the practice on our emotional and mental well-being. Shecreates a safe space for individuals to find themselves and be present in the here and now.

My professional debut happened by chance at the Butler County Family YMCA.  I was only taking aerobic classes for a short while before I was on the schedule and filling my own classes.  One thing led to another and before long, I was an 18 year old entrepreneur and founder of “‘Round the Clock Aerobics.” This evolved into a 40 year career and has expanded to include a wide spectrum of group class styles! Post pandemic I took my practice to the next level.
With the help of some incredible instructors and mentors, I am now a 500 hour comprehensively and classically certified Pilates instructor.  Helping to lift others on their personal journey only feeds my spirit and pushes me even farther.  Join me in your own private session or a group class and let’s see how’s far we can soar!