Solstice Dance & Yoga Studio

Elana Quihuis has been dancing for over 15 years and has performed at many events and venues.  She brings her love of the dance to life with clear technique and vital energy.  Her dance background includes Jazz, ballet and Yoga.  Elana is passionate about sharing her art with other like minded women in the community.  She is the director and choreographer for Raks Rosa Bellydance Company and co-director of Valkyries Fusion Dance company.  You can see her perform monthly at the Sizzling Tandoor restaraunt in Santa Rosa.

Clare Venet has been teaching in Sonoma County for over 15 years and brings her wisdom, humor and dedicated personal practice to her teaching of Iyengar yoga.

Clare has been
an ongoing student of the human body/mind connection and continues in her quest to understand how we heal and transform our lives. She has gained a tremendous breadth and depth of knowledge about the changes each person experiences through the process of yoga. Each student is a unique and ever-changing demonstration of balance, strength flexibility, expressing in the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. The body is in the past, while the mind is in the future, and yoga is the present, bringing the two together.

 Katie Philbin

When people live with true freedom in the body and peace of mind we can be more compassionate, energetic, and spontaneous, thus contribute positive action and love to our families, communities, and to the world. Hatha Yoga is a scientific and spiritual path to self-realization. It first invigorates on the physical level; corrects and realigns the muscles and bones. This allows the pulmonary (breath) and cardiovascular (blood) systems to function properly with increased vitality and life force. The endocrine system is affected positively, and hormones are produced at correct levels and times. Our hormones affect our psychology; when they are in balance, we feel good. Essentially your Yoga practice begins to illuminate the mind.

Intelligence concerning the health of your body and mind progresses towards intrinsic. You become aware of exactly what you need to do to maintain inner equilibrium. The more you practice fine-tuning your health, the more you are at peace with yourself and with the world around you. This is Yoga.

Julie Marques

Julie Marques CLMA, CMT lived and studied Indian and Nepalese classical and folk dance in Nepal, Indiaand California.  She is founder and director of Amrita Dance Co. and Lila Devi, adult and young adult Bollywood dance troupes.  She has been teaching and performing dance and movement worldwide for 10 years.  Her emphasis in Pilates and Laban Movement Analysis add a rich body-mind emersion into dance classes.