Louis is a 2004 graduate of the Yoga East Teacher Training Program.  An engineer by profession, Louis was introduced to yoga by his wife in 2003, who encouraged him to begin teacher training.  Having started with Ashtanga tapes at home, Louis discovered a whole new world in the Mysore classes and his practice changed and deepened.  His teacher training mentor, Karen Cairns, instilled a real joy of sharing Ashtanga Yoga, and in November, 2004 Louis and his wife traveled to Mysore and studied with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Gurujii), Saraswati Rangaswamy and Sharath Rangaswamy.  Workshops with David Swenson, Ramanand Patel, Mukesh Desai and Francois Raoult have enriched his practice. Louis studied in Mysore, India, with Pattabhi Jois November, 2005 - March 2006.  Louis and Deborah are planning to study in Mysore in Autumn 2008-Winter 2009. Note: Louis is currently on leave to recover from a motorcycle accident he sustained on August 17, 2008. We hope he will be able to return to practice and teaching soon.

While Elizabeth bases her personal practice and classes on Ashtanga Yoga, her teaching borrows from many different styles. Currently a stay-at-home mom of two and happily married for the past 20 years, Elizabeth also volunteers at Sunrise Children’s Services, providing Yoga classes to both the boy’s and girl’s homes and teaches at different Hardin County School locations. Additionally, she has a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and finds Yoga a perfect fit to work with people of all abilities to help them find their personal best on and off the mat.

Kara Price is originally from Evansville, IN and is excited to come back to the area with her husband to be closer to family and to share her three passions: dancing, Pilates and yoga. A professional dancer for more than 15 years, Kara has lived in both Chicago and NYC.  Through her love of dancing, Kara also discovered Pilates. Thanks to her dance background and the flexibility it developed, Pilates came fairly easily to her.  However, through teaching Pilates Kara found that its benefits are applicable to any and all people -  whether healthy, injured, young, old, big or small -  Pilates is an exercise technique that anyone can master.  
While living in Chicago, a fellow Pilates teacher urged Kara to try a level 2/3 Ashtanga class!  Needless to say she felt she was thrown into the ocean and then told to swim; and swim she did!  By the end of class she knew yoga was something she wanted to explore more deeply.  With 8 years of teaching Pilates under her belt, she researched yoga teacher training programs and continued her yoga journey in OM yoga’s Joining Heaven and Earth teacher training program in NYC.  Whether Pilates or Yoga - Kara's classes focus on alignment, breath and a sense of smile. Let Kara's lighthearted approach take you somewhere you have never been—physically, mentally, spiritually - into love and light.

Yoga East Volunteer Teachers

Sarah took her first yoga class in 1998, and upon moving to Louisville in 2000 discovered Yoga East.  She has attended various local workshops, her favorites being with Sharath Rangeswami and David Swenson.  Although she enjoys and appreciates all types of yoga, she considers Ashtanga the “yoga of my heart.”  Sarah has two children and is proud that she managed to maintain her yoga practice through both pregnancies.  She is delighted to be teaching prenatal classes and hopes to continue a lifetime of yoga study. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a Master’s degree in educational administration.  Her day job is as a school counselor at an independent school in Oldham County.

In 1999, Amanda began her practice of yoga at a local Louisville gym.  In 2001, a good friend introduced her to Yoga East.  She immediately fell in love with the community of students, instructors and classes and has attended ever since.  Amanda primarily practices Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga; however, from 2006 through 2007 Amanda modified her practice when she underwent fertility treatments, became pregnant, and gave birth to twin boys, adopting a more restorative practice instead.  After all she has received from yoga, Amanda is thrilled to share the practice with other women on their journeys to motherhood.  Amanda is enrolled in the Yoga East teacher training program and has taken workshops with David Swenson.  Amanda has a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY and a J.D. from the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law.  Amanda is a lifelong Louisvillian who lives with her husband, Leighton, and sons, Aidan and Bode in the Cherokee Triangle.

In 1999, Amanda began her practice of yoga at a local Louisville gym.  In 2001, a good friend introduced her to Yoga East.  She immediately fell in love with the community of students, instructors and classes and has attended ever since.  Amanda primarily practices Mysore-style Ashtanga yoga; however, from 2006 through 2007 Amanda modified her practice when she underwent fertility treatments, became pregnant, and gave birth to twin boys, adopting a more restorative practice instead.  After all she has received from yoga, Amanda is thrilled to share the practice with other women on their journeys to motherhood.  Amanda is enrolled in the Yoga East teacher training program and has taken workshops with David Swenson.  Amanda has a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY and a J.D. from the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law.  Amanda is a lifelong Louisvillian who lives with her husband, Leighton, and sons, Aidan and Bode in the Cherokee Triangle.