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Gary Hirschman
Gary has been studying and practicing yoga with Iyengar teachers since 1981, teaching since 1994. Gary began meditating in 1972 and has been practicing and studying various techniques that have helped him quiet his mind.  Gary has taught yoga at the Hackensack University Medical Center as part of their Heart Reversal Program. He also taught yoga to medical staff at the Helen Hayes Day Hospital. Gary eventually opened his own studio in Haworth, New Jersey, and continued instructing students there until he relocated to Stuart in 2001. Gary has been teaching at the Yoga Center of Stuart since 2002 and his classes reflect his knowledge and insight of yoga and meditation.
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Joan Moore
Joan has been active in physical fitness most of her life. She has been certified in Group Fitness and Personal Training by the American Council on Exercise for more than 20 years. She is a certified triathlon and marathon coach and has coached hundreds of people in both events over the last 10 years. Joan continues to race in triathlons, marathons and open water distance swims.  She credits her personal Iyengar yoga practice in allowing her to fuel this passion for as long as she has and, by doing Iyengar yoga, intends to continue competing and training to a ripe old age.  Joan owned and managed Body Works - Body Fitness for 10 years in Stuart. Joan has been teaching at the Yoga Center of Stuart since the early 1990 when it first opened.  She has had a serious practice and brings her knowledge and enthusiasm to her classes.

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Carol Fridolph
Carol has been a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor since 1991. She has studied this style of yoga since 1987, and has been an active student of Manouso Manos.  She has traveled to Pune, India to study personally with Guruji, 
B.K.S. Iyengar, creator of this healing form of yoga. She also graduated from the first three-year Iyengar Yoga training program held in the US in 1995. Carol shares her passion and love of yoga with her students. 

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Kristine Heitner
Kristine has been practicing yoga for 10 years. She has participated in many yoga workshops and is able to share this information in class.  Kristine teaches the fundamentals of yoga postures that build strength, flexibility and openness of the body.

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Stephanie Wild
Stephanie has studied yoga since 2001 and has been teaching since 2006.  She discovered that the practice of yoga provided a healthy method for reducing scoliosis pain.  She has studied with Vinyasa and Iyengar Certified teachers.  She enjoys sharing the gift of yoga with others.  Stephanie continues to study and practice in the Iyengar tradition with Carol Fridolph at the Yoga Center of Stuart.

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Jaye Bryan
Jaye has been involved with the teaching field for 17 years.  She is a certified yoga teacher and is registered with Yoga Alliance.  Sher has been inspired to study with many famous teachers reflecting the pronciples and alignment methods behind the styles of Iyengar yoga, Anusara yoga, Viniyoga, Ana Forrest yoga, ISHTA and Yin yoga.  She views teaching as a privilege, providing space for practitioners to explore the same healing and transformative effects that yoga continues to bring her in her daily life.