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Jeannie began practicing Vinyasa yoga in 2004 and quickly fell in love with the vibrant flow of movement and its connection to the breath. She received her 200-hour yoga training at Charm City Yoga in 2007 and has been teaching ever since. Jeannie uses her experience as both a yoga instructor and a physical therapy assistant to create a fun and energetic yoga practice for her group and private classes that emphasizes breathwork, alignment and core strengthening. She feels passionate about sharing how yoga promotes a healthy body and peaceful mind while specializing in teaching students how to safely adapt and modify the practice for their specific needs.
Jeannie lives in Baltimore with her husband, daughter and son where they spend their free time exploring local nature trails, hanging out at the neighborhood pool or enjoying family movie nights.
From a young girl I was always captivated by the different world religions and viewpoints. When I met my husband in 1995, I was introduced to the world of Yoga by his father Mani Finger and brother Alan. Mani was an initiated yoga Guru. Swamis would travel from India to visit and stay in his Ashram in Johannesburg, South Africa. Together with Alan they birthed the practice of ISHTA yoga, Integrated Science of Hatha Tantra and Ayurveda. Alan brought the practice of ISHTA to America. Today there are ISHTA studios throughout the world. In 2002, I did a ISHTA yoga training course with Alan in America and opened Something Yoga, an ISHTA yoga studio in Boca Raton, Florida. My studio had the honor of hosting several yoga masters such as Rod Stryker, Aadil Pakival, Angela Farmer, Shiva Ray and many others. In addition to yoga, I have a deeply rooted spiritual foundation which I use to offer my clients a variety of healing therapies such as Reiki, Healing Touch, Crystal healing and Intuitive healing. Crystals are a large part of my energy work. I was introduced to crystals by a 10th generation Cherokee Medicine woman ,Agasti Gadahi or simply Granny Jean to me. Granny Jean adopted and initiated me into the native American ways. I carried on Granny Jean's teachings by doing crystal card readings, crystal classes, and using crystals in deep guided meditations. The studio hosted workshops by well-known crystal healers such as Mika Nelson and Naisha Ashan. I was drawn to crystals because of my innate desire to help people find balance and serenity in their lives. Before I taught yoga I worked as a trauma counselor at a suicide hotline. In 2002 I did a Colin Tipping course on radical forgiveness. I use these skills to assist people in finding both energetic and psychological alignment in their lives. I have been a yogi for over 40 years. My classes are intuitive and taught from the heart. I believe that when we have a relationship with our yoga, Yoga then does us as opposed to us doing yoga.
Jaclyn Leo is a Certified Health Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with a passion for supporting people to create lives they love. She started practicing yoga over 15 years ago, experimenting with various styles, until finding Aluma in 2018.
She received her BFA, with a focus in General Fine Art and Museum Education, from the Maryland Institute College of Art, worked at the Walters Art Museum and American Visionary Art Museum prior to beginning her family, and launching her coaching practice.
Jackie lives in Parkton, Maryland with her husband and three boys. In her free time, you can find Jackie working with clay, taking care of her chickens, reading, and deepening her yoga practice.
Melody Kleeman, founder of Aluma Yoga, is passionate about supporting others to heal, transform, and connect through her teaching of yoga, coaching programs, and hosting both local and international retreats. Her classes and programs take you on a reflective journey that allow for healing, self-discovery, and joy to surface. She encourages students to ask, reflect, create and respect their mind-body-soul through their practice and self-discovery. As a former ballet student, her sequencing is smart and integrated with a heavy influence of graceful lines and rhythmic movements.
After leaving her career in 2012 as a special education teacher to study yoga in Costa Rica, Melody became certified as an instructor at the 200 hour level and began teaching full-time. She has since earned her RYT-500 and has extensive experience with private and corporate instruction, teacher training, advanced instructor coaching, leading workshops and international yoga retreats. She lives in Cockeysville with her husband Brian, Bella the Boston, Angel the Pitbull and extended family.
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