Alexandra StovicekAlexandra "Zandy" Stovicek '17 is a yoga teacher from Weehawken, NJ majoring in FGSS and Anthropology. As the leader of a volunteer organization that provides emotional and physical support, Zandy believes wholeheartedly in the power of the yogic breath. She completed her certification at Three Sisters Yoga in 2015 and has been teaching ever since. This past summer she fine-tuned her skills teaching a beginner's workshop at Real Hot Yoga in Hoboken, NJ. As an energizer bunny, she uses yoga personally to stay calm, present, and thankful during times of high stress, and hopes to enable her students to do the same. See you on the mat!
Contact Zandy at astovicek@wesleyan.edu. |
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Brooke AndersonBrooke Anderson is a sophomore from Atherton, California studying History, Science in Society, and the key to happiness. Classical ballerina turned yogi, Brooke emphasizes alignment principles in her class, Feel-Good Flow. She completed her 200-hour RYT training last summer at Yoga Tree San Francisco where she did a lot of downward dogs and perfected her savasana (resting pose). She is excited to help you feel your best in your poses and in your practice.
Contact Brooke at bhanderson@wesleyan.edu |
Caitlin O'KeeffeCaitlin O'Keeffe is a senior majoring in the College of Social Studies. She has been teaching fitness classes since Fall 2014, and has been the Manager of WesBAM! since Fall 2015. Caitlin pursued her AFAA Primary Group Exercise certification in 2014 to share her passion for fitness with others. This past summer, she completed her 200 Hour Power Yoga Teacher Training at CorePower Yoga to deepen her practice and learn to share her love of total-body and mind wellness with others in different ways. She is committed to breaking down common fitness myths by promoting a process, rather than goal oriented fitness, and to break down the myths that all exercise is accessible to everybody--whether its High Intensity or Yoga! When she's not at the gym or flowing on her mat, Caitlin likes to dabble in boxing, falling (err, we mean ice-skating), and to brainstorm names for her future puppies.
Contact Caitlin at cokeeffe@wesleyan.edu |
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Fred AyresFred Ayres (aka Frizzly) is a senior from Detroit, MI double-majoring in neuroscience and economics. Despite playing baseball for most of his childhood he was by no means healthy or fit. Following a chance encounter with the PETA website, Fred became vegan when he was 16 and later that year, bought the P90X home fitness system after watching several infomercials. He claims these to be the best decisions of his life. Since then, he has run marathons, performed thousands of push-ups, and discovered the meaning of life. (Not really.) Fred obtained his ASFA Group Fitness Certification in June 2015 after several friends expressed interest in a fitness class taught by him. While he seeks to make Frizzly’s Total Body Conditioning challenging, Fred designs each class with all fitness levels in mind, offering modifications and ample breaks for those just beginning their journey on the road to optimal health.
Contact Fred at fayres@wesleyan.edu or visit his blog, fredayres.wordpress.com/FTBC |
Rebecca McCordBecca McCord is a senior from New York City. She is studying American Studies and Environmental Studies. She finished her 200-hour Vinyasa training in the Summer of 2014 and is so excited to continue on her journey of teaching and practicing yoga this year. She will teach Power Vinyasa Flow this semester, a vinyasa flow class aimed to find a meditative quality of breath while flowing through vinyasa series.
Contact Becca at rmccord@wesleyan.edu |
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Samantha SchreiberSamantha Schreiber is a Sophomore from Brooklyn, NY. She recently received her Zumba Basic 1 Training and will be teaching with Wesbam for her second semester. Zumba has been her favorite form of exercise for five years now and she's been teaching for about six months! She hopes that everyone finds her class accessible because everyone should be able to do Zumba! Zumba can and should be modified to suit every persons' physical abilities. Most importantly: Remember to have fun!!!
Contact Samantha at sschreiber@wesleyan.edu |
Virginia EdelsteinGinny Edelstein is a Senior computer science major and film minor from Toronto. She started practicing yoga in high school and immediately became interested in the way it provided a space to learn to breath and find stillness in challenges faced on and off the mat. She completed her 200-hour vinyasa training in summer 2015. Ginny brings a special sensitivity to alignment and the breath in her classes and always aims to provide a fun, challenging and judgement-free practice.
Contact Ginny at vedelstein@wesleyan.edu |
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