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Meet the Family

Instructors are available for workshops and private or semi-private lessons.

Not all classes are available at all times.

More links for instructor bios are coming. Your patience is appreciated.

Regular Instructors:
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Alisa

Holistic Healing Practices

Alisa is a Level 1 IFS practitioner. She is a published author and artist, reiki master, advanced craniosacral practitioner, energy worker, bodyworker, sound therapist, and highly-intuitive worker. She runs groups, teaches classes, and sees people individually and online. She specializes in working with people who are highly sensitive recovering from trauma. Alisa loves being with her friends, kids, and cats.  Please reach out anytime to connect.

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Bringing together creativity, energy work, and parts work to help you on your healing journey wherever you are in your story.

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IFS Practitioner Level 1​

Certified Integrated Health Coach

Certified Art Therapy Coach

Licensed Massage Therapist DE & PA

National Board Certified Therapeutic Massage & Bodyworker

Reiki Master Teacher

Advanced Craniosacral Practitioner (Adults, Pediatrics, Infants, Neonatal)

Advanced Crystal Therapist

Advanced Chakra Therapist

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Brittaney

Yoga

Brittaney Valentino is an E-RYT 500, YACEP, Mindfulness meditation teacher, and owner of Rooted Nest LLC, a Yoga & Meditation company based in Wilmington, DE. She is also the co-founder of Embodied Mind LLC, a mindfulness-based consulting company. 

 

Along with offering online and i- person classes nationwide, she also moonlights as a Senior Teacher and the Programs Coordinator at Dharma Moon Incorporated, an online mindfulness-based learning platform, and global community under the direction of her mentor, Senior Buddhist teacher David Nichtern. 

 

When not teaching or practicing, she enjoys making memories with her family with traveling, being in the woods, hanging out by lakes, cooking, and gardening. For more, check out rootednestyoga.com 

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Through working in different populations and environments, I recognized a need to shift my focus to working towards bringing communities together by correcting the social stigma associated with yoga and meditation for a more inclusive and healing environment for my students.

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Carrie

Holistic Flows

Bio coming soon.

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Khuzama

Belly Dance

Khuzama is an award-winning professional belly dancer, instructor, and entertainer based in Delaware. She has performed and taught the art of Egyptian and Lebanese dance all over the country for over 20 years. She is also a choreographer that draws her influences from modern and classical Egyptian style, fused with a hint of Lebanese style dance. Well-versed in the intricacies of where culture and dance meet, she has in-depth knowledge of the history, folkloric traditions and modern stylizations of dance. Her deep expertise encompasses both the cultural richness of belly dance and mastery of its technique, making her classes and performances truly unique.

 

Beyond her role as a performer and educator, Khuzama is also an audio-video engineer by profession. She has helped numerous dance instructors transition their classes online, hosted virtual workshops and shows, and supported performers in creating captivating online performances.

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Unleash Your Spirit, Embrace the Dance Within

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Ray

Line Dancing

This spinning cowboy is impossible to miss on the floor!  His lifelong dance experience is put to good use in Ballroom style, too. Ray keeps busy teaching both line and partner dancing in Delaware as well as in any other state he visits. 

All levels of experience are welcome to join his classes -- come ready to have fun! Ray will teach you whatever you need to know, from floor etiquette to everyday dance tips.

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Ruth

Partner Dance, Chair Dance, Power Yoga

Ruth has been immersed in the world of arts from the age of 4, beginning with ballet, tap, and jazz. She brings fourteen years of instruction and competition to her teaching with concurrent yoga, ballroom dance, and fitness pursuits. She believes in movement as both a healing art and as a form of personal expression. There is a strong focus on correct alignment and form. Variations for poses and sequences allow for all levels to find an appropriate balance of challenge and comfort while developing inner awareness.

Specialty Instructors:
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Marc
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Marc
Blues Dance
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Amanda
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Amanda
Mike
Mike
Lindy Hop
 
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