At North Main Yoga, we are committed to hiring teachers that are well trained and can teach students at any stage of their yoga practice. Teachers that are part of the North Main Yoga family have attended reputable, in-depth training programs and have committed yoga practices themselves. Please feel free to experience and partake in classes from any and all of our teachers.

Janice Batson has been studying yoga for 15 years and teaching for 8. She is trained in the Iyengar method. In 1998, she received her certification from Lighten Up! Yoga in Asheville. Since then she has gone on to mentor other teachers and be an assistant to Lillah Schwartz at Lighten Up's teacher training program. She has also continued her studies with other certified Iyengar teachers including Rodney Yee, Aadil Palkivalla, Dean Lerner, Jan Campbell, and Roger Cole. Iyengar yoga was determined best for beginners by Newsweek Magazine. This method allows students to progress at their own rate with the use of props and modifications of the poses. Janice was voted "Best Yoga Teacher in the Upstate" by Greenville Magazine in 2004. She attributes her success to keen observation of her students and detailed knowledge of the poses allowing each student to progress in their practice without injury or discouragement. Janice is currently working toward her 500-hour registration with Yoga Alliance.

Lilah Campbell is a Greenville native who has traveled the globe studying and teaching yoga. She acquired her initial yoga teacher certification in 1998 and in 2001 completed a nine-month, full- time teacher training intensive at Yoga Arts in Byron Bay, Australia - where she received her International Yoga Certificate IV. She has studied with Senior Iyengar instructor Glenn Ceresoli, inspiring meditation instructor Rose Baudin, Ashtanga teachers Consta Georgoussis and Matthew Sweeney, as well as attended trainings with Dharma Mittra, Cyndi Lee, Rod Stryker, Don and Amba Stapleton, and many other gifted instructors. Lilah's greatest teachers are her students, whose dedication to learning yoga inspire her daily.

Emma Chandler began her yoga training with Norman Allen in 1994 on the Big Island of Hawaii. Norman's focus was incredibly traditional one, following the Ashtanga system of Pattabhi Jois. In love with the traditional Ashtanga system embedded in her, Emma enjoys incorporating the creativity of Vinyasa Flow yoga into her classes, as well as introducing poses from the intermediate and advanced series. She has been teaching since 1998 and has since absorbed the influences of Mary Kay West and Stephanie Keach. Emma has completed her 200 hour registry with Yoga Alliance.

Brian Delaney is a devoted yoga practitioner and teacher, as well as co-owner of North Main Yoga. In order to supplement his Tai Chi, Brian took his first yoga class at Atlanta Yoga in 1997. He then moved to Venice, California and began practicing with Bryan Kest and Max Strom. Brian received his teacher training with Max Strom and physical therapist Sherry Brourman (of Sacred Movement- now Exhale- in Venice, CA) in 2001. In 2004, Brian graduated with honors from the Therapeutic Massage Training Institute and is a licensed massage bodywork therapist. In May of 2007, he attended a 2nd teacher training with Max Strom and Jamie Elmer in Kansas City, bringing new ideas to his classes. Brian is registered with Yoga Alliance and has completed their 200 hour requirements to become an "E-RYT", enabling him to lead teacher training events. Brian's yoga practice focuses on breath and movement to heal the body and spirit. Brian's hatha yoga classes will help students at any level deepen their practice.

Liz is a teacher at CCES, is co-owner of North Main Yoga, and has a strong passion for yoga. She began her practice at home in 1997 until she was introduced to Max Strom in 2000. She received her teacher training with Max in 2001 and has brought this heart felt practice with her to Greenville. When pregnant with her son, Henry, she attended a prenatal teacher training at YogaVermont and taught and practiced prenatal yoga throughout both of her pregnancies. Liz tries to visit and learn from Max at least twice per year to deepen her knowledge and studies of yoga. She has completed her 200 hour registry with Yoga Alliance. Her classes are hatha yoga with a focus on alignment and linking breath and movement, creating a moving meditation. Like her mentor and spiritual teacher, Liz believes yoga aligns us with our higher selves and helps us evolve into human beings that are more compassionate.

Caroline has taught Sivananda Yoga for 15 years in California, the Bahamas, New York and for 5 years in Greenville. She was on staff at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Bahamas for 10 years and was an assistant teacher in their International Teacher Training Course. Caroline continues her studies each year to share this knowledge with her students. In the words of her teachers: Health is Wealth, Peace of Mind is Happiness. Yoga shows the Way.

Susannah Mele holds an advanced teaching certification from the Asheville Yoga Center. She is registered with Yoga Alliance and is a member of IYTA, International Yoga Therapists Association. She is also a certified art teacher. One of her greatest passions is teaching children's yoga and bringing yoga into the educational world. Susannah attends workshops, and continues her studies believing a teacher is always a student. Her approach to teaching is of spiritual healing and transformation to ones higher self.

Kelly started teaching in December of 2006 after her training with YogaFit. She quickly gravitated toward Max Strom's practice and teachings and completed a week-long teacher training with him in Kansas City in May 2007. She has also been influenced by Jamie Elmer, from the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in L.A. Kelly is currently working on her 200-hour Teacher Training at North Main Yoga. Kelly believes yoga transforms not only the body, but the mind as well, bringing them toward harmony through breath. Yoga also leads each student toward the purest version of themselves. Kelly aims to teach kindness, breath and intention, along with correct alignment and safe poses. All of these are needed to reach peace.

Email us at nmyoga@bellsouth.net with any further questions you may have. Namaste.