Yoga

Instructor Profile

Laurie Schoonmaker

Laurie Schoonmaker has been teaching group fitness classes since she was 16 years old (does anyone remember Elaine Powers?) She first stumbled into a yoga class back in 1997 just because it was made available at her gym. She was immediately hooked as it was the first time in a group class that she was not glancing at a clock to determine how much time was left. Her first yoga training was scheduled a week after her law school graduation with David Swenson in Ashtanga yoga.

In her classes, Laurie creates a space where students can come as they are and expect to be treated to a thoughtful experience that integrates body, mind, and spirit. Laurie enjoys teaching many modalities of yoga, including Yin Yoga, Yoga for Athletes, and Flow. Laurie enjoys sharing these yoga experiences with athletes at the University of Toledo (her alma matter).

Laurie completed 200 hour yoga trainings with Yoga Lab Naples (2016) and with YogaFit in 2008. She has also taken trainings in Yoga for Athletes, Yin Yoga with Danielle Mercer, Nancy Nelson, and Bernie Clark. In addition to her yoga training, Laurie is a certified CrossFit (Levels 1 & 2) coach and sports nutrition specialist through Eat to Perform and Precision Nutrition. Laurie most recently completed a Pilates Level 1 training with Cynthia Taylor and a Restorative Yoga Training with Bernard Wandel.

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Heather McDonnell

Heather is a certified Yoga (200-RYT) instructor who has been practicing since 2008. Within 6 months of her first yoga class, she was hooked on the amazing physical and mental benefits of a regular practice. As a recipient of great instruction, she finds joy in bringing the gift of yoga to all her students regardless of experience. Favorite yoga pose: ardha chandrasana (half moon) because it is so expansive!

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Sue Lee

Sue started her yoga journey over 10 years ago while searching for more alternative health methods. Her personal yoga practice became her passion and in 2008 she became certified in Vinyasa Flow and Hatha Yoga through Yoga Fit. She continued her teachings with a certification to teach seniors in 2010 while simultaneously raising her young children. Her passion continues and in 2011 she graduated from Lourdes University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Allied Health. Sue plans to further her journey as an advocate in the wellness industry. When not teaching, you can find Sue enjoying life with her husband and three boys.

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Lisa Blakely

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Jenna Cron

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Michelle Ostermyer

Michelle grew up a dancer and has been practicing yoga for more than a decade. She studied yoga in NYC with master teachers. She was amazed at how the practice of yoga alleviated the stresses of city living and helped bring a sense of balance to her life. In 2014, she moved back to Toledo and began to dig deeper into the practice. She earned her 200-hour teaching certification in early 2015 and most recently received her 500-hour training at the Himalayan Institute. Michelle offers weekly asana classes at Tonic and Yogaja Yoga. She hopes that you leave her classes feeling refreshed and nourished with a deeper connection to yourself. Check out her website at www.belleyogi.com

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Nancy Sloan

Nancy Angira Sloan RYT 500

A student of yoga since her twenties,Nancy began studying with Yogi Amrit Desai in 2007,one of the earliest pioneers of yoga in the west. She has Certification in the Amrit Method Yoga Instructor LevelI and II,Master Yoga Nidra Meditation Facilitator, and Amrit Method ReikiMaster (Usui Lineage). Nancy is a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist,Registered Nurse and TranspersonalEnergy Therapist having an extensive background in breath practices, andanatomy this amount both physically and energetically. She applies the seven integrative principals of Intention, Alignment, Breath, Inward Focus, Concentration, Meditative Awareness, and Integration in her teaching.

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Erin Betz

A native of Washington state, Erin has been an avid athlete, dancer and outdoor enthusiast and her entire life. Erin is certified in Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Prenatal/Postpartum Fitness, BeyondBarre and is a NCPT Certified Pilates Teacher. Erin continues to deepen her practices through continued education and self study and weaves her experiences from across the globe and passion for movement into all of her teachings. Erin leads powerful and enthusiastic classes, workshops and retreats that leave you with a deeper sense of purpose, balance and community.

Erin graduated with a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado- Boulder and a Masters in Taxation from the University of Washington. When not teaching, you can find Erin traveling, skiing, golfing, kayaking or hiking outdoors with her husband, twin boys and dog Betzy.

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Phoebe Sloan

Phoebe has been a yoga practitioner for over twenty years. Beginning in Junior High School, she and her dad took classes in the Iyengar tradition at the 577 Foundation in Perrysburg. It was there that she began to realize the benefits of yoga, not only on herself but in the diversity of age groups in the class. In 2007 she was certified to teach at the 200 hundred level through Yoga Works in Seattle, WA, where she began teaching. She eventually moved back to Ohio to be closer to her family, where she found the beautiful Tonic studio. Since 2012 she has been the studio manager at Tonic and is teaching classes several times a week there. She has most recently become a certified Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Teacher, studying under Judith Lasater in San Francisco. She has continued her restorative yoga training in assisting Judith in a Relax and Renew Teacher Training in Chicago, as well as attending her workshops in Yellow Springs and Austin.

In addition, Phoebe is a jewelry designer and artist. She sells her work at local galleries and art shows making new creations regularly out of her home studio. She is so grateful to be part of the creative community as well as the wonderful yoga and wellness community that Tonic has to offer.

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Maribeth Phibbs

Mare is a yoga practitioner of over 13 years, receiving her first 200hr RYT in 2010, through one of the most respected Ashtanga training programs, It’s Yoga in Sonoma, California. In 2013, she completed her second 200hr RYT with Power Yoga Chicago. She is currently working on her master level certification and spends much of her time traveling and attending workshops to continuing her education to bring the best to TONIC. As an eternal student, her desire to explore all forms of yoga continues and her practice is constantly changing and evolving. Through her quest to deepen her personal practice, yoga became an essential part her everyday lifestyle and has inspired her to spread this love of yoga to other eager beings. Her practice is rooted in ancient instant one teachings built for the modern yogi. Her classes are a fusion of traditional Ashtanga blended with the powerful flow of Vinyasa and is designed to help connect your mind, body, and breath. Mare invites and encourages anyone and everyone to practice yoga.

Come awaken your internal fire with Mare!

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