Yoga Teachers
Todd and Tamara McLaughlin - ERYT, LMT
Todd and Tamara McLaughlin, the founders and directors of Native Yoga Center -- Juno Beach, have been teaching and practicing yoga together throughout the world including the United States, Australia, Thailand and India. The couple returned to Todd's hometown of Jupiter, Florida and are pleased to offer their knowledge and understanding of the inspirational art of yoga in Juno Beach, Florida.
Todd and Tamara are both Experienced Registered Yoga Teachers at the 500 level with Yoga Alliance. Todd and Tamara studied Ashtanga Yoga with K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy in Mysore, India and in America. In 2005, they completed an Ashtanga Primary Series Teacher Training with their teacher, Tim Miller, in Encinitas, California. In 2010, Todd completed a Second Series Teacher Training and in 2015 he accomplished the first Third Series Teacher Training with Timji at the Ashtanga Yoga Center. Also in 2015, Todd successfully concluded the Traditional Yoga Studies 800-Hour Philosophy, History and Literature of Yoga Course under the tutelage of Brenda Feuerstein, Course Tutor/Director of TYS and the late Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.. In addition, Todd and Tamara have both completed Bikram Yoga Teacher Training in 2002 and had the opportunity of directing a Bikram Yoga College of India for three years in San Diego, California.
As a complement to Yoga, Todd has been a Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Florida since 2000. Both Todd and Tamara are certified in Traditional Thai Massage from the International Training Massage School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Todd is an avid practitioner of Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka.
Native Yoga Center of Juno Beach, Florida offers Ashtanga yoga, Native Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Thai Yoga Massage and periodic Thai Massage Certification classes. Check this website & our schedule for upcoming classes and workshops.
Pam and Andrew Jones - ERYT
Pam and Andrew have been students at the Dharma Yoga Center New York since 2006, staff since 2007. They serve as a part of the Dharma Yoga Teacher Training faculty.Pam was born and raised in London. Having been trained as a dancer in her early years, she loved the physicality of yoga but soon realized there was so much more. On a fortuitous day in 2007 she walked into a small studio in New York City and found her Guru Sri Dharma Mittra. A few months later she moved to NYC to study with him and has never looked back. She is also a certified Ayurvedic coach and completed her Ayurvedic Nutrition and Culinary training with Divya Alter. Pam is also certified in Rocket Yoga founded by the legendary Larry Schultz.
Andrew was born in Wales and has a background in Advertising for over 20 years in London and New York. He started practicing yoga in 2006 and enjoys sharing yoga with the local community.
Pam and Andrew are fun, light hearted and happy to help students of all levels. They have taught at the Dharma Yoga Center NY since 2007 specializing in beginner classes, all level classes, Yoga Nidra and Psychic Development.
Pam and Andrew are honored to share the knowledge and spread the love that has been shared to them through their teacher Sri Dharma Mittra. They enjoy meeting new folks in different regions and countries and find it inspiring to help make the world a better place. Smiling and being light hearted is a key complement of their practice. May all beings be happy and free.
ACCREDITATIONS
200hr & 500hr RYT (Yoga Alliance Registered), 800hr, 1000hr Dharma Yoga registered yoga teacher. Dharma Yoga Center, NYC
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Amy Stauber - RYT
Amy Douglas took her first yoga classes in 1998 and was struck by its ability to calm the mind and relieve bodily tension. She has been a regular practitioner of the Native Yoga sequence since January 2008, when she made finding a great yoga studio a new year’s resolution. In the years since she began practicing with Todd and Tamara McLaughlin, she has lost fifty pounds and regained health, vitality, and happiness. Becoming a yoga teacher is, for her, a way to give back to the tradition which has transformed her life so positively.Amy is a former English teacher who now devotes her time to tutoring middle and high school students, writing fiction, and practicing yoga. She is originally from southern Indiana and moved to Palm Beach County in 2006.
Mikaue Britt - RYT
Mikaue was born and raised in Brazil spending most of her life on the island of Florianopolis, located in the southern region of Brazil. Shortly after getting married in 2013, she moved to North Palm Beach, Florida with her husband.While working for many years in the oil drilling industry prior, she found yoga in 2009 as a way to release the stress of her job and to keep her mind healthy during the her time offshore while at work.
Mikaue’s mother has been practicing yoga for over 40 years and has become an important influence to her yoga connection. Growing up with a very active family, Mikaue started practicing Swasthya yoga and some gentle yoga until she strongly connected with Ashtanga yoga; which has transformed her life. Quickly, yoga became her main focus. Not only practicing yoga while working offshore, but back at home with family and friends together along with kitesurfing; a water sport she passionately loves.
At Native Yoga Center, she found the exceptional guidance with the harmony of a family studio, which influenced her in 2015 to start the Native Yoga Center teacher training with Tamara and Todd. Through hard work, dedication, and focus to learn the Philosophy and yoga adjustments, she was able to accomplish her dream to help others in finding the peace, calmness, and the healthy lifestyle benefits from yoga.
Jamie Spritzer - RYT
Originally from New Jersey, Jamie began practicing yoga in 2001. Jamie Spritzer, is an RYT- 500 advanced yoga instructor. Jamie discovered the countless benefits of her yoga practice and decided to commence her first training in 2006 at Core Power Yoga in Colorado. After 13 years, and hundreds of hours of intense training and workshops, Jamie most recently completed her 500 hour with Todd and Tamara McLaughlin, the co-founders of Native Yoga in Palm Beach County. Teaching others is a gift that comes quite naturally to her. Jamie is known for her compassionate, mindful and non-judgmental, student-centric teaching style.. In 2012, Jamie’s desire to find home, work and lifestyle balance led her to begin studying Transcendental Meditation, Mindfulness and various others forms of meditation. Since that time, it has changed her journey, and the benefits are contagious to everyone she comes in connection with. Jamie weaves thought-provoking meditations, wisdom and yoga in a useful and accessible style for all-levels of students. She believes quieting the mind through practice, leads to a greater sense of ease, non-reaction and contentment within oneself and with others. Simultaneously, she owns and operates a professional company, D-65, training photographers and enthusiasts in Digital Workflow. Jamie’s greatest teachers are her two children, whom are constant reminders to remain patient in the present and just breathe.
Rebecca Berman - RYT
Rebecca has been passionate about health and wellness her entire life. She has been a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist since 2005 and is a RYT-500 advanced yoga instructor. She started practicing yoga in 2015 and quickly fell in love with the practice. She knew she wanted to teach, but was first determined to develop a strong personal practice of her own. Her dedication and devotion to the practice has been growing over the years, often in ways beyond what she could have hoped or imagined. She is fascinated not just with the asana practice, but also with Yoga history, philosophy and all eight limbs of Classical Yoga. You will often find her in the morning Mysore room doing her daily Ashtanga Yoga practice. She is a firm believer that is you want to become a better, healthier human being; all you need to do is practice Yoga. For Rebecca, Yoga is a moving mediation, a way to create peace and stillness in the mind, a way to cultivate gratitude, happiness and contentment in any situation. Yoga has improved her life in countless ways and helps her to always focus on the positive. Rebecca is eager to continue exploring the depths of Yoga and is passionate about passing on the incredible tradition to as many people as possible.
Nona Mileva, RYT, C-IAYT -
AboutMy name is Nona Mileva - a Certified Life, Wellness and Health Coach; Yoga Therapist, Teacher and Educator, based in Jupiter, FL, United States. I work with a wide range of clients, from variuos backgrounds and age, via in person, phone or Zoom sessions. Through practical and effective coaching, together with my clients we design and implement lifestyle strategies and goals that develop useful skills and desired outcomes. My coaching is holistic. It entails all aspects of the client's life - emotional, psychological, physical, spiritual , as it authentically reflects the most important human needs. I focus on the therapeutic modalities and applications of Yoga as a practice and discipline that enhances health and wellbeing.
Education
- PhD Health Psychology (Integral Approaches to Wellness)
- Master of Science - Transpersonal Psychology and Consciousness Studies
- Master of Arts and Languages - Slavic Philology
- Diploma of Education in Ancient Cultures and Languages
- Certified Yoga Therapist - C-IAYT
- Certified Yoga Teacher and Educator- E-RYT 500, YACEP
- Positive Psychology Coaching Certification
- Strategic Intervention Coaching Certification
- Health and Wellness Coaching Certification
- Yoga - Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin, Ashtanga, Yoga Sculpt, Pranayma.
- Applications of Yoga in Therapeutic Context
- Personal Growth and Self - Esteem
- Strategic Interventions
- Relationship Coaching
- Positive Psychology Coaching
- Stress Management
- Fitness and Nutrition