Vicki Rioux-Rickard

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Hilton Head1032 Wm Hilton Pkwy

ERYT 500, YACEP

Yoga has given me the opportunity to experience happiness, an open heart and a healthy dose of gratitude. Through intentional breath and movement, I am able to explore the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of a yogic practice and my aim is to teach students from this same perspective.

My classes are influenced by vinyasa flow, bhakti yoga and the yoga sutra. I also enjoy sharing yoga philosophy in the form of an inspirational quote, singing accompanied by the harmonium (some of my songs can even be downloaded on iTunes and Spotify), or sometimes by providing space and silence.

My teaching career started in 2002 inspired by my sister-in-law, Jean Rioux. Additional inspiration comes from my brother, Ken Rioux, Tracy Bonner at Holy Cow Yoga Center (200 hour certification) and Stephanie Keach at the Asheville Yoga Center (500 hour certification). Continued training includes 14 years of studying yoga philosophy with most recent influence by Robert Birnberg, bhakti yoga with Sean Johnson, anatomy with David Keil and facilitator training with Live Love Teach: Debbie Williamson, Stacy Dockins and Philip Urso.

I am honored to be part of this community of students and teachers and happy to have the opportunity to share the wonders of yoga.

Jean Rioux

ERYT 500, YACEP, LMT Yoga is in every aspect of my life. My practice has provided for me the space to breathe and connect to my body and spirit with a level of compassion and acceptance I had never previously had. From the moment I began, I embraced the…

Karen Verechia

My teaching style draws on several types of yoga. I teach all levels and love beginners. Over the years my teaching has evolved and I now strike a balance between vigorous vinyasa and a more laid-back practice. Less is best. My goal is to help my students…

Connie Cappy

ERYT500 YACEP Straight-forward and relaxed best describes my teaching style. I like to connect right away to the energy of each class, and use breath and movement to build and expand that energy into a uniquely creative, challenging flow. I enjoy feeling what…

Jamie Berndt

ERYT 500 YACEP My yoga journey began just over a decade ago when I tried my first class. And did not like it. I thought that I was forever doomed to be inflexible, and that “working out” meant pounding my body into submission. But even though I didn’t love…

Mary Polite

ERYT 500, YACEP I started yoga at Jiva Yoga Center when I went looking for a new workout routine. It didn’t take long to realize that I was engaging in much more than an exercise program. I was mesmerized with how my body began to feel longer, stronger, and…

Jennifer Brewer

RYT 500 Jennifer combines subtle physical postures, breath awareness and sense of humor to create a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection. Classes provide insight and inspiration aimed to take this understanding and create empowerment off the mat.…

Sheila Smith

RYT 500 I have been practicing yoga for close to 20 years and I can safely say, it's still a practice. Throughout the years, my practice has ebbed and flowed, more intense at times, more relaxed at others. I love that every time I practice, the experience is…

Candace Blair

Candace received her Level 1 Kundalini Certification with the Karam Kriya School in London. She worked abroad, as an investment banker, for 23 years, before returning to the USA last year to focus full on sharing her passion for Kundalini Yoga, Meditation,…

Trish Allman

RYT 500 After taking my first studio yoga class in 2012, I found I liked the energy of practicing with others in the community. I started to become a regular student and seeking out yoga classes wherever I traveled. While in Hilton Head I found Jiva Yoga and…

Angela Arbolino

RYT 200 My yoga journey began in 2010 to compliment distance running and cycling. My perception of yoga was that it was slow and boring. Living in Vermont and being in a cold climate, I decided to try a hot yoga class. It was very challenging and not boring…

Jessica Golden

RYT 200 The physical practice of yoga is where I began my spiritual journey, at the age of 18. It wasn’t until years later, when I found myself as a student at Jiva Yoga Center, where I began to deepen into the practice and uncover more truths about the…

Lauren Porter

RYT 200 Lauren Graduated from the Jiva Yoga Center 200 hour Teacher Training Program in 2019.

Jennifer Moore

I began my yoga journey when I was 24 as a young mother who could do pop in a VHS tape while my baby took a quick nap. I simply wanted to be in better shape. I quickly learned there was a lot more to this yoga journey than the simple poses. Yoga is a way of…

Christy Simpson

RYT 500 Christy graduated from Jiva Yoga teacher training in 2005.

Michele Gula

RYT 200 My family and I moved to the island 6 years ago. I was dared to take a yoga class by a one of my husbands friend. Of course, I took the challenge, but did not realize how much my world would change! I loved to run, bike, swim and basically do any…

Patty Kleban

RYT 200 I found yoga during a transition period in my life as my children were leaving the nest. My young adult daughters encouraged me to go to a yoga practice with them and I never looked back. Yoga has given me breath, mindfulness and a new lens through…

Annmarie Ciulla

Annmarie is a RYT 200 as well as a meditation guide, holistic health coach, and nature lover. She’s been practicing yoga since she was a pre-teen! Her love of yoga goes much deeper than the physical poses. When not practicing, Annmarie is eating lots of fruit…

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