All of our instructors are RYT certified Grade A awesome teachers.
Susan BurnsCo-Owner, E-RYT 200, YACEP, She/Her/Hers
Susan had been practicing yoga for over a decade before receiving her 200 hour yoga teacher training through Pulsation Yoga. Susan’s practice originally started as a supplement to her distance running, but over the years she realized she got much more from yoga than simply stretching and strengthening, and it has become her central focus. She emphasizes a balanced practice to build strength, stamina and peace through a flowing style suited to her students’ needs, while pushing them to their highest potential.
Sandy SmithCo-Owner, ERYT 500, YACEP, She/Her/Hers
Sandy had been working and teaching classes at Pulsation Yoga for many years before becoming co-owner in 2019. As a graduate of Pulsation Yoga’s 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training programs, a Professional Certified Coach, and certified in Precision Nutrition, her knowledge and experience runs deep. Sandy primarily teaches Fundamentals and All Level classes for the studio, helping students build a regular yoga practice by focusing on the foundations of poses and alignment. She is also a Wellness and Weight Loss Coach, bringing the benefits of yoga to her clients to develop strength, breath/body connection, and appreciation of their bodies regardless of where they are on their journey.
Alison TsengERYT 500, YACEP, She/Her/Hers
Alison’s yoga experience is centered around Ashtanga and Anusara based practices. She started to practice simply as a way to get exercise, but as time went on yoga became critical in helping to deal with her General Anxiety Disorder. As a teacher, Alison strives to help students feel and see the benefits that yoga offers their mind, their self-confidence, and their lives, even when they step off the mat. She believes it is important to build strength, flexibility, and balance through proper alignment. She tries to inspire a sense of community that creates a fun, rejuvenating, and relaxing environment.
Atha PanouRYT 200
Atha had been practicing yoga for years before receiving her 200 hour certification through Pulsation Yoga, which focused heavily on Anusara yoga. Her style is a flow sequence leading with Grace. Atha’s class are typically a Yang-yin style-build of heat through a flowing practice, and then deepen the experience focus on alignment, attitude and action.
Cary MarcheseRYT 200
Cary began practicing yoga in 2002 and completed her 200RYT with Pulsation Yoga in 2015. She guides her students through a flowing practice, focusing on both alignment and connecting movement to breath, providing a moving meditation while still leaving opportunity to hold poses to build strength and knowledge in their practice. Cary strives to create a safe, inviting and playful space with room for her students to feel challenged and cared for at the same time. Always encouraging students to find a deeper understanding of their mind/body connection, Cary sees each student as an individual exploring on their own terms.
Dana FranceschiniRYT 200, She/Her/Hers
Dana began her yoga practice about a decade before decided to complete YTT 200 at Pulsation in the fall of 2018. She wanted to not only further her growth as a yoga student, but also to assist others in advancing their own practice and overall well being. The benefits of Yoga and the philosophy behind it nicely complements her current practice as a social worker, and Dana would like to continue to explore how she can combine social work and yoga to foster student growth both inside and outside of the studio.
Elizabeth VestoYoga Therapist C-IAYT, RYT 500, YACEP She/Her/Hers
Elizabeth came to yoga to find help with the osteoarthritis in her spine, and found so much more. She found a balanced, whole body approach to physical and mental wellness that could be accessible for any body. She decided to help others find the same. She received her 200 and 500 hour certifications at Prairie Yoga. She mentored and assistant taught the therapeutic module at Prairie Yoga. She received her 850 hour certification in therapeutics with Prema Yoga Institute and is certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. As a yoga therapist, Elizabeth adapts the practice of Yoga to the needs of people with specific or persistent health problems not usually addressed in a group class. Elizabeth teaches slow flow, gentle, and therapeutic yoga.
Eve SwireRYT 200
The physicality of yoga sparked Eve’s interest long ago, but her practice blossomed when she began to experience yoga’s holistic benefits for body, mind and spirit. Fascinated by what yoga has done for her in terms of stress reduction, increased awareness, balance, strength and flexibility, Eve has found a passion in trying to help others. Eve completed Pulsation Yoga’s Teacher Training Class in 2015. She is forever challenging herself to learn more, to relax and to accept. Eve’s classes will always offer a physical challenge but her focus is the search for meaningful individual accomplishments rather than competing with an idealistic standard.
Kathryn LarsenRYT 200, She/Her/Hers
Kathryn completed her 200-hour teacher training with Pulsation Yoga in June of 2018. She brings an extensive background in teaching movement of various kinds, including dance and group exercise, and has taught special needs children and adults, singers/performers, gymnasts. Additionally, Kathryn specializes in adapting movement and exercise for adults with cognitive, emotional, and physical challenges. Alignment and injury prevention are key components to her teaching, and the use of the breath and mindfulness bring a therapeutic aspect to her classes, which has been especially beneficial to her clients in the mental health field. In Kathryn’s classes she encourages people to “leave judgment at the door and just enjoy being you!”
Megan MillerRYT 500
A teacher since 2008, Megan has 200 hour RYT certifications in Forrest and Anusara Yoga and is wrapping up a 500 RYT Iyengar Influenced Advanced Teacher Training. She is also certified in Levels 1 & 2 Yoga for Golfers. Megan’s classes are uplifting and energetic, while embracing calmer, reflective moments. Each class is themed and interlaced with breath work, philosophy, creative sequencing and playlists that are an eclectic mix. Megan works to help students personalize their practices by modifying poses and mindfully progressing to deeper and more challenging poses when they’re ready. Rooted in alignment principles, she wants to help students develop wise, knowledgeable, instinctual practices and find balance, harmony, and peace on and off the mat.
Michelle SingaporiRYT 200
Growing up in an Indian household, Michelle’s parents introduced yoga to her at an early age. She witnessed them stretch, bend, and flow gracefully through the poses. Michelle often tried to follow them at home or took yoga classes sporadically, but did not have a dedication to the practice. After graduating Marquette’s dental school, Michelle wanted to focus on her interests. She graduated from the 200 hour yoga teacher training through Pulsation Yoga May 2023. She appreciates a good slow flow class. Michelle’s goal is to help students connect with their breath and focus on mental wellness. She loves creating meaningful classes and a safe environment for students to explore the benefits and joys of yoga.
Nadiya DnesRYT 200
Yoga has been a part of Nadiya’s life for decades, and her own practice has helped her grow stronger, more flexible and fearless, both on and off the mat. Yoga inspires her to live each moment more mindfully. In her classes, she loves to combine creative sequencing, a spirit of playfulness and a dose of inspiration to help students deepen their practice. She seeks to help others thrive in life by nurturing body, mind and soul, and her hope is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished and balanced.
Navraaz BasatiRYT 200
Navraaz is a certified yoga instructor, receiving her 200 Hour RYT certification through Pulsation Yoga in 2022 after a lifetime of practice and studies. She is also a certified Horticultural Therapist and a Forest Therapy Guide. As a volunteer Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, she also enjoys helping communities thrive through their natural spaces. With an extensive background in conservation, regenerative gardening, restoration, and therapeutic practices, she provides a unique perspective to both her yoga classes and her guided walks.
Patty WisniewskiRYT 200
Patty discovered yoga after her last Ironman Triathlon when her body and mind needed a break from long distance training. She found it to be just as challenging, but in a gentler, kinder and more mindful way. She received her first 200 Hour RYT certification from Lotus Yoga Centre and then after some time teaching, trained with Pulsation Yoga for an additional 200 Hour RYT certification. Patty brings a bit of playfulness and inspiration to students. In addition to teaching gentle, basic, all level and restorative yoga, she is a certified reflexologist and Reiki teacher and practitioner.
Rose NudoRYT 200
Rose has a passion for learning and has always known she was a healer. She practiced yoga for ten years prior to earning her teaching certification in 2018. In 2022, after the end of the pandemic, she enrolled in 100-hour refresh at Pulsation Yoga. Most recently, January 2024, Rose completed 100 hrs of Mindful Yin training. In addition to her yoga background she is also a certified personal trainer thru NASM. Rose’s teaching background includes both the general population and these special populations: seniors, children, and those with cognitive impairment. Personally, Rose found healing from anxiety through her yoga practice. She became a yoga teacher because of her passion for helping others find their mind-body connection and inner peace. Rose will always be a student and will continue to share her knowledge with others.
Stehpanie WalkerRYT 200
Stephanie brings a light and kind energy to a grounded and inspiring yoga class, resulting in a balanced practice that is sure to leave students feeling positive. Always a student, she has two RYT 200 Hour certifications and can be found throughout the week teaching or practicing at Pulsation Yoga.
Timmy McCulloughRYT 200, He/Him/His
Timmy began practicing yoga in 2017 and completed YTT at Pulsation in early 2021. He began practicing for the physical exercise to supplement his lacrosse career ending, but this focus shifted during his training when he was exposed to the Yoga Sutras. His goals as a teacher are twofold: to help students comfortably move beyond their boundaries by understanding the subtle movements that link every pose together, and to honor yoga’s history by sharing the knowledge passed down from teacher to student for thousands of years. He believes every teacher has something to learn and every student has something to teach, and looks forward to learning from everybody who joins him for a class.
Val MarkovskaRYT 200, Certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Teacher
Val’s interest in the philosophy, spirituality and history of yoga led to a path of expanding her practice and deepening her knowledge. She became student at Pulsation Yoga in 2015 where she completed teacher training in 2017 and has been teaching since. Val continues to expand her knowledge in Hatha, Anusara, Iyengar, Restorative and Yin yoga. She is a Reiki III and Spinal flush sound therapy certified practitioner. Recently a Certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle teacher by the Chopra Center, Val is also on her path of becoming Certified Primordial Sound Meditation teacher there. Her classes are mindful and playful, opening and challenging the heart, mind and body while integrating ayurveda, meditation, pranayama. Follow Val at http://thelightbetween.org or on Facebook: The Light Between©