 Our
Center is the oldest active yoga studio in South Florida. The Yoga
Center in Deerfield began 35 years ago by a young yogini, Gail Teichmann.
Dotty Zevin, RYT, became the 
Director 20 years ago. Today the Yoga Center is a place teeming with
different kinds of yoga classes for every day of the week. Day and
night classes include Hatha Yoga, Flow Yoga, Restorative / Therapeutic,
Stress Reduction, Gentle, Beginners, Yoga for Balance and Strength,
Jivamukti and Feldenkrais.Our teachers come from all different backgrounds of yoga. All are Registered Yoga Teachers with Yoga Alliance. The touchstone of the Yoga Center is the Teacher Training Program. JoAnn Evans, RYT (500 hours) has been the Director of Teacher Training since 1988. The program begins every September.  As
stated in the June 2004 Enlightened Practice by staff writer, Silvana
Soleri: The Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach is more than a yoga studio
- it is a historical landmark of our South Florida yoga community.
It is a treasure trove of experience, devotion, and integrity in the
life and practice of the yogic path. |
| ABOUT OUR TEACHERS |
| JoAnn Evans, R.Y.T. has dedicated herself to the propagation of Yoga. She has been teaching Yoga for 30 years. She was awarded the title of Yoga Siromani in 1975 from Swami Vishnu Devananda after 6 weeks of Teacher Training at Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Val Morin, Quebec Canada. Before moving to Florida 24 years ago, JoAnn operated a successful studio in the D.C. area. At the Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, she teaches Hatha Yoga, stress reduction, meditation, Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutra classes. Hundreds of students have completed her teacher training classes in South Florida and Evergreen Yoga in Bethesda, Maryland. Her Yoga classes draw students from all over the country. Her unparalleled style of teaching Raja Yoga combines postures, breathing techniques and meditation with methods to incorporate the philosophy of Yoga into our daily lives. Her knowledge of the body enables her to effectively teach beginners as well as the most advanced students. Her wisdom, kindness and wit create a stimulating and warm environment for her students. JoAnn has been the Yoga Center Director of Training since our Teacher Training program began in 1988. She has 500 instruction hours registered with Yoga Alliance. |
| Eunice Wellington, R.Y.T., has been teaching Hatha Yoga for over 60 years. She has been Director of 2 Sivananda Ashrams in New York with a following of students throughout the Tri-State area. Her unparalleled zeal and dedications has attracted many to the path of yoga. She considers it her duty to instruct others in the Yoga disciplines. Her vision is that the chain of Yoga knowledge and teachings will someday bind humanity into one great World Brotherhood of unity and peace. Eunice teaches from the heart of alignment with Divine Grace. |
| Louise Goldberg, R.Y.T., is a licensed massage therapist and holds an M.A. in education. She was originally certified at the Sivananda Ashram in Quebec, and has been teaching Hatha Yoga since 1980. In addition to teaching adults, she teaches yoga to children in the public school systems, including those with emotional handicaps and autism. Louise has trained hundreds of educators to implement yoga-based exercises into their classrooms. She uses yoga as therapy in her massage practice, and sees yoga’s benefits in healing injuries and chronic pain, both physical and emotional. Louise’s love for asana, her fascination with yoga philosophy, and her desire to bring peace into the world are the foundations for her teaching. |
| Dotty Zevin, R.Y.T., has been the Director of the Yoga Center in Deerfield Beach for 16 years. She received her yoga teacher certification 17 years ago at the Kripalu Center in Lenox, Mass. At Kripalu, Dotty developed her philosophy about yoga: It is a journey through our hearts to open to our highest selves. She believes in the joy of teaching. She encourages playfulness in her classes as a way to connect to divine grace. Dotty has the gift of inspiring her students to become teachers. |
Christine Apter, M.S., R.Y.T., ERYT 500 holds a Master’s Degree in Biology and has a background in the medical field. She is a Registered Yoga instructor and has been studying yoga since 1968. Christine is an Adjunct Instructor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida in the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion and is on the staff of Yoga Teacher Training at the Yoga Center of Deerfield Beach, Florida. She has been inspired by the Anusara style of yoga which blends the science of biomechanics and the art of opening to grace to add more joy and beauty to the world. It cultivates skills and virtues to empower the yoga practitioner to become the person that he or she wants to be both on and off of the mat. The results are freedom in the body, mind, and heart, with a more expansive perspective of life. She embraces the delight of yoga and is dedicated to serving each student to help them unveil their innate goodness, worthiness, and Supreme nature. Known for her enthusiasm, knowledge, wit and wisdom, Christine’s yoga philosophy is: “Our purpose on this earth is to realize our true nature.” |
| Ann Rosenbaum, R.Y.T. is a certified yoga instructor, receiving her certification from the Yoga Center, Deerfield Beach, FL in 1998 and 2004. She has conducted workshops on meditation, breathing, and yogic principles. She brings to her students her love, devotion, and appreciation of yoga and life. |
| Sabah Michelle Saoud, R.Y.T. Yoga has been a part of Sabah's life for over twenty-five years. After experiencing many styles of yoga and its philosophy from a variety of teachers including Deepak Chopra, she acquired her European certification in London, England but did not intend to teach as she was at the peak of her career. After moving to Florida seven years ago, she felt the call receiving her American certification as an Instructor in the Science of Yoga, also holding certificates in Reiki, Silver Sneakers Chair Yoga and Yoga specifically for people with MS. She has added her own personal mark to a combination class called Yoga Fusion; a Hatha based practice that begins and closes with a guided relaxation and specific breath work carried through most of the 1 1/2 hour class. Using props such as belts, bolsters, bricks, pillows etc. to help align the body to enable it to gently move deeper into the asana (pose) gaining a better understanding of the postures. When appropriate, a touch of Kundalini is used to awaken energy and once a month we do a Vinyasa style flowing yoga, always moving slowly. "Maybe that's why turtles live for so long." Detailed instructions and corrections are given. Private lessons also available. Please contact The Yoga Center or Sabah directly at 954 566-6219. |