Susan Hazel Wessinger is a native of Newberry. She is a graduate of the University of S. C. School of Nursing. She practiced nursing for many years with a specialty of Ophthalmology. She has practiced Yoga for over 20 years. She is a 200 hr graduate of YogaFit in 2008 and Asheville Yoga Center 300 hour graduate in 2018. She is registered with Yoga Alliance as a 500 hr RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher). She has a certificate from the Himalayan Institute as an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist. She has taught Yoga at the Newberry Hospital Wellness Center, as an Adjunct to Newberry Collage Fit for Life and at the YMCA Newberry. Her interest are vegetable gardening, reading and learning. She is a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the Harbor Town Yacht Club, The Newberry Opera House Foundation Board and is honored to be Co-Owner of Newberry Yoga. She and her husband, Townsend Wessinger live on Lake Murray and in Newberry at Rocky Bottom.

Jane began practicing yoga in the late 1990’s as a balance to her other physical fitness regime. After only a class or two, she knew that yoga would always be a part of her life. She began her yoga teacher training only to learn more about yoga, not to be a teacher. Jane and Susan, co-owners of Newberry Yoga met and became true friends during that yoga teacher training. That relationship is the foundation of Newberry Yoga, established in 2018.

Jane received her 200 hour training through YogaFit and her 300 hour certification from Asheville Yoga Center. She continues to study to deepen her knowledge and passion for the practice. Her classes offer instruction in aligment and body awareness and mechanics.

Jane is retired from Palmetto Health. She lives in Prosperity with her husband, Will. They enjoy the water and the quiet living the rural community provides.

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Yuliya R. Shamailov began her Yoga journey about 18 years ago in 2004 during her junior year in CUNY Brooklyn College. This experience had such a powerful impact on Yuliya’s life at that time and helped her change the whole trajectory of her life. It was pure magic. Balance and connection of our mind-body-spirit is so very powerful, and Yoga is an essential element in self-discovery, self-study, in reuniting with your true, authentic self, and in divine unity with ALL. Yoga evolved into Yuliya’s lifestyle over the years.
Yuliya earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Accounting and worked in accounting field for about 14 years; became a Certified Teacher Assistant and worked in Special Education field for about 4 years, currently at Newberry Middle School (NMS); became a Certified Yoga Teacher with Yoga Renew School Teacher Training Program and worked in fitness field for about a year.
Yuliya moved to Newberry from New York with her lovely family about 2 years ago. She currently has a family of 8: son, husband, 4 cats and a dog. This is the beginning of Yuliya’s journey here, in Newberry, SC. She claims she is here to stay, and is grateful to become a part of such a beautiful Yoga community here; she is looking forward to sharing her skills and abilities, and happy to learn and grow together.

Elizabeth is a Yoga Alliance recognized yoga teacher at the ERYT500 level including a school for Yoga
teachers (RYS) and continuing education credentials (YACEP). Through these certifications, Elizabeth
offers tools for yoga enthusiasts at every level, including deep study of various yoga texts, worldviews
and practices.
Elizabeth has been a lifelong student of various forms of Energetic Healing Arts.  Her work involves
deep listening, attunement, witnessing and enhancement of life force and the human energy field
using the deep intention and wisdom of various ancient and contemporary healing practices, among
them Yoga, Polarity Energy Work, Astrology, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Native American
Medicine Wheel & The Four Directions, Meditation, Client Rapport & Conscious Communication, Tarot
& Qabalah, and Cleansing. Now all of these are being offered for private and group session work and
classes and in group classes in the greater Columbia, SC & NYC areas. 
​Our lives are in movement. We expand out to experience the world and to express ourselves. We
gather back into ourselves to integrate our experience. This work is about bringing Self-awareness to
this process of expression and integration.