Members Of The Month

Sabrina Johnson

March 2024

Name & Hometown: Sabrina Johnson.    I was born and raised on the Eastside of Detroit. Where I met the love of my life and started our family. We now live…Read More

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Lisa Martinez

February 2024

I was born & raised in Detroit. You ask who inspired me to teach, and I would say first and foremost, it would be my mother:  she enrolled me in…Read More

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Ed David

January 2024

Ed David  –  January  2024 My story begins with my wife Delores , who was a member and also my yoga instructor. We attended many YAGD events together for a number of years which…Read More

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Deidre Denholm

December 2023

Name & Hometown: Deirdre Denholm, ERYT Who or What inspired you to be a Yoga Instructor ? About 25 years ago I was living in Toronto and decided to take some…Read More

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Valerie Byrd

November 2023

Name & Hometown:  Valerie Byrd, Plymouth MI Who or What inspired you to be a Yoga Instructor ? I attended my first yoga class at Deerfield Spa, in East Stroudsburg, PA,…Read More

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David Netzorg

October 2023

My name is David Netzorg. I live in Detroit. When I was growing up in Detroit, in the 1950s, yoga was not widely known. But when I was 12 years…Read More

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Sue Barnosky

Summer 2023

Name & Hometown: Sue Barnosky. Who or What inspired you to be a Yoga Instructor ?  I had a bad back and when I first tried Yoga, it provided a relief that I…Read More

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Marilyn Bird

May 2023

What or who inspired you to be a yoga teacher ? In the late 90’s, I was working as an occupational therapist in a psychiatric partial hospitalization unit at Beaumont and provided treatment groups to patients. The groups explored various methods of coping with stress, such as expressive art media, breathing exercises, guided imagery, cognitive…Read More

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Jennie Kurth

April 2023

Name & Hometown: Jennie Kurth, Wyandotte MI Who or What inspired you to be a Yoga Instructor ? I took my first yoga class at the local gym when I…Read More

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Sharon Holcomb

March 2023

Name & Hometown: I’m Sharon Holcomb, originally from Vancouver, Washington.  Thanks to a year as an exchange student and decades as a military wife, there are several places I’ve been lucky to…Read More

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