Meet Our Team

 

Sharon Page
Founder & Yogi

My favorite pose is the flying pigeon. When I get stuck, the flying pigeon takes me out of my comfort and into something new. It's so much fun, embraces the unknown, and welcomes us into falling and laughing.

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In 2007, Sharon won a trip of a lifetime through a Marmot-sponsored contest: a trek to the Himalayas! Once she was there, the ancient Tibetan monasteries in the Ladakh region of Northern India inspired her in a life-changing manner. Basking in the peace of her surroundings, Sharon committed to heal herself from the trauma of an attempted murder attack in her past. Upon her return from India, she read an article on the practice of yoga and her journey with yoga began. Sharon completed her Level 1 Yoga Flow training with Baron Baptiste in 2010 in Hawaii and finished a 200-hour Power Yoga Certification and Advanced Training with Suzie Harris at the Namaspa Yoga Studio in Bend, Oregon in 2011. She has continued training with such teachers as Philip Orzo, Rusty Wells, Shiva Rea and Seane Corn.

Mukha Yoga is the result of a long, amazing journey. It is a dream becoming true.

 

Fae Leslie Hoffman
Literary Fairy

My favorite pose is scissors. I love feeling strong as my body is supported by my hands, the practice of extending my legs in opposite directions, and the action of lengthening the spine and igniting the core. It's all the yoga juiciness in one pose!

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Fae is a butterfly leaf girl. She teaches yoga, cartwheels in the rain, reads ferociously, and is learning how to listen to stillness. Fae has been published in The Southampton Review, elephant journal, Mukha Yoga, and writes best barefoot. She completed her 200-hour teacher training with Leslie Pearlman and is trained in Vinyasa with a fierce Forrest influence. She is also certified in Thai massage and has taught in New York, Thailand, Oregon, Wisconsin, and deep in the backwoods of California. Yoga makes her brave. 

 

Contributors

Julie Bertagna

Julie Bertagna is a 500 RYT and certified Baptiste yoga teacher who teaches Baptiste power yoga and recovery yoga at Namaspa Yoga & Massage, as well as in her home studio, The Yoga Loft, in Bend.  She is a mother and a grandmother, she loves the outdoors, and she still pursues dental hygiene one day a week!  In the summer, she spends time at her partner's retreat venue, Vernonia Springs, which puts on retreats and special events. More information about Julie’s offerings can be found on her website, www.juliebertagnayoga.com.

 

Liz Skarvelis

Yoga is everything to Liz. It's her physical and spiritual practice, her political action, and her love song to both herself and the world. She started practicing yoga in college and grew her roots when she moved to San Francisco in 2008. She practiced Bhakti Yoga (yoga of love and devotion) at Yoga Tree Castro with Janet Stone, who she considers her first and primary teacher. Yoga brings her freedom of mind, stillness of spirit, and strength of being that she strives to share with others. Her classes are soft and strong and everything in between; she includes meditation, breath work, and space to connect you to your truest self. You can also expect a few helpings of (occasionally funny) humor. For more information, go to her website: www.lovebirdyoga.com

 

Zia Estrella

An exotic stargazer from the land of the intuitive ones, Zia embodies physicality, possibility, and empowerment in lighthearted playfulness. She loves the truth with all her heart and lives it with all her being. She grounds down into her deep dark Taína roots to rise. Humbled to practice and study yoga since 2007, she lives in wholeness, giving full credit to each and every emotion she experiences while embracing the power of the now moment. Shifting her perspective to realize the eternal inner light within is her Dharma. She got turned upsidedown on the True North path of yoga and she remembered her Prem - TruthLoveBeauty. This is her deepest source of empowerment, creativity, joy and peace. May she transform darkness into light through her own journey and serve all beings everywhere in truth, love and beauty. Learn more at www.scorpiorisingyoga.com

 

Advisors

Mark Sillman
CEO and Founder of Smartwaiver

Smartwaiver is the online waiver solution for business. We convert release of liability waivers into interactive, digital documents that can be signed online from any device and store the data in a secure, searchable database.

Chris has been managing marketing for various premier digital brands for close to a decade with experience in almost every area of digital marketing. His strengths lie in helping brands optimize their digital campaigns to maximize revenue and achieve their desired ROI.

He also works for Orange Chair Supply Co., a digital consulting firm helping local startups take their businesses to the next level as they navigate the world of 3P marketplaces like Amazon.com and eBay.com.

Nancy Lumpkin
RYT 500, Certified Baptiste Yoga teacher and co-owner of Namaspa Yoga 

Nancy began her yoga experience in 1983 when she was diagnosed with a fast growing tumor and heard the word cancer. To help deal with the pain and stress of her treatments, she began exploring different types of yoga. Fast forward to 2015, and Nancy practices every day and contributes her good health to the benefits that yoga brings. The gentle stretches allows her to maintain a healthy muscle tone and the meditation creates ease in her life.