Teachers

Sterling Painton
    Sterling has completed several intensives and week long Teacher Trainings with Senior Iyengar teacher Manouso Manos whom she currently studies under along with studying and assisting Judith Lasater, Cora Wen and Jennifer Butera.  Sterling is a Relax & Renew Certified Teacher and  completed 40 hours in Experiential Yoga Anatomy with Judith Lasater.   Also, she completed a year long Deep Study in the Iyengar Tradition with Sara Azarius Eichmiller.  She received her  first Teacher Training with the Himalayan Institute of Honesdale, PA and is currently working toward 500 hours with Cora Wen's Yoga Bloom Certification Program.    She continues to expand her knowledge through classes and workshops with a variety of  styles and disciplines.    Over the last few years, Sterling has become an advocate of Older Adult Fitness teaching  Senior Chair Yoga and Group Exercise for People who are dealing with Parkinson Disease .  Her classes reflect the knowledge  of alignment with a gentle flow and a little laughter.  

  Frank Williams
    Frank is an IFPA Masters Pro Bodybuilder.  As competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter he brings a unique aspect of mental focus and strength to his classes.  Frank has been a personal trainer since 1995 advising clients about diet, exercise and lifestyle changes to accomplish their goals.  Adding yoga to his regime  in 2005 showing that yoga is beneficial to an athlete or weekend warrior.  Frank began teaching at Sterling Yoga in  2007 and received his Yogafit Teacher Training  in 2008.  He continues expanding his knowledge attending workshops focusing on various styles of yoga presented by Ana Forrest, Doug Keller, Gabriel Halpern and Rebecca Lerner.
 
 
Nicole Druga

    Nicole began her practice at Sterling Yoga in 2005, where she continues to feel most at home.  Nicole continues to train and assist her teachers Sterling Painton and Jennifer Butera.  She received her Yogafit Teacher Training in 2008 and completed a year long Deep Study in the Iyengar Tradition with Sara Azarius Eichmiller. She continues her yoga education attending workshops in various styles of yoga presented by Ana Forrest, Desiree Rumbaugh, Dean and Rebecca Lerner as well as Senior Iyengar teacher Manouso Manos.  Nicole is also a PHI Pilates Certified Teacher.  Her teaching style is gentle, relaxing and fun;  paying particular attention to alignment to ensure that that her students achieve the greatest potential in their practice.  Nicole’s deepening love of yoga is helping her to understand this quote to the fullest ~ “Do not rush through life, pause and enjoy it.” – Chinese Fortune Cookie
   

Carla Poluha
    Carla began  her yoga practice at Sterling Yoga in 2006 and received her Yogafit Teacher Training in 2008.  She continues to train and assist her teachers Sterling Painton and Jennifer Butera.  Carla  has begun to study under Senior Iyengar teacher Manouso Manos and attends workshops in various styles of yoga from Doug Keller to Rebecca Lerner.   In 2003, Carla was diagnosed with celiac disease, with little known information she began her quest of knowledge which led  her to many forms of healing.   Carla is a firm believer of mind, body, and spirit and her classes create this union taking your focus inward and working with the breath to relax into each pose.  Carla is Sterling Yoga's Reiki Master/Teacher, she takes appointments daily for individual sessions as well as teaches Reiki1, Reiki2, Kids Reiki and Reiki Masters Certification courses.