BIOGRAPHY & TEACHERS
       Lee Ann's love for yoga began in college. During her very first session she fell in
love with the movement, the breath work and the inner workings of yoga. It was a love
that has lasted to this day.

       Upon college graduation and during her pursuit of a Master’s degree, Lee Ann
continued her own personal practice of yoga, attending classes and participating in
retreats. In the summer of 1978 she earned her Yoga teaching certification at the
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in the Laurentian Mountains. Swami Vishnudevananda
from India and Swami Brahmananda from England were her primary teachers. She
continued studying under Swami Vishnudevananda for 20 years, receiving her E-RYT
500 from him.

Lee Ann has studied with many leading instructors across the country including,
Pattabhi Jois, David Swenson, Baron Baptiste, Aadhil Palkhivala, Kali Ray, Shiva Rea,
Beryl Bender Birch and many others. She is the owner and founder of the
Yoga Center for Healthy Living, and leads retreats and workshops locally, nationally and
internationally. She directs the RYS-200 & 500 from this studio. 

In addition to teaching yoga, Lee Ann taught high school for 16 years and has since
earned her Ph. D. in Natural Health and is a Reiki Master. She has been married for over
25 years and is the mother of three children who all share the love of yoga with her.
Inspiring her students with a unique blend of compassion, intuition and creativity,
Lee Ann loves what she does and strives to infuse the myriad gifts of yoga with others.

As a Breast Cancer Survivor, Lee includes more knowledge and first hand experience,
of the healing and therapeutic benefits of yoga and wellness...as do the rest of our TEAM of
instructors. Join us!
 
     
Meet Our Team of Instructors:
















(click on each picture for a short bio)
       Top Row:          Erin Sullivan       Heather McNamara   Ann Rossman   Ray Reese-Cook   Chris Longman
  Bottom Row:    Annmarie Dempsey  Sherryl Perry           Diane Steeh     Kathy Bradbury     Karen Barnard


    Each of our Yoga Teachers is certified RYT-200 hr. with Yoga Alliance
  


                                  
















     

Yoga Center for Healthy Living
Lee Ann's Bio
& Teachers

                                                  











































4437 Old US-23Brighton, MI 48114(810)225-1288
Erin has a bachelors degree in Social Work from MSU. She worked in child welfare until she became a mom in 2002. She completed her RYT 200 in November 2007 with the Yoga Center for Healthy Living. She is a Rieki Practioner. Heather has a background in physical therapy and maintains her Michigan license as a PT. She has been teaching pilates for seven years, and is a fully certified Stott Pilates instructor. Ann completed her Pilates certification in 2005 and went on to get her RYT-200 hour yoga certification in 2007. She is also a Reiki II practioner and a certified elementary teacher.Before getting married and starting a family, Chris worked with a highly respected chiropractor and nutritionist in Royal Oak. She began practicing yoga almost 10 years ago and credits her passion for life to her yogic path. In the spring of 2008 she received her RYT 200 at the Yoga Center.Annmarie has been practicing licensed physical therapy since 2001. She has worked with all age groups with a focus in pediactrics and working with children with speacial needs. In April 2009 she completed her yoga training at the Yoga Center at the 200 hr level. College graduate and mother of two wonderful children, Sherryl is active in our community. She loves sharing yoga.By day during the school year Diane is a counselor to middle schoolers at Scranton Middle School in Brighton. Husband Bob and two grown children and a newborn grandson. When not teaching and taking classes Diane enjoys being outside rollerblading, biking, gardening and reading. Reiki practitioner.B.S. in Business Administration. Extra course work in Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Growth and Development. Tennis player, cyclist, former track star, wife and mother. Yoga has imporved every aspect of my life and games I love to play. Earned RYT 200 in 2009.Karen, RYT 200, A.A.S., NCTMB. has been in private practice for 15 years as a massage therapist. She is naturally drawn to the application of yoga as therapy and loves teaching Taking Care of Backs, Yin Yoga and Hatha.
Lee Ann Louis-Prescott, Ph.D., E-RYT 500