All of the teachers at the Barkan Method Hot Yoga Studio are  .This extra level of certification ensures that each teacher has trained under a minimum set of guidelines.
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Laura Swaney has been practicing Yoga for several years. She is a graduate of Jimmy Barkan’s Level I Hot Yoga Teacher Training Program. She is also Level II Vinyasa Flow certified under Barkan and Sport Yoga certified with the National Endurance Sports Trainers Association. She has assisted and demonstrated at workshops across the country. Laura has led prenatal/postnatal yoga workshops, couple’s yoga workshops, yoga for children and has a full teaching schedule at the Barkan Method Hot Yoga School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In addition, Laura teaches several clients privately, has worked with some of the finest NFL players and coaches to date. Also participating on a volunteer level, Laura founded and teaches the yoga program at a local church.
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Kelly Green is certified in both The Barkan Method’s Hot Yoga and Hot Vinyasa Levels. Born with birth defects in her knees, Kelly brings her compassion and her warrioresque attitude to injured students, and helps keep all students motivated and challenged. Dedicating her life to yoga because of the life transformation it has brought her, Kelly is sure to keep you inspired.
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Lisa Goodwin is known for her unique and inspirational style of teaching which combines both life coaching and physical asana. Her classes take you on an inward journey using posture and precise alignment. This helps you reflect and bring awareness to your highest potential, while receiving all the physical benefits of this powerful practice.
Lisa began her study of yoga in 1993 and became a yoga teacher in 1997. Her curiosity to better understand physical alignment led her to the study of many different styles of yoga. She trained with some of the most well known teachers in the country. Lisa is ERYT500 certified and has over 10,000 hours of teaching experience. Her students range from beginners to professional athletes. She currently teaches at Jimmy Barkan’s Fort Lauderdale, FL studio and also teaches at his 200 hour, Level I teacher training. She has helped certify over 400 teachers and teaches workshops and retreats all over the world. She creates a truly transformational experience on all levels.
For more information about Lisa, please visit her personal website at www.warm-yoga.com
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| Domingo Sanz is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2001. Immediately following his arrival in the States, Domingo was introduced to Jimmy Barkan’s Hot Yoga. Despite his lack of familiarity of the English language and his knowledge of yoga, Domingo actively sought to make yoga his life. After practicing 5-days a week, for several months, He received Jimmy Barkan’s Hot Yoga Certification in 2003. Prior to yoga, he went through everyday life on “auto-pilot”. He says that yoga has changed his thought patterns; Yoga has created peace within the mind as well as the body. |
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In 2003 Melanie became a certified Yoga Instructor and completed Level II and Level III teacher training of the Barkan Method. She is an associate trainer for Yoga Kids International completing Phase I in Italy in August 2004 and teaching at Fisher Island Day School and Yoga Connection as well as Yoga Center of Coral Springs. Melanie is currently writing a book of yoga tips featuring her original oil paintings. She has taught yoga while traveling to SE Asia as part of the CARE International delegation following the Tsunami of 2004. She participated in the 2005 Caribbean 1500 sailboat rally and taught yoga while on board and at beaches in the British Virgin Islands and down island as far as Guadeloupe. She has attended yoga retreats in Costa Rica, Brazil, Santorini, North Carolina and Montana. In 2006 she taught yoga on a private island in Fiji as a guest instructor at Treasure Island Resort and she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and practiced yoga with her crew while ascending. Currently Melanie is the Yoga component on Yoga & Sail Yacht Charters in the Virgin Islands this winter. Melanie Trunkey Camp is a consultant to authors and President of her publishing company, Trunkey Publishing, Inc. Current and past book projects include The Barkan Method Hot Yoga, Yoga for Jocks, Amsterdam Journals, Boating 101, Childrens Books on Eating Healthy, Artful Yoga, and Oh!To Joy.
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