The Yoga Center of Stuart

Gary Hirschman
Gary has been practicing yoga since 1981, teaching since 1994. Gary has taught yoga at the Hackensack University Medical Center as part of their Heart Reversal Program. He also taught yoga to medical staff at the Helen Hayes Day Hospital. Gary eventually opened his own studio in Haworth, New Jersey, and continued instructing students there until he relocated to Stuart in 2001. Today, Gary's classes reflect his knowledge and insight of yoga.

Joan Moore
Joan has been active in physical fitness most of her life. She is certified in Group Fitness and Personal Training by the American Council on Exercise. Joan owned and managed Body Works - Body Fitness for 10 years in Stuart. She has had a serious practice for many years and brings her deep belief in yoga and her enthusiasm for health to all of her classes. Joan has been successfully teaching gentle yoga. Her students are devoted to her and appreciate her knowledge and awareness of their yoga efforts in this special class.

Carol Fridolph
Carol has been a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor since 1991. She has studied this style of yoga since 1987, and has been an active student of Manouso Manos. She has traveled to Pune, India to study personally with our Guruji, B.K.S. Iyengar, creator of this healing form of yoga. She also graduated from the first three-year Iyengar Yoga training program held in the US in 1995. Carol shares her passion and love of yoga with her students.

Kristine Heitner
Kristine has been practicing yoga for 10 years. She has participated in many yoga workshops and created a foundation for her teaching through Iyengar yoga. Kristine teaches the fundamentals of yoga postures that build strength, flexibility and openness of the body.

Tara James is a registered teacher with Yoga Alliance and has completed training in Forrest Yoga. Her extended yoga background includes a strong foundation in Iyengar yoga. Tara's dedication to her study and practice of yoga takes her on many national workshops where she continues to learn. Tara brings precision and alignment to her classes, helping students achieve optimum strength and flexibility.