Dave received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from The George Washington University. He is a CrossFit Level I Trainer, National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He holds CrossFit Kettlebell, Olympic Weightlifting, Barbell, Gymnastics, Rowing, Mobility, Goal Setting, and Nutrition Certifications. He is also a USA Weightlifting Local Referee. Dave competed on a nationally-ranked co-ed cheerleading squad during college, but has since traded partner stunts and pyramids for cleans, snatches, and pullups….lots and lots of pullups. After nearly 20 years of weight training, CrossFit has showed him what fitness is really all about. After spending nearly 15 years in the traditional... Read the profile >>
Kim's love of running began after one too many injuries on the rugby field. A native of British Columbia, Canada, Kim has always been an avid trail and travel enthusiast. Highlights include a 25-day climbing adventure in the Colorado Rockies and sumitting Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. As a runner, she has completed every distance from the 100m sprint to the marathon. In 2008, Kim co-founded Bull City Running Co. in Durham, NC where she finds great joy and inspiration from building the local running community, race directing, and coaching beginner runners. For her, running is a key component of finding balance as a mother and small business owner, and she loves that it is one of the few things in life that can get better with age! Read the profile >>
Kyle found his way to dancing on the bike by way of dancing on the stage. Involved in professional theater and performing in musicals since the age of 6, Kyle found a lifelong zeal for expressing himself through voice and movement. Upon entering the High School Theater Department at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Kyle discovered his passion for fitness through a daily practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Pilates, yoga and dance which he continued for 5 years during his further training at the California Institute of the Arts. Kyle’s foray into the world of indoor cycling began when friend and SYNCCYCLING mentor, Ashley Lively, introduced him to the high energy world of SYNCCYCLING. Kyle is honored to be able to share his love of music with his class and his ultimate goal is to... Read the profile >>
Layna began running nearly three decades ago, when she ran the mile on her middle school track team, in Ocala, Florida. She’s become a more avid runner since moving to Chapel Hill in 2004; she particularly likes running on the single-track trails of Carolina North Forest. Layna loves running not only for its physical benefits, but also for its emotional ones: running provides her with much needed “me time,” and with the potential to set and achieve goals. It also has introduced her to a wide and wonderful set of people who are members of the local running community. Layna ran the Uwharrie Mountain Run 40 mile run in 2008, and she has since run several other ultramarathons, including three hundred-mile races. Layna also loves bringing the joy of running to others: she has served as... Read the profile >>
My first yoga class was in 1997 in Bryn Mawr, PA. My teacher was Baron Baptiste and I knew from that first day in a yoga class being led by him, that I had found a new way of being. I felt uplifted, empowered, and wrung out. I continued to take classes with Baron while he was in the Pennsylvania area and years of stress and tension related to an eating disorder and body image issues melted away. When Baron moved to Boston I was fortunate to continue classes at a Baptiste affiliate in Malvern, PA. I completed my first 200 hour training under Master Baptiste teacher Bill Raup at Power Yoga Works. During my teacher training I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease. Through a dedicated asana practice, a healthy lifestyle and a commitment to personal revolution - I found a path to heal. My... Read the profile >>
I teach yoga in and around Carrboro/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yoga has transformed my life and I feel honored to be able to share my love of yoga with this community. I am passionate about individual and collective transformation. Moving in our bodies through the practice of yoga, becoming still in our minds with the practice of meditation, and learning to control the breath through pranayama, leads to transformation physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. In addition to teaching yoga I am a clinical social worker. In my private therapy practice I work with people who have been disembodied by trauma and oppression. Yoga allows us to notice when we feel strong on the mat, when to take a break and allow rest and recovery in childs pose, and when to push a little... Read the profile >>
Mischa's love of movement began with her study of ballet, modern dance, and theater. After witnessing the effectiveness of Pilates in rehabilitating injuries during a ballet workshop, Mischa knew that she wanted to integrate Pilates into her physical therapy practice. She has since worked in many different settings including hospital-based acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient orthopedics most notably at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Chapel Hill, The Durham Rehabilitation Institute, Jack D. Close and Associates in Las Vegas, and The American Dance Festival. She co-leads the InsideOut Body Therapies Pilates Teacher Training and is Director of the InsideOut Body Therapies Pilates-Based Physical Therapy Fellowship Program. Read the profile >>
Sommer Sobin is a certified Anusara Yoga Instructor who resides with her husband (also an Anusara instructor) and baby daughter in Chapel Hill, NC. Along with teaching weekly local classes, national workshops and extended trainings, Sommer's passion is guiding aspiring yoga teachers in developing their own unique and authentic expression of sharing the love of yoga to their students. She has served on the board of the Anusara Yoga Certification Review Board since 2007 and has mentored many students through the rigorous certification process. In Sommer's classes, you will feel how deeply committed she is to assisting each person recognizing the deepest truth of the light within. She also offers insight and guidance from years of other studies in herbal medicine, energetic healing,... Read the profile >>
