Staff List
Heather Rems Korwin
Owner - Sanctuary Power Yoga
My introduction to yoga came with practicing yoga with videotapes in my living room. After time, and with some prodding from a friend, I ventured into my first heated, power yoga class. I loved it. It was an experience unlike any other. Before that, I had been a dancer, a swimmer, a runner, a biker, a gym enthusiast. But after that first class, I knew yoga was it for me. Yoga means "union" & that is what I feel every time I get on my mat. My body, my breathe, my mind, my spirit - all united. I feel whole & connected. Yoga has transformed me & the way I live my life. It seemed a natural progression for me, then, to become a teacher of yoga. To share what I love about this practice with others. And every time I teach, I learn more about myself. I have been teaching heated power yoga for more than 10 years & have been blessed to train, practice & work with many, many gifted & inspirational teachers. In March 2011, my family & I moved from the Boston area, back to Connecticut where I grew up. When the opportunity to open Sanctuary Power Yoga presented itself to me, it was literally a dream come true. I am thrilled to be able to bring this type of yoga to the area & to be able to create sacred space where people can come together to practice & share their time & energy. Whether you are a seasoned yogi or have never tried yoga before, I personally invite you to join me for a class at Sanctuary Power Yoga. To breathe, sweat & experience transformation for yourself.
Amanda Horne
After struggling for years with a series of unhealthy choices and
behaviors, including an eating disorder and depression, I was finally able to find balance and restoration in my life through yoga. I started off
doing yoga in my bedroom - watching videos and listening to tapes. I was at first hesitant to go to a class, and felt very unnerved by
the idea people looking at me, and judging me. Slowly this fear lessened, and I made it to my first Vinyasa class. I realized very
quickly that people weren't staring at me or judging me. I slowly
began to completely let go of fear that I had. It was not long after my first real class that I knew that I wanted to teach yoga. Yoga has allowed me to change my life dramatically through persistent
practice with others, as well as by myself - yoga has transformed my
life in so many ways. My mission is to spread my knowledge of yoga to
those I teach, and allow space for students to find their own balance
and healthy lifestyle.
behaviors, including an eating disorder and depression, I was finally able to find balance and restoration in my life through yoga. I started off
doing yoga in my bedroom - watching videos and listening to tapes. I was at first hesitant to go to a class, and felt very unnerved by
the idea people looking at me, and judging me. Slowly this fear lessened, and I made it to my first Vinyasa class. I realized very
quickly that people weren't staring at me or judging me. I slowly
began to completely let go of fear that I had. It was not long after my first real class that I knew that I wanted to teach yoga. Yoga has allowed me to change my life dramatically through persistent
practice with others, as well as by myself - yoga has transformed my
life in so many ways. My mission is to spread my knowledge of yoga to
those I teach, and allow space for students to find their own balance
and healthy lifestyle.
Andrew Carazza
Yoga holds a special place in my heart. For a long time, any sort of physical activity was really something I just never wanted a part of. After I graduated High School, I had no drivers license, no plans for college & no job. For about a year I stayed home alone - I developed anxiety, to the point where leaving my house was actually frightening to me. I became very depressed and gained weight. One day I decided that I had to do something, and began researching physical activities I could do without leaving my house. I stumbled onto yoga and I began practicing in my room, with a towel as a mat. Not only did yoga help me get back in physical shape, but it also helped with my anxiety. I started to slowly creep out of my room and back into the world. Within months I had my drivers license & started college. I am now living and loving life - finding passion I never had before and practicing yoga! Yoga has inspired me to teach & I hope to share the gifts yoga has given me with others.
Lauren Sherwonit
I can remember coming out of my first yoga class in college ten years ago and feeling like I could breathe for the first time. Since then, yoga has played an integral role in my life and has helped me to manage stress and lead a more balanced and healthy existence. I trained at Kripalu & have participated in workshops with other teachers. When I am not teaching yoga, I am teaching at an environmental education center in Washington, CT.
Kim Hudak
While I was in my early 40's I tried several different yoga classes. Even though I liked the classes and the yoga felt really good to me, my practice was inconsistent.
It wasn't until I started experiencing daily pain and tightness in my hip joints that a dance teacher suggested that I try her yoga class. It was challenging for me to sit in easy pose for more than 5 seconds! After one month of vinyasa yoga and lots of hip opening poses, my hips no longer ached and I became serious about my yoga practice. Since those unexceptional beginnings, I have taken many opportunities to learn much more about yoga and physical fitness in general. I am grateful for having had studied with many excellent teachers and I continue to learn everyday.
It wasn't until I started experiencing daily pain and tightness in my hip joints that a dance teacher suggested that I try her yoga class. It was challenging for me to sit in easy pose for more than 5 seconds! After one month of vinyasa yoga and lots of hip opening poses, my hips no longer ached and I became serious about my yoga practice. Since those unexceptional beginnings, I have taken many opportunities to learn much more about yoga and physical fitness in general. I am grateful for having had studied with many excellent teachers and I continue to learn everyday.
Becky Czornobil
It all began one magical day in 2003. I saw a flyer on a telephone pole outside my apartment about a donation based yoga class in a church down the street. Instantly I knew I should go. So I went. And it was hard...really hard. Seriously, who knew that standing on one leg for a few breaths would be such a challenge? On the walk home I felt different. Besides my legs feeling like jelly, my head seemed clearer and quieter. It was a lovely feeling and space to walk home in. Yoga turned out to be everything I had been looking for and didn’t even know it. Since then I have truly loved every minute of my yoga journey. Yes, even falling out of arm balances. Yoga has made me more courageous, kind (especially to myself) and still. My hope is to help cultivate those traits in others while being open to what they have to teach me.