DANELLE
Danelle’s path to using yoga as a healing therapy is a very personal one. In 1999, she developed epilepsy as a residual effect of a past car accident. Soon after she started to pursue yoga as a tool to help her relax and she found specific pranayama, or breathing exercises, to be particularly helpful in abating the onset of a seizure. Danelle traveled to India in 2003 for her first teacher training certification at the Brahma Ashram in Kerala.
She has since studied with renowned yoga masters around the globe, as well as practitioners of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in India and China, and has studied with T.K.V. Desikachar, Dharma Mittra and Timothy McCall in the US. In addition to being a certified yoga instructor and member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Danelle is a certified auricular acupuncture specialist and Reiki healer.
“My life’s work is to support the mind and body in obtaining the highest levels of health possible,” she says. “I am committed to passing this knowledge on to my clients, empowering them to influence their own unique health situations in a positive way, enabling them to live fully in the present and pursue their destiny. The curative powers do not lie in the practitioner you see periodically, but lie within the choices you make and the tools you have to achieve them.”
It is her passion is to help everyone, from young children to adults harmonize all aspects of their lives to achieve better health.
ERIN
As the Director of Growth, Erin is dedicated to expanding Fine Balance Wellness’ programs beyond New York City. Erin’s passion for all things related to wellness and her deep love of yoga led her to Boulder, CO. She is responsible for the development of School-Based and Workplace Wellness programs in the Denver/Boulder area.
Erin completed her training with YogaWorks in New York and went on to manage the YogaWorks midtown Manhattan studio. At YogaWorks, she was responsible for the New York Workshop Events Management, working closely with renowned yogis including, Mark Whitwell, Hala Khouri, and the NY Times deemed “Yoga King”, Vinnie Marino. Despite her busy schedule, Erin found time to volunteer at YogaBear, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing yoga opportunities to cancer survivors.
Erin is inspired by teachers that bring their real voices and happiness into the classroom and likes to incorporate wit in her teachings.
FINE BALANCE WELLNESS PRACTITIONERS
Fine Balance practitioners are guides, as well as life-long learners themselves. We are passionate about inspiring those we work with to live strong, healthy and meaningful lives. Each practitioner has received extensive additional training beyond standard training and licensing programs. In addition, many have had experience teaching or learning about healing modalities outside of the United States, creating a team knowledgeable about best practices from around the globe.
To apply to work as a yoga instructor with Fine Balance Wellness in our School-Based or Workplace Wellness programs, please send a letter of interest and resume detailing teaching experience to: apply@finebalancewellness.com.