Nikki Myers

Roxanne “Nikki” Myers, E-RYT500, MBA, Yoga Therapist in Training, Founder/Owner CITYOGA School of Yoga and Health 

Nikki is an accomplished teacher and practitioner on the path of Yoga.  A unique focus of her path has been the integration of yoga in healing.  In fact, Nikki came to yoga in the midst of her own health crisis, but quickly realized yoga was centering and firmly grounding her in a scared space that allowed healing to happen far beyond the physical.

Nikki’s study lead her to:  The American Viniyoga Institute, under the leadership of Gary Kraftsow, where she received certification as a Viniyoga Teacher and continues as a Yoga Therapist in training.  She is currently a second year student in Somatic Experiencing, the distinguished trauma healing program  under the directorship of Peter Levine.     She has completed teacher trainings with Tias Little, received cardiac and cancer certification with Nischala Devi and regularly assists and co-teaches with her sister/friend Seane Corn at workshops and conferences across the U.S.   She is a regional leadership ‘Diva’  for Off The Mat, Into The World and her extensive travels have lead her to joyous work/study in Africa, Cambodia, India, Thailand and more.

Born out of her personal struggles with addiction, Nikki is a co-founder of  the acclaimed Yoga of 12-Step Recovery program, featured in the New York Times and Yoga Journal. She is quick to tell the world, ‘The 12-step program and Yoga saved my life - one is my lifeboat, the other my launching pad’.

Lisa Daugherty

Lisa Daugherty began practicing yoga twelve years ago while living in Tucson, Arizona. After her very first Ashtanga primary series class, she was hooked! She knew at that moment that yoga would be an integral part of her entire life. Soon, she opened to the beauty and wisdom of Anusara yoga and participated in a work/trade relationship at a lovely studio where she cleaned the center in exchange for classes. When circumstances lead her family back to Indianapolis she began teaching yoga classes at local churches. Lisa's love of yoga and its practices exude through her every breath. CITYOGA is thrilled and grateful to have her share her love.

Kristy Kennedy

Kristy Kennedy attended her first Hatha class in 1995 at Indiana University and became a Yoga Alliance registered teacher in 2004 after completing the second annual Cityoga teacher-training program in Indianapolis, Indiana. Having studied psychology, sociology and recreation as a therapeutic modality, it was an organic progression to unite her wellness and humanitarian interests with the holistic science of yoga.
Since then, she has practiced yoga in over eight countries, has travelled to India to examine tantric and Vedic philosophy, and has been influenced by celebrated teachers as Seane Corn, Sri Louise, and Prasad Rangnekar. Kristy’s teaching history spans the distance of Indiana, Colorado and Vienna, Austria. Her teaching approach is passionate and challenging, and is rooted in the vinyasa and hot yoga methods. Kristy describes her relationship with yoga as an intuitive allure toward Truth and Connection to all Beings. Her life philosophy embodies the following: Live Simply | Love Generously | Care Deeply | Speak Kindly.

Carol Tharp-Perrin

Carol came to Yoga through the arts. Her knowledge of the mind-body-spirit relationship has evolved through her interest in interdisciplinary arts, painting, gymnastics, and figure skating, as an equestrian, and as a dancer. Dance ultimately led to Yoga, which has become integral to her life's work. As an artist with Young Audiences and Very Special Arts, Carol's work with arts-in-education spans more than 25 years. She has been a visiting and consulting artist to universities, schools, communities, hospitals, and other institutions, including city, state, and national governments throughout North and South America. In addition to English, she is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Carol holds a Master's degree in curriculum. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and a certified teacher in Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga. After completing teacher training courses in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga with Nancy Schalk, Carol completed the First and Second Series Ashtanga teacher certification courses with David Swenson. She has done continued teacher training with David Life and Sharon Gannon, with Tias Little, Donna Farhi, Gary Kraftsow, Jonny Kest, and Beryl Bender Birch. She has also studied with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Shiva Rea, Doug Swenson, Annie Carpenter, Judith Lasater, Barbara Baxter, Paul Grilley, Rolf Gates, Richard Freeman and Rodney Yee.

Stacey Strausburg

Stacey Strausburg completed her Yoga Teacher Certification at CITYOGA under the instruction of Nikki Myers and Marsha Pappas. Her classes instill passion, playfulness, and deep sense of empowerment in the hearts of her students. She encourages a sense of awe and appreciation for the body, mind and spirit, inspiring her students to discover how truly amazing they are!

She began practicing yoga as a way to overcome a personal trauma. Immediately, she connected with yoga in a powerful way. She explored several yoga styles, discovering the similarities and differences an dthe energetic benefits of each class environment. From that she developed a fusion that is the best of all.

Stacey graduated from Butler University with a degree in Vocal Performance and Theatre. She has experience in modern dance and Linklater Voice Technique ("Freeing the Natural Voice"), and incorporates this background into her teaching. She hopes that through the amazing science of yoga, her students may be empowered to heal themselves and love themselves, something she is continually learning. Yoga has not only made her a more spiritual person, but has made her thrilled and in awe to be alive, and given her a delight in the interconnectedness of all things.

Chris Roche

Chris Roche has a bachelor degree in Exercise Science and has been a personal trainer and group fitness instructor and workshop presenter for over 15 years, with certifications ranging from theAmerican Council on Exercise to Johnny G. Spinning® Program. Additionally, Chris is a registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga

Alliance and teacher of the Anatomy and Physiology and Meditation modules at CITYOGA s 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training program. Currently, he is a student in the Shorei-Go-Ju-Ryu system of Karate, working towards his Black Belt.

Chris brings his diverse background, which includes service in the U.S. Coast Guard, competitive cycling, triathlons, and running, along with his life experience to his unique approach to Yoga, Fitness and Core Conditioning. Most recently, Chris created a one of a kind class, known as Yoga Cross Training, which combines core conditioning, Pilates, strength training, and Power Yoga into a challenging and highly effective workout. Over the past 10 years, Chris has taught Yoga and fitness to literally thousands of students ranging from beginners to advanced practitioners; from stay at home housewives to Hollywood super-stars.

Kelly Shull

Kelly Shull, RYT 200, has found that yoga provides a subtle, quiet and introspective means of listening to the body. Yoga creates a sense of well-being and balance in her own life. She loves to share these, as well as the many other benefits of yoga with others. She first found yoga ten years ago at IUPUI with Barbara Badger igniting her love for yoga. She continued her home practice until completing her training at Cityoga in 2008 with Nikki Myers and Marsha Pappas.  She actively continues her education with home study and workshops. Kelly teaches Yoga for Balance and Flexibility and Yoga for Detoxification.

Hari Datti (Diane Hancock)

Hari Datti is fascinated with the technology of Kundalini Yoga, which uplifts the mind and emotions, in addition to strengthening the physical body. As a musician, she appreciates the enormous influence of the sound current (Naad) that is integral to this type of yoga. Having personally experienced Kundalini Yoga’s enormous benefits, she is compelled to share this practice with others.
She studied intensively with these teachers, who were instrumental in influencing her decision to follow a teacher's path: Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Ph.D, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Dr. Hari Simran Singh Khalsa, Mahan Kalpa Singh, Shakta Kaur and Hari Dev Singh.
In 2004 she completed the 3HO Kundalini Masters' Touch Teacher Training course (Level I). Believing that a teacher must always be a student, she is continually expanding her knowledge of Kundalini Yoga through 3HO Level II training. A member of the Indiana Yoga Association, she has been teaching at CITYOGA since 2005.

Christine Yovanovich

Christine Yovanovich received her 200 hr. YTT certificate at CITYOGA under the direction of renowned yoga instructors, Nikki Myers and Marsha Pappas. She is currently continuing her studies in the 500 hour program at CITYOGA. She has successfully taught numerous healing-based yoga classes and is a member of Indiana Yoga Association.

Christine began her journey towards regaining her own health in 1996 after the onset of debilitating symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia. When she finally found a name for what she was experiencing in 2003, she began studying Kriya Yoga to offset symptoms and gained freedom from pain, fatigue, and medications.

Her goal is to share with others the life-transforming healing powers of yoga found within.

Lisa Riolo

Lisa Riolo has practiced vinyasa yoga since 1989. She is certified to teach through Cyndi Lee’s OM yoga teacher training program based in NYC and has had additional teacher training with Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste, Maty Ezraty, Jyoti Hansa, Nancy Schalk, Rolf Gates, and Tim Miller. She is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level.

The union between mind and body has been a constant in Lisa’s life beginning as a high school gymnast. As a physical therapist Lisa has specialized in the interface between movement and attention working primarily with people who have had brain injuries and strokes. Teaching yoga compliments Lisa’s full-time career as a physical therapist educator and scientist.

From her own yoga practice, Lisa brings to her students the union of breath and movement to focus the mind and bring awareness to the alignment, balance, and strength for each asana. In addition to the physical benefits of yoga, Lisa aims to teach students to appreciate the non-physical benefits of practice by returning to lessons learned on the mat to their daily lives off the mat.

When she isn’t teaching physical therapy students, doing research or practicing yoga, Lisa spends time in her home gym, reading with her cats on her lap or backpacking around the world with her husband.

Lisa Riolo has practiced vinyasa yoga since 1989. She is certified to teach through Cyndi Lee’s OM yoga teacher training program based in NYC and has had additional teacher training with Seane Corn, Rodney Yee, Baron Baptiste, Maty Ezraty, Jyoti Hansa, Nancy Schalk, Rolf Gates, and Tim Miller. She is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level.

The union between mind and body has been a constant in Lisa’s life beginning as a high school gymnast. As a physical therapist Lisa has specialized in the interface between movement and attention working primarily with people who have had brain injuries and strokes. Teaching yoga compliments Lisa’s full-time career as a physical therapist educator and scientist.

From her own yoga practice, Lisa brings to her students the union of breath and movement to focus the mind and bring awareness to the alignment, balance, and strength for each asana. In addition to the physical benefits of yoga, Lisa aims to teach students to appreciate the non-physical benefits of practice by returning to lessons learned on the mat to their daily lives off the mat.

When she isn’t teaching physical therapy students, doing research or practicing yoga, Lisa spends time in her home gym, reading with her cats on her lap or backpacking around the world with her husband.

Jocelin Romero