John is a certified Anusara® Yoga instructor, a graduate of the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program, Pranic Healing Level III, Reiki Level II and Yoga Therapy programs. His meditation practice dates back more than 35 years. A lifelong interest in human potential continues to fuel his journey.

He has been teaching private sessions, group classes, and leading retreats and teacher trainings in New York City and the Hamptons for over 35 years. He founded One Ocean Yoga 20 years ago. John teaches private sessions by appointment in the Hamptons and NYC and offers workshops in various studios in the northeastern US.

In addition to teaching yoga, John is on the Board of Directors of the  Anusara® School of Hatha Yoga as board President.  He is qualified as a Master Trainer for future Urban Zen Integrative Therapists. He also sponsors and produces yoga related events through One Ocean Yoga throughout the year, including concerts with Krishna Das, Wah, The Hanumen, David Stringer, and has sponsored benefits for Urban Zen and Bent on Learning, The Nature Conservancy.

To contact John, please email john.at.oneoceanyoga.com

Anusara Yoga: www.Anusarayoga.com

Urban Zen Integrative Therapy: www.urbanzen.org/about/wellbeing/

Pranic Healing: www.PranicHealingUSA.

Kelly Bragger has been practicing and teaching yoga for a combination of 12 years. She has studied with various teachers including Thom and Beryl Bender Birch, Molly Fox and John Friend. She is certified by Om Yoga Center, directed by Cyndi Lee and is currently working on her second certification in Anusara Yoga with John Friend, whom she credits for much of her transformation, both in her yoga practice and in life as well. She is an ace certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor. She is also a licensed massage therapist, in practicing for 17 years, and is known for blending her nurturing aspects of bodywork with her yoga teaching. She also practices Reiki levels I & II, reflexology, Thai yoga massage and yoga therapeutics. She currently teaches at various studios in New York City and The Hamptons as well as maintaining a private practice.

Vienna began exploring nature and its rhythms as achild growing up by the Atlantic Ocean. Today, heryoga and Pilates classes are infused with theinspiration, fun and spiritual wonder she first foundplaying in the waves. She sees each class andbodywork session as an opportunity to expand freedomin the body and heart and reinforce the connectionto our highest intentions. Vienna graduated from the Swedish Institute of MassageTherapy and Allied Health Sciences. She received herPilates teaching certification with Kelly Kane at theKane School of Core Integration and yoga teachertraining with John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga. Vienna has advanced training in biomechanics,trigger point therapy, myofacial release andtherapeutic applications of yoga and calls upon each of these disciplines to meet the specificgoals of her clients. Vienna dedicated herself to a daily yoga practice in1998 and brings her experience of Anusara, vinyasaand Ashtanga yoga to her teaching. She credits thispractice with ushering in her career teaching yoga,Pilates and massage therapy from her previous work onWall St where she very much enjoyed the intellectualchallenge, but missed the heart-connection. Other jobsshe has enjoyed include instructing children’s yogaand rock climbing classes and kayak instruction foradults. With deep gratitude and respect, Vienna acknowledgesher teachers, John Friend, Kelly Kane, John Seelye,Maureen Taylor and Lois Nesbitt, for their ongoingwisdom and inspiration. The Atlantic Ocean alsocontinues to provide a spiritual foundation forVienna, and a great place to splash.

Nina Heller is a highly skilled health practitioner. She has spent more than twenty years devoted to the healing arts. Nina is certified and licensed in Anusara yoga, fitness training, and massage therapy including: Medical, Cranial Sacral, Visceral Manipulation, Swedish, and Tai Massage, Sports Therapy and Shiatsu. She trains privately in swimming pools and on land. Nina is a long-time expert in alignment and therapeutic healing practices. She is devoted to her clients and their families and to their continual well-being. She has helped many individuals avoid hospitals and surgeries. Nina works primarily in Manhattan and the Hamptons, but has traveled around the world to accommodate her clients. For more information contact: ninaheller@earthlink.net

Kathleen Stenson started taking daily classes with David Life at the original Jivamukti East Village location, and her journey began. Along the way, many teachers inspired her to continue on the path of Yoga, and eventually to become a teacher. She first certified with Alison West in the Iyengar tradition in 2000, and then by Baron Baptiste in 2003. Currently, she is studying Anusara Yoga with John Friend, and his learned disciples, and is working towards certification in the Anusara tradition. Students can expect a strong vinyasa flow infused with the Anusara Universal Principals of Alignment. Her classes are rich in dialogue and detail, and often have chanting, music and guided meditations. Kathleen extends her gratitude to her many teachers for their guidance and inspiration, and as a true and constant student of Yoga, looks forward to the discovery of many more! Kathleen has been teaching yoga in various studios in New York City for the past five years.

Mitten was introduced to Yoga at the age of 55 and in her very first class realized that the asana practice is a special gift to the body, mind, and spirit. She believes that it gives one the opportunity and ability to move with greater harmony and grace through the rhythms of life. Having lived in NYC for 60 years, of which 30 of those years she taught early childhood education at Park Avenue Christian School, Mitten was more than delighted to move east and continue teaching here, this time Yoga to adults as well as children. With practical insights, she encourages her students to take a playful but carefully aligned asana practice on the mat out into their daily life.

Mitten honors her many Anusara teachers and John Friend’s tradition, gives gratitude to those who have encouraged her to teach, and appreciates the many students who continually open her eyes to new possibilities.

Jonathan is an Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher. He teaches publicly and privately in New York City and on Long Island's East End. His classes are infused with loving care for each of his students as well as mindful attention to the greater context of the devotional practice. Teaching from his own experience, Jonathan works to attune himself to the currents of wisdom flowing from the great teachers who have come before him. And perhaps most importantly, he teaches from his heart.Jonathan is a graduate of the Virayoga Teacher Training program, holds the RYT 200 certification from Yoga Alliance, and is working toward full certification in Anusara Yoga. He has studied extensively with Anusara Yoga founder and master teacher John Friend, logging over 200 hours of workshops and teacher trainings with John. Additionally, Jonathan has studied with numerous certified Anusara teachers including Jackie Prete, Lois Nesbitt, Elena Brower, Zhenja LaRosa, Sianna Sherman and Ross Rayburn.Jonathan holds an M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, and a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia In his spare time, he produces independent feature films.You can find him on the web at www.centrestreetyoga.com.

Tracey’s style of teaching is influenced by a dynamic conglomerate of sources and teachers (Vinyasa, Zen, Angela Farmer), but is built on a Kripalu foundation, having spend six months volunteering at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in ‘05 and then training for 500 hours in the Kripalu tradition in ‘07. After spending sixteen months in Costa Rica focusing on hands-on bodywork, and particularly Traditional Thai-Yoga Massage, she is glad to be back amongst her mentors in the Hamptons, and happy to back at One Ocean.
For more information about Tracey's services, please visit www.fifthelementwellness.com