Glowing Body Yoga Teacher Training Faculty

Kim Lomonaco, MS, CCC-SLP, ERYT 500, LMT · Studio Owner

Kim believes movement practices and bodywork are means to being in a deliberate relationship with oneself. Sessions are tailored to address clients’ needs, including the holistic perspective that body, mind, and spirit are inseparable. Expect her to create a session that addresses aches and pains, with suggestions on how to carry over new movement and breathing patterns through day-to-day life. Kim will use her understanding of movement and mindfulness in the therapeutic sessions she offers and will empower you to live better in your body.

Kim has been teaching yoga since 2007 and successfully completed two 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training, as well as hundreds of hours of continuing education and independent study in the areas of anatomy/physiology, therapeutic application of yoga, breath science, philosophy, meditation, and Thai Yoga Massage. Kim has taught yoga at The Glowing Body since the studio opened in 2008, served as studio manager for several years, and became owner in 2017. She completed her certification in massage therapy at Asheville School of Massage & Yoga in September 2018. She currently teaches to groups and individuals, as well as practices massage with private clients at The Glowing Body.

Further, Kim earned a Masters of Science in 2010, and has worked as a Speech Language Pathologist in hospitals ever since. Her ongoing experience in healthcare lends balance to understanding the many ways we may influence our health.

The Glowing Body has become an integral part of her development as a person and a professional, and she takes great pride in facilitating the continued success of the studio.

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Jennifer Beyt Coffin, E-RYT 200

Jennifer has a 30+ year hatha yoga practice and draws her inspiration from a blend of the essential aspects of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Forrest, Iyengar, and Yin Yoga practices. Since teaching her first class 22 years ago, Jennifer has committed to make her classes welcoming, challenging, and safe.

It is Jennifer’s goal as a teacher to encourage you to find the therapeutic benefits of your practice, be it vigorous or more passive, so that it may be a life long endeavor.

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Jill Frere, DYRT 1000, E-RYT 500

Jill was born in Knoxville, TN. Her love of yoga first began in 2001 when she took some classes in college and read Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahamsa Yogananda. After graduating from New York University in 2004 with a BFA in dance performance, she started taking classes at Dharma Yoga Center in NYC, where yoga became not just something that she enjoys, but a life long path.

Jill is an RYT E-500, and a Dharma Yoga Registered Teacher at the 1000 hour level.  She lived in NYC for 10 years, where she loved creating and performing dances and studying and teaching yoga. When employed with Dances for a Variable Population, a company whose members’ ages ranged from 22 to 92, she discovered her love of working with seniors.

In 2010, Jill moved back to Knoxville, where she continues to share her passion at the Glowing Body, Lotus Light, and Strang Senior Center, as well as with private clients, Studio Arts for Dancers, and Go! Contemporary Dance Works. Jill is fervent about all aspects of yoga and weaves many different elements into each class, from breathing and meditation, to the philosophy and physical practice of yoga. Jill is currently developing a moving meditative practice called Moving Ground.

Jill feels grateful to Dharma Mittra for transmitting the knowledge of Hatha Raja Yoga.  “Be Receptive to the supreme teacher within!” – Dharma Mittra

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Amberly Kelley-Dotson, E-RYT 200, RYT 500

Having always been a lover of movement as meditation and healing, when Amberly was first exposed to yoga in her early 20s, she was hooked.  After several years of dedicated practice, she completed her 200-hour teacher training with Jessica Jollie at Yoga Landing in Chattanooga, TN and began teaching right away.

As a queer woman in Knoxville who has dedicated the majority of her adult life to working with people of different abilities, she is passionate about inclusion, accessibility, and trauma-awareness.  Amberly’s style of teaching invites the practitioner to find deep focus on the breath, and use this to explore their body, mind, heart, and spirit to fine tune awareness and find deeper understanding of the Self.  She has an educational background in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Recreation Therapy.

Follow her on Instagram @amberlyyoga

Dr. Sarah Fields, PT, DPT, LMT, CYT

Sarah offers instruction on injury prevention and management for Glowing Body Teacher Training. Sarah guides trainees through techniques to improve the body’s response to stress, to reduce chronic systemic inflammation, as well as address or avoid common aches and pains that might affect yoga practitioners.

Marrying a passion for treating the whole person (not just symptoms) and a diverse skill set, Sarah loves to integrate her experience and expertise to develop a treatment plans that help her clients have lasting change and help them to lead productive lives. Along with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Sarah has certifications and experience in teaching yoga, yoga therapy, massage therapy, and health coaching.

Marcy Braverman Goldstein, PhD, CYT

In Glowing Body Teacher Training, Marcy teaches on the history and texts of yoga, illuminating the roots of yoga, tracking its passage into the West, and connecting the dots between past and modern approaches to practice.

Marcy Braverman Goldstein, Ph.D. earned her doctoral degree in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.   Marcy has taught at UC Riverside, Davidson College, UNC Charlotte, and the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice.  She is a core faculty member at Embodied Philosophy and is Coordinator of the Writing Mentorship for the Yoga Philosophy Certification.  

As founder and director of Sanskrit Revolution, Marcy teaches Sanskrit, yoga history, ethical speech, and philosophy at studios, schools, and festivals nationally.  She presents at professional conferences and has earned numerous fellowships and honors including the Professor Gerald James Larson Dissertation Award. Additionally, she participates in interfaith panels and offers diversity training at schools and corporations.  

Drawing from her academic background and 25 years of practicing yoga, Marcy creates classes that illuminate the language and culture of yoga, deepen people’s knowledge, sharpen critical thinking skills, and inspire personal and community growth.

Shala Worsley, E-RYT 500

Vishnu Dass, A.D.

Vishnu shares an introduction to the art and science of Ayurveda, linking its wisdom and utility to Glowing Body Teacher Trainers’ exploration of a holistic yoga practice.

Vishnu is an Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA) with two decades of clinical experience. He received his Ayurvedic training under the guidance of world-renowned Ayurvedic physician Dr. Vasant Lad and is a graduate of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque.

Vishnu is the owner and director of Blue Lotus Ayurveda, located in Asheville, NC, as well as the author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West – A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine, and Vishnu’s Kitchen – A Practical Guide to Ayurvedic Cooking.

Vishnu Dass has been practicing and teaching Hatha Yoga and Yoga philosophy since 1992 in the tradition of his teacher Sri Baba Hari Dass. He also offers Jyotish, Vedic Astrology readings.