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. Kim 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. Kim serves as the Director of The Glowing Body’s 200 hour yoga teacher training program and has more than a decade of experience mentoring fellow teachers.

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.

Follow her on Instagram @coreexplore

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 500

Amberly has been teaching yoga since 2016 and continues to deepen her practice through ongoing study in areas that support healing, resilience, and connection. In 2022, she completed two years and 500 hours of in-depth training to earn her certification through the American Viniyoga Institute’s Foundations Program for Teaching and Yoga Therapy. She’s currently in her second year of a 750-hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor program with Joyful Belly’s College of Ayurveda, and will graduate in August 2025.

At the heart of Amberly’s teaching is a deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual. She specializes in one-on-one, breath-centered yoga sessions designed to meet students exactly where they are. Her approach emphasizes function over form, and supports students in exploring what healing and wholeness look like for them—whether that means relieving pain, settling the mind, rekindling energy, or reconnecting with a deeper sense of self.

In addition to working with private clients, Amberly teaches in several yoga teacher training programs and offers continuing education for fellow yoga teachers. With a background in Recreation Therapy and holistic coaching, she brings a creative, compassionate lens to her work—often weaving in guided breath, visualization, journaling, and meaningful conversation to help people navigate stuck places and tap into their own inner wisdom.

Follow her on Instagram @amberlyyoga

Sarah Fields, PT, DPT, RYT 500, E-RYT 200

Sarah Fields is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with extensive experience in home health, skilled nursing, and outpatient rehabilitation since 2016. She has worked with a wide range of individuals, from adolescents to older adults, addressing diverse musculoskeletal and functional conditions. Her clinical expertise includes orthopedic rehabilitation, corrective exercise, and the management of chronic pain conditions through evidence-based physical therapy interventions.

In addition to her clinical practice, Sarah has been a Registered Yoga Teacher since 2011, offering group classes, private yoga therapy sessions, and specialized workshops and series. Her teaching emphasizes empowering the body for lifelong resilience, integrating therapeutic yoga, mindfulness, and meditation to support both physical and mental well-being. She has also contributed as a guest teacher in Glowing Body’s yoga teacher training program, where she shares her knowledge of anatomy, movement science, and integrative care.

Sarah’s professional foundation extends beyond physical therapy. She trained as a Licensed Massage Therapist at the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga (2011) and earned her certification as a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (2012). Early in her career, she worked at Glowing Body as a massage therapist, yoga teacher, and holistic health coach, blending bodywork, yoga, and wellness education to support her clients. Sarah has recently retired her massage therapy license as she focuses on physical therapy approaches to healing.

Today, Sarah offers a comprehensive range of services, including physical therapy evaluations and treatments, soft tissue and joint mobilization, corrective exercise, yoga therapy, and wellness programs. She specializes in chronic pain management, integrating pain science education, physical therapy techniques, therapeutic yoga, and meditation. With over a decade of multidisciplinary experience, Sarah is dedicated to a whole-person approach that empowers clients to move well, restore balance, and cultivate resilience throughout every stage of life.

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 holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. With twenty years of experience teaching yoga traditions, Hinduism, and Buddhism in Higher Education including at UC Riverside, Davidson College, and UNC Charlotte, Marcy is committed to deepening people’s knowledge, sharpening critical thinking, and inspiring personal growth to help foster constructive public discourse and a strengthened civil society. She is the Founder of Sanskrit Revolution through which she teaches yoga history, Sanskrit, ethical speech, and world religions at yoga schools nationwide.

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.