Founder: Katya Nayar (Sidelnik)

Since a young age, Katya has been drawn towards movement and longed-for a deeper spiritual connection. She always loved the way dancing made her feel, and the connection it created between her mind and body. While she also enjoyed the partnership of yoga’s physical practice with dancing, it wasn’t until an injury ended her ability to dance that she fell in love with the practice.  What began as a means to physically reset her body, time on her mat evolved into a mental, spiritual daily practice; a practice that transformed not only how she viewed herself, but how she engaged with the world around her. Yoga became a lifestyle.   Driven by a desire to understand a deeper connection with the world around her, Katya started her yogic training with Brent Holden at ID Gym for fly yoga; she and continued her yoga studies with CorePower Yoga, completing four of their programs in 9 months. Since transitioning into teaching full- time in 2018, Katya exhibits her studentship by attending continuing education workshops to further her knowledge of all styles of yoga and yogic philosophy. While she initially considered Universal Yoga's Andre Lappa and Mara Healy for her continued educational training, . Then she completed her 300-hour training with Tracey and Mitchel Blier in 2019. She currently holds her E-500 RTY credentials.   Through the years, Katya helped other studios open across state lines, consulted with studio owners on their methodology and programing, created a mentoring program for new yoga teachers, and authored her own Yoga Alliance accredited 200-hour training program. Wanting to create a community home, she opened the doors to InnerJamsine in June of 2018. As this is her first yoga studio, her teachings and practices continue to evolve. Katya not only teaches group classes incorporating her own KatiFlow® sequencing and methodology, but she also specializes in working one- on- one with practitioners. She works with athletes, adults, youth teens, teens, and post- opt patients by using yoga as a tool not only to assess and address physical imbalances, but to help create a greater sense of awareness and empowerment within each of the practitioners. Her approach is gentle yet humbling; challenging you to mindfully go to your edge. While her grounded, yet enthusiastic energy keeps you relaxed yet motivated.   She is currently working on creating programing and support for the cancer community, as well as young teen empowerment programs. Katya strives to bring yoga into everyday life by truly living a yogic life and helping others find a path to theirs.  

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