MEET OUR STAFF
SARAH WOODS
Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
Sarah has been teaching yoga in the Panama City area since 2003. She has studied under several senior Iyengar teachers, including her mentor, Aretha McKinney Blevins. Sarah has been lucky enough to study in Pune with the Iyengar family and loves to bring those teachings home to her students. Sarah loves that no matter how simple or complicated a pose is, there is always a new challenge to find. She also holds a masters degree in mathematics and teaches at Florida State University.
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LORI PARRISH
Yoga Instructor
Lori has always been a favorite teacher in Panama City. She has a long tradition in the fitness industry, coordinating the yoga and fitness programs at Healthplex for many years. Lori's specialties are working with beginners, seniors, and any student that needs a bit of extra help.
SHARON MAHAN
Yoga Instructor
Sharon has been practicing yoga since 2010 and is currently teaching our aerial yoga classes. She is a lifelong equestrian, and fell in love with aerial yoga the first time she tried it. Practicing aerial yoga made her realize how calming it was for her to spend time upside down, and she tries to get all her students to spend as much time hanging from the ceiling as possible.
Sam Bell
Pilates Instructor
Sam is excited to share her unique style, passion for Pilates and decade of experience with us at Cove Yoga. Her classes are creative and athletic with a focus on educating while reforming the mind, body, and spirit. Sam has been a movement enthusiast since age 3, dancing her way to multiple national championships, state cheerleading titles as a competitor and coach, features in Women’s Health and Cosmopolitan, and collaborations with some of the best in the business. Her Pilates journey began alongside the pioneers who brought Joseph’s brilliant method to the masses. Sam is proud of her success and accomplishments, one of which is teaching at the first ever group Pilates studio in the country! Among other modalities, Sam has been teaching Pilates full time since she decided to trade in a high paying and highly stressful career path to start at the bottom and work her way up to a master level Pilates practitioner. Get ready to sweat, shake, reform, repair and push your limits with Sam’s one of a kind perspective, passion, precision and playlists!
SARAH HAZZARD
Yoga Instructor
Sarah has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. For a time, she owned a studio in Colorado Springs, CO. Sarah is on the far side of 50 and believes yoga has kept her moving and laughing.