Main entrance to the building is near 13th on Carpenter (one block north of Washington Ave)

Hawthorne Yoga & Reiki is a collective effort of yoga teachers, reiki practitioners and holistic health practitioners dedicated to connecting everyone to the healing arts, regardless of income level, background or body type. Our services are priced on an affordable sliding scale.  We’re located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia and serve the Greater Philadelphia region. 

We’re on the first floor of an old warehouse building at
1241 Carpenter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(hawthorneyoga@gmail.com, 267-593-4962)
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We’re across the street from the Hawthorne Rec. Center and playground.  Nearby SEPTA routes C, 23, 27, 32, 64, Broad Street Line to Ellsworth-Federal station.  Plenty of bike and car parking nearby.  

 

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Our Teachers & Practitioners   

Sean Jacobs, CYT, IET Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner, Founder of Hawthorne Yoga & Reiki
Yoga & Reiki 10am Mondays & 5:30pm Tuesdays

Sean loves yoga and reiki and wants everyone to experience the benefits of these magical practices.    He’s an asthmatic and within weeks of taking his first yoga class in the summer of 2005, removed himself completely from inhalers and sinus medication!  He loves animals and enjoys time with his dog Padma.  He’s been active in politics and the environmental movement for several years.  He’s been teaching yoga since 2007 including classes at 12th Street Gym and the YMCA.  Training includes Dhyana Yoga’s 200 hour Vinyasa Teacher Training, 50 hour Kundalini Immersion and Learn Reiki Philadelphia’s Healing with Gemstones & Crystals, Reiki Levels 1& 2 Training.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rider University.  He’s grateful for a life of yoga, reiki, chanting, singing, acting and teaching.  His intention is to heal the planet by connecting people to the healing arts.
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Ashley King, M.S.Ed., Ed.M., CYT
Vinyasa Yoga 4:30pm Wednesdays & Beginner’s Yoga Series 6:30pm Sundays

Ashley is a holistic psychotherapist, energy medicine/flower essence practitioner, writer, and yogini.  She is a graduate of Dhyana Yoga’s 200-hour Teacher Training Program.  Her personal practice embraces both Yin (passive, cooling) and Yang (active, heating) energies.  When she’s not on the yoga mat, she enjoys art, music, literature, film, comedy, good food, and massage. Ashley is passionate about the cultivation of greater consciousness in the world at large, and she hopes that we can get there with kindness and humor. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their three cats. 
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Dana Bender, BA, RYT 200, Power Pilates Certified Instructor
Vinyasa Yoga 5:00pm Sundays

Dana Bender is a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and Power Pilates mat instructor that focuses on teaching full-body engagement and alignment.  Dana upholds her mission to improve students’ kinesthetic awareness as well as increase their mobility, flexibility, and strength. Dana teaches a Vinyasa style class that incorporates a medley of alignment and flow and finding joy in the process.  Dana has a BA in Health Promotion and Fitness Management with a dance concentration, and is currently working on a M.S. in Clinical Health Psychology and Counseling. She works full-time as a MediFit Health Fitness Specialist, is an ACE certified Personal Trainer, and also leads workshops in both mindful eating and mindful exercise. Dana has been teaching all types of group exercise classes since 2006; beginning after receiving her AFAA Group Exercise Certification. Additionally, she has worked in a variety of health settings including corporations, community centers, private-studios, and recreation centers. While in school, Dana participated as a member of Rowan University’s modern dance company, and still loves to perform around Philadelphia. Come check her out!

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Danielle Faust, RYT 200
Intermediate Vinyasa Flow 12pm Mondays & 7:30pm Wednesdays

Danielle Faust is certified with the National Yoga Alliance and studied at the YogaLife Institute in Devon, Pa. under the guidance of Dr. Bob Butera (Director of the YogaLife Institute and publisher of Yoga Living Magazine). The year long program focused on yogic philosophy along with comprehension and continued practice of the 8-fold path. Danielle has studied in India and is also certified to teach yogic concepts and processes to secondary school students. Formerly an elementary school teacher this seems like a natural bridge between collegiate studies and a continued deep commitment to yoga as a personal journey. Danielle teaches Classical yoga or Hatha, along with Ashtanga and Pranayama (breathing techniques). “Yoga is a way of life, it exists in every facet of experience…it all depends upon the perspective.” “My life has been enriched through yoga and I’m so grateful to be able to share this with others.” 
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Danielle Stimpson, RMT, Founder of Learn Reiki Philadelphia
Reiki Trainings & Sessions across the hall from Hawthorne!

Growing up in a working class family to later serve as a Consultant in the Pharmaceutical Industry has given Danielle a unique view of the Nation’s broken healthcare system. Her practice, Learn Reiki Philadelphia, seeks to neutralize class, race, and other social factors that prevent or limit access the healing art of Reiki by offering comprehensive training and professional treatments-all affordably. While the Japanese practice of Reiki Danielle offers is less than 100 years old, the practice of Palm Healing is ancient, and is likely one of the first forms of care ever available. She believes it needs to be accessible to everyone. Danielle began studying Reiki in 2006 and began teaching in 2008. She has also been studying and working with gemstones and crystals since childhood, and has been presenting workshops & classes about them since 2007. In addition to teaching Reiki at Philadelphia Community Acupuncture, Hawthorne Yoga & Reiki, and providing Crystal Training at The Reiki School of Philadelphia; Danielle has assisted with the Reiki education and training of volunteers within Philadelphia’s animal welfare system.
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Emily Lenhard, CYT, Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner
Vinyasa Yoga 12pm Fridays

Emily received her Yoga Teacher Certification here in Philadelphia at Dhyana Yoga after several years of devoted practice.  She originally went to yoga classes in attempts to improve her posture.  Surprised to find that she not only improved her posture, but gained greater confidence, body awareness, and balance in all aspects of her life, she now wants to help others find these traits within themselves.  An experienced massage therapist, Emily has a heightened awareness of anatomy which enables her to guide her students to move safely, intelligently and with grace. Emily is currently studying Reiki with Danielle Stimpson at HYR, and has a great interest in Ayurveda, music, meditation, and finding happiness in all the simplicities of life.
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Erin Zuccaro, CYT
Beginner’s Yoga 4:30pm Thursdays and Vinyasa Yoga 6:00pm Thursdays

Erin began her yoga journey six years ago in New York City.  Since starting on the path, she has explored various styles of yoga with renowned teachers in NYC and abroad.  Her personal practice includes Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Iyengar, Ashtanga and Anusara.  Erin is certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga from the Nosara Institute in Costa Rica.  A typical liberal artist, her classes blend elements from multiple branches of the magnificent yogic tree.  Constantly inspired by her teachers and students, Erin emphasizes self-inquiry and encourages creative play in her classes.  A dedicated inner-city educator, Erin is a curious and courageous kid at heart.  She also is certified through Karma Kids in NYC and loves sharing yoga with children of all ages and adults of all levels.  In the spirit of social justice, Erin believes that anyone and everyone can live their yoga.  It is when we awaken to the truth that the multidimensional self is the guru that we experience profound joy and transformative freedom!
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Hadji Jones, CYT

Vinyasa Yoga 6:30pm Mondays and Beginner’s Yoga 8pm Mondays

Jill began her study of yoga in the Iyengar tradition in 1994 with her primary teacher, Joan White. The Iyengar method’s emphasis on inward focus and awareness through detailed alignment, which B.K.S. Iyengar refers to as meditation in action, captivated Jill’s interest and she has remained a dedicated student of this method. It also shares with other styles of yoga full range of body movement, with endlessly creative and ever-evolving variations and therapeutic applications, making this practice accessible to all. Jill began to teach in 2002, as a way to deepen her commitment and share this practice with others. Teaching has become an essential part of the learning process and practice for Jill. Her goal in teaching is to pass on the tradition as faithfully and passionately as possible and to help spark passion for the subject of yoga & self-study in others. She continues to train under Joan, as well as with other senior Iyengar teachers as frequently as time and funds will allow. She’ll be spending her first month in India at  the Iyengar Institute in October 2011. 

Maria Camoratto, CYT
Intermediate Hatha Yoga 6pm Wednesdays

Maria earned her Master of Architecture degree and has made a career out of trying to bridge the gap between good design and humanity. As a student, she decided to study architecture because she believed that a beautiful and well-organized environment had a positive effect on people’s lives and wanted to be part of bettering the world’s communities. After Hurricane Mitch, she worked in Central America rebuilding schools and homes for people who had lost them in the disaster. It is there that she first started to practice yoga. In the United States she has worked on myriad projects from affordable housing to hotels and restaurants, always trying to bring green, sustainable concepts to her work. In her personal life she is always trying to further her holistic approach to living. She has been practicing yoga for over 10 years having started her studies in Nosara, Costa Rica with Jane Marchant. She spent 6 months on a spiritual journey through India practicing yoga and meditation. While there, she completed a Vipassana Meditation Course as well as her Sivananda Teacher Training Course, where she was awarded the title of Yoga Siromani. She also attained the title of Yoga Bhaskara after completing the Sivananda Sadhana Intensive Pranayama Course. In addition, Maria was blessed to study Ashtanga Vinyasa with Mr. V. Sheshadri of the Mysore Yoga Shala. She is a vegetarian and makes a serious effort to eat locally raised whole foods. Maria believes in the exchange of positive energy between individuals and looks forward to meeting new people in the community both to help guide them to a more peaceful state of mind through yoga and meditation as well as to gain the gift of sharing that each person carries with them.
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Marie Ireola, Fitness Specialist, RYT 500, Certified Mat Pilates Instructor
Beginner’s Pilates 10am Saturdays and 4:30pm Mondays and Beginner’s Yoga 11:30am Saturdays

A certified Yoga Alliance teacher, Marie received her 500-hour yoga teacher certification under the guidance of Anita DeFranceso creator of Kinepathics, focusing on the liberation of the spirit, mind, and soul.  She’s also a certified to teach mat Pilates and the Reformer through Balance Body University under Sylvia Byrd-Leitner’s leadership.  She hopes to guide others to achieve balance, endurance, energy, strength and serenity through the practice and teaching of Yoga and Pilates. 

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 Michal Waldfogel, CYT 
Intermediate Hatha Yoga 10:00am Tuesdays, Beginner’s Yoga Series 12:00pm Tuesdays

Yoga inspires Michal to meet life’s adventures with ease, grace, and humor: whether it be climbing a mountain, learning a language, or waiting for SEPTA.  Like that time she was riding her bike uphill and noticed her jaw clenched.  “Oh,” she realized, “this is just like chair pose (Utkatasana)!  I need to relax here.”  And so, through yoga, Michal is ever gaining strength and flexibility: physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  Having completed a 250 hour yoga teacher training with Wake Up Yoga in Philadelphia and perpetually studying, she is humbled to be able to offer what she learns to others.  She seeks to meet students where they are and go from there, emphasizing that yoga is meant to serve the student, not the other way around.  Each class offers students an opportunity to “take yoga off the mat” by applying yoga principles to their daily life.  Which, you know, can come in handy next time the phone company puts you on hold or you’re being chased by lions or something.

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Sabina Trandafir, CYT, RMT
Vinyasa Yoga 8:00pm Thursdays

Sabina is a Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master. She has trained in Vinyasa Yoga at the 200-hour level at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia. Yoga has opened her heart to profound healing in her life, and she loves witnessing others experience their own healing. Sabina is also a graphic designer and visual artist. She believes we are each empowered to heal ourselves and be a loving, creative, healing presence in the world.

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Stacia Nero, CYT
Vinyasa Yoga 4:30pm Tuesdays, 6pm Tuesdays and 12pm Wednesdays

Stacia Nero is a graduate of the Dhyana Yoga Teacher Training Program. She fell in love with yoga in 2003, after an ACL and meniscus reconstructive knee surgery. Prior to the knee injury she was an active athlete and dedicated dancer. Without these tools she used to define herself she had to search for something that could make her happy and appreciate the mind-body connection again. Throughout her life Stacia has experienced severe depression and anxiety; therapy and medication never seemed to fully correct the tension inside her. Yoga has been the key to curbing that anxiety and it brings a natural tranquility to her life. She wants to pass that same calmness on to others.  She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, NJ in 2005 and soon after became a student at Temple University. She is still pursuing her academic endeavors as well as professional career opportunities. In addition, she wants to spread the ancient yoga practices and holistic modalities to an ever-increasing technologically advanced western world. She wants everyone to be comfortable in their own skin, and to let their freak flag fly. She will bring a creative energy to the classroom, allowing you to play with the positions and make the practice personal to you.  ”May people everywhere be happy and free” -Namastacia

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CYT: Certified Yoga Teacher
IET: Integrated Energy Therapy
RMT: Reiki Master Teacher
RYT: Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher