INSTRUCTORS
Julia Hathaway, founder of Studio Om is an E-RYT and has been teaching yoga since 2003. She specializes in the vinyasa style of yoga and has had the honor of studying and practicing with some of the most influential teachers of our time - Rodney Yee, David Swenson, Shiva Rae and many others. Julia lives in Pataskala with Sadie, the studio's official Om dog.
Carolyn Hamstead, RTY-200. Carolyn has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She has been practicing and training at Studio Om for over a year and has a special interest in Viniyoga and pre-natal yoga.
Jennifer Etz, RYT-200 hours with Yoga Alliance in Hatha and Vinyasa styles. Jenny has taught yoga in the Pataskala community for 4 years and has been practicing for 7 years. She has been instrumental in introducing our community to yoga.
Julia Hathaway, founder
Tim Parrish, ULC Minister is a spiritual & meditation teacher, licensed in the State of Ohio. Tim has lived in the central Ohio area all of his life and has had a deep spiritual connection since childhood. Tim teaches meditation at Studio Om.
Tamara Tuttle, RYT-200 loves yoga because it gives her a way to quiet her mind, which she doesn’t get to do often with life being as busy as it is! Tamara is a Social Worker serving senior citizens in Central Ohio. She has been practicing yoga consistently since 2007.
Julia Hathaway, E-RYT. founder of Studio Om.
Sarah Young, RYT-200 is a substitute instructor at Studio Om. Sarah has been practicing yoga for 10 years and is an avid yoga student.
Diane Spiezio, RYT-200 began attending one yoga class a week for the purpose of reducing stress. Now, nearly 4 years later she is not only a regular yoga practitioner, she also incorporates other forms of physical activity into her routine all of which she attributes to yoga.
Kelley Grant-Kelley, RYT-200 is a fiction writer and graphic designer who became hooked on yoga after buying her first yoga video 15 years ago. She has been practicing at Studio Om 2 1/2 years and focuses on mindfulness yoga and insight meditation.
Michelle Waugh-Brinkley, RYT-200 has been practicing yoga since 2008. Michelle says that in addition to strengthening her body, yoga has strengthened her relationships with God, family, and herself. Michelle is the mother of two, a PTA board member, and a do-it-yourselfer.
Sadie the Om Dog, filling in for Erika Twining, RYT-200. Erika has been practicing yoga for 6 years. She teaches many styles of dance as well as Yoga at The Ballet Academy in Newark, Ohio. She is assistant artistic director for the Central Ohio Youth Ballet. (Erika is not in the photo)