staff
Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth Rogers Elizabeth Rogers, E-RYT 500, is the director of Atlanta Yoga and Atlanta Yoga Therapeutics. She has been practicing and teaching since 1997. In addition to ongoing study and research in Yoga practice and Therapeutic application, Elizabeth is pursuing academic and clinical work in psychoanalytic studies with an emphasis on the intersection of the work of French analyst Jacques Lacan and the contemplative practices of Buddhism and Yoga.  
 

 
 
Gina Minyard
Gina Minyard - Anusara Yoga Teacher  Gina Minyard, E-RYT 500, is a certified Anusara Yoga® teacher. She has practiced, studied and taught yoga since 1999. She received her first yoga certification through Atlanta Yoga Fellowship in 2000 under the guidance of Graham Fowler and Ursula Nix. In 2001, through the flow of Grace, she became John Friend’s devoted student, and has been dedicated to the empowering and uplifting teachings of Anusara Yoga ever since. Gina’s passion for transformation and clarity of presentation inspire her students to deeper power and wilder possibility. Her enthusiasm and delight for the practice is contagious. In addition to her weekly classes in Atlanta, Gina leads Anusara Yoga Immersions and has begun to offer Anusara Yoga workshops nationally. 
Joe Palese

  Joe joins Atlanta Yoga from New York City where he has been teaching for the last 12 years. He began his studies 16 years ago in the Iyengar and Sivananda traditions and transitioned to Anusara after studying with John Friend in 1997. Joe has studied with Tias Little, Eric Schiffman, Judith Lasater and Patricia Walden. In addition, Joe is an Anusara-Inspired instructor. Joe is also a guitarist and composer and brings all of his creative and spiritual influences into his teaching practice. 
  Rhett Huber

Trained in a style of yoga that blended third level Kripalu (long posture holds and the use of ujjayi pranayama) and Kundalini yoga, Rhett has been teaching in and around Atlanta since 2000. She’s continued her yoga education by traveling to study with almost all the major yoga teachers in the U.S. A few years after beginning asana practice, Rhett moved more deeply into the meditative arts, beginning with Zen Buddhism.  She’s attended several week-long meditation retreats and serves on the Board of Directors at the Southern Dharma Retreat Center, outside Asheville, NC. A native of Atlanta, Rhett holds a BA in English and completed coursework and comprehensive exams towards an MFA in creative writing from Georgia State University. She spent the last few years of her 9-to-5 life working as an IT project manager for the state of Georgia.