- Orenda Yoga & healing arts director/founder,
Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master & Practitioner ,
Complementary/Alternative Therapies Consultant
info@orendayoga.org
Andrea has studied healing arts for many years. Introduced formally to Yoga while expecting her first
child, she has now been a student of Yoga for over 20 years. Increasingly she had been asked to
share her knowledge, which led to a teaching practice. In 2000 she earned a certificate in
Complementary and Alternative Therapies from Maria College. While there she received extensive
training in the chakras, meditation, guided imagery, theology and spirituality, as well as many other
biological and body based therapies. Through December of 2003 Andrea taught classes at The
Center for Natural Wellness in Guilderland, at her home studio, and in the BKW school district. In
January of 2004 she opened Orenda Yoga & healing arts , where she continues her healing work.
- Om Kids Yoga Instructor
OMKids@nycap.rr.com
Christine has danced and practiced yoga for the past 15 years. Christine draws from these
experiences, plus those as a parent, writer and environmental educator, to adapt and teach yoga that
meets the needs of children from preschool through the teenage years. She also teaches workshops
for children and for adults that focus on yoga as a tool to de-stress and energize in school and in the
workplace. She is a Radiant Child Yoga Program (RCYP) level II instructor and holds a master’s
degree in elementary education.
- Laurel Tormey Cole
Yoga Instructor, Educator, Naturalist
web3enough@earthlink.net
As a practitioner of Om Yoga and Iyengar Yoga, Laurel began studying yoga over 16 years ago. She
brings to the studio her own healing experiences of strengthening her damaged knees and a “bad
back”, along with alleviating migraine headaches. Her focus is on coordination of breath with
movement and proper alignment. Through the use of supportive props those experiencing restricted
movement can experience the benefits of a pose (asana) without strain. She is passionate about yoga
and loves to share this with others. As a naturalist and Backyard Habitat Specialist she also brings
many healing elements to the natural world.
Richard Shultz
Yoga Instructor
- Richard has studied Iyengar Yoga with several prominent teachers in India. He has also studied at
and employs techniques from the Vivekananda Yoga Institute (VYASA) in Bangalore. Richard is a
certified yoga instructor and is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level (RYT 200). He
continues his self-practice daily.
Renee Van Kuren
Licensed Massage Therapist , Reiki Master
Rvankure@nycap.rr.com
Renee is a NYS licensed massage therapist and Reiki Master. She received her training from the
Center for Natural Wellness in Albany. Renee has logged many hours of community service, to include
volunteering with Community Caregivers. She spent 15 years as a wholesale jeweler before a career
change to the healing arts. Renee lives with her 3 children in New Scotland where she also operates
Stone Cottage Massage.
- James Danoff-Burg
Yoga Instructor, Conservation Biologist, and Triathlete
yogaone@nycap.rr.com
James is an enthusiastic advocate for the integrated wellness of humans and the environment in
which they live. He first began practicing yoga seven years ago to deal with chronic back and joint pain
and quickly became so enamored of it that he studied and became certified as a yoga instructor five
years ago. He teaches in the Viniyoga style of yoga, a type of yoga that integrates aspects of both
Iyengar (through the focus on the core components of each posture form) and Ashtanga (its emphasis
on flow series). Viniyoga playfully modifies the asanas so that they are appropriate for each person by
taking into account joint tightness, skeletal differences, and body type to make even the most
challenging yoga postures fun. He credits yoga with making it possible for him to do Ironman length
triathlons and to continue to play volleyball with abandon, and wishes to share with you ways to
integrate this wonderful tool into your life and thereby enable you to improve your environment.
- Mary Beth Clancy-Halayko
Infant Massage, Reiki practitioner
info@orendayoga.org
Mary Beth Clancy-Halayko is a NYS Licensed Massage Therapist also trained by International
Association of Infant Massage to teach massage and bonding techniques to parent, grandparents,
siblings, caregivers and all those interested in developing a lasting, loving bond with their infant.
Mary Beth is owner of Massage To You, a practice that offers professionals, seniors and stay at home
moms relaxing massage therapy in the comfort and convenience of their own home or office. She
also works on several sports teams, athletes and professional groups in the Capital District. Her
volunteer projects include working with young and underprivileged new parents to teach them the
value and benefits of infant massage and several children's charities in the area.
- Katie Deming
Yoga Instructor, Equestrian
katiedeming@hotmail.com
