About Us
Jason Ray Brown, LMT, E-RYT500
Main Teaching Faculty
Main Teaching Faculty
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Jason is a seasoned yoga teacher, clinical massage therapist, and functional anatomy educator. He has been teaching yoga in NYC for 20 years and has taught at many of the big studios and gyms including Integral Yoga, OM Yoga, Yoga Works and Pure Yoga. In 2008, he created Zenyasa® to synthesize his interests in slow-flow yoga, resistance training and Zen Buddhism, and opened Zenyasa Studio in 2010. Zenyasa Studio is a small ("boutique") studio with just a handful of teachers offering private and semi-private classes, where Jason also offers clinically-focused deep-tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, and functional anatomy workshops and trainings for yoga teachers and other movement professionals. Always seeking to deepen his understanding of the body, Jason has completed continuing education courses in personal training with Vincent Mezzo, clinical orthopedic manual therapy with Joseph Muscolino, neuromuscular therapy with Jeff Mahadeen, and prenatal and postpartum massage with Susan Rachel Condron. He is currently toward certification as a Corrective Exercise Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
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Frances Taylor, E-RYT500
Teaching Support Faculty
Teaching Support Faculty
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Originally from Los Angeles, where she earned her B. F. A. in dance from California State University at Long Beach, Frances has been performing and dancing for over 20 years, and teaching dance and movement since 1987. Her personal and professional philosophy focuses on balancing body, mind and spirit through the creative connection of movement, exercise, holistic health, personal empowerment and supportive community. Frances' diverse background in exercise and mindful-movement practices includes certifications in hatha yoga (Integral Yoga Institute), Structural Yoga Therapy® (w/Mukunda Tom Stiles), Yogilates® (w/Jonathon Urla), Pilates Mat and Equipment (Kane School of Core Integration), Thai Yoga Massage (Lotus Palm School), Muscle Ballet (w/Stephanie Herman), Holistic Health Counseling (Institute for Integrative Nutrition), Personal Training (ACE), and most recently, Zenyasa® yoga (Zenyasa Studio). She completed the ASFYT Series in 2010 and has led anatomy trainings for Zenyasa Studio, hOMe Yoga, Sacred Strength Earthrise Yoga, and Fire Dragon Yoga. She has taught yoga and Pilates mat classes at Yoga Works, Prenatal Yoga Center, Practice Yoga, Reebok Sports Club, Sports Club LA and Equinox, and currently teaches group classes and private at Zenyasa Studio and the JCC in Manhattan.
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Lynda Sing, RYT500
ASFYT Graduate & Administrative Assistant
ASFYT Graduate & Administrative Assistant
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A professional dancer for many years and a lover of movement, Lynda fell in love with yoga for the physical benefits and slowly became curious about the spiritual aspects of yoga during her 15 years as a practitioner. This curiosity lead her to complete her 200 hour certification with Prana Yoga Teacher’s College, her 300 hour certification at the Zenyasa Yoga & Wellness Studio, and a pre-natal certification with Carrie Parker Gesalu. She did a deep study of anatomy and kinesiology with Jason Ray Brown in his 108 hour Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers (ASFYT) program and, in addition brings her knowledge of 20+ years of movement, the body, and injury prevention into her teaching. She continues to broaden her knowledge and is currently studying meditation, nutrition, and neuroplasticity. She loves sharing her findings and ruminations in an accessible and down to earth way and aspires to enrich the lives of those she teaches with mindfulness and compassionate connection.
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