About Our Teachers
At Yoga Moves we strive to uphold the ancient healing art of Hatha Yoga. Class size is small to ensure more personal guidance from our experienced teachers. With our therapeutic approach, emphasizing self-care and self-healing, you will gradually begin to shed old negative patterns responsible for stress and disease, and begin to awaken physically, mentally, and spiritually
Yoga Moves offers a peaceful environment away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Step into our room with gleaming floors and a panoramic view of Boca Ciega Bay and Gulfport beach. Instantly you will feel at home. Take a deep breath and relax.
Denise Glueck
Denise is the founder of Yoga Moves. Her style is eclectic drawing from many traditions and 30 years of practice. For the last 15 years, Denise has studied with senior Iyengar teacher Karin Stephan from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Embracing the therapeutic approach to yoga, Denise weaves the principles of balance and alignment with mindfulness, by giving detailed descriptions to help re educate the body and mind. Students are encouraged to explore their edge with gentleness, yet she challenges her students to contact their power. Students are treated with respect for their unique constitution and position in life. Denise is a certified Yoga Ayurvedic Specialist through the Himalayan Institute. Denise has an acute awareness of the structure and function of the body from years as a rehab nurse, Massage Therapy training, and many years of yoga study.
Denise graduated from Bhakti Academe of Massage in 1999, and has been practicing since.. She specializes in Bhakti intuitive massage, Thai yoga Massage, Indian Scalp Massage.
Denise was the first to bring Aerial Yoga to St Pete, and the first Yoga studio in St Pete still in business. She has a passion for new discoveries and is always exploring new modalities to understand the human experience. Whether it be movement, diet, relationships. environment, mothering and most recently Grand-mothering. She teaches with passion and love of this ever evolving thing called LIFE.
Tara Tomerine
Tara is passionately inspired to contribute to the health and happiness of others and loves sharing yoga to alleviate the stresses of everyday life. Her classes integrate the fundamentals of a safe and intelligent practice. They emphasize proper body alignment via the use of props, such as blankets or blocks, to make the poses accessible and comfortable. The practice of yoga relieves painful weight from joints, releases tension knots, and lengthens and strengthens the muscles and the spine. A little movement creates a lot of space which provides freedom from pain, while a long exhale extends our reach and often serves as the bridge to peace.
Tara continues to study with the Iyengar Yoga Association of the Southeast and is drawn to the benefits of a therapeutic, alignment-oriented yoga practice. She is thankful to have acquired life-changing tools from wonderful teachers. She also blends her passion for aerial yoga with traditional practice for a fun and lighthearted experience. Tara believes a smile is the best stretch of all.