Our Teachers

Retha : owner Retha Cazel - is the owner and primary teacher for Yoga and More. A certified instructor; she began her yoga practice in 1983. She is an inspired Anusara Yoga teacher -"aligning with the divine grace from the heart", and a certified "Cardiac Yoga" teacher. Her classes combine the authenticity of heart wisdom that she has gained throughout the years, encouraging each person to find the yoga poses which are best suited for their needs. She teaches Vipassana Meditation, and continues her study of yoga, meditation & healing with renown teachers. She has studied in India with B.K.S, Geeta, and Prashant Iyengar.

Carey yoga teacher Carey Gillis - Carey Gillis was born and raised in the Corning area. In 99' Carey graduated and became a NYS licensed massage therapist. Continuing on the bodyworkers path she travelled to California where she was trained in Sivananda yoga, a classical style of yoga which incorporates asana, breathing, and relaxation. She approaches her own yoga practice with self-discipline and awareness of the nature of body, mind and spirit. She has been teaching yoga since 2000 and completed multiple workshops with world renowned yoga practioners like Rodney Yee and John Friend. In 2005, Carey finished her sivananda advanced teachers training certification and continues to teach weekly classes locally in Corning. She substitute teaches here at Yoga and More.
Top

Josh tai chi teacher Joshua Goldman - teaches T' ai Chi QiGong.He is a ten-year student of Yang-style T'ai Chi Ch' uan and QiGong. Joshua has studied with multiple high-level teachers in the U.S. and the U.K. and is a Tai Chi student of Nancy Coronia. QiGong, Chinese mind/body work, is a way to find stillness through motion. Simple postures have proven effective for range of motion, vascular strength (legs) and balance (with daily practice). Joshua has been engaged with optimal fitness for 40 years. He is easy to work with, his delightful sense of humor and keen understanding of etherial energy adds a multidimensional sense to his teachings. 607.769.5077.
Top

Heidi Gerth Heidi Gerth - a native of Philadelphia PA, has been gracing our Yoga Studio since 1996. She has a MA in Wellness and teaches at Corning Community College. Heidi currently fills in as a substitute yoga teacher. She has taught a "Christian Yoga Class", and would like to continue teaching with this area of focus. She embraces the heart and the ethics of Chrisitianity in her own practice and her teaching methods, offering a class which serves the Christed energy within.
Top

Jami Lacerte Jami Lacerte - is a certified yoga instructor who recently moved to Painted Post from New Jersey. Jami teaches the Vinyasa yoga class on Sunday mornings, and an Intermediate Vinyasa on Tuesday evenings. Her classes often combine an intensity and lightness that allow her students to safely challenge themselves while maintaining a sense of ease that is so important with the practice of yoga. She invites all of her students to be their own best teacher, to allow the breath to be their guru, and to dwell in their true nature, that of truth, knowledge, and bliss absolute. www.imajinewellness.com
Top

Yoga & More • 139 Walnut Street • Corning, NY   14830 • 607.962.9642
Website: Thirsty Fish Graphic Design