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Your Bhavana Instructors
Brittany Coblentz
Studio Owner, 200 YT, LMT #MA88631, MSOM
​Brittany is a Sarasota native, mama to two girls, and natural healing facilitator. She discovered the restorative benefits of yoga in 2016 while experiencing a major life transition. It was not in her original plans to teach yoga, but rather explore a deeper understanding of the practice and herself. What she found was community and an energetic pull to share what she was experiencing. She is also no stranger to live-altering injuries, having spent a few years in and out of a wheelchair as a teen. This continues to inspire Brittany to approach yoga gently by honoring the whole person through mindfully guided movements, breath-work, and meditation.
Brittany is the co-founder of Emerge Acupuncture & Wellness, where she is a Restorative Health and Wellness Practitioner and Licensed Massage Therapist, creating individually sculpted treatment sessions to support your body's unique healing process. When she’s not in the studio or with patients, she’s enjoying time with her family.
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You'll find Brittany in the studio almost every day, teaching, joining you on the mat, or in the lobby keeping things running!
Betsy Anderson
M.A., E-RYT 500, Chair Yoga
Betsy draws on 20+years of experience as a yoga teacher, Holistic Counselor (M.A.), and recovery from addiction/anxiety. She holds an E-RYT 500 certification with Yoga Alliance, has been teaching since 2013, and has been the co-lead at Yoga for Recovery group at Rising Tide for 3 years.
"My very first yoga class I felt I'd come home. I believe yoga is a healing modality. Yoga aims at nothing less than Alignment with the Creator (Sri Aurobindo). I am continually learning from my students, my peers, my teachers".
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You'll find Betsy can teach anything, but regularly guides our Slow Flow, Hatha, Mindful Vinyasa, and she is our main Yoga Nidra instructor.
Wendy Lappenga
200 YT, Certified PT, Certified GFI
Wendy found yoga over 25 years ago while seeking relief from the stress and anxiety of her law practice. Realizing that she could work through anything life threw her way by consistently practicing yoga and mindful breathing, she decided to share these benefits with others and completed teacher training in 2021.
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Wendy has an extensive background in dance and fitness which has led to her strong belief in the power of movement to ease both the mind and the body.
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She is a Yoga Alliance certified RYT200 yoga instructor, and a YogaBody Teachers College certified Yoga Breath Coach. She is also a certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Personal Trainer.
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You'll find Wendy's upbeat and inspiring personality just what you need for our popular Flow + Strong Bones class offered 3 days a week. You'll also find her teaching Mindful Vinyasa.
Brittany Wentzel
RYT-200
Brittany was introduced to yoga through gym classes in high school. She practiced here and there until falling in love with a studio in college. It was there she realized the enormous impact yoga had on her day-to-day life. Patience, stress relief, and self-care all became easier, and she was hooked. Wanting to share the amazing benefits she’d discovered through yoga, she completed teacher training in May 2017.
Brittany teaches an array of styles from Restorative to Vinyasa. In every class her goal is to help students cultivate a mind/body connection and carry that practice from the mat into their everyday lives.
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Currently, you'll find Brittany on Monday nights guiding Ashtanga Vinyasa.
Christine Tayamen
ERYT-500
Christine is an experienced 500-hr yoga instructor and has been teaching since 2005.
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Her passion for yoga began over 23 years ago as a dedicated student after recognizing the impact yoga had on her life. She went on to complete her trainings through Kripalu Yoga Institute, including other studies in Pranayama (breathing techniques) and Restorative Postures.
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Christine curates her classes to meet practitioners, not only through the physical expression of yoga (asana), but also by exploring the other limbs of yoga to instill balance.
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Join Christine for Gentle Yoga or an early morning Slow Flow! She guides her classes mindfully, encouraging confidence and ease, as you build a sustainable and dedicated practice.
Regina Klein
Integral Sound Healing Practitioner, Advanced Crystal Practitioner + Teacher
Regina has been in tune with universal energy throughout her life + recognized a natural connection to crystals over 30 years ago. What started as a collection of crystals that was drawn to, turned into an undeniable connection to vibrational energy.
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Regina branched into integral sound healing through additional training and study. Sound and crystal both work on a vibrational level, thus making it a natural extension of what she currently offered.​
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Regina is also the mother to Brittany C, owner of Bhavana.
Check our schedule for her Immersive Sound Journey, workshops, and chakra balancing.
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Regina provides private/one-on-one sessions as well at Bhavana Yoga Studio for Sound Healing, Chakra Balancing, Crystal Consults, and BioMat Sessions.
Shop her offerings and healing tools like crystals, sage, and more here: https://adelinesmysticearth.com/
Extended Fam.
These instructors aren't on our regular schedule, but you'll see them subbing classes, teaching pop-ups, and creating events. They are an important part of your Bhavana family.
