About Us

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Amy Jane Nosal is a Yoga instructor living in Ironwood, Michigan. Having explored various forms of Yoga, meditation and wellness practices for over 10 years, she became a certified and registered yoga instructor in 2020. She trained with Yoga North in Duluth, Minnesota to study SomaYoga, a practice which blends classic Yoga & Somatics for therapeutic outcomes. Home Body Yoga is Amy's evolving exploration into practices of gentle movement and kind presence, which often blends perspectives of science, nature & community. May we weave threads of curious practice to know home within

ourselves.

Initially studying other styles of Yoga and Meditation, Larry Sands has been a student of the lyengar style of Yoga for 35 years and has been teaching in Ironwood for more than 20 years. Larry is also Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork offering many styles of bodywork and light touch healing and wellness modalities. He's been offering his professional services at The Higher Level in Ironwood for over 17 years.

 Rose has been a student of yoga for well over 20 years and a teacher of Hatha Yoga since 2015, her teacher training was completed at Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute. She has dedicated her career to the healing arts, mainly as a National Board Certified Massage & Bodywork Practitioner based out of Washburn, WI. Having discovered the Northern Mind Yoga Studio in Ironwood run by Felicia and Larry, prior to becoming NRG Fitness, Rose felt this studio space is a true gem for the region. She enjoys teaching yoga to help people BE in their bodies and grow awareness of the whole self. 

 Maggie Sarmiento recently moved here with her family of five from Sarasota Florida and has traveled coast to coast, dancing professionally, teaching Pilates and collaborating with movement specialists. Originally from St. Louis, Maggie earned a Bachelors in Fine Arts studying Dance at Webster University. She has danced for 35+ years and with companies in St. Louis, Chicago, Martha’s Vineyard, Sarasota and toured with Sesame Street Live.  Her love for movement brought her to Pilates and went on to accomplished a 750+ hours training program to be classically trained in Pilates Mat, Pilates Reformer, Pilates Tower, Pilates Chair, and all other Pilates modalities. Maggie specializes in mind-body connection, prehab and post procedure rehabilitation, is a biomechanics specialist, core specialist, health and wellness coach, stress management coach, online trainer certified, and is a Life Time Pilates certified instructor. She is the creator of From the Top Dance Fitness where she has taught dance enthusiasts to shake out their stress, burn some calories, listen to the best beats of every genre and learn a step or two!  Maggie has been teaching Dance for 25+ years and Functional Pilates for 15 years to all bodies types, any and all limitations, through the ages 3-102. It is NEVER too late to learn a new pattern and she is excited to help show us how! 

 Serena has been a yoga practitioner for 20 years and science educator in the UP for 19 years. In 2015, she combined her passions to become a yoga teacher (200-hour yoga teaching certification, Green Lotus Yoga and Healing Center in Minneapolis). Recognizing that the power of education manifests with personal connection, Serena invites students to integrate what they learn on the mat to their movements and interactions off the mat.