Meet the Shine Squad...
Shannon Burns (Owner)-
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MaryAnn McIvor-
MaryAnn has been teaching yoga and barre in and around Charlottesville since 2012. Her practice and teaching style vary, drawing from multiple disciplines to create an intuitive flow and a personal experience for each student. Fascinated by the body, she aims to help build strength through thoughtful sequencing based on anatomical knowledge and time for exploration. She believes in going slow to truly feel your body and listen to its subtle cues, over time building awareness and connectivity to yourself and the spaces around you. She received her 200-hour training through Charlottesville Yoga School and her 500-hour training through Om On Yoga in Richmond, both under the guidance of Jennifer Elliott.
MaryAnn has been teaching yoga and barre in and around Charlottesville since 2012. Her practice and teaching style vary, drawing from multiple disciplines to create an intuitive flow and a personal experience for each student. Fascinated by the body, she aims to help build strength through thoughtful sequencing based on anatomical knowledge and time for exploration. She believes in going slow to truly feel your body and listen to its subtle cues, over time building awareness and connectivity to yourself and the spaces around you. She received her 200-hour training through Charlottesville Yoga School and her 500-hour training through Om On Yoga in Richmond, both under the guidance of Jennifer Elliott.
Chloe Watkins-
A yoga practice is not attaining a perfect wheel pose or standing on your hands (though that can be a lot of fun). It is a practice in relationship building: relationship with community, environment, family, coworkers, and most importantly, relationship with body and Self. Chloe believes that everything you interact with in your life is an opportunity for a yoga practice. In studio, she draws inspiration from everyday activities: raising a young family, juggling jobs and school, and making ends meet. Chloe seeks wisdom in the mundane experiences. Her aim is to provide her students the tools with which they can begin to notice the intricacies and joys of their lives as they are today - the good, the bad, and the indifferent.
In her class, you can expect a strong and creative flow sequence with an invitation for deeper contemplation off the mat.
A yoga practice is not attaining a perfect wheel pose or standing on your hands (though that can be a lot of fun). It is a practice in relationship building: relationship with community, environment, family, coworkers, and most importantly, relationship with body and Self. Chloe believes that everything you interact with in your life is an opportunity for a yoga practice. In studio, she draws inspiration from everyday activities: raising a young family, juggling jobs and school, and making ends meet. Chloe seeks wisdom in the mundane experiences. Her aim is to provide her students the tools with which they can begin to notice the intricacies and joys of their lives as they are today - the good, the bad, and the indifferent.
In her class, you can expect a strong and creative flow sequence with an invitation for deeper contemplation off the mat.
Kelly Cox-
Kelly is a 500 RYT, RPYT, LCSW, & Birth Doula.
Kelly has been teaching pre and postnatal yoga for over a decade and trained as a doula in 2014. She completed several prenatal trainings over the years and became a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher in 2018 and established her own Yoga Alliance approved Prenatal Yoga School. She loves being able to support women during their child bearing years, and can literally talk about labor and delivery for hours, if you let her.
Kelly is a 500 RYT, RPYT, LCSW, & Birth Doula.
Kelly has been teaching pre and postnatal yoga for over a decade and trained as a doula in 2014. She completed several prenatal trainings over the years and became a Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher in 2018 and established her own Yoga Alliance approved Prenatal Yoga School. She loves being able to support women during their child bearing years, and can literally talk about labor and delivery for hours, if you let her.
Lucy Smith-
Lucy found yoga in high school as a way to relieve stress while juggling a busy and stressful schedule. After practicing yoga on and off for a decade, Lucy started practicing vinyasa regularly in 2017 as she navigated stress and anxiety while working in an emotionally draining public service job after graduating from UVA. Lucy is certified to teach Barre, Power Sculpt, and Power Vinyasa. Her classes are influenced by amazing teachers who encourage their students to try new things and show up strong for their practice. Lucy’s classes focus on helping others feel strong and confident in their bodies and her playlists always include Fleetwood Mac. She wants her students to know that they are rockstars, just as they are. She is inspired everyday by the strength and community she finds in fellow teachers and students at Salute the Sun Yoga.
Lucy found yoga in high school as a way to relieve stress while juggling a busy and stressful schedule. After practicing yoga on and off for a decade, Lucy started practicing vinyasa regularly in 2017 as she navigated stress and anxiety while working in an emotionally draining public service job after graduating from UVA. Lucy is certified to teach Barre, Power Sculpt, and Power Vinyasa. Her classes are influenced by amazing teachers who encourage their students to try new things and show up strong for their practice. Lucy’s classes focus on helping others feel strong and confident in their bodies and her playlists always include Fleetwood Mac. She wants her students to know that they are rockstars, just as they are. She is inspired everyday by the strength and community she finds in fellow teachers and students at Salute the Sun Yoga.
Vanessa Bullard-
Vanessa has been in the health and wellness industry for over 15 years - she is passionate about making exercise fun, exciting, and effective. She is excited to join the STSY team and bring her love of core focused exercises into your power practice. She is a Charlottesville native, loves her family, sunshine, all things sweaty, and maybe most of all, margaritas.
Vanessa has been in the health and wellness industry for over 15 years - she is passionate about making exercise fun, exciting, and effective. She is excited to join the STSY team and bring her love of core focused exercises into your power practice. She is a Charlottesville native, loves her family, sunshine, all things sweaty, and maybe most of all, margaritas.
Clare Stenger-
As a Mom to three children and an elementary classroom teacher, yoga has always been a part of Clare’s life. After a permanent foot injury and major life events that kept her from running, Clare turned to yoga to heal both physically and mentally. She was hooked after taking a hot power vinyasa class and never looked back. Clare became certified in children’s yoga in 2019 and has used the yoga training on a weekly basis in her second grade classroom. She graduated from 200 RYT in 2020 and hit the ground running. Clare has been teaching all around Charlottesville with both children, teens and adults. Clare’s classes are full of music, heat, and lots of powerful sequences to make connections between mind and body.
As a Mom to three children and an elementary classroom teacher, yoga has always been a part of Clare’s life. After a permanent foot injury and major life events that kept her from running, Clare turned to yoga to heal both physically and mentally. She was hooked after taking a hot power vinyasa class and never looked back. Clare became certified in children’s yoga in 2019 and has used the yoga training on a weekly basis in her second grade classroom. She graduated from 200 RYT in 2020 and hit the ground running. Clare has been teaching all around Charlottesville with both children, teens and adults. Clare’s classes are full of music, heat, and lots of powerful sequences to make connections between mind and body.
Emily Wayland-
Emily began practicing yoga in 2014 and initially used it to help manage stress in college and complement her marathon and half marathon training. She fell in love with yoga the more she practiced and developed an appreciation for the challenge of engaging both mind and body as well as the beauty of movement to breath. In the summer of 2020, she completed her 200 Hour Power Vinyasa Teacher Training. Emily brings energy and enthusiasm to her classes and will focus on finding the balance between effort and ease during her flows.
Emily began practicing yoga in 2014 and initially used it to help manage stress in college and complement her marathon and half marathon training. She fell in love with yoga the more she practiced and developed an appreciation for the challenge of engaging both mind and body as well as the beauty of movement to breath. In the summer of 2020, she completed her 200 Hour Power Vinyasa Teacher Training. Emily brings energy and enthusiasm to her classes and will focus on finding the balance between effort and ease during her flows.
Rachael Palm-
Rachael Kesler Palm: Rachael found yoga as a means to process grief, gain perspective and calm, and grow into herself throughout the seasons of life. She is certified to teach prenatal yoga, after completing an 85-hour training program in 2019 with Kelly Cox. She’s also trained to teach a higher intensity fitness class called PowerSculpt. She loves the experience of teaching, and especially loves watching her students embrace their bodies and their power as they challenge themselves and grow stronger.
Rachael Kesler Palm: Rachael found yoga as a means to process grief, gain perspective and calm, and grow into herself throughout the seasons of life. She is certified to teach prenatal yoga, after completing an 85-hour training program in 2019 with Kelly Cox. She’s also trained to teach a higher intensity fitness class called PowerSculpt. She loves the experience of teaching, and especially loves watching her students embrace their bodies and their power as they challenge themselves and grow stronger.
Rebecca Weast-
Rebecca began practicing yoga over a decade ago, in an effort to supplement her rowing workouts in college, and to find some of the fun she had experienced through her childhood in gymnastics. She’s kept a practice through the years to support her mental health through her doctoral work at UVA, and to aid in strength and mobility as she transitioned from running road marathons into running ultra-distance events. After years of practice, she finally took the plunge and completed 200 hour teacher training in early 2020. A firm believer in the value of cross training and finding fun in exercise, she is always looking for new ways to approach her asana practice and teaching. She fills her vinyasa classes with breath, work, flow, stillness and play, and looks forward to meeting you on your mat!
Rebecca began practicing yoga over a decade ago, in an effort to supplement her rowing workouts in college, and to find some of the fun she had experienced through her childhood in gymnastics. She’s kept a practice through the years to support her mental health through her doctoral work at UVA, and to aid in strength and mobility as she transitioned from running road marathons into running ultra-distance events. After years of practice, she finally took the plunge and completed 200 hour teacher training in early 2020. A firm believer in the value of cross training and finding fun in exercise, she is always looking for new ways to approach her asana practice and teaching. She fills her vinyasa classes with breath, work, flow, stillness and play, and looks forward to meeting you on your mat!
Jess Palmer-
The foundations and passion of Jessica’s yoga, pranayama, and meditation practice are rooted in her life-long journey as a long distance runner. Her path led her to pursuing her initial RYT-200 certification in 2015, and she has since then become certified and taught in several different disciplines including children’s yoga, vinyasa, yin, restorative, and prenatal yoga. Jess is continually inspired by the fellow pilgrims she meets both on the road running and on her yoga mat to share a connection of mind, body, and spirit. She leads a quiet and calm practice as an invitation to tune into the core of our being within the collective consciousness and space surrounding us. Jess hopes each of her classes create opportunities for you to connect to your true nature, to find your pace, to feel your breath, and be.
The foundations and passion of Jessica’s yoga, pranayama, and meditation practice are rooted in her life-long journey as a long distance runner. Her path led her to pursuing her initial RYT-200 certification in 2015, and she has since then become certified and taught in several different disciplines including children’s yoga, vinyasa, yin, restorative, and prenatal yoga. Jess is continually inspired by the fellow pilgrims she meets both on the road running and on her yoga mat to share a connection of mind, body, and spirit. She leads a quiet and calm practice as an invitation to tune into the core of our being within the collective consciousness and space surrounding us. Jess hopes each of her classes create opportunities for you to connect to your true nature, to find your pace, to feel your breath, and be.
Leslie Lee-
Leslie is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor who enjoys developing and facilitating yoga classes that are tailored to meet the needs of the student and promote physical and emotional well-being. Once an avid runner, Leslie discovered yoga about 15 years ago when she was looking to increase her flexibility and improve core strength. She soon realized that the benefits of yoga extend far beyond the physical realm of the practice. She credits yoga with bringing presence, peace and balance to her life. She became a certified yoga teacher (CYT-200) in July 2017 through Village Yoga in Duck, NC after retiring from a career as a public school teacher. Her classes reflect her love for two of her greatest life passions: teaching and yoga. She enjoys creating sequences that explore innovative asana combinations while maintaining focus on alignment and breath.
Leslie is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor who enjoys developing and facilitating yoga classes that are tailored to meet the needs of the student and promote physical and emotional well-being. Once an avid runner, Leslie discovered yoga about 15 years ago when she was looking to increase her flexibility and improve core strength. She soon realized that the benefits of yoga extend far beyond the physical realm of the practice. She credits yoga with bringing presence, peace and balance to her life. She became a certified yoga teacher (CYT-200) in July 2017 through Village Yoga in Duck, NC after retiring from a career as a public school teacher. Her classes reflect her love for two of her greatest life passions: teaching and yoga. She enjoys creating sequences that explore innovative asana combinations while maintaining focus on alignment and breath.
Emily Anthony-
Emily began her yoga journey in 2015 while an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia where she quickly became addicted to the physical practice of yoga. After moving to New York City, she decided to build upon her practice by earning her 200-HR YTT from Lyons Den Power Yoga. Emily is very happy to be back in Charlottesville, this time as a graduate student at UVA Darden School of Business, Class of 2023. She is very grateful for her new yoga home at Salute the Sun and is excited for the opportunity to teach alongside so many amazing instructors. You won’t want to miss Emily’s classes, which are unique for how they incorporate sthira sukha—balancing effort and ease—in every movement.
Emily began her yoga journey in 2015 while an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia where she quickly became addicted to the physical practice of yoga. After moving to New York City, she decided to build upon her practice by earning her 200-HR YTT from Lyons Den Power Yoga. Emily is very happy to be back in Charlottesville, this time as a graduate student at UVA Darden School of Business, Class of 2023. She is very grateful for her new yoga home at Salute the Sun and is excited for the opportunity to teach alongside so many amazing instructors. You won’t want to miss Emily’s classes, which are unique for how they incorporate sthira sukha—balancing effort and ease—in every movement.
Katie Begando-
Katie is a graduate student at the UVA Darden School of Business and is extremely grateful that the program brought her to Charlottesville. Katie started her practice seven years ago originally as a tool to help with grief, but immediately discovered how a powerful practice could help (among many things) strengthen her body and quiet a generally anxious mind. She became a certified yoga teacher (CYT-200) in May 2020 through Highland Yoga in Atlanta, Georgia and started teaching soon after. She loves to lead a challenging, powerful practice in hopes of building a moving meditation.
Katie is a graduate student at the UVA Darden School of Business and is extremely grateful that the program brought her to Charlottesville. Katie started her practice seven years ago originally as a tool to help with grief, but immediately discovered how a powerful practice could help (among many things) strengthen her body and quiet a generally anxious mind. She became a certified yoga teacher (CYT-200) in May 2020 through Highland Yoga in Atlanta, Georgia and started teaching soon after. She loves to lead a challenging, powerful practice in hopes of building a moving meditation.
Walker White-
Walker has been practicing yoga since 2010 and initially was interested in improving mobility. His practice has evolved and now focuses on integrating breath and movement in a powerful way. Walker completed his training (CYT-200) with Mimi Rieger and Derek Cook in the spring of 2020 through Flow Yoga Center in Washington, D.C. Walker is a graduate student at the UVA Darden School of Business and before finding Salute the Sun he spent time sharing yoga with other graduate students.
He hopes to challenge others through an athletic style of yoga. In his spare time, Walker enjoys anything outdoors, cycling, and jiu jitsu.
Walker has been practicing yoga since 2010 and initially was interested in improving mobility. His practice has evolved and now focuses on integrating breath and movement in a powerful way. Walker completed his training (CYT-200) with Mimi Rieger and Derek Cook in the spring of 2020 through Flow Yoga Center in Washington, D.C. Walker is a graduate student at the UVA Darden School of Business and before finding Salute the Sun he spent time sharing yoga with other graduate students.
He hopes to challenge others through an athletic style of yoga. In his spare time, Walker enjoys anything outdoors, cycling, and jiu jitsu.
Helen Cohoon-
Mom of three gals and lover of sweat, Helen Cohoon has been practicing yoga and teaching fitness in Charlottesville since 2018. She loves a good beat, the practice of coming together as a community, and above all, believes in the power of sweat as the absolute best way to turn our busy minds off, even if just for a hot minute. When she is not on her mat at STSY in awe of her fellow instructors and yogis, you can find her on her bike at the Green Room where she gets her cardio fix teaching indoor cycle classes. Get together, get sweaty, get happy!
Mom of three gals and lover of sweat, Helen Cohoon has been practicing yoga and teaching fitness in Charlottesville since 2018. She loves a good beat, the practice of coming together as a community, and above all, believes in the power of sweat as the absolute best way to turn our busy minds off, even if just for a hot minute. When she is not on her mat at STSY in awe of her fellow instructors and yogis, you can find her on her bike at the Green Room where she gets her cardio fix teaching indoor cycle classes. Get together, get sweaty, get happy!
Caroline Patterson
Caroline is a 200 hour RYT and completed her training at FlyDog Yoga in August of 2021. She has been practicing yoga since early high school but it was the summer of 2017 when she really became hooked. It was when she realized everything she needed was already within and that yes, she could in fact hold herself up on her own. She fell in love with the Journey Into Power Sequence. Yoga became a way for her to “get it all out.” Her mat became a safe haven, a way to connect with herself and to others. A space for her to come as she was, nothing to prove, no one to impress. A place where she has come back to unravel and create herself for the past 10 or so years. Over and over again.
Caroline is as equally goofy as she is sweet and hopes to create a space where students feel confident, strong and capable. She uses her strength and self-discipline to challenge, inspire and invite curiosity into her students. In addition to power and vinyasa Caroline is also trained in yin yoga as well as barre. When she is not at the studio you can likely find her adventuring in town with her sweet and VERY sassy corgi, Joey Pickles!!
Caroline is a 200 hour RYT and completed her training at FlyDog Yoga in August of 2021. She has been practicing yoga since early high school but it was the summer of 2017 when she really became hooked. It was when she realized everything she needed was already within and that yes, she could in fact hold herself up on her own. She fell in love with the Journey Into Power Sequence. Yoga became a way for her to “get it all out.” Her mat became a safe haven, a way to connect with herself and to others. A space for her to come as she was, nothing to prove, no one to impress. A place where she has come back to unravel and create herself for the past 10 or so years. Over and over again.
Caroline is as equally goofy as she is sweet and hopes to create a space where students feel confident, strong and capable. She uses her strength and self-discipline to challenge, inspire and invite curiosity into her students. In addition to power and vinyasa Caroline is also trained in yin yoga as well as barre. When she is not at the studio you can likely find her adventuring in town with her sweet and VERY sassy corgi, Joey Pickles!!
