Be Unlimited Yoga - Instructors

In this section you can find out a little bit about our Teachers, their experience and what moves them.

Lexi Paulos is a 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified instructor, having trained in Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Core Strength Vinyasa, and Karma Kids Yoga. Lexi began her yoga journey over fifteen years ago in Utah, but started her path to teaching in 2006 through her training with Sonic Yoga in New York City.  She is infinitely grateful for her teachers Johanna Aldrich (her inspiration for poetry in motion), Lauren Hanna (who guided Lexi to the subtle), Jonathan Fields (who taught her to embrace her western business mind and know the anatomy!) and Sadie Nardini (the teacher who taught Lexi to dive to her core and teach from her heart.) Lexi continues to work toward her 500-hour certification, studying throughout the country with inspirational instructors, as well as here at home in Wilmington.  Lexi believes yoga is a gift to be celebrated and shared and that every moment is another beautiful opportunity to practice.  Visit www.lexipaulos.com for more information.

Becca wants to share her joy of yoga with everyone she meets.  Committing her life to yoga as service for the planet, she hopes to help the planet  heal from within.   Believing in the concept of "think globally act locally" she wants to bring the community together on their yoga mats.  Rebeccas approach to yoga is heartfelt and playful as she incorporates Hatha, Bhakti, and Karma yoga into her classes, cleansing and healing the body mind and spirit . Her teaching style is influenced by Anusara and Vinyasa traditions, with a very grounding heart opening approach focusing on alignment and awareness both on and off the mat. She began teaching in 2008 and was Certified in 2009 as a Yoga teacher. Becca continues her study of yoga on and off the mat, Currently working towards her degree in massage and bodywork.

Leslie Elwood discovered yoga in 2006 after suffering a competitive sports injury. The connection was instant and led Leslie along the heart opening path of yoga to becoming a certified teacher in 2011. Leslie celebrates the inherent strength of the human body with a power vinyasa style that combines a focus on the breath with joyful movement, for a deeply empowering yoga experience. Having always lived close to the ocean, Leslie honors the healing essence of water and also leads  Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga classes. “My yoga mat is my island of peace. I am forever grateful to have yoga in my life and feel blessed to be able to share this ancient practice with my community.”

Amanda came to yoga in 2010 during her pregnancy to learn breathing, focusing, and meditation techniques to assist with childbirth. She returned after the birth of her son with the initial intention of losing baby weight. What she found was an outlet to release the anxiety of being a new mom and a healthy way to cope with post-partum depression. Being a mental health professional, Amanda noticed parallels between yoga and coping skill techniques that she practiced with her clients. This was Amanda’s motivation to take her 200 hr teacher training in 2011. Amanda integrates positive thinking, self-affirmations, and visualization in her yoga teaching; as well as, asana and pranayama in her mental health career. “I believe that we all have the ability to have happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. Sometimes we just need guidance on how to use these skills to heal from the inside out.”

“I came to yoga relatively late in life. A small part of me regrets that but for the most part I’m grateful. I think it was important and necessary for me to get through a long and sometimes ugly stretch of woods before I could come out into the open air. A day doesn’t go by now that I’m not thankful for the good fortune that led me down this path.”  Holler moved to Wilmington from NYC in the early nineties and began practicing yoga shortly thereafter. In 2001 he received his teacher training and became board certified through Yoga Alliance. Over the years he has studied with Bhagavan Das, Eddie Stern, David Swenson, Annie Pace, David Life and Sharron Gannon.   Primarily an Ashtangi, Holler’s classes are strongly rooted in that tradition. He leads a slow meditative vinyasa flow class and places a strong emphasis on correct breathing and bhanda connection. “Asana without these other two elements is just exercise. It’s only when the three are joined together and work in harmony with one another that yoga can happen.”   Holler has been a vegan for more than 25 years. “I have always believed that the lives of other species we share the earth with are just as precious to them as our own lives are to us. As humans it is our responsibility to protect their rights, to stand up and speak out in the face of all forms of injustice, including speciesism.

Since 2002 Larry has dedicated his life to the study and teaching of yoga. His path has lead him to met and practice with the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois founder of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and KPJAYI in Mysore India who passed away 2009, and to take practice /study with his teacher Sri R. Sharath Jois in Mysore India. Larry continues his US studies with Annie Pace in Crestone CO and David Keil  in Miami FL who has given him more insight on the practice of Ashtanga through a closer look at the anatomy and adjustments. Larry believes there is always room to learn within the system of Ashtanga ,you are always a student.

Larry teaches within the tradtion Sri K. Pattabhi Jois- better known as Guruji had taught and Sri R.Sharath continues to teach.Firm but with understanding learning the student and their needs. Led practice will be called in Sanskrit as well as traditional counting method.Mysore practice is at your own pace this is self practice I am here to assist you but its up to you to put the work and dedication into your practice. I encourage practitioners to learn to trust themselves as well as their practice and to remember,”Practice and all is coming.” (Sri K.Pattabhi Jois) . Remember the” all is coming “does not just pertain to your asana its includes how you grow as a yogi and the person you become. Do not always think of the physical. Larry wishes to thank his wife Sita Dale for her loving support and encouragement and for her assistance with Mysore practice at the home Shala which opened Sept 28 2011. Please check kpjayi.org for better understanding of Mysore style practice.

Tara attended her first yoga class in 2003 and immediately loved the feelings of relaxation and mental clarity she would have at the end of each savasana. This led her to the beautiful beaches of Nosara, Costa Rica where she received her 200 hour teaching certification with Don and Amba Stapleton. Tara returned to Wilmington focused on sharing and spreading the compassion and inner contentment that yoga brings to its practitioners. Inspired by Kristin Cooper Gulak and by the yoga community as a whole, Tara believes that being truly flexible means having an open heart and an adaptable mind as well as a limber body. "Like a tree, we have to find our roots, only then can we bend in the wind"