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The Om Store is filled with Yoga items to help the novice or experienced Yogi, including books, yoga mats, rugs, Yogitoes, yoga mat bags, meditation cushions, DVD's, music, and other unique items. We also sell freedom-to-move clothing from companies such as Prana, Be Present, Shiva Shakti and Balance, as well as other fun yoga tees and tops.  Look for our on-line store soon!

Trace Sahaja Bonner is the Founder/Director of Holy Cow Yoga Center. She began her practice 16 years ago, and is a certified advanced Integral Yoga Instructor (influenced by Sri Swami Satchidananda). Having studied in India and the U.S., Trace Sahaja continues to draw from a variety of great teachers in the west. She continues to take workshops with a host of contemporary Yoga instructors and deepen her personal understanding of Yoga. Yoga is about having fun with the journey, so she enjoys bringing her lighthearted teaching style to all levels of hatha classes, teacher trainings, as well as in workshops on meditation, breathing and the Yoga Sutras.

Beth Bharati Rice is trained in multi-disciplinary styles including, Sivananda, Tantric, Viniyoga and Iyengar. She has been devoted to her yoga practice for 20 years, and is a senior yoga instructor and co-teacher trainer at Holy Cow Yoga Studio. Her strengthening vinyasa flow is injected with compassionate adjustments and subtle energy work that helps to create openness in the asanas. Her teachings have been been expanded and influenced by teacher trainings with Gary Kraftsow, Aadil Palkhivala, Rod Stryker and Kofi Busia. Beth Bharati is also a massage therapist and has a women's only practice, which incorporates Craniosacral therapy. She loves infusing the two healing arts of Yoga and Massage.

TD Rykard discovered the positive benefits of yoga by regularly attending classes through a nearby gym with teacher Suzanne Goldston. He took his practice to the next level by studying at Holy Cow Yoga Center and completing the Teacher Training program with Trace Sahaja Bonner & Beth Rice in May 2004. He has continued to broaden his teaching skills through workshops with Cyndi Lee, Stephanie Keach, Erich Schiffmann, Doug Keller and most recently with Paul Grilley. Inspired by these wonderful teachers, TD's classes focus on a combination of Yin poses & moderately paced vinyasa, and he strives to create a classroom environment of playfulness, acceptance and discovery.

Maryellen Gibson has been in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years. After graduating from the College of Charleston, she worked for The Firm, graduated from MUSC's School of Nursing in 1991 and was certified by Goodbodies Pilates in Dallas Texas. She continued on the mind-body path and began practicing yoga in 2000. Convinced by the powerful spiritual and physical benefits of yoga, she completed The Holy Cow Teacher Training. She enjoys meshing her knowledge of the body through Pilates and applying it to her yoga teaching. She is honored to be a part of the Holy Cow family.

Linda Shoyer has come to the practice of Yoga after a long journey which took her from a background of dance, teaching aerobics and strength training both in her native Philadelphia and in Charleston, where she has lived for the last 12 years. In April 2004, she completed her Teacher Training at Holy Cow Yoga and has enriched her life beyond expectation. Her interest lies in the benefits and practice of gentle and restorative Yoga for everyone, and she is pleased to have an opportunity to teach at Holy Cow.

First seeking yoga as simply exercise and a way to relieve stress, Ken Immer began an earnest daily practice in February 2003. Quickly discovering the vast benefits of a daily yoga practice, Ken sought to deepen his understanding of the asanas and yoga philosophy by enrolling in the teacher training program here at Holy Cow. Becoming certified in May 2004, Ken is registered with the Yoga Alliance, and is eager to share his life changing experiences with others. Ken is also an experienced freelance Chef and enjoys cooking for others, and teaching vegetarian cooking techniques.

Anna Ishwari Cox is trained in Integral yoga, and completed her teacher certification at Satchidananda Ashram in 2003. She has a gentle approach to the hatha practice, emphasizing breath awareness and finding a sense of relaxation in each posture. The overall sense of well-being and balance that yoga provides has given her a deep respect for the practice. She enjoys sharing the path and feels honored to witness students discover the benefits. Anna is registered through the Yoga Alliance and the Integral Yoga Teacher's Association. She values being a part of the Holy Cow community.

Kat Hendrix began studying Buddhist philosophy, meditation and pranayama over twenty years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. She began practicing the physical asanas of yoga in 1996 and completed her teacher training in Spring 2005. Kat's classes emphasize steadiness and strength with a focus on slow, flowing movement connected by breath. Kat encourages students to develop an awareness of their own energetic rhythms as they practice. Outside the studio, she finds a regular yoga practice also benefits her other interests such as surfing, ceramic sculpting, writing and rock climbing. Kat is a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance and holds a PhD in public health.

Kristi Barnes began her yogic studies in high school when her mother took her to a class in a neighboring town. Having spent the previous ten years studying dance, she then spent the next twelve immersed in art, dance, yoga, and movement therapy. After becoming a momma herself, and inspired by the gift her own mother had given her, she completed her children's Yoga teacher training with Shakta Kaur Khalsa at Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her passion for the study of mind-body modalities reignited, Kristi completed the Holy Cow teacher training program and the Nia White Belt over the next two years. Amazed by the transformative powers of her own experience, she is honored to share the journey with such an amazing community.

Amy Quesenbery discovered yoga in 1999, although she has had a shoulderstand practice for much longer. As a child, she would go up into the pose and hang out for what seemed like hours, gazing at her feet, imagining that she was standing on the ceiling. As an adult, she has reconnected with her inner yogini, and spends a good bit of time gazing at her feet and standing on the ceiling. The only difference is that now she knows that turning the world upside down is called Sarvangasana and she gets to teach other people how to do it. Amy graduated from the Holy Cow Teacher Training program in February 2006 and is delighted to be part of the Holy Cow community.

Steven Rudra Willard came to yoga about twelve years ago as a supplement to his very western running and weight-lifting regimen. As he began to reap the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of yoga, he eventually hung up his running shoes and put the weights back on the rack! One of the aspects that has kept Steven consistently on the mat is yoga's ability to develop an attitude of "nowness", being present in the moment and the practice. Steven completed Holy Cow's nine month 200 hour Teacher Training program. He brings humor, lightheartedness and a sense of fun to his classes.

Michele Aramati Wilson originally came to Yoga class for stress relief, and she quickly fell in love with all aspects of the practice. She finds that Yoga connects body, breath, mind & spirit for a deep experience of well-being and peace. Having discovered her practice later in life, she has deep compassion for those just beginning their Yoga journeyand those with physical limitations. Michele's teaching is inspired by the Yin practice, and she hopes to bring a sense of gentle calmness (and a light sense of humor!) to her classes. Michele completed her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training here at Holy Cow Yoga Center, and is grateful to be a part of the Holy Cow community.

Message From the Director

It is the beginning of a new year, filled with hopes of a better world. It is amazing to see that yoga continues its popularity in this country. And as it grows, we find that through yoga, people are learning how to be better people and better stewards of the world around us. My teacher, Swami Satchidananda, expresses that it is our duty to be easeful within ourselves -- this means to discover our inner radiance and confidence. It is our duty to be peaceful in all conditions. How can we be at peace within if our outward actions condone or involve non-peaceful acts? It is our duty to be useful in our lives, to ask, “How can I serve humanity?” At Holy Cow Yoga Center, we inspire our students and ourselves to be easeful, peaceful, and useful, and each class offers us opportunities to do that by making our bodies optimum (for our birthright is we-llness, not i-llness) and our minds steady (for through a steady mind, all is possible). We invite you to join us on your yoga adventure.
Trace Sahaja Bonner, Director

Eden Fonvielle, LMT graduated from Southeastern School of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy in December 2000. She specializes in Swedish, Full Body, Deep Relaxation, coupled with the option of aromatherapy. Contact for appt at 843-708-4816.

Maureen Donahue is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Usui Shiki Rhoyo Reiki Master.  She graduated from Southeastern School of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy in October of 2002.  She is a proud member of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. Contact for appt at 843-327-4761.

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Jeremiah Evers is a graduate of the Rolfing Institute in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to rolfing, he has taught yoga for the last six years and draws from this movement experience to help reeducate people to use their body in healthier ways as they engage in their daily lives. He is committed to creating a safe environment for people to access their own healing potential, connect more deeply with their bodies and facilitate growth toward a fuller expression of their authentic self. Contact for appt. at 843-670-2882.

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Andrew Anastassiou has been involved in the health and wellness industry for over 12 years, and has a certification in nutritional counseling. His specialty is assisting those who want to know how to bring about health, wellness and a stronger immune system through supplementation, herbs and making dietary lifestyle changes. He also has a broad knowledge of nutritional healing and weight loss. Contact for appt. at 843-475-9497

Kate Hudson discovered the grace of a devoted yoga practice ten years ago. She completed the 200 hour Teacher Training program at Holy Cow Yoga Center in August 2003, and she is now a registered Yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance. She is grateful to her teachers, and she hopes to share their energy, wisdom, and compassion through her classes. She is honored to be a member of the Holy Cow community.

Marty Crocker has been teaching yoga and practicing thai yoga massage for the last 8 years.  His specialty is Thai Yoga Massage, where he likes to combine the essentials of Thai massage with deep yoga adjustments and some specific muscle work.  The healing art of Thai Yoga Massage is a unique and powerful system of yoga therapy which combines rhythmic massage, acupressure, yogic stretching exercises, gentle twisting, energy work and meditation. Its purpose is to bring the receiver deeper into balance and harmony for health, happiness and wellness of being.  Contact for appt. at 843-368-1467 or email him: martycrocker@gmail.com