FYTA Board Members

Gwen Hanner, LMHC, ERYT is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and yogi in private practice. Gwen thoughtfully integrates human potential and the psychology of trauma and recovery with meditation and other yogic training. Gwen teaches mindfulness and tranquility meditation and has completed several silent meditation retreats of up to 30 days in length. As an expert in guided imagery and hypnotherapy, […]

Wanda Howe is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga instructor, with 30 years’ teaching experience. She has trained with many international instructors such as Tias Little, Anita Simons, Rodney Yee, David Swenson, Kofi Buscia, Ramanen Patel, Manuso Manos, Ray Long, Erich Schiffman, Aadil Palkivala, Roger Cole & others. Her teaching is alignment based, incorporating the principles […]

Wendy is the owner of Wendy Fit Yoga, Pilates and Personal Training Studio in Palm Harbor Florida. Wendy Fit Yoga is a certified 200 hour Teacher Training School since 2001. Wendy is also an RYT 500hr yoga instructor. She fell in love with the practice of yoga in the early 80’s and began studying with […]

As a working mom and helping to raise two teenage girls in the late 80’s, my life was hectic to say the least. Additionally, my fire-fighter husband worked shift work so balancing school, homework, softball, dance, orchestra, etc. was taking a toll on my nerves. One evening I had had enough and shouted my inability […]

MANAGING DIRECTOR RYT 500, CAP Susan has practiced yoga for over twenty-five years and is a registered yoga teacher at the 500 hour level. Susan’s stressful career as a CPA led her to the benefits of yoga. She reduced her work hours for her baby daughter, and in 2002, received her teacher’s certification from the […]