AOM Director / Yoga Instructor

Katie Courlander is the Director of Art of Movement and a dedicated yoga instructor with 10 years of teaching experience and 7 years in yoga studio management. Specializing in vinyasa, meditation, restorative, and yin yoga, Katie creates fun and creative sequences that inspire joy and connection. She is passionate about fostering a strong sense of community and self-awareness in her classes. In addition to group classes, Katie leads yoga teacher trainings, mentors new teachers, and guides transformative yoga retreats. A mom of three, Katie holds a degree in Theatre from VWU, and is ecstatic to be part of the Workhouse family where she can blend her love of movement and the arts on a daily basis.

Pilates Instructor

Annette, a former fitness instructor nominated as 2015's Fit4Mom Instructor of the Year, is a lifelong athlete passionate about guiding others toward a happier life through the transformative power of exercise. Diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease at twenty-three, often associated with older adults, Annette found solace in Pilates, reclaiming mobility, flexibility, and the ability to walk. Her intentional practice centers on individual needs, blending humor and encouragement. Annette's journey not only overcomes physical challenges but also reflects the resilience of the human spirit.

Mindful Moving Kids

Beth Hardy is the founder/owner of Mindful Moving Kids, LLC. After earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and neuroscience from Wake Forest University, and Master’s and Education Specialist degrees from Radford University, Beth has practiced as a licensed school psychologist for over 15 years. Given her own yoga practice and research proving the positive results of yoga for children, she became a certified yoga instructor in 2018. Using her expertise in childhood development, learning theory, and mental health, Beth has provided yoga and mindfulness programming to kids and adolescents, using breathwork, body postures, and games to improve confidence, promote physical wellbeing, and practice self-regulation skills. You can find out more about Beth and Mindful Moving Kids, or contact Beth directly, through her website: www.mindfulmovingkids.com.

Dance / Barre / Yoga Instructor

Believing that dance is both innately personal and extremely social, Cameron's approach to teaching focuses on bringing all parts of the mind and body into harmony with one another and within our space. Cameron's connection to movement is fueled in knowing that dance belongs to every body, and she works to bring access to anyone who wishes to move! Cameron has taught movers aged 4 months to 99 years, and she has additional training in teaching dance to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Also a barre instructor and a certified yoga teacher, Cameron hopes to meaningfully connect with every individual who shares space with her in the studio.

Carol Stehl aspires to convey to yoga students the treasures of self-awareness, inner balance, and healing she has found through yoga. The body-mind-spirit connection is an integral part of her teaching, with particular emphasis on the breath as the connector. Carol loves guiding yoga explorers on their yoga journey while emphasizing the importance of following one's own inner teacher. Carol holds Yoga Alliance’s RYT® 500 E-RYT® 200 and YACEP® certifications. In addition, she is a certified SOMA (Science of Mindful Awareness) meditation teacher and a certified Katherine Roberts Yoga for Golfers® teacher.

Pilates / Yoga Instructor

Carol has worked in the fitness industry since 1994. Certified through ACE and AFAA for personal training/group exercise, and a full Pilates certification through STOTT Pilates(Merrithew). Carol also holds certifications in Surfset and Bodyblade.

Yoga Instructor

Carolyn is a former military child and recent transplant from New Braunfels Texas. She studied Yoga with the primary goal of making yoga and meditation accessible to veterans. She is currently on the board of Warriors at Ease and wrote a book during the pandemic called True Feathers: A Warrior's reflection on Healing and Peace. She hopes that every student who takes her class leaves feeling refreshed, relaxed, and balanced.

Tai Chi Instructor

Dan Moody is a retired 20-year USMC veteran and a student of martial arts beginning as a teenager. A fan of all forms of physical fitness, from resistance training to hiking the Shenandoah mountains, with Tai Chi being part of an overall fitness program.

Qigong / Tai Chi Instructor

Dawn Li, Ph.D. has practiced Tai Chi, Qigong, and meditation for over twenty years. The benefits she experienced led her on a path of natural healing where she studied Tai Chi under Jiachang Yang.

Dawn has developed a distinctive style through her eight years of teaching. She inspires learners to discover their own flow and tune in to their body’s wisdom and healing power. She brings chants, music, poetry, and calligraphy to her practice and teaching of popular forms of qigong and Tai Chi such as Ba Duan Jin and Yang Style Tai Chi.

Yoga Instructor

Debby is a certified yoga instructor with many years of yoga experience as well as an established private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has had extensive training in the healing power of the breath both from the yoga and mental health perspectives.

Dance Instructor

Dianne founded Occoquan’s Rockledge Assembly of English Country Dancers in 2015, following three decades as a heritage preservation specialist. She learned English Country Dance (“ECD”), made popular by Jane Austin movies and shows like Hamilton, Bridgerton, and Queen Charlotte, at historic Alexandria’s Gadsby Tavern, which houses the ballroom where George Washington danced. Dianne has since taught ECD on cruise ships, at schools, and in senior centers. Dianne also dances at local craft fairs and regional balls. ECD is a graceful, communal dance form, fun for the whole family (no partners required!).

Pilates / Yoga Instructor

Since retiring from a ‘desk job’, Edie has found her work happiness teaching and learning about yoga and Pilates. She feels so lucky to be doing what she is doing now and loves teaching classes and working in private training with individuals on a one-to-one basis. Edie has trained on all types of Pilates equipment and has over 500 hours of certified yoga training. When she is not working in the studio, Edie enjoys hiking and bicycling and experiencing the world at a slightly slower pace.

Sound Healer

Iris McCray is a certified Sound Healer conducting sacred Sound Healing Sessions and Sound Baths in Virginia and Maryland since 2019. She comes to us from her ‘Sound Temple’ in Manassas, VA where she lives with her husband and her abundant instrument collection. Iris is divinely guided by the pure intent to serve for the Highest Good. This enables her to create the vibrational environment conducive to healing through elevated states of consciousness while being grounded.

Music Theater Jazz Dance Instructor

Jackie Madejski is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist hailing from Western New York (Go Bills). Since receiving her degree in musical theatre from Catholic University in 2016, Jackie has performed with Open Circle Theatre, Waterfront Playhouse, Great Plains Theatre, Missoula Children's Theatre, Prince George's Shakespeare in the Park, and Workhouse Arts Center (All Together Now!, The Art of Murder, The Who's Tommy, Every Brilliant Thing). A life-long lover of theatre and dance, Jackie draws on her training in jazz, tap, ballet, and modern when teaching and choreographing for musical theatre. She hopes her students leave her class not only with a great workout, but having told a story through movement.

Rowing Instructor

Linda is a Certified Rowing Instructor. She loves rowing because it works 85% of your body muscles at the same time—90% if you smile. So come have some rowing fun with Linda!

Belly Dance Instructor

Sonia Monson has been belly dancing for over 30 years and teaching belly dance for 23 years. She was a Dance/Fitness Instructor and Choreographer for the Norfolk Parks and Recreation from 1998 to 2018. She joined the Art of Movement team at the Workhouse Art Center in 2019. Belly Dance styles Sonia has taught include cabaret, folkloric, tribal, and world fusion. Dance prop instruction includes dancing with a veil, fan veil, cane, finger cymbals, sword, and lights. Her main mission is to help women of all ages find mental and physical health through dance.