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Inner
Light Yoga Center
631-574-7734
Teachers
Angela Benvenuto,
Director
Angela, long time Sayville
resident, began studying yoga in New York City years ago while
attending NYU. Her passion and dedication to the practice of yoga
flourished under the loving guidance of her amazing teacher, Patricia
D'Angelo. Although a devoted yoga teacher, Angela is first and
formost a yoga student, always looking to expand her horizons.
With the encouragement of her teacher and loyal students, Angela
opened Inner Light Yoga Center 6 years ago. Inner Light is the
direct reflection of the love and support of many people in Angela's
life.
Angela has three strong,
independent children, Marco, Samantha, and Alex, active and vital
parents, a loving sister, niece, nephew and friends. With the
integration of her loving family and her passionate devotion to
yoga, Angela lives a rare and gifted exisitence. Each day is an
adventure!
Cecille Papia
Cecille comes to Inner
Light after teaching yoga and meditation for more than 20 years.
She is also a licensed massage therapist who has a vast knowledge
in all forms of massage therapy including the new phenomena, hot
rock therapy. Having a massage by Cecille will make you float
on earth!
Cecille has studied
yoga with some of the most prominent yoga masters such as Swami
Kamananda, Swami Bua, Swami Satchidananda and Yogi Desai. Her
unique style and attention to form give her students a complete
yoga experience. We are pleased to add Cecille's Beginner Yoga
, as well as her life altering Meditation Classes.
Kim Stemm
Kim was first introduced
to yoga about 10 years ago when she took Cecille's classes. It
was love at first "Sun Salutation". Since then she has
been studying under the nuturing guidance of Angela and Patricia
D'Angelo with influence from Swami Bua.
Kim has developed her
own flowing eclectic style of Hatha Yoga by combining aspects
of Iyengar Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga. She is also PACE Certified
(People with Arthritis Can Exercise)
and utilizes these therapeutic yoga techniques to help develop
muscle strength and maintain range of motion for arthritis sufferers.
Along with all the instructors
at Inner Light, Kim creates a relaxing environment of non-judgement
and invites students to safely move toward their own potential.
Erin McManus Goeke
Erin McManus Goeke completed
her Hatha Yoga Teacher Certificarion at the Shoshoni & Eldorado
Mountain Ashram in Boulder Colorado. She earned her Somatic Psychology
graduate degree from Naropa University, which provides a contemplative
environment that acknowledges and honors our body's intelligene
for personal growth and awareness through movement in various
settings. Recently at Cornell University, Erin taught a Mindful
Movement and Meditation course, as well as vinyasa yoga and aquatic
conditioning classes. Her love for empowering women is forever
present as she is a trained Doula/childbirth supporter and adores
teaching pregnant women yoga.
Steve Masciopinto
Steve came to Inner
Light as a passionate yoga student. His intense love of yoga grew
and in time, he developed a strong desire to share his passion
of yoga with the students as an instructor. He has created a strong
ability to guide his students down the yoga path with love and
a unique sense of fun that has made his classes unique, challenging
and rewarding for all who attend. Steve is a true yoga zealot!
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