Yoga found Whitni Miller 4 years ago. She was seeking a way to claim her body back after having her son, but what she found was to claim back her mind. Whitni has been practicing under two mentors, both with dynamically different styles (Christina Gerdes /Viniyoga and Philip Clift/Ashtanga). She enjoys weaving their contrasts, the intention of linking breath, and with movement to find stillness. Her fascination with yoga sparks from the magic found there.
Whitni holds certifications as a NASM personal trainer and an animal flow level 1 instructor. Her daily practices are yogic on and off the mat. In October 2019, she completed the 21-month Path Program at Renegade Yoga Center and is, currently, enrolled in Philip Clift's facilitator training program. Outside the studio she enjoys hiking, rock climbing, and studying different movement styles.

Ethan Brewer, local entrepreneur and owner of hairpeace since 1996, came to yoga with aches, pains, and plenty of stress after 20+ years in the service industry as a busy hairstylist and salon manager. His first yoga teacher landed in his styling chair as a salon guest at a very critical time in his career. Ethan
had very specific requests such as learning to control stress and mental fluctuations using the breath, while looking for a therapeutic approach to pain management and strengthening the body. This journey sparked a hunger to learn more, and Ethan completed his first 200-hour yoga training at Nosara Yoga
Institute in Costa Rica in January of 2014. His awakening transformed an occasional practice into a new
way of experiencing and living life. His new passion for yoga (and Costa Rica’s excellent surfing!) led to additional trainings, while continually fending off requests to teach yoga publicly. By March of 2018 Ethan had completed well over 500 hours of yoga training, vowing at graduation that he would not pass
another chance to share the practice he had come to love with others. That request came very shortly after, and Ethan has been teaching Yin Yoga and Power Flow at Renegade since June. Enjoy his midweek
relaxing Yin yoga 7:30 every Wednesday evening, and watch for him to pop up on the schedule teaching Power Yoga as needed.

Heather is a certified safe space holder, earning her Y12sr Certification in 2019.

Y12SR “connects the dots” between the ancient wisdom of yoga, the practical tools of 12-step programs, and the latest research on trauma healing and neurobiology. As part of a holistic recovery program, it works in tandem with traditional treatment to address the physical, mental and spiritual disease of addiction.

The program serves people recovering from all manifestations of addiction, from behavioral addictions to substance abuse – creating a safe place on the mat where trauma can be released. It also supports those who are impacted by a loved one’s addiction.

 

Heather earned her 200 RYT certification in 2015 at a Baptiste inspired program in Knoxville. She quickly fell in love with yoga when she first attended a basic workshop with her mother who had been begging her for years to try yoga with her. Heather is eager to share all the amazing benefits of yoga with her students through Power yoga. She truly believes that yoga is healing in all aspects of life and that it is all about progression not perfection. Heather has found that yoga practice truly brought her out of the dark and saved her life.