KRISTINA | FOUNDER
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After a twenty plus year career spent in the field of corporate wellness, from coaching to developing and managing company-wide programs primarily designed to deal with the every day topics of stress and chronic pain, I found myself at a place in my life when it became clear I could no longer put off dealing with my own. It was only then, in that distinctly empty and terrifying moment, that I finally slowed down just enough to get that what I was missing was simply EVERYTHING. That someone, something in my life that I’d always thought needed to change, was in fact, me. No longer could it wait until tomorrow, the next day or next year, it needed to be right now. Given my field of expertise, it was hardly a proud moment much less a joyful revelation.
Until I realized for the first time, in a long time, I could breathe.
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​Eventually, it led me back home to Berks County, and to a concept that was routinely reinforced throughout my career in corporate wellness. As heavily invested as much of the world is in the preferred methodology and science of western medicine, it does not, in fact, provide any real solution or relief for the way too many people feel. It was from this point that Double Sunrise began to take root, eventually becoming what we are today, and continues to evolve, as we thoughtfully explore our collective perception of wellness and healing.
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Walk in, and you will instantly recognize the look and feel of a traditional yoga studio. Stay, and I believe you will discover so much more. Whether it’s a safe place to explore something new, reconnect with your body and your practice, or simply present yourself the time and space to breathe, there’s magic that happens here. And the only requirement is that you show up.
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ALLY
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Ally is a certified Reiki Master, certified Yoga Teacher, Thai Bodywork Therapist, and Ordained Minister of the Order of Melchizedek through the Sanctuary of the Beloved. She studied yoga at Kula Kamala Ashram. Through her years of study, she learned to hone her intuitive nature and use it to help heal those around her. Her philosophy and mission for providing healing, loving energy to all, guides her healing sessions and classes. With the goal of empowering one's self to gain greater intuitive strength, Ally guides and educates to enlighten everyone to their highest and best good.
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​YURIKO
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Yuriko has found that her practice provides her the opportunity to shift her mindset and to focus on the opportunities available in each moment. She loves sharing her transformative and supportive practice with others. This love began in college, when she attended her first class. She found herself coming back to her practice in 2010, where she learned how it could help support her through major life and career changes. In 2017 she graduated from the Shri Yoga 200 Hour Teaching Program led by Pam Guido.
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In addition to teaching yoga, she holds a M.S. in Clinical Psychology and is a KonMari™ certified professional home organizer. Both yoga and KonMari™ have helped her to accept who she is in this moment and to express gratitude for the people and things in her life. Yoga provides her with an opportunity to steady her mind, as well as bring her thoughts and intentions into alignment.
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SOLANS
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Sol is a Pita energy Multi-Level Hatha Yoga teacher. She received her 200 hours RYT certification from The Hot Yoga Studio of Virginia Beach in 2014, and has taught a wide variety of yoga classes since. Sol has experience teaching Vigorous Vinyasa Flows; Power Yoga Flows; Mellow Hatha Flows; Restorative yoga; Traditional Hot Yoga Series; Hot Vinyasa Flows; and etc. In 2019, Sol started practicing and fell in love with Jiu Jitsu. Since then, she has transformed her teaching to help athletes and martial artists recover from training. Sol classes are designed to meet the specific needs of the student, regardless of your background or current athletic (or not athletic) needs. Sol is very hands on and loves to help you explore the practice of unifying the breath, the mind and the body, thru Asana and Pranayama practice.
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LUCY
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Lucy is an artist and yogi. Her yoga journey began in 2018, when she found the spiritual and physical benefits of the practice to be life-changing. Lucy completed her 200 hour YTT in 2021 with Jamie Surya in Piermont NY, and has been teaching in her communities ever since! Lucy is a graduate of Cornell University and the New York Academy of Art, where she received a broad education in topics including visual art, human anatomy, religious studies, and ancient cultures. She is a lifelong student of yogic philosophy, and is passionate about sharing traditional and esoteric wisdom to help make sense of our modern world. meaningful way.
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LaTasha
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LaTasha is a licensed professional counselor and trauma-informed yoga instructor who started her yoga journey a number of years ago for the same reason that many get on the mat...fitness. Little did she know that yoga would open the door to meditation and encourage the union of mind, body, and soul. LaTasha believes in the healing nature of the 8 limbs of yoga, which have helped empower her along the continuous journey of self-development. Her mission as a teacher is to create classes that promote inclusion, enhance confidence, and contribute to an authentic and empowered way of being!
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AASE
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Aase (pronounced “ACE-uh”) is excited to return to teaching after a 2+ year pandemic hiatus. In that time, she finished her Doctorate in Physical Therapy, started working in pelvic floor PT, grew and birthed a beautiful son, and moved back to the Reading area with her partner and their dog. She completed her Yoga Teacher Training at Power Yoga Works in Malvern, PA in 2014, though she started her yoga journey as a kid with an old Baron Baptiste VHS tape in the living room.
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CRYSTAL
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Crystal started her journey with yoga in 2012 through a traditional hot sequence. In addition to her hatha practice, she attended a meditation group rooted in the lessons of Thich Nhat Hanh and was blessed to have spent time at Blue Cliff Monastery. In 2018, she graduated from Evolation's 500+ hour yoga teacher training in Santa Barbara, CA focusing on vinyasa and "hot" yoga. In 2022, she graduated from Yin Teacher Training under the direction of Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati from Kula Kamala Ashram where Crystal has been a student since 2016 and continues to practice and volunteer. In 2024, she completed Dave Swenson's 40-hour Ashtanga teacher training. She has taught hundreds of hours since completing her first teacher training and genuinely believes in the subtle science of yoga. Crystal works to ignite people's natural abilities to heal themselves and encourages you to pursue your goals, in and outside of class, with integrity, purpose, and compassion for self and others. She considers her personal story a product of the profound properties of yoga and is honored to hold space for others as they struggle or stride through whatever life is presently offering.
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