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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join Kristina
on Sunday from 9:30 to 10:45am for Allow It to Be Easy
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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join Ally
Restore & Thai on Sunday from 11:30am to 1:00pm monthly
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Rest & Restore Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10:45am
​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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join Yuriko for Mindful Nature Immersions this Spring and Summer
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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join Solans
Evening
Wednesday Evenings 6:00 to 7:15pm
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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join Lucy for Friday Fluid Flow , a Friday Evening series, from 5:00 to 6:00pm
and Saturday Mornings for Sunrise Vinyasa from 9:00 to 10:15am
SHELBY
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Shelby has been practicing yoga on her own for over a decade and even shares this passion with her six year old daughter. She enjoyed it so much - she became a certified children's yoga instructor. She has been teaching outside of her home for a little over a year ago. She loves that she can teach children the importance of mindfulness, breathwork, and yoga in a way that is playful, fun, and with friends. She preaches the science behind yoga and how it can help children (and adults) with anxiety, focus, and even increase self confidence.
Additionally, she has an associates in early childhood development. Currently, she is enrolled in a bachelors for holistic nutrition and will go on to getting her masters in integrative nutrition. She hopes to work in pediatric holistic medicine. In the meantime, she plans to complete coursework in breathwork, sound healing, and aromatherapy and hopes to tie them in with her classes.
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Join Shelby for Children Discovering the Magic of Yoga
Saturdays from 11:00am to 12:00pm
June 1
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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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Join Aase for Pre & Postnatal Yoga: Needs of Your Body
Saturday mornings again soon
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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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join Crystal for Traditional Asana Thursday Evenings from 5:30 to 6:45pm
and again for
Yin from 7 to 8pm
JENNA​
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I am 200 hour RYT certified with the Yoga and Ayurveda center. I was introduced to yoga in my early teens and came back to the practice during a time when I needed a sense of comfort and grounding most. This practice changed my life in a way that I cannot verbalize - and I’d love to be a guide for those that are open to experiencing this same thing. Yoga provided me with a space to feel safe in my being, and I communicate that same message to my classes. I am always seeking opportunities to learn and grow more; while my classes are a space for me to lead others through practice, it’s also a space for me to learn from those who practice with me. I am, always have been, and forever will be a student of life and love. Presently, I am working towards a certification in leading meditation. My passion lies in helping others towards a path of self love, self compassion, and self contentment through meditation and yoga practices.
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​join Jenna for Morning Momentum Friday Morning from 9:30 to 10:45am
and
Decompress & Recharge Vinyasa Friday for your Noon to 1:00pm Reset
RACHAEL
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Rachael Pletz LMT Is a Berks county local who has been studying human science and practicing massage since 2013. Rachael studied at The New York College of Health In NYC before returning to PA In 2019. She has been teaching massage and human sciences at the European Medical School of Massage In Reading, PA. She is incredibly passionate about the art of touch and even more so about helping others and her students on their journey to becoming therapists.
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