Sheila Wenzel

Sheila combines over 20 years of yoga study and teaching experience. Her first certification was with Stephanie Keach of Asheville Yoga Center. Later she completed a E-RYT 500-hour certification through Triad Yoga Institute with Terry Brown. In 2019 Sheila received Prajna Yoga SATYA Teacher Certification with Tias and Surya Little in Santa Fe, NM and most recently she completed the Prajna Yoga 330-Hour Teacher Certification, Therapy Concentration. 

Sheila is a guess staff member with the Triad Yoga Institute 200-Hour Teacher Training Certification program. She has studied with and been inspired by Djuna Devereau, Aadil Palkhivala, Julie Gudmestad, Nicolai Bachman, Baxter Bell, and Indu Arora. Her current study and primary influences are with Terry Brown and Tias and Surya Little. 

Sheila's classes are grounded in the principles of alignment, therapeutics, and subtle body training. Her passion and specialty are combining Yoga and SATYA (Sensory Awareness Training). SATYA is like a combination of dance, yin yoga, Feldenkrais, and myofascial release developed by her teachers Tias and Surya Little of Prajna Yoga.

Qualifications: 

Certified SATYA Teacher with Prajna Yoga 

Certified 300-Hour Teacher with Prajna Yoga, Therapy Concentration 

E-RYT-500 - Experienced registered Yoga teacher with 500 hours of formal training

C-IAYT, Certified Yoga Therapist with The International Association of Yoga Therapist

Certified with Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga Levels 1 & 2 Training with Dr. Arielle Schwartz and The Embody Lab 

Certified Osteoporosis Teacher with Yoga vs Osteoporosis & Scoliosis

YACEP - Yoga Alliance certified education provider

Trauma-Sensitive Training - Mona Flynn, Life Fit Yoga

Currently Enrolled: The Resilient Heart: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certification Course

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant 

  "Combines knowledge of body with sensitive spiritual nature" 

“For almost 10 years I have enjoyed & benefited from having Sheila Wenzel as my yoga teacher. She combines her extensive knowledge of the human body with her sensitive spiritual nature. Her training in SAYTA has added another meaningful dimension to our practice. Additionally, Sheila is just an adorable-fantastic human being." - Sandy Cook