Samantha has 11 years of teaching experience incorporating yoga, strength training, self-massage, and more.

You'll leave her classes feeling accomplished, stronger, more grounded, and better prepared to care and be present for the people you love.

Melina is the customer support of Yoga Strong. She onboards new clients, keeps members accountable, and helps to celebrate their milestones. Melina also juggles a lot of administrative tasks as a full-time employee at Yoga Strong, and we are grateful to her!

Brittany is a 200-hour Yoga Teacher and also a reiki practitioner that has a gift of meeting people where they are. She started as a student at Yoga Strong then mentored under Samantha after getting her 200-hour training.

She also is a full-time Yoga Strong employee handling a lot of operations and administrative tasks.

Jacquitta began teaching six years ago and loves crafting classes to fit people of all body types.

Jacquitta knows the importance of self-care and emphasizes it in her yoga classes. Jacquitta currently teaches beginner focused classes at Yoga Strong.

Erin has over 2 decades of experience practicing yoga and loves it so much she completed her 200-hr YTT in July 2024 so that she can share that love with others. 

Erin knows the benefits of yoga and the importance of continuing to move as we get older.  She enjoys teaching beginner classes and vinyasa flow classes.

Phelicia is a 500 RYT with 8 years of teaching experience. As a kidney transplant recipient, who previously suffered from chronic kidney disease, she has a passion for preventative care through movement.

Phelicia enjoys the duality of exerting energy and building heat in the body with slowing down, allowing energy to flow back in.

You can find her teaching Level 2 Flow and Restore on Tuesdays at 6:15 PM.

Elizabeth Mills is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with over 20 years of personal practice and more than a decade of teaching experience, dedicated to helping students cultivate strength, balance, and inner peace.

Drawn to yoga initially for its physical benefits and its support in managing anxiety and depression, she discovered a profound connection to its spiritual teachings that transformed her life.

Elizabeth completed her 200-hour yoga certification from the Wilmington Yoga Center in 2019 and has been teaching since 2015.

Katie Howard has taught yoga locally for six years. She has been practicing since her teenage years, when she fell in love with the effects on mind, body, and spirit. Katie spends her days teaching third grade and her weekends, watercolor painting, gardening, and spending time with her husband and two teenage boys.

You can find Katie teaching Level 2 Flow on Monday nights at 7:30 PM.

Doreen comes from a CrossFit and strength-training background, but injuries changed her path and eventually led her to yoga.

Yoga helped her slow down, listen to her body, and build strength in a healthier and more sustainable way.

She is an RYT-200 yoga instructor that trained in Costa Rica with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Iran and a certification in Health & Wellness Coaching.

She is also a health & wellness coach and leads nutrition challenges at Yoga Strong.

Gina completed her 200-hour YTT in 2025 after practicing yoga for more than 2 decades.

She was inspired to begin teaching by the welcoming and supportive Yoga Strong community after attending a Yoga Strong retreat.

She is grateful to have the opportunity to share her love of yoga by teaching students ways to build strength, find balance, and create calm both on and off the mat.