Our Teachers

trauma-sensitive yoga, mindfulness teacher

Trenelle Gabay is a registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, holding a 500-hour certification with Urban Bliss.  She has studied with the House of Dhamma in Thailand practicing mindfulness meditation and healing through the Buddhist lineage.  She holds 75 hours through the Kripalu training of pranayama as well as training with the Lineage Project on trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness.  Her teaching focuses on creative sequencing of connecting postures and breathwork to deepen and balance one’s mind, body and soul.  Trenelle is also the Executive Director of the Carey Gabay Foundation and through the foundation, is a tireless advocate for common sense gun laws in America.  She is an avid devotee to the transformative pathways that are capable through yoga and mindfulness.  She believes that yoga is firstly for individual growth, but through individual growth, society and community develop.

trauma-sensitive meditation teacher, Reiki practitioner, Narcissist trauma, domestic abuse expert

Deanna Nicole Anderson is a healer who teaches meditation to children and adults.  She has trained with Mindful Schools in their ‘Mindful Educator Essentials’ and ‘Difficult Emotions’ courses along with an intensive 6-month ‘Teaching Mindfulness to Children’ course at The Interdependence Project.  She is a Reiki practitioner who holds certifications as a Crystal Healer (CCH) with Krista Mitchell and Reiki I and II with Madalina Blanton in both Japanese and Western lineages.  Along with her work in the Wellness Center, Deanna is a Board Member with the Carey Gabay Foundation.  Her role on the wellness pillar of the Board is to help manage and facilitate workshops to be held at the Wellness Center.  She has trained with the Lineage Project on trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness and is a newly certified Narcissistic Abuse Specialist and plans to hold trauma-sensitive workshops on healing from narcissistic abuse and domestic violence.  Her aim is to inspire and assist others in their journey to healing their full selves, deliberately attuning to their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness.