Archives: People

  • IDY Team

  • Nielah Burnett

  • Maggie Grandon

    Maggie Grandon

    With a BS in exercise science and a MS in health education and promotion, it was only a matter of time before Maggie found her way to yoga. After earning her ACE Personal Trainer certification, Maggie began looking to group exercise. In 2016, Maggie completed her 200-hour teacher training through YogaFit. Maggie places great emphasis…

  • SWY Staff

  • Gabby DeLorenzo

    Gabby DeLorenzo
  • Maria Pawelczyk

    Maria Pawelczyk

    Maria began teaching with SWY in April of 2018. She loves teaching with Small World Yoga because she enjoys being able to spread yoga to people who may have never had the opportunity to practice yoga otherwise. She loves teaching a class and seeing the same people come back to it because yoga has now…

  • Kristin Gore

    Kristin Gore

    Kristin grew up in Lake of the Ozarks, MO and is happiest outside in nature…especially when a boat and sunshine are involved. Her childhood consisted of all things dance and music, and she moved to Nashville in 2002 to pursue a music business degree at Belmont University. After graduating and starting a family, she discovered…

  • Kimberly Lewis

    Kimberly Lewis

    Kimberly began teaching with SWY in October of 2018. She has taught at the Nashville Recovery Center and other outreach locations. Her favorite part of teaching at these outreach locations is bringing yoga to a community that might not normally have access to it. She tries to teach her students to show themselves grace and…

  • Peter Healy

    Peter Healy

    Peter has been practicing yoga since 2010 and began teaching with Small World Yoga in 2018. He loves being a part of the community that aims to bring yoga to people who need it most.   Peter has taught yoga at KIPP Collegiate High School and with various partners in our community.

  • Sarah Ellis

    Sarah Ellis

    Sarah began practicing yoga at the fitness center in college after a background of dance and cheerleading, thinking she would be “good” at it. She learned very quickly that there is no “good at yoga.” And that’s what made Sarah fall in love with the practice—she was no longer performing for others but instead focusing…