LEAD instructors
Christine Nun
Christine Nun
Christine Nun
Christine Nun, a native of Arizona, graduated Magna Cum Laude from A.S.U. with a B.S. in Business Management and minors in both Latin American Studies and International Business. Over the years, Christine studied wellness programs such as herbalism, nutrition and yoga. Now an ERYT200/500 advanced yoga instructor, she has experienced how transformational yoga has been in her personal life, and it is her passion to bring this to others. She is the founder of an on-site corporate yoga program aimed at empowering employees to embrace a healthier lifestyle and past owner of Yoga Breeze Healing and Wellness Center in Cave Creek, AZ. She is the former Director and educator of a Registered Yoga School for basic and advanced Yoga Teacher training. Christine teaches specialty yoga classes such as Wall Yoga, Aerial Yoga and facilitates classes in Sound Healing and Yoga Nidra. She is certified through the Chopra Center as a Meditation Teacher and Perfect Health: Ayurveda Lifestyle instructor. It is her dream to inspire and empower others to realize their divine nature and live to their fullest potential. She believes Yoga and mindful living is the key to such. “We have the ability to heal ourselves”, she says. Christine continues to deepen her knowledge through teaching, workshops, and intensive certification programs.
Julie Benton
Christine Nun
Christine Nun
Julie has been practicing yoga in the valley for over 15 years and became an instructor in 2010. Prior to teaching yoga, Julie practiced as a psychotherapist and has incorporated many of the philosophies of yoga and psychology into her work. She personally experienced the benefits of treating the body as a whole and deepening the mind-body connection as a conduit for health and healing. She is registered with Yoga Alliance as an Experienced-Registered Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 500.) In addition, she has completed several certification programs and trainings including Yoga for Mental Health, Yoga for Anxiety and Depression, Trauma Informed Yoga, and Children’s Yoga. When she is not studying or teaching yoga, Julie is enjoying the outdoors, hiking, biking, and spending time with her close friends and family.
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Jennifer Cheatle
Jennifer Cheatle
Joy began practicing yoga over twenty years ago. Having a strong interest in dance, she was first attracted to the movement of the poses. She soon learned that there was so much more. The integration of breath, body, and mind brings her a sense of calm energy and well-being that she strives to share with her students. Her goal is for her students to feel good both on and off the mat. An avid storyteller, Joy enjoys relating the ways yoga philosophy may be brought off the mat and integrated into our daily lives. Joy is a 500-level RYT. She is also certified in Amrit Yoga Nidra and has completed additional trainings in pranayama, philosophy, yin yoga, and restorative yoga. She completed both her 200 Hour and 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings at Yoga Breeze Healing and Wellness Center.
Jennifer Cheatle
Jennifer Cheatle
Jennifer Cheatle
Jenn began her yoga journey many years ago when she attended her first yoga class simply because she thought it would be a good addition to her normal exercise routine. She quickly fell in love with it and found that yoga offered some life changing benefits she wasn’t expecting. Practicing offered an opportunity to move the body and focus on the breath. In doing so, she was able to go within, quiet the mind and feel more at peace. More importantly, she discovered that with regular practice it became easier to return to the breath off the mat and experience some of those same benefits.
She graduated from the 200 hour teacher training at Yoga Breeze in 2019. She has a passion for sharing her love of yoga with others. In teaching, she focuses on alignment, breath and movement. She hopes that, in her class, people will feel safe and comfortable to explore all that yoga can offer whether it’s their first yoga class ever or they’ve practiced for many years.
In addition to yoga, Jenn enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 children and their dog. She loves hiking, reading and cooking.