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STAN ANDRZEJEWSKI is the founder of Greater Baltimore Yoga. He was certified in the Iyengar tradition in 1988 while a student of John Schumacher, but now considers Victor van Kooten as his main inspiration. He integrates 34 years of experience as a physical therapist into his 21 years of teaching yoga. He works with people with orthopedic and neurologic problems in his private practice. He has trained many yoga teachers through his apprenticeship program. 
FRANCES CALLAHAN began practicing yoga in 1999 and teaching in 2002.  An apprentice of Stan Andrzejewski, she has also studied with Donna Farhi, Roger Cole, Victor Van Kooten, and Barbara Benagh.   Frances enjoys finding techniques and precise words for helping students explore and express themselves through yoga.

DEE HUDDLES began her yoga practice in New Zealand with Swamis Gitanananda and Nirmanalanda of the Sivananda Ashram in Rishikish, India. She was a member of the International Yoga Teachers' Association of Australia and New Zealand. Dee has studied with Stan Andrzejewski and the GBY teachers for many years and regularly takes workshops with Barbara Benagh, Kofi Busia, Victor Van Kooten, and Jamie Turner.

JULIE MADILL is an Anusara-affiliated teacher recognized for providing a safe and nurturing environment for students  She works well with special needs and injuries, first time students, and those wishing to balance asana with meditation in a playful environment.  She has studied/apprenticed extensively with Stan Andrzejewski, her primary teacher now being John Friend.  Kofi Busia, Jenny Otto, and Moses Brown have also influenced her teaching.  She has practiced meditation since 1995, yoga since childhood, formal study beginning in 1991.

JUDY SCHAEFFER is a registered nurse who has been practicing yoga and mindfulness meditation for over 20 years. She apprenticed with Stan Andrzejewski and has studied yin yoga intensively with Sarah Powers. She continues to study with an array of teachers and enjoys sharing her passionate exploration of what we call "yoga" with her students.

VELVET ABATO - WENKER’s interest in yoga began in 1979 and complimented intensive dance training at Peabody during the 1980’s. She has apprenticed with Stan Andrzejewski. Currently, Velvet teaches yoga and fitness/ wellness courses at CCBC- Essex. Her interest in yoga has become a medium for creative spiritual expression. Her joyful enthusiasm for the Art of Yoga shines thru in her teaching style.