Davenport School of Yoga

Jeani

Jeani Mackenzie

Yoga is quite simply, Jeani's life's work.

With over 37 years of dedicated practice and 32 years of devoted teaching
and service, she has an enormous wealth of insight to share. Jeani has
studied perhaps most significantly, Iyengar Yoga with Mr Iyengar himself,
spent 8 years with Shandor, and most recently has been learning Scaravelli
Yoga with Diane Long.

Because she truly believes yoga is for everybody, Jeani has students from
all walks of life, and has watched ordinary people learn to do
extraordinary things. Her students have included the likes of the
Australian Rules Football team, professional surfers, amputee groups,
spinal injury and cancer patients. She also works regularly with students
who experience more common ailments such as arthritis, lower back pain,
and shoulder mobility restrictions.

Jeani informs her classes by the knowledge that we as human beings are
designed for absolute freedom of movement. Through this experience our
bodies naturally heal themselves, and our lives are enriched by the
ability to cultivate greater awareness.

A former resident of Australia, Jeani is the founder and director of the
Davenport School of Yoga.

Karen Stollen

Karen has been teaching yoga since graduating from the Davenport School of Yoga in June of 2009. She found yoga by chance in 2005 after attending a class with a friend. The benefits of strength, flexibility, and calmness opened her eyes to changing the way she ages. Her goal is to bring this message to everyone. Her classes are a blend of all her teachers with an emphasis on Hatha yoga.

James Wesson

Known around the Quad-Cities as "The Yoga Guy", James has been teaching yoga since completing teaching training at DSOY in 2009. Interested in yoga for many years, he began taking classes ten years ago. Through his own practice, he has found yoga to be an amazing tool for finding both strength and flexibility: mentally, physically, and emotionally. He looks forward to bringing this balance for the whole being to all of his classes, and looks forward to working with yoga students of all levels, learning from them as he hopes they are learning from him

Carol Mackel

Carol Mackel, RYT, has been a yoga practitioner for more than 10 years. She received her yoga teaching certification through Jeanie Mackenzie at the Davenport School of Yoga. It was during her teacher training that she came into contact with Yin Yoga and has been an avid follower ever since.

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Pat Rynott

Pat has always had an interest in fitness and well-being. As a triathlete, adventure racer, kayaker, avid water and snow skier, yoga was the perfect fit to bring balance to his life. He always says, “Yoga fixes everything!” Having had lifelong ADD challenges, Pat has found yoga to bring mindfulness and peace to his busy life.
A friend introduced Pat to Yoga in 2005. Seeking to deepen his practice and share yoga with others, Pat received his YRT200 from Jeani Mackenzie at The Davenport School of Yoga in 2011. He has enjoyed teaching yoga at the DSOY ever since.

Tammy Long

Tammy Long is a certified yoga instructor through the Davenport School of Yoga, attending her first class with Jeani Mackenzie in 2000. She continues to study under Jeani’s guidance.

With her own daily practice, she discovers new things about herself and her body every day. She has 4 children and 4 grandchildren. Yoga has helped relieve stress and calms her busy life. She loves sharing her knowledge of yoga and learning from each of her students. Tammy believes yoga is beneficial to everyone, with new discoveries in every practice. She applies that in every class she teaches.

Dan David

Dan’s previous sports activities left him with a great deal of back and shoulder pain. His search for relief brought him to yoga in 2007. Though the practice of yoga he not only found relief from his pain and increased flexibility, but a new way of life. Seeing how yoga had benefited him and wanting to deepen his understanding of the changes he experienced from yoga he started attending the Davenport School of Yoga. There, under the mentoring of Jeani Mackenzie, he enrolled in and completed teachers training in 2009. He received his RYT-200 from Yoga Alliance and continues to broaden his experience and understanding through his study of yoga under the guidance of Jeani and most recently with Diane Long.
In addition to yoga, his interest in the mind, body and spirit connection led Dan to Reiki in which he attained his Master Level Certification. He believes that yoga and Reiki compliment each other, helping to bring all aspects of one’s energy into balance.
Dan believes yoga is not meant to be “serious” and encourages his students to have fun, be present and enjoy the moment.

Anna Kronenberger

Anna found yoga while taking Jeani Mackenzie’s Into to Yoga class in 2009. Never a big fan of athletics, and suffering with chronic lower back pain, yoga brought her greater flexibility, strength and body awareness. Realizing that if she can do yoga any one can, Anna enrolled in Jeani’s 2011 Teacher Training course.

Anna hopes to help others seeking to learn to center, calm-down, focus and breathe while gaining strength and flexibility. Her greatest passion is teaching Yoga to kids. She has found with her own three children that Yoga helps them focus, helps them calm when they’re getting wound up, helps them get to sleep at night and improves their body-awareness and self-esteem.

Johanna W.

Johanna Welzenbach-
Hilliard

Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard began practicing Hatha Yoga in 2001 at the Davenport School of Yoga. Initially, she found Yoga asana practice to be both physically and emotionally challenging. Then she learned to let go and tune in to her mental, physical and emotional needs. She has found Yoga to be a rewarding and healing practice. She went on to receive her 200 hour teaching certification from the Davenport School of Yoga in 2007. Additionally, Johanna has continued her yoga education at venues such as: Yogaville, Buckingham, VA, the January 2010 Yoga Journal Conference in San Francisco , and the 2010 Iowa City Yoga Festival .

Currently, Johanna is pursuing her 300 hour teaching certification in Viniyoga at the American Viniyoga Institute where she studies with Gary Kraftsow, author of “Yoga for Wellness” and Mirka Scalco Kraftsow. She has also studied Anatomy and Physiology with Chiropractor Dr. Jill Schmitt, and she is registered with the Yoga Alliance. Johanna‘s focus is on teaching yoga to individuals who suffer from pain and physical limitations due to injury or illness. For more information on Johanna’s specialized focus, please visit her website www.promotingwellness.net.

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Steffi Reitz

Initially, Steffi Reitz was quite opposed to the idea of yoga thinking she couldn't possibly “fit in with all those flexible people.” That was until her 76-year-old grandmother (yes, you read that right!) asked her to attend a class. “I couldn’t say no to grandma!” Along side Grandma Lil, Steffi stumbled through her first yoga experience only to walk away feeling this inspired peaceful energy.

“I've found my purpose through yoga… to teach others what yoga has taught me about the mind-body-spirit connection.” Steffi teaches yoga through movement, breath, fun, and love. Trained under the guidance of Jeani MacKenzie, Founder of the Davenport School of Yoga, Steffi earned her 200 hour Yoga Teacher certification. Currently, she is training with Lakshmi Voelker to become certified in Chair Yoga.

Tammy A.

Tammy Ambrosio

Hi, my name is Tammy Ambrosio. I have completed all of the requirements
for 500 hour certification . These hours have been a journey that have
transformed my inner being. I have embraced yoga as a way of life. The
classes that I facilitate range from vinyasa flow, sweat, core, prenatal,
seniors, kids, therapy and restorative. I believe that asana is one tool
that leads us towards healing our mind, body and spirit. My hope is that
you will join me as we continue along our own journey together. Namaste.

Rebecca

Rebecca Licandro

I am Rebecca Licandro, an experienced yogi who has had the pleasure of sharing yoga with my students through public classes for seven years. A 500 E-RYT and a CYT (certified yoga therapist). I have always found great satisfaction in assisting people in facing and exploring difficulties (physical or emotional), and from that desire my interest in yoga therapy was born. I first did my 200 hr teacher training at the Davenport School of Yoga with Jeani McKenzie.
After several years of teaching I decided to further my education with a certificate in yoga therapy from Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. After finishing that training I made it my mission to bring yoga therapy back home to the Quad Cities. Visit me at DSY on Fridays or on my website www.sunlightyogatherapy.com

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