Shelly Dembe

Shelly began her career caring for others as a Registered Nurse. Frustrated with the traditional medical model which treats symptoms with little empowerment for one’s own healing, she decided to motivate and teach others to utilize their own inner resources in moving toward optimal health. As a personal trainer, yoga and danskinetics instructor, Shelly likes to vary her approach with each individual, choosing a variety of paths toward wellness. While trained in Viniyoga, Shelly’s 200-hour RYT included years of Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Kripalu yoga as well. She completed her advanced teacher training at Yoga on High and is registered through Yoga Alliance as a RYT-500. Past teachers include Patricia Walden, Barbara Benagh, and Linda Chappell, who is not necessarily well-known, but was Shelly’s finest mentor to whom she is incredibly grateful. Shelly’s emphasis in teaching is to bring joy, compassion and gratitude to one’s practice.