Join us for a unique yoga experience led by a local instructor, accompanied by live music from an Erie Phil musician.
Dates
Location - Rehearsal Hall
Instructor - YogaErie
Instrument - Violin
Yoga Flow
April class starts at 10am
Location - Stage
Instructor - Studio Sage
Instrument - Cello and Piano
Hatha Yoga
Location - Grand Lobby
Instructor - Studio Sage
Instrument - Harp
Yin Yoga
May classes start at 6pm
Ticket Prices
Choose from one class, one (or multiple) three class packs, or mix and match!
Meet Your Instructors
Sydney Lesseski - Yin Yoga
Sydney completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher training in March 2024 after having a decade of personal practice. Since completion of her 200hr, she has continued her education to receive 110 hrs of Yin specific training. Similar to many, her practice began solely as a movement practice until she began to uncover the wholistic view of what Yoga is. The Yoga practice has helped Sydney regulate her mental and emotional well-being through many life challenges and she is passionate about people having the opportunity to experience and adapt the practice in a way that is most meaningful to them.
Outside of her teaching, she has a love for animals and has three cats and three dogs at home, and regularly volunteers at Purrista Cat Cafe. You may also find her at a local market selling her handspun yarn or knitted goods, or holding a class to teach others how to create with fiber arts. She is passionate about sharing her skills and interests with those around her and using them to create a positive impact on her community.
Halle Sullivan - Hatha Yoga
Halle teaches alignment-focused movement that honors the traditions of Classical yoga while promoting strength, balance, spaciousness, and steadiness of mind and body. Find her on the mat at Studio Sage in Erie and at GirardYoga at The Hippie Space in Girard, PA.
Jill Murphey - Yoga Flow
Jill Murphey, the owner of yogaErie, discovered yoga years ago, but it wasn’t until after the birth of her fourth son that she dedicated herself to the practice.
Yoga has transformed her life and she enjoys sharing her passion for the practice. Jill completed her 200 hour teacher training program through YogaFit, a Yoga Alliance approved school, in March of 2009. In 2010, Jill furthered her yoga education and training with Amazing Yoga in Pittsburgh led by Karen and Sean Conley, completing the Level One power vinyasa yoga teacher training. In March 2012, she traveled to Mexico for Advanced Teacher Training with the Conleys, completing an additional 100 hours training. Jill has traveled to Costa Rica for Amazing Yoga Level 3 training and yoga retreats with Amazing Yoga. She is very grateful for her training and support from Karen and Sean...Amazing Yoga was the inspiration for yogaErie!
Jill teaches a vinyasa style of yoga, focusing on flow, strength, grace and power, while at the same time encouraging students to respect their bodies. Her classes are challenging but she is able to offer modifications so that each student is comfortable and confident in each posture.
When she is not teaching or practicing yoga, Jill is raising her four boys, Charlie, Teddy, Harry & Archie, with her dedicated husband Craig. Jill also serves as Judge of Elections for her polling district in Fairview, and spends as much time as she can at Edinboro Lake with her family. Through yogaErie, Jill is able to share her passion with others in the hope that they too will find themselves transformed by the power of yoga.
Meet Your Musicians
Ann Yu - Violin
Praised for her “full bodied, rich, and warm tone” (Cleveland.com), violinist, violist, and educator Ann Yu finds limitless inspiration in exploring multiple genres and musical styles in the historical and modern musical worlds, leading her to unique and groundbreaking projects with the Poiema Trio, the Caroga Arts Collective, Project: Music Heals Us, CLE Concierto, Resonance Master Series, and Apollo’s Fire, where she is a Young Artist Fellow. She received her bachelors and masters degrees at the Cleveland Institute of Music and currently studies baroque violin with Alan Choo and Julie Andrijeski. For fun, Ann loves scouring vintage stores and farmers markets, exploring the outdoors, and dancing lindy hop and blues. This is Ann's first season as a member of the Erie Philharmonic and she enjoys exploring Erie's food, coffee, parks, and vintage shops.
Will Teegarden - Cello
Will Teegarden enjoys a varied career as a cellist and teacher based in Pittsburgh, PA. He currently holds the Associate Principal Cello chair of the Erie Philharmonic, the Principal Cello chair of the Westmoreland Symphony, as well as a position in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre orchestra. Additionally, he frequently performs as a substitute cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Wheeling Symphony, and as an associate member of the Columbus Symphony.
In 2019, Will was featured as a soloist on Tan Dun's "Elegy: Snow in June" with the NAT 28 contemporary ensemble of Pittsburgh. Will frequently performs in Pittsburgh local area chamber and contemporary groups such as NAT 28, Alia Musica, the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, Resonance Works, and as a substitute cellist for the cello rock band, Cello Fury.
Will previously held positions with the Canton and Youngstown (OH) Symphonies, and used to perform as a substitute cellist with the New World Symphony (Miami, FL) the Orlando Philharmonic, and the Florida Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Florida and a Master’s Degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied with cellists Steven Thomas, David Premo, and Anne Martindale Williams. At Carnegie Mellon, he earned first prize with his colleagues in the school's Silberman Chamber Music Competition with an enthusiastically received rendition of Oliver Messiaen's "Quatuor pour la fin du temps". Additionally, Will has attended the National Repertory Orchestra, Brevard Music Center, and the Innsbrook Institute Summer Festivals.
Jody Guinn - Harp
Jody Guinn has made northeast Ohio her professional home for over 40 years. Currently, she is playing 2nd harp with the Cleveland Orchestra, including domestic and international tours. In 2022, she retired from her post as principal harp of the Akron Symphony Orchestra after 38 seasons. For many years she played for the Cleveland Ballet, the Cleveland Opera and the Ohio Chamber Orchestra. Other orchestras in which she has appeared include Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chautauqua (New York), Detroit, Erie, Florida, Houston, Philadelphia, ProMusica Columbus and Toledo. She also can be heard in several Decca and Telarc recordings with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, respectively. Notable artists with whom Jody has performed include the Three Tenors, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, Josh Groban, the Beach Boys, The Who, and tenor Andréa Bocelli.
Jody is a founding member of the Salzedo Harp Duo, along with her colleague Nancy Lendrim of the Toledo Symphony. The Duo has released three record albums on the Azica Label: "Short Stories" (the music of Carlos Salzedo), "Simple Gifts" (Malaguena and other popular requests) and "Clair de Noel" (Christmas and Holiday music for two harps). Together they have given concerts across the country and have appeared at the World Harp Congresses of 2002 and 2008. Their recording of Debussy's "Clair de lune" was heard on an episode of the popular CBS daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless."
Jody received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Colorado State University under the tutelage of Suzann Davids. She received her Master of Music degree in Harp Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying under world renowned harpist and pedagogue Alice Chalifoux. She also attended numerous summer study programs at the former Salzedo School in Camden, Maine.
Jody shares her love of the harp with about 15 students of all ages. She is on the faculties of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Berea, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Jody plays a Lyon and Healy Style 23 Concert Grand harp.
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Three Iconic Locations
Grand Lobby
Rehearsal Hall
On Stage