Lisa began studying the body and movement in college, as a Physical Education major. Years later, she competed at triathlon for 10 years, and was the massage therapist for many runners and triathletes in Atlanta. She ran Sports Massage Therapy Associates for more than 10 years. During this time she worked with some of Atlanta’s best doctors, learning bio-mechanics and the nature of injuries due to athletics/movement. To further her base of knowledge she studied Pilates, apprenticed and completed a 600 hour certification course with Romana Kryzanowska in New York City.  After a year of teaching Pilates and still using massage therapy as a tool for performance and health, Lisa became certified as a personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Finding Yoga as a vital part of her life in 2000, Lisa began teaching after studying with Avril James, and Doug Swenson. She is now classified as 500 hr.,Yoga Instructor with the Yoga Alliance, and CBW is now a Registered Yoga School, offering Yoga Teacher Training.

Jocelyn has always been a fitness enthusiast, having taught just about everything from aerobics and strength training to aqua to cardio kickboxing, generally with an emphasis on weight loss, fitness, strength and toning.  She became drawn toward pilates and tai chi upon discovering that in addition to providing fitness benefits, these disciplines also offered great health and wellness benefits such as improved body alignment and posture, improved joint function, muscle balance, relaxation and pain relief, things many of her clients needed.  She began her journey in this direction in earnest as she saw the help many received from these methods of exercise.  After teaching mat pilates for several years, Jocelyn was trained in the full pilates repertoire at Core Bodyworks.  She later became acquainted with the work of Dr. Paul Lam (pictured with her) in the area of Tai Chi for Health, and has taken many training hours with him.  Jocelyn’s goal is to find what works for each individual to help them improve their health and fitness, making it enjoyable at the same time!  She holds certifications with AFAA, SCW, The Center for Women's Fitness, the Arthritis Foundation and Dr. Lam’s Tai Chi for Health Institute.  She is also pre/postnatal certified.  Jocelyn is a member of the Tai Chi for Health Community, the International Yang Family Tai Chi Association and the Programs Committee of the Arthritis Foundation.

Pamela has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1995. She became interested in yoga when she was pregnant with her second child in 2002. From 2003-2007, she became almost a daily student of Sue Hopkins at Etowah Valley Yoga. She entered Sue's first Teacher Training program and is Registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level. Pamela integrates her knowledge of therapy into the yoga she teaches, with a focus on the mind body connection and the role of yoga in healing both anxiety and depression. She enjoys continuing her education in yoga and hopes to never stop progressing on her journey, both in yoga and in life.

Charlotte Chastain has over 30 years experience teaching children-first as a music teacher and now as an elementary school and kids' yoga teacher.  She has a Specialist in Early Childhood Dergree, has completed her RYT-200 program  with Lisa Browning at Core Bodyworks, and her Get Grounded kids' yoga training with grounded founders Cheryl Crawford, Amy Haysman, and Tiffany Morgan.  Charlotte's yoga journey began in 2007 with a Christmas present for three yoga classses, and she feels that her life has been blessed by both her experiences in yoga and the special people she has come to know.  Charlotte has a heart-felt passion for teaching children anbd believes yoga offers the perfect balance of fun and play with attention to the breath and mindfulness.  

Yoga incorporates Lauren’s belief of taking care of the body.  Through a desire to improve her overall spiritual and physical health Lauren began her Yoga journey in 1998.  Over the past few years she has been able to devote more time to her practice and recently completed her 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher certification at Core Bodyworks.  Lauren is continuously growing in her knowledge of Yoga through conferences and workshops and applying what she learns in her personal practice and the classes that she teaches.  Lauren is also an active mother of 3 children from ages 5 to 12.