Photos:  Terri Simmons

Karen Sprute-Francovich  M.A,. ERYT-500, founder of Garden Street School, began Yoga in 1974 and has been teaching since 1987. During 18 years of this time she also ran a thriving practice as a Licensed Body Work Therapist She decided to dedicate all of her time to teaching Yoga in 2001. Her teaching has always been Iyengar influenced and she earned the level of Certified Anusara Yoga teacher in 2001. The Yoga she teaches now has its roots in the ground of these two methods but continues to

Alesha McCully Anusara Inspired, Yoga Alliance Registered  (500 hr level);. Alesha began her yoga studies in 2001 on the island of Maui under the Ashtanga tradition with Caroline Klebl in a barn at a tomato farm. In 2007, the desire to start a family brought her to Coeur d’Alene. Here she took up study with Moonyeen Park & completed her teacher certification. She started teaching Fall 07 and continued to explore various styles of yoga. This is when she discovered Anusara with Karen Sprute-Francovich at Garden Street Yoga.  It was continuous inspiration from Karen that made her fall whole heartedly in love with Anusara Yoga. She is still being inspired and now mentored by her teacher Karen. Alesha provides a supportive, nurturing environment as she challenges & encourages students to explore their own abilities mindfully as they grow in their practice & expand their hearts.     

Jenifer Harbour Yoga Alliance Registered (200 hr level); Radiant Child Yoga Teacher Level 1 and 2, and a Member of International Association of Yoga Therapists. Jenifer arrived at the practice of Yoga in 2005 and quickly found that for her it is the way to open her heart, develop spiritually, and fully embrace life. She began her in depth study of Yoga in 2006 and has been studying with Karen Sprute-Francovich and Patricia Berger. Jenifer has many hours of training and has been mentored by her Beloved Teacher Karen Sprute Francovich, she is eternally grateful to her and to all of her teachers as she shares with her students the lineage of Yoga.  Jenifer is deeply committed to her studies of Yoga and the lineage of Lee Lozowick and Yogi Ramsuratkumar. She hopes to honor her teachers through her own teaching. In addition to teaching at Garden Street Yoga, Jenifer teaches Yoga in the Kootenai County Juvenile Detention Facility in Coeur d¹Alene and at North Idaho College.

Terri Simmons                                                                                                    Terri Simmons is an Anusara Inspired and Yoga Alliance Registered  (200 hr level) teacher .  She has been teaching yoga for Garden Street Yoga Studio since April of 2006 and for  North Idaho College since August of 2007.  She has been a wholehearted student of Anusara Yoga since the Fall of 2001.   She is currently and continually in the process of working towards becoming an Anusara Certified Teacher, with the wonderful mentoring of Karen Sprute-Francovich.  She believes that Abhyasa (her own steady practice, over time, with devotion) in Anusara Yoga is the most important thing to becoming a great teacher.  Terri weaves many of her own heart-felt life experiences into her class themes to make them fun and constantly growing!

Thine Bloxham—Yoga Alliance Registered  (200 hr level).  Thine Bloxham came to Anusara Yoga four years ago as the result of a challenge from her daughters.  She soon became aware of the healing and transformative nature of yoga as her arthritis and general health improved.  She attended more and more classes as she grew to love the practice,  In the Autumn of 2007 she began a year long Anusara Immersion and Teacher Training Program at  Garden Street, which she completed this summer.  She is continuing her Yoga studies and will be teaching Senior's Yoga at North Idaho College as well as at Garden Street.  Thine  is looking forward to this career change after many years in the education field and 20 years in the publishing business.  She hopes to inspire other seniors to start a yoga practice.

evolve based on her  extensive practice and study. In addition to her studio classes, she teaches Yoga Immersions, Teacher Training Programs. retreats and workshops.Karen is a devoted student of Western Baul master, Lee Lozowick and credits his Influence as the spiritual inspiration behind her life and work. Her teaching and studio work is enlivened, supported and inspired by the amazing community of teachers and practitioners at Garden Street Yoga.  She loves to swim and hike and write. She loves stories.  And she loves her home, her husband, her 2 sons and her cat, all of whom except the cat are Yoga practitioners. (Ok  - maybe the cat is too)