About Us
Located in the historic downtown Arts District of Winston Salem, PAZ offers a variety of classes within the studio and out in the community. Our intention as a yoga studio is to open up our space for those who want to find a sense of peace in their daily lives. Students may choose to take classes as a form of exercise, healing, and stress relief, or they may dive in to the study of yoga as a life transformative process. Our classes are asana (posture) based, but you can also experience pranayama (breath techniques), meditation, and the study of yogic philosophy in them. We have classes for all bodies at all experience levels,
safe and free of judgement for anyone that steps into the studio.
Teachers
Michele is the Founder and Owner of PAZ Studios. In 2015, she completed and received her 200-hour RYT Yoga Teacher Certification with Triad Yoga Institute in Greensboro North Carolina. Michele attended High Point University where she graduated with a BS degree in Interior Design and Furniture Marketing. She is a Colorado native and loves the outdoors, and glamping when she’s not working. She is a mother of two-sons and two-French Bulldogs, Elláh and Enzö. Michele teaches exhale flow at PAZ Studios, where she focuses on alignment and ease in asana, making this class just the right balance of challenging and accessibility. In addition to teaching yoga, she is also a full time Design and Sales Consultant at Furnitureland South in High Point North Carolina where she has continued her flair for style and design for interior dream spaces.
Kate is an E-RYT500 teacher and has been teaching yoga in Winston Salem since 2014. She got her first certification during a 3-week intensive training in Nosara, Costa Rica, and in August 2016, she continued her teaching in Koh Samui, Thailand getting her RYT-500. Her style of teaching includes vinyasa, power vinyasa, yin/restorative, AcroYoga, and children's yoga. Her classes are always evolving, but deliver the message to her students that strength and flexibility must be built safely over time. No matter what style of yoga, you'll learn more about your body and how to keep it working properly for years to come. She is also a local elementary school teacher at the Downtown School across the street from PAZ!
PsyD, RYT 1000, IAYT teaches yoga & mind-body health & awareness workshops for corporations & at private clients. Karen enjoys working with individuals of all ages, including those who have mental health issues, physical injuries, joint pain, disabilities, neurological & autoimmune diseases. Using techniques from numerous traditions of yoga, and her studies in physical therapy & KMI, Karen engenders healing in all aspects of her classes. Through intentional movement, clients are able to quiet the mind & often discover a deeper knowledge of the self as well as their interconnectedness with the world. Karen finds the practice of yoga to be profound in transforming the body & the Spirit.
Contact Us
PAZ Studios
633 Trade St NW Winston Salem, NC 27101
336-777-3839
Owner Michele Sturtz: pazventures@yahoo.com