Meet Your Lead Trainer

E-RYT 500, RPYS, RCYS, YACEP, MA, CAADC Steph Ball-Mitchell

Steph has over 25 years of experience in yoga and movement. Her understanding of yoga and the human body has been influenced by lifelong dancing and holistic health. She found her life’s purpose in helping people become happier and healthier through her own healing journey. Steph assists her students in knowing the joy and wonderment of integrating the mind and body. She encourages an authentic and life-nurturing practice, one that brings greater consciousness to each moment and every movement of the body with a heavy emphasis on breath. With a masters degree in counseling, Steph brings awareness, acceptance and a down to earth approach to her classes. She completed her 200-hour with Maty Ezraty, her second 200-hour training with Nancy Candea at Yoga Impact in New Jersey and her 300-hour training with Chris Loebsack. Steph is certified in Kundalini Level One. The perpetual student, Steph has studied with Leslie Howard, Travis Eliot, Bryan Kest, Donna Farhi and countless others. She has extensive training in pelvic floor yoga, restorative yoga, yin yoga, power yoga and accessible yoga. Most recently, Steph was certified as a Grand Master of Meditation through Swami Vidyanand. Steph founded Yoga and Ayurveda Center with her husband. They launched Online Yoga School to support their local trainings and have recently launched a virtual yoga studio to accommodate the international community of trainees. When she isn’t on her mat, Steph can be found volunteering, enjoying her husband and children, dancing and cooking. She previously enjoyed serving on the Education Committee of Yoga Alliance and places a strong emphasis on inclusivity in her teacher trainings.

Anatomy Instructor

RYT-500, LMT, Author, Anatomy Instructor Alecia Croft

Alecia Croft began her yoga journey as a way to help heal her body after having children. With consistent practice she experienced relief and was hooked. Not long after, she began her journey to become a yoga teacher. Having been a licensed massage therapist for over a decade she was excited to expand her knowledge and share yoga with her community. Focusing on alignment and helping others understand what happens within each pose, she enjoys teaching one on one personalized sessions. Alecia enjoys helping others learn anatomy with the online yoga school, she has been fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Steph updating the 200 hour anatomy, writing the 300 hour anatomy, prenatal anatomy, and more. She enjoys writing and has published two books on anatomy and yoga.

Other Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Contributors

Meet Our Other Prenatal Yoga Teachers

E-RYT 200, RYT-500, YACEP LaToya Cooper

LaToya Cooper is a registered yoga instructor and certified meditation & mindfulness teacher. Although yoga had been a long-time occasional practice, she discovered the healing power of yoga after beginning her spiritual journey in 2018. Determined to find balance and inner peace, LaToya began implementing yoga and holistic wellness practices into her daily life. Her journey led to a place of genuine contentment, self-love & acceptance. In May 2020 she completed her 200 hour teacher training at Yoga and Ayurveda Center. Soon afterwards she started Asanas & Wellness, where she shares tools to help others find their own inner peace. LaToya lives in the RDU area of NC with her husband and three teenage children. She has earned a BA in Psychology and an MBA. In her free time she loves to read, and create home decor crafts with her Cricut.

RYT-200, RPYT Amy Iverson

I'm Amy Iverson and I am originally from Ca, now in Northern Az with my husband Freeman and our pup ..loving it. I am 44 years old and have been practicing yoga since I was in my mid 20's. I am also an essential oil specialist and work with gems and crystals for healing purposes. Prior to this I was in the Medical field over 18 years. As I have gotten older I felt very drawn to deepen the practice and learn even more. What I have learned through Online Yoga School completely validated what I was wanting and needed. I have learned so much. I am very excited to be able to help others and pass on knowledge.