Lois Sharp-Schneider was drawn to the practice of yoga in 1986 thanks to Claude Griffin
at the Cornerstone Yoga Center on Martin Luther King Ave. and Third Ave. in downtown
Flint. After two years of instruction in B. K. S. Iyengar style yoga at Conerstone,
Lois was asked to teach classes for Claude so that he could return to General Motors.
Claude is now recognized as “America’s Yogi” and operates Lifeworks Yoga which houses
The Suncoast Yoga Teachers Association in Clearwater, Florida. Lois’s Iyengar training
was further enhanced by studying under internationally known Judith Lasater, a certified
physical therapist and a contributing editor of the Yoga Journal. The benefits Lois
felt from the practice have been continually shared with students in several locations
throughout Genesee, Oakland, and McComb counties. Lois has twelve years teaching
experience in the public schools with at-risk and special needs children. Much of
the anxiety felt by her special needs students was reduced through the practice of
yoga. She is trained in structured learning systems and is a state certified teacher
of autism spectrum disorder, vocational education, and marketing. Lois is a graduate
of Michigan State University with a BA in Business Administration. Her Masters in
Special Education was attained from Oakland University, with a final project on the
study of the physiological and social benefits of yoga on anxiety prone children
with autism. Lois is capable of working at all levels of functioning, and presumes
competency with all of her students. Lois is an experienced registered yoga teacher
(ERYT) with Yoga Alliance.
Allore Sharp graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science
in Exercise Science and a minor in Business. She is working as an Exercise Physiologist/Stress
Technician for Cardiology Consultants of East Michigan and maintains clients as a
Certified Massage Therapist. She is a member of AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association
of America) as a Group Fitness Instructor, A Personal Trainer, and has a specialty
certification in ZUMBA and competitive dance team experience.
