Meet the Staff

Ruth Samuel

KATE WOOLLEY

Kate grew up in a fitness-family, with her parents owning a local gym for over 40 years.  She is a certified group fitness instructor and personal trainer through AFAA. Additionally, Kate is certified Les Mills, PiYo® LIVE, Country Heat™ LIVE, AntiGravity®, Barre Certified by exhale®, and a Level 1 Restorative Yoga teacher.  She self-admittedly has become a collector of certifications, knowing that knowledge is power and teachers should also be students.  Prior to joining Soul Flyte, Kate worked in corporate America, but continued to teach fitness classes on the side.  Fitness had always been a part of Kate’s life, however it was in 2015 when she discovered AntiGravity® that the reemergence of her true calling occurred.  AntiGravity® truly blended the mind-body connection and made her more present and self-aware.  This connection was the catalyst for Kate’s decision to leave corporate America, making a full-time commitment to the fitness industry and helping others in their own fitness journey.

LAURIE MILLER-DONNIS

JEssica Feygin

Looking for a new way to get fit in body and mind, Jessica fell in love with AntiGravity yoga five years ago, at Soul Flyte. She became a certified AntiGravity instructor 3 years ago, and has since added AirBarre and Aerial Yoga certifications to her resume. She loves the feeling of seeing people suspend their disbelief as they achieve more than they have ever imagined. On her downtime she enjoys DIY crafting as well as cooking.

Koren Sloan

Koren has carried her love of movement throughout her life. From a young age, she was a dancer and gymnast and eventually pursued a degree in Dance Performance at Kent State University. After injury and needing hip surgery in her early twenties, she began to become more interested in anatomy and functional movement patterns. Now a self-declared anatomy nerd, she believes that movement is medicine and a huge component in aging well. Koren has a 200-hour yoga certificate as well as being AntiGravity Certified. She is an avid hiker and backpacker on a mission to climb to the highest point in all 50 states. Koren loves all animals, but has a soft spot for farm animals and adopting senior dogs. Compassion is at the forefront of her vision for all beings. She loves when people explore many modalities of movement and is excited to help people reach their fullest potential!

BARBARA BOYER

Barbara is passionate about creating lifestyle practices for physical vitality, conscious awareness, and emotional balance. As a registered E-RYT 500 and YA continuing education provider, Barbara’s days are mostly filled instructing a Yoga and Wellness accredited college course and developing individualized wellness programs as a holistic health practitioner. Flowing sequences of Hatha yoga integrated with breath work to enhance energy and concentration techniques for increased focus is her style. Meditation has also been part of her personal routine for over 20 years, and she really enjoys sharing its transformative benefits. With a lifetime interest of dance and creative movement, Barbara was naturally drawn to aerial practices and in 2017 she became a certified instructor at the AntiGravity Lab in NYC. Barbara is excited to be part of the Soul Flyte community and looks forward to meeting you!

MAYA CARL

Maya Carl is a Holistic Health Coach certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has a private practice and a passion for empowering women and helping people transform their lives as a whole, while focusing on health. Having been educated in over 100 dietary theories as well as her own experience with eating disorders and gut health, she specializes in discovering what foods and practices will help you manifest and maintain your deepest health and wellness goals. With her communications background and deep love of farming/gardening, she also coaches people on Public Speaking techniques as well as how to live a more sustainable life!

LIZ SMITH

Liz’s love for movement began in her first ballet class at the age of five. She continued following this passion through study at the University of California at Irvine where she received her BFA in Dance, and onto a professional dance career in New York City. While she danced, she began taking Pilates classes as a way to strengthen and stabilize her body. What she ended up finding was a much deeper understanding and connection to her body. Liz decided to formally study Pilates and got certified in 2006 in both mat and machine work. She has deepened her skills through thousands of hours of teaching, seminars and practice. Liz taught for seven years in NYC and, after moving to Los Angeles in 2013, she opened her own Pilates studio. She has recently moved back to the East Coast and is excited to be joining the wonderful teachers at Soul Flyte. Liz’s love for movement continues along with a deep commitment to uplifting her students and helping them feel joyful and strong.

Eilish Bresnan

Eilish has spent over 25 years working in the public sector. She has been practicing yoga for over 25 years. In 2017, she made the commitment to take her first yoga teacher training. Eilish graduated from Fire Shaper’s 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2017. She also holds additional yoga certifications in Restorative yoga from Yoga Synthesis; Burn from Fireshaper; Madd Dog spin instructor and SUP (standup yoga paddleboard) from Powersyoga. In January of 2021, she graduated from a second 200-hour yoga teacher certification in yoga and mindfulness from Yoga Farm in Ithaca NY. Eilish is a certified Antigravity Yoga instructor through Antigravity fitness in NYC. As Christopher Harrison reminds us “ we are only as young as our spines are flexible.” Eilish is a true believer that everyone is for everyone. She can be heard saying in her classes, “to take a moment. A moment to be grateful. Grateful for the bodies that we have that allow us to be here. And grateful to the person and/or people that give us the time, space and place to be here.”