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meet our teachers

At Padma Yoga, we are enthusiastic about what yoga can do for our clients in the Palm Coast, FL area.

We have witnessed the benefits of yoga first hand and seen how it works to improve the mind, body, and spirit.

Micki Padma Higgins

OWNER

  • E-RYT 500, Professional Master Level, YACEP
  • Certified Discovery/Kripalu Yoga Lead Teacher for RYS 200 program
  • Certified Yin Yoga Teacher

Micki "Padma" first became interested in yoga at the age of 56 while watching an Oprah show in April of 2001 featuring yoga for stress relief with Rodney Yee. This began her personal life changing and healing journey.


What began as a "once in a while stress relief class" became a passion for the practice of yoga. Through the guidance of her first teacher, Eryn Boudreau, she began teacher training in 2003, graduating in 2004 from Discovery Yoga, St. Augustine, FL, ultimately receiving a 200 hour certification in Discovery and Kripalu Yoga from Deva Parnell.

Micki Padma Higgins

OWNER

  • E-RYT 500, Professional Master Level, YACEP
  • Certified Discovery/Kripalu Yoga Lead Teacher for RYS 200 program
  • Certified Yin Yoga Teacher

Micki "Padma" first became interested in yoga at the age of 56 while watching an Oprah show in April of 2001 featuring yoga for stress relief with Rodney Yee. This began her personal life changing and healing journey.


What began as a "once in a while stress relief class" became a passion for the practice of yoga. Through the guidance of her first teacher, Eryn Boudreau, she began teacher training in 2003, graduating in 2004 from Discovery Yoga, St. Augustine, FL, ultimately receiving a 200 hour certification in Discovery and Kripalu Yoga from Deva Parnell.

Since that time Micki has continued her personal growth studying with nationally known teachers and also attending many workshops and seminars. Micki has now completed her 500-hour Master Level professional certification at Discovery Yoga with Christopher Baxter and has since completed the required hours teaching to receive the E-RYT 500 status. In early 2007, Micki found it increasingly difficult to continue in her "regular" job and also teach yoga. Listening to her inner voice, she took a leap of faith and retired early at age 62 to teach yoga full time. She has never regretted that decision.


 In November 2009 Micki opened "Padma Yoga", a center for yoga, health and wellness,

at 5 Utility Drive, Ste.# 15, in Palm Coast, FL 32137


 "I am always a student first, learning from other teachers and also from my own students whom I am privileged to teach and guide. Yoga has been a true transformation for me. Sharing the gifts of knowledge my teachers have given me and helping others to make positive changes in their lives through yoga is my priority.


Thanks to all my teachers who have so generously shared their knowledge.


 I extend my gratitude to Deva Parnell, Christopher Baxter and Discovery Yoga for caring and teaching me in the ways of a teacher.  


Thanks to my students, past and present, for caring about yourselves and allowing me to help you on your healing journey of yoga. I have learned so much from all of you.


And a very special thank you to Eryn Boudreau for the gentle "push" and seeing in me what I could not. I will always be grateful to you, my first teacher. You hold a special place in my heart. Namaste.'



Peace and Love to all,


Micki  "Padma"

Micki's certifications

All certifications received from nationally recognized and certified professionals in their field

  • "Ayurvedic Yoga" with "Chaya" Sharon Heller.
  • "Karma Kids Yoga” with Shari Vilchez Blatt
  • "Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga" (LVCY) with Lakshmi Voelker
  • "Prenatal Yoga " with Janice Clarfield
  • Yin/Yang Yoga with Joe Barnett (Senior Teacher and assistant to Paul Grilley).
  • Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark
  • "Safe Yoga for Skeletal Health, Osteoporosis and other Spine Conditions" with Sarah Meeks
  • “Teaching and Guiding Meditation” with Christopher Baxter
  • Sky Styx & Chair Styx with Christopher Baxter

Advanced Trainings, Workshops and Other Studies Include:

  • "Myofascia, Prana and the Bandhas" with Jeffrey Shoaf,
  • "Iyengar Yoga Basics" with John Charping and Betty Larsen
  • "Advanced Postures and Hands-On Assisting" with Deb Vinyard
  • "Hip Openers", "Holding in the Postures" and "Inversions and Arm Balances" with Eryn Boudreau
  • "Mandala Yoga" (Yoga in the "Round") with Madrona Yoga in Point Roberts, WA
  • "Meditation, Pranyama and the Chakras" with Christopher Baxter
  • "Restorative Yoga with Kate Cordell
  • "Sadhana Retreat I", study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras with Christopher Baxter
  • "Sanskrit and Hindi, Reading, Writing and Chanting" with Aradhika Webber
  • "The Art of Teaching, Level II" with Deva Parnell
  • "The Four Core Practices of Yoga" with Christopher Baxter
  • "The Joy of Living", “Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's Meditation Training, Levels I and II” with Tim Olmstead
  • "The Spirit of Change" with Christopher Baxter
  • "Wellness as a Way of Life" with Christopher Baxter
  • "Yamas and Niyamas" with Connie Windon
  • "Yin Yoga" with Arla Larson
  • "Yoga and Ayurveda" with Beverly Segel
  • "Yoga of the Chakras" with Christopher Baxter
  • “Functional Anatomy and Restorative Yoga” with Marlyssa Sulivan
  • “Yoga Philosophy”, “Yoga Nidra” and “Chanting” with Steve Ross at Guruv Yoga in Orlando,FL
  • "Core Asanas I and II" with Christopher Baxter
  • Two Workshops on "Sacred Postures, Archetypes Through Yoga" with Chitra (Mirit) Eder-Turley
  • "Safe Yoga" with Lisa McQuade

Kim Friedman

TEACHER

  • E-RYT 500, Professional Master Level , YACEP
  • Certified Discovery/Kripalu Yoga Lead Teacher for RYS 200 program
  • Certified in Oncology Yoga
  • Board Member for Christina Phipps Foundation

Yoga found Kim in 2008 after her husband had a heart attack. She was working at a corporate company putting in 60-70 hours a week and also traveling with the company.  Kim's first experience with Yoga was at a small studio, where the owner was Kripalu Tradition certified. Since that first class, Kim knew this was her new path in life.


In June 2014, she invested in an existing yoga studio as a partner with Yoga Circle and Dance and realized her path as a yoga teacher.  Kim started her certifications in 2016 with Discovery Yoga in the Kripalu Tradition at Padma Yoga. After graduating from the 200 hr program, she immediately started the 300 hr program at Discovery Yoga which she completed, in 2019. She then assisted Micki Higgins for two ten-month "Discovery Yoga Teacher Training" programs in the Kripalu Tradition to expand her knowledge of Yoga. 


Once Kim's studio closed, she felt a strong need to serve her community. That path became apparent when she found the Christina Phipps Foundation and became certified to teach Yoga for Cancer. She currently volunteers to teach a free yoga class to cancer patients, cancer survivors, and caregivers at Advent Health Cancer Institute in Daytona Beach and on Zoom.


Kim's Certifications

Lead Teacher for Discovery Yoga in the Kripalu Tradition - Deva Parnell

Yoga for Cancer - Christina Phipps Foundation

Restorative Yoga - Cyndi Lee

Science of Well Being - Yale University

Y4C - Tari Prinster (Yoga4Cancer)

Science of Yoga Master Class - Ann Swanson

Lakshmi Volker Chair Yoga - Lakshmi Volker

Trauma Informed Yoga - Adrian Molina

Eating Disorders-How Yoga Supports Prevention and Recovery - Give Back Yoga University

Oncology Yoga - Tari Prinster - Give Back Yoga University

Board Member for Christina Phipps Foundation


Life is Movement - Movement is Life


Kim Friedman

TEACHER

  • E-RYT 500, Professional Master Level , YACEP
  • Certified Discovery/Kripalu Yoga Lead Teacher for RYS 200 program
  • Certified in Oncology Yoga
  • Board Member for Christina Phipps Foundation

Yoga found Kim in 2008 after her husband had a heart attack. She was working at a corporate company putting in 60-70 hours a week and also traveling with the company.  Kim's first experience with Yoga was at a small studio, where the owner was Kripalu Tradition certified. Since that first class, Kim knew this was her new path in life.


In June 2014, she invested in an existing yoga studio as a partner with Yoga Circle and Dance and realized her path as a yoga teacher.  Kim started her certifications in 2016 with Discovery Yoga in the Kripalu Tradition at Padma Yoga. After graduating from the 200 hr program, she immediately started the 300 hr program at Discovery Yoga which she completed, in 2019. She then assisted Micki Higgins for two ten-month "Discovery Yoga Teacher Training" programs in the Kripalu Tradition to expand her knowledge of Yoga. 


Once Kim's studio closed, she felt a strong need to serve her community. That path became apparent when she found the Christina Phipps Foundation and became certified to teach Yoga for Cancer. She currently volunteers to teach a free yoga class to cancer patients, cancer survivors, and caregivers at Advent Health Cancer Institute in Daytona Beach and on Zoom.


Kim's Certifications

Lead Teacher for Discovery Yoga in the Kripalu Tradition - Deva Parnell

Yoga for Cancer - Christina Phipps Foundation

Restorative Yoga - Cyndi Lee

Science of Well Being - Yale University

Y4C - Tari Prinster (Yoga4Cancer)

Science of Yoga Master Class - Ann Swanson

Lakshmi Volker Chair Yoga - Lakshmi Volker

Trauma Informed Yoga - Adrian Molina

Eating Disorders-How Yoga Supports Prevention and Recovery - Give Back Yoga University

Oncology Yoga - Tari Prinster - Give Back Yoga University

Board Member for Christina Phipps Foundation


Life is Movement - Movement is Life


Karen Burtnett

TEACHER

  • Discovery Yoga CYT - 500
  • Kripalu Tradition
  • Also Certified in YIN Yoga

Karen has practiced yoga since 2002. She completed Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in May 2015 at Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine and is currently enrolled in the Discovery 300 Hour Master Level Program. Karen taught the Yoga “Basics” Class at Padma Yoga for 15 months and now substitutes for Yin Yoga. 


She is happy to be part of the yoga community and is striving to be as knowledgeable and compassionate as her many mentors, teachers and fellow yoga participants – wishing all peace, love and light …


Karen has received her Master Level Certification!


Having studied trainings below and more.


  • "The Art of Teaching: Three stages of Kripalu Yoga" w/Deva Parnell
  • "Safe Yoga" w/Lisa McQuade
  • "Functional Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga" w/Tra Kirkpatrick
  • "Myofasciae, Prana and the Bandhas" w/Jeffrey Shoaf

Karen Burtnett

TEACHER

  • Discovery Yoga CYT - 500
  • Kripalu Tradition
  • Also Certified in YIN Yoga

Karen has practiced yoga since 2002. She completed Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in May 2015 at Discovery Yoga in St. Augustine and is currently enrolled in the Discovery 300 Hour Master Level Program. Karen taught the Yoga “Basics” Class at Padma Yoga for 15 months and now substitutes for Yin Yoga. 


She is happy to be part of the yoga community and is striving to be as knowledgeable and compassionate as her many mentors, teachers and fellow yoga participants – wishing all peace, love and light …


Karen has received her Master Level Certification!


Having studied trainings below and more.


  • "The Art of Teaching: Three stages of Kripalu Yoga" w/Deva Parnell
  • "Safe Yoga" w/Lisa McQuade
  • "Functional Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga" w/Tra Kirkpatrick
  • "Myofasciae, Prana and the Bandhas" w/Jeffrey Shoaf

TEACHER

Linda Lee

TEACHER

  • CYT - 500

Linda Lee is a Kripalu Yoga Certified Instructor (1994), and Amrit Yoga Master Teacher (2001), and a Certified Anti-Gravity Yoga Instructor (2017). She is also studying for her Aqua Yoga certification. She has diligently practiced multiple forms of yoga for fifty years and taught for almost thirty!


Linda is well-traveled and has studied with many world-renowned Yoga Masters. She draws from a blend of authentic yoga disciplines such as; Hatha, Kriya, Yin, Astanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Chair/ Special Needs, Water Yoga, and many more!


Her particular modality of teaching offers students of all levels of fitness the opportunity to explore their own body's wisdom at their own pace. With detailed guidance and assistance - students are immediately put at ease.


"Linda's classes are the most authentic I have experienced, hands down!"   - Kate. 

Martrice Endres

TEACHER

  • CYT 200

Martrice will be teaching CPF free Oncology Yoga classes at Padma Yoga in Palm Coast. Class will be offered on Wednesdays at 1 pm. We are currently putting together a teaching team for this location. 


Padma Yoga is a center for yoga, health and wellness, located at 5 Utility Drive, Suite # 15, Palm Coast, FL 32137


To register for this free class please call 904-377-4217 


Registration can also occur online ( https://www.padmayogaonline.com) or in person at the studio.


Martrice is a yoga teacher, meditation coach, and writer who is passionate about sharing her wellness journey with everyone.


Martrice's story of self-healing and empowerment are shared in the book Journeys with the Divine Feminine, a collection of 24 personal stories of women's experiences in discovering the Divine Feminine.


She completed yoga teacher training at Indi Yoga in 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and began teaching two weeks later both in group and in private settings.


Martrice likes to teach classes meditation focused on creating a safe space that allows practitioners to learn about themselves. She continues to study yoga and meditation and has completed additional training in the following areas: Yin Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Marma Points of Ayurveda, Reiki, Life Purpose Coaching, and the Science of Wellbeing from Yale University.

Martrice Endres

TEACHER

  • CYT 200

Martrice will be teaching CPF free Oncology Yoga classes at Padma Yoga in Palm Coast. Class will be offered on Wednesdays at 1 pm. We are currently putting together a teaching team for this location. 


Padma Yoga is a center for yoga, health and wellness, located at 5 Utility Drive, Suite # 15, Palm Coast, FL 32137


To register for this free class please call 904-377-4217 


Registration can also occur online ( https://www.padmayogaonline.com) or in person at the studio.


Martrice is a yoga teacher, meditation coach, and writer who is passionate about sharing her wellness journey with everyone.


Martrice's story of self-healing and empowerment are shared in the book Journeys with the Divine Feminine, a collection of 24 personal stories of women's experiences in discovering the Divine Feminine.


She completed yoga teacher training at Indi Yoga in 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and began teaching two weeks later both in group and in private settings.


Martrice likes to teach classes meditation focused on creating a safe space that allows practitioners to learn about themselves. She continues to study yoga and meditation and has completed additional training in the following areas: Yin Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Marma Points of Ayurveda, Reiki, Life Purpose Coaching, and the Science of Wellbeing from Yale University.

Hope Kessler


TEACHER

  • CYT -200

Hope Kessler received her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate of Completion in April 2020 from Sanctuary Yoga in Gainesville, Florida. She is eternally grateful to her teacher trainer, Melissa Montilla, a lifelong dancer, yoga teacher trainer, and movement instructor.


Hope combines what she has learned from Melissa and other yoga masters she has encountered over the last 20 years into a practice incorporating elements of Ashtanga, Hatha, Restorative, Iyengar, and other yoga traditions, celebrating the exploration of the relationship between breath and movement.


She believes yoga is a limitless journey of self-discovery, wellness, and awareness–observing and practicing the union of breath, body, mind, and spirit.


She taught for a year and a half in Keystone Heights and Melrose, Florida, before moving to Palm Coast in October, where she taught at Hammock Beach Resort.


"Looking forward to having you join me at Padma Yoga!"



LuAnn Henry

TEACHER

  • E-RYT 200
  • Discovery/ Kripalu

LuAnn began her yoga journey years ago when her oldest son sent her a Rodney Yee video, thinking she could benefit from a yoga practice. He knew she took care of herself but suspected that she might calm her mind and slow down if she participated in a yoga class.


It worked! LuAnn was certified in 2017 under the guidance of Micki Higgins in the Discovery Yoga Program. She was asked to teach after graduation and guided a weekly class. She has returned to Padma and is looking forward to teaching new students, seeing old friends, and sharing with others the peace and goodwill that Yoga always offers.


During her leave from Padma, LuAnn was, and still is, active on Instagram and YouTube, posting daily in ways that honor her practice. She completed several online courses and continues to learn and listen each day. She currently creates weekly videos for the Christina Phipps Foundation.

YouTube channel and teaches free Oncology Yoga at Advent Hospital in Palm Coast and also subs CPF (Oncology Yoga) at Padma.


She thanks Micki for the inspiration and knowledge offered

so graciously allowing LuAnn to grow and become her best

possible version…always leaning towards enlightenment…

always discovering. Kim Friedman also merits a heartfelt thank you for

mentoring LuAnn without judgment and selflessly offering

suggestions and encouragement.


LuAnn’s class will be gentle and kind,  honoring your body, looking within, and finding your calling…an approach to Yoga that is serene and peaceful.

Your body will flow effortlessly as your focus remains pure.


Namaste`


Join her on Thursday and Monday mornings.


LuAnn’s Certifications:


Yin/Yang Yoga with Joe Barnett


Restorative Yoga with Cindi Lee


I Rest Yoga Nidra with Molly Birkholm


Chair-based Yoga Sequencing

with Maria Jones and Krista Marzewski


Teaching Yoga to Older Adults

with Jenny Loftus


Oncology Yoga - Christina Phipps Foundation

Hope Kessler

TEACHER

  • CYT -200

Hope Kessler received her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate of Completion in April 2020 from Sanctuary Yoga in Gainesville, Florida. She is eternally grateful to her teacher trainer, Melissa Montilla, a lifelong dancer, yoga teacher trainer, and movement instructor.


Hope combines what she has learned from Melissa and other yoga masters she has encountered over the last 20 years into a practice incorporating elements of Ashtanga, Hatha, Restorative, Iyengar, and other yoga traditions, celebrating the exploration of the relationship between breath and movement.


She believes yoga is a limitless journey of self-discovery, wellness, and awareness–observing and practicing the union of breath, body, mind, and spirit.


She taught for a year and a half in Keystone Heights and Melrose, Florida, before moving to Palm Coast in October, where she taught at Hammock Beach Resort.


"Looking forward to having you join me at Padma Yoga!"

Debbie S.

"Micki is such a caring, giving and helpful teacher. Thanks to her and her classes my body is moving much better this days and I am more relaxed and at peace. Micki is so good at teaching step by step that I can follow her voice and do the practice with my eyes closed. Her verbal cues allow me greater focus. Her yoga classes allow you to practice no matter where you are with yoga- a newbie or a seasoned yoga student. I am so grateful for Micki and for her gentle spirit."

Marialice W.

I have been a student of yoga for over 20 years, and have encountered many teachers. Padma is by far the best technical teacher I have met. Not only are her classes varied and interesting, she gives very special attention to the detail of each position with hints and tricks to help her students go deeper into the position.. Even after about five years, I still learn something from her almost every class. She is very "hands on" and continuously checks each student to make sure they are getting the most from the position. Even in a mixed level class, she still watches me and gives me guidance to a better fulfillment of my practice. I would strongly recommend classes with Padma as she is truly dedicated to teaching yoga.

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