OUR TEAM
SARA
Sara is the founder and owner of Flower of Life Yoga & Wellness Center. In 2016, she studied abroad in Costa Rica, and while there, were earned her RYT 200 and Children’s Yoga teaching certifications. It was also in Costa Rica that she began her lifelong quest for transformative healing practices. Her teaching experience includes multiple E-RYT trainings and co-facilitating teacher trainings for the Power Yoga community, where she has been a leader for the last six years. Sara delivers an authentic and expert balance of traditional and strength-based approaches to yoga. With a background of traditional yoga, power yoga and weightlifting, her mission is aways to lead a safe and effective class, emphasizing proper alignment while experiencing and developing capabilities beyond the body. She is also a twin mother, partner, and community sound healer.
MIKE
Mike McGuigan brings over 20 years of experience as a multi-instrumentalist, playing music professionally both as a live performer and as a recording studio artist. Mike and music have been synonymous since a very young age. An outstanding Music Program at Batavia (IL) High School helped earn Mike a music scholarship to Western Illinois University.
After college, Mike continued performing professionally in various Jazz Ensembles and Rock & Roll bands in suburban Chicago. In 2013, Mike’s Yoga practice led him to discover the Crystal Bowls. His life would never be the same. In 2015, Mike started his own Holistic Health company, focusing on Sound Therapy, Crystal Singing Bowls, Sound Healing, and Reiki.
Mike is a Reiki Professional, for both humans and animals, and has grown a very successful practice as a Reiki Professional for Vitality Animal Chiropractic, in Aurora, IL. Mike is passionate and committed to help educate and raise the general public’s overall awareness and facts regarding Sound, Holistic, Natural Medicine and Healing methods, and is very excited about its future.
AMANDA
Amanda’s yoga practice evolved after she became a mother, longing for connection, needing an outlet to help balance her physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.
She became a yoga instructor to share these amazing benefits with her community, and believes everyone can benefit from yoga, aspiring to spread the love, joy and healing it brought into her life. She is passionate about leading an inspiring class that leaves you feeling connected, nourished and empowered.
Amanda is also a Reiki practitioner. After witnessing the healing benefits of hands-on assistance during her restorative classes and her own experience with energy healing, she felt called to integrate Reiki into her classes and private sessions, supporting her community in stress reduction, relaxation and healing.
When she is not teaching, you will find her in nature with her family, camping, hiking and enjoying the simple pleasures of life.
SARAH
Sarah’s practice began lying still, holding to the moment, breathing through distractions, and temptations, joyfully embracing the thoughts and seamlessly, allowing them to fade. Her meditation practice has been a strong foundation which has brought stillness, confidence, clarity, and ultimately, yoga
After finding yoga, she soon discovered how these practices overlap: they happen at once and constantly. Upon that realization, she wanted to share her findings through teaching and inspiring others to be more mindful, deliberate, and calm.
Sarah has dedicated more than 20 years to researching the brain and its physiology, neuroscience, mental illness, and human behavior. In addition to teaching yoga and meditation, she is a transformational guide for one of the top personal development gurus in the world and is committed to helping others learn how to achieve self mastery to create their best life. Her clear and distinct style “takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.”
FELICIA
Felicia’s training is rich in traditional Hatha Yoga. Her teaching style is a fusion of over
25 years of study. She approaches the Practice with a Beginner’s mind and resonates
with the mantra “Embrace All that is and All that Can Be.” Her foundation comes from
the Himalayan lineage and continued study of alignment-based Yoga (Iyengar & Yoga
Therapy). She enjoys weaving Yoga & Ayurveda Therapy tips and techniques into her
classes so students can better understand where to find their ‘seat’ withIN the poses
and off the mat. She believes that yoga is a wellness modality and compassionately
guides her students on the journey of Yoga in a nurturing and safe environment. Her
approach is concise, heartfelt, inspiring and alignment based.
EMILY
Emily Weiberg began her yoga practice over 10 years ago. While the asanas (poses) drew her in, it was the lifestyle that yoga provided which changed her life. The way her life transformed through practicing the mindful movements and philosophies of yoga opened her eyes to a whole new world of healing. This journey led her to becoming a Massage Therapist, Energy Worker, and Yoga Instructor so she could share these healing gifts with others.
Emily brings her knowledge of all elements of the body, physical-emotional-spiritual, into her practice. Honoring the true nature of yoga, meaning union. She enjoys providing hands-on massage techniques to support her students in releasing tension in the physical body. While moving and stretching aids in releasing the stored emotions in the body’s tissues. She also loves incorporating energy work through practices like meditation and sound to help her students find awareness and balance in the spiritual body.
While not teaching yoga, Emily loves spending time in nature with her husband Nick and German Shepherd Raven. She also loves making macrame and cuddling with her orange tabby cat Chi. And in exciting news, Emily and Nick will be welcoming their baby girl earthside this August!
