Chris Engebretsen
500 RYT, Co-owner/Instructor
Chris is the co-owner/founder of Crescent Yoga Studio in Midlothian and enjoys teaching yoga to the community. She is a 500 RYT, Registered Yoga Teacher, who has been teaching in the metroplex for over a decade. She believes in bringing yoga to others in a serene atmosphere with a joyful spirit, hands on adjustments, and an open mind. Having studied and practiced many types of yoga and brings an eclectic blend to her classes and private lessons. She feels fortunate to be here to help others on their path to better health and healing. She is a devoted mother of three, wife, and enjoys painting and music.
Chris has a BFA in Fine Art, and certifications in: yoga, pilates, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, Group Fitness, CPR, Silver Sneakers, and Reiki. She learned anatomy and pre/post-natal yoga at Dallas Yoga Center and Sunstone Yoga. She would like to thank all of her teachers, some of whom include: Cheri Hanes, Nicole Shaw, Peggy Kelley, Paula Weithman, Tida Chambers, Joseph Stingley, Sloane Park, Helen Stuchbury, Rodney Yee, Erich Schiffman, and Dave Romanelli.
Dawn Harris
200 E-RYT, Co-owner/Instructor
Dawn is the co-owner/founder of Crescent Yoga Studio in Midlothian, TX. She has been practicing hatha yoga since her early teens and has enjoyed teaching an eclectic blend of yoga styles since 1998. She was introduced to yoga through sports with a background in cheerleading, which includes 12 years of power tumbling and dance and also regional and national competitions in junior high, high school and college. She earned a collegiate scholarship to cheer at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma where she received a BBA degree.
Most of her formal teacher training is with YogaFit based in California, but she has also completed various other yoga trainings like the Personal Revolution Workshop with Baron Baptiste, Yoga Therapy with Judith Lasater, and many other fabulous local yoga teachers, like Marinda Hollar owner of the Arlington Yoga Center, who have inspired and enhanced her yoga journey. Dawn's other certifications include SilverSneakers, Reiki, CPR and First Aid. Currently she is focusing on Yoga Therapy and looking forward to a trip to India in the near future to complete her RYT 500 yoga training program. She is a loving wife, mother of two, and when she is not practicing yoga, she enjoys spending time with her family, swimming, dancing, camping and being outdoors.
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