Yoga Instructors
Liz Ashley, RYT 200
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Liz Ashley, RYT 200
Liz completed training at the Preksha Ashram in Goa, India. She has taught yoga in corporate settings, led private group classes designed for athletes, and teaches gentle yoga, breath work and meditation to increase mind-body awareness.
Liz’s blend of traditional hatha yoga training, strength training and experience training
with surfing legend, Gerry Lopez, allows her to teach a variety of sequences from
gentle yoga to deeper stretches and relaxation for high impact athletes. Liz also teaches paddle board yoga and is not afraid of getting wet! Liz primarily teaches on Folly Beach.
Katie Ashley
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Liz Ashley, RYT 200
Katie Ashley believes in living life on purpose. She has studied with and trained under some of the most renowned and respected teachers in the disciplines of meditation, yoga, integrative movement therapy, and yoga therapy. She blends the knowledge of her lineage with personal insights and observations gained through her dedicated personal practice and experience mentoring students around the world.
She lives just off Folly Beach near Charleston, SC with her partner and their son. The whole family loves to surf local breaks and they explore fun surf towns worldwide as much as possible.
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Lauren’s approach to yoga is lighthearted and meditative, infused with lots of self-compassion and kindness. She believes yoga is so much more than just the physical poses, and is a path to connecting to one’s true inner spirit.
Lauren embarked on her yoga journey in Encinitas, CA, a beautiful beach town in San Diego where she lived for 7 years. She became a 200-hour certified yoga teacher in 2007 at the Soul of Yoga Institute.
She is currently working towards her 500-hour yoga teacher certification at Asheville Yoga Center. She's also the owner of Coalesce Energy, a Reiki Healing practice in Charleston, SC.
Lauren Jeffcoat
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Lauren Gicas, RYT 500*
Lauren is an experienced yoga instructor 3+ years in health and wellness roles and over 10+ years of yoga experience.
She is eager to help students improve wellness through Restorative Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga Shred and other fitness-related classes. She is a popular teacher in the Myrtle Beach area, offering a variety of classes for students needs.
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Renee's teaching style makes everyone feel comfortable, accomplished and happy! Her unexpected playlists and injections of humor help students remember that yoga is FUN! She reinforces the importance of alignment, core strength and mindset strategy when tackling even the most difficult Vacation Sweat class.
Renee is the Founder of Vacation Yoga. Her mission is to provide innovative, authentic wellness opportunities that help clients navigate life with strength and grace. She received her RYT 200 in Alexandria, VA at 532 Yoga. She is also an executive coach and professional facilitator.
Emily Taylor, RYT
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Renee Manning, MA, RYT 200
Emily has been a certified 200 RYT since November of 2019. She received her training on the tiny island of Nusa Lembongan located outside of Bali. Her dream is to return as a teacher one day along this journey.
Yoga is her passion and sharing this passion with others as a teacher has been a dream. She loves offering modifications or advanced postures, reminding students to play: yoga is a constant practice and you can't learn something new if you don't try. Emily lives on Folly Beach and is the owner of Sun and Sol Yoga, an outdoor studio located on the west end.