Our Staff
Courtney DeGennaro
Courtney has worked at Decatur Yoga & Pilates since May of 2006. Courtney discovered yoga in 2000 as part of her movement curriculum as a theater studies student at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanitites. Originally from North Augusta, South Carolina, Courtney moved to Atlanta in 2002 to attend Emory University. She is a recent Emory graduate with a degree in sociology, and is now acting as our studio manager. You will find her here every day with a smile on her face!
Gil Gonzalez
Gil started working at the front desk of Decatur Yoga and Pilates in January 2008. He began his exploration of yoga in Fall of 2002 by practicing Bikram yoga as a way to help prevent running and soccer injuries. Discovering that he enjoyed yoga for the sake of yoga, he as since expanded his yoga experience over the years by practicing Iyengar, Vinyasa, and most recently Hot Core Power. Gil has just recently graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in biology. Over the next few years, Gil aspires to deepen his understanding of yoga, hike the Appalachian Trail, and continue his education in biology (in that order).
Jeni Stallings
Jeni Stallings moved to Decatur in 2007 from Asheville, North Carolina. She has been living and working as a professional artist for the past 14 years, and her paintings are collected internationally. Last November, Jeni’s yoga path led her to Decatur Yoga and Pilates. Jeni tells us, “Yoga gives presence to my creative and overflowing mind. I am forever grateful for the community I have found at DYP and the balance it brings to my life.” Some of her paintings can be viewed in rotation at the studio. Her work is currently in exhibition in two galleries, including the L. Ross Gallery in Memphis. You may view the exhibit online here. For purchasing information on any of Jeni's work, you may request contact information to speak with her privately.
Becky Bivens
Becky’s yoga practice began at Decatur Yoga and Pilates in 2003 when she attended classes with her mother, Alison Taylor. Alison’s evolving practice at DYP led her to seek teacher training, and she has since become Becky’s favorite guru.
A native of Atlanta, GA, Becky received a BA in Studio Art from Agnes Scott College in 2007. As both an artist and philosopher, Becky cherishes the union of body and mind offered by yoga. Currently, much of her time is occupied by three activities: staffing the front desk, mindfully cleaning to maintain the studio’s peaceful, Zen environment, and patiently waiting to go to graduate school. To her delight, Becky will begin a Master’s program in Art History at the University of Chicago next Fall.
April Groom
April professionally cleans our studio with natural products. Vinegar, Tea Tree oil and Bon Ami are used throughout the studio to naturally clean and disinfect all surfaces. April goes about her work with love in her heart. She is also a certified yoga teacher.
If you would like to contact April's Cleaning and Organizing, you can email her at aprilgroom@earthlink.net.
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