RBY Teachers
Angela Merendino, E-RYT 500
Owner/Creator
Angela Merendino, creator of Red Brick Yoga, LLC, turned to the amazing practice of yoga when her mother suffered a stroke in 2009. Ange was looking for something to help her stay strong and healthy both mentally and physically enabling her to take care of her mother. She turned to a steady yoga practice — and it worked!
Ange received her RYT-200 teacher training from Melanie Alexander and her 500-hour yoga teaching certification through The Yoga Project. Her previous trainings and certifications include, The Fundamentals of Yin Yoga with Paul Grilley; Aroma Acupoint Therapy certification trained under Tiffany Carole, MS, L.Ac, LMP; QiGong Instructor Training from Susan Amorose, DMQ, Yoga Breath Coaching, Gravity Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Trapeze Teacher certification from Yoga Teachers College under Lucas Rockwood. Ange is a continual learner and brings all of her experiences to her acclaimed 200-Hour Mindful Yoga Teacher Training Program.
She hopes to share her experiences with the RBYTribe community. A place built to help support and connect people to truth and authenticity all while building a strong foundation.
Maryanne Sowinski, RYT 500
After experiencing the moving meditation of connecting breath to movement, Maryanne decided to complete her RYT-200 training at Red Brick Yoga and just obtained her RYT-500 certification through The Yoga Project. Her classes combine creative sequencing and a dose of inspiration to send you off of your mat feeling refreshed, nourished and balanced.
She also has certifications in Aroma Acupoint Therapy and Reiki Level One. Outside of the yoga studio she loves learning about food as medicine, essential oils and traditional Chinese medicine. She looks forward to seeing you on your mat and will remind you that it is “Yoga Practice – not Yoga Perfect”.
Serafina Zippi, RYT 200
Serafina can remember the power and strength she felt in Tadasana after her first few yogaclasses as a teen in Greensburg. It wasn't until years later that she returned to yoga and found a regular practice at Midtown Yoga in Memphis, TN. Yoga taught Serafina to cope with her sometimes debilitating anxiety, balance her daily life and find happiness through simple acceptance. After completing her RYT 200 with Healthy Body | Peaceful Soul at Inhale Pittsburgh, Serafina realized that her Dharma may have been right under her nose: offering others the tools to improve the quality of their lives through yoga.
Join Serafina for a playful but calming class, usually themed to help you find out a little more about yourself in every pose. Listen for a fun playlist and look forward to a long, centering Savasana.
Kayla Small, RYT 200
Kayla began her yoga journey many years ago. Her love for the practice grew quite quickly and she found herself searching for a better understanding of the background of yoga. The desire to learn more about yoga led her to complete her 200 hour yoga teacher training with Lynn Rescigno in 2015. You might catch a glimpse of Kayla trying different inversion poses on and off the mat. She hopes to inspire as many students as she can on their own yoga journey.
Kristina Davies, RYT 200
When Kristina first took a yoga class in 2011, she felt that yoga was what she had been looking for all her life. She was drawn to the balance between effort and ease, challenge and rest. She loves how yoga has taught her to be compassionately present both on the mat and in the world. In 2018 she completed her RYT-200 training with Ange at Red Brick. Kristina gets energy from deepening her personal practice and from accompanying her students on their own yoga journey.
