Meet All Teachers

Diane Marra is an Exercise Physiologist and Biomechanics specialist with more than 20 years’ experience teaching in universities, hospitals, corporate and community settings. Diane holds a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from California State University and numerous fitness certifications.  Her scientific research, conducted for the US Army Medical Department and California State University, has been presented at international conferences and published in clinical journals.

Empowering self-care through anatomy education, therapeutic movement & nutrition, Dinneen is an experienced movement expert with over 15 years’ experience.
She’s a Yoga Tune Up® & Roll Model® Senior Teacher Trainer, a NeuroKinetic Therapist, a CranioSacral Therapist, a Certified Nutrition Counselor, and a Certified Holistic Health Coach.  In New York City, Dinneen teaches classes  and workshops at Yoga Works, Equinox and CATA.  She also teaches workshops and teacher trainings in the US, Canada and Europe.

Drew Corrigan has worked in the field of massage and bodywork since 1996 and yoga instruction since 2007. Forever a student he loves to nerd out immersing himself in the latest research on fascia, biomechanics, physiology, and nutrition. An Experienced Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, he is also a Certified Yoga Tune Up® Instructor and Certified Core Strength Vinyasa Teacher. He is currently studying to attain a Certificate III in Fitness with the YMCA.

DUYGU OZKAN, a.k.a DEE is a RYT-200 Yoga Teacher, trained in Yogaworks in Bay Area, CA. She is also a Certified Yoga Tune Up® Teacher & The Roll Model® Method Practitioner. She completed Yoga and the Five Elements 35 Hour Immerision programme which is taught by Nikki Estrada. She also studied with the mentors such as Michele Klink, Hillary Skibell,Sarah Ezrin, Nikki Estrada, Dawn Adams, Laurie Streff and Casey Easton.

Ed has been active in athletic and movement-oriented practices since childhood. He competed in swimming and fencing as well as Modern Pentathlon (which adds  horseback riding, running and pistol shooting) through highschool. Of the many martial arts Ed has practiced, Aikido's blending of spiritual and physical practice, combined with empathic and compassionate training methods, resonated most with him and he holds a Nidan from Aikido Schools of Ueshiba.

I am a devoted yoga nerd who came from a rehab medicine background (I recently retired from a career in occupational therapy) and I'm very experienced in modifying yoga for clients with special needs. I feel that Yoga Tune Up® has given me even more tools to draw on, and I use it extensively in my practice to deal with my own aches, pains and postural samskaras. I love teaching philosophy, meditation and pranayama, and frankly, I think yoga is whatever leads us inward toward insight and outward towards love.

Elissa Dawn Strutton, E-RYT, RYT 500 is a certified Integrated Yoga Tune Up ® teacher.  Committed to her craft, dedicated to continued learning, humbled by the vastness of what is yet to be discovered, and passionate about yoga and movement, Elissa wants to help you move and live with grace, ease, integrity and purpose.

Elizabeth is originally from Mount Kisco, New York, and is currently living in Naples, Florida. As a competitive swimmer, black belt in karate, and lifelong athlete, she has always been the go-to person for fitness and health tips in her circle of family and friends. In addition to Yoga Tune Up, Elizabeth is also a USA certified swim coach, MOSSA Group Active Trainer, and pursuing her second Masters degree in Human Nutrition. Elizabeth hopes to help her clients achieve their goals in all aspects of health and wellness and incorporate functional medicine and holistic nutrition.

Elizabeth is a committed movement and mobility specialist, CrossFit coach and Yoga Tune Up® teacher with an insatiable eagerness to help people streamline movement,  improve performance, and eliminate pain   

Her athletic endeavors started early: she walked at 7 months, was roller skating at 3 and did her first yoga pose at 4! As a kid she played soccer and studied dance, Iyengar yoga, and therapeutic movement modalities