Rose’s wellness journey began in 2011, when at the age of 43, she attended her very first yoga class. As a media executive and owner of a busy boutique advertising agency at the time, Rose sought out yoga for fitness as well as much needed stress relief. But after several classes, she quickly learned yoga is not just a workout, it’s a “work in” and yoga became her pathway to peace, self-love and self-care. Wanting to share this powerful healing modality with others, Rose completed her first 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification in May of 2014 with Inner Bliss Yoga in Westlake and her 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification with Yoga Farm Ithaca in March of 2022.
Over the last decade, Rose has been on a mission to share the gift of yoga by opening several studios in the area as well as host her own Soul Collective Yoga Teacher Trainings. Her popular Yoga Retreats to Italy and successful Ayurvedic Cooking Classes have also helped to build a thriving and healthy yoga community in town.
After a battle with breast cancer in 2018, Rose sold her advertising agency and opened Soul Stretch Cycle Studio as well as Root to Rise Wellness Café in Port Clinton (in 2020) with the intention of bringing nourishment and educational tools to our community.
Now, after years of manifesting, the Vision to create a “temple to wellness” is finally coming to fruition. In January of 2022, Rose and Doug purchased a lovely wooded 2.7-acre chunk of property in Marblehead, Ohio for the development of a unique venue to soothe the soul with movement, nourishment and community.
Groundbreaking and construction will begin soon on Rooted Souls Wellness Sanctuary, a 6,000 square foot facility and boutique motel featuring yoga & cycling classes, a wellness café, an event center and a variety of student trainings, cooking classes, lecture series and spiritual retreats.
Called to Service: I found yoga in the fall of 2019. As I was looking to make a lifestyle change. I found Soul Stretch and never looked back.
What’s at the core: Finding that inner peace. Every time I left the studio, I wondered how the instructors knew what I needed to hear that day. When they reinforced that this was my practice, It just all made sense. I found a new community and home.
Balancing act off the mat: When I’m not traveling for my day job, I love everything having to do with the water: fishing, swimming, snorkeling, sailing, paddling. Any day on the water is a good day.
Personal Mantra: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”
Called Service: My life has been filled with many wonderful opportunities to service those who are in my path. I have been a physical therapist for over 35 years and ran a private physical therapy practice in Cleveland for 25 years. It has been my call to help guide people from rehabilitation to wellness with my bodywork talents and movement knowledge. In 2019, I began the Polestar Comprehensive Pilates Certification, which has been a personal and professional life changing experience. My new passion is to guide you on a wellness journey using Pilates as the “keel” to a healthy life.
What’s at theCore: Pilates is more than just finding your core. Experience Pilates to improve spinal articulation, body alignment, organization of head, neck and shoulder, and much more. Join the class and you will start to move confidently about life and find peace of mind and serenity in spirit.
Personal Mantra: Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance
Balancing off the Mat: spin classes, nature walks, family time, boating, bible study, reading
Personal Mantra: “I never lose. I either win or learn." - Nelson Mandela. This is such a great mantra to live by since failure is so informative. With each failure, I pick myself up and try again with so much more knowledge. I call it falling forward.
Called to Service: I attended my first yoga class in 2004. It was taught by Kimberly Payne, who gave me my love of yoga. I was diagnosed with cervical vertebrae herniations, and bulges caused by poor posture. I was having chronic pain and I wanted to avoid surgical intervention. Kim's teaching methods helped me tremendously. I met Rose in 2017 at an outdoor yoga class and I instantly felt that I had known her for decades. Ironically, Kimberly Payne was also Rose's first yoga instructor.
I have been practicing Pediatric dentistry since 1991. It is a profession that I love, but dentistry was horrible on my back and neck. Add on downhill skiing, long-distance running, crew, tennis, and high impact aerobics and I had caused some severe cervical spine issues at a young age. When I participated in an activity, I gave 100%. The phrase “recreational sport” was not part of my vocabulary.
The practice of yoga corrected my posture and strengthened my spine. It gave my back the flexibility it had decades ago. I started practicing self-acceptance and most importantly the dhyana (meditation) limb of my yoga practice cleared my mind, slowed my jumbled thoughts and I became “balanced”. Once I stopped rushing through my day, all the sudden more time in my life appeared. I changed from being a human doing to a human being. I received my 200-hour certification from Cleveland Yoga in 2017. I received my 500-hour certification fromYoga Farm in 2022. I was thrilled to have completed this last journey with Rose. I recently received my spin certification.
Balancing Off the Mat: In addition to dentistry, yoga and spin, I enjoy being on the talk circuit to various groups in the medical profession discussing “How My Yoga Practice Saved My Dental Practice.” I believe that God has a plan for all of us and my twisted road led me to Soul Stretch. I am married to John Davenport who is my partner in crime. The beach is my sacred space, so I love anything on the water from paddle boarding, kayaking, boating and scuba diving. At Soul Stretch, you will find me at both the yoga and spin studios. I love 80’s music so I play it…a lot.
Called to Service: I began my yoga journey in 2013 in support of my wife, Rose. I enjoyed the physical part of yoga, but then I discovered the spiritual side. It made me become a little more mindfull as well As I listened to the instructors words, I found that yoga was three parts: mind, body and spirituality.
What's at the Core: Being a recovering alcoholic, one of the true gifts I received when I became sober was to be of service and to help others. I'm finding that as a yoga teacher, there are a lot of parallels to this. I've been given another way of helping others in their practice and on the mat.
Personal Mantra: Pinch me, I'm dreaming!
Favorite Gurus: God. My wife, because I admire her tenacity and her ability to give 110% to anything she is passionate about. My sponsor, Bob P. who is like a second father me and one of the wisest men I know.
Balancing Act of the Mat: I sponsor a lot of men in AA. Nothing gives me more joy that seeing someone turn their life around and then pass it on to others.
Good for the Soul: I love to hang out with my wife and friends. I’m a grandfather to two adorable little girls. I’m known as a “PET-ophile” because of my love of animals. In my off time, I love to golf, boat, travel, watching movies, reading books. I LOVE FOOD! But most of all, I love making people laugh.
Called to Service: RYT200 Open Way Yoga – Huron, Ohio 2018
What's at the Core: Curiosity is what took me to my first yoga class in 2017. I wanted to try it and kept talking myself out of going! Finally, I made up my mind to go and that was it. I was hooked! The craziest part about all of this was I was so new to yoga – why would I go to the teacher training and become certified? It was during my training that I realized that this was the “missing link” in my life. Mind, spirit, body & breath took on a whole new meaning for me. It was there that I could hear the subtle messages and quiet whisperings of the spiritual side of yoga, the philosophy, mantras, meditation and mudras that “called” to me – Yoga felt like home! My yoga offerings are simply to share my passion with everyone. I encourage the use of props to bring the pose to your body and most importantly, never to take myself too seriously!
Personal Mantra: FEAR NOTHING!
Balancing off the Mat: I’ve been working with my husband of 23 years run his family business. We have 3 children, Ceilia – 26, Max – 22 and Jack – 18; They all have been so supportive with my yoga journey! They are my world!!
Good for the Soul: My other passion is being a classical music pianist. I love paddle boarding in the lake and spending time at the cottage during the summer with my family; horseback riding with my husband and I love to travel!
Called to Service: I began my yoga journey in 2016 when I was introduced to a wonderful yoga community in Chicago. I initially sought out yoga to relieve pain from running and manage stress, but quickly realized that yoga was so much more. As an elementary teacher I wanted to teach my students some of the tools I was learning through yoga and as a result I received my Rainbow Kids Yoga Certification in September of 2016. Since then I have had the goal of pursuing my RYT200, but after moving away from Chicago I had not found a studio or instructors that inspired me to do so. It wasn’t until a dear friend introduced me to Soul Stretch and encouraged me to complete yoga teacher training with her that I finally embarked on the incredible journey that is RYT200 with Soul Collective-Soul Stretch Yoga. I completed my RYT200 in May 2022.
What’s at the Core: Yoga has transformed my life physically, mentally, and spiritually. Like so many others, I’ve had to go through some pretty muddy times before I gained the wisdom needed to blossom. I aspire to help others as they find their way through the mud and into the light where they too can bloom.
Personal Mantra: Mistakes are gifts they help us learn, so we can grow.
Balancing off the Mat: Teaching is my passion! I’m a teacher at Danbury and love working with kids. When I am not at the studio or school, I can be found reading, cooking, or spending time with family and friends.
Good for the Soul: Traveling abroad, spending time in nature, listening to good music, gardening, sitting by the fire, and snuggling with my cats.
Call to Service: My Turn Up journey began with online classes, with zero dance experience! Turn Up showed me how to let go, have fun, and stop being so hard on myself. It became my safe space: a place to move my body, feel sexy, play, laugh, and get an amazing workout. Becoming an instructor terrified me, so I knew I had to do it! I wanted to bring that same safe, empowering experience to other women. With a background in lifting, certification in intuitive yoga, and a lifelong love of fitness, Turn Up brings all my passions together in one place. It’s about more than movement—it’s about self-expression, confidence, and community. My mission is to create spaces where women feel free to be their authentic selves and leave each class feeling strong, sexy, and unstoppable.
What’s at the Core: Becoming sober was a huge turning point in my life. I knew I still wanted to dance, play, and express myself in a way that felt true to who I was. In my search for safe spaces to be my authentic self, I discovered Turn Up, began working with coaches, leading women’s circles, finding therapy, and diving deep within myself. I learned that the answers truly lie within us when we create safe spaces to open up and explore who we are. I’ve always had a deep love for life and people, and I’m passionate about helping others feel seen, heard, and valued. Whether it’s through dance, photography, or coaching, I strive to inspire others to embrace their magic, build self-confidence, and lean into their authentic selves. I’ve learned that we are far more powerful than we know, and sometimes all it takes is someone believing in us before we start to believe in ourselves. That’s the power of being seen—and why I’m so passionate about helping others feel seen too. For me, it’s about finding balance: the freedom to fully express yourself while also lifting others to do the same.
Personal Mantra: You are the only you in the entire universe. You are the magic.
Balancing Act Off the Mat: Outside of Turn Up classes, I enjoy many things. I’m the owner of The Awakened Goddess, where I do photography, lead women’s circles, and offer life coaching. I also work part-time at The Gristmill. All of the things I do come back to connection and welcoming in my authentic self.
Good for the Soul: I love spending time with my family and friends, dancing, playing, creating, and cozying up on the couch with a good cup of coffee.
Called to Service: For years I practiced yoga on and off as a form of stress reduction. But once I started approaching retirement, I began to fully realize my love of yoga through Rose at Soul Stretch. She inspired me to further my studies, and in 2019 I completed Yoga Teacher Training with a wellness focus at the Cleveland Clinic. I especially love slow gentile practices and Yoga Nidra.
Personal Mantra: Breathe in peace. Breathe out stress. Repeat as often as necessary.
Balancing Off the Mat: I was so fortunate to have a career in Oncology. It was not a job; it was my passion. I learned so much from working with cancer patients. Life is so precious, and we need to live each day to the absolute fullest. I am so grateful for the support of my family in following my yoga dreams. My husband Tim is my best friend. And my son, Devin, is my inspiration. Since retiring, I teach part-time at Kent State University.
Good for the Soul: Besides yoga, I find peace in being out in nature. I love hiking, bird watching, biking, traveling, camping and boating.
Called to Service: In 2014 I met Rose and worked with her to have mobile yoga at Crocker Park, and I took my first class. I fell in love and then once she was teaching at McKenna’s Bed and Breakfast I would go to her classes there as well. Yoga became not only a workout, but a way to unwind from all the stress life can bring. I knew right away I wanted to teach someday, but finally made the time to take my RYT200 Soul Collective 2020. Helping others relax, unwind, and feel at one with themselves has only made my love for yoga grow. Then in 2022 I decided to broaden my love for working out and relieving stress by getting certified to be a spin instructor,I am very excited to teach yoga and spin to develop even better friendships in this amazing community of Soul Stretch.
What's at the Core: My journey in life has not been a straight road, I have been through many curves and yoga has helped me accept the curves of my past and conquer the windy roads ahead of me. It’s all about the journey. We all have our own journey and I am so thankful to be able to help others follow the path they desire.
Personal Mantra: Everything Happens for a reason, don’t stop believing.
Balancing off the Mat: Enjoying being partners with Rose at Root to Rise Wellness Café, working for Howard Hanna, still finding time to spend with my dog Annie, working out, and playing on the lake.
Good for the Soul: My family, spending time with them at home or at the islands making memories. My friends, laughing, listening and enjoying life. Finding time alone to enjoy the peace and joy that life has to offer.
