Co-Founders
Ravi Singh
Co-Founder
Ravi Singh has 45 years teaching experience, and is Co-Author (with Ana Brett) of 26 bestselling DVD’s and The Kundalini Yoga Book: Life in the Vast Lane. He’s been called the “Teacher’s Teacher” and has lead teacher trainings worldwide (and now online) Ravi has taught at many international yoga conferences, Yale University, NYU, and has been featured in top tier publications. Many of the current top yoga teachers have matriculated through Ravi’s classes or Teacher Trainings. His clients list has included Olympic Athletes and A list professionals from every venue of life and art. He’s been featured in Yoga Journal, Om Yoga Magazine, Yoga Magazine, et al.
Judy Weaver
Co-Founder
Judy Weaver is a yoga therapist and a teacher-of-teachers with over 30 years of experience and is the founder of Connected Warriors and Bodymind Recalibration. Judy is known for her expertise in the world of trauma and developed Trauma-Conscious Yoga based on the understanding that trauma is held in the cells of the body and mind and refined this practice with Bodymind Recalibration which builds cognitive and somatic bodymind relationships. As a member of Yoga Alliance Advisory Board, On-line Presenter, part of their Core Curriculum Working Group, significant contributor to several books and university lectures, Judy has been able to share her passion for this practice of yoga to support the yoga community.
Executive Board
Steven J. Cooper
Treasurer
Steven is an accomplished professional in the dual trades of both accounting and real estate. For the last 30 years, he has been the owner of a successful boutique accounting and financial services firm with a select number of small business and individual HNW clients. He began his career in the auditing space with a top CPA firm in Manhattan NY. He spearheaded the auditing team responsible for inventory and asset verification, opinion letters, and audited statements.
In 1994, seeking work-life balance, and to devote more time to his practice of meditation and yoga, he relocated from New York to Southwest Florida where he founded S. J. Cooper & Associates. Most recently, Steven has founded a nonprofit “Feeding Our Community”. In the year 2020, they successfully provided 144,000 meals during the current pandemic. He is a graduate of Long Island University where he received both his B.S. and MBA. He is a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals.
Andrea Fiondo
Secretary
MA, LLP, Educational Psychologist
Andrea is a yoga student since 2010 and has taught Kundalini Yoga with her husband since 2015, at their studio, Kundalini Yoga in Detroit, LLC. She worked as a middle and high school science teacher for five years, and as a School Psychologist for 27 years in the Detroit Public Schools, serving the special educational needs of children from age 2 to 26, within a wide variety of schools.
She is a life-long learner, and an avid reader and writer.
Ravi Singh, Board Chair