About Our Instructors

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Cameron Chemsak ERTY/Reiki Master

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Owner and Creator of Sunnie Vibes Studio, lover of all things spiritual and athletic, Pittsburgh-native Cameron Lee, found herself in a pool of pain and despair. This suffering was not limited to the physical essence, however mentally as well. After years of enduring routine weightlifting and cardio exercise, Cameron knew it was time to sit with her thoughts instead of running from them. To say her destiny was met the first time she stepped inside that yoga studio in 2015 would be an understatement. The feeling of complete contentment and tranquility was overwhelming as she embraced the peace and mind-body connection yoga offered her. Picasso once said “the meaning of life is to find your gift, while the purpose of life is to give it away.” Cameron was fortunate enough to discover her gift and feels confident her purpose entails sharing it with others.

Cameron completed her 200YTT in 2019 at the Om Lounge in East Liberty. In her free time, you can find Cam walking with her daughter, Sunnie and dog, Myles at the park, checking out the graphic tees at target, soaking up the sunshine at the beach, or researching basically anything related to health and spirituality. In Cam's class, you can expect a peaceful flow that allows an inner connection with your breath as you unwind from life’s daily stressors outside of the studio. Come get high on your own supply (breath) with Cam and leave all of the weight and worries you’re carrying on your mat.

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Tia Wright/ Reiki Master

Growing up in a small town in northern PA with limited resources and opportunities gave Tia little knowledge on the universe and our capabilities. Little knowledge on human needs, wants, boundaries, emotions, and behaviors. She often perceives through other people and their emotions and put that as a priority before herself. Empathy, or the ability to understand or share the feelings of another. And as her experiences in life became more complex, She also realized She did not understand her emotions and how to regulate them. She met her husband and moved to Pittsburgh, becoming a mother and wife, while working full time. An extreme flip in her reality, coming from a single life with just her dog and her. Karmen, her daughter, needed a female role model to help her maneuver her years ahead and still be the most positive aura in the room… middle school and girl, enough said. She found that she needed to direct her negative energy elsewhere and traditional therapy was not the answer she was looking for. She came across Energy Connection in Irwin, where they advertised for Reiki. Tia ended up getting Reiki certified and now has her Teacher/ Reiki Master certification. That one decision has crossed her path with Cameron’s, where she is providing Tia with the biggest opportunity that she thought was just a dream AT FIRST. Until they met in person and hit it off right away. She knew in that moment that they were supposed to meet, and this was exactly where she was supposed to be. Her mind, body, and soul had been waiting patiently for this message to finally surface to reality. SO.. to say that we are beyond excited to type this out is an understatement!

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Stephanie Diener

Stephanie developed a consistent yoga practice in 2017 when training for the Pittsburgh marathon. She found yoga helped her recover quicker from long runs, prevent injury, and sleep better. At the same time, she found herself using principles she learned in yoga, including connection to breath, to help patients in her healthcare career in occupational therapy. She enrolled in yoga teacher training in 2018 to deepen her own practice and enable others to access yogic principles to support their health and vitality.
 
Stephanie loves fitness and strength training, running, and cooking. Her 10 year daily meditation practice has been enhanced by yoga and she loves to share meditation and mantra with students. Stephanie developed a coaching LLC in 2019 which combines her skillset learned in yoga, fitness lifestyle, her psychology degree and background in therapy, and her desire to help others achieve their most authentic life.
 
 Stephanie transitioned careers in 2020, and now works from home in the virtual learning industry where she can hang out with her two senior dogs and tend to her garden. She started canning food from her garden with the help of her boyfriend and believes in using locally sourced ingredients and supporting small businesses.

​Philicia Barbieri

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Philicia first walked into a yoga studio in 2016 at the encouragement of a friend, and immediately fell in love with the practice. She was initially drawn to the physical side of yoga; noticing how yoga increased overall strength and flexibility. After developing a consistent practice, it was the mental aspects of yoga, the breath and moving meditation, that kept her coming back.
In 2018 Philicia completed her 200-hour teacher training through South Hills Power Yoga. Since completing her training. Philicia has continued to take additional workshops and classes to advance both her own practice and teaching skills. Philicia loves to share yoga with others; paying attention to breath and allowing each student to have their own unique experience. Outside of teaching yoga, Philicia works as the director of drug and alcohol treatment program in Pittsburgh and is a licensed therapist, she lives in McKeesport with her boyfriend and 3 dogs.

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Kiersten

Kiersten first started doing yoga in 2017 when she joined a friend for class. Immediately she fell in love with the practice of connecting body, mind, and spirit. Following her intuition, she signed up for teacher training in 2021 which fueled her love for yoga even more. After every class she hopes to leave her students feeling confident, accomplished, and inspired. When Kiersten isn’t practicing yoga, she is probably at home hanging out with her cat, Greta.