3307 North Holland Sylvania Road Suite 15 Toledo Ohio 43615 Phone: 419-885-1055
LOTUS YOGA CENTER ~ ABOUT US :
Lotus Yoga Center LLC was founded by Gary L. Gross and Michele Baran-Gross in 1992. Gary L. Gross and Michele Baran-Gross are registered yoga instructors with the Yoga Alliance and are designated ERYT-500
Swami Bhavajananda (Gary L. Gross) began his yoga journey at the age of 16 and has taught yoga for over 30 years. He has several teaching certificates from the leading yoga schools; White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA, Hippocrates Health Institute in Boston, MA, Golden Lotus Teachers Association in Michigan and the temple of Kriya yoga in Chicago. In 2007 Gary was awarded the yoga title Swami Bhavajananda. Locally Gary teaches at Lotus Yoga Center. For a number of years he taught yoga and stress management at the University of Toledo and Owens Community College.
Michele Baran-Gross is a certified yoga teacher and co-owner of the Lotus Yoga Center. Her study of yoga began at age of 18. She has trained in many yoga programs and schools specializing in Cardiac yoga, Stress Management, Pre and post natal Yoga, Kids Yoga, Partner yoga, Kriya meditation, and Vinyasa yoga. Michele stays current with studying the teachings of Yoga and delights in remaining a student as well. Michele was educated at the Florida School of Massage in1989 - 1990 and the International Institute of Reflexology in1991 for her bodywork education. And at the Integral Yoga Institute in Virginia for her yoga education.
She trained with Saul David Raye in 2000-2001 in the ancient tradition
of Thai Yoga Massage.
