Jamie Segal – Owner/Director

Jamie Segal Hanley has been practicing yoga since 2003, and completed the 200-hour Bright Spirit Yoga Teacher Training in 2008. After spending six years working in cosmetics marketing, Jamie decided it was time to help others feel beautiful through yoga, and opened Elevate Yoga in May 2009. A Holmdel native, she is excited to bring an authentic yoga experience to her hometown, and seeks to create a safe and welcoming community to support the ongoing practice of yoga.

Jamie’s mindful flow classes are rooted in compassion and intention while focusing on groundedness, safety, and alignment. She finds inspiration in the teachings of Jillian Pransky, Seane Corn, and Bo Forbes, and studies with these teachers as often as possible. She has had the honor of assisting Jillian on several yoga retreats in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.

In 2010, Jamie brought YogaWorks Teacher Training to Elevate Yoga, and completed their 200-hour program in 2011. Over the years she has attended several courses in the therapeutic aspects of restorative yoga.

Jamie believes very strongly in the practice of svadhyaya – self study, inquiry or investigation- as a path to individual growth, and to that end has begun working towards a masters degree in mental health counseling at Monmouth University. Upon graduating, she hopes to incorporate healing both mentally and physically by merging her studies of counseling and yoga. She believes strongly in the healing qualities of yoga, as it has helped her heal relationships with her own body and mind.

Jamie’s true mission in life is to empower women to feel their most beautiful – inside and out. She feels truly blessed to have been given this life, and is incredibly grateful for her family’s continued support and encouragement as she follows her heart.

Diana Segal – Co–owner

Diana Segal began practicing yoga in 2008, when Jamie suggested they open a yoga studio. Always supportive of her daughter, Diana began attending yoga classes as often as possible, exploring different teachers and styles. She was instrumental in the opening of Elevate, and continues to help run the studio. In 2011, Diana completed YogaWorks teacher training. Having been an elementary school teacher for years, teaching yoga came very naturally to her. She has always been a proponent of exercise, and appreciates that yoga will help her continue an active, healthy lifestyle.