Teachers & Staff

Yoga Rocks is proud to feature a staff of professionally certified and registered yoga teachers (RYT's) with Yoga Alliance, the national association for creating the standards for teaching yoga.

For more information about Yoga Alliance visit, the Yoga Alliance website.
 
 
Jeannine K. Smolinsky, M.Ed., E-RYT

Founder and Director of Yoga Rocks!
 
 
Lu Ann Vivona, M.Ed. - Studio Manager
Lu Ann is a former teacher of Special Education, a licensed School District Administrator, and the former Founder of "Positive Results," Corporate and Motivational Training Company. One of her favorite programs she designed was Stress and the Art of Living, a program to help children and adults manage stress in their lives. Lu Ann is a devotee of yoga having taken her first yoga class over 30 years ago. She brings her expertise as a businesswoman and appreciation of the yoga experience to her position as Studio Manager. You can see Lu Ann smiling and greeting students as she works to keep the studio running smoothly.
 
 
Cynthia Glynn-Johnson, RYT
Cynthia is a certified Eclectic Hatha Yoga Teacher, and a 2004 graduate of the Yoga Teacher Training Institute, NY where she continues to study at the 500 hour level. Her classes emphasize body awareness, alignment, and the integration of mindfulness in yoga practice and in life. Cynthia has a performance dance background, and trains as an advanced belt in Traditional Tae Kwon Do. She has been committed to a personal daily practice of Yoga & Meditation for the past 7 years. Cynthia is an active member of the Long Island Yoga Association and Yoga Alliance.
 
 
Adam Goldstein, RYT
Adam has been teaching fitness classes since the age of 19. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2004 Adam moved to Los Angeles and found his true passion, Yoga. He has studied with teachers such as Vinnie Marino, Meaghan Kennedy-Townsend, Dharma Mittra, Brock Cahill, and Stella Valente. In 2007, Adam completed the Yogaworks Teacher Training in Los Angeles and has been teaching yoga ever since. Having a background in many different areas of fitness Adam brings an interesting energy to the yoga room. His powerful classes are set to all different kinds of music from hip-hop to Bob Marley and everything in between. If you come to his class you might want to bring an extra towel!
 
 
Mij Kim, RYT
 
 
Linda Cadle-Hinton, RYT
   
Jessica Domow, RYT, C-YRKT
   
Alison Klein, C-YRKT
Alie graduated from CUNY Queens College with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and has a Master's degree in Education and School Counseling. She has been a school counselor at Carle Place Middle/High School for the past 9 years. Alie was introduced to Yoga Rocks in 2006 and has been hooked ever since! Combining her passion for yoga and working with children, Alie became a Certified Yoga Rocks Kids Teacher this past Spring with Yoga Rocks Kids and continues to grow the Yoga Rocks Kids Program at Yoga Rocks, local dance studios, and schools.
   
Dawn Trepeta, C-YRKT
 
 
Margaret Soukeras, RYT, C-YRKT
Margaret graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in Sociology. She went on to work at several high profile companies, such as Snapple, Estee Lauder and BMG. Choosing to return to school for her Master's degree, Margaret worked at Adelphi University, while attending yoga classes. She earned her Master's in psychology in August 2006. While attending Adelphi, Margaret was introduced to Yoga, which she loved immediately. Deciding to pursue her new found passion, Margaret earned her RYT in 2007 and C-YRKT with Yoga Rocks Kids in 2008.
   
Jane Picconi, RYT, C-YRKT
   
Goldie Karpel, RYT
   
Debra Pinsky, RYT


Yoga Rocks is always looking for qualified teachers. If you are interested in joining our team, please call us at 516.624.YOGA(9642) for an application.