Teachers

Sue Hopkins has been teaching yoga since 1999.

Sue originally came to yoga because of back pain. After seeing the result of a consistent practice she decided to share her love of yoga with others. Sue is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the highest level, E-RYT 500. Sue continued to mentor teachers for Yoga Therapy and is certified by Zen Wellness as a business coach.  Sue is available as a mentor for those making a living as a spiritual entrepreneur.

Etowah Valley Yoga is now a Registered Yoga School, where others come to learn how  to teach yoga. We offer RYT 200, and RPYT (prenatal)

Abbey Brewer is a seasoned yoga teacher, who has been actively teaching yoga since 1998.  She has many certifications including E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, LMT, CNMT, Comprehensive Certified Pilates Instructor (600 hours through Power Pilates, NY & additional certifications through Body Awareness Studio), certified community and family herbalist and certified aromatherapist. She is the founder and director of Georgia’s first registered prenatal yoga teacher training school and has taught and apprenticed with women’s health PT, Candice Goch, for over a decade. She has led the RPYT training program at Etowah Valley since 2012.

Abbey has been supporting individuals in holistic health options for over 21 years, working as a yoga teacher; neuromuscular therapist; licensed massage therapist; doula; and fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum specialist.  She is experienced in abdominal detox massage & provides herbal support. In addition to her work in full spectrum health, she taught musculoskeletal anatomy, neuromuscular therapy, and rehabilitation at Rising Spirit Institute/Gwinnett College for more than 8 years. She has also designed and taught anatomy programs for both yoga and Pilates teacher training programs throughout the Metro Atlanta area. Passionate about deeper yoga explorations, Abbey has facilitated many extended yoga retreats. She has always enjoyed training teachers and is the lead instructor for Etowah Valley Yoga’s 300 hour (RYT500) program.   Her goal is to mentor both students and teachers through education and movement practices so that we can all be self empowered, vibrant, and ultimately thrive.

Abbey lives in metro Atlanta with her husband, yoga teaching daughter, infant son and two dogs.

Etowah Valley Yoga owner, Earl Hightower, is a dedicated Hot Yoga teacher whose journey began in 2013. What started as a personal practice has grown into a lifelong passion for guiding others on the mat.

I began my yoga journey in 2006 in search of relief from a physical issue. I had very little knowledge of yoga but, it kept coming up in one way or another so, finally I listened and met my mentor, Sue Hopkins. Without promising Yoga could FIX ME, Sue told me that most people come to yoga because they are in pain or some other reason and later find out it is more than just stretching! She was right! So, my transformation began!

I continued to practice and earned my 200 Hour and Prenatal Yoga Certification in 2012. I furthered my education and completed my 500 Hour training in 2013 and the 600 Hour Professional Yoga therapy Program in 2016. Yoga is, and continues to be, rewarding and empowering. I love being an instructor and encourage others to start or continue their yoga journey.

I am a native of Cartersville and also, a registered Radiology and Mammography technician at Cartersville Medical Center.

My name is Chandra Sosebee and I am a 200 hour RYT. I graduated from yoga teacher training at Etowah Valley Yoga in May of 2016. I am currently working on my Advanced Teacher Training and hopefully by this fall I will be a 500 hour RYT. I started yoga over 11 years ago due to a shoulder injury. I started yoga to help fix a physical issue, but I kept coming back because it did so much more. As the years progressed, I knew at some point in time I wanted to go through yoga teacher training. Though I didn’t even know if I wanted to teach.

I have a BS in Psychology, I’m a certified herbalist, and Level I Reiki practitioner. I knew becoming a yoga teacher would add to the modalities of healing I was already trained in, so it was a very natural progression. My goal in life is to help others heal and find balance in their lives. I specialize in bringing beginners to the mat. I love to see someone realizes they can practice yoga no matter what age they are or what physical capabilities they have. If you can breathe, you can do yoga.