About  Us 

Yoga On The Block instructors want to provide students with a safe, relaxing and comfortable space to learn and practice Yoga. We strive to give students a peaceful and mindful experience in which to nourish themselves.

Martha Peebles - Yoga Instructor

Martha has been a fitness instructor for JALC Continuing Education for 30 years. Becoming a Yoga instructor has been a dream come true. She received her 200 HR Yoga Teacher Training in November 2018 and has been teaching Stretching and Strengthening with Gentle Yoga for JALC Continuing Education since then. She also has taught Yoga classes at the Oasis Spa in Murphysboro, IL and she occasionally teaches Goat Yoga at Lovin’ The Farm in rural Campbell Hill, IL. She enjoys teaching all ages and fitness levels including Chair Yoga as a gentle way for everyone to learn breathing, posture, Yoga poses and relaxation. She is excited about opening up her own Yoga Studio on Walnut Street in Murphysboro, Illinois. ​

Annie Bowsher - Yoga Instructor

​Annie is a 300 hour Registered Yoga Instructor, who has been practicing for over 20 years, and teaching since 2018.  She offers an eclectic healing approach that honors each practitioner’s inner guidance, needs, wants, and personal path.  Her classes are gentle, compassionate, and light-hearted.  Annie believes our bodies hold a great deal of wisdom, and that yoga enables us to listen and reconnect.  Besides yoga certification, she holds Silver Sneakers certifications in Classic, Yoga, Stability, and Aqua Splash courses.  Annie retired from elementary teaching and college counseling in Memphis, and most recently home visiting with Shawnee Healthy Families. She shares a home with her father, several cats and a tolerant senior basset-mix in Murphysboro. Annie is delighted to be returning to Yoga on the Block!