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.
Heather Pierce - Zumba Instructor
Heather has always loved music and dancing. She will admit that in her younger years, she felt more comfortable as a wall-flower...always longing to join them out on the dance floor but never fully confident enough in herself to let loose. In college, she studied Tap Dance, Interpretive Dance, and Ballet. Then, in 2015, she became a gym member at the HUB in Marion, Il and decided to try out the Zumba classes. After her 3rd class, she felt comfortable with her newfound moves and realized she was hooked! In June of 2019, she decided to pursue a license to teach Zumba and has been teaching ever since.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading books, sipping lattes with a cat in her lap, and spending time with her family.
Why Zumba??
Because it’s FUN!! In Zumba, you don’t have to get the steps right all the time. There is no “perfection”. Let’s just dance!
Licensed to teach: Zumba®
Aqua Zumba®
Certifications: CPR + AED
In her spare time, she enjoys reading books, sipping lattes with a cat in her lap, and spending time with her family.
Why Zumba??
Because it’s FUN!! In Zumba, you don’t have to get the steps right all the time. There is no “perfection”. Let’s just dance!
Licensed to teach: Zumba®
Aqua Zumba®
Certifications: CPR + AED
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!
