Kelly, the founder of still soul studio, is a Charleston business executive and mom who found her life shifted when she began a yoga and meditation practice. Kelly studied meditation with Deepak Chopra and is a certified meditation teacher with the Chopra Center for Well-Being in California. Having practiced meditation at studios in Los Angeles and New York, Kelly was inspired to bring the concept to Charleston with still soul studio, a welcoming space located in the heart of Downtown Charleston for meditators of all levels. For more than 20 years, Kelly has dedicated her work and passion to helping individuals and organizations identify and achieve their goals for personal and professional excellence. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology along with an Ed.M in IO Psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York.

Bob Bates was only in the 5th grade when he requested his first copy of Grey’s Anatomy for his birthday. He has since then continued to fuel this fascination through his own self-study into everything that has to do with mind, body, and spirit.

Bob graduated from The Citadel with a B.S. in Business Administration. He continued his education with a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. Since then he has split his professional career in both the non-profit sector and corporate America. Constantly the student, he applied his personal study to improve his performance in marathoning, triathlons, and open water race swimming. It was merely by an invitation of a friend that Bob found himself in a yoga class 10 years ago. This shifted his focus of his study to the topics of happiness, stress coping strategies, longevity, nutrition, and yoga. It was through these topics of study that there was a natural convergence which lead into an exploration in meditation. Through his personal deep dive into meditation and daily personal practice for years, he can speak clearly and with confidence to the practical differences meditation can make in anyone’s personal and professional life. Presently Bob is in the middle of completing his 200hr YTT at an area studio and his meditation teacher certification. Bob is excited to be a part of the impact Still Studio is having on the Charleston Community.

Liz is a certified yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, and Akashic records reader, she also holds a certification in sound healing which has become one of her favorite services to the world. Liz uses sacred sound instruments like the gong, crystal singing bowls, and drums to balance frequency by projecting the sound via sympathetic resonance into the imbalanced area, restoring the natural harmony and allowing the body to relax. Whether is a sound bath, kirtan or dancing, she holds space to reconnect thru music and sound, offering an opportunity to immerse in high-frequency vibrations. Liz is also a teacher and the founder of a local non-profit organization here in Charleston: Earth Heart Growers. She opened the space for the youth to connect to the earth, contributing to the well-being of our future.

Dr. Rhonda Swickert received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oklahoma in 1996. She currently is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the College of Charleston. Dr. Swickert has published extensively on the topic of stress, coping, and well-being, and she is particularly interested in how factors within the individual promote resilience in the face of difficult life circumstances. Her work in the area of mindfulness has shown that it plays an important role in the influence of gratitude, perceived social support, and mood. Dr. Swickert also has developed two courses at the College of Charleston on the topic of positive psychology. These courses focus on teaching students how to be resilient even in the face of life’s challenges.

Techa Smalls-Brown is an artist in every sense of the word. Using her gifts to add beauty wherever she goes, Techa has been an educator for 20+ years with the Charleston County School District. As a teacher she has taught exceptional children, African-American studies at the secondary level, and Elementary Montessori. She is also endorsed as a Gifted and Talented Teacher and has recently completed the Omega Institute’s Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) program under the direction of Meena Srinivasan, Daniel Rechtschaffen and Linda Lantieri. As a result of this work, she is equipped to integrate mindfulness-based social-emotional techniques in academics as well as focusing on equity and ethical learning in school systems. Techa is a true visionary. Currently she is working on an M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Trauma and Resilience in educational settings through Concordia University, Portland. With this degree, Techa seeks to transform the lives of students and educators across the state teaching them about trauma, resilience, self-care as well as how to support students social, emotional, and academic development in education. Techa is married to her soul mate, Michael J. Brown who has been a part of her life for over 23 years.

The desire to help others heal themselves led Stephanie “Pixi” Morris down a path of learning many different healing modalities. After being a teacher herself at private schools in Memphis, TN and Charleston, SC for 8 years, she is passionate about educating + helping others.

She has her masters in Education and has been a Kundalini Yoga Instructor for nearly a decade. She used Kundalini yoga and other modalities to help heal her seizure disorder. She is a certified Alchemical Creation High Priestess, a Reiki Master Teacher, Angel Card Reader, and is completing her aromatherapy & herbal certification.Her teachers and training instructors include Ana Bret & Ravi Singh, Reema Datta, Shiva Rea, Moses Love & Zeina, Gabrielle Bernstein, Lisa Michaels, Olivia Lomax, and many others.

Hillary Evans is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Transpersonal and Interpersonal Hypnotherapist based in Charleston, SC. Hillary is a graduate of The Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy (FIH), licensed by the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, and The American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE). From FIH, Hillary procured diplomas as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Transpersonal Hypnotherapist and Interpersonal Hypnotherapist. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and an Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences Degree from Chamberlain School of Design. You can find her at truehypnosis.com.

Natalie Creeden is a Family Constellations Facilitator, Reiki Master, Khalsa Way and Kundalini Yoga Teacher and is a Certified Meditation Instructor; having studied meditation under Deepak Chopra at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

Natalie is sought after by clients across the country who are looking to remove stressors, heal past traumas and shift intergenerational energy patterns through Family Constellation Therapy.

She believes that when we heal the hidden dynamics of our family system, we free ourselves to move that much closer to the dream life we have always imagined for ourselves.

Natalie loves sharing the power of these ancient traditions in a modern, accessible, and empowering format. Her classes and workshops honor and encompass today’s need for mind, body, and spirit integration.

Natalie is here to help you lower your stress levels, clear and heal your way to your biggest, brightest, most beautiful life.

Natalie, her beloved husband, and boy/girl twins love spending time at the beach, exploring historical neighborhoods around town and finding any moment for a great cup of coffee (or two).

Galen’s favorite thing in the world is helping a person do the things they deeply desire but think they can’t do. Since creating Courage Club in 2015, he has led thousands of people through facing their fears at public events and private workshops across the U.S. Having returned to his Carolina roots in 2023, he now leads a coaching practice based in Charleston, with 1-1 and group offerings to rewire your relationship with fear. Originally trained in peer support, Galen believes healing in community has a vital role in personal growth. He is also certified in somatic attachment therapy and specializes in helping anxiously attached individuals and their partners create steady, nourishing love. While he grew up in Asheville, Folly Beach stole his heart as a teenager, so away from Still you can find him playing in the Atlantic waters. Or on the hunt for muscadines.

Marissa has been a yoga practitioner since her early days of high school and fell in love with the unique movement right away. She graduated from Binghamton University in 2018 studying Human Development with a minor in Israel Studies. In 2019, she got certified in Power Vinyasa Yoga at her home studio in New York City (Yoga to the People) and taught at yoga studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Over the years, she's had a lot of change in her own practice and that has translated through her teaching. Although she's trained in a fast-paced yoga practice, and still loves to teach and move through that, she equally loves to slow down and practice meditation, breathwork, and restorative yoga with lots of props. She's certified in the Quiet Practices from a yoga studio in London (Sunday School Yoga) and loves to welcome times of stillness and breathwork into her classes. Marissa always encourages her students to take what they need and truly listen to their bodies and their breath as guidance. She's been a yoga teacher for over 4 years and loves every moment this journey has given her.