Arlene Koby

Owner

Lakeside Wellness

Arlene Koby is the owner & operator of Lakeside Wellness. She is a mama of three, a Yoga teacher and a devoted student of Yoga. She has been practicing for over 30 years and teaching for the past 18 years. An E-RYT, Arlene has completed two 200hr training's (the first in 2005)and has also completed an additional 100hr advanced teacher training with Elena Brower  at Virayoga in NYC in 2013. She currently leads the 200RYT training program. With a strong desire to learn she continues to educate herself. She traveled on pilgrimage to India with Raghunath in 2016, completed advanced study with Jivamukti founders Sharon Gannon and David Life, has done hours of training with Abbie Galvin of Katonah yoga(the studio NYC) & most recently completed the Anusara bridge program in 2020 through Shree yoga. She is also WPA level 1 certified and has completed the Paddle Fit Core certification and loves combining her love for the water and paddleboarding and Yoga. Arlene is humbled and honored to share what she has learned though her vast studies. Her approach to teaching is rooted in authenticity. Her gift is her capacity to work with any level of practitioner with specific, educated, alignment cues. Her goal is for the student to feel comfortable and safe with the body they are in, whether they are rocking a handstand or a child pose. "Love is the absence of judgement" Compassion first, love always, judgement never.