Yoga Center Instructors

Loa Freeman, BS RRT E-RYT-500

Loa is the director of Success Naturally Yoga & Image Center. Loa has been teaching yoga in the Springfield area for over 30 years. She has studied with yoga master BKS Iyengar. Loa trains regularly with Judith Lasiter, yoga master, author and creator of the Yoga Journal and with Gabriel Halpern of the Chicago Yoga Circle. Loa holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Programs of Commercial Recreation and Business Administration. She is currently presenting for the Missouri Department of Justice. Loa also travels throughout the USA presenting seminars on non-verbal communication, wellness management and developing an executive image. In December 2006, Loa completed the Shad Helmstetter International Life Coaching Certification.

Ginny Ross, RN BSN M. Ed.

Ginny has studied with Loa Freeman for 20 years. Ginny is an RN with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master's degree in Health Education and Wellness Promotion. Ginny is a certified Doula and Doula trainer.  After retiring as Executive Director of the Doula Foundation of Mid-America, Ginny continues to train doulas and provide doula services.

Betsy Bradshaw-Burris, E-RYT-200, R.Ph.

Betsy has been studying at Success Naturally for over 9 years, with a passion for the abundant healing properties yoga offers our whole being.  She is a Registered Pharmacist with a background in patient counseling and natural hormonal balancing.  She is very enthusiastic about the total wellness offered by the Iyengar tradition of Hatha Yoga.

Besty offers private instruction in yoga and teaches Gentle yoga and Level I classes, on and off campus, as well as offering hormone balancing consultation and follow-up.

Dustin Turner, RRT, RYT-500

Dustin has been studying yoga for over 4 years at Success Naturally with Loa Freeman and quickly found it to be one of the greatest joys in his life.  The structure and balance of the Iyengar Tradition of Hatha yoga has brought so much into his life that he has become dedicated to sharing it with others. Dustin is a certified Relax & Renew Trainer, Registered Yoga Teacher and hopes to go train in Pune INdia with the Iyengars.

Denise Bischof, BS, RRT, RYT-500

Denise has been studying the Iyengar tradition of Hatha Yoga for the past 10 years with Loa Freeman of Success Naturally, Gabriel Halpern of Chicago, and Judith Lasater of San Francisco.  She is a certified Relax & Renew Trainer and a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Denise has experienced the healing powers of  yoga and is excited to share it with others. She is currently teaching prenatal yoga classes for the Doula Foundation of Mid-America.

Shannon Gregg, BS, RYT-200

Shannon has been studying yoga since 2004 at Success Naturally.  She recently received her Yoga Alliance teacher certification.  Shannon uses yoga as a tool in her daily life to help support her entire being; mentally, emotionally, and physically.  She has seen firsthand the positive impact yoga can have on people's lives, and is excited to share her passion for yoga with others in her community.

Teresa Ollis, BS, RYT-200

Teresa has studied yoga with Loa Freeman for over 19 years.  Yoga has been very beneficial during her years of work, volunteering and being a mom and wife for a busy family.  She became a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance in 2009 and began her career as a yoga professional.  Teresa looks forward to seeing you in her classes at Success Naturally.