Santosha Shala
"Sacred Home of Contentment"
560 Main Street, Suite 3
Islip, NY 11751
Santosha Shala
is a collective effort to create a cozy space where we can practice the Art and Science of Yoga.
Louise Scalza, a Licensed Massage Therapist will also offer
Massage Therapy and Reiki in Our Space.
Yoga Teacher Training Certifications will be held in this space.
A Jewel in the Lotus is a 200 hour Registered School with Yoga Alliance,
Soon to be 500.
Continuing Education Credits can be given to current teachers since Lisa and Angela are each E-RYT's
(Experienced Registered Yoga Teachers).
A Jewel in the Lotus Yoga will offer an ongoing Yoga Teacher Mentoring Program. Workshops and Small group classes will be held in our space.
Please click on the "Studio Schedule" tab on the left side of this website to find the class that best fits your schedule, life and personal Yoga goals.
You can also always book a small group or private as well.
Angela will be teaching her regular schedule with
Fitness Incentive in Babylon, Gold's of Islip and Suffolk Community College
while involved in this project.
Angela will be offering Retreats and workshops reguarly ....as usual....
Angela Strynkowski, E-RYT, B.A.
Owner, Founder A Jewel in the Lotus Yoga
Co-Founder AJITL Santosha Shala
Co-Founder of AJITL Yoga Certification Course
Angela has been on a path of self discovery/self study since she was a child. She is an interdisciplinary Bhakti Yogi (Devotional Yogi). Angela’s first teachers were her family. They were role models for Union with the “Divine/Creation/Self”. After a few years of “suffering” from an Eating Disorder Angela discovered Hatha Yoga (Physical Yoga), while studying for a Bachelors Degree in Psychology.
Angela has had the honor of practicing with many Masters of Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga through numerous retreats, workshops, classes and Teacher Trainings. Some of the more well known Masters of these disciplines that she has studied with include: Sri K Pattabhi Jois, Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, James Butkevich, David Life, Sharon Gannon, Swami Bua, Amba Stapleton, and Don Stapleton of Nosara Institute. Angela has studied Sanskrit with Manorama from Sanskrit Studies and chanting with many Bhakti Yogis such as Krishna Das and Bhagavad Das. Angela also attributes her understanding of Yoga and the mind to her literary studies of many Buddhist and Yogic texts.
Her strong attraction to nature and solitude have influenced her to develop an in depth practice of countless month long travel experiences over the last 16 years. The Himalayas and the South West of the USA have experientially developed Angela through combining the exposure of nature with meditation, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, chanting, hiking, climbing, swimming in Mountain lakes, soaking in Natural Hot Springs, sky diving, snorkeling, kayaking and reading. Angela has been teaching Yoga going on her 11th year... She has led YogAdventure Retreats to Costa Rica and The Caribbean Island of St. John. Beautiful "upstate" New York and the majestic and magical Sedona Arizona. She enjoys bringing people together and Travel...so naturally Yoga, Travel and inner and outer adventure had to go together.
She has counseled people with Eating Disorders. She strongly believes food is medicine for the Body and the Soul. She has studied herbalism and nutrition since she was a teen. Both formally in college and "informally."
She believes Yoga and Meditation are Medicine for the Body, Mind and Soul.
Because of these beliefs and personal experiences, Angela will to continue her studies and she will continue to encourage people to find Well-Being and True Wellness of Body, Mind and Spirit!
LISA MONDELLO-MORRIS, 500 E-RTY
Lisa has had a spiritual practice since her teens. It began formally into yoga in her yearly 20’s with Richard Hittleman’s Weight Control Through Yoga & the practice of TM. She became a fitness professional in 1988 and has been personal training since then. In 1990 she began private instruction with Nicole Mode (from France) in Garwood, NJ . This inspired a desire to practice all over the USA with the modern masters including; T.V.K. Desikachar, Gary Kraftsow, Judith Lasater PhD, Jon Kabat-Zin PhD, Erich Schiffmann, Patricia Walden, Cora Wen, Sri Dharma Mittra, Ravi Singh & Anna Brett, Caroline Myss PhD, Pema Chodron, Thich Nat Hanh, Georg Feuerstein, Rodney Yee, David R. Hawkins MD PhD, Gary Zukav, Andrew Weil MD, Dr. Johanna Judd and many others.
Lisa began fusing Western & Eastern philosophy teaching yoga & integrating yoga into personal training in 1996. Her asana training is eclectic and her philosophy knowledge is expansive. She has trained Junior Olympic softball & baseball athletes. She received her Spinning Certification in 1999 and enjoys sport specific training with yoga.
Largely inspired by Gary Kraftsow; her teaching practice specialized in Yoga Therapy since 2002 and she is a member of The International Association of Yoga Therapists. In 2003 she graduated with a YA 200 hour RYT certificate from the prestigious YTTI of Queens & LI; she continued on and received her YA 500 hour RYT. She earned her YA 500 Hour ERTY status in May 2007. She continues her studies with Swami Mokshapriya Shakti, and her guru Ma Yoga Shakti at the Yogashakti Yoga Center in Queens, NY.
Lisa is most grateful for all of the blessings that living a yogic lifestyle offer. Her favorite blessings are her family & her friend, colleague & teacher Angela Strynkowski. She looks forward to lovingly serving A Jewel In The Lotus Yoga Institute with all that she has to offer from her soul, mind & body.
Louise Scalza LMT, CIMI, RMT
is a Board Certified, Licensed Massage Therapist and has completed the Massage Therapy Program at the New York College of Health Professions. Louise has earned an Associate of Occupational Studies degree and is licensed to practice in the state of NY, In addition Louise is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor through Infant Massage USA and is a Certified Reiki Master, a proud member of American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Louise will help you realize your hidden Sacred Self through Massage Therapy, energy & body work by initiating healing and unblocking any underlying imbalances in the body due to stress, physical or emotional trauma. Over 5 years of experience with the human body and energy field, Louise can help you achieve Optimal health naturally.