Dr. Leia Stathakos has been a general practitioner of medicine for 12 years, specializing in women's health issues. With a strong interest in integrating conventional medicine with complementary therapies she has studied nutrition, auriculotherapy, Reiki, various styles of yoga, reflexology, and meditation. She advised many of her patients who were suffering from anxiety, depression and back issues to try yoga and was impressed but not at all surprised by the positive outcomes. She became certified in Beginner and Intermediate Interdisciplinary Yoga at the Omega Institute and is a registered Yoga Teacher with the National Yoga Alliance. While pregnant she became certified in prenatal/postnatal yoga and once she had her bundle of joy she studied Itsy bitsy Yoga, Karma Kids Yoga, and YogaKids and became certified and teaches several classes for children. She has taught Senior Yoga for Namaste NY in Marine Park as part of a program sponsored by the National Parks Dept. in NY and teaches Yoga for 50+ for the employees at Downstate Medical Center. She opened her own yoga studio in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and teaches several classes such as: prenatal/postnatal, beginner-advanced, Mommy and Me, crawlers to walkers, toddlers, and kids from 4-10 years of age.