ONE YOGA SANCTUARY ~ 843.476.1388
ONE Yoga Sanctuary owner and teacher, Dragana Pavic-Zappia, has always had an experimental approach to the yogic science and art. She has been a dedicated student of yoga since 2000.
Dragana Pavic-Zappia, a native of Serbia and Montenegro, has lived in near Beaufort, South Carolina from 2004 till 2020 when she moved back to Maine with her family.
Dragana’s initial yoga instruction and tremendous inspiration came from her teacher Kim Cech, a dancer, choreographer, and founder of Yoga Chandra Center on Lady’s Island, now One Yoga Sanctuary.
Dragana is a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, and she completed her mentorship program with Aretha Blevins of Nashville’s Iyengar Yoga Center. Dragana’s main focus is studies and research of Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali through dedicated daily practice in eight limbs of yoga with and subsequent trainings with senior Iyengar Yoga teachers . She is currently studying under the guidance of John Schumacher.
Schools and research that have shaped Dragana’s path as student, practitioner and teacher:
She completed Certification in Nia Technique, with Stephney Robinson, which in it’s essence is a multi dimensional movement form that combines yoga, dance, and martial arts.
Dragana completed intensive Kundalini Yoga teacher training and is Kundalini Research Institute certified.
Dragana’s Reiki initiation was in 1997 in Athens, Greece. In 2010 she began learning Thai yoga bodywork - Thai Yoga Therapy - and since has completed 200+ certification and practice hours of hands-on Thai body work.
Dragana’s teaching style has evolved through years and stages of her research of yogic science and her personal experience. She now dedicatedly practices and teaches Iyengar Yoga. Her teaching is precise, compassionate and her enthusiasm for the subject gives a sense of joy, peace and clear understanding for the students of all ages and abilities.
Living with her husband, young daughter and Buddy on the coast of Maine, Dragana calls herself “a fortunate Mom, Spouse, Friend, Sister, Daughter ...and a Student forever.”
“One’s spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one’s fellow beings.” B.K.S Iyengar
When I opened the door to my first yoga class fourteen years ago into the soft embrace of Kim Cech I felt there was a space and support for me as I began my Yoga journey. My intention is to hold this space for each individual who walks through the door at One Yoga Sanctuary.
My training blends the structure and alignment of Iyengar with the heart opening fluidity of Kripalu from my 200-hour training at The Lotus Room in Tampa, Florida. In the years since then I have been inspired by and studied with many extraordinary, talented teachers. My areas of study and focus include, Therapeutics, Seniors, Trauma Sensitive and Chakra Yoga.
Some of the qualities I strive to bring to my teaching include:
Integrity- bringing my best self, knowledge, training, intuition and heart to my teaching.
Purpose- to offer thoughtful Yoga that supports each person on his or her individual journey.
Passion – to continue to grow as a student, learn, practice and teach in a way that is authentic.
I believe that the benefits of yoga are accessible to all, regardless of age, socio-economic status or emotional and physical challenges.
I hope to see you on the mat…embrace the journey…the door is open!
Carol has been teaching Yoga full time for more than 12 years and while she is an exceptional teacher, Carol considers herself to be a Student of yoga first, foremost and forever. Carol has never drifted from her love affair with the myriad of ways to practice and teach yoga. While much of Carol’s training has been in alignment based forms of yoga, she is well versed in vinyasa and therapeutics and blends these skill sets into creative, exploratory classes that she has dubbed Practice Lab.
When not practicing yoga you can find Carol digging in the dirt, roaming the beach and quiet dirt roads of St. Helena Island and practicing the yoga of family.
Jane attended her first yoga class in 2006 and was captivated by the profound physical benefit (and pain relief) received … it was no long before she was even more captivated by the sense of serenity and mindfulness that the practice provided. In her desire to know more about the art and discipline of yoga and to be able to support others in their practice she studied at the Yoga School of Therapeutics in Overland Park, Kansas for three years. At the studio, she was instructed in Hatha, Purna and Vinyasa styles of yoga practice. Her training concentrated on methods for individualizing and adapting yoga practices for maximum therapeutic advantage. She completed her 200-hour teacher training in 2015 and continues her studies at every opportunity.
She is keen to help others to enjoy the harmony that comes from integrating our breath, our attention and our alignment in the yoga practice. It is her goal to inform and encourage us all to become self-aware; to be our own best guide in our yogic life. Adapting and integrating the various forms of yoga practice to be of emotional, mental, physical, and therapeutic benefit is her overarching goal.
After spending her childhood and her adulthood traveling the globe as an Army family member she is happily (and permanently!) settled, with her husband Barney, in their home on Lady’s Island. And, she is equally happy to be settled at One Yoga Sanctuary.
Kathryn Klingler has been actively practicing yoga since 2002. What began as a physical practice soon became an inward journey of self-discovery.
In 2013 Kathryn earned her RYT-200 certificate at Yoga House, a well-established yoga studio in the Los Angeles area, offering a serene space and a relaxing and supportive learning environment. She believes yoga should be fun and uplifting, as well as physically safe, and encourages her students to ask questions and communicate in class.
Our Physical location on Lady’s Island is CLOSED