Mike Zolfo
Owner/Director
NACYT-10,000+,E-YRT- 10,000+
Founder and originator of Samapatti Yoga which is a form of yoga which emphasizes the transformational aspects of yoga. Mike includes teachings from all of the schools of hatha and raja yoga he has studied in over many years of practice: Bihar, Himalayan, Iyengar, Viniyoga, Ashtanga, Bikram and other Raja, Jnana and Bhakti schools. He has studied, practiced or taught these various forms of yoga since 1984. He began studying stress reduction, relaxation training, yoga and meditation in 1984 with Jagdish P Dave, PhD. He is a certified yoga instructor from Lex Gillan’s Yoga Institute in Houston. He is a member of The Yoga Research and Education Center, and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. He is the owner/director of The Yoga Room in Crown Point, Indiana. In the past he has been a Marriage & Family Therapist, a High School English & Speech Teacher and taught English Composition courses at Purdue Calumet (PUC). He lives with the love of his life, his wife, Mickey. They have three wonderful grown children, Breanne, Nick (and Emily, our daughter in law, AND Wylie Boone & Willow Jean, our grandbabies) and Blake.
Shannon Swanson
Certified Samapatti Yoga Instructor
Shannon has been practicing yoga for several years. The physical benefits of yoga led her to the practice. Slowly she began to notice and appreciate the mental and emotional benefits as well. Her stress level was lower, she noticed a positive impact on her relationships, and an improvement in her mental health. She attributes yoga for making her a more patient parent, a more understanding wife, and a more compassionate human being. She loves sharing yoga with others and enjoys helping students experience all the benefits yoga has to offer.
Erika Smith
Certified Samapatti Yoga Intructor
Erika currently teaches the Slow Flow yoga class but has taught other Flow classes and Yoga I classes!
Blake Zolfo
Certified Samapatti Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist
Blake Lee (he/him) is a second generation Samapatti Yoga Teacher with over 25 years of yoga experience. His teaching style encourages his students to see themselves as “animal and zookeeper, Pokémon and trainer”. After a twelve year career as a professional theatre actor and dancer, Blake Lee found yoga as a means to help manage his dance injuries and prevent future ones. He hopes you find a loving and inspiring home inside of yourself.
Below is NOT a picture of Blake but one of our cat, Paddington (seen studying yoga texts)
