It will all workout.
Meet our Instructors
Lori Webb
Co-Founder | Pilates Instructor
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Lori is a passionate entrepreneur who is heavily invested in the local community through her real estate brokerage, Property Specific. After being diagnosed with dysautonomia, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and hEDS, she navigated an overwhelming amount of doctor appointments leaving her feeling like there had to be a better way. This led to partnering with Emily to bring Health House to life to bring the Raleigh area an all-in-one holistic wellness oasis.
Maria Kordit
Dance Instructor
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Maria is a trained Ballroom Dancesport athlete and artist, specializing in Standard, Latin, and Club dance styles. She began her training at age 9, but at 18, she chose to focus on academics, pursuing a career in public health and technology. However, dance never left her side—she continues to teach and perform to this day.
No stranger to the world of Dancesport (yes, she knows a few from Dancing with the Stars), Maria has trained with some of the top dancers in the world. Her teaching approach is dynamic, tailored to each student's comfort and learning style, and grounded in a deep understanding of movement.
Maria has witnessed firsthand how dance transforms lives—helping couples bond, empowering individuals to build confidence, and even aiding in the management of conditions like Parkinson’s and depression.
Marnie Blum
Sound Bath
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Marnie is a truth-seeker, system breaker, and energy channeler. She approaches healing and coaching in a completely unconventional, box-free way. Labels don’t fit—so she goes with: “Does Epic Shit.”
As a Master Healer, she works with high-vibrational energies to help you access infinite possibilities, meet your truth, and expand beyond old limitations. Her coaching invites deep self-discovery, breakthrough transformation, and alignment with who you want to be.
Think of her as your guide through the unfolding of your most authentic self.
Allie Smolan
Yoga Instructor
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Allie is a yoga teacher who blends mindful movement with intentional breathing to help students build a strong, stable foundation both on and off the mat.
With a calm and supportive teaching style, she empowers practitioners of all levels to deepen their practice safely and effectively.
Meet Your Instructors
Rachel Howland
Barre Instructor | Exercise Team Lead
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Rachel Howland is the team lead of all our instructors, and she is an instructor herself!
Rachel discovered barre in 2012 and instantly fell in love with its unique blend of strength and grace, inspiring her to become an instructor. As a dedicated mother of three children--ages 4, 8, and 10--she balances family life with her passion for fitness. With a background in elementary education, Rachel found that her love for teaching extended seamlessly to guiding adults. She is thrilled to join the Health House community and looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for barre with her clients!
Amy Bonis
Yoga Instructor
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Amy Bonis is a passionate yoga teacher who blends 25+ years of practice with deep spiritual insight to help you move, breathe, and reconnect.
Her classes are warm, inspiring, and designed to meet you exactly where you are—on and off the mat. Come as you are, leave transformed.
Kandice Scarberry
Yoga Instructor
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Kandice is a Rolesville native who has spent the last couple of years working to refine her teaching style. Her grounding and humorous approach to yoga will leave students feeling relaxed.
When she's not teaching yoga, you can find her cuddling with one of her four animals (a corgi and three cats) or reading a good book.
Jana Davis
Yoga Instructor
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Czech-born. Mystery-fed. Bread-baking. Soul-reflecting. Root-touching. Lifelong student of yoga, an intuitive guide, and a weaver of the seen and unseen.
Over 18 years of experience in Vinyasa, Hatha, Iyengar-inspired yoga, Restorative yoga, Thai yoga bodywork. Gene Keys guide and a Reiki Level 2 practitioner.
Michael Jore
Breathwork Instructor
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Michael Jorge is the founder of TrueBreathing, a breathwork system born from over 25 years of training in Eastern internal arts, ranging from Taoist internal alchemy to Tibetan yogic practices, and the Buteyko Method, and refined through his own recovery from severe chronic Lyme disease.
Michael also teaches meditation, dream yoga, Qigong, and I Ching divination, synthesizing Jungian and Buddhist psychology to guide students into contact with their inner physician and inner teacher, supporting deep transformation from the inside out.
Kelly Lane
Yoga Instructor
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Kelly has always been physically active throughout her life in MA, HI, and Hollywood , CA and firmly believes that everybody should take care of their body in a healthy way.
Join Kelly in her classes to take your body aches or fast-paced brain and slow them down as well as add a little peace and movement to your day.
Jaclyn Donahue
Meditation Instructor
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Jaclyn’s Bio Coming Soon!
Becky Cox
Dance Instructor
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As a mom of three, I know firsthand the power of movement to ground, energize, and transform. My journey began as a professional dancer and has evolved into a career rooted in movement as a dance instructor, certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, and stretch coach.
Whether in the studio or on a mat, I am dedicated to creating a space for people to build strength, increase flexibility, and connect with their bodies - no matter where they're starting from.
I'm proud to be teaching at Health House, where community and wellness come together!
Cuqui Gorman
Dance Instructor
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Born in The US with Cuban roots pulsing through every beat, Cuqui brings passion and rhythm to everything she does. She’s been a dance instructor for 14 years, guiding students with energy, heart, and precision. Leading others in dance is more than a job—it’s her greatest love and passion!
Rachel May
Pilates Instructor
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Rachel is a dedicated fitness professional with a deep passion for empowering others to live their best life through movement, awareness, and connection. With multiple certifications in movement disciplines, she specializes in helping individuals and groups build strong foundations through breath, alignment, strength, flexibility, and balance—both physically and mentally.
Her journey began in childhood, working out beside her mom to Jane Fonda tapes—planting the seeds for a lifelong love of fitness. Since 2006, she has been teaching a variety of classes including Pilates, yoga, strength training, TRX, and stretch, as well as offering personal training sessions tailored to meet clients where they are.
At the core of her approach is the belief that everything starts with breath. It’s the gateway to your core and the source of movement and stability. She is especially passionate about helping people experience those “light bulb” moments when mind and body connect, and things just click.
She would be honored to have the opportunity to connect with you—whether you’re beginning your fitness journey or looking to deepen your practice. Let’s build a strong foundation together.
Lauren Johnakin
Yoga Instructor | Retreat Director
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Meet Lauren Johnakin—a vibrant yoga teacher, life coach, retreat director, and mentor who embodies the spirit of holistic wellness. With years of experience creating meaningful spaces for self-discovery, Lauren has designed and led a wide range of retreats—from one-day resets across the Carolinas, to life-changing international gatherings in Bali, to immersive local weekend experiences that invite participants to return to themselves.
Passionate about guiding others along their wellness journeys, Lauren weaves yoga, mindful practices, and soulful coaching into every retreat she curates. Her mission is to empower people to step into their fullest potential with confidence, clarity, and compassion—helping them uncover what is truly possible for their lives.
Beyond retreats, Lauren is a respected leader in the wellness community. She partners with local businesses, including her role as a Lululemon ambassador, to bring impactful events and workshops to a wider audience. Whether in the studio, on a retreat, or through one-on-one mentoring, Lauren is deeply committed to nurturing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of those she serves.Looking ahead, Lauren envisions expanding Health House retreats to new global destinations, creating transformative experiences where travel, wellness, and community intersect. Her guiding belief is simple yet profound: change the world by empowering one person at a time.
Lori Tyman
Thai Instructor
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She obtained her massage license in 2014 and worked part time since she was still full-time with a corporate job. 2021 was the year she took the plunge into full-time massage therapy and she’s never been happier! Thai massage is her most favorite modality that she have been blessed to practice and offer for almost four years now.
Thai massage is a sacred practice of a healing art using acupressure, muscle compression, joint mobilization, and passive stretching.
Jena Hall
Pilates, Barre, Yoga Instructor
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Jenna’s Bio Coming Soon!
Melissa Haidet
Reformer Pilates, Barre Instructor
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Melissa has been passionate about fitness for as long as she can remember. She discovered reformer Pilates 7 years ago and fell in LOVE! She’s been certified to teach barre, mat Pilates, reformer Pilates, and hip hop dance fitness.
Melissa will be teaching modern reformer Pilates and barreformer fusion classes at Health House!
Nicole Nudelman
Reformer Pilates Instructor
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Nicole is a certified Pilates instructor through Balanced Body with a deep appreciation for how Pilates has helped me understand and connect with my body.
She is passionate about creating an encouraging space where others can build that same awareness, strength, and confidence.
Suzanne Bestafka
Yoga Instructor
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Suzanne Bestafka is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, 200 hour Certified Yoga Instructor , Yin Yoga teacher, and Lagree certified instructor with a passion for mindful movement and whole body wellness. With a background in strength, training and yoga, she creates classes that are both empowering and grounding.
Suzanne is committed to helping clients build strength, mobility, and confidence on and off the mat.
Ayala David
Yoga Instructor
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Ayala is an ERYT-500 yoga teacher whose classes are as strengthening as they are soul-stirring.
Her vinyasa flows are fiery, soulful, sweaty, and sacred - designed to pull you deep into your body while offering both a powerful workout and a path to healing. Come for the movement, stay for the magic.
Amity Whalen
9D Breathwork Instructor
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Bio Coming Soon!
Tammy Yalch
Pilates Instructor
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Tammy has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years as a necessity of her own health issues, with Pilates being one of her numerous modalities.
She is a certified personal trainer with a private studio, a Master Nutrition coach, and she runs outdoor bootcamps.
Her training motto has always been to focus on what you CAN do, not what you can't do. Her goal is to encourage everyone to move their bodies daily to improve your vitality and longevity.