Instructors
Martha Calihan, MD
A practicing physician for over 25 years, Dr.Calihan also shares her passion for teaching the balanced care of body, mind and spirit through the Five Stones institute. It is through this not-for-profit component of the Five Stones Center that Dr. Calihan leads retreats and trainings on Mindfulness, bringing and restoring balance to the body and spirit to help people heal and regain their health.
Dr. Martha Calihan has practiced family medicine for more than 25 years, during which time her interests and her practice have evolved into a holistic, integrative functional approach to medicine. She is licensed to practice acupuncture and is trained in Mind-Body Medicine. In 2013, she was certified to practice Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine, as a member of the first class of practitioners to be certified nationally.
Turi Turkel-Nevin
Today yoga truly is a way of living for Turi: Day-in, day-out conscious living, nourishing the body from the inside out with movement and stillness. Experiencing a deep focus on balance, Yin yoga has become a big part of stability that Turi loves to share. She brings to yoga the idea of mindfully deepening the connection between the body, mind, soul while expanding our vision to the world around us. Along with a strong dose of intention and attention, breath and movement, stillness and peace, her approach to wellbeing is offered one class at a time.
Turi is a 200 EYRT + 500YRT registered yoga teacher and is certified with a 700-hour Yoga Therapy certification with the Wisdom Method School of Yoga. Turi is the founder and manager of Turiya Yoga + Wellness in Berryville, VA where she shares intimate group classes, private therapeutic session, and specialty workshop. {turiyayogawellness.com}
Ann Thomas, MA, E-RYT 500
Ann has been teaching yoga and meditation at the Center since it’s inception in 2008. She offers group classes and one-on-one sessions in mindful stress management, yoga, meditation, and reiki to support patients in their healing process and restore balance in mind, body and spirit.
Her teaching experience extends over 25 years. She is certified in the Iyengar method of yoga instruction which is a classic hatha yoga style. It emphasizes awareness in movement, alignment, breath and therapeutic techniques. She has studied several times at the Iyengar Institute in India, and has additional training in Integrative Yoga Therapy, and Relax & Renew® restorative yoga. She is also a Reiki level III practitioner.
Ann has a master’s degree in Community Health Promotion and Education, and has focused her work on the benefits of yoga and meditation to address stress-related illness since 1992. She was a biofeedback and yoga therapist, and health educator at Georgetown University Medical Center. She then earned a graduate certificate in theology, served as a hospital chaplain and is supportive of the role faith can play in healthcare. She is honored to be part of the Five Stones Center, and to walk with others on the journey toward wholeness in mind, body and spirit, through every stage of life.
Lara Lattman, MS, CNS, LDN
Lara is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist. Lara’s passion is to bring people to optimal health. Using food as medicine, she considers supplements exactly that, a supplement to a great diet. She recognizes that every person is different and may need different things from their diet. Her training has exposed her to many dietary programs both conventional and traditional. Lara guides her clients toward a more balanced way of living, incorporating movement and rest, which along with good nutrition are the building blocks of a healthy lifestyle. She sees people one-on-one for individual counseling and enjoys sharing her knowledge with many through nutrition classes. She feels that group classes are a great way to teach healthy principles in an accessible way, and individual sessions are necessary to dig deeper into stubborn symptoms.
Lara graduated in 2014 from Maryland University of Integrative Health with her Master’s of Nutrition and Integrative Health and has been working in the clinical setting every since. She is a Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist by the state of Maryland. Before finding her path in wellness, Lara graduated from University of Massachusetts with a BA in Classics.