Tim O’Brien

Tim specializes in a custom massage for each client. Tim’s unique style of massage therapy combines modalities of Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, Thai, heat therapy, and the smooth strokes of Esalen massage. Each massage session is tailored to the client’s specific request and needs resulting in the absolute best experience while leaving you totally rejuvenated.

Tim has over seven years of Massage experience and is thankful every day for the opportunity to do bodywork and help others. He has a background dedicated to helping others with over 20 years in Law Enforcement, eight years as a Military officer, and a BA from Western Carolina University. Tim’s love for massage and helping others is evident in his rejuvenating energy and overall positive outlook on life. When he is not using his talents to make people feel amazing, he spends time doing one of his adventurous hobbies of mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, or nature photography.

Scott Shambaugh

My name is Scott Shambaugh. I was born and raised in south Florida, and have been coming to this area of North Carolina my whole life with my family. My second home is Key West where I have been living and practicing massage for many years.

I have always been fascinated and curious about the connections between our minds, bodies, emotions, and spirits. This curiosity began with a love for theatre and dance, mainly ballet and modern throughout high school and college. In 2004, I took the steps to formalize that curiosity by attending the CORE Institute for Massage Therapy and Bodywork in Tallahassee, Florida. As my experience deepened, so did my curiosity about where exactly does discomfort ad dis-ease come from? I asked this question in regards to my clients, but also for my own well-being. This led me to attend the Barbara Brennan School for Healing Science in Miami. This 4-year program is dedicated to intense personal process work, and how to hold loving transformative space for others. This was a magical time for me of deep personal growth.

Now, I'm excited to share my experience and talents with my clients in Cashiers! It is my intention to forever deepen the experience of "Home" in this body, and in this lifetime, for myself, and those who grace my table. As Ram Dass once said, "we are all just walking each other home..."

Jessie Borino

Jessie  received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Central Florida in 1999. Following her passion for supporting others on their path of healing, she went on to become a Certified Life Coach after receiving her levels I & II Reiki attunements.

Jessie’s focus is on supporting individuals who are experiencing grief or loss in any area of life, whether it be losing a loved one, a major life-changing event, transitioning careers, or grieving a past version of oneself. Awakening from grief can be a beautiful process and it is Jessie’s mission to hold space for her clients as they learn to transmute their loss into a process of spiritual awakening.

By combining Reiki Energy Healing and Intuitive Life Coaching, Jessie creates a safe space for her clients to reignite the light within, which may have been dimmed by their experience of loss.

Mary Abranyi

Mary’s love of yoga brought her to opening Fusion Yoga & Wellness in 2012. Certified and trained in various different yoga practices, Mary has found a passion for teaching and helping people grow and heal. Her teaching style is a combination of effective movement and alignment. She also incorporates balance, strength, flexibility and breath.  Her classes promote consciousness on and off the yoga mat.

Barbara Banks

Barbara began her yoga journey in 1997. What started out as a life transition coping skill suggestion from her life coach, has turned into a way of life and a heart felt passion. Barbara completed her 200 RYT in 2018 at Full Circle Yoga in Colorado and Restorative Yoga training in 2019, also in Colorado. Having had many teachers, of many different yoga styles, she leans towards gentle, slow vinyasa flow for the meditative and deeper body/breath connection, yet you will still find plenty of stretch and strength building poses. Her classes are suited for any level yogi by offering different challenge levels during practice.

Along with teaching yoga, Barbara is a  Certified Life Coach and Journal Teacher. Look for her Monthly Journal Class at Fusion, yearly Word of the Year and Vision Board workshop, and other special events such as Meditation Classes. Clinical Counseling, Music Therapy, and being an entrepreneur, are parts of her previous careers.  She is an avid journaler, meditator, traveler, artist-wanna-be, dog mom, and grandmother.

Megan Gaillour

Megan was first drawn to yoga as a tool to calm her experience with anxiety and depression. After practicing for four years, she gained her 200-RYT Certificate through Blissful Spirits. She is trained in various practices including Yin, Yin/Yang, and Vinyasa.

Her focus for each student is creating a space for them to quiet the mind and come into the body. Connecting them to deep relaxation through aromatherapy, hands on adjustments, and spoken affirmations. Her intention for each student is for them to leave their practice feeling relaxed, refreshed, and re-connected.

Brenda Shoemaker

Brenda’s mission is to leave no person behind so they may reach their full potential: physically, mentally, and spiritually. By combining physical exercise with ancillary mindful and wellness practices, she will inspire you  to give 110% effort in order to find the greatest balance in you life. She believes every day there are ways in which her fellow People with Parkinson’s disease can enhance their daily quality of life and even build impressive power, strength, flexibility and speed!

Renee Byrd

Renee began practicing yoga over ten years ago, drawn to the relief felt in her body after a lifetime of long distance running. Yoga became a way of life, well beyond the physical practice. The life philosophy teachings of yoga cultivated a deeper connection to herself and others, and a way of living from the heart.

Renee completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training and Level 1 Reiki certification in 2022 at Yandara Yoga Institute in Baja, Mexico, focusing on Hatha, vinyasa, and yin yoga instruction. She sees each class as an opportunity to connect with others, encouraging presence, mindfulness, and body awareness throughout the practice that can be carried off the mat into daily life.

Nalicia Allio

Having a background in dance and feeling the need to move her body, Nalicia began mindfully moving by listening to her body and stretching.
One day while she was practicing her mindful movement her Mother-in-law asked how long she had been practicing yoga - Nalicia didn't even know what yoga was. Shortly thereafter she went to her first yoga class and has been practicing yoga ever since - over ten years!

Nalicia is a hands on instructor who believes yoga should be available to everyone and creates accessible yoga classes that flow gracefully from pose to pose focusing on alignment, breath, and keeping a playful heart. She has a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification, a Children’s Yoga Certification, plus additional training in HIIT Fusion Yoga.

Siobhan Hunter

Siobhan’s yoga journey began in her 40s, proving it's never too late to discover the transformative power of practice. After a successful 34-year career in high tech, she embarked on a bold adventure, venturing to Bali for an intensive 200-hour yoga teacher training program. This experience deepened her own practice and ignited a passion for sharing yoga's benefits with others. Now, as a teacher at Fusion Yoga, she enjoys connecting with a wonderful community of students and guiding them on their unique journey.