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Sun Salutations & Supplements

By Peter Ricchiuti
Published July 15, 2013 at 1:00 PM CDT
Grant Morris
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It's New Orleans

In a city known for decadence, fitness guru Mackie Shilstone and international finance consultant turned yoga instructor promote healthy living.

Jessica left the world of international finance to come home to New Orleans and founded Balance Yoga & Wellness Studio. Without leaving New Orleans Mackie Shilstone has turned himself into an international sports training phenomenon.

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Peter Ricchiuti
Peter Ricchiuti is the finance professor you wish you had back in college! His insight and humor have twice made him the top professor at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business. After a successful career on Wall Street, Ricchiuti served for five years as Assistant State Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for the State of Louisiana. There he skillfully managed the State's $3 billion investment portfolio.
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