marie marchand
RYT-500, director of sangha yoga collective
Marie came to yoga 18 years ago, seeking relief from stress and anxiety. In the practice of Kripalu yoga , she was delighted to find a holistic practice that encompassed the mind, body and spirit. She is certified at the 500 hr. level in the Kripalu tradition and has been teaching in the Lowell area for 10 years and has offered yoga retreats in Italy. She is deeply inspired by the rhythms and wisdom of the natural world, music, poetry and Tibetan Buddhism. All of these find their way into her teaching. She teaches with the intention of guiding students to dive deep, unfold, awaken, heal and blossom. In 2012 she opened sangha yoga collective.
marie teaches kripalu yoga on tuesdays and sundays.
maryanne mercier
RYT- 200
Maryanne Mercier, also known as Dev Darshan, her spiritual name, is a Registered Nurse who has dedicted herself to caring for people through compassion, awareness and service. In her thirty years as a nurse working with the dying, she has experienced the true healing power of love through them. She is also a Usui Reiki Master, trained by renowned teacher Libby Barnett. She has practiced meditation for many years, and has deepened this practice through Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan for over seven years. As a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, she has an opportunity to be a channel of a great tradition of teachings. She has found that yoga helps her stay flexible in every sense of the word, as she traverses life's many sojourns. Through the culmination of these life paths, she brings herself in service as teacher to each student, so that they may experience and imagine their infinite possibilities. maryanne teaches kundalini yoga on wednesdays.
Teachers
linda moran
RYT-200
Linda Moran has been practicing yoga for 18 years and teaching for 9. She received her 200 hour certification in Raj Ashtanga Yoga from Focal Point Yoga in Stowe Ma. Her style combines elements of Kripalu, Iyengar, and Ashtanga yoga .These yoga styles are combined with exercise physiology and her physical therapy knowledge of the body and how it works. Her 30 years as a physical therapist helps her to be very aware of safety to prevent injuries, as well how to work with those coming back from an injury. Linda strives to challenge each student in a compassionate way. There is a strong mindfulness aspect to the practice, encouraging each participant to be aware of their body and breath throughout the class. The goal being to connect the body mind and spirit, as well as to have fun. linda teaches slow flow yoga on wednesdays and saturdays.
andrea vallario
RYT- 200
Andrea has been a Registered Nurse since 2005, and in 2010 was drawn to the healing properties of yoga and by the cultivation of spirituality through body awareness. She has been a dedicated practitioner of yoga since, and has been certified in Therapeutic Yoga with Cheri Clampett and has studied Yin yoga and Taosist studies with Biff Mithoefer. She is currently enrolled in an intensive 200 and 500 hour Yoga of Energy Flow Teacher Training with Daniel Orlansky and Liz Owen. She has recently been certified in Meridian Yoga with Daniel Orlansky and is working toward certification and further study in Thai Yoga Massage with Jennifer Yarro, Yoga Therapeutics with Todd Norian, Yoga Nidra with Jennifer Reis, Yin Yoga with Josh Summers, Applied Yoga Anatomy with Doug Keller, Restorative Yoga with Billie Jo Joy, Yoga Philosophy with Chip Hartranft, and Ayurveda with Kate O’Donnell.Andrea offers to students what has allowed her deep inner healing by holding space to tune into their body’s intuition, offering gentle guidance, poetry, and a quiet space to practice mindful self-compassion..
andrea offers thai yoga bodywork by appointment
samita apte
RYT- 200
Samita’s goal in her teaching is to inspire students, through the practice of Yoga and meditation, to connect with their own personal wisdom, healing abilities and expansive potential. Samita has over 5 years of experience as Health and Wellness Coach and 2 years experience as Certified Yoga Instructor and meditation teacher. Conducting Meditation Classes is her passion. After over 10 years in administration and human resources, Samita earned her Yoga teacher certififcation at Vyasa University in Bangalore, India, where she is currently working toward her post graduate degree in yoga therapy. She has studied with Master Anandmurti Gurumaa and is a reiki master. Samita teaches meditation on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
samita teaches meditation on tuesdays and thursdays.
seth wilpan
RYT- 200
Seth remembers doing a shoulder stand on the shores of Lake Oglala in Nebraska during a break in a drive across the country in 1970. He also had a spiritual epiphany on that trip, when they crested a hill and some majestic western mountains rose out of the distance. He started practicing yoga regularly again about 6 years ago, motivated by the desire to get back into shape for rock-climbing. Teaching writing at a prison taught him that he enjoys teaching, and he was inspired to teach yoga. He trained at Prana Power Yoga in Cambridge, drawn by the skill, dedication and consciousness of their teachers and an appreciation to their openess to the differences in each body and to finding the expression of each posture in each person. He teaches Vinyasa, which he appreciates for its eclectic, non-dogmatic quality. It’s also a kick-ass workout. Seth is a Reiki practitioner and he and his wife, who met when he attended her Bikram yoga class, are interfaith ministers, performing ceremonies and rituals and offering workshops on living spiritually in this post-religious age.
seth teaches power vinyasa yoga on tuesdays and all-levels vinyasa on thursdays.
tiffanie roper
KYTA- 200
Tiffanie received her 200 hour yoga teacher certification from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health located in Lenox, MA. She first visited Kripalu and began practicing yoga when she was 11 years old. After visiting Kripalu many times more, volunteering and living there, and meeting numerous, inspirational teachers along the road; she knew her next step would be to share the magic that yoga has to offer. Tiffanie feels that practicing yoga with self awareness, compassion, and authenticity is a nurturing and therapeutic way to connect deeper with self and feel good! Also a hoola hooper, reiki practitioner, hiker, and lover of music; she believes connecting rhythm and nature to her yoga practice is essential. Besides teaching yoga, Tiffanie is also a school teacher, and enjoys being around the wonder and lighthearted spirit of children. As a yoga teacher, she strives to bring this same kind of wonder and spirit to her classes.
tiffanie teaches all-levels kripalu on saturdays at 11:00 am and beginner/gentle kripalu on thursdays at 6pm
meg ruby
RYT-200
Meg Ruby is a classically trained concert pianist, certified yoga instructor and sound/music healer. She integrates her grounding in classical music training and her extensive performance and teaching experience with a deep passion and knowledge of yoga and healing. Meg shares her insights with others to help facilitate and guide them on their own journey of self-discovery through sound/music and movement. She sees music as a powerful vehicle for healing. Meg uses tuning forks, Tibetan Bowls, percussion, singing, toning, yoga/movement, breath work, improvisation, and more in her group and private sessions.
Meg is currently a Professor of Piano at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She has recently performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC, and with Grammy Award winner Howard Levy. Meg earned a Certificate as a Sound and Music Facilitator from the New York Open Center Sound and Music Institute 2012. “Our founder and director was Don Campbell, the author of the best selling book, The Mozart Effect. Joshua Leeds, innovator in sound healing, who wrote, The Power of Sound “ was also our teacher. Additional faculty Meg trained with for her certification include Grammy Award winning new age cellist and composer, David Darling, and John Beaulieu, who manufacturers tuning forks and wrote Human Tuning. She studied Indigenous Healing with Pat Moffitt Cook, Healing through the Voice with Silvia Nakkach, and Sacred Drumming with Layne Redmond, among other distinguished faculty.
meg teaches ecstatic song on alternating fridays at 7:30 pm.
jennifer polvarari
RYT-200, M.Ed.
Jen originally began messing around with yoga simply to work out tight muscles from climbing and running. She happily discovered yoga is a deeply engaging practice and is continually amazed by the release, focus and energy it can provide in our daily lives. As a teacher she strives to provide students new to yoga with a positive 1st encounter and the chance to explore what it has to offer them as individuals. She earned her 200hr teacher certification from The Yoga Loft of Wilmington, Prenatal Certification with Om Births, and continues to study ways to bring mindfulness into daily practice. She earned her M.Ed. in curriculum development and has roughly two decades of experience teaching within the arts.
jennifer offers yoga for total beginners on fridays begining in march