Village Yoga

Karen is a registered physical therapist and holds a certification as a Functional Training Specialist. Strongly advocating that every person is their own healer her emphasis is on educating, equipping and empowering others to discover what resonates for them individually on the body/mind continuum.  Her passion lies in facilitating others on their unique journey of wellness.  She strives to hold a space for others that is inclusive, adaptive and welcoming.  After experiencing repetitive foot injuries and energy level depletion with her half-marathon distance running she turned to exploring yoga and meditation to restore her balance and vitality.  She earned her Restorative Yoga certification with Muriel Pellizzi .  She is looking forward to soon completing her meditation teacher training  through Namah Shivaya International School of Yoga.  Inspired by all that yoga has brought to her life she will begin 200-YTT this November with Boston Yoga School under Ame Wren and Susannah Van Der Wende. 

Diane is a 500 Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She is also a member of the Kripalu Yoga and Ayurveda Association. Her goal in teaching yoga is to empower students through the compassionate practice of Kripalu Yoga to connect mind, body and spirit. She provides a safe and supportive environment in which to guide students to their full potential.

Diane is currently working towards her 1000 hour Kripalu certification. She has studied with Devarshi Steven Hartman, Jashoda Edmunds, Sudhir Jonathan Foust, Coby Kozlowski, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, Yoganand Michael Carol, Brahmani Liebman, Jurian Hughes, Bhavani Lorraine Nelson, Michelle Dalbec. Janna Delgado and Steven Leonard.

Elin Hersch took her first yoga class in 1999 and continued her practice to help balance out the effects of dancing and the stresses of “real life” Then, when leading unofficial lunch-break yoga sessions with her coworkers, Elin decided to expand this favorite time of the day into a way of life! Elin received her certification from the Temple of Kruya Yoga in Chicago, studying spiritually under the last Sri Goswami Kriyananda and learning Hatha yoga from Swami Sarasvatyananda. She has studied extensively in many different traditions and enjoys teaching everything from vinayasa to restorative, hatha to meditation. In her classes, Elin seeks to pass along the peace and joy she finds in yoga and to healthfully guide each student to their own place of centered self-awareness

Mary(Prabhu Kaur) has been a student of yoga for over 25 years. In 2000 she took her first Kundalini Yoga class and immediately realized how quickly and powerfully the practice of Kundalini Yoga connects the body, mind and spirit.  Mary completed the 200 hour KRI Level I teacher training program in 2007 at the  Baba Siri Chand Kundalini Yoga Center in Millis, MA.  She is currently  working toward completing her  Level II certification. Mary is a certified facilitator of the Excel & Celebrate Program for Women, a member of the International  Kundalini Teachers Association and in 2012 became certified to teach Kundalini Yoga to people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mary takes great  pleasure in sharing the teachings of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi  Bhajan. In September 2013 Mary completed a Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Josh Summers. She is eager to teach the benefits of Yin Yoga which is a perfect complement to all yang styles of yoga.

Mary began her yoga journey over 25 years ago with the Boston Center for Adult Education in a cramped attic space, and fell in love with how she felt following her weekly classes. Marriage, three children, law school, and her law practice intervened, and her yoga ebbed and flowed. Four years ago she mindfully committed to a more consistent practice. Yoga became a way of living each day more fully, and its benefits extended beyond the physical, culminating in a desire to learn more about this ancient practice. She completed her teacher training with Dharma Connection this year and considers it an honor and privilege to share the wisdom and knowledge of the eight limbs of yoga with her students as they travel on their own yogic journeys.

Kathie is lifelong traveler on the spiritual path. In response to a major life challenge in 2000, she embraced Kundalini yoga and experienced its life changing capabilities. After a hiatus, she returned to active practice in 2015.  Kathie completed Level One Kundalini yoga instructor certification in June 2017 at the Baba Siri Chand Yoga Center in Millis, MA. She loves sharing her experience of Kundalini yoga as a complete system for living a happy, healthy, purpose-filled life