instructors
Michele's Bio
I first began teaching Yoga more than a decade ago because someone asked me to do it. I continued because it felt like home. In 2006 after teaching Yoga part time for many years, I was fortunate enough to be liberated from my corporate software job. This potentially devastating event became the birth of my studio - Seva Yoga. Now I cannot imagine my life any other way. Being able to teach full time and introduce so many people to the practice is a privilege and a blessing to me.
My practice and teaching has evolved greatly over the years and I have been fortunate to study with many great and knowledgeable teachers locally and nationally. My formal training was in Ashtanga, however my interests have led me to contemplate many disciplines of Yoga. This journey of study has created a teaching style that is a blend of many practices in a harmonious flow. I draw inspiration from my students, my life and nature to bring to my classes.
I first began teaching Yoga more than a decade ago because someone asked me to do it. I continued because it felt like home. In 2006 after teaching Yoga part time for many years, I was fortunate enough to be liberated from my corporate software job. This potentially devastating event became the birth of my studio - Seva Yoga. Now I cannot imagine my life any other way. Being able to teach full time and introduce so many people to the practice is a privilege and a blessing to me.
My practice and teaching has evolved greatly over the years and I have been fortunate to study with many great and knowledgeable teachers locally and nationally. My formal training was in Ashtanga, however my interests have led me to contemplate many disciplines of Yoga. This journey of study has created a teaching style that is a blend of many practices in a harmonious flow. I draw inspiration from my students, my life and nature to bring to my classes.
Jessica's Bio
I was 15 when I first found Yoga, and through years of practicing with various teachers and styles, the mat has become my second home. Since 2004, I (and my mat) have traveled to Asia, Africa and South America working as an English teacher and volunteer. When I began practicing Ashtanga, my Yoga began to take new life. In 2007, I completed my Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with my teacher, Sanjaya. Shortly after, my husband and I opened a studio in the mountains of the Atlantic Forest. I am honored to be a part of the Seva team and look forward to sharing the Ashtanga practice and exploring the bliss of Yoga with my students.
I was 15 when I first found Yoga, and through years of practicing with various teachers and styles, the mat has become my second home. Since 2004, I (and my mat) have traveled to Asia, Africa and South America working as an English teacher and volunteer. When I began practicing Ashtanga, my Yoga began to take new life. In 2007, I completed my Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with my teacher, Sanjaya. Shortly after, my husband and I opened a studio in the mountains of the Atlantic Forest. I am honored to be a part of the Seva team and look forward to sharing the Ashtanga practice and exploring the bliss of Yoga with my students.
Mimi's Bio
RYT500 & Anusara Certified Yoga Teacher
For most of my grown up years I have practiced yoga; being on my mat became a way to connect with my own expression of artistry and beauty. Yoga taught me to feel at home with myself -- and in this body. It was with enthusiastic gratitude for all I had learned, in 2004, that I began to teach. My inspirations are : art, the beauty of the human spirit, travel, trees....and the powerful cycles & pulse of nature. These reflect in the practice; I delight in weaving philosophy, breath & movement into an integrated unfolding of the poses. With an emphasis on alignment and artful precision, the student feels safe, strong and a powerful freedom of expression. Together, we celebrate & make more sense of the amazing mystery that is life.....and all the miraculous connections. It is a joy to teach, and share this practice with the excellent students at Seva Yoga. Many thanks to my dear teachers, John Friend and Betsey Downing for their excellence, and always seeing the highest.
RYT500 & Anusara Certified Yoga Teacher
For most of my grown up years I have practiced yoga; being on my mat became a way to connect with my own expression of artistry and beauty. Yoga taught me to feel at home with myself -- and in this body. It was with enthusiastic gratitude for all I had learned, in 2004, that I began to teach. My inspirations are : art, the beauty of the human spirit, travel, trees....and the powerful cycles & pulse of nature. These reflect in the practice; I delight in weaving philosophy, breath & movement into an integrated unfolding of the poses. With an emphasis on alignment and artful precision, the student feels safe, strong and a powerful freedom of expression. Together, we celebrate & make more sense of the amazing mystery that is life.....and all the miraculous connections. It is a joy to teach, and share this practice with the excellent students at Seva Yoga. Many thanks to my dear teachers, John Friend and Betsey Downing for their excellence, and always seeing the highest.
Rosemary's Bio
I practice to see … to play amongst the light … to look around and to view the physical, the energized connections of people, and to see the other side; to remember that, the look is from within. This practice has led me through seven years, evolving and growing throughout. I am very excited to sprinkle this lifestyle over others' lives and I am grateful for the opportunity to bring this joy to your children when we play on the mat.
I practice to see … to play amongst the light … to look around and to view the physical, the energized connections of people, and to see the other side; to remember that, the look is from within. This practice has led me through seven years, evolving and growing throughout. I am very excited to sprinkle this lifestyle over others' lives and I am grateful for the opportunity to bring this joy to your children when we play on the mat.
Amber's Bio
Unity, love, and blissful awareness are what I have been blessed to find through the practice and teachings of yoga. Having been fortunate enough to travel to Africa working with children affected by HIV/AIDS, I came back to the states with a liberated mind and an open heart - hungry for something more. It was at this time in my life that I found Seva Yoga and also embarked on the journey of motherhood. I've been a certified personal trainer since 2005, have been a student of yoga since 2001, and am currently apprenticing with Michele for RYT certification. It is my absolute joy to be able to bring my love for yoga to Seva. This magical practice is one I continue to grow with and learn from. I look forward to sharing it with you.
~ Peace and love to all.
Unity, love, and blissful awareness are what I have been blessed to find through the practice and teachings of yoga. Having been fortunate enough to travel to Africa working with children affected by HIV/AIDS, I came back to the states with a liberated mind and an open heart - hungry for something more. It was at this time in my life that I found Seva Yoga and also embarked on the journey of motherhood. I've been a certified personal trainer since 2005, have been a student of yoga since 2001, and am currently apprenticing with Michele for RYT certification. It is my absolute joy to be able to bring my love for yoga to Seva. This magical practice is one I continue to grow with and learn from. I look forward to sharing it with you.
~ Peace and love to all.
Brooke's Bio
After years of language teaching it is a natural to find myself integrating my passions and teaching yoga, the language of life.
My teacher training at Karma Yoga with Katherine Lucas has been a life transforming experience for which I am grateful.
Among my many blessings I count the opportunity to join the Seva Yoga family making yoga more than a "practice" but my way of life.
After years of language teaching it is a natural to find myself integrating my passions and teaching yoga, the language of life.
My teacher training at Karma Yoga with Katherine Lucas has been a life transforming experience for which I am grateful.
Among my many blessings I count the opportunity to join the Seva Yoga family making yoga more than a "practice" but my way of life.
Marro's Bio
I experienced my first yoga class in 2000 and since that time have had the opportunity to explore different yoga styles with many wonderful teachers. My yoga journey has most recently lead to the completion of the 200-hour teacher training program at The Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in September 2008.
My yoga practice provides continued awareness of the life force energy being expressed through the body, breath and mind. Yoga keeps my body safe and my mind grounded. I love to learn and to share; establishing myself as a teacher allows me the opportunity to enrich the lives of others as well as my own.
I experienced my first yoga class in 2000 and since that time have had the opportunity to explore different yoga styles with many wonderful teachers. My yoga journey has most recently lead to the completion of the 200-hour teacher training program at The Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in September 2008.
My yoga practice provides continued awareness of the life force energy being expressed through the body, breath and mind. Yoga keeps my body safe and my mind grounded. I love to learn and to share; establishing myself as a teacher allows me the opportunity to enrich the lives of others as well as my own.
Ron's Bio
It is exciting to be a yoga teacher and watch students as they develop and participate in yoga. Whether it be a new student who has never placed their bare feet on a mat or an experienced student reaching for new frontiers. It is a delight to watch them all. My certification came from Kripalu Yoga and Health center in Lenox Mass. and my classes are Kripalu inspirited. It is a pleasure to be part of the professional teaching team at Seva Yoga Studios.
It is exciting to be a yoga teacher and watch students as they develop and participate in yoga. Whether it be a new student who has never placed their bare feet on a mat or an experienced student reaching for new frontiers. It is a delight to watch them all. My certification came from Kripalu Yoga and Health center in Lenox Mass. and my classes are Kripalu inspirited. It is a pleasure to be part of the professional teaching team at Seva Yoga Studios.
Jill's Bio
I love yoga! Everything from the practices on the mat to the practices off the mat. I found yoga in my late twenties when a studio opened just footsteps from my home. I began classes to gain strength and flexibility of my former gymnast self, but i discovered so much more than i expected to!
Yoga creates a state of peace, physically, mentally, and emotionally that stays with you into the world. In August 2009, I took my 200hr teacher training at Mount Madonna in California with my teacher Rolf Gates. This experience has only intensified the sweet essence of yoga in my life. My favorite part of being a teacher is sharing with others what yoga is all about. That we a part of something bigger than ourselves.
I am honored to celebrate yoga with the beautiful community at Seva Yoga! namaste.......
I love yoga! Everything from the practices on the mat to the practices off the mat. I found yoga in my late twenties when a studio opened just footsteps from my home. I began classes to gain strength and flexibility of my former gymnast self, but i discovered so much more than i expected to!
Yoga creates a state of peace, physically, mentally, and emotionally that stays with you into the world. In August 2009, I took my 200hr teacher training at Mount Madonna in California with my teacher Rolf Gates. This experience has only intensified the sweet essence of yoga in my life. My favorite part of being a teacher is sharing with others what yoga is all about. That we a part of something bigger than ourselves.
I am honored to celebrate yoga with the beautiful community at Seva Yoga! namaste.......
