MEET: SARA GOTTFRIED Yoga instructor since 2015 Teaches at Breathe and Play Everyday (Quincy), NRG Lab (Mansfield), Universal Power Yoga (Norwood) Lives in Mansfield Certifications + Specialties: Children's Yoga Teacher with Kim Taylor (2016) Balanced Athlete Level 1 Trainer with Johnny Gillespie (2016) CPR/AED (2017) 200-hr. Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT with Jacqui Bonwell (2017) Prenatal Yoga Teacher with Bec Conant (2017) Kids Yoga Teacher with Lara Hocheiser of Flow and Grow Kids Yoga (2017) Reiki Level 1 Practitioner with Erica Nunnally (2018) Yoga and Mindfulness for Children Training with Childlight Yoga (2018) TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I often do not think of myself as the typical "yogi." Before starting yoga, I had a stereotype of what a true "yogi" was. Perhaps,...
MEET: MARGOT BRODIE Yoga instructor since 2011 Teaches at Open Doors and Mind Body Studio at the Weymouth Club Lives in Hingham Certifications + Specialties: 200 Hour Certification with Open Doors 500 Hours with Jacqui Bonwell Yin Yoga with Sagel Urlacher Yoga Nida with Sagel Urlacher Balanced Athlete Level 1 Prana Shakti Dance training with Deb Kern In the process of a Neural FX Training TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I was dragged to yoga by a friend while I was dealing with a lot of depression and anxiety. I HATED it. The teacher actually pointed out that I needed a pedicure! But, my friend convinced me to go back week after week and eventually I started to feel the benefits of...
MEET: JO BREGNARD Yoga instructor since 2015 Lives in Weymouth Teaches at Open Doors Weymouth, Rosecliff Apartments (Weymouth), Liberty Park Apartments (Braintree) + Sama Yoga (Chester, VT) Partner with Audible Yoga Certifications + Specialties: 200-hr YTT Y4C Yin level II reiki prenatal yoga beginner yoga aromatherapy TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I was crushed when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. I had always been active and healthy, so I couldn’t imagine what I had done wrong. That news came to me just three months after my husband’s life-changing serious burn injury, making for quite a second year of marriage. I started practicing yoga on a regular basis in 2009. I enjoyed not just the physical part of the practice,...
MEET: AMBER BEVILACQUA GREGORY Yoga instructor since 2007 Founder of amberbyoga.com and KiraGrace Warrior Ambassador Teaches at Studio 143, Unplug & Be Mindful, Emilson YMCA, Baystate Athletic Club Feature Writer in "Structure & Spirit: Moving Smarter On and Off the Mat." Lives in Marshfield Hills Studied and attended workshops with Seanne Corn, Jennifer Reis, Natasha Rizopoulous, Sadie Nardini and Daniel Orlansky. Teaches the annual "Running Down Breast Cancer" charity class at Emilson YMCA as well as Chair Yoga for the Livestrong Program Certifications + Specialties: 200 hour E-RYT Vinyasa Flow Power Yoga Gentle Yoga Partner Yoga Restorative Yoga Youth Yoga TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I often describe this transition rather dramatically because it was very dramatic to me at the time....
MEET: GAIL BELAIEF Yoga instructor since 2005 Teaches at Yoga Connection-Plymouth and Open Doors-Plymouth Lives in Plymouth Certifications + Specialties: RYT 200 hour Certified in Yin Yoga Children's yoga Aerial yoga Restorative TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I came to the mat in college when I lived in Boston and kept returning when I needed to de stress and ease my mind to sleep better. As the years progressed, yoga became a more integral part of my personal self care to obtain and maintain balance in my life; between work, family and personal. How would you describe your teaching flow? Therapeutic yoga with strong holds, emphasis on core foundation. Music Preferences? What is always on your playlist? Favorite artist? Snatum Kaur, Trevor Hall,...
MEET: KAREN DONAHUE Yoga instructor since 2009 Teaches yoga at Open Doors in Duxbury and Weymouth Lives in Marshfield Certifications + Specialties: E-200 RYT Vinyasa all levels Power Gentle Inclusive Yoga for all ages and abilities Yoga taught in Day Habilitations and Center Based Work Services Intro to Trauma Sensitive Yoga with JRI Trauma Center 40 hours Yoga for Anxiety and Depression Brain Therapy Children's Yoga Reiki Level 1 TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I showed up on my mat for the first time after a long history of uncontrolled seizures and surgeries. Following the last surgery, I went from having seizures everyday to every couple of months. Yet I still struggled with this, I desired perfection. I realized I had to...
MEET: SUSAN DOHERTY Yoga instructor since 2010 Teaches at MindBodyStudio at the Weymouth Club and Chakra Power Yoga in Braintree Lives in Hull Co-Owner Littlebirdiejewels- custom malas Previously taught for local sports teams, Massachusetts Lottery & BCBS employees Certifications: 500 RYT SPA Yoga YIN Yoga and Meditation Prenatal Yoga Reiki Level 2 Practictioner Vinyasa all levels Yoga Nidra TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. I found my yoga mat totally on accident. I tagged along with a friend to my first hot power yoga class. I was totally overwhelmed both from the heat and from the feeling of being totally lost. Nothing was familiar. Nothing really made sense to me. I rolled up my mat at the end of that class feeling like...
MEET: AUDREY CASSEVOY Yoga instructor since 1995 Teaches yoga at Balance Studio in Cohasset Fun fact? Her family owns "Toast" in Hull Certifications + Specialties: 200 HR thru Fitness Resource Associates TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. When my second son was born he was a crier, saw a sign for yoga class and the rest is history. How would you describe your teaching flow? My practice is an all level Hatha class led by breath and paying attention to how your body feels in the moment( Viniyoga based)adaptable to the individual. We focus on strength and stability. Music Preferences? What is always on your playlist? Favorite artist? Classic rock, chill/trance music. What was your most memorable yoga experience? Being at my first...
MEET: KIM WHITE-YOUNG Yoga instructor since 2017 Teaches yoga at Peter McRae Karate School in Plymouth and substitutes at Fit Factory Kingston Lives in Kingston Owner of Metal Core Yoga Certifications + Specialties: E-RYT 200 TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. After years of denying yoga in my life; I saw an 89 year old woman on social media with a curved back, hunched over and a picture of her standing straight after doing yoga. I thought if that is what yoga can do then it can give me Life Balance, peace of mind and a more flexible body as I age. Check out my full bio on my website! How would you describe your teaching flow? I typically teach vinyasa. My flows are a mixture of...
MEET: JENNIFER CATALDO Yoga instructor since 2008 Teaches yoga at Open Doors Studio in Weymouth and Hingham Yoga Engages with corporate partners including Boston College, South Shore Health System, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Certifications: E-RYT 200 (currently working towards my 500) Reiki Master Teacher Power Vinyasa Yin Yoga Yoga for Anxiety & Depression Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Meditation Bodhi & Mind Yoga (Yoga for those living with Cancer) Spa Yoga Children's Yoga TEACHING VIBE What brought you to yoga? We love a good origin story. My Mom had Parkinsons and Alzheimers and a friend suggested I try a yoga class to help with the stress. Once I stepped onto my mat I knew I had found my sanctuary. This was a place where I could just be and not stress. I...
