Teachers

I grew up in Vermont, majored in German and Music at UVM and then moved to Boston where I began my career in the financial industry as a corporate trainer and technical writer.

I gave birth to two delightful daughters who are now 8 and 12.  In 2003 I made the decision to follow my heart, rather than do the usual responsible and practical thing, and attended a year long yoga teacher training with Deb Neubauer in Northampton, MA.

This training was the beginning of an incredible, courageous and life enriching journey in to the depths of my heart.  I can now tell you from my own experience that when you listen deeply to what you know, your life will unfold in magical ways:  doors will open, new friends and opportunities will arrive at just the right time, you will want more of that voice and your listening will deepen.

And…you must be willing to listen!  Even if what you hear is hard.  Have courage, trust in something bigger and life becomes incredibly rich and full and you will want to break open again and again like a peony in June.

Teaching yoga inspires me every day.  I look forward to seeing my students each week and feel honored as their teacher to be able to hold up the mirror to reveal the beauty that I see before me.  When a student sees this beauty for him or herself, healing happens both physically and in the heart.

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Rebecca Boedges has always had movement as a part of her life, whether it was dancing in the kitchen when she was younger, playing sports, or more formally making it a profession. She attended Naropa University for Dance Movement Therapy and has been a student of Nia for 10 years. “Through movement we find health” is the motto of Nia and Rebecca has found this to be true for herself and others in her class.

For more information about Nia, Rebecca and her classes click here www.niaburlington.com

 Ellen Fein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist. As a result of her husband’s illness and death, and then her own experience with cancer, she now works with people whose lives are touched by cancer.  As a Cancer Coach, she supports individuals and their loved ones on the cancer journey.  As a yoga teacher and therapist, she assists those with serious illness, injury and chronic disease to establish a sense of well-being.  Ellen also runs workshops and groups for patients and health care providers about healing and mind-body techniques such as imagery and meditation. Ellen is a published author, her most recent work Not Just a Patient, How to Have a Life When You Have a Life-Threatening Illness and her healing CD are valuable tools for individuals to use as they become active in their own healing.

In addition to the work described above, Ellen is a strong voice for cancer survivors in Vermont.  She has been the Co-Chair of the Survivor Work Group of Vermonters Taking Action Against Cancer (VTAAC) and a member of the VTAAC Steering Committee.  She is the Chair of the Vermont Cancer Survivor Network, a statewide network of cancer survivors dedicated to improving the quality of life of those living with, through and beyond cancer and she founded Michael’s Fund, a philanthropic fund to support innovative services  that improve the life of people with cancer.

 Susan Fitzgerald has been working in the field of energy therapy and personal growth and development since 1996. During that time she has studied and practiced varied forms of energy therapy including Reiki, Pranic Healing, Integrated Energy Therapy, Body Mind Balancing, and Reconnective Healing. Since 2002 Susan has been offering workshops and classes in Deep Relaxation Therapy. In 2003 Susan produced a range of seven Deep Relaxation Therapy CDs which she called the Rainbow Light Collection. Susan also teaches a self awareness course, The Happiness Factor.

Susan believes that our body’s natural state is health, but today, because of  higher levels of stress in society, combined with busier and more demanding lifestyles, our systems can become overburdened and weakened, so that a state of natural health and balance becomes more difficult for us to maintain. Nowadays, it is very common for many to experience physical and emotional problems directly related to stress.

Susan’s approach with individual clients, and or groups, whether through energy work or classes in Deep Relaxation Therapy, or other courses, is focused on assisting the client to regain their own natural balance, and a sense of well being and inner strength. Through energy work and techniques, and simple and effective exercises, a person can release the blockages which are the root cause of weakness for their system.  

 Emily is certified in both Kripalu and Vajra yoga.  She has been teaching for ten years and continues to be amazed at yoga’s ability to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally. Emily leads trainings, workshops and retreats both nationally and internationally as well as private and group classes in Burlington, VT. Her students offer her tremendous insight into the human experience. They keep her energized and inspired to teach. Her hope is that we all find a practice that suits us and learn to observe ourselves with curiosity and without judgement.

Roz Grossman, M.A., provides a safe, caring, and gentle atmosphere.  She offers Mindfulness Meditation instruction and Reiki through her business, The NeshamahCenter.  Roz's 15-year meditation practice includes retreats with Buddhist, Jewish, and secular teachers.  She completed a teacher development intensive in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) that is limited to those with extensive professional experience and a solid meditation practice.

Meredith's search for the understanding of her true Self led her to the study of many yogic traditions and from various spiritual teachers; however it is Svaroopa® yoga that has provided the deep structural changes, healing, and transformation that facilitated a rapid advancement in her search for the more that yoga offers. Meredith has been teaching yoga since 2000 and holds over 1000 hours of yoga instructor and yoga therapist training combined.  She has also earned a Certificate in Massage Therapy and Bodywork, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Transpersonal Psychology and has recently concluded her time of three years with the Ayurvedic Center of Vermont as the lead panchakarma therapist.  Meredith is honored to share her knowledge and passion in service to her students and clients and is devoted to the power and the grace of the Svaroopa® yoga teachings.  Meredith is a registered teacher with Yoga Alliance and an active member of the Association of Integrative Medicine. 

Meredith offers private yoga therapy:

Embodyment® Therapy
A “hands-on-healing” modality based on the principles of Svaroopa® Yoga.  Embodyment® Therapy aids in releasing deep layers of tension along the spine, fostering a state of pure bliss and spinal opening. When the spine opens, your innate healing capacity can flow naturally reaching the rest of your body including your extremities. Please wear loose fitted clothing during your session.
$85/session
$375/5 sessions


Yoga Therapy for Pain
Based on the principles of Svaroopa® Yoga, Yoga Therapy takes you deep into your healing by working with your individual and specific areas of pain.  It rapidly advances the healing process allowing you to get through physical, emotional, and mental tensions.  
$85/session
$375/5 sessions

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Sessions

1 session $85.00 5 sessions $375.00

Katherine has been a stay-at-home single mother for much of her adult working life, through which she gained invaluable knowledge about how we all started out by truly being present for her children.  She has a Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology Program from Saint Michael’s College, and has worked in the Substance Abuse Field for the past four years.  She has also had exposure to substance abuse through her family of origin.  

She has also trained in Somatic Experiencing, a short-term naturalistic healing approach developed by Peter Levine, PhD.  In this three year program she learned cutting edge psychological techniques employing mindful awareness of body sensations, and the latest knowledge about our neurobiology in the release of trauma.

Katherine has been practicing yoga for over twenty years and is a Kripalu certified Yoga Instructor.  She began meditating around the same time, but began to practice mindfulness in earnest about ten years ago when she went with her children to her first of many Buddhist retreats led by the Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh.  Her ability and desire to teach yoga, meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, and emotional regulation skills in a group setting as well as individually is based in the benefits she has received from these practices.

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 Martha Loving is an artist and painting therapist trained in Europe, with diplomas from The Netherlands and Switzerland, and is one of five practicing in the USA. She teaches in Waldorf/Steiner schools all over the USA and is currently working in Vermont with clients in the Shelburne area. Using drawing and watercolor, Martha is combining meditation with color healing exercises teaching how to see the world of nature differently from a spiritual perspective, helping you to find your next step in your becoming for a relaxing and easeful transformation. "Go with the flow."

Nyarkoa Mensah-Jordan is a certified Alexander teacher, mother,singer-songwriter, meditator and movement explorer.  As a result of losing the use of her hands for three years she discovered the Alexander Technique.  Through her intensive study of the Technique she regained full use of her hands and became deeply fascinated with how changing the way you think can undo long held patterns of tension in the body.  She has taught the Alexander Technique at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, San Francisco Girls Chorus and in private practice.  In 2001 Nyarkoa was fortunate enough to travel to New Zealand and study with Peter Grunwald, the innovator of the Eyebody Method, a body of work that takes the Alexander Technique to the next level.
 
Nyarkoa has also studied many movement forms that encourage conscious awareness and the expression of the soul through movement. These include Authentic Movement, Afro Haitian/African dance, Body Tales with Lysa Castro and Continuum with Susan Harper and Emily Conrad.  "They have all deeply influenced my life and given me priceless tools to express the truth of my being through movement."
 
"Pregnancy Movement Circles is a synthesis of all that I have learned about movement, awareness and the journey to giving birth.  When pregnant with my now four year old son I experienced a strong and persistent desire to create a supportive and inspirational atmosphere where women could join together in song, movement, breath and word to share in the joy, power and sacredness of pregnancy."  

Ali started practicing yoga soon after moving to Burlington five years 
ago. She instantly fell in love and couldn't get enough. Taking classes at every studio and with as many teachers as she could find,
 she was amazed and excited to find so many different approaches and
 individual styles. It was then that she realized that yoga is much 
more than physical postures; it's an art form, a spiritual journey, a
way of connecting with oneself and others. Ali was mostly drawn to
 Kripalu yoga for it's emphasis on compassion, acceptance and 
self-love. She believes that anyone can feel comfortable in a Kripalu
 class, no matter what level of experience or physical limitaions they
 may have.



Ali became a certified Kripalu yoga teacher in November 2008, and 
since then has taught children and adults in New Orleans, where she
 spent this past winter, and where she has gone to volunteer for the 
past three years. She is honored and thrilled to be back in Vermont
 and teaching at Dhatri. A class with Ali is different every time, as
 she loves to share new insights and ideas with her students, and
 explore new asanas together. However, you can always expect pranayama
 (working with the breath), playfulness, music (sometimes live), and 
relaxation/meditation.



Ali is also a neonatal nurse and a Level 1 Reiki practitioner. You've 
probably seen her biking around town with vegetables in her basket, 
eating at Stone Soup, or taking a mid-day dip in the lake. She hopes
 you come play yoga with her.

ACE Certified Personal Trainer (since 2004)

AREA OF EXPERTISE
Functional Training
Women’s Fitness
Minimum Equipment Workouts 

As a mother of two young boys, Rebecca is intimately aware of the pressures and difficulties of getting and staying in shape while dealing with the time constraints and physical obstacles that so many people face.  Her training approach emphasizes the importance of variety and incorporates “real world” movements that allow her class participants to achieve results quickly and effectively. 

Rebecca’s interest in fitness stems from a love of outdoor adventure.  Whether mountain biking in the hills around her home, paddling in Lake Champlain or spending the day sledding with her kids, she recognizes the role that regular exercise plays in her ability to fulfill her passions.

Joan White-Hansen, a certified JourneyDance and Kripalu Yoga Dance teacher, brings her love of movement, creating sacred space and joy of music to her dance classes.  A longtime student of both yoga and dance, Joan approaches movement as a personal journey, inviting the elements of curiosity and discovery in the body, while also creating a sense of safety in a communal setting.  Her core interest is in encouraging the body’s own inherent wisdom to release the inner fire as well as noticing the moment when movement becomes mediation in motion. As an artist, teacher, storyteller, singer and dancer, Joan inspires her students to engage in a creative process within the body and with each other.  Her love of skiing, biking and hiking in nature, as well as her family and living at Ten Stones Community in Charlotte, feed her desire of moving with grace in life.