Allison is a graduate of the Silver Lotus Training Institute
where she studied Svadhyaya yoga. She has been
practicing yoga since 1999 and has experience in Iyengar,
Kundalini, and Anusare styles of yoga. She encourages
students to honor their own yogic path and enjoy a rich,
meaningful, and unique yoga experience through self
exploration.
Allison also has a Masters Degree in Social Work and is a
practicing licensed therapist working with children and
families. She combines her knowledge of the human
experience with her yoga teaching to bring compassion,
non-competition, encouragement, and humor to each
class.
where she studied Svadhyaya yoga. She has been
practicing yoga since 1999 and has experience in Iyengar,
Kundalini, and Anusare styles of yoga. She encourages
students to honor their own yogic path and enjoy a rich,
meaningful, and unique yoga experience through self
exploration.
Allison also has a Masters Degree in Social Work and is a
practicing licensed therapist working with children and
families. She combines her knowledge of the human
experience with her yoga teaching to bring compassion,
non-competition, encouragement, and humor to each
class.
Erin Kelly, director of Ahimsa Yoga Center, has been practicing yoga for nearly 17 years. Her
formal training began with Ruthanne Lundeberg of Mama Nirvana Yoga Studio in Easthampton.
Erin has continues to practice with Patty Townsend of Center for Yoga and Healing Arts in Amherst
where she completed 500 hour teacher training in Embodyoga, and Embody Ashtanga Vinyasa.
She has also completed training in prenatal yoga and yoga for children, and has been teaching
since 2000.
Erin's love and enthusiasm for yoga is contagious. She values yoga because it has been the key to
her personal change and transformation, bringing clarity and joy into her life.
She teaches a clear and concise Hatha Yoga class. Her classes balance strength, flexibility, effort
and surrender.
formal training began with Ruthanne Lundeberg of Mama Nirvana Yoga Studio in Easthampton.
Erin has continues to practice with Patty Townsend of Center for Yoga and Healing Arts in Amherst
where she completed 500 hour teacher training in Embodyoga, and Embody Ashtanga Vinyasa.
She has also completed training in prenatal yoga and yoga for children, and has been teaching
since 2000.
Erin's love and enthusiasm for yoga is contagious. She values yoga because it has been the key to
her personal change and transformation, bringing clarity and joy into her life.
She teaches a clear and concise Hatha Yoga class. Her classes balance strength, flexibility, effort
and surrender.
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| ERIN KELLY, RYT |
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First introduced to basic yoga postures and sun
salutations in 2002 as part of an acting movement class
that she took in college. After starting the semester
barely able to reach past her knees in a forward bend and
ending the semester able to reach her toes, she realized
that yoga should definitely be a prt of her life. As she
continued her yoga journey, she realized that the
benefits she was receiving from her practice went much
deeper than physical flexibility and strength; she began
to find a level of gratitude, self-acceptance and calmness
of spirit that she had never experienced before.
Justine decided she wanted to share her joy and love of
yoga and completed her 200-hr teacher certification at
Core Power Yoga in Minneapolis, MN. Justine continues
to explore and practice yoga daily with teachers all over
the Pioneer Valley. Justine strongly believes in the power
of breath to guide movement and release the mind, and
her classes have a strong focus on flowing and moving
with the rhythm of each inhale and exhale.
salutations in 2002 as part of an acting movement class
that she took in college. After starting the semester
barely able to reach past her knees in a forward bend and
ending the semester able to reach her toes, she realized
that yoga should definitely be a prt of her life. As she
continued her yoga journey, she realized that the
benefits she was receiving from her practice went much
deeper than physical flexibility and strength; she began
to find a level of gratitude, self-acceptance and calmness
of spirit that she had never experienced before.
Justine decided she wanted to share her joy and love of
yoga and completed her 200-hr teacher certification at
Core Power Yoga in Minneapolis, MN. Justine continues
to explore and practice yoga daily with teachers all over
the Pioneer Valley. Justine strongly believes in the power
of breath to guide movement and release the mind, and
her classes have a strong focus on flowing and moving
with the rhythm of each inhale and exhale.
| JUSTINE HUMPHREY, RYT |
Sara discovered yoga in 2000, studying under Erin Kelly
and completed a 200 hour training in embodyoga under
Patty Townsend in 2007. She has a love for yoga that
bubbles over in her teaching-is in fact why she is
teaching. There is a strong desire to share what she has
found with others-and she does so in a practice that
includes quiet sitting, breath work, and movement. Her
hope it that lessons learned on the mat are integrated
into life off the mat. She has found that yoga is not
something practiced for a set period of time, but a gift to
be lived each moment.
Sara has been a practicing pediatrician in Chicopee since
1983. She has found that when the opportunity arises,
she is able to integrate her yoga teaching into her
medical practice, introducing the concept of the breath
and relaxation to her young patients and their families.
She is grateful for the love of her husband and family, as
she has pursued her love of yoga.
and completed a 200 hour training in embodyoga under
Patty Townsend in 2007. She has a love for yoga that
bubbles over in her teaching-is in fact why she is
teaching. There is a strong desire to share what she has
found with others-and she does so in a practice that
includes quiet sitting, breath work, and movement. Her
hope it that lessons learned on the mat are integrated
into life off the mat. She has found that yoga is not
something practiced for a set period of time, but a gift to
be lived each moment.
Sara has been a practicing pediatrician in Chicopee since
1983. She has found that when the opportunity arises,
she is able to integrate her yoga teaching into her
medical practice, introducing the concept of the breath
and relaxation to her young patients and their families.
She is grateful for the love of her husband and family, as
she has pursued her love of yoga.
| ALLISON SCHLACHTER, RYT |
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Margaret's teaching of asana offers chances to explore
within a physical comfort range. She presents
imformation-rich classes featuring anatomical mechanics of
poses; yoga history, lore and philosophy; personal
experience; and energy-oriented benefits of postures.
She is registered through Yoga Alliance, and is certified by
Mama Nirvana's New Yoga in Amherst and Easthampton.
Margaret teaches workshops in Yin Yoga (slow postures
to address connective tissure) and yoga to reduce stress.
Her regular classes draw from a number of hatha
traditions and appeal both to new and experienced
students by true mixed-level instruction.
She completed her 200 hour teacher's training in 2007.
She is currently enrolled Georg Feurstien's 800 hour
History ond Philosophy of Yoga course. She was recently
certified as a teacher of Yin Yoga by Paul and Suzee Grilley.
within a physical comfort range. She presents
imformation-rich classes featuring anatomical mechanics of
poses; yoga history, lore and philosophy; personal
experience; and energy-oriented benefits of postures.
She is registered through Yoga Alliance, and is certified by
Mama Nirvana's New Yoga in Amherst and Easthampton.
Margaret teaches workshops in Yin Yoga (slow postures
to address connective tissure) and yoga to reduce stress.
Her regular classes draw from a number of hatha
traditions and appeal both to new and experienced
students by true mixed-level instruction.
She completed her 200 hour teacher's training in 2007.
She is currently enrolled Georg Feurstien's 800 hour
History ond Philosophy of Yoga course. She was recently
certified as a teacher of Yin Yoga by Paul and Suzee Grilley.
| Margaret Nunnelly, RYT |
