Laurie Sweeney, 500 CYT
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Laurie has been practicing yoga since 2010 and obtained her 500 Hr. CYT with Abbe Cuilla/Troy City Yoga and Inside Flow Silver certification with Rebecca Rasmussen /Inside Flow USA. She is also certified in Teen & Children’s Yoga with Kim Taylor/Cardio Kids at Open Doors, Weymouth. She has been the Early Childhood Director and a Dance and Acrobatics educator at Spotlight Dance Studio in Taunton, MA since 1993, a member of the Dance Teacher’s Club of Boston since 2003, and holds certifications in Yoga Nidra with Sagel Urlacher, Acrobatic Arts, Reiki, Child Development, Group Exercise YMCA, and VBarre.
She is a Vinyasa-based instructor who, coupled with over 40 years experience as a movement educator, creates the perfect combination of stylized movement and strength throughout her beautifully crafted sequences and transitions set to music. |
Andrea Evans, 500 E-YRT
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Andrea (E-YRT) began her teaching journey in 2014 with an unforgettable 200 hours of training at the Sacred Seeds Yoga School with Jacqui Bonwell. She completed her subsequent 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training with David Vendetti. A life-long learner, Andrea has also studied Yin Yoga and Meditation with Sagel Urlacher and Josh Summers, Yoga Nidra with Sagel, Reiki I and II with Pat Iyer and Denise Cucalon, functional movement with Johnny Gillespie, Five Element Yoga® with Jennifer Reis, and Yoga for Trauma, Emotional Health and Healing with Kate Graham. She also completed trauma-informed Mind Body Wellbeing yoga teacher training with the African Yoga Project, is a Level 1 Mindful Outdoor Experience Guide with the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership and is a member of the Yoga Alliance.
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Dave Curry
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Dave Curry is the creator of Drums For One & All, the umbrella under which he offers the following drumming-related services: event facilitation, workshop instruction, private lessons, live performances, and drum repairs. Since 2001, Dave has lead the popular FreeDrum event every month, as well as the SpiritDrum event since 2006. Dave is the co-creator and organizer for the Eastern Mass Rhythm Festival which is entering its 20th season. For 14 years, Dave taught hand drumming through the Assabet School in Marlborough, MA and currently teaches through the Groton Hill Music Center in Groton MA. He is the author of two books on hand drumming and percussion. Dave is the creative director of the Drum Nomads performance ensemble. Over the past 25 years, Dave has led nearly 2000 drumming events at schools, churches, colleges, libraries, retreat centers and other institutions across New England.
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Lynn Gillis, 500 CYT
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Lynn’s classes are an opportunity to step away from the pressures of everyday life and focus on self-discovery, growth, and acceptance. Yoga is a life-long study, which is why she continues to build new movement patterns and elements into her classes. Throughout our practice, we move through our own personal journey on the mat and leave with something that we can apply off the mat. Classes with Lynn are challenging and encourage you to dig deep and find your edge.
Lynn designs corporate benefit and wellbeing programs full time and after practicing yoga for over 15 years, she completed her 200-hour CYT Vinyasa Yoga instructor certification and her 500 CYT Vinyasa Solar Flow certification through Troy City Yoga. Lynn continues to learn new movement patterns; She is also a certified Level 1 Animal Flow Instructor and an Inside Flow Gold Instructor. Lynn has practiced under Abbe Ciulla, Shireena El Gallal, Jenna Fitzhugh, Michael Aubin, Roshan Chopra, and Rebecca Rasmussen. |
Linda Shweiri, 200 CYT
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Linda is a 200-hour CYT who trained with some of the most passionate (Jacqui Bonwell, David Vendetti, Johnny Gilespie). Linda's passion and never-ending curiosity with yoga has taken her to various studios, wellness centers, and places of worship in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Arizona, Nicaragua, and Lebanon.
She considers herself blessed to have practiced and learned different yoga practices from many incredibly gifted teachers. She discovered is the ancient practice of sound healing and earned her certificate of achievement in the study of sound healing with Jessica Kozak Shaw, spiritual medium, teacher, and owner of The Soul Purpose. Linda's vibrational healing of sound waves include Koshi chimes and quartz crystal sound bowls. Linda is mindful of practicing santosha, being content where she is in life at any given moment and interested in all healing practices that bring us back to our true, authentic selves. She is currently enrolled in interfaith mystic ministry ordination program and will be ordained this upcoming Spring. |
Kara Lyn Torman
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Kara’s sound healing journey began at an early age through a love of music and dance. Her current sound practice includes crystal singing bowls, Buffalo drum, wind chime, rain stick and Tibetan singing bowl. As a single mother of two boys, she leaned into the power of breathwork, energy work, and sound vibrations to heal emotional and physical pain. This became a passion which led her to further study sound with Eileen Decelle, Boujee Hippie, and Maria Gauthier, Haven Sound, as well as Reiki with Master Amanda Hart, Eclipse Moon Reiki. Her spiritual journey also led her to tarot through which she passes along guidance from the Universe and our ancestors. In combination with Reiki and Tarot, Kara curates a unique experience to help you release stagnant energy, align chakras and connect with your higher self. When Kara is not busy immersing herself in sound and healing, she is a Project Manager for an event technology company.....still creating calm from chaos.
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Leo Simpson, 500 RYT
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A number of years ago whilst struggling on a rock face during a climbing trip on the Via Ferrata in the Italian dolomites, a friend of Leo’s suggested he try yoga to lose some weight and build strength. The rest is now history. Today Leo lives, eats and sleeps yoga and Reiki. Leo completed his 200hr YTT with Rolf Gates in 2011. Concurrent with his yoga path Leo developed a deep interest in Reiki and under the guidance of Pat Iyer is also a Master Reiki practitioner.
His mission is to inspire other human beings, particularly those struggling with life, to become healed and to change and grow by sharing every bit of knowledge and wisdom he has gained throughout his lifetime. In order to do this, his immediate mission is to prepare himself fully by adding missing arrows to his quiver and developing all the skills necessary to successfully achieve his mission. To this end, in 2018, Leo completed his 300hr YTT with Jacqui Bonwell and together with a sensational group of human beings is now a 500hr RYT. In his spare time Leo is a Chemical Engineer…..go figure. Leo lives his life by two mantras…..”Life is short, so eat dessert first” and more importantly “Live, laugh love, breathe, be kind and leave a legacy”. |
Shubalananda Saraswati
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Shubalananda Saraswati is an American sadhu devoutly traveling since 1995 while sharing this powerful blues-rooted kirtan, an ancient call & response spiritual practice from India offered as a loving gift to his Guru, his highest self, & the community around him. Join us to sing your true heart’s song with Shubalanda & his band. This Dakshina based Bhakti yoga practice is offered freely so all are welcome & no one is ever turned away. Please leave a donation if you can in addition to your love, appreciation & meaningful participation.
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Lisa Kilfoyle, 200 CYT
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Lisa’s first calling was nursing. As a registered nurse, her first 10 years were spent in the maternity ward then later for the past 16 years thru present time, as school nurse. Lisa went on to obtain her 200 hr. Yoga certification, including social and emotional learning (SEL) facilitator certification. She also obtained her children’s yoga certification and has been teaching yoga to young children and teens for nine years, guiding them to physical and mental well-being. It is her goal to help children develop essential skills for navigating life with confidence and resilience.
She is a devoted mother of five children and a loving grandmother, cherishing precious moments with her family. This dedication to her family and her students is one in which she believes true well-being encompasses the harmony of mind, body, and spirit. |