Kristan Marden is a natural, intuitive teacher who is passionate about yoga. She hopes to teach skills on the mat that make a measurable difference off the mat: “We are all in this together, and the tradition of yoga offers us tools to stress less, smile more, untangle physical and emotional knots, and witness ourselves and each other without judgment.” Kristan grew up in Marblehead where she now lives with her husband and three children. After graduating from college with a degree in exercise science and then working in the fitness industry as a Wellness Specialist, she was naturally drawn to yoga. Kristan is a Yoga Alliance 500 ERYT, YACEP.  In 2018, she completed her 300-hour teacher certification at Down Under School of Yoga in Brookline, MA with Natasha Rizopoulos.  In 2012, she completed her 200-hour teacher certification at Empower Yoga in Beverly, MA. Kristan also completed Jason Crandall’s Essentials of Yoga Anatomy and The Art of Yoga Sequencing courses. In 2015, Kristan participated in Judith Lasater’s Experiential Yoga Anatomy course.

Larisa Forman holds a coveted 600H Life of a Yogi Degree with her beloved Guru Sri Dharma Mittra in NYC. Other certifications include 200 PranaVayu Yoga TT with David Magone, a self realization immersion with Sri Yogi Andrey Ram Om, Sanskrit studies with Anthony Cerulli, The Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita Studies with American Indologist  Edwin Francis Bryant, PH.D, Yoga for Breast Cancer Recovery and Beyond Teacher Training with Camille Kittrell, M.S, Lebed Method certification with Sherry Lebed Davis, at Dana-Farber, Boston, Ma, Multiple hundreds of hours of immersions, retreats, workshops with leading yoga teachers nationally and internationally. Larisa assisted David Magone, founder of PranaVayu Yoga in teacher trainings, mentorship programs, accelerated module asana practices. Larisa continues her education with master Yoga teacher Konstantin Bazarov,  Krishna Das and Sharon Salztberg. Larisa was recognized as a yoga teacher for The Ultimate Day of Wellness in Boston by Well and Good NYC. Larisa is a founder of Yoga Live, she leads workshops and teaches an extensive schedule at many of Boston's leading yoga studios, and is a presenter at The Nantucket Yoga Festival.

Gurdeep Bhogal is a Marblehead based yoga teacher specializing in flow, restorative, and gentle yoga. She graduated from The Yoga Loft Teacher Training Program in 2017 under Larisa Forman and Vito Politano. She studied Restorative Yoga with Jillian Pransky in NY.  Her teachings are deeply rooted in tradition with a modern day understanding of anatomy, physical fitness, and alignment. Gurdeep believes strongly in incorporating meditation and breathwork in her teachings, creating a full experience for the body and the soul. Gurdeep is a Reiki Master Teacher and Intuitive Medium with a deep connection to spiritual practice. Creating a holistic approach, Gurdeep brings a healing intention to all of her sharings - yoga, reiki, and mediumship. 

Dr. Anne Gilbride discovered yoga 25 years ago while living in Dallas, Texas, and completing her Doctorate in Chiropractic. She came to yoga as a competitive athlete and initially loved the external physical gains that her body made in flexibility and strength. She soon realized that the true "power" in yoga lies in its ability to cultivate the internal aspects of emotional balance and clarity of mind. Anne has attended teacher training with Baron Baptiste, PranaVayu training with David Magone. Over the past 12 years, she has been traveling the world from Costa Rica to Greece attending retreats with Shiva Rea. Shiva's style of practice allowed Anne to develop a unique blend of Power and fluid dance flow yoga. Anne has been a Chiropractor for 24 years and has lived and worked in Marblehead for the past 16 years. Her Doctoral studies included Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics, and Exercise Physiology. Her extensive knowledge of the body and patterns of dynamic movement gives her a unique insight into yoga Asana. "The discipline and practice of yoga have led me to the understanding that my experiences on my mat mimic my life!

Jill began practicing yoga in 2011 when she walked into a Baptiste studio. Being an exercise physiologist and an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, she was drawn to the physical aspect of yoga. Soon, however, she discovered so much more. Jill fell in love with the introspective process that yoga ignites through the mind, body and breath connection. She has relied on yoga through many changes and challenges in her life since that first class. In 2016, she moved abroad with her husband. It was then that she decided to complete a yoga teacher training. In February 2017, Jill traveled to India to develop a greater knowledge of the heritage and philosophy of yoga. She completed her 200-hour training at Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre in Goa, under the direction of Lalit Kumar. She taught yoga in Ireland for one year before moving back to New England in 2018.

Jill has also studied the Yin yoga tradition with Josh Summers in Boston and most recently became Pre/Post Natal certified with PROnatal Fitness. Jill has relied heavily on yoga principles in the transitions of pregnancy, labor and motherhood. She is very passionate about helping other new moms.

All of this experience has inspired her goal of honoring the roots of the practice while bringing in modern alignment principles that consider everyone’s unique anatomy. No one cue fits all!

Tim's teaching emphasizes the primacy of breath, the cultivation of a moving meditative state, stability, enduring strength, and function over form. He considers sound, and silence, to be a key part of his classes as well as a sense of humor for the tough bits. He encourages his students to practice self-compassion while on the mat and a whole-hearted approach to living beyond it.

Tim's study of yoga started in the Ashtanga/Vinyasa tradition but soon widened to incorporate learning from many styles of meditation and movement. He feels especially aligned with the traditions of Himalayan Institute and Viniyoga. He is certified E-RYT with well over 1000 hours of formal training in yoga, meditation, shamanism, mantra and other approaches to human movement and health. He is also a certified personal fitness coach and health coach. His formal study of the body/mind connection is ongoing and ever-expanding.

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Mary Beth has been practicing, learning, and teaching Yin Yoga-Meditation for 15 years. One of her favorite mottos “arrive curious, leave Yin-spired.” She experiences her yin and vinyasa yoga-meditation practices, energy work, dancing, and sound meditation practices as Labyrinth - like, devotional pathways that invite us to walk inward together to our shared center still point - the Love-Mystery - in service to one another. For her, Yoga-Meditation is a real love story that we write and rewrite every moment, every practice as we choose to befriend ourselves and each other, and free our mind-body-spirit from conditioning and patterns that keep Rumi’s “field of limitless possibilities” hidden from us.

Mary Beth is an E-RYT 200++ Yin, Vinyasa and Restorative yoga, certified Yin Yoga Meditation Teacher through Sagel Urlacher, Reiki II practitioner thru Jean Davis, Sound Healing Artist training with Adrian DiMatteo, and conscious breathing meditation student/mentor for practicing the Art of Zen Breathing with the San Francisco Zen Center. She completed inter-spiritual ministry and Mantra studies with spiritual teacher-author Dr. Stephanie Rutt. Mary Beth is also an inter-spiritual minister and counselor, M.A., Education and Crisis Management; she has worked with individuals and families facing addiction and learning challenges.

True to her Irish roots, she enjoys a great story (The Moth was a favorite radio show) offering hospitality, sharing a deep laugh, dancing, poetry, easeful hikes, a simmering stew and a well brewed cup of tea!

Julie Helmes discovered the whole-body benefits of yoga after years of playing high-intensity sports. Some of her first yogic inspirations came from teachers at the studio, including; Jennifer Craig, Ivana Ustariz and Lisa Faia. Julie completed her first teacher training with Marianne Wells Yoga School in Costa Rica and returned to Boston to teach. It was during her teacher training that she was first introduced to Ayurveda; the ancient Indian health science. Ayurveda is the perfect complement to yoga and a lifestyle that she wanted to pursue. Through her own health journey, she chose to study deeper and become an Ayurveda Wellness Counselor with Kerala Ayurveda Academy. Julie earned her 200-hour certification from Marianne Wells Yoga School in Costa Rica and is a certified Ayurveda Wellness Counselor through Kerala Ayurveda Academy.