Kelly Harper Information

Maggie started started coming to classes at the Mystic Yoga Shala when she was only 14 years old and she became part of the Seva(work/study) team while still in high school. She moved to Manhattan when she was 17 to pursue her modeling career and was most recently seen on "Americas Next Top Model."

As well as walking the runway in New York Fashion Week and going on castings, Maggie was on the Assisting Team at Baptiste Affiliate, Lyons Den Power Yoga in Chelsea and Tribeca, NYC.

Maggie has also traveled on her own to Kenya to be of service with Africa Yoga Project and received her 200HR YTT under Paige Elensen. Maggie is also an Ambassador for Africa Yoga Project and is currently raising $10,000 for this remarkable non-profit.

Maggie is currently residing in Mystic, CT helping her family and thrilled to be teaching yoga at the Mystic Yoga Shala.

Maggie is also a creative Vegan Chef, carpenter, organizer, interior designer, gardener, and loves to spend time practicing yoga!

Danielle has been practicing Yoga in many disciplines for 15 years. Initially drawn to the practice for relief from arthritis, Yoga quickly became so much more than a physical refuge. The spiritual path has lead her to teach yoga that speaks to mind, body, and spirit as a complete system for self-inquiry and healing. Vinyasa yoga is her specialty these days, teaching classes that encourage and empower students through physical movement and personal connection. In addition to power classes, Danielle also guides students through Bhakti Yoga practices in Kirtan and Mantra Workshops and offers support to Yoga Teachers through her workshops and teacher trainings.

Danielle’s teachers include: Vedaji, Annie Q. Simard, Kimberly Charbonneau, Julie Liefeld, Janet Stone, Nikki Meyers, and Dana Walters.

Annie is a Baptiste Educator and Founder of the Sangha Yoga School in addition to being a mother of 4 beautiful kids. In June 2014, she quit her full-time job to follow her bliss.

Annie attributes yoga to shaping her life in immeasurable ways.

Committing to a practice and falling in love with Baptiste methodology at the Mystic Yoga Shala, Annie is now a Baptiste Yoga instructor. Annie loves the Methodology so much that she has participated in the 40 Days To Personal Revolution at the Mystic Yoga Shala 5 times! In addition to her Power Vinyasa training, Annie also trained with Bo Forbes, Yoga for Emotional Balance at Kripalu and Recovery Yoga Teacher Training led by Elizabeth Johnstone.

Annie believes in an organic and vegetarian lifestyle for her and her family, she supports local farmers and producers of every day goods. Annie is co-founder and incorporator of Fiddleheads Food Co-op in New London. Annie also loves to share the healing powers of Essential Oils and as a result is a successful distributor of Young Living Oils bringing abundant health and well being to family and friends.

"When you walk into the Yoga Shala, it’s like coming home. Everyone is glad to see you. As soon as you walk through the door, the smiles, and the warmth greet you in this safe and welcoming place. Come to Class!"

“Yoga i the Journey of the Self, through the self, to the Self.” Bhagavad Gita

Yoga Teacher, Jewelry Maker and affectionate cat owner. My goal is to transform yoga newbies into full-fledged yogis that find healing through awareness, kindness, and mindful movement. The only thing I love more than a kitty purr is helping people like you feel better in their bodies!

As a kid I had a lot of energy that my parents easily funneled into numerous activities. I danced, played t-ball and soccer, and eventually fell in love with gymnastics. I practiced almost daily and competed on weekends throughout my grade school years. I was lucky to never have a major injury until junior year of high school, when I injured my back. Using my ego driven yet still developing brain, I pushed through the pain and continued doing the things that I loved, which only made matters worse. I didn’t allow myself to feel the pain or listen to my body and take it easy. I see this everyday; we don’t listen to our bodies and give them what they need to heal (I’m looking at you there on the other side of the screen).

I also see many of us taking care of those around us, sharing our loving kindness with them, but not always caring for ourselves. I want to help you get out of that cycle and begin to share that kindness you show to others with yourself. To help you bring awareness to how you are feeling and offer yourself the kindness it needs to heal and move forward.

I found yoga in grad school when a good friend dragged me to the new yoga studio in town. Before that I had only done a few yoga videos that I had on DVD as a quick workout. I was honestly afraid to go with her to the class but left signing up for a monthly unlimited package and continuing to go to the studio 6 days a week for the next 4 years! I fell in love and knew this was the path I needed to take to feel whole. Yoga was the tool I used to find the kindness I needed to support my back and body’s needs, my emotional state, and grow into someone who cares about myself. It taught me it was perfectly okay to slow down, listen to what my body needed and DO IT!

Genipher Love has always been a seeker . With blood roots to Thailand and India a yogic life has always been present.

Throughout childhood into adulthood experiences and several tragedies with addiction she began a deeper dive to SELF by incorporating spiritual practices from all cultures and asanas.

She received her 200hr YTT in Rishikesh,India in April 2019.

She has always leaned on the Divine for intuitive knowledge and inspiration in all practices.

Her intentions for each yogi is to uplift and create a loving community for one to reach their highest self potential.

Trish Reyburn is the owner of Blissworks Yoga & Healing Arts, established in New London, CT in 2004. After being diagnosed in her teen years with RA and Lupus, Trish turned to yoga and natural living to improve her overall health and has now been symptom-free for over 25 years. She began her yoga journey in 1995 and was certified at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in 2000. After exploring many different yoga styles, her heart led her to attain advanced teacher training in the Anusara method of alignment-based yoga. She is an experienced 500-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher and also leads teacher trainings through Blissworks. Trish believes that yoga is something that can be accessible to all people in its myriad of forms. And during these wild times, it is important to have some quiet time to oneself. Along with asana practice, Trish enjoys singing and leading kirtan, rollerblading, hiking and playing with her wild kitty, Coconut.

https://www.blissworksyoga.org/

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Genipher Love has always been a seeker . With blood roots to Thailand and India a yogic life has always been present.

Throughout childhood into adulthood experiences and several tragedies with addiction she began a deeper dive to SELF by incorporating spiritual practices from all cultures and asanas.

She received her 200hr YTT in Rishikesh,India in April 2019.

She has always leaned on the Divine for intuitive knowledge and inspiration in all practices.

Her intentions for each yogi is to uplift and create a loving community for one to reach their highest self potential.

Kim Abraham is from The Yoga school at the Kitchen Gallery. Kim has been instructing yoga classes for over twenty years. She focuses on teaching Ashtanga and Yin styles. Kim will be teaching an Ashtanga class.

Ybyogikim@yahoo.com

Margot Friedman is a visual artist and a dancer, bringing both sensibilities to her practice and the creation of her classes. She currently teaches a Wednesday morning vinyasa flow class at Blissworks Yoga & Healing Arts in New London. She completed her 200hr YTT with Laughing Lotus Yoga Center NYC in 2017. Since then she’s studied an additional 275 certification hours, including advanced trainings in Yoga Nidra, Fly (Inversions), Yin Yoga, Essential Oils, Anatomy & Alignment, Prenatal Yoga, Myths & Asana, Ayurveda, and Yoga & Social Equity.

Margot grew up in southeastern CT and moved back to New London in 2021 to pursue creative endeavors, replant roots, and feel the grass under her feet every day. In between she lived in Vermont, Paris, Colorado, Martha’s Vineyard, and Brooklyn NY. Always enthusiastic to connect with new places, people, and things, she is a curious traveler, having visited 5 continents, many different countries, and 48 states. In 2018 she studied in Rishikesh, India to deepen her understanding of yoga’s traditions.

Margot accepts ebb & flow as a constant pattern of existence. She connects with the yoga practice as a beautiful way to explore and ride the waves.

Info for Lynn Purtill

Johnny began his yoga journey in 2010 when he was searching for something to compliment his martial arts discipline. Having practiced and competed in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 6 years, his body was beginning to fall apart. Years of sports, reckless behavior and burning the candle at both ends were beginning to mount up physically and mentally. What he discovered in his yoga practice exceeded his expectations. He entered with the hopes of gaining physical openings and flexibility. Not long after beginning, he noticed major improvements not only in flexibility and strength but focus, breathing, and the ability to become comfortable in uncomfortable situations. He was hooked. He knew this practice had so much more to offer than just the physical benefits.

Johnny now runs a personal development coaching practice along with teaching Breathwork around the globe. His mission is to raise the level of consciousness and release old traumas with all high level performers, coaches, athletes, entrepreneurs, youths across the globe.

Business Name: Pranayama Studios

Website: pranayamact.com

Class: Breathwork

Michelle has been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching for almost 10. Pursuing a lifelong journey of yogic study, she completed her 200-hour teacher certification in 2015, followed by a 300-hour advanced training program in 2021 at Blissworks in New London.

Michelle loves the powerful transformation that occurs each time we step onto our yoga mats and how that experience shapes all aspects of our lives. Her classes focus heavily on mindfulness, breathing, yoga philosophy and self study. She has a strong interest in yoga for stress and anxiety and has taught many workshops in that space. Having completed training in children’s yoga and having taught yoga in schools for many years, she also has a special love of mentoring young yogis.

Michelle lives happily in Norwich with her family and pets. In her spare time, she volunteers with greyhound adoption. She loves spending time in nature, reading, cooking, drinking tea and eating chocolate.

Vedaji, a life-long yogi, mystic, and monk, has influenced the lives of thousands of students throughout the world. Having spent his childhood and early adulthood in a monastery in northeast India, Vedaji has continuously searched for answers to life's unanswerable questions. As a practitioner of Advaita Vedanta (self-inquiry) and Bhakti (devotion), he travels around the world to share a process he created called the Chitta Cleanse Technique (CCT). Undergoing CCT allows one to access the highest quality of life through a cleanse of the subconscious mind.

Vedaji now resides in Atlanta, where he shares ancient vedic wisdom and yogic principles with the western world. As the founder of the Mindful Seva Institute (MSI) and Food4Lives, he raises consciousness by empowering all those he comes into contact with. Vedaji will share wisdom about the essence of yoga, helping attendees to awaken their conscience and the divinity within.