Connie Glore MA LMHC RYT, a co-founder of UnionStudio Yoga is trained in the Iyengar style of yoga and has been practicing for 18 years. She is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level and teaches students of every age and ability. The 8 limbs of yoga are addressed in classes. May your practice benefit humanity.
Connie has a Masters Degree in Expressive Therapy from Lesley College, is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and a Certified Meditation Teacher.
phone: 978.886.7944
cell phone: 978.376.1100
email: connie@unionstudioyoga.com
twitter: @unionstudioyoga
facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/unionstudioyoga
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/connie-glore
Trish MacNeil found yoga in 1999 and felt she discovered physically and mentally what she was looking for. After exploring many different styles of yoga, Trish found a love and passion for the alignment and precision of Iyengar yoga. She has since studied Iyengar yoga with Peggy McLoughlin and Liz Owen, and recently completed a 2 year, 325 hour teacher training with Peetz Dubble and senior Iyengar teacher Patricia Walden.
Working for many years in the corporate world and always feeling drawn to doing something for others, Trish co-founded UnionStudio Yoga in 2007. With a focus on creating a true union of teachers and students, Trish takes great pride in helping to bring an environment of learning, sharing and practice to her community.
Trish continues to expand her understanding of yoga through ongoing study with Patricia Walden, and is passionate about sharing her yoga experience and how it has brought more quality to her everyday life.
phone: 978.886.7944
cell phone: 617.877.5384
email: trish@unionstudioyoga.com
twitter: @unionstudioyoga
facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/unionstudioyoga
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/patricia-macneil
Amy Buelow comes to UnionStudio with 10 years of self-practice and 5 years teaching experience. She became a certified Ashtanga Vinyasa RYT while living and training in San Francisco, CA. Amy went on to complete prenatal and postnatal yoga training and set up a successful course in Key Biscayne, FL. She holds a BA in Studio Art and Master's in Education.
The focus of Amy's yoga practice centers around techniques using yoga to find a sense of physical balance and mental clarity on and off the mat. Through teaching, she is able to share and inspire this self-progression for others. Her classes are designed to creatively link breath and movement, build strength and flexibility, and open the mind and body.
She has completed a 240 hour Hatha Yoga Certification program with AURA Wellness Center and is registered with Yoga Alliance - RYT 200 hour level. Recently she completed a 50 hour Meditation Teacher Certification program and has been an Usui Reiki Practitioner since 1989.
Roberta teaches beginners to advanced yoga practitioners. She also works with individuals who have physical challenges, specifically individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, scoliosis and amputees.
Roberta was featured in a commercial for Kashi's "Yoga and Healthy Eating" marketing promotion in 2006, and is featured in a yoga video, "Fertility Yoga with Monica Morell".
Mike first discovered yoga in 2001 when searching for a practice to heal athletic injuries. His passion for health and wellness has lead to many years of study in movement, meditation and healing arts. In 2008, he completed an intensive 2 year certification in muscular therapy and massage. It was then that he discovered Anusara Yoga, which profoundly changed his yoga practice both on and off the mat. Michael has completed an extensive 300- hour Anusara Teacher Training program with Todd Norian and Ann Greene. As well, he has studied with many other Anusara teachers for 3 years, growing both as a student and a therapist from their unique teachings. He is dedicated to continue learning and sharing all that yoga has to offer with much gratitude in his heart for the supportive yoga community.
Mike brings adept anatomical alignment and intuitive awareness to his teachings. His classes are energetic with a balance of challenge and fun. He strives to help each student find their personal practice safely and effectively. He enjoys teaching the therapeutic capabilities of yoga as well as the centering and uplifting effect of the practice.
In his spare time, Mike delights in outdoor activities and exploring nature.
Suzanne is a long time teacher of Vinyasa flow yoga but always views herself as a lifetime student. She became exposed to yoga as a young child as her parents practiced Bhakti yoga and Meditation and regularly held Satsang at their house. Her studies include all styles of yoga and their disciplines as one complete definition of yoga. Her approach to yoga is not limited to the mat but rather infused into everyday living and breathing. She is known for a challenging class that softens you and structures it in a modern practical flow. Suzanne enjoys teaching large groups as well as guiding individuals to their own unique beat. Her passion of living consciously spills over into her professional life as she co-owns with her husband Boston Green Realty, a real estate office specializing in green properties. She lives in Andover with her two little boys and husband.
Yoshiko Gray graduated with a degree in Physical Education in Japan where she taught aerobics, swimming and fitness at Central Fitness Club, a Japanese chain of fitness and health clubs. She has worked extensively as a personal trainer. Her continued studies include alternative medicine techniques such as Thai Yoga Body Work, Reflexology and Ayurvedic medicine.
Yoshiko began studying Yoga in the United States in 2002 and became a Registered Yoga Teacher in the Spring of 2009. She was trained in Hatha Yoga and studies the Iyengar Yoga system under Patricia Walden and Liz Owen.
Tabitha Liversidge began practicing yoga in 2008 and fell in love. In yoga, she found a spiritual connection to complement the physical, anatomical and kinesthetic awareness she has developed as a professional dancer.
With goals of deepening her spiritual practice as much as her physical practice, Tabitha is currently practicing yoga with Trish MacNeil of UnionStudio Yoga and is enrolled in a Yoga of Energy Flow 200hr Teacher Training with Daniel Orlansky and Liz Owen in Arlington, MA.
Tabitha is a professional dancer from Andover MA. In 2009, she received her BFA in Modern Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Tabitha currently dances with Deadfall Dance (Andover) and Urbanity Dance (Boston) and has been teaching ballet, modern and jazz to all ages on the north shore for several years.
Kristin’s practice has been influenced by Ashtanga’s emphasis on connecting breath with movement and Iyengar’s emphasis on proper alignment. In her teaching, she combines these two core components with an equal interest in graceful transitions and honoring where one is in his/her own practice.
A yogi and a nurse, Michele began practicing yoga when she was an exchange student in Paris studying French language and culture in 1988. Certified in Forrest Yoga in 2005 and Pre-natal yoga 2011, she has continued throughout her adult life to practice and study various yoga disciplines. In 2000 she studied Ashtanga yoga in Mysore, India with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois and studied Indian philosophy with a local Indian professor. Her travels to Tibet and Nepal inspired her love of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. Once back from India she married and had two children who have been the main focus of her life for the past nine years. She continued her yoga practice through the years and taught yoga yoga while living in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. Michele has worked as a nurse, she loves teaching yoga because she enjoys helping others find out for themselves how yoga can effect positive change in their lives.
"Yoga improves mental focus by the practice of meditation in movement, nurtures and strengthens the body though the correct practice of asanas and improves the perception of oneself in relationship to other beings. By developing a strong and still spirit with a unique and wise intuition you will connect to your internal self in a profound and meaningful way. Yoga demonstrates connection in a very organic and practical way, it is not complicated but simply rich with nourishment for the soul." M. O.
As her practice deepened, she fell in love with the extraordinary physical as well as mental benefits that yoga provides. Working on a daily basis with individuals who visibly displayed the toll that working in a fast paced environment can take, Meghan felt a strong desire to share the fruits that the practice of yoga offers. It was then that she decided to leave her career and devote herself to practicing, studying and ultimately teaching yoga.
Meghan has dedicated herself to Iyengar based yoga and places a strong emphasis on linking the breath with the movements of the body to calm the nervous system and center the mind. In addition to her yogic studies, Meghan has completed several meditation courses at the Cambridge Meditation Center.
One constant in Chris’ yoga practice has been an Iyengar Yoga focus. She is currently enrolled in teacher training in the Iyengar system with Patricia Walden and studies weekly with Iyengar teachers Patricia Walden, Peentz Dubble and Karen Wenc.
Chris is also a certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer and is certified in Yoga Tune Up. Yoga Tune Up takes exercises from many movement systems to help students gain the strength, mobility and mindfulness to do classic yoga poses.
More about Chris see www.tomariken.com.
Jenn is a certified Anusara-Inspired teacher. Her classes are infused with attention to anatomical alignment and creative expression that bring out each student' s individual uniqueness and beauty. Jenn's teaching style is both transforming and healing. She also holds a Masters in Nutritional Education and is a Registered Dietitian. Jenn speaks regularly and offers workshops on health and wellness.
Registered with Yoga Alliance in 2008, she has completed both a 200 hour hatha yoga certification and a 300 hour Anusara training with Todd Norian and Ann Greene.
As a current high school teacher in Andover, Jackie transfers her education skills into the practice setting of yoga. Appealing to multiple learning styles and levels, Jackie’s Back to Basics class is perfect for both the beginner and experienced practitioner. If you are newer to yoga it offers the basics of body mechanics and yoga postures along with Anusara’s heart lifting Tantric philosophy. If you are more experienced it will give you the opportunity to refine your practice leading to greater self-reliance. Students are honored for their unique differences, limitations, and talents.
Yoga has been life affirming and life changing for Jackie. She strives to build confidence in students’ physical practice while providing tools for daily living.
Jerry Urban. Have you ever came into something that you knew would change your life forever? This was yoga for Jerry. But it was not an immediate change or something readily apparent, at first. It was a slow and steady progression through years of practicing and quitting and practicing some more, slowly gaining little awakenings, transitions and transformations, and on occasion, even recognizing them. Each time he went away from yoga, there was always something bringing him back, usually a girlfriend. And then one day, it just stayed with him. And he's been thankful ever since. Though his primary influence is Shiva Rea, it would be hard to exclude any instructor that he's ever practiced with or any number of styles of yoga that he's touched upon. Inspiration comes in many different forms and occasionally it requires a change or shift to find where it's hiding. Each teacher sharing their inspirations and practice provides a new and different avenue of thought or perhaps, a new path to follow. So come and do a little digging with Jerry, you might like what you find.
Tasha Weber has been teaching yoga for seven years and especially enjoys working to make yoga accessible to "every body." Brand new students and continuing students alike will benefit from learning about themselves through the physical practice of yoga in this supportive setting. The class is designed to allow anyone to discover and enjoy their own yogic path from a perspective of compassion, curiosity and joy.
Our study of yoga postures, or asana, is a fantastic practice benefiting the mind, body and spirit. In class we tone, stretch and detoxify the body. We create body awareness, and improve balance and focus. We also develop peace, relaxation and stillness that carry over into every aspect of our lives.
Taisha has had the privilege of studying with many fantastic teachers from a variety of different styles in the Midwest, California and now here in New England. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through the Yoga Alliance whose own studies continue. Her classes blend the precise teachings of Iyengar yoga with the flowing vinyasa style that can create the feeling of a moving meditation. A mother of three young children who juggles many life and physical challenges, she relates well to others dealing with such hurdles and helps them to embrace their own unique path.
Karen's illuminating classes provide you in-depth, technical cues on how to fully experience the asanas, while keeping your mind present as she describes the eight limbs of yoga and decodes obscure Sanskrit terminology. Towards the end you will be busy floating off to some other time and space, at which point she brings you back with her tiny bells to close out the class. Invigorating, mindful and relaxing.
