Kelly Kean Bio

Kelly started exploring yoga in 1998 as a way to heal overuse injuries to her back and both hips.  She had been a avid cyclist and taught spin classes for years.  She now integrates Pilate's and yoga in a safe but challenging regimen.  As a Nurse Practitioner, Kelly has found that her patients also benefit from including yoga in their overall health care program.  She teaches yoga in the hope that others will benefit from this spiritual practice as much as she and many of her patients have.

Rochelle Jewell Bio

For nearly a decade, Rochelle Jewell has encouraged hundreds of people to lead healthier, more balanced lives through the practice of yoga.   Rochelle’s strong background in both the Astanga and Kripalu Yoga lineages provide a well rounded yoga class focusing on developing a balance between strength and flexibility.  As Rochelle continues to enjoy, explore and study various styles of yoga, the heart of her teaching follows the Kripalu yoga philosophy as a practice that enriches all aspects of wellness: physical, emotional and spiritual.  Rochelle is a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer. She is currently pursuing her 500 hour certification in the study of Kriya yoga.

Vanessa Levin Bio

Vanessa began her studies in bodywork and cultural somatization in 1993, getting a BA at UC Santa Cruz in Anthropology and film, then an MA in Counseling Psychology at Antioch New England.  Her counseling practice encompassed DBT and mindfulness training and years of personal meditation practice from her religious upbringing of Buddhism. Her back injuries and surgeries led her to a formal yoga practice in 2002 with teacher Betty Moylan, which brought her from a dependency on pain meds for maintenance of back pain to being completely med free in 6 months.  After the transformation, she received a 200 hour yoga training in Vinyasa from Fitness Resources, then second 200 hour training from YogaSpirit Studios in 2005.  She also has a private massage practice in Kittery, Maine, and works at York Hospital in the Wellness Department for cancer patients and pre/post surgery needs.  She combines stretching, deep tissue, acupressure, trigger point, and energy work.  She has been teaching bicoastally between the California Bay Area and New England using a variety of yoga techniques from Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Anusara, and most recently Insight Yoga with Sarah Powers.  Insight yoga combines Chinese Meridian Yin/Yang theories with traditional yoga for a balanced approach toward self healing and rejuvenation.  Her classes change in tempo and difficulty depending upon the students’ needs and seasonal changes that affect our internal and external bodily needs.   Because, as the saying goes, there is no such greater gift than the present!