TEACHERS

Mark is the founder/creator of Lunarhythms Yoga™, and draws on a diverse background. From survival instructor in the U.S. Air Force to actor in New York City, his unique blend of flowing yoga combines various styles and incorporates elements to include chakras, ayurveda, yoga therapy, and organic movement. He also specializes and offers private sessions in Yoga Therapy, Ayurvedic Yoga consultations and Thai Yoga Massage.

CURRENT CLASSES
SATURDAY 9 – 10:30 am Vigorous Flow

ALTERNATING MONDAY 6 – 7:15 pm Candlelight Vinyasa

Kari discovered yoga in 1996 while recovering from a knee injury suffered during the Off-Broadway production of “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding”. Inspired, Kari has been practicing ever since, becoming certified through the Integral Yoga Teacher Training Program in 2002, the Bhava Teacher Training program in 2003, and founding her own studio, East Yoga Center in New York City’s East Village in 2004. Kari’s passion for yoga continues through her continued study with Rodney Yee, who never fails to change her practice again and again.

CURRENT CLASSES
TUESDAY & THURSDAY 9 – 10:15 am Katonah Yoga

ALTERNATING SUNDAY 9 – 10:30 am Align & Flow

Gillian is the owner and director of Yoga Great Barrington. A certified instructor with over 1000 training hours and 15 years of teaching experience, Gillian teaches a creative Vinyasa Yoga method, influenced by her many trainings in alignment, anatomy, somatic movement, meditation and massage.

With a passion for the art of teaching Vinyasa, her precise & poetic cues for optimal alignment and her awareness of breath, Gillian leads a soulful and safe class for yoga enthusiasts of all levels. Gillian is also the co-founder of Radiance Yoga and the Yoga Institute of the Berkshires. She directs and teaches 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified Teacher Trainings in the Berkshires. In addition to her Yoga education, Gillian is a 1000 hour licensed Massage Therapist with over 10 years in the field of hands on healing.

She is grateful and appreciative to her primary teachers, Schuyler Grant, creator and master teacher of Kula Yoga & Wanderlust; Ana Forrest, creator of Forrest Yoga; William Hedberg, senior instructor of Shen Tao & Gyrotonics; and Barbara Boris, senior Iyengar teacher. Gillian’s yoga is now influenced by her daily adventures as a new Mama to daughter, Leia. A life long student, she continues to expand her knowledge of yoga & movement to better serve her students.

CURRENT CLASSES
ALTERNATING MONDAY 6 – 7:15 pm Candlelight Vinyasa

THURSDAY 6:15 – 7:30 pm Candlelight CBD Yoga

FRIDAY 9 – 10:30 am Align & Flow

ALTERNATING SUNDAY 9 – 10:30 am Align & Flow

Monica, RYT M Ed, has been an educator for over 28 years and has been practicing yoga for as long. She is the creator of Equus Yoga, Yoga for Equestrians, on Horseback and the Mat. She is inspired by the therapeutic qualities and strengthening benefits that yoga brings to every body: whether you are a high performance athlete or someone who is in pain.

CURRENT CLASSES
MONDAY 11 am – 12:30 pm Gentle-Moderate Yoga

FRIDAY 11 am – 12:30 pm Gentle-Moderate Yoga

Jane teaches a lively, heart centered Vinyasa style class that is influenced by Kundalini Yoga, Pranayama and shamanic healing. She encourages focus on completion of breath, which supports each physical movement. Her teaching style has been influenced by many and is ever changing: Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Sean Corn, Baron Baptiste and Kripalu yoga.

CURRENT CLASSES
WEDNESDAY 6 – 7:30 pm Pranayama & Flow

SATURDAY 4 – 5:30 pm Pranayama & Flow

Courtney found yoga during her years as an aspiring professional equestrian. After suffering a career ending injury, Courtney chose to delve deeper into the world of yoga and completed her yoga teacher training at Kripalu. After years of instructing to horse and rider, Courtney naturally fell in love with teaching to the body through the lens of yoga. Courtney’s passion for anatomy and invoking inquiry in each student’s body is evident in her teaching. She believes information is empowering and teaches with the purpose of giving her student’s an opportunity to get to know themselves and appreciate what the body has to say. Courtney has merged her life love of the equestrian world with her passion for teaching yoga and the result is the development of Yoga for Equestrians, where she uses yoga as a tool to support and enhance rider performance in competition and communication in training sessions. Courtney extensively studies with and forever admires her teacher and mentor Kari Harendorf. Courtney is also a Level 2 Chromatic teacher and continues to study with the amazing Matt Giordano.  

CURRENT CLASSES
MONDAY 8  –  9 am HANDS FREE YOGA

SUNDAY 11 am –  12:15 pm GENTLE / MODERATE YOGA

Johanna Wise is a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher, certified AcroYoga teacher, and licensed massage therapist who has been practicing yoga since 2001 and teaching since 2005.

Yoga has helped Johanna develop a sense of safety and ease within myself. It allows her to appreciate and love her body and mind, and discover that they are only part of who she is. It awoke her to the vastness and interconnectedness of her true self.

Johanna’s intention is to help her students experience deep peace, radiant energy, profound strength and ease, and an open, joyful heart.

Johanna’s classes are meditative, playful, and encourage tuning in to the wisdom of your own body. Her style is influenced by Kripalu, Vinyasa, and classical Ashtanga yoga. When Johanna is not teaching at YogaGB, she is a yoga instructor, R+R program presenter, healing arts therapist, and therapist trainer at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and has a private massage practice.

CURRENT CLASSES
WEDNESDAY 9:30 – 11 am Mindful Flow*
*Followed by a FREE 15 Minute Meditation