Founder
Jolie Parcher
Tantric Yoga, Para Yoga Vinyasa flow, Certified Ayurvedic Counselor
Jolie is the Founder and Director of Mandala Yoga & Ayurveda Center, and has been a certified yoga teacher from The Patanjali Yoga Center in Khatmandu, Nepal since 1990. Jolie has certification as an Ayurvedic Diet & Lifestyle counselor at the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, also trained as a practitioner of the Ayurvedic hands on Treatments and as a level I cranial sacral practitioner. Her classes incorporate essential oils and guidance from Ayurvedic daily wisdom into a more traditional vinyasa flow. It's a practice that celebrates a vibrant life both on and off the mat.
Year-round Teachers
Manager
Emily Liss
Mandala/Sonic RYT Yoga Certified , Ishta Certified Restorative, Mindfulness Meditation Jon Kabat -Zinn Professional Training, level 1 Reiki practitioner, Essential Oils level 1
Emily is the manager of Mandala Yoga. Through meditation teaching, Emily finds a stillness and open heartedness that is so profound that she feels a heightened appreciation of what is truly important, that is to live life as if it really mattered. Emily has reached the point in her daily sit that it is no longer an event but a life cushion. She feels almost an innate ability to guide student practitioners to use the tools of mindfulness in their everyday lives in hopes of living daily life supremely well.In her restorative class, Emily uses meditation to create a deep relaxation.
Emily wishes to thank her teachers Jon Kabat-Zinn and Sensei Beate
of Upaya Zendo for their guidance along the path.
Mindfulness Meditation every Sunday at
9:00am.
Leigh Anne Eberle
Om Certified, Vinyassa, Hatha
Leigh Anne began practicing Yoga as part of her dance curriculum while at NYU graduate school, however; discovering its lifelong benefits and inspiring her to practice daily has carried her to present day. Striving to teach from a place of compassion Leigh Anne believes Yoga is suitable for everyone and that each individual can deepen oneself through meditation, breath, and the practice of asanas.
Jennifer Frasher
Nosara & Heart of Yoga Certified, Kundalini,
Level 2 Reiki practitioner, Pranic Healing adults and children.
A student of yoga since 1999 and teacher since 2003. Jen's classes are an artful configuration of body, breath movement,alignment and attention. Known for her ethereal qualities, skill and dedication, she offers students the practice of yoga in a direct and palpable way as a method to clear minds, open hearts and spacious bodies. Influenced by many yoga traditions and currently inspired by her work with The Handel Group, Jen blends all of her studies together in a unique healing experience. Her classes frequently include live music and the use of essential oils. Voted "best of the best" Hampton's yoga instructor 2011 and 2012, you will find her teachings fresh, inspirational and ever surprising! www.jenfrasher.com
Sheryl Hastalis
RYT 500, Vinyasa flow, Doug Keller, Russill Paul Influence
Sheryl leads a spirited yoga practice, combining strong vinyasa flow, mantra, philosophy and meditation. Her knowledge of anatomy, Sanskrit, Vedic and Buddhist texts infuses her classes with depth, joy, and kindness. She is currently exploring mystical yoga practices with Russill Paul, yoga therapy with Doug Keller and Zen meditation inspired by Sense Beate Stolte of Upaya Zendo.
Leah Kinney
RYT 500 Yoga Shanti & Nosara Certified, Iyengar Influence
Leah completed the Nosara Yoga Institute's 200 hour teaching training program in Costa Rica. Upon returning home, she enrolled in Yoga Shanti's teacher training program where her heart grew full of love and gratitude for this practice. Born and raised in Montauk, Leah has a deep appreciation and love for the East End. She is so pleased to be sharing and participating in the practice of yoga within this community
Marissa McNaughton
Mandala/Sonic Certified, Vinyasa flow
Marissa emphasizes a rhythmic flow between breath and movement with a teaching style that is grounded yet playful. She is inspired by a love of dance, music, sports, and a great appreciation for the beauty and rhythm of nature (especially the ocean!).
Lynda O'Laughlin
Yoga Shanti certified, Vinyassa flow, Jivamukti influenced
A former dancer, Lynda has been exploring movement and anatomy her entire life. Lynda brings years of exploration and dedication to her teachings. By weaving fluid asana sequences together with a passion for philosophy, she hopes to create a space for each student to expand, increase awareness and cultivate a passion for the practice!
Kate Lalita Rabbinowitz
Iyengar, Heart of Yoga
Kate is at heart a traveler and adventurer, for years studying traditional arts and teaching yoga in Japan, immersing in India, living in a monastery in Thailand, trekking the Himalayas in Nepal, and walking alone across Tibet to Lhasa from Southwestern China. She visits India regularly to visit her teachers and the temples in the Himalayas. She has studied for 35 years with master teachers of Yoga, BKS Iyengar, Patabi Jois, among others. Throughout the yoga journey, she is certified in Shiatsu Massage, Ayurvedic healing, natural gourmet cooking and Feng Shui.
Kate Rossano
Nosara Certified, Ashtanga, Vinyassa, LMT Licensed Massage therapist
Kate teaches to each student's potential she will encourage you to challenge yourself but be easy mentally. "We are often capable of much more than we think ourselves to be"Kate is also a massage therapist with a competent touch.
Cathy Miller
Eddie Zawacki training
Cathy teaches an isometric toning workout for fabulous abs,hips,thighs,butt and arms.This is a workout that lengthens and strengthens the muscles,improves alignment and longates the body as you burn fat. Isolating each movement will create a firmer and toner you.The mind dictates your body's healthy shape both mentally and physically. Balancing your mind and body will allow you to attain the results you want faster.
Emily Weitz
Anusara Influenced, Vinyasa flow
Emily Weitz believes that yoga is a tool to access the truth within, to remain grounded in the moment, and to breathe through the tight spots in life. Educated in the Anusara style, she completed her 200-hour teacher training with Lois Nesbitt, Ellen Saltonstall, and Julie Dohrman in 2007. Since then she has been bringing these profound teachings to studios all over the East End. She weaves themes such as grounding, joy, and centering to help students bring the strength of their practice to their everyday lives. Learn more about her at www.yogamatized.com.
Jenna Minardi
Certified Integral Yoga
Jenna's DREAM WEAVER is a fusion of the traditional eight-limbed yoga system, shamanic studies and motherhood. Her teachings put emphasis on BREATH, as a way to “reprogram” patterns in the body and mind that keep us from reaching our human potential, BALANCE, between action and stillness, and ALIGNMENT that is reached by listening to your intuition. Her goal is to help you balance body, mind and spirit so you can manifest your dreams and fulfill your true purpose in life. Visualizations, shamanic journeys, aroma therapy, massage and energy work also enrich her classes and private sessions. Learn more about her at www.dreamweaveryoga.com.
Lois Nesbitt
Yoga Alliance E-RYT, Yoga Zone 500hr. Certified, Integral Yoga Certified.
Lois infuses each class with the insights of 20 years of devoted daily practice in both Anusara and Ashtanga .She has trained teachers worldwide. Her classes blend the precision of cutting-edge technique with an uplifting vinyasa flow. Lois's classes inspire students of every level and ability to practice a yoga that enriches their lives while it shapes their bodies.
Summer Teachers
Jody Oberfelder
Om Certified, Vinyassa flow, Director Oberfelder Dance
Jody teaches a moving vinyasa class. The challenge is to stay in your body, with your breath as you move from place to place. Jody's dance and choreographic sensibility fuses with the sequencing, so that there is art in the attention to details of yogic flow.
Lisa Zaloga
Sivananda Certified, Vinyassa flow
Integrating the traditions of Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga, zalogayoga is more than just a vinyasa class... it is an experience!From Tadasana to Sivasana, students are guided through an intelligent sequence, encouraged to allow their breath to lead & pause in meditation... all to the sounds of some of today's greatest music.
Terrel Broussard
Kripalu certified, LMT Licensed Massage Therapist, Herbal Medicine, Ayurvedic consultant
Terrel uses a synergistic approach to bodywork, yoga, and herbology using an Ayurvedic philosophy.
Kimberly Larson
LMT Licensed Massage Therapist. Ayurvedic consultant
Massage, yoga, meditation, and ayurveda are tools to help us reclaim our health and rediscover our true state of being. I use compassionate touch in massage to assist clients in finding and releasing the blockages that limit their full potential. In this way, I connect with the source of universal, unconditional love and share it with each person I touch."
