Sarah is a 500 hour certified yoga teacher and certified prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher. She has taught yoga throughout New York City and is now excited to join the Greenwood Lake Community. Sarah teaches students of all levels seeking to develop their understanding of yoga and improve mental and physical health. Her classes combine alignment, vinyasa, and relaxation.

Sarah is a certified WPA SUP instructor, she completed her SUP training with Jessica Bellofatto Yoga in East Hampton, NY.

To learn more about Sarah and her offerings please visit her website at www.SarahSniderYoga.com

Yoga is Sara’s practice, passion and offering. It brings her great joy to teach the physical practice of asana, vibrant breath-work (pranayama), mindful meditation, yoga philosophy and to be a guide on the path to awakening, inner peace and freedom. With a passion for health and wellness, Sara has been teaching yoga and coaching holistic fitness programs in the northern NJ area for over 30 years. She has a deep reverence for our natural world and believes that connection is what informs and sustains vibrant health.

Blending her Music Degree with the Healing Arts, Sara facilitates Healing Sound Ceremony with her Gong, Himalayan Singing Bowls, Native Flute, Drum and various other instruments. She is a PaddleFit Certified SUP Coach and has also created fun and restorative practices incorporating yoga, essential oils and hooping.

Sara is the creator and director of The Essential Journey, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Alliance registered school, and Yoga Retreats.

Michaela is known for her detailed alignment cues so that any level yogi is able to take her class. Expect in her all levels class a fun, creative flow that'll challenge you with some advanced asana and lot of active flexibility. Any style class you take with her you will do mindful, fluid movement linked to the breath to create a moving meditation. You will leave any class with her not only feeling deeply relaxed and restored, strong and flexible physically, but also empowered and supported.

Hugo is a RYT 200 instructor in affiliation with Yoga Alliance. He began his Yoga journey in 2001 with celebrity Yoga and Pilates instructor Kristin McGee. His integrated approach to yoga brings a simple yet uniquely transformative, heartfelt, and empowering perspective to the individuals he works with, and to the yoga community. Hugo is passionate about realizing that at the core, we are fundamentally awake. By practicing Yoga we connect with our natural state and relax to the freshness of the present moment, regardless of what that moment may bring. Come practice to realize that awakening is not about escaping from the world we live in, but instead is about bringing our practice to every aspect of our lives: work, play, relationships, and much more.

Jamie earned her 500 hour yoga certification in 2004 from Starseed Yoga & Wellness in Montclair, NJ, studying many different styles such as Viniyoga, Ashtanga, Restorative, Anusara, Vinyasa, and Iyengar.

She creates a safe and secure environment for students to have their own personal experiences with classes that are creative, educational, and fun for both the beginner and the seasoned practitioner, with a strong focus on alignment and its importance.

Jamie's passion and energy help her students play with their edge and recognize their inner radiance. Students learn to thoroughly understand the postures and their benefits. Linking intention to every breath, movement and posture, her classes have a harmonious flow. She approaches the practice with playfulness and a sense of humor and encourages students to go deep to unveil their bodies' inherent wisdom.

Her hope is that, as a student, you come away discovering an unexpected meaning to your practice, on and off your mat, integrating the benefits into your entire life, in order to experience the full vibrancy, spice, and possibility life has to offer.

Madeline is 200 hour certified yoga teacher who completed her training in Blooming Grove, NY. As a compassionate and invigorating teacher, she invites students to explore physical, emotional, and spiritual experiences through the practice of Yoga. Her classes focus on being in the present moment, and linking movement with the breath.

Sammi first found yoga during an transitional time in her life and fell in love with the presence that was awakened from the start. During this pivotal time yoga brought forth the ability to connect the body, mind and breath both on and off the matt. This newfound awareness lead to integrating mindfulness practices in to her daily life, learning to find stillness amungs transition and change. Sammi is a 200hr RYT with the Yoga Alliance and a certified Reiki practitioner. She completed her training at The Body Art Barn in Blooming Grove, NY.

Lauren Engleman is a yoga, Pilates, and barre instructor as well as professional dancer and actress based in New York City.
While studying dance at Ohio State, Lauren fell in love with yoga. She began her dance career in New York, soon gained her Pilates certification, and steadily rose to senior instructor at Physique57. She received her 200 hour yoga certification from Yoga Works and teaches at CorePower Yoga. Lauren also leads Teacher Trainings and local and international retreats!

As a long time practitioner, Lauren found yoga to be the necessary physical and metal balance to her career as a performer. Her teaching is infused with a genuine concern for her students. She creates a warm, supportive classroom. Close attention to form and detailed sequencing make her classes challenging, intelligent and well rounded. Above all, Lauren’s positive energy is contagious!

She loves her weekends at the lake and is excited to join Greenwood Lake Yoga!