Beverly 'Belle' Kent is a Master Yoga teacher and professional movement educator whose enthusiasm for connection and creativity have made her a success for 32 years. Bev is back from Manhattan as an Interfaith Minister. Her focus is alternative ministries, being a brilliant workshop leader, and bringing her love of movement to the students and community.

Carrie Brostek 200hr RYT, finds passion in teaching classes to help students learn techniques for reducing stress and finding balance within their own lives. She was bound to Yoga and Meditation when she discovered the connection to renewing the spirit that these two disciplines can offer. This led to a spiritual awakening and healing journey of opening the heart and self-acceptance. She also has found the benefits of healing physically through Yoga. Dealing with agonizing neck, shoulder and back injuries for years, Yoga and Meditation has taught her to honor her limitations. She has found peace in surrendering to the competitive mind and tuning in to what the body needs to recover and heal. Her background as an accomplished martial artist, dancer, competitive athlete, fitness instructor and personal trainer signifies her strong desire to provide support and encouragement to individuals who are ready to make positive and everlasting changes in their lives. She is certified through AFAA, ACE and a registered 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher.

Joe Buyse invites all those who have an interest, .. from the curious beginner to the seasoned practitioner, to develop or perhaps, enhance their meditation practice by starting and ending their work week with this effective sound / vibration experience. The morning meditation allows you to focus on your life's desires .. ( all that you want to create and manifest in your life ) using the vibration and sound of AHhhhhh .. ( which is the sound of creation .. across most cultures / religions, .. going back through time ).

Kristin Cork After taking my first yoga class 17 years ago, I realized yoga would be forever a part of my life. I knew from that day I wanted to be able to share it with others eventually. Five years later, I felt the effects profoundly change my life, healing me both physically and emotionally and I decided at that point to start training to teach.

Erich Schiffman was my first incredible and influential teacher with the philosophy of Moving into Stillness. This resonates with me as I think that I don't know anyone who doesn't desire more peace, less stress, and a more meaningful relationship with themselves and others. It's about finding the space between each breath and slipping into it whether practicing, meditating, driving, anything at all!

Shiva Rea's influence in her teachings over the last 12 years and The Vinyasa Flow style of teaching for me is a meditation in movement. Its where our physical form meets our emotional and intellectual bodies. Being connected to the breath throughout the practice keeps us present, it keeps me connected to the subtle micro adjustments my body needs to make to find the yin and yang in every pose. Flowing has shaped my practice immensely and is what I take from my practice off the mat and into my life. Staying fluid, inhaling life's inspiration, exhaling the debris. Where the breath is stuck, so is life.

My yin practice found me while living in the mountains of Colorado and I integrate its physical stillness and profound intuitive inquisition into every practice. I thank Sarah Powers and Paul Grilley for my training's and inspiration.

I have always loved traveling and being to Africa and India has  strongly influenced my awareness that it is  important to meet ourselves where we are, as we are, moment to moment. I love cooking and having friends and family over to enjoy the healing energies of food and companionship, time set aside from our busy lives. I am blessed with 3 boys, my husband and best friend, a 4-year old and a 2-year old. They inspire me to be a better Mom and human being than I was yesterday and constantly bring me back to the importance of stepping into the present moment and appreciating the importance of our time with one another in this life.

Anjali Desai has been practicing yoga for a long time, and teaching since 2003.  She recently completed extensive training in India through the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association (HITA) certification program (www.himalayaninstitute.org/).  This certification program is used by many fitness and wellness centers as a benchmark of preparedness to teach in that environment.  The Himalayan Institute Teachers Association is a center for the study of yoga science and philosophy.  HITA is based in Honesdale, PA, where it offers a comprehensive and systematic study of yoga for the past 30 years.
Through HITA, Anjali has learned to draw upon the wisdom of a 5000 year-old tradition with roots in the cave monasteries of the Himalayas. Anjali was very blessed to have met the founder of the Himalayan Institute, H.H. Swami Rama, who was very aware of the importance of yoga teacher training, and taught the first classes for Institute-trained teachers himself.

Leslie Gordon has been practicing yoga for more than 11 years and teaching for nearly eight. She is certified through the Integrative Yoga Therapy Program (www.iytyogatherapy.com), a program designed specifically for medical and mainstream wellness settings that emphasizes the healing process by addressing all levels of the student—physical, emotional and spiritual. She has her professional Yoga Therapist certification with the Integrative Yoga Therapy training program as well. Leslie is registered with the Yoga Alliance and teaches at Healthtrax in Avon and the Yoga Center of Collinsville in Collinsville. Her classes combine a flowing style with a focus on strength, breath, light-heartedness and a quiet spirituality. Leslie holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH.

Ann Gorjanc  has been teaching yoga since 1997, certified through the Integrative Yoga Therapy Program, a program that focuses a great deal on the holistic health aspects of yoga. Since I also practice as a Pediatric P.A., this program was a natural fit for me, leading me to discover the complexities of the mind-body connection. My yoga practice has had an incredible influence on my shift away from traditional western medical thinking to being able to see students and patients from a healthier holistic perspective. And along the way, I have developed quite a love of teaching the art and science of yoga. My style of teaching, is like that of being lead through a meditation in motion, with a focus on helping students to develop their "muscles of awareness" through their ongoing

Pam Hiatt began practicing yoga over nine years ago. Originally drawn to Power Yoga and Ashtanga, she studied with Beryl Bender Birch, Christine Hoar and Brian Kest. A few years ago, she began practicing Anusara Yoga in Avon, CT with Certified Anusara Teacher Julie Miller. The combination of the heart centered philosophy, the Anusara Principles of Alignment, and the community of friends that practice Anusara yoga in the area captured her attention. Before she knew it, she was in a 200 hour teacher training program and unfolding a new level to her practice! Since becoming inspired on her mat by this practice, she has studied with Anusara founder John Friend and other fabulous Certified Anusara teachers such as Desiree Rumbaugh, Andrew Rivin, Amy Ippoliti, Todd Norian and Ann Greene. Upon completion of her 200 hour training in April 2011, Pam hopes to inspire other students to expand on their mat in ways that move beyond the asana alone. She lives in Simsbury, CT with her fiancée Steve, her two children Sophie & Steven and her cat Delilah.

Kalia Trained in various dance forms and healing modalities, Kalia teaches Belly Dance as a celebratory tradition passed from generation to generation. She has worked with various dancers specializing in Tribal and Cabaret style Belly Dance, mudras, Indian folk dance, and healing through movement. She has taught at the University of Connecticut and at various yoga and dance studios in Connecticut.

Susan Rietano Davey  teaches YCC’s Yoga Pilates Mix class.  A certified fitness instructor, dancer and athlete, Susan began practicing Pilates to strengthen her back following the birth of her fourth child in 2000. The unique exercise regime dramatically improved her strength, balance and endurance (and solved her back problem). Less than one year into her practice, Susan was training with, and subbing for, her instructor ~ the rest is history. 
Yoga-Pilates Mix with Susan is a flow class that blends the complete Pilates Mat program with various Yoga poses.  These complementary practices, performed together in a dynamic flow, enable students to improve their core strength, overall flexibility, posture and balance.  Susan’s eclectic music choices and rhythmic movements keep students inspired and motivated; every class brings something new.