Andrea

Andrea comes from a background in Classical ballet, Butoh dance, and Vipassana meditation. At age 11, her father was her first yoga and meditation teacher.

A former instructor at Integral Yoga Institute in New York, where she taught Yoga for Vets, Hatha yoga, restorative yoga, chair yoga, meditation and pranayama.

She is a longtime and devoted student of Sri Dharma Mittra, having studied with him for over ten years in NYC. She has also studied Ashantga Vinyasa Yoga as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and has had a Mysore practice for many years.

Her teaching style is steeped in Dharma Yoga - a challenging, yet devotional, graceful form of yoga, that is heavily influenced by vinyasa, lots of inversions, arm balances, and some held poses. This practice can be quite strong and vigorous, though it is meant to be practiced in a gentle, graceful manner. This will aid in creating concentration, deep healing, relaxation, and meditation. Enhancing flexibility (of body and mind), strength, balance, and compassion.

Charnette

Charnette(she/her) is deeply grateful for the opportunity to share practice and serve the St Marks yoga community. Charnette began her personal yoga practice to heal chronic knee pain while on tour with a Broadway show. Through the practice she discovered healing far beyond her knees and even off of the yoga mat. Charnette received her 500hrs yoga teaching certification in New York City and has done several trainings with the Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute by Susana Barkataki in the tradition of Sri Adi Shankaracharya and Patanjali’s classical eight-limbed yoga. In Charnette classes you can expect a practice that embodies yoga roots, and guidance through breathwork to explore sensations and shapes.. “Come as you are and take it one breath at a time” 

Miles

Miles is a trans-masc, genderfluid, Latinx, NYC-based yoga teacher, writer, cranial therapist, who has led retreats, trainings, workshops and kirtan around the world since 2007.

A spirit and body geek, he has studied many yoga lineages extensively: from meditation to philosophy, to breath work and different movement systems, as well as different kinds of hands on body work. Miles originally trained at Om Yoga back in the day, above the Strand Bookstore in Union Square, with Cyndi Lee and her crew. Some of his most influential teachers in the yoga sphere are: Raghunath Capo, Margi Young, Ana Forrest, Schuyler Grant, Michael Stone, Alan Finger, Eric Shiffman, Rod Stryker, Maty Ezraty, Rusty Wells and Sean Johnson and The Wild Lotus Band. And his work continues to be inspired by articulate, smart movers, thinkers and shakers such as: Ido Portal, Mark Robberds, Wim Hoff, and Jenni Rawlings.

As an anatomy aficionado, Miles, fuses his vast knowledge of the body, physical technique and understanding of philosophy to deliver a wholehearted, creative practice so respectful, that it will leave you with the ever-fresh feeling that can only come from connecting deeply with your breath. His nuanced insights stay with you past the duration of class and his chants will melt your heart wide open. His love of people is infectious and he is passionate about dismantling the learned systems within ourselves that keep us small and using our yoga to create inclusive spaces where difference and diversity become our super powers.

Kelley

Ruthie

Emily

Em, a devoted movement enthusiast, earned her 200HR Certification in the vibrant landscapes of Costa Rica in 2019. Since then, she has been passionately sharing yoga as a pathway to well-being and an enhanced quality of life. With a focus on breath, flow, and inspiration, Em's classes seamlessly integrate her years of experience in both learning and teaching movement. Her teaching philosophy centers on self-acceptance, autonomy, and meeting individuals where they are on their unique journeys. Em holds additional certifications in Acro Yoga and Trauma-Informed Yoga, showcasing her commitment to a comprehensive and inclusive approach. Beyond the studio, she dedicates herself to education and community building, offering classes that extend beyond physical movement to include mindfulness, community, and personal development. Join Em for a lively and transformative experience.

Juan

Juan received an undergraduate degree in English and Communications in New York, and pursued a successful career in corporate marketing spanning 15+ years. His passion for yoga led to his pursuit of an alternate career path. He holds a certification in Yoga recognized by The Yoga Alliance and is committed to living the principles of Yoga on and off the mat, continuous study and practice.

William Kaplanidis

William Kaplanidis is an internationally known teacher, healer, public speaker and author with over 35 years of teaching and clinical experience guiding and helping thousands heal and transform their lives. A congenital weakness of his joints together with several sports injuries left him unable to walk independently for over seven years. Left with no hope from the Western medical establishment, William turned to the East. T’ai Chi (Tai Ji) as an exercise, philosophy and martial art would literally save his life and open many doors to self-cultivation and serving others.

Over the decades William has taught T’ai Chi in hospitals, clinics, gyms, yoga studios, colleges, health fairs, corporations and privately.

 His formal education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Binghamton University, a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from New York University and a Master of Science from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. William has also studied here and abroad with high level masters and has advanced training in several healing and martial arts including T’ai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Tui Na, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Aromatherapy, Fast Defense and the Sandlin Technique. He has published in the fields of mental health, Chinese medicine and martial arts and has made numerous multimedia appearances (including television, radio and the internet).

 William developed the ACUDRAGON® Wellness System a fusion of eastern and western approaches to rapidly and safely assist people on their paths to healing and transformation. As part of the system, William created self-help tools including five proprietary topical blends of essential oils, herbs and homeopathic dilutions known as Acuformulas, as well as instructional, self-help acupressure, Taiji/Qigong/Therapeutic Exercise videos.

Casey

Matt

Carolyn

Fiona

Fiona has been teaching Pilates in NYC since 2016. Through her training as a dancer, she was fortunate to have the opportunity to study various somatic practices and cross training methods under accomplished teachers. Pilates particularly resonated with her for its impact on building efficient movement patterns, optimizing performance, and preventing injury. She began teaching at Groundfloor Exercise on the Upper West Side, and received her mat certification through Balanced Pilates. 

An avid student of Teri Steele, Fiona became a certified Steele Pilates instructor in 2020, and has taken continuing education credits under Teri’s direction, including in Advanced Mat Exercises/Sequencing and Variations and Pre/Postnatal Pilates. Fiona holds a BA in Dance Education from University of Bath/Royal Academy of Dance and a certificate in Fitness Instruction from Hunter College. Her classes offer a full body workout with focus on proper form and steady pacing. As a teacher, she enjoys witnessing and being part of the results of a consistent and deliberate Pilates practice. 

Brian

As a Katonah Yoga teacher and Vipassana meditator, Brian is compelled to share his yoga practice as a means to living life more fully, simply and sensibly. With a formal education from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and through years of study beside his foremost mentors Nevine Michaan and Abbie Galvin, Brian’s lessons draw from a wide vocabulary of yoga, philosophy, musicianship and embodied work.

In class, Brian encourages students to become curious, deliberate and playful in their choice making. His lessons illustrate how to recognize each form for its function and understand natures implicit pattern as found in the body.

Through formal technique, sound adjustments in joint space, breath work and the rhyme and reason of a metaphor; each practitioner can develop their awareness to better refine, relate, re-pair, attune and achieve more harmony in how they conduct themselves and the energy around them.

Brian is delighted and honored to share his loving-kindness and incites with the Katonah conversation. A senior faculty member at many of New York City’s most established yoga schools, Brian has trained and mentored hundreds of teachers over the last decade. He is a regular guest teacher at the United Nations, and annually headlines workshops, retreats, festivals and training programs, both in the U.S. and internationally. He lives in New York City.

Cassie

Cassie is a certified Katonah Yoga teacher with further training in Vinyasa, Breathwork, Reiki, Restorative Yoga and Hatha. Since 2015, she has been fortunate to study and mentor with Nevine Michaan, founder of Katonah Yoga, and Abbie Galvin of The Studio, on Bowery.

Cassie has a BA in Performing Arts & Dance from The University of Tampa and over ten years’ experience teaching dance.

Ricki

Ricki Rothchild is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher who has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She leads her classes with a passion for energizing sequences that cultivate energy — like a strong cup of coffee — to motivate and inspire a movement driven life.

With an aim to align posture, body language, and overall well-being through asana movement practice, Ricki’s teaching style is focused on sequences that challenge the body, the breath, and the mind’s awareness of the present moment.

Based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Ricki is a proud cat-mom, avid reader, and lover of long park hangs on sunny days.

Will

Greg

Teri

Teri Lee Steele graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with her B.A. in Physical Education with an emphasis on Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine in 1990. That same year she received her Health and Fitness Instructor certification from the American College of Sports Medicine.

From 1991 to 2002, Teri worked as a personal trainer to support her dance career and found Pilates via a dance-related injury in 1998.

Teri obtained her Pilates Mat Certification in 2000 and Pilates Apparatus Certification in 2001 from the Kelly Kane School of Core Integration. Teri currently trains her clientele at her studios in midtown and Olivebridge in upstate, NY. She has taught Steele Pilates Mat classes at dance and yoga studios in NYC since 2003 as well as guest teaching for dance institutions around the world.

Amanda

Nick

Gillian

Gillian is a certified classical mat pilates and Steele pilates
instructor at St. Marks. She specializes in a fundamentals class
focused on the core principles of Steele Pilates to get students ready
for more advanced sequences. She also teaches open level and advanced
Steele pilates classes at St. Marks and Steele Pilates studio in
Dumbo. When she isn’t at the studio, Gillian works as a lawyer for
media and entertainment clients, and enjoys creative writing, live
music, meditation and yoga (of course).

Ying

Ying is a dedicated yoga and Pilates instructor based in NYC. Her
journey commenced with the attainment of a 500-hour RYT certification from YogaWorks in 2015, marking the beginning of her teaching career. Her evolution as an instructor has been deeply influenced by continuous learning, particularly under the guidance of Nikki Costello since 2018.

In her yoga classes, Ying weaves mindful movement with Iyengar-
inspired alignment, providing students with a space to explore their practice in depth. Her teaching philosophy centers around guiding practitioners, step by step, illuminating the path to even the most visually complex poses.

Pilates is also an inseparable and complementary part of Ying’s yoga journey that even helped her recover from knee and hip injuries. In 2022, she earned her first Pilates Mat certification, and in 2023, she furthered her expertise with the Steele Pilates Certification. Since then, Ying has been sharing the benefits of Steele Pilates Mat classes with her students.

Whether in yoga or Pilates, Ying’s classes aim to cultivate attention to the process. She believes that by fostering acute awareness of their bodies and minds, students can achieve a deeper connection with their
own practice.

Benjamin

And Benjamin is here too.