Nancy Boudreau 500 RYT, CHHC
Nancy believes in yoga’s healing powers to strengthen the body, quiet the mind, reconnect with the soul and build community. With a warm, inviting teaching style, Nancy’s yoga classes focus on releasing tension, connecting breath with movement, increasing strength and flexibility. She provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions and modifications so you can make the practice your own.
Off the mat, Nancy enjoys reading and writing about women’s health and wellness, walking the local rail trail, crafting, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Karen Carollo ERYT500, YACEP
Jessica Chavanick, RYT200
Nicola DiBenedetto
As a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Nicola shares the authentic teachings and wisdom of yoga from India. Through intention, pranayama, and meditation, students leave her yoga class feeling relaxed and refreshed. Her classes will challenge you both physically and mentally while being varied for all levels. Kundalini Yoga classes include movement, mantra and breathing with demonstration and no hands-on assistance.
Nicola is a full-time K-12 Special Education teacher. She earned her certification for Radiant Child Yoga and Yoga for Children with ADHD and Those Differently Abled in 2019. By implementing her practices in the classroom, she has gained a level of comfort teaching all children breathing and calming techniques.
In her personal practice, Nicola is a guide and facilitator for her own healing and spiritual growth. She believes there is more than one way to process and clear karmic energy. Because of that, she regularly uses yoga, meditation, Reiki, singing bowls, and Shamanic teachings to support her.
Melissa Duenas-Witter
Through love, logic, education, advocation and a little bit of trust in the universe, I help clients achieve powerful birth experiences that will impact them for years to come. I don’t believe in a healthy baby being the only end goal, but a mentally well and supported parent being my top priority. I have attended over 500 births in home, hospitals and birth centers. I have attended 137 VBAC’s, including VBA2C & VBA3C with 90% of those resulting in vaginal births. I have supported 48 families welcome their twins vaginally, and 93% of my clients have achieved the types of births they set out to achieve. I have a background in psychology and a passion working with those who have a history in anxiety or are facing high risk pregnancies and might need extra
emotional support. Feel free to reach out to me or sign up for a class at: www.diaryofadoula.com. You can find me on facebook, IG and tiktok @diaryofadoula.
Chrissy Fontana
I have lived most of my life in Southington. I am a Technical Project Mgr at ESPN for 28 years now. If I’m not in Southington then you can find me on Cape Cod. I love the Red Sox, NY Giants, the beach, traveling, my 3 cats and country music concerts.
Sheila Huard, RYT 200, RMT, CRT
Amy Inzero
Marlie Meno
Cheryl Jean Moran, JD, ERYT500
In 2012, Cheryl became certified as an RYT at the 200hr level in Nosara, Costa Rica and then completed her 500hr RYT at Kripalu in Lenox MA. Believing passionately in the power of gratitude in our lives and the limitless benefits of living in the present moment (one breath at a time), Cheryl tries to walk her own spiritual path with grace, humility and an open heart. She strives for balance, flexibility, strength & serenity both on and off of the mat and, desiring always to remain a student, is constantly learning from all of the various teachers that surround her each and every day.
In 2011, Cheryl seized the opportunity to create a doorway where everyone was welcome to enter & explore their own unfolding journey…and find that delicate balance of intention & surrender. Cheryl feels enormously privileged & grateful to be able to offer the SoulSpace studio & her creation Yocovery, along with their guides and healing energies to the community. She is also a proud co-founder of Yoga on the Green in Southington. When not in court, or overseeing her restaurants, Cheryl can be usually be found outside enjoying nature, reading and spending time with her numerous rescue horses, dogs & cats. 🙂
Suzanna Poplawski
Suzanna is a Yoga Alliance RYT 200hr graduate of the CrossRoads program at SoulSpace and studied under the teachings of Crystal Sullivan, Shelley Nyren and Cheryl Moran.
Suzanna’s personal yoga practice began in 2010 after noticing the positive effects of yoga on clients while working as a counselor at a psychiatric residential facility. She began a personal yoga practice and over many years noticed the transformation of her own mind and spirit. While her personal practice is currently rooted in the heated Bikram sequence, she personally enjoys the creativity of structuring and teaching gentle to intermediate flows and guided meditations. She is a firm believer in the power of the mind-body-spirit connection nurtured by yoga practice and is passionate about the philosophy that yoga is for ANY-body at ANY-level. Her goal is to help beginners find and maintain a practice that meets their needs.
Off the mat, Suzanna is licensed to practice medicine as a board certified Physician Assistant and utilizes her expert knowledge of anatomy in caring for her patients in the Interventional Radiology subspecialty. She is also a licensed massage therapist and offers massage sessions at the yoga studio. She aims to live life by blending her passions to help others achieve or maintain well-being through yoga, therapeutic massage and medicine.
In her spare time you can find Suzanna outdoors enjoying nature, hiking, camping, skiing, paddleboarding, traveling, reading, tending and talking to her garden/houseplants, trying new dishes at restaurants, and cuddling the rescue pitbull, Piggy.
Phyllis Powers 200 RYT
Phyllis Powers is a Yoga Alliance RYT 200-hour graduate of Yoga Farm Ithaca. She earned her Radiant Warrior Yoga Teacher Certification under the teachings of Christopher Grant, Daniela Hess Grant and Jeannie O’Neill.
Phyllis has been practicing yoga since 2011 on Long Island and NYC. The many different classes and styles were inspiring for wellness, peace of mind and strength. My mission as a yoga teacher is to guide my students through a journey of achieving peace, strength and balance in a safe and supportive environment through connecting breath, movement and intention. I believe that yoga is for every Body and offer a little guidance and inspiration on your yoga journey.
Off the Mat: Cycling on the rail trails, dancing and spending time with my family and friends. Astrology Sky Reader.
Additional Certification in Progress: Trauma Informed Yoga Nidra, expected completion September 2022.
Yannah Preta
Yannah was drawn to yoga after the death of her mother, as a means of fully experiencing all that grief has to offer. She has been teaching for nearly ten years and is honored to be able to facilitate this connective experience for others. Her classes are deeply breath-focused and are acceptable for all levels.