Ancient Healing Arts Teachers
All Ancient Healing Arts teachers have strong personal practices and have completed and are continuing teacher training programs. At first, it may seem confusing to choose a class or instructor with the multitude of offerings in the area. Feel free to drop in or observe any class. You may also email the instructor with questions.
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Jill JohnsonJill is an Iyengar yoga teacher certified at the Intermediate Junior II level and is registered with the National Yoga Teaching Alliance. She has been practicing yoga in the Iyengar tradition since the late 1980s and has studied with Ramanand Patel, Jyoti Hansa, Janice Vien, Peentz Dubble and Patricia Walden. Jill has completed three teacher training programs, the most recent being a 250-hour program with Peentz and Patricia. She just returned from her fourth trip to India where she studied with the Iyengar family. Jill has been a physical therapist since 1984 with a specialty in geriatrics and womens’ health. She enjoys combining her physical therapy knowledge with her love of yoga in teaching classes and privates. Email Jill Johnson. |
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Charles MeyersCharles, a licensed acupuncturist, has been practicing T’ai Chi and Qigong since 1974. He is a Level 3 certified instructor for the T’ai Chi Fundamentals. Charles uses a medical approach, not a martial arts approach, to teaching. He started practicing Zen meditation in 1977 and was ordained as a lay monk in April 2004. Email Charles Meyers. For more detailed information, visit Charles Meyers’ web site. |
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Diana ShannonDiana is a certified Intermediate Junior 1 Iyengar Yoga teacher and director of AHA’s curriculum and outreach programs. For 25+ years, she has designed innovative educational tools and curriculum for a variety of audiences, including yoga students. Diana is the webmaster for AHA’s web site and also provides design, programming, and photography for its diverse educational and marketing needs. In addition to teaching, she is coordinating AHA’s effort to bring yoga classes and workshops into the workplace, schools, and the community. She studies regularly with Janice Vien, Peentz Dubble and Jyoti Hansa. Email Diana Shannon. |
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Carole PetrilloCarole began teaching yoga in 1994 after studying yoga since 1990. Carole has completed two teacher training programs, one with Jyoti Hansa and most recently a 250-hour program with Peentz Dubble and Patricia Walden. Currently Carole attends weekly classes with Janice Vien. She has had the great opportunity to study with Peentz Dubble, Ramanand Patel, Patricia Walden, and Joan White. Carole is a registered yoga teacher with the National Yoga Teacher Alliance. She is grateful in every sense for the teachings from BKS Iyengar, and it is her pleasure to bring that passion to her students through asanas, chanting, and philosophical readings. Carole feels inspired and honored to be part of the “Yoga Tree” that passes on BKS Iyengar’s teachings. Email Carole Petrillo. |
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Michel GeorgeMichele George, M. Ed. and certified Anusara-Inspired™ yoga teacher, has been teaching hatha yoga since 1998. In 2000, she met John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga, and since then, her extensive training includes nearly 1000 hours of instruction in this tradition, primarily with John Friend and Senior Anusara teacher, Deb Neubauer. Presently working toward her Anusara Yoga certification, Michele continues to enhance her yoga studies with frequent Anusara workshops and trainings. Michele weaves into each class her knowledge of yoga philosophy and a creative, challenging posture flow that will open, inspire, and uplift every level of your being! Email Michel George. |
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Kristin McGeeKristin began her study of yoga in 2000 shortly after competing in the US Olympic Trials. When her running career was cut short by injury, she happily discovered that yoga more than filled the physical, emotional and spiritual void that her injury had left. Since this transition, Kristin has continued to practice and study with Iyengar teachers. She completed a 200-hour teacher training program with Janice Vien and attends her classes weekly. With a young family, Kristin is very grateful for the opportunities provided by AHA to study with accomplished teachers close to home. Email Kristin McGee |
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Steve KelleySteve began practicing yoga in 2006 and it immediately became an integral part of his life. He has studied with Jill Johnson and other teachers at AHA Yoga as well as visiting teachers, including Peentz Dubble, Greg Anton, and H. S. Arun. Steve recently completed a 200-hour teacher training program led by Janice Vien of The Yoga Connection LLC in Grantham, NH. While winding down a forty plus year business career, Steve is looking forward to sharing his passion of yoga which he feels offers so many benefits including health, wholeness and inner peace. Email Steve Kelley |
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Leslie MacGregorLeslie began practicing yoga in 2008 as a transition from years of distance running and triathlon competitions. She has studied with Jill Johnson, Diana Shannon, Carole Petrillo and Janice Vein, most recently completing Janice’s two-year teacher training program studying Iyengar yoga. She is registered with the National Yoga Teaching Alliance. Leslie is a family nurse practitioner but began her career as a nurse-midwife in 1992. Currently she works in college health, and has found her study of yoga to be a wonderful complement to the western approach to health care. Email Leslie MacGregor |
