Instructors

Mary has found that yoga and a healthy lifestyle have given her positive energy and balance, even in hectic times. She is passionate about sharing her love of yoga, good food and healthy living.

Mary has been a Registered Yoga Teacher since 2006 and a Registered Dietitian since 1993. There is a yoga path for every age and every fitness level and Mary enjoys encouraging others to tap into their own energy for optimal health.

Mary trained in Soul Sweat Asana with Wendy Gross-Pinto and is a certified Relax and Renew Trainer in Restorative Yoga through Judith Lasater. She is certified to teach kids yoga through Next Generation with Jodi Komitor. She currently teaches many styles of yoga including vinyasa flow, basic, gentle, chair, restorative and kids yoga.

Mary emphasizes the importance of taking time to unplug from our busy lives to slow down, breathe deeply, and move mindfully. When Mary is not teaching yoga, she enjoys cooking, reading, and hiking. She treasures spending time with her husband and three children, her extended family and friends and her favorite four legged pups Charli and Lacey.

Joelle Anderson, a lifelong student of movement, is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher and a registered yoga instructor.

A graduate of The Ailey School, Joelle’s performance credits include works by Sidra Bell, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Amy Hall, Ray Mercer, Matthew Rushing and Judine Somerville. More recently, she performed in a production of In The Heights directed by Luis Salgado at the Axelrod Theater. She is a former recipient of the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education, Excellence in Dance. In addition to performing, Joelle is currently a dance educator and choreographer for Middletown Dance Academy where her work has received multiple choreographer awards throughout the years.

While engaged in her dance training, Joelle began to explore and connect with the practice of yoga, leading her to complete a 200-hour yoga teacher training through OM Factory NYC under the tutelage of Taryn Vanderhoop and Blair Ritchie, as well as a 30-hour “Spirit Speak” certification under the direction of internationally recognized Seane Corn.

In Joelle's yoga classes, she hopes to help others connect with their most buoyant and authentic selves. She believes the effects of yogic breath and physical practices are magical. She is inspired by the continuous evolution of yoga and can't wait to share with those who take her class!

Sheri has been teaching Pilates for 16 years . Sheri is certified by the Physicalmind Institute and the Pilates Method Alliance. She is also a certified member of the Yoga Alliance. She is a Personal trainer certified by NETA and ACE. She also holds specialty training in Pink Ribbon Pilates for cancer survivors, Balanced Body Core Roller and TRX.

Sheri loves the integration of the total body in movement and alignment and the quality of movement that is part of the Pilates Method. Sheri embraces the fundamental mat work of core engagement applied to the strength and stretching that the apparatus provides the participant. Sheri loves that this unique training modality people leave working with her feeling balanced and invigorated.

Kate has been involved with the Pilates Method for over twenty years. As a student, she quickly fell in love with the positive effects that Pilates had to offer. In 2003, she began teaching Mat Pilates while attending FIT in NYC, and received her Mat Certification through Power Pilates, NYC. She later on received her Comprehensive Certification through the Physical Mind Institute as well as a Pre and Post Natal Certification through Bella Bellies. Throughout the years Kate also became certified in Yoga, earning her RYT-200 certification from Yoga Manjari. She teaches Vinyasa as well as Restorative Yoga and Kids Yoga, and has been teaching both Pilates and Yoga in various studios around the area. As a side job to her job in the fashion industry, she found Pilates and Yoga has helped her unwind mentally and physically, and loves sharing her knowledge and passion with others. Kate is always looking for a challenge and yearns for more knowledge. She is a true believer in the saying that the best teacher is also a student and that “in learning you will teach and in teaching you will learn”.

Ever since childhood, Jane has loved to move! She has been able to turn her hobby of dance into a lifestyle and a fulfilling career to share with others. She began dancing at the age of 3 and two decades later was enrolled at Hofstra University among the first graduating class of Dance Educators. At Hofstra, Jane was able to study and work alongside Lance Westergard, Robin Becker, Karla Wolfangle, Giada Ferrone and Amy Marshall. Ms. Helck graduated in May of 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Education. Upon her graduation, she has performed works by Claire Porter and the contemporary modern dance company Freespace Dance.

While continuing her dancing, Jane was introduced to Pilates and took a job as an instructor at Khore Studio. She was professionally trained in the Lottie Berk Method to teach barre and her attention to alignment, providing modifications and mindfulness of client’s needs was noticed by the studio owner who sent Jane to study Balanced Body Pilates with Marcy Shafler.

As of November 2020, Jane has become certified in Holistic Health Nutrition and also obtained certification as a Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. Jane has applied her knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, Pilates and dance to successfully run two dance programs, create her own LLC and teach to students young and old. When she’s not teaching you can find her outside with her family and pets or snuggled with a book and cup of tea.