Sarah Snider
Founder, Yoga Instructor
Sarah is a 500 hour certified yoga teacher, certified prenatal/postnatal yoga teacher, and a certified WPA SUP instructor. She has taught yoga throughout New York City and is proud to be a part of the Greenwood Lake Community.
Sarah teaches students of all levels seeking to develop their understanding of yoga and improve mental and physical health. Her classes combine alignment, vinyasa, and relaxation.
To reach out to Sarah, email her at sarah@greenwoodlakeyoga.com
Sarah teaches students of all levels seeking to develop their understanding of yoga and improve mental and physical health. Her classes combine alignment, vinyasa, and relaxation.
To reach out to Sarah, email her at sarah@greenwoodlakeyoga.com
Alex
Yoga Instructor
Alex's classes are an extension of her personal practice; filled with love, compassion and acceptance. A safe space to bring all that you are, conscious and unconscious. She approaches each class with curiosity, unconditional love and acceptance. Mindful movement invites us to look inward, revealing the simple truth that everything we need lies within. Alex's teaching style empowers students to find the teacher inside each and every one of us, and serves as a reminder that we have sovereignty over our lives both on and off the mat. This is your life, this is your practice.
Alex is a 200hr certified yoga teacher working toward her 500hr certification as well as a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.
Alex is a 200hr certified yoga teacher working toward her 500hr certification as well as a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.
Judy
Yoga Instructor
Judy completed her 200-hour yoga training through The Essential Journey in the summer of 2020, but her curiosity began decades earlier with the Hatha Yoga teachings of her first instructor, Margabandhu Martarano of the Integral Yoga Institute of New Jersey. Over the years she has sampled a variety of yoga classes and continues to learn and grow with each instruction. She is currently registered with Yoga Alliance, where she participates in continued professional development opportunities that support her yoga teaching and practice.
Shari
Yoga Instructor
Shari brings Love and Compassion into all of her classes, cultivating a safe environment that allows her students to go beyond their self imposed limits. Throughout her Yoga Journey she has incorporated mindful breathing and meditation with powerful transformative movement. She invites students to dive deeper into the Yoga and infuses their practice with spiritual awareness. Her classes bring happiness and passion into the healing practice and gives students the resources and inspiration they need to embody this healing vibration on and off the mat. Shari is a 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher and completed her training in Blooming Grove, NY.
Hugo
Yoga Instructor
Hugo is an Experienced Yoga Teacher Registered with Yoga Alliance (E-RYT), and a Yoga Alliance Continued Education Provider (YACEP).
He holds a B.A. in Communications from La Universidad del Zulia and has worked in major advertising agencies in New York City.
Besides his formal Yoga Teacher Training, his sessions are infused with his personal spiritual practice, mediation techniques and dharma teachings.
Additional credentials include Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Meditation, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Certification from the Ramapo College of New Jersey.
He is also undergoing a Life Coach Certification Program, and is a Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) Co-Facilitator and Mentor at the Greenwood Lake 200 HR YTT.
Hugo is passionate about activating, facilitating, and sustaining a profound collective change, and he strongly believes Yoga and community support groups are the vehicle for that change.
Hugo is a member of The ManKind Project USA, a nonprofit training and education organization who host experiential personal development programs for men, for whom Hugo is a co-facilitator of the New Warrior Training Adventure, as well as a member of peer-facilitated men's groups and support for men to lead lives of integrity, authenticity, and service.
He holds a B.A. in Communications from La Universidad del Zulia and has worked in major advertising agencies in New York City.
Besides his formal Yoga Teacher Training, his sessions are infused with his personal spiritual practice, mediation techniques and dharma teachings.
Additional credentials include Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Meditation, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Certification from the Ramapo College of New Jersey.
He is also undergoing a Life Coach Certification Program, and is a Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) Co-Facilitator and Mentor at the Greenwood Lake 200 HR YTT.
Hugo is passionate about activating, facilitating, and sustaining a profound collective change, and he strongly believes Yoga and community support groups are the vehicle for that change.
Hugo is a member of The ManKind Project USA, a nonprofit training and education organization who host experiential personal development programs for men, for whom Hugo is a co-facilitator of the New Warrior Training Adventure, as well as a member of peer-facilitated men's groups and support for men to lead lives of integrity, authenticity, and service.
Jenn
Yoga Instructor
Jenn is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher, excited to extend her personal practice with her fellow classmates and students at Greenwood Lake Yoga.
Jenn's yoga journey began when navigating grief and a huge life shift. Learning about yoga philosophy and the power of presence and embodiment inspired her to share her practice with the community. Her teacher training focused on mindfulness, body-positivity and trauma-informed approaches through her studies with Yoga Farm Ithaca and Greenwood Lake Yoga. Jenn is currently working on her 500-hour certification through Siddhi Yoga International, with an emphasis on philosophy, accessibility, compassion, and reverence for yoga's Indian roots. Classes include hatha/vinyasa flows, restorative poses, and guided yoga nidra.
Jenn's yoga journey began when navigating grief and a huge life shift. Learning about yoga philosophy and the power of presence and embodiment inspired her to share her practice with the community. Her teacher training focused on mindfulness, body-positivity and trauma-informed approaches through her studies with Yoga Farm Ithaca and Greenwood Lake Yoga. Jenn is currently working on her 500-hour certification through Siddhi Yoga International, with an emphasis on philosophy, accessibility, compassion, and reverence for yoga's Indian roots. Classes include hatha/vinyasa flows, restorative poses, and guided yoga nidra.
Sara Gallmann
Yoga Instructor
Yoga is Sara's practice, passion and offering. It brings her great joy to teach the physical practice of asana, vibrant breath-work (pranayama), mindful meditation, yoga philosophy and to be a guide on the path to awakening, inner peace and freedom. With a passion for health and wellness, Sara has been teaching yoga and coaching holistic fitness programs in the northern NJ area for over 30 years. She has a deep reverence for our natural world and believes that connection is what informs and sustains vibrant health.
Blending her Music Degree with the Healing Arts, Sara facilitates Healing Sound Ceremony with her Gong, Himalayan Singing Bowls, Native Flute, Drum and various other instruments. She is a PaddleFit Certified SUP Coach and has also created fun and restorative practices incorporating yoga, essential oils and hooping.
Sara is the creator and director of The Essential Journey, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Alliance registered school, and Yoga Retreats.
Blending her Music Degree with the Healing Arts, Sara facilitates Healing Sound Ceremony with her Gong, Himalayan Singing Bowls, Native Flute, Drum and various other instruments. She is a PaddleFit Certified SUP Coach and has also created fun and restorative practices incorporating yoga, essential oils and hooping.
Sara is the creator and director of The Essential Journey, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Alliance registered school, and Yoga Retreats.
Jamie Heller
Yoga Instructor
Jamie earned her 500 hour yoga certification in 2004 from Starseed Yoga & Wellness in Montclair, NJ, studying many different styles such as Viniyoga, Ashtanga, Restorative, Anusara, Vinyasa, and Iyengar. She creates a safe and secure environment for students to have their own personal experiences with classes that are creative, educational, and fun for both the beginner and the seasoned practitioner, with a strong focus on alignment and its importance.
Jamie's passion and energy help her students play with their edge and recognize their inner radiance. Students learn to thoroughly understand the postures and their benefits. Linking intention to every breath, movement and posture, her classes have a harmonious flow. She approaches the practice with playfulness and a sense of humor and encourages students to go deep to unveil their bodies' inherent wisdom. Her hope is that, as a student, you come away discovering an unexpected meaning to your practice, on and off your mat, integrating the benefits into your entire life, in order to experience the full vibrancy, spice, and possibility life has to offer.
Jamie's passion and energy help her students play with their edge and recognize their inner radiance. Students learn to thoroughly understand the postures and their benefits. Linking intention to every breath, movement and posture, her classes have a harmonious flow. She approaches the practice with playfulness and a sense of humor and encourages students to go deep to unveil their bodies' inherent wisdom. Her hope is that, as a student, you come away discovering an unexpected meaning to your practice, on and off your mat, integrating the benefits into your entire life, in order to experience the full vibrancy, spice, and possibility life has to offer.
Parveen
Breathwork Instructor
For over 15 years, I struggled to find remedies for my various ailments.
The medical profession failed me repeatedly, so I eventually took my health into my own hands.
My subsequent journey involved deep research and opening my mind to alternative treatments such as iridology, understanding self-sabotage behaviors and where they come from, the carnivore way of eating, the Wim Hof Method (cold exposure and breath-work), and energy healing.
Walk down Parveen's Path with me and we can heal together.
The medical profession failed me repeatedly, so I eventually took my health into my own hands.
My subsequent journey involved deep research and opening my mind to alternative treatments such as iridology, understanding self-sabotage behaviors and where they come from, the carnivore way of eating, the Wim Hof Method (cold exposure and breath-work), and energy healing.
Walk down Parveen's Path with me and we can heal together.
Linda
Yoga Instructor
Linda is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500) with Yoga Alliance. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor from Pace University. Additional yoga credentials include Restorative, Yin, and Chair certifications. Linda is also a reiki master.
She passionately believes yoga is critically important for the overall wellness of the individual and society. Through yoga poses, breathing techniques, meditation, and other practices, we can release stress and anxiety, and find peace within ourselves.
She passionately believes yoga is critically important for the overall wellness of the individual and society. Through yoga poses, breathing techniques, meditation, and other practices, we can release stress and anxiety, and find peace within ourselves.
LeeAnn
Yoga Instructor
LeeAnn's journey into yoga began with her love for dance, where she discovered the meditative harmony of breath, movement, and self-exploration. Her 1200-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail further deepened her meditation practice and reinforced how a dedicated physical journey can lead to spiritual growth.
Drawing from her ballet background, LeeAnn infuses her yoga classes with grace and fluidity, guiding students toward balance and inner peace. She lives in Greenwood Lake, NY, and is a graduate of The Body Art Barn's 200-hour teacher training program. LeeAnn is dedicated to helping her students find calm and self-confidence through yoga.
Drawing from her ballet background, LeeAnn infuses her yoga classes with grace and fluidity, guiding students toward balance and inner peace. She lives in Greenwood Lake, NY, and is a graduate of The Body Art Barn's 200-hour teacher training program. LeeAnn is dedicated to helping her students find calm and self-confidence through yoga.
Bee
Yoga Instructor
Availing herself to continuous philosophical, spiritual and physical education from various disciplines since 2010, Bee weaves thought provoking messages throughout the experiences she curates. She applies the ancient wisdom to our contemporary modern western world in a useful and understandable way that will not only connect you back to yourself, but also to the universe at large. As a guide, she uses the physical body as a medium to the only thing that this practice is invested in; the art of letting go.
Born in Iskenderun, Turkey, grew up in London, England, and having spent many years in LA, Bee has been living in New York City since 2012. After leaving the corporate fashion industry to follow her dharma, she's been teaching the Heal Yourself Method through classes, workshops, immersions and retreats globally.
Born in Iskenderun, Turkey, grew up in London, England, and having spent many years in LA, Bee has been living in New York City since 2012. After leaving the corporate fashion industry to follow her dharma, she's been teaching the Heal Yourself Method through classes, workshops, immersions and retreats globally.
Nav
Kundalini Yoga Instructor
Nav is a mother, student, teacher, and mentor who bridges the gap between traditional and modern-age spirituality. As a former healthcare professional and a disciple of His Holiness Shree Chamunda Swamiji for over two decades, she has devoted herself to echoing healing into the world by guiding others in personal development and exploring the consciousness through transformational practices of the mind, body, and soul.
Born in India and raised in New York City, meditation was the center of Nav's life. After having experienced personal neurological healing, Nav is passionate about sharing the disciplines of contemplative natural modalities that have allowed her to develop a multidimensional approach with her clients to heal past trauma and transform their lives.
Grounded in Vedic knowledge by Swamiji, Chopra Certified Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor, a Sound Therapist, and Restorative and Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Nav is poised to bring the best of eastern meditative practices to our community. She continues to elevate through experiences and serves the community as a Mental Health Advocate.
Born in India and raised in New York City, meditation was the center of Nav's life. After having experienced personal neurological healing, Nav is passionate about sharing the disciplines of contemplative natural modalities that have allowed her to develop a multidimensional approach with her clients to heal past trauma and transform their lives.
Grounded in Vedic knowledge by Swamiji, Chopra Certified Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor, a Sound Therapist, and Restorative and Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Nav is poised to bring the best of eastern meditative practices to our community. She continues to elevate through experiences and serves the community as a Mental Health Advocate.
Jillian
Yoga Instructor
Jillian's love for somatic healing grew while she was losing her Mom to cancer. It was a turning point in her young adult life and she fixated on her spirituality to navigate through the grief. Losing her Mom was quite literally like losing a part of herself. The only way she could begin to identify as Jillian rather than solely Jillian, daughter of Elona, and fully move through her pain was through all of the work she did on her mat. She found her intuition on the mat. She discovered her voice, her message, and her power on the mat.
Today, Jillian utilizes twenty-eight years of wisdom as a guiding healer in the somatics world. She is grief & trauma-sensitive with deep knowledge in alignment. Her yoga lineage of training stems from the late Maty Ezraty at Yoga Works and is a blend of Hatha and Iyengar. In addition to facilitating yoga, sound, breathwork, and reiki, Jillian is also an intuitive mentor specializing in life purpose, transformational trauma, and neuro-linguistic programming.
Today, Jillian utilizes twenty-eight years of wisdom as a guiding healer in the somatics world. She is grief & trauma-sensitive with deep knowledge in alignment. Her yoga lineage of training stems from the late Maty Ezraty at Yoga Works and is a blend of Hatha and Iyengar. In addition to facilitating yoga, sound, breathwork, and reiki, Jillian is also an intuitive mentor specializing in life purpose, transformational trauma, and neuro-linguistic programming.
April
Yoga Instructor
April completed her 200 hour teacher training with The Body Art Barn. She fell in love with yoga after her daughter, Lexie, became a yoga teacher and April attended her classes. April's love of yoga was so strong that she expanded it to become a Sound Bath Practitioner and SUP Yoga teacher.
Through her studies with sound healing, April believes that sound has therapeutic effects and thus incorporates this in her yoga teachings. In her classes, you will always hear some kind of instrument, from crystal bowls to koshi chimes.
When not working, having mom duties, or teaching yoga, April volunteers her time as an EMT and Firefighter in our beautiful town of Greenwood Lake.
Through her studies with sound healing, April believes that sound has therapeutic effects and thus incorporates this in her yoga teachings. In her classes, you will always hear some kind of instrument, from crystal bowls to koshi chimes.
When not working, having mom duties, or teaching yoga, April volunteers her time as an EMT and Firefighter in our beautiful town of Greenwood Lake.
Arlene
Yoga Instructor
Arlene Koby is a mama of three, Yoga teacher, and was the owner/lead teacher at SolFull Yoga for over 11 years. She is a devoted student of Yoga and has been practicing for over 30 years.
As an E-RYT teaching for the past 18 years, Arlene has completed two 200hr trainings, and an additional 100hr advanced teacher training with Elena Brower at Virayoga in NYC. She has lead seven 200RYT training programs sharing her passion of teaching with her students. With a strong desire to learn, she continues to educate herself. She traveled on pilgrimage to India with Raghunath in 2016, completed advanced study with Jivamukti founders Sharon Gannon and David Life, has done hours of training with Abbie Galvin of Katonah yoga (the studio NYC) & most recently completed the Anusara bridge program in 2020 through Shree yoga. She is also WPA level 1 certified and has completed the Paddle Fit Core certification and loves combining her love for the water, paddleboarding, and Yoga. Arlene is humbled and honored to share what she has learned though her vast studies.
Her approach to teaching is rooted in authenticity. Her gift is her capacity to work with any level of practitioner with specific, educated, alignment cues. Her goal is for the student to feel comfortable and safe with the body they are in, whether they are rocking a handstand or a child pose.
"Love is the absence of judgement" Compassion first, love always, judgement never.
As an E-RYT teaching for the past 18 years, Arlene has completed two 200hr trainings, and an additional 100hr advanced teacher training with Elena Brower at Virayoga in NYC. She has lead seven 200RYT training programs sharing her passion of teaching with her students. With a strong desire to learn, she continues to educate herself. She traveled on pilgrimage to India with Raghunath in 2016, completed advanced study with Jivamukti founders Sharon Gannon and David Life, has done hours of training with Abbie Galvin of Katonah yoga (the studio NYC) & most recently completed the Anusara bridge program in 2020 through Shree yoga. She is also WPA level 1 certified and has completed the Paddle Fit Core certification and loves combining her love for the water, paddleboarding, and Yoga. Arlene is humbled and honored to share what she has learned though her vast studies.
Her approach to teaching is rooted in authenticity. Her gift is her capacity to work with any level of practitioner with specific, educated, alignment cues. Her goal is for the student to feel comfortable and safe with the body they are in, whether they are rocking a handstand or a child pose.
"Love is the absence of judgement" Compassion first, love always, judgement never.