Burlington Yoga's instructors are all Yoga Alliance certified, many through our own Teacher Training program.

Piper Candra Prabha

Piper (E-RYT-500+, IYT, YACEP, IAYT, Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Yoga Practice and Therapy) began her lifelong study of yoga as a psychology student at UVM in 1993. She sought the balancing and meditational aspects of this ancient practice as a compliment to academics, running, climbing and skiing. 
She was immediately impressed with the ability to calm and focus her mind, and has been a deeply devoted student ever since.  Her classes are intelligently sequenced to encourage moment-to-moment awareness, optimal breathing, and the flow of vital life force energy.

​@burlingtonyoga
@candra_prabha

Emily

(E-RYT-500) Emily’s yoga practice evolved from a lifelong pursuit of motion. She was a three-season college athlete in college, became a competitive runner in graduate school and now makes space daily for recreational running, biking, or swimming. Her yoga practice began in 1996 when her sister gave her yoga videos and a mat for Christmas.
@emily_be_vt

Karen

For Karen (RYT-200), yoga was a natural evolution from a youth spent practicing gymnastics, diving and dance. After college, she became interested in practicing yoga to seek balance between mind and body while serving in the Peace Corps in El Salvador (1994-1996). Her practice took off once she returned to the states, where she started a more formal yoga practice with Kali Ray Tri Yoga in Santa Cruz, CA ...
@klnordstrom

Kari

Kari Stevermer (RYT 200) started practicing yoga as a natural extension of her love for dance and movement. After graduating from the University of Minnesota-Morris she came to Vermont to teach dance at a summer camp. During the winter when she wasn’t dancing she began to look for a physical outlet which led her to Burlington Yoga. 

Rachel

Rachel Leslie Morrison (RYT-200) first discovered yoga in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA in 2007 and was immediately drawn to the deep, spiritual and emotional connection she found on her mat. While working in several high-stress jobs after college, she struggled to maintain balance, but always found refuge in yoga. 
​@rachel_leslie

Rhiannon

Rhiannon Kim (E-RYT-500) has been teaching at Burlington Yoga since she completed teacher training in 2012. She is continually deepening her study and experience of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness: attending workshops and retreats with Vasant Lad, Thich Nhat Hanh, Candra Prabha, and others. @rhiannonmkim

Sakshi

Sakshi, RYT-200 (Registered Yoga Teacher), PRYT (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist), IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists), has been a dedicated student of yoga since 1992. She first engaged with a path of meditation, service and study, which grew to include a full embrace of Yoga Asana Practice. ​
@sakshikeeton

Tori

Tori (RYT-200) discovered yoga during college as a way to reduce stress and balance an active lifestyle. Having grown up playing sports year-round, she was initially drawn to yoga by the physical challenge it offered and quickly came to appreciate the mental clarity and peace found on the mat.
@vfscarzello

Nick

Nick Caycedo (RYT-200) has been practicing yoga since 2009. He was introduced to traditional yogic phrases in an acting movement class in college and immediately found its benefit to him as an actor. It was not until a deeper practice in New York City and eventually getting certified at Burlington Yoga that he learned of its benefit to him as a human.

Rachel West

Rachel’s passion for yoga began in 2013 when she was exploring ways to relieve daily stress and anxiety. Having been an avid runner, and endurance athlete, it was time for a lower impact interest. She was initially doubtful that yoga could provide the same level of fitness. However, once she started attending Burlington Yoga she discovered a much deeper challenge that sparked a desire to learn more. She found that proper alignment requires more thought and physical stamina than she had assumed possible. She was hooked.