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

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

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

Saja

Saja (RYT-200) first dove into yoga in April 2020, but immediately fell in love. It combined the flow and grace of her dance classes with the challenge and discipline of the martial arts of her childhood. Yet, nothing else she has pursued in her life has brought the inner and outer strength that yoga has gifted her.

Grace

Grace (RYT-200) first used yoga as a therapy for recovering athletes. She studied athletic training and nutrition at UVM and found yoga as a gentle way to improve flexibility and alignment throughout the healing process. She began to deepen her personal practice in graduate school, studying exercise physiology. The ability of the mind and body to work together to reach new goals was inspiring. ​

Karl

Karl found the practice of yoga in his late twenties. It took him only one class to realize how much he had been neglecting his body, despite years of movement through sports, and he became consumed with understanding what it was about yoga that was so effective at nourishing the entire system.

Elsa

Elsa Crocket (RYT 200) took her first yoga class at Burlington Yoga in high school ten years ago. At the time she used yoga to gain strength and flexibility to complement competitive figure skating. Elsa continued to practice throughout college and graduate school. ​

Talia

Talia fell in love with the practice of yoga when she started taking regular classes during her pregnancy back in 2019. This practice has so many benefits but the mindfulness piece really drew her in, learning to regulate the breathe and just be with your body was new and fascinating and made her want to continue on this path of yoga. ​

Molly

Molly (RYT 200) fell in love with yoga in 2017 when it was suggested to her as a way to tap into self love and strength. She has been practicing ever since. As a teacher, Molly believes that yoga is for everybody and every body and finds power in both restorative and therapeutic postures as well as in flow.