MEET THE TEAM
Siri Hoffman, Founder
Massage Therapy | Anusara, Chromatic, & Hatha Yoga
Siri is a licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher. She has been practicing both since 2008, and in Litchfield County since 2011. Her yoga teachings are rooted in Anusara yoga, a heart-based yoga incorporating principles of alignment to allow the body to move, strengthen, and grow in the most optimal and expressive way. Siri’s love for yoga, laughter, joy and the human body brings a wonderful sense of community, fun, and challenge to her classes.
As a competitive athlete in her youth, Siri has a deep relationship with and understanding of the human body, making a career in message therapy an undeniable calling. Siri’s scope of practice ranges widely, including Deep Tissue, Orthopedic Massage, Neuromuscular Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Pre- and Post-natal, Swedish and Integrative work. Her specialty is pain and injury treatment and prevention, but her passion for all her modalities runs deep and is shown in each session with her clients.
Book a private session with Siri by contacting her, or
find her in person on our Schedule
Ari Kanamori
Vinyasa Yoga
Drawing from a variety of lineages, his classes use Iyengar alignment principles in juicy vinyasa sequences intermixed with dynamic movement explorations. His classes emphasize deepening one’s awareness to unlock the innate wisdom of the body.
Ari completed his 200hr training through the Nosara Yoga Institute under Don and Amba Stapleton and his 300hr through YogaWorks Los Angeles under the mentorship of Gigi Snyder. He later studied 100hrs with Maty Ezraty who was herself a student of Pattabhi Jois and Geeta Iyengar.
Ari can be reached at ariloniyoga@gmail.com or find him in person on our Schedule
Grace Magnusson
Yoga, Sound Healing, & Energy Work
Grace earned her yoga teacher certification from the Kripalu School of Yoga in 2016. Her classes use creative sequences and intentional breath practices as modalities to cultivate self-compassion and understanding of the subtle energies of the body. With a passion for energy-work and deep relaxation, Grace also incorporates sound healing into class to create a space where students can simply rest and be supported.
Over the past five years, Grace has taught yoga and offered sound healing to teens in recovery from mental health challenges. The tenderness needed to hold space for a sensitive population carries over to her public classes.
Grace is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and a Reiki Master. She is currently working towards her 500-hour, advanced yoga teacher certification. Schedule a private yoga, sound healing or energy-work session by reaching out at 603.770.2355 or find her in person on our Schedule
Christopher DeLucci
Gentle Yoga
Chris has been practicing yoga for over 6 years and completed his 200 hours of instructor training in 2022. Christopher’s classes focus on gentle yoga for beginners and those with mobility issues. After 26 years as an active member of the United States Coast Guard, he’s particularly excited to introduce other veterans and first responders to the physical and mental health benefits of trauma-informed yoga in a space free of judgment and full of compassion for all ages and abilities.
Find Chris in person on our Schedule
Cheryl Guertin
Massage Therapy, Ayurveda
Cheryl has been a student of Ayurveda for several years. She pursued her education at Kripalu receiving an Ayurvedic Health Counselor certification She has also studied with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute, She is a licensed massage therapist since 2002 offering deep tissue, pain management, prenatal, sports, and therapeutic massage.
Having experienced transformation and wellness through Ayurveda herself, she puts complete faith in this path and its practices to restore and create a healthier lifestyle for the seeker. She is offers nurturing and supportive Ayurvedic bodywork and treatments, as well as massage therapy. By identifying and working with your constitution, she can help to restore your body, mind, and spirit. She is very grateful to be able to offer her services to you in hopes that you may also experience a more balanced life and open heart.
Book a session by contacting her through email or text/call.
Email: clguertin@gmail.com
Text/call: 860-205-3947
Judith Ehrman-Shapiro
Qigong | Yoga for Osteoporosis
Judith is a dance-movement therapist, transpersonal psychologist, yoga teacher, and qigong instructor. Judith pursues an embodied and active approach to wellness which is holistic and creative in nature.
The basis of Judith’s work is rooted in her 40-year exploration of dance in the context of wellness and culture. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of New Mexico and her master’s degree in dance-movement therapy from NYU, Judith traveled to Australia to participate in a cultural exchange program with the Pitjantjatjara Elders (the Anangu). She participated in the inma, song and dance ceremonies which celebrate the Dreamtime. She has studiedmultiple dance performance techniques, taiji forms, folk dancing, yoga, and qigong. In 1999, She co-founded the Kiva Dance Collective along with Patricia Buchanan. For 20 years, the members of Kiva shared their experiences of life throughchoreography and performance. During this time, Judith taught as an adjunct at NVCC for 19 years, developing original curriculum in Movement for Early Childhood, Kinesiology for Dancers, and Creative Arts Therapy.
Judith received her yoga teacher certification in 2015, and her qigong teacher certification in 2024. In 2020, she completed her PhD in Transpersonal Psychology from CIIS, producing original research on grief trajectories after homicide. She is currently enrolled in a professional certification program to become an End-of-Life Doula.
Nick Switz
Yoga
Hi my name is Nick,
My kids yoga class goal is to bring mindfulness to the group through breath, movement and creative games. I have been teaching kids yoga for five years, where I got my certification at Radiant Child Yoga. Class begins with a yoga freeze dance game where kids dance freely and when the song stops they do a yoga pose. Another part, of the class is either a game or story that is yoga based. Ending the class will be a guided story.
Rebecca Doring
Yoga
Meditation
Rebecca, Certified Meditation Teacher & Inner Critic Liberation Coach, helps people overcome self-sabotage and overthinking so they can believe in themselves again, find their peace, and embrace the most important things in life with greater joy and abundance.
After years of perfectionism, being her own worst enemy, and needing massive amounts of pressure and stress in order to take action, Rebecca knew she needed a change before she burnt herself out completely and lost herself entirely. She devoted her life to figuring out how to get out of her own way and succeeded. Now she guides hundreds of students through the same process while making the tools like meditation and journaling, more accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful so they, too, can be free to believe in themselves, experience greater belonging and connection, and accomplish anything they set out to.
Rebecca’s the host of The Deep Rooted Bliss Podcast, the creator of the online self-discovery community Turn Within, and the online program Inner Critic Freedom. She studied under International Meditation Teacher, Charlie Knoles, of The Veda Center.
Larry Millburn
Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga
Larry took his first yoga class at the esteemed Center for Yoga (Yogaworks) in Los Angeles in 1996 and has been practicing ever since.
Drawing from the inspiration of the many teachers over the years, Larry hopes to share his love of yoga with the community.
Larry says, “I love teaching yoga because I have experienced first hand the amazing effects of a regular practice, and I want to share that passion with others. Students in my class can expect to have fun, build confidence in their practice, learn proper technique, and come away feeling at peace.”
When not on the mat, Larry can be found following his two other passions; filmmaking and podcasting.
Larry’s podcast Follow Your Drishti is a yoga podcast that includes recordings of all of his weekly yoga classes. He was also interviewed as a guest on the podcast Guys Talking Yoga, which discusses the many benefits of yoga for men.
Find Larry in person on our Schedule
Eileen Manela
Vinyasa Yoga
Eileen Manela is a Licensed Clinical Social worker practicing in Litchfield, CT. She took her first yoga class in college over 25 years ago, and knew she found her “sport”. As well as strengthening the body, she remarked at yoga’s ability to calm the mind and spirit. She is enamored with the lifestyle and culture of yoga and is eager to introduce/share that experience with others.
Eileen is a certified 200 hour Kripalu instructor, dedicated and connected to yoga. She often has said yoga changed and saved her life several times. She has been trying to interest her young adult twin sons to practice, and holds out hope!
Eileen can be reached for psychotherapy or private yoga at eileenmanela.com.
Julie Nevers
Personal Trainor | Group Strength Classes
Julie is a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach. Since 2014, she has taught fitness classes, led Small Group Training sessions, and designed personal training programs for individuals of all ages and abilities.
She enjoys an active lifestyle; yoga, hiking, walks with her dog, strength training, and enjoys physical movement challenges as she sees movement less as exercise and more as play.
Always eager to learn, Julie continues to study movement modalities and the human body in order to be able to apply more knowledge and bring more education in her classes.
Danielle Soule
Vinyasa Yoga
Danielle is what you would call a late bloomer when it comes to Yoga. At 48, she didn’t think Yoga was for her. Being an avid runner, she thought Yoga would be boring. How wrong she was! She went to her first Vinyasa Flow class and was hooked. She signed up for Yoga Teacher Training the very first day she took that class.
She received her 200 YTT December 2019. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, studios were closing down so she turned her focus towards nutrition.
She became a certified NTP and RWP focusing on the foundations of nutrition and gut health. In 2023 she started a wellness coaching business called Ripple Effect Wellness.
She always wanted to incorporate Yoga with nutrition and the pull to start teaching Yoga again was strong. She knew she was ready to share her love for Yoga and bring that to the community.
Her class is a slow Vinyasa flow with mindful movement connecting you to your body, breath and mind. Modifications are given making her class accessible to all levels.
Amanda Glover
Restorative Yoga & Guided Relaxation
Amanda views life as a journey of endless possibility, a philosophy she weaves into every practice. A 200-hour RYT, she has deepened her expertise through advanced studies in Mudras and Yoga Nidra under the guidance of Indu Arora, and holds certifications in both Prenatal and Yin Yoga.
In her classes, Amanda creates a space that is serene yet playful and lighthearted. She is known for her gentle nature and soothing voice—the perfect instruments for helping students release stress and quiet a scattered mind. Each session is an invitation to explore the mind-body-breath connection, often concluding with spontaneous messages of inspiration and "downloads" that leave participants feeling grounded. Through the embodiment of loving-kindness, Amanda guides you to soften, let go, and settle into your truest self.